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On the Cover: Fox Day excitement at the Mu Delta Lodge atRollins College in Winter Park, Florida. Early in the morningon Tuesday 8 April 2008, Rollins College President LewisDuncan had the statue of the Rollins Fox placed on Mills Lawn(at the base of the flag pole), surprising students with theannouncement that all classes were canceled for the day. Theplacement of the fox was done in tandem with ringing of theKnowles Memorial Chapel bell to alert students of the day off.The day of relief from schoolwork was followed by a picnic forthe Rollins community on the Mills Lawn at 5 P.M.

Rollins President Hugh McKean (1951-1969) started theFox Day tradition on 17 May 1956. Since the beginning, thethree-foot-high, 300-pound fox statue (pictured below withother Rollins College students) has been a part of this Rollinstradition, which is held each spring, usually in April.

How Fox Day Began at Rollins – from former Rollins President Hugh McKean:

Fox Day is one result of students telling me they wanted “todo something as a college.” I thought they had a point. Livingin a nice little community dedicated to learning is an importantpart of a Rollins education. But it is not easy to plan somethinghundreds of people will enjoy doing together.

As I thought the matter over, my mind kept returning to a19th Century garden figure, a fox, that had at one time been onthe campus. Originally there was a cat as well. When vandalsdestroyed the cat, I put the fox in storage.

I’ve always liked foxes. When I was a small boy, my father

often drove our family through the western Pennsylvania hillsin his red E.M.F. (the headlights and the coach lights on theside burned acetylene gas). When the evening mists rose in thevalleys, he would say, “the foxes are cooking their supper.”Foxes to me have always suggested a family gathering.

One day in the spring of 1956, I put the Fox out on theHorseshoe, canceled all classes, and invited everyone to spendthe day “doing things as a college.” At the end of the day, manystudents had a new and warm feeling for their college.

That is why and how Fox Day began. I began writing procla-mations in 1963, after it had become clear many students wouldrather go to the Pelican (the beach house the college had inthose years), than play baseball, hunt treasures, and squaredance on the campus. I did want everyone back by dinner timeand I wanted the whole college to hear its own choir in beauti-ful Knowles Memorial Chapel. The proclamations refer toevents of the year, and I did use the last one to say good-bye tothe college, but they were essentially attempts to get the peri-patetic members of my family back on campus by dinner time.

– Hugh F. McKean (from www.Rollins.edu)

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Around Campus and LodgePi Colony

UNION COLLEGE – 1841

PI COLONY at Union College has had agreat start this year. Many big strideshave been made toward the ultimate

goal of securing our place as a premierleadership organization on the Union cam-pus, among the most recent of which weresecuring housing for Chi Psi in the fall, andour 26 colonists completing the Chi PsiProgram for Pledge Education. Our pres-ence on campus is strong. At Union, we’verepresented ourselves very positivelythrough athletics (we have colonists on the

football, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, andultimate frisbee teams), academics, com-munity service, and participation in theGreek community. Our alumni hostedspeaker series drew a huge attendancefrom the Union student body, and we haveregularly devoted time to Habitat forHumanity. Plans are also in place to adopta troop in Iraq. IFC recently voted unani-mously to reinstate Chi Psi on campus, andwe were nominated to be Greek Chapter ofthe Year (although Colonies are ineligible).Two fraternities and two sororities on cam-pus have also hosted us for “Welcome back,Chi Psi” barbeques. We have proven our-

selves to the college and community as ahard working and dedicated group of indi-viduals and are very excited to contributeall that we can to the national Chi Psi com-munity. All together, the process of estab-lishing Pi Colony in hopes of getting a char-ter has been an incredibly rewarding chal-lenge, and has transformed a group offriends into something far more special.We owe many thanks to the Central Office,the college, the other Alphas, and themany alumni who have contributed to ourfresh start, providing us all with this amaz-ing opportunity..

Alpha PhiHAMILTON COLLEGE – 1844

D uring the 2007-2008 academic yearAlpha Phi continued to grow bothin numbers and in reputation on

Hamilton’s campus. This spring we had thehonor of welcoming twelve gentlemen intoour bonds of Brotherhood. Alpha Phi hascontinued to strive towards excellence, andrecruiting has become a foundation to oursuccess. With our numbers increasing everyyear, Alpha Phi has become one of the mostprominent Greek societies at Hamilton.One of our most significant accomplish-ments has been our achievement in philan-thropy. This year our Brothers raised over$1,000 for many notable foundations,including the Utica Heart Walk and RelayFor Life.

Chi Psi Brothers are involved in everyfacet of student life. Brothers can regularlybe seen supporting the Hamilton CollegeContinentals. Alpha Phi is involved in many

“David’s Cottage” in Ann Arbor, 1846:

The First Fraternity House in America

The second class of formally pledged members of Pi Colony at Union College

sports on campus, and boasts captains onVarsity Swimming and Varsity Golf. Brothershave also excelled in the classroom, manyreceiving Dean’s List recognition. AlthoughAlpha Phi no longer has a Lodge, theBrothers continue to enjoy barbequing,throwing the football, and enjoying thebeautiful spring weather on the landretained behind our old Lodge.

This spring, Alpha Phi will be sad to seeour six graduating senior students matricu-late. Each one of them has contributedtremendously to the Alpha, including threemembers of the Executive Council. Thesemen have been excellent Brothers, andthere is no doubt that they will be activealumni. Alpha Phi wishes our seniors thebest of luck in their endeavors beyond theHamilton College hill.

Alpha EpsilonUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – 1845

O ver the past year, Epsilon has takengreat strides in improving ourBrotherhood and relationships with

the surrounding community. Rush was a great success this year. An

unprecedented 18 gentleman joined theLodge during the fall, and they were hon-ored at the 163rd annual Epsilon Initiationbanquet. The neophytes are excited to takeleadership roles next year to improve theLodge and strengthen tradition.

This November marked a milestone forboth Epsilon and our chef, Brother JerryRachey. Jerry celebrated his 25th year at theLodge and received the alumni recognitionaward for outstanding service. Initiated in1993, Brother Rachey is an irreplaceablepart of the Lodge and has left a lastingimpression on many generations ofEpsilonians.

Epsilon reached out to the Ann Arborcommunity this year through various phil-anthropic events. The Lodge hosted a RedCross Blood drive and raised funds forMotts Children’s Hospital. Our Brothersalso participated in Detroit Project Day,Relay for Life and Dance Marathon.

Epsilon improved academically, mov-ing up ten spots in campus-wide fraternityGPA rankings this year. Moreover, the cur-rent pledges hold one of the highest newmember averages on campus.

Our Brothers continue to hold leader-ship positions outside of the Lodge. We cur-rently count the president of Michigan’sIFC and two Student Assembly Represen-tatives among our Brotherhood. Moreover,Brothers are currently executives in GreenGreeks, Campus Day and The MichiganDaily creating a strong connection betweenChi Psi and the Michigan community.

This summer, Lodge renovations have

been make possible by valued alumni con-tributions. Brothers are eager to return inthe fall and build upon this year’s progress.With the Lodge at capacity we are lookingforward to an exciting year! Please let usknow when you are in the Ann Arbor area,our door is always open.

Alpha SigmaUNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA – 1855

T he bags are packed, bluebooks sub-mitted, and the moat has finallydrained, ending another fantastic

year at Alpha Sigma. Each week was filledwith activity, as Brothers continued to keepup that famous Chi Psi balance betweenwork and play. We were fortunate again thisyear to lead the IFC in GPA, for which wereceived an award from the Greek affairsoffice. We hosted faculty receptions in both the fall and spring, ensuring that campus knows us for our brains as well asour brawn.

But there was much more going onthan just lab reports, argument reconstruc-tions, and B-School stats. Brothers exportedthe Lodge spirit to the larger Chapel Hillcommunity, coaching YMCA and middleschool basketball, lacrosse, and baseball.Brothers were also actively involved as localschool tutors in math and science. For oursemester philanthropy, we raised funds for adisabled Iraq veterans’ Paralympic ski team,which is set to compete in 2010. Sigma bothhosted a dinner and secured campus recog-nition for this special project. We hope tocontinue working with this team, as well asstarting a new project, orchestrated by Chris

Saxon ’09, to provide books for a SouthAfrican library. Brother Thomas Edwards’10 continued a three-year Sigma traditionof leading an alternative Spring break tripto New Orleans. Our alumni adviser KurtGilliland has been strongly involved thisyear as well, leading an AMR and planning,along with Ben Eisner ’05 two great alumnievents.

Tuesday night trivia, shooting the gap,forsaking the sidewalk, and seeking thehypotenuse for its proper use, and main-taining honor concerning the dirty wordcontinue to be popular extracurricular ven-tures at Alpha Sigma. Street Cred, built bygenerations of tireless social chairs, soaredto new heights with our most packed socialspring in recent memory.

Mentorship, also, continues as a toppriority, with senior #4 Eric Langerman ’08benevolently sharing the “Codge in theBodge” with worthy underclassman #4.5Alex Pomer ’09. And as any Brother attend-ing senior speeches last April will testify, oursmall but invested senior class will be sorelymissed. Fortunately, the seniors have leftour brotherhood stronger and more con-nected than they found it, giving usrenewed energy to make next year at 321West Cameron Avenue even more memo-rable.

Alpha BetaUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA – 1858

G reetings from Beta: We are comingoff a difficult year that resulted insocial probation, but due to many

changes in attitude and approach we have

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nowhere to go but up. We initiated a total of26 Brothers this past year. Our Fall ’07pledge class was sixteen strong, and full ofbright young leaders. Eleven of that classhad GPAs of at least 3.5, and all of themshow promising leadership skills. Our elec-tions brought forth a new exec with onlyone familiar face from the year before. Wefollowed up with a strong Spring class of 10– our best in years! These fresh faces sharebright ideas and are ready to take action toengineer an Alpha turn around.

For the upcoming year we are makingdramatic changes to improve Beta. Whilewe return 44 men, we are starting SummerRecruitment to help jump-start the greatpledge class we are expecting to achieve thisyear. We are making Recruitment a year-round event, hoping to gain more qualitygentlemen by taking more time to get toknow each of them before extending a bid.Our goal is to have an Alpha with 80 to 85fine Chi Psi gentlemen on the SouthCarolina campus once again. We always wel-come Alumni support and if you have ayoung man to nominate, please contact meat 803-331-1535.

Our philanthropy and community serv-ice are very promising. We just won GreekWeek for the second year in a row at theUniversity of South Carolina. In addition,we are planning at least two fundraisingevents including one with the famous musicartist Jack Ingram, playing in Columbia,with all profits going to the AmericanCancer Society.

Things are looking bright for Beta, andwe are on our way to being a top fraternityat USC and within Chi Psi once again.

Alpha ChiAMHERST COLLEGE – 1864

A fter one of the most trying periods inrecent Alpha Chi history, I’m proudto report that the strength of our

brotherhood has prevailed and emergedstronger than ever. In late April, Alpha Chiinitiated 10 dedicated new Brothers ofimmense character, thanks to the gracioushelp of Alpha Rho. Working always fromsmall and temporary off-campus Lodges, weare in the best position in years to emergewith a permanent and working plan.

Despite our recent success, it is withgreat sadness that we say goodbye to oursenior class. They were the heart and soul ofour Alpha and we can not thank themenough for their hard work and dedication.As they go on to teach, attend law school,work in finance, medicine, music, and manyother things, we wish them the best of luck.Finally, we look forward to sending a largedelegation to convention this year and con-tinuing the growth and strength of ourAlpha in the coming year.

Alpha PsiCORNELL UNIVERSITY – 1869

W ith the recent completion ofCornell’s Spring Break, theBrothers of Alpha Psi have had

ample time to reflect on the events, chal-lenges, successes of the past term. At theadvent of the semester, Alpha Psi took aconfident stride in a positive direction as weproduced an impressive rush week. Gainingnineteen new members, the Lodge has

added members of the varsity wrestlingteam, varsity sprint football team, and otherdistinguished organizations throughout theCornell campus. The new members haveenthusiastically contributed to the Lodge’satmosphere, cordially attending socialevents, participating in philanthropy events,and continuing to maintain the Lodge’scampus-wide prestige.

Not including our newest members,the largest changes to the Lodge have comein the form of the ongoing physical renova-tion to the Lodge’s external and internalstructure. Externally, the roof-work appearsto be making significant progress. Thefaded and chipped clay-tiles of the past havebeen replaced by fresh tiles, placed careful-ly and securely throughout the Lodge’s newroof. The trim of the roof, which had beenrusted, exacerbated the water damage bynot adding further protection, has beenreplaced by fresh metal. Furthermore,select sets of window framing have beenrenovated, aesthetically improving theexternal view of the Lodge and also workingto secure warmth within the Lodge. Themost dramatic change in the Lodge’s struc-ture has been the complete resuscitation ofthe Lodge’s porch. Thus far, the frameworkof the porch, which was erected in less thana month, consists of several ornate pillarsand a roof complete with lights. While thework on the porch is not yet complete,Brothers remain enthusiastic about theproject as the active members have neverhad the pleasure of a back porch on theLodge.

Alpha Psi’s internal renovations offer asignificant but more subtle improvement tothe aesthetic well-being of the Lodge. Thescars of water damage that have worsenedover the years have been replaced by patch-es of wood and fresh coats of paint. Now,the sleeping quarters and common-roomsthat once looked unsafe to stand in appearas good as new. On the third floor, areas ofdamaged flooring have also been reworked,maintaining the floor’s structural integrityand stained to create uniform look. We can-not begin to explain our level of apprecia-tion for the generous gifts and advice wehave received from our alumni base as wecontinue the ongoing process of Lodge revi-talization.

Alpha NuUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA – 1874

A lpha Nu of Chi Psi at the Universityof Minnesota did not submit a reportfor this issue. In 2007-08, Alpha Nu

pledged and initiated 17 men. It completed twoEducational Trust programs during the schoolyear and hosted the Flagship Founders Day inMay 2008.Brothers of Alpha Iota at a wedding.


Alpha IotaUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – 1878

T he Lodge at Iota has had an incredi-ble year of growth and change. Asthe fall semester approached, the

Brothers made lengthy goals for a great yearof recruitment, a desire to create a newatmosphere, and to fill the Lodge to capac-ity. I am pleased to report that all thesegoals were reached. Here at Iota we haveactivated 20 new gentlemen into our broth-erhood nearly doubling the size of theAlpha. Additionally, the Lodge will be filledfor the first time in several years with 27young, energetic, and active Brothers. Thisincrease in membership and Brothers livingin the Lodge has greatly increased thefinancial stability at an undergraduate leveland at a corporate level to pay the bills ofour Lodge.

The Lodge has also made manyimprovements to its education. Our inter-nal education of our pledges on the history,mission, and morals of Chi Psi has greatlyimproved due to the new Chi Psi Story anddue to the coursework and structure put inplace by the previous pledge educators.Additionally, our active GPA has increasedsubstantially over the past semester. Lastyear our GPA was slightly below the all campus men’s average of 3.1, at 3.0. Thisyear it has climbed past that number and isat 3.3. With continued support from alum-ni, fellow Brothers, the National Fraternity,and parents, we can improve this numbereven further.

Lastly, Iota has made an increasedeffort to improve its philanthropy and com-munity service. This semester Lodgers par-ticipated in several philanthropies run bysororities across campus. Additionally, Iota

has planned a service trip for Habitat forHumanity in late July of this summer.Brothers will be traveling to the east coast tohelp build homes before making their wayto Ithaca for the National Convention.

Alpha RhoRUTGERS UNIVERSITY – 1879

T he 2007-08 school year was a chal-lenging time for Alpha Rho of ChiPsi to say the least. With the gradua-

tion of its hallowed Re-Founders and thespecter of the 2007 Thayer looming, therewas certainly a lot to live up to. Plagued bydoubts and misfortunes early on, these pasttwo semesters have been marked by contin-uous contemplation, a huge strengtheningof the bonds of this young brotherhood,and above all, a recommitment to AlphaRho’s legacies.

Despite the relative youngness of theAlpha, counsel from Alumni remained sta-ble. The Alpha was particularly inspired bya springtime visit from Henry Bartells, P’45,Ψ’48, the generous benefactor of theHarold G. Lundberg Scholarships and ofRho’s new kitchen to be constructed thissummer. This is the largest of gifts so fardonated to Rho’s capital campaign fund torenovate the Lodge, coordinated by itsAlumni Association. Between this and theAlpha Rho Memorial Foundation’s tens ofthousands of dollars in financial incentives,the undergraduates have been particularlyaided by their alumni this year.

In a show of soul-searching, Alpha Rhohas revamped its recruitment and pledgeeducation programs. Nine men were initiat-ed in the fall and twelve in April. Many havesince taken part in Rho’s spring CentralOffice initiatives, including a PSD, AMR,

and Northeast Regional Conference hostedby Beta Delta.

While looking to the new, Alpha Rhohas continued its old tradition of communi-ty service which remains the moral core ofits activities. In honor of Tommy Masters,P’79, who passed away from Lou Gehrig’sDisease in Fall 2006, the Brothers ran thesecond annual Chi Psi 500 push-cart derbyto raise money for the ALS Society ofGreater Philadelphia and participatedagain in its ALS Walk in November.

Rutgers University Dance Marathon,benefiting the Embrace Kids Foundationfor children with cancer and blood disor-ders, remained the central philanthropicendeavor for Alpha Rho in the spring. Fromthe board of directors down to the dancersand volunteers, Alpha Rho had nearly 100%participation; for the third year in a row, weraised the second most of all organizationsand over $19,000 of the $319,000 totalraised by the event. For their continuedefforts, Chi Psi took the Dance MarathonSpirit of Service Award at the Rutgers GreekAwards Gala, and two of three fraternitymen to win Greek Awards of Distinctionwere Chi Psis.

Flush with young blood and ideas whilekeeping positive traditions, Alpha Rho nowmoves to plan an ambitious Fall Semester.After a year marked by growing pains andrebuilding, we’re off to a new start to honorthe old one.

Alpha XiSTEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – 1883

T his past year proved to be an eventfulone for the Brothers of Alpha Xi,who recently welcomed an intelli-

gent, diverse new pledge class into the

Brothers of Alpha Rho after Rutgers Dance Marathon and at the Chi Psi 500 philanthropies.


bonds of Chi Psi. Although smaller thanusual, the 2008 pledge class will undoubted-ly become leaders within the Lodge, andcarry on the traditions and characteristics ofgentlemen towards the community. Overthe course of the past year, Alpha Xi haskept busy with philanthropic events includ-ing our annual Halloween “HauntedLodge” for Hoboken youth, volunteer workat a local Church soup kitchen, and variousdonations to the Salvation Army just toname a few. Furthermore, a “BrothersNight” with actives and alumni, Parent’sClub events, including the casino-themed“Monte Carlo Night,” and the annualChristmas party also highlighted the pastyear. Last semester, academics were also onthe rise at Alpha Xi, where new academicstandards are being put forth, and many ofthe Brothers have received merit-basedscholarships.

Alpha Xi also takes pride in Intramuraland Greek League athletics at Stevens,where we are currently the champions offlag football, basketball, and softball.Essentially, we have established the Lodgeas “the team to beat” in Greek sports.Uncanny competitiveness, camaraderie,and teamwork have propelled Alpha Xi toathletic dominance. Physically, the Lodgehas undergone a number of improvementsover the past year as well. Beautiful newhardwood floors were laid on the first deckthrough the generous help of the Alpha XiAlumni Corporation. Bathroom upgradesand various ceiling repairs have also beenimplemented, along with a complete over-haul of the Lodge’s library and archives.Many more repairs and upgrades are com-ing soon as Alpha Xi prepares for the cele-bration of its 125th Anniversary this fall.This upcoming anniversary gathering is one

of many great things that Alpha Xi expectsin the coming year, and we hope that thisachievement will be commemorated by notonly the Brothers from Xi, but all Chi Psis!

Alpha Alpha DeltaUNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA – 1890

A lpha Alpha Delta at the University ofGeorgia did not submit a report forthis issue. In 2007-08, Alpha Delta was in

a state of re-organization. The Chi Psi ExecutiveCouncil has scheduled its Fall 2008 meeting forAthens in November.

Alpha Beta DeltaLEHIGH UNIVERSITY – 1894

T his year the Brothers of Alpha BetaDelta have made great progress inmany areas including academics,

community service, and Lodge leadership.Since most of our Brothers are student ath-letes, it is often hard to keep our Brothers’grades up, however in the fall semester, ourhouse GPA ranking jumped from 16th to8th compared to all fraternities on the hill.We are very proud of this achievement andhope to continue improving our GPA inorder to maintain our good standing withthe university. We have also made greatstrides in our community service endeavors.In the past, it had been hard to get many ofour student athlete Brothers to participatein the fall due to the football season. Thisyear, however, we were able to get all theBrothers involved in new community proj-ects. These include projects with Habitat forHumanity and the Boys and Girls Club ofSouth Bethlehem. We look forward to keep-ing strong ties with these and other commu-nity outreach programs.

This spring we initiated the largestpledge class since returning to the hill. Inaddition, we created and implemented aplan to encourage increased brotherhoodparticipation in Lodge activities. We werealso fortunate enough to host this year’sregional conference at Beta Delta. This wasa great experience for us, since all of ourBrothers had the chance to interact withother Chi Psis in our area as well as partici-pate in the conference.

Finally, we continued our excellentcommunication with our alumni. We sentout our second annual alumni letter andwelcomed our alumni back to the Lodge inthe fall. Our efforts have been rewarded byvisits from alumni who have not been backto the Lodge in a very long time. We contin-ue to appreciate our alumni support andlook forward to seeing many of them in thefall.

Alpha Delta DeltaUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – 1895

I t has been quite a year for us inBerkeley, but while our football seasonmay not have ended as strongly as we

hoped, we are pleased that our Alpha didnot follow the same trend. We started outthe year with only 17 active Brothers, andwe are proud to welcome 10 more into theBonds. This year has proved to be a rebuild-ing year, and with the vast support of ourrecent alumni and some die hard olderBrothers, we are continuing to grow andadapt to the Fraternity climate at Cal andon a national level. A few of our recentalumni founded our first Alumni AdvisoryBoard this past year, and with their help, wesaw a much larger Founders’ Day turnoutthan we have had in the past few years, and

“Uncanny competitiveness, camaraderie and teamwork have propelled Alpha Xi to athletic dominance.” At right, the leadership team in Hoboken.


to our annual banquet, we added a golftournament. They have also assisted ustremendously by setting up our new web-site, calchipsi.org. As we look to the future,we are sad that our seniors who have givenso much to Chi Psi will be leaving, but wealready have a great schedule lined up forthe fall and are excited to see what our newBrothers can do to continue a stellar tradi-tion of brotherhood at Alpha Delta Delta.

Alpha Epsilon DeltaNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY – 1898

T his year has been one of greatprogress and growth for AlphaEpsilon Delta. Through the leader-

ship of Recruitment Chair StephenRosenthal ’10, Epsilon Delta welcomed 21young gentlemen as pledges during the firstweek of Winter Quarter in January.Throughout the rest of the term, these menwere taught the essence of what it is to be Chi Psi by Pledge Educator JakeDreier ’08 and Assistant Pledge EducatorRyne Miso ’09. We welcomed these youngmen into the brotherhood in a full initia-tion ceremony in Spring Quarter and cele-brated their dedication to Chi Psi in areception following the ceremony.

With the help of a strong Alumni baseand the Central Office, we have been ableto reach many of the goals we set for our-selves at our last AMR. We have increasedour number of upperclassmen living in theLodge, as well as the number of upperclass-men in leadership positions. Our brother-hood is now stronger and more dedicatedto Chi Psi than ever before, and our rela-tions with the Central Office and North-western University are steadily improving.

Through the active involvement ofalumni such as Steve Rickmeier, the Alphahas featured programs such as the newProgram for Career Guidance, in whichJuniors were not only educated regardingthe working world but they were also givenmentors in their chosen career path. All ofus are very appreciative for the continuedsupport that we have received from bothour alumni and the Central Office. EpsilonDelta has had a strong year of progress, andwe look forward to another equally success-ful year this coming Fall.

Alpha Zeta DeltaUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS – 1912

I t has been another successful year forAlpha Zeta Delta at the University ofIllinois. This academic year produced

13 new Brothers who show strong commit-ment to the Alpha in both social and aca-demic activities.

With about 60 active members, ZetaDelta has had a sea of new ideas and ambi-tions through which to change and improvethe Alpha as a whole. The ExecutiveCouncil has made a number of changes tothe Lodge and has been deciding to go in anew direction with the Alpha. The biggestchange we’ve made this year is in ourCommunity Service. Zeta Delta has alwaysmade a point of participating in many cam-pus philanthropy events, such as AlphaOmicron Pi’s “Mud Olympics” (benefitingAlopecia Areata and Arthritis) and GammaPhi Beta’s Golf Tournament (benefitingeducation and social/physical services forcancer and leukemia patients). However,this year we took part in co-hosting our firstphilanthropy with Phi Rho Eta, which bene-

fits the less fortunate students of a localhigh school by giving financial aid to thosewho cannot afford college tuition. Next yearwe have plans to host our own philanthropyevent. Over the course of last semester, ZetaDelta accumulated over 250 Service Hoursand ranked in the Top 10 of the Universityof Illinois fraternities in a pool of over 60.

Zeta Delta has also been working onimproving grades over the last few semes-ters. Despite placing above the all-men’saverage GPA in the fall, we are working oninitiating a new program to increase it fur-ther. We are also working on improving ourAlumni Relations through our homecom-ing celebration and other Alumni events.

Zeta Delta has been working hard tokeep the image of Chi Psi a strong one onthe University of Illinois campus. We moveinto the 2008-09 year with high hopes, greatexpectations, and ambitions that will driveus into further success.

Alpha Eta DeltaUNIVERSITY OF OREGON – 1921

L ast year set a new standard for AlphaEta Delta as the Brothers accom-plished more in community service

and in academics than they had in years.Happily, Eta Delta has continued to upholdthese standards. The Brothers narrowlymissed meeting the all men’s average forthe fifth consecutive term this last winter.The Lodge hired a new academic advisor,Greg Shabram, to aid in our continued academic efforts. Greg has instituted newpolicies for accountability and been asource of support in academics as well as other arenas.

Through significant work in recruit-

The Alpha Eta Delta Stream Team poses at service project. Bryce Henley, ΘΔ’11. placing first in Delta Gamma’s Anchor Splash at UDub.


ment the actives managed to enlist nineBrothers. These new initiates have hit theground running. Four of them already holdcritical positions such as recruitment chair,social chair, philanthropy chair, and schol-arship chair. Their leadership and involve-ment has helped Eta Delta further reach itsgoals.

Trabekkia, our annual trivia eventbetween all the Greek houses, saw new suc-cess this year as we were able to quadruplethe number of teams involved. Eta Deltacontinued its dedication to improving out-door recreational areas as well. The activesjoined with long-time partners, the EugeneStream Team, to fence trails and preservewildlife. Other service activities includedvolunteering at a community garden thatserves impoverished families and aiding inchild development programs. The Lodgealso increased its participation in otherhouse philanthropies by hosting supple-mentary fundraisers thus increasing ourcontributions.

The West Coast Regional Conferencehosted by Theta Delta in Seattle was anexcellent event that strengthened tiesbetween the Alphas. It allowed the Alphasto continue to share experiences andadvice. A young group of dedicated under-classmen and a new infrastructure willanchor the future for Alpha Eta Delta.

Alpha Theta DeltaUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON – 1921

Amidst the lull of Seattle sports thisyear, within the university and thecity itself, Alpha Theta Delta has

decided this spring to make up for it inLodge affairs. This spring has been nothing

short of an excellent season for the men ofChi Psi, even with our largely anticipatedLuau event still ahead of us.

Theta Delta is traditionally a fiercecompetitor in sorority philanthropy eventson campus, and this year the Lodge foundits enthusiasm kick-start with the help ofRoger Wright ’11. Raising $7,000 in AlphaGamma Delta sorority’s Mr. Greek competi-tion, Brother Wright placed first, bringingthe title back to the Lodge after its severalyear absence. The support from Brotherswas crucial for success, and the win has onlyreinforced pride in the Lodge.

This pride definitely showed this Aprilas Theta Delta hosted the Western RegionalConference on campus for leadership pro-gramming and at the Lodge for a banquetdinner. Participation was phenomenal, andwe enjoyed the company of Lodgers fromboth Oregon and Cal. Each was very wellrepresented in our collective focus on val-ues congruence between Alphas and alsowith the Central Office. The conference wasby far the best relations experience ourmembers have had with other Chi Psi men.

While Chi Psi programming hasbrought internal successes, Theta Delta hasbeen proving external success as well. Thespring season is typically overwhelmed withphilanthropic events in the UniversityGreek System, and this year especially, asDelta Gamma’s Anchor Splash event andthe American Cancer Society’s Relay ForLife event fell on the same day in early May.Nevertheless, Theta Delta’s collective effortsbrought participation and fundraising highenough to both claim Bryce Henley ’11 asthis year’s winning Anchorman as well asplace in Relay For Life as the second-high-est fundraising team, with help from Alpha

Gamma Delta sorority.Theta Delta has certainly made a name

for itself in philanthropies, and our ownevent followed the trend. This spring thefirst annual “Stuff the Bus” event weekendwas held in partnership with the campusnewspaper, benefiting food bank distributorFood Lifeline with donations from con-sumers at nearby grocery stores. Withdonated buses from the University andincredible participation, Lodgers collectedover 8,000 pounds of food and over $1,000in donations for an equivalent total of closeto $15,000. These results put Chi Psi in sec-ond place for the largest fraternity philan-thropy on the university campus. However,with a unique and effective service to thecommunity, the Lodge is proud to offer aphilanthropy that reaches out beyond theGreek System and is relevant to larger eco-nomic issues.

Our excitement in Seattle is well-root-ed in these staples of the Lodge experience,but Theta Delta has excelled internally aswell. For one, the Lodge has been experi-encing a long-needed facelift. With rush infull swing, it is great to have people workingtogether to make the place look great. Anentirely cleaner and repainted basementhas provided the perfect space for our newpool table and acceptable use of our flat-screen television donated by a recent alum-nus. From new wooden tables and chairs forour dining room to our new paneling in theupstairs hallways, the Lodge has become amore acceptable place to live.

The beginning weeks of spring quartergave us some time away from these projectsto focus on the Chi Psi Western RegionalConference and topics of values congru-ence and the Program for Excellence. In

Theta Delta Brothers after turning in over 8,000 pounds of food from “Stuff the Bus;” Chief organizers Peter Fantham and Mitch Colleran on stuffed bus.


addition to teaching and motivating mem-bers, the event proved to be very successfulfor inter-Alpha relations. The weekend wasa great experience, and members fromTheta Delta are already looking towardstraveling down the coast in the future.

Throughout it all, alumni relationshave maintained a proud aspect of thestrengths of the Lodge, with a great turnoutfor our annual Alumni-Active PokerTournament. Our young alumni are work-ing very closely with our officers to reviseprogramming to appeal to as many as possi-ble, and at our Founders’ Day this spring,an alumnus presented a mentorship pro-gram for graduates to gain experience inthe workforce, which will surely prove a positive addition to our relationship.Hopefully, our graduating seniors this yearand in the future will take advantage of thisinvaluable resource.

The sizable but very close-knit group ofmen we have at Alpha Theta Delta has fos-tered success in many areas this year, withexpectations to clinch numerous campusfraternity awards. Participation and enthusi-asm have without a doubt been key, and thistruly unforgettable year will only push thesemen to achieve bigger and better thingsnext year on campus and in the community.

Alpha Iota DeltaGEORGIA TECH – 1923

A lpha Iota Delta at the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology did not sub-mit a report for this issue. In 2007-08,

Alpha Iota Delta pledged 16 and initiated 12men. It completed two Educational Trust pro-grams, and the group who participated in the

November Program for Self Development isshown at the bottom of the page.

Alpha Tau DeltaUNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH – 1964

A lpha Tau Delta at Sewanee is healthyand continuing to gain prominenceon campus. The 2007-2008 school

year resulted in eleven new Brothers, onepledging in the Fall 2007 and ten in theSpring 2008. Just like our older Brothers,these new initiates represent a variety ofpersonalities and interests throughout cam-pus. We have varsity athletes, members ofthe honor council, residential life staff, andother campus leaders. We have acceptedgentlemen of this caliber in the past yearwho will only make our Alpha stronger.

This year we have increased ourinvolvement on the Sewanee campusthrough social activities and through com-munity service. We received the Dean’s Cupaward, recognizing a Fraternity for theircommitment to community service. We par-ticipated in a project to clean up Abbo’sAlley, a historic pathway on campus, alongwith participating in a project to send pack-ages to troops in Iraq. Academically ourrankings have risen within the Fraternitiesat Sewanee. Many of our members are nowpart of the Order of the Gownsmen,Sewanee’s academic honor society.

Our Fall and Spring CorporationMeetings were well attended by our alumni,who have continued their strong participa-tion in the activities of the Alpha. Our alum-ni have provided support in our endeavors,culminating in the Most OutstandingCampus Alumni advisor given to Andrew

Moser, class of 1992 and professor ofPhilosophy.

Thanks to the support of our alumni,the central office, and our University, AlphaTau Delta is healthy and ready for the newschool year.

Alpha Chi DeltaCLEMSON UNIVERSITY – 1972

W e here at Clemson University aretaking great pride in our stepstowards bettering not only our-

selves, but our fraternity as well. Alpha ChiDelta has made many strides over the pastacademic year. With a new set of officersinstalled, our goals were reached. On top ofa successful recruiting class by Clemson’sstandards, we also were able to have our firstformal in over five years with the Brothersfrom the University of Georgia. Amonggreat participation throughout the wholeAlpha, the Greek community here atClemson embraced our improvements aswell. At their annual awards banquet wewere awarded with the plaques for MostImproved Grades, as well as BestParticipation in Greek Week, which is anannual competition here at Clemsonamong the Greek members. On an alumninote, we had a great turnout at our annualSpring Cocktail event which includedBrothers, alumni, prominent members ofthe community, and friends. We look for-ward to the fall semester with a promisingnew EC, and new officers alike. It’s funny,even as we look for a permanent Lodge, wecurrently lease ours, our spirits never dimin-ish and we make due with our current livingsituation.

Alpha Chi Delta at ClemsonAlpha Iota Delta members at a Program for Self Development.


A successful Chi Psi Psychedelic PaintParty, a trip to Camden, S.C., for the annu-al Carolina Cup horse race, our formal inDillard, GA, a semi-formal right here inClemson, Solid Green campus cleanup, asuccessful Clemson football season with tail-gates that saw many alumni come aroundand show their continued support – theseare all events that made this Alpha strongersince the last time you heard from us.

Alpha Omicron DeltaWASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY – 1977

T he Omicron Delta Lodge has com-pleted another successful year, suc-ceeding in intellectual, athletic, and

social life at Washington and Lee. By far ourproudest accomplishment was the initiationof eleven fine gentlemen into our bonds inthe winter, and a twelfth in the spring. Theyconstituted our biggest pledge class in sever-al years, one of the most successful recruit-ments of any fraternity at W&L and our sec-ond straight year of improvement.

Once again, our freshmen class rankedas one of the best academically at theUniversity, and our overall fraternity GPAand ranking continued to rise, and we nowrank third among all fraternities. Two ofour Brothers were honored with inductioninto Phi Beta Kappa as juniors, and we hadinductees into Phi Eta Sigma and the Orderof Omega. We accomplished this whilebroadening our horizons, studying inEngland, Ireland, France, the Caribbean,and the Czech Republic. Meanwhile ourgraduates have secured successful jobs inplaces like New York or will be attendingprestigious graduate schools such as

Princeton, Nebraska, and Georgetown. Wealso continue to excel in athletics, finishingstrong in several intramural and intercolle-giate sports. We had Brothers on the suc-cessful varsity baseball team and the varsityswimming team, which finished eighth inthe nation. Brothers also played club rugby,hockey, soccer and ultimate Frisbee.

We aided in several philanthropic caus-es, including sponsoring a concert forAction Change Tomorrow, which one of ourBrothers heads here, and our signatureblood drives. In February, we had the honorof hosting the Mid-Atlantic regional confer-ence, where we enjoyed meeting Brothersfrom Alphas throughout the Mid-Atlanticand welcoming them to Lexington. We arelooking forward to using the knowledgegained from this conference to continue toimprove our Alpha in the future.

Alpha Mu DeltaROLLINS COLLEGE – 1977

A s usual, Alpha Mu Delta has hadanother great year filled with excite-ment and accomplishment. We start-

ed the year off with a bang, moving backinto the newly renovated Hooker Hall and enjoying the brotherhood and fine livingaccommodations our ABF provided us.Both our Alpha room and back room werecompletely renovated over the summer, andyou would be hard pressed tofind a finer looking facilityanywhere in our area.

Our beautiful Lodgewasn’t the only thing that gotcampus wide attention thisyear, however. Mu Delta start-

ed off the year with our “Rolly Colly Vollyfor Charity,” which raised nearly $1300 forThe Children’s Miracle Network and rackedup over 90 hours of community service. Wecontinued our support for the communitywith “Toys for Tots” during the winter holi-days, the “BMW Ultimate Drive CharityEvent,” a canned food drive during GreekWeek, countless outings to feed the home-less with “Ripple Effect,” continuing sup-port for the “Boys and Girls Club ofOrlando,” participation in “Laps for Life,”and fundraising for “Relay for Life.” Intotal, Mu Delta volunteered over 350 hoursand raised over $6,500.

The Brothers of Mu Delta’s accom-plishments weren’t only limited to servicethough. Nineteen Brothers, over 40%,received scholarship awards from our alum-ni corporation. Brothers also sat at the headof Student Government, Inter-FraternityCouncil, Campus Out-reach, the HonorCouncil, and the Greek Hearing Council.As usual, we also had numerous Brothers onpartial and full academic scholarship andthe schools biggest turnout for recruitment.

Finally, our pledge class was theschool’s largest, and we hand picked menwith Chi Psi virtues who will continue ourtradition of excellence. This group of youngmen and our continuing alumni supportwill ensure a future for Mu Delta as brightas its past.

Alpha Mu Delta helping feed the homeless with “Ripple Effect.”Brothers of Alpha Omicron Delta in their Lodge entrance hall at W&L.


Alpha Xi DeltaTEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY – 1983

I t was a busy year out here in Lubbock.Lots of different and vibrant new mem-bers came in over the 2007-08 school

year. At the end of the year, we have now losta total of eight Brothers. All of the depart-ing members have either been on theExecutive Board or a valuable leader inother elected positions. With the departureof these special and pivotal members of thebrotherhood, the younger members havestepped up to the plate and taken charge ofthe posts that have been asked to be filled.At the close of the semester moral and ded-ication to the cause has risen to an all timehigh. The future looks to be a bright onefor the 2008-09 recruitment plans. Therewill be four legacies coming to the TexasTech campus, where they will not onlyreceive an excellent education but all thechance to join the outstanding brother-hood that is Chi Psi here at Xi Delta.

This year also brought in the steadyparticipation in community service. Just likethe many years of Xi Delta past we haveflourished in trying to make a difference inthe lives of the Lubbock community. Themen here at Xi Delta once again provedtheir love for the Ronald McDonald housein both the fall semester and in the springas well. We also participated in the ClayWarren Risk Management retreat, Adopt aHighway, Swishes for Wishes, Bowling forKids Sake, and Arbor Day. Many of theBrothers have volunteered hours outsidethat of the fraternity’s involvement. Current#1 Kyle Green and #2 Robbie McGregor arehelping shape the lives of two local childrenwith the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of

America Lubbock branch. These acts alonethroughout the year have greatly helpedwith the morale of the Brothers. We all lookforward to what next year will hold when itcomes to helping the public.

Alumni support here at the Lodge hasbeen one of greatness this past year. After afoiled break-in here at the Lodge we had toacquire a new door, and with the help of theAlumni we did just that. They also helpedout with some construction costs and con-tractor help. These little acts of kindnessfrom them lead to some of the greatestAlumni Weekends that we here at Xi Deltahave ever had. At this last on in March westarted to head up the 25th Anniversary cel-ebration that will commence in Septemberof this year. We are planning to not onlyhave it as the Anniversary but the Alumniweekend, and the Parents weekend. Thisway we can let all parties involved be able toshare in this momentous occasion. We havealso continued to stay a dominating force inthe intramural department here at TexasTech. We have now become a two time allGreek Football Champion, and All GreekVolleyball. With all these great men here atXi Delta and their dedication to lead fromthe front; the Brothers here can plan on notonly growing in stature but as pillars of theGreek community here at Texas Tech.

With the new Executive Council full oflife and the new Recruitment Chair with hisimplementation of new ideas and pro-grams, we here at the Lone Star Alpha lookforward to the 2008-09 school year. Evenwith the loss of strong leaders, we here at XiDelta have the chance to grow not only asacademic students but as strong leaders toinstill in the future Brothers the meaning ofwhat it is to be a Chi Psi gentleman.

Alpha Upsilon DeltaWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY – 1986

A s the 2007-08 academic year draws toa close, we are proud to announcehow far Alpha Upsilon Delta has pro-

gressed. While the year began with a slowstart, we have finally accomplished one ofour long-term goals: we have obtained alounge on the Wake Forest University cam-pus. Since WFU does not allow Greek hous-es and denies us a Lodge, we will be able touse this lounge as a Lodge, hosting manyBrotherhood events and recruitment eventsin the space.

In addition to having a space we cancall our own, recruitment efforts haveincreased dramatically. The Brothers ofAlpha Upsilon Delta have installed a new“points system” which rewards thoseBrothers who do good for the Alpha in allareas, such as academics, recruitment, andtimely payment of dues. The points systemis used to determine ranking for wheneverit is needed, e.g. room selection order. Withthis new system, participation is strong andwe have set a recruitment goal of doublingour size by the end of next spring. Wealready have at least six strong potentials forfall rush, which is more than any otherGreek organization pledged last fall andhalf of our total goal for the upcoming fall.

While AUD has a lot going on, we can-not forget the nine seniors who we will besaying our goodbyes to. I wish these menthe best of luck and hope to see all of them(as well as every other Brother) soon! Ithank these men for all they have con-tributed and remind them that this Alphahas been left in good shape: higher academ-ic standing among the Greek community, a

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secured lounge space, strong recruitmentefforts, and a better Alpha overall.

In closing, a great foundation for AUDhas been laid during this academic year. Welook forward to our Alpha growing and pro-gressing over the next year. Without thegenerosity, advice, and support of our alum-ni and parents, none of this would be possi-ble. We thank all of the supporters of thisAlpha and can’t wait to see you all soon!

Alpha Sigma DeltaDUKE UNIVERSITY – 1989

T his year, Alpha Sigma Delta sawgrowth not only in numbers, but inthe strength of fraternal and commu-

nal bonds. We moved into our newly desig-nated “Lodge,” a full floor of an on-campusdorm, and adjusted to the experience of liv-ing together, seeing the advantages andhardships that come along with it.

This year, Alpha Sigma Delta has trulyridden the tide as we have completed oursecond year in our Lodge, which is anacquired living space in an “on-campus”dormitory floor. Having a Lodge has trulystrengthened our bonds as Brothers as wellas our visual representation as a gentle-man’s fraternity across the Duke campus.Our commitment and contributions to ourhost institution have been recognized bythe Duke administration as we were ranked5th among the 23 living groups on campusin our housing assessment this year.

Our status as an active Alpha has beenhighlighted through our campus activities,philanthropic involvement, and our com-mitment to brotherhood. We started theyear off with a welcome back BBQ open toall of the student residents living near the

Lodge and had well over 200 people comeout and enjoy catered hot dogs and ham-burgers. Our Alpha put in a gratuitousamount of volunteering hours buildinghouses in the Durham area with Habitat forHumanity. Our softball recreational team,“The Lodgers,” made it through the regularseason undefeated and ranked as the num-ber one seed into the playoffs. Although wedid not make it through the end of the play-offs, all the Brothers who participated had agreat time.

As we close out to another great year atSigma Delta, we are reluctant to say good-bye to our seven seniors. However, as thedaily routine of their lives continue, we areglad Sigma Delta is ever-growing as we havewelcomed eleven new gentlemen this yearinto the eternal bonds of Chi Psi.

Alpha Pi DeltaNORTH CAROLINA STATE – 2001

T he past year for Alpha Pi Delta hasbeen extremely eventful. We havegraduated six Brothers and brought

on board eighteen fine new gentlemen.This in itself is a great achievement tostrengthen the Brotherhood in size andbonds.

Achievement was on the mind of everyAlpha Pi Delta Brother as the 2007-08school year began. The Alpha set manygoals and every Brother knew that it wouldtake hard work to accomplish the Alpha’sgoals. For the Brothers of Alpha Pi Delta tosucceed this year they first knew they wouldhave to focus on three S’s: Scholarship,Service, and Standards.

To begin, the Alpha made a goal toincrease service hours. Pi Delta Brothers

participated in Habitat for Humanity,numerous blood drives, and they collectedclothing and canned food for local shelters.Furthermore Brothers of Alpha Pi Deltaparticipated in events such as Hoops forHope to benefit breast cancer research,Ron-A-Thon to benefit The RonaldMcDonald House, and Anchor Splashwhich benefited the blind.

The brotherhood also brought out ofretirement their Haunted Lodge event. TheLodge hosted over 40 inner-city youth froma local Boys and Girls Club and provided ahaunted tour of the Lodge along with facepainting and enough candy and cupcakesfor an entire neighborhood. Weeks werespent preparing and decorating and ofcourse days were spent cleaning up fromthe event. Despite the hard work, the broth-erhood made a very special day for a lot ofchildren, and we look forward to nextHalloween.

All in all Alpha Pi Delta Brothers par-ticipated in upwards of 1,000 service hoursthroughout the 2007-08 school year andhope to increase that figure in the semes-ters to come.

In addition to Service, Scholarship washeavy on the minds of Alpha Pi Delta.Disappointed with previous performance,Pi Delta initiated new study hour programsand study groups to ensure grades went up.Brothers increased their amount of docu-mented study hours and worked along withthe scholarship chairs to set individual academic goals that they would work hardto achieve.

Finally, Standards. The Alpha workedhard to complete national and universitystandards programs to ensure that Chi Psiwas once again the top fraternity on NC

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State’s campus.Alpha Pi Delta achieved many things

this past school year that should be noted.They initiated eleven new Brothers, raisedtheir GPA’s, and increased their servicehours. They won Delta Gamma’s AnchorSplash for the first time, they won GreekWeek for the third year in a row, and onceagain raised upwards of $4,000 at theirSecond Annual Pink Tie Benefit Ball for theSusan G. Komen Foundation.

Alpha Omega DeltaGEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY – 2003

Over the past year, Alpha OmegaDelta has made strides in key areasthat have proven beneficial to our

internal and external operations. Wealready head into the Fall with a new moti-vation after seeing the benefits of takingsmall steps in key areas such as philanthro-py, social events, and campus relations.

This year, Omega Delta participated inRelay for Life in memory of Dr. DanAhlberg’s wife, Linda. Omega Delta wasthe highest donating team, raising over$1000, and also walked a few laps with Dr.Ahlberg himself who was in town for an NICConference. In addition to the Relay forLife, Omega Delta participated in severalother philanthropies including the Home-less Animal Rescue Team and Head Startfor National Youth Service Day. We also

raised money for the homeless duringGreek Week.

This year marked an important socialevent for us as we had our first formal inalmost four years. Because of the event, themorale of our Alpha improved as a whole at the end of the year, giving us the motiva-tion to improve on our weaknesses over thenext year. In relation to the social aspects ofour Alpha, we have also increased our pres-ence even more among the Greek commu-nity by getting second place in Greek Week,and participating in several other fraterni-ties and sororities’ philanthropy events. Aswith anything, there is plenty of room forfurther improvement. So in the remainingweeks, we’ll be working to identify where weneed to focus our attention and get to work.

At the moment, we know we want tohave more timely dues collections, a betteralumni outreach program, and better com-munication within the Alpha. We’ll surelyadd much more, but knowing we havemade improvements in other areas gives usoptimism, making next year promising forAlpha Omega Delta.

Alpha Rho DeltaMIAMI UNIVERSITY – 2005

A s a newly established fraternity inOxford, Ohio, the past year at MiamiUniversity has been notably success-

ful and equally important to the growth of

Alpha Rho Delta after an initiation of new Brothers at the Central Office.Alpha Pi Delta Brothers and guests in front of the Lodge at NC State.

the local brotherhood. The reputation ofour organization has grown in terms ofrespect as we continue to become more andmore of an asset to the community of whichwe are most certainly a part.

Our philanthropies have included aidto the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity in therestoration of an elderly woman’s home and the building of storage sheds to aidHabitat for Humanity. Over the course ofthese two semesters we have grown in num-bers from 24 to 37 and have recruited andinitiated a total of 13 proud new Brothers.

In terms of competition, we are thrilledto say that Alpha Rho Delta placed sixth inthe local Greek Week contest this past fall,and has found strength in a number ofintramural sports, with high prospects forthe end of the year in soccer, broomball,softball, and more.

The combined pledges of the twosemesters participated in a dance competi-tion known as “Puttin’ on the Hits,” andthey carried out a flawless performance infront of thousands of Miami students. OnSaturday 19 April, Alpha Rho Delta enjoyeda formal at Hyde Park, near Cincinnati andwill be experiencing its annual Purple andGold Games on Saturday on the 26th.

To conclude the year, we are sad butproud to say that on 10 May, seven seniorBrothers will be graduating on to displaythe knowledge and values they have gainedhere in Chi Psi out into the real world.


P&G Celebrating125 Years of

The Purple and GoldThis story is part two of the history of The Purple and Gold, continued from the Spring 2008 issue.

AS FORWARD-THINKING as Chi Psi has tended tobe in so many areas (first with a paid visitor, firstwith an educational foundation, first on the web,

etc.), it seems strange that the Fraternity waited until itsforty-third year to begin publication of a magazine for itsmembers. The concept had been discussed as early as1846, when Brothers at Wesleyan wrote to Brothers atBowdoin expressing concern that two other fraternities atWesleyan were planning to start a periodical and that itwould hurt Chi Psi’s reputation on campus if they werenot the first to start something. Alpha Alpha’s proposaldrew very little support, however, and the idea soon died.

When the 1883 Convention finally voted to begin aperiodical, seven Alphas voted in favor and three against.An editorial board was appointed, with six undergraduatesfrom three Alphas to deliver the issues. The first volume[a volume constitutes the issues from one school year] wasproduced by Brothers from Alphas Phi (Hamilton), Chi(Amherst), and Rho (Rutgers). For the second and third

volumes, Brothers from Theta (Williams) replaced theRho delegation. It is interesting that two of the fourAlphas producing the first three volumes were fromAlphas who voted against the idea of having a magazine.

Before the days of telephone or instant communica-tion means, these Brothers managed to create a very credible literary and fraternity magazine that “did theFraternity proud.” The Purple and Gold was published threetimes a year at first, with 200 to 300 pages printed eachyear. The magazine was distributed by subscription, withan initial rate of one dollar per annum. Since 1920, themagazine has been distributed to all members of theFraternity without charge.

With volume four in 1886, The Purple and Goldpassed into the hands of its first alumnus editor, WilliamHorace Hotchkiss, Phi 1886, who was reading law atAuburn, New York. He was a very able editor-in-chief andmade a permanent record in the magazine of much of theearly history of the Fraternity. Being the editor was not hisonly commitment; during that time he completed his twocollege degrees and was admitted to the bar of New YorkState. After his doing the P&G for four years, he becamea prominent New York attorney, a college lecturer onbankruptcy law, the author of several legal books, and oneof the organizers of the National Progressive Party.

Following Brother Hotchkiss came one of the mostcolorful figures in the history of the magazine, WilliamMiller Collier, Phi 1889. Collier was a teacher and lawyer,Assistant Attorney General of the U.S., American Ambas-sador to Chili, special envoy to Spain, author of a greatmany legal books (including some on bankruptcy law,too), President of George Washington University, long-time diplomat under many White House administrations,Dr. Henry T. Hotchkiss, Phi ’84, a member of the first editorial board of

the P&G, and William H. Hotchkiss, Phi ’86, the first editor-in-chief.

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Covers of The Purple and Gold:Above top: the first issue in Fall 1883, May 1937, Autumn 1962, Winter 1967, August 1974, Winter 1968, Winter 1969; Opposite Page: Spring 1979, Spring 1986, Fall 2003, Summer 2004, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.

editor of the Semi-Centennial Catalog of Chi Psi,and 29th Distinguished Service Award recipient.

To the untiring labor and devotion of thesetwo men must go much of the credit for earlycollection of letters, documents, and other sourcematerial that make up the base of the CentralOffice archives today. They also set the early pattern for The Purple and Gold as a magazine.Both men lived well into the second century ofthe Fraternity, with Brother Hotchkiss dying in1950, and Brother Collier in 1956.

Volumes 10–14 appeared under the direc-tion of Harry T. Dayton, Rho 1892. Dayton laterbecame a prominent NYC attorney and started a long family-line of Chi Psis, including sonGeorge H. Dayton, Θ’19, a member of both theExecutive Council and Educational Trust, andgrandson Bruce Dayton, Θ’56, who chaired theExecutive Council; both were DSA recipients andsucceeding members of the DSA committee.

With the beginning of volume eleven, themagazine entered upon a troubled period forthe next four years. Owing to unfortunate incidents, mainly the sickness of the editor andlack of a successor, only one issue was publishedin volumes eleven and twelve. Three issues againappeared in volume thirteen, but only one issueappeared in volume fourteen.

With volume fifteen, the magazine againwent under the control of Alpha Phi undergrad-uates: E.R. Wright, ’98, S.W. Hildreth ’99, and

A.R. Warner ’99. In 1898, editorshipwas jointly assumed by Warner andI.W. Henderson, Phi ’00, and the pairmanaged the magazine through vol-ume 25. Brother Henderson assumedsole charge with volume 26, and continued the publication throughvolume 31. Given the volunteernature of the editorship, it seemsalmost surprising by today’s standardshow consistent and punctual the magazine was. The format remainedconstant, but as time went on, there

were fewer stories andfeatures about alumni.

In early 1914, the first editor wrote to theExecutive Council: “If you will compare ThePurple and Gold of the present day with that oftwenty-five years ago, you will note how muchmore complete the Alumniana was in the earlieryears than it is now – this, in spite of the fact thatthe total membership of the Fraternity is nowmuch larger … As to history, we tried to put intopermanent form a lot of facts and tradition as tothe earlier history of Chi Psi. There is much of itburied in Alpha records and files that has not yetbeen brought forth. In my judgement, extraeffort along these lines would be beneficial … Ifyou want a goodly circulation [the P&G was bysubscription then] … as a link between the alum-nus and the active Alpha, plenty of alumni newsand a good deal of history are, to my mind, thebest way.”

While a Central Office had been establishedin a room of a New York Council member’s lawoffice, it was mostly a repository of records andmemorabilia with an occasional borrowed secre-tarial assistant. H. Seger “Slip” Slifer, A’11, E’12,had been appointed Catalogue Editor about thetime he graduated from Wesleyan (for a Cata-logue that was finally published in 1915). In thatmostly-volunteer position, as he worked towardhis master’s and law degrees at Michigan, hewould have been in frequent touch with the fivemembers of the Executive Council and wouldhave had access to all the fraternity records. Itwas probably natural for him to take on the magazine also, but to a regular reader, the editorial that began the November 1914 P&Gmay have seemed a bit abrupt:

“With this issue of The Purple and Gold, themanagement of the magazine is changed for thefirst time in many years. With this change, thepolicy of the Fraternity is likewise changed. Formany years heretofore the magazine has been,for all practical purposes, under the private own-ership of the editor. Today, the magazine is bold-ly taken over by the Executive Council of the ChiPsi Fraternity and the editor is their spokesper-son of the policy of the Fraternity …

“It will be our aim to publish a magazine forthe Chi Psi Fraternity. Once a Chi Psi, always aChi Psi is a well-known, accepted sentiment ofthe Fraternity. If this is to be taken as true, itmeans alumni – if we are to have alumni interest– must have some means of focusing that inter-est, and that is to be the work of The Purple andGold: To be the lens through which alumni maysee Chi Psi Fraternity in all its activities.

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“Chi Psis like to be informed and to think.To be the mouthpiece of their organization, apublication should be sound and progressive,ready at all times to present the facts … TheP&G hopes to present to the Fraternity the vitalthings connected with the fraternity life of themen in college, likewise those things in whichthe alumni are interested, and, further than this,to present to the entire membership as much ofthe history of the Fraternity as possible. Throughthese three means it is hoped that all may cometo a better understanding of our Fraternity, andthat that will be followed by a larger and fullerinterest.

“That in brief is the spirit – to be the publi-cation of each and every Chi Psi. Can we do it?The idea is just. If we get the idea and the under-standing we get helpers. With these, if we havethe ability, The Purple and Gold should be themagazine the Fraternity wants.”

The fact that Slifer was editor certainly puthim a great position to take on the job ofSecretary-Treasurer (#23, now called ExecutiveDirector) when the Executive Council createdthe full-time position in 1921. Slip edited themagazine from 1914 until 1929.

Then in 1929, Hiram L. Kennicott, ΕΔ’13,began the longest tenure in history. For 33 yearshe faithfully edited the magazine until his deathin 1962. During these years, the magazine ful-filled many functions, serving to hold theFraternity and many individual Chi Psis in com-munication through a disastrous depression andthe difficult years of World War II. Listings ofmen in service and numerous letters to the edi-tor during the dark years of 1941 to 1945 attestto the importance the magazine assumed in thelives of our thousands of men overseas. [Yearslater, during the war in Vietnam and Cambodia,this editor was able to visit personally other ChiPsis serving in Cu Chi and Bien Hoa, Vietnam,due to alumni news printed in the P&G.]

A special historical issue was published at theend of WWII to serve as a “refresher course” forthe hundreds of service men returning to collegeafter the war. Much of this material had beenprinted a few years earlier as part of theCentennial Catalogue, and that volume, in turn,formed the largest portion of the 1951 hard-bound edition of The Chi Psi Story.

The death of Hiram Kennicott in 1962 reallymarked the end of an era for Chi Psi. The editor-ship and partnership of Hi Kennicott and SlipSlifer provided the continuing story and visible

face of the Fraternity to its members and the outside world for nearly half a century. What amajority of alumni knew about Chi Psi duringthose years was a direct result of the content provided by Slip and Hi. No other Brothers have ever had such a long period of influence.

With Hi Kennicott’s death, #23 William E.LeClere, ΒΔ’57, assumed temporary editorshipwhile a search was made to find a long-termreplacement. With much fan-fare, Thomas B.Coolman, Σ’58, was announced as the P&G’snew editor. Before the Summer 1964 issuecould be published, however, BrotherCoolman had succumbed to a rare cancer, and the job was thrown back to Bill LeClere.LeClere instituted a few design changes, especially the look of the cover.

In Fall 1964, William A. Raisch, E’59 wasappointed editor. It was the beginning of “the ’60s” era, and college students were moreeager to be involved with the world outside thecollege gates. Under Raisch’s guidance, the P&Gbegan to feature articles prepared exclusively foruse in The Purple and Gold concerning trends andissues in higher education of the day. John W.Gardner’s piece on self-renewal, which ran firstin The Purple and Gold, was later reprinted inReader’s Digest. These trends and issues piecesseemed to harken back to the earlier years ofthe magazine when The Purple and Gold prideditself on the literary nature of much of thecontent. The fraternal essentials – such asAlpha reports and alumni news – were stillthere, along with articles on history and fraternal concerns.

The world of publishing was beginning to change rapidly in the 1960s, with printingtechniques changing and paper costs risingsteeply. Together with changing attitudes aboutalmost everything on the college campus, theeditors began experimenting a bit with magazineformats. The size and shape of the P&G hadbeen relatively constant for 85 years, but that format had become non-standard for newerpresses, thus costing much more than before.So, for several years in the early 1970s, ThePurple and Gold was published in two sizes:one was a 7 by 10-inch color-cover edition,printed twice a year; the other was a 12 by 18-inch tabloid, printed more cheaply two to fourtimes each year. To some, the varying formatswere interesting if not exciting, but otherswere unimpressed. In November 1975, theP&G changed to the format we still have today


THE MOST NOTABLE of the editors ofThe Purple and Gold was Hiram L.Kennicott, ΕΔ’13. He served as editor

for thirty-three years before his death in 1962.He also served as Fraternity Historian, Editorof the 1941 Catalogue, #6, andParliamentarian of many Conventions. TheHiram L. Kennicott Literary Award is present-ed in his honor each year to the Alphas thathave done outstanding work in alumni com-munications. The following tribute appearedin The Purple and Gold shortly after his passing:

“We easily recall numerous anecdotes toprove the breadth and depth of this man, hiscapacity for friendships, for service. Not greatin stature, yet by the greatness of his charactermaking his presence felt. Not a blind devoteeof dogma, yet judicious in preserving great tra-ditions. A true gentleman, a cultivated andrefined friend, a devoted husband and father,a conscientious scholar, a painstaking artisan.

“He loved Chi Psi, not alone as an institution, but as anopportunity for serving his fellow men, especially his youngerbrethren, and for the development of lasting friendships. Hewas a zealous man, in the sense of zealousy which Websterdefines as ‘zealous in the service of a cause; solicitous for thehonor or interest of another, or of some institution or cause.’

“Editor of The Purple and Gold for 33 years, he was zealousfor the publication he so lovingly edited to be the best in itsfield, and he was successful. To the assignment as FraternityHistorian he brought a love for American historical research, afavorite among his many hobbies. A lasting monument to hisposition as Catalogue Editor is the 1941 Centennial Catalogue,a tremendous task and unique in its field, which he produced

in collaboration with his close friend and long-time associate, Slip Slifer.

“He loved our Annual Conventions, whichhe attended with few omissions over a fifty yearspan, for he enjoyed the associations with anever-changing panorama of undergraduates,the renewal of old friendships and the makingof new.

An expert presiding officer and parliamen-tarian, he served more often as #6 atConvention than any other man, filling thatrole with distinction a dozen times. He firstwielded the gavel at the 88th Convention atOld Point Comfort, Virginia, in 1929, and didso for the last time at the 115th Convention inMadison, Wisconsin, in 1956. Whether in therole of presiding officer, or parliamentarian(which post he again filled last fall in AnnArbor) or without official Convention title, hewas always the willing counselor and able guide

and advisor to officers and delegates.“An ardent advocate of the establishment of an Alpha at

the University of the South, he found great pleasure in the suc-cessful culmination of these efforts at the last Convention, andlooked forward to attending the official installation of AlphaTau Delta there.

“But we will not see him at Sewanee, nor at futureConventions, nor Council meetings nor Birthday Dinners. Yethe will be there, for the spirit of a man like Hi Kennicott willalways be with Chi Psi. For him and for us, friendship is a circlethat has no ending in time or eternity. He lives forever in ourhearts, and his good works live after him.

“Rest in peace, Brother Kennicott. Chi Psi is better, and weare better men and Brothers because he passed this way.”

– J. Palmer Murphy, ΒΔ’38

Hiram L. Kennicott: Longest-Tenured P&G Editor

Editors-in-Chief of The Purple and Gold1883-86 . . . . . Undergrad Review Board1886-90 . . . . William H. Hotchkiss, Φ’861890-92 . . . . . . William M. Collier, Φ’891892-94 . . . . . . . . Harry T. Dayton, Ρ’921897-98. . . . . . . Edward R. Wright, Φ’981898-1908 . . . . Andrew R. Warner, Φ’991898-1914. . . . . Ira W. Henderson, Φ’001914-29 . . . . . . . . . . H. Seger Slifer, Ε’121929-63 . . . . Hiram L. Kennicott, ΕΔ’131963 . . . . . . . William E. LeClere, ΒΔ’571963-64. . . . . Thomas B. Coolman, Σ’58

1964-67 . . . . . . . William A. Raisch, Ε’591967-68 . . . . . . . . . . Leo J. Lujan, ΨΔ’601968-71 . . . . . . . James D. Bunting, Ρ’671971-72 . . . . . . . . . Alfred E. Smith, Σ’711972-74 . . . . Thomas F. Simpson, ΗΔ’721974-76 . . . . . Michael V. Walrod, ΨΔ’741976-78. . . . . . . . . Rikki R. Shiiki, ΗΔ’761978-79. . . . . . . . Bill Hattendorf, ΑΔ’691979-81 . . . . Steven A. Culbertson, Φ’791981-83 . . . . . . . . Edwin J. Conn, ΗΔ’811983-84 . . . . . . . Donald E. Beeson, Σ’82

1984-85 . . . . . . . Bill Wrightsman, ΗΔ’841985-93. . . K. Stephen Anderson, ΖΔ’551993 . . . . . . . . . Walter C. Williams, Γ’911993-94 . . . . . Charles T. Wallace, ΤΔ’931994-96 . . . . . . . . Robert W. Gee, ΕΔ’941996-97 . . . . William Dvoranchik, ΕΔ’961997-2000 . . . William J. Green, ΜΔ’952000-01. . . . . . Aaron M. Abrams, ΗΔ’972001-02 . . . . . . . Brandon J. Parker, Ε’012002- . . . Bill Hattendorf, ΑΔ’69, Σ’82

(what has become the standard format in the magazineworld), the just-under 8.5 by 11-inch size. Starting out inblack-and-white, spot color was added in the early 1980s,and full-color as budgets permitted. The first full-colorcover in the current format was in 1983 for the magazine’s100th anniversary. (On today’s presses, printing the P&Gis no more expensive in color than in black-and-white.)

For most of the last 45 years, the P&G has been edited by a younger staff member in the Central Office,sometimes in conjunction with Visitor or other duties.Tenure has ranged from one to three years, except for

two editorships, that of K. Stephen Anderson, ΖΔ’55, from 1985-93, and Bill Hattendorf, ΑΔ’69, Σ’82, from2002 to the present (he also edited the P&G in 1978-79).

Because of ever-increasing printing costs, there aresome fraternities that have reverted to a paid subscriptionor electronic distribution of their magazines. While eachnew issue of The Purple and Gold is available at our Website, we also recognize different learning styles and the importance of the printed “coffee table” version.

Please send your thoughts and suggestions for futureP&G issues to P&[email protected] or to the Central Office.


The Chi Psi Educational Trust, Inc.

Julian B. Emerson, Β’80, Chair . . . . . Columbia, SCSteven L. Crow, Ε’79, Vice Chair . . . . Charlotte, NCBenjamin R. Silliman, Γ’86, Treasurer New York, NYJoseph J. Devaney, Ρ’80, ΜΔ’99 . . . Jacksonville, FLHarold G. Arnwine II, ΤΔ’86, ΝΔ’02 New York, NYWilliam L. Warren, M’88 . . . . . . . . . . . Atlanta, GARyan H. Ahlberg, Ε’03, Ν’06 . . . Minneapolis, MN

Chi Psi Executive Council Daniel Ahlberg, MD, Ν’67, #7 . Golden Valley, MNAndrew J. Dewing, ΟΔ’84, Chair . . . . . . .Suffolk, VADr. E. Todd Falls, ΤΔ’89, V Chair . Birmingham, ALSamuel C. Bessey, ΗΔ’97, #23 . . . . . . Nashville, TN

Other Council Members:W. S. Bill Hattendorf, ΑΔ’69, Σ’82, Η’83 . Gill, MAWilliam H. Cooper, ΑΔ’74 . . . . . . . . . . Griffin, GAJohn S. Logan, ΕΔ’89, ΡH . . . . . Highland Park, NJKurt O. Gilliland, Σ’92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raleigh, NCLathrop B. Nelson III, ΟΔ’97 . . . . Philadelphia, PAJames E. Lazarus, ΣΔ’01 . . . . . . Charlottesville, VAA. J. Spring, ΥΔ’09 . . . . . . . . . . Winston-Salem, NC

Retiring at Convention ’08:Dr. Whitey Silverio, ΕΔ’71, ΦH, ΨH . . .Evanston, ILNickolas G. Milonas, Ε’07 . . . .Washington, DCMitchell A. Colleran, ΘΔ’08 . . . . . . .Seattle, WA

Newly-Elected at Convention ’08:Dennis E. Whitfield, ΑΔ’71 . . . . . . . Alexandria, VAJustin C. Froeber, ΠΔ’10 . . . . . . . . . . . .Raleigh, NCAndrew S. Heger, ΖΔ’10 . . . . . . . . . .Champaign, IL

Council Members Emeritus:W. David Romoser, ΖΔ’65 . . . . . . . . . . Mequon, WIMichael Kosusko, Ξ’77 . . . . . . . . . . . . Durham, NCHarold G. Arnwine II, ΤΔ’86, ΝΔ’02 New York, NYMichael C. Hurst, ΤΔ’87 . . . . . . . . . . . Sewanee, TN

Past #7’s:Malcolm D. “Jack” Jeffrey, Θ’54 . . . Columbus, OHDr. George W. Ray III, Α’54 . . . . . . . Lexington, VARobert C. Preble Jr., Χ’44 . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago, ILCarleton A. Holstrom, Ι’57 . . . . . . . New Hope, PA

Council Advisory Board Members:Dr. John T. Austell, B’61 . . . . . . . . . . .Columbia, SCJ. Lee Cook, ΑΔ’74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlanta, GAPaul W. Landaker, ΗΔ’75, ΟΔ’79 . . . . Portland, ORMichael R. Webb, ΑΔ’80 . . . . . . . . . Kingwood, TXCraig S. Chelius, ΘΔ’83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle, WAPaul Farquharson, ΟΔ’84 . . . . . . . .Ellicott City, MAJohn A. Cohenour, ΜΔ’85 . . . . . . . . . . Atlanta, GAMichael F. O’Neill, Ξ’87 . . . . . . . . . . . Westfield, NJTodd A. Fouts, ΖΔ’89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edelstein, ILAdam Wellman, Ε’93 . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Arbor, MITodd H. Packebush, ΗΔ’93 . . . . . . . . Littleton, COMark S. Puzella, Α’94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cohasset, MAAndrew Van Deren, Ο’94 . . . . . . . . . Richmond, VAHeath J. Mills, ΣΔ’97 . . . . . . . . . . . . Tallahassee, FLNathaniel Eberle, ΜΔ’98 . . . . . . . . . Arlington, MAWilliam C. Bode, ΘΔ’01 . . . . . . . . . . . Olympia, WADavid A. Shuler, Ν’02 . . . . . . . . . . . Plymouth, MN

Chi Psi Central OfficeJeffrey Hall • 45 Rutledge Street

Nashville, Tennessee 37210Phone: 615-736-2520 • Fax: 615-736-2366

E-Mail: [email protected] • Web: www.chipsi.org

Samuel C. Bessey, ΗΔ’97 . . . . . . . . . Executive DirectorDonald E. Beeson, Σ’82, ΥΔ’86 . . . Assoc. Exec Dir.Bradley W. Beskin, Σ’05 . . . . . . Director of EducationNicholas A. Gilly, ΔΔ’07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alpha VisitorJeffrey H. Manzer, ΗΔ’07 . . . Director of Operations

Chi Psi Regional AssociationsAtlanta Area: Bo Jackson, Γ’77

[email protected] • C: 404-245-6486 B: 770-447-3784670 Sunnybrook Dr, Decatur, GA 30033

Columbus (Ohio) Area: William J. Green, ΜΔ’[email protected] • 740-666-88457545 Mills Road, Ostrander, OH 43061

Capital Area: Nick Milonas, E’[email protected] • 269-598-41782926 38th St NW, Washington, DC 20016

Denver Area: Joe Hughes, Β’84, ΨΔ’[email protected] • 303-554-9123 • 4800 Baseline Road, E104, PMB 449, Boulder, CO 80303

Los Angeles Area: Jason Dreibelbis, ΔΔ’[email protected] • 510-326-67223750 Jasmine Avenue, #108, Los Angeles, CA 90034

Middle Tennessee Area: Jeffrey Manzer, ΗΔ’[email protected] • B: 615-736-252045 Rutledge Street, Nashville, TN 37210

New England Area: Bill Hattendorf, ΑΔ’69, Σ’[email protected] • B: 413-498-547045 Mount Hermon Rd, Gill MA 01354

Philadelphia Area: Lathrop Nelson, ΟΔ’[email protected] • H: 215-925-1952334 Fitzwater St, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Gamma Alumni: Corp Pres: Robert Forsythe ’[email protected] • 901-238-88663609 Mimosa Avenue, Memphis, TN 38111

Omicron Alumni: Rob Robertson ’[email protected] • 804-928-13782407 Sunset Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903

Psi Delta Alumni: Chris Chrisbens, ΨΔ’[email protected] • 720-317-46552949 Whitetail Circle, Lafayette, CO 80026

Nu Delta Alumni: Steven Sacco, ΝΔ’[email protected] • 703-975-797610302 Appalachian Circle, #311, Oakton, VA 22124

Want to Start an Area Alumni Association?Contact the Chi Psi Central Office

Alphas & Alumni LeadersUndergraduate Leadership at many Alphas is in Transition.

Alpha Pi: Union College – Corp. Pres: Brian E. Shea ’[email protected] • 518-393-4012 862 Worcester Drive, Niskayuna, NY 12309

Alpha Phi: Hamilton College – Corp Treas: David Scott ’[email protected] • H: 413-539-96215 Yale Street, Holyoke, MA 01040

Alpha Epsilon – University of Michigan: Corp Pres: Brian T. Heil ’80 • [email protected] • 810-750-450111301 Fawn Valley Trail, Fenton, MI 48430-4010

Alpha Sigma: University of North Carolina – AdvisoryBoard Pres: Kurt Gilliland ’92 • [email protected] 513 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607 • 919-754-8372

Alpha Beta: University of South Carolina – Corp. Pres:Julian B Emerson ’80 • [email protected]. Box 598, Georgetown, SC 29442 • 803-727-4929

Alpha Chi: Amherst, MA – Corp. Pres: Hew Crooks ’[email protected] • C: 203-550-6967546 N. Beson Road, Fairfield, CT 06824

Alpha Psi: Cornell University – Corp Pres: Jake Henne-muth ’98 • [email protected] • 212-832-5280767 Fifth Ave, Suite 4701, NY, NY 10153

Alpha Nu: University of Minnesota – Corp. Pres: PaulHellickson ’88 • [email protected] - 45th Avenue N, # 104, Plymouth, MN 55442 •612-310-2165

Alpha Iota: University of Wisconsin – Corp Pres: JohnHorneck ’90 • [email protected] • 720-888-3845862 S High Street, Denver, CO 80209

Alpha Rho: Rutgers University – Corp Pres: Vincent LeBlon ’77 • 21 Bunker Hill Run, E Brunswick, NJ 08816H: 732-238-5368 • [email protected]

Alpha Xi: Stevens Institute of Technology – Corp Pres:Dennis Grupe ’90 • 344 Westview Ave, Fort Lee, NJ [email protected] • C: 201-218-5765

Alpha Alpha Delta: University of Georgia – Advisory BoardPres: Doug Patterson ’78 • [email protected] Glenover Dr, Alpharetta, GA 30004 • C: 770-375-7446

Alpha Beta Delta: Lehigh University – Corp Pres: Scott R.McKay ’78 • 1815 Apple Tree Lane E, Bethlehem, PA18015 • C: 610-730-6612 • [email protected]

Alpha Delta Delta: University of California – Adv. BoardPres. Nick Gilly ’07 • 45 Rutledge St, Nashville, TN 37210C: 615-574-0361 • [email protected]

Alpha Epsilon Delta: Northwestern University – Adv.Board Chair: Steve Rickmeier ’69 • H: 847-482-0885851 Gloucester Crossing, Lake Forest, IL 60045 [email protected]

Alpha Zeta Delta: University of Illinois – Corp. Pres: Randy Mason ’96 • [email protected] W Quincy St, Riverside, IL 60546 • C: 708-712-0985

Alpha Eta Delta: University of Oregon – Corp Pres: DavidWaterfall ’82 • 3035 Elk Run Drive, Park City, UT [email protected] • C: 435-729-0800

Alpha Theta Delta: University of Washington – Corp Pres:Kent Smith ’89 • [email protected] Naomi Place, Seattle, WA 98115 • H: 206-527-9424

Alpha Iota Delta: Georgia Institute of Technology – CorpPresident: T. Allen Park ’68 • [email protected] W Lake Highlands, Dallas, TX 75218 • 214-957-3747

Alpha Tau Delta: University of The South – Corp Pres:Jamie McGregor ’98 • 116 Hawthorne Road, Springfield,OH 45504 • [email protected]

Alpha Chi Delta: Clemson University – Corp Pres: ScottRobertson ’93 • 212 Middle Brooke, Anderson, SC [email protected] • 864-617-9376

Alpha Omicron Delta: Washington & Lee University – Corp Pres: Andrew J. Dewing ’84 • [email protected] Viney Vista, Suffolk, VA 23436 • H: 757-238-8190

Alpha Mu Delta: Rollins College – Corp Pres: Felipe Pinzon’97 • [email protected] • 813-416-4390208 S Habana Avenue, Unit 1, Tampa, FL 33602

Alpha Xi Delta: Texas Tech – Corp Pres: Jason Cox ’[email protected] • C: 303-204-303313435 West Center Drive, Lakewood, CO 80228

Alpha Upsilon Delta: Wake Forest University – CorpPres: Matt Van Sickle ’00 • [email protected] Lyndhurst Ave, Winston-Salem, NC 27103336-312-5892

Alpha Sigma Delta: Duke University – Adv Board: NickSuperina ’03 • 1415 N Taft #1186, Arlington, VA 22201H: 703-772-6194 • [email protected]

Alpha Pi Delta: University of Georgia – Corp Pres: AndreJ. Little ’06 • 13 Hearthwood Cir, Durham, NC [email protected] • H: 919-308-2973

Alpha Omega Delta: George Mason University – CorpPres: Cliff Massa III, ED’71 • H: 703-532-54891935 Franklin Ave, McLean VA 22101-5310 [email protected]

Alpha Rho Delta: Miami University – Corp Pres: RobertA. Dearth Jr., A’66 • 1834 Keys Crescent, Cincinnati,OH 45206 • H: 513-221-1944 • [email protected]

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