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The undergraduates welcomed DKE attendees of the Marquis Founders Dinner to the DKE House on Friday October 21. Attendees included Brothers Matt Sheeleigh ’50, Bob Loughlin ’53, Allan Kirby ’53, Paul McCurdy ’82, and Mitch Wein (Treasurer of the College and VP of Finance & Administration). Students were glad to engage with their fellow Dekes and welcome them back to the DKE House.
DKE was recently charged as an organization for a food fight that trashed the kitchen and dining room in DKE. DKE held both the alumni participants and the student bystanders accountable with monetary fines and barring them from DKE events in the near term. Destruction in the DKE House must stop and we expect all Dekes to respect the investments we make in the house.
In the future we will hold enablers and bystanders equally accountable to any active participants in future incidents. DKE property was placed at risk by this incident. Additionally, the Dean raised questions about how we cleaned the food fight up because it was mostly sophomores when the Dean came to observe the mess. Trashing the kitchen and dining room must stop!
The Student Conduct Committee levied several penalties on us as a result of this incident. Among other penalties, we are under social probation until October 17th, 2012. During this time, we are not required to remain dry; however, we cannot host social events on or off campus. The full decision is available from Brother De Lisi. Contact him at webmaster@rhodke.org if you would like to review the decision. We are working to place this decision into context of the Campus Climate, particularly the recent Board of Trustees decisions regarding Greek Life.
We are proud to anounce the 2011 SummerFest Get Together; A time ment to catch up with one another, and have a few cocktails. This year’s event will take place at the Bohemian Beer Hall in Astoria Queens. It is the oldest Beer Hall in New York City, and has always served us well.
When: Saturday September 24th from 2pm to ?!?!?
Where:Bohemian Beer Hall
29-19 24th Avenue
New York, NY 11105
(718) 274-4925
Exit from the Subway: Astoria Blvd (the exit is right across the street from the Beer Hall)
Link: http://www.bohemianhall.com/en/Index.php
We look forward to seeing everyone there, and to LET THE LION ROAR. Any questions feel free to contact us.
ITB,
Christian (garellic@gmail.com) and John (jcrerand@gmail.com)
This story is a prequel to the excellent series of the early ‘50s recently penned by Brother Don Ayers.
First let me set the scene. I was among 86 high-point, combat veterans to enter a special class which Lafayette started in early November, 1945, to catch up with the freshmen of the already formed Class of 1949.
Pre-WWII, Lafayette had been a small men’s school, closely oriented to the Presbyterian Church, of some 1500 students. But, when we arrived, the Campus was almost deserted after being relinquished by the Army’s pre-training program (ASTP) for Air Cadets earlier in the year. Frankly, the school was starving for students, or practically none of our Special 1945 Veteran’s Class would ever have qualified for admission.
Soon after settling in on Campus, I started meeting other high-point Marines. Among them was Andy Olinger, who asked me to join him and several other Marines as Zete (Zeta Psi) pledges.
However, my first room mate at top of Old McKeen Hall was Joe Trickett, who had already pledged Deke. Although a recent high school graduate, Joe was a very mature football player and had already met a number of the newly-arrived veterans. He soon introduced me to several other good guys–combat veterans–who were already members of his pledge class. They included Marine Jim Schultz; Air Force Pilot, Charlie Brownie; and Navy Blimp Pilot, Jim Mott. So, after being invited, I decided to join them as the newest member of the Deke pledge class. The four of us soon became such good friends that we roomed together in a first floor suite at the tiny, old dorm: Newkirk Hall. Over looking the, then, much larger Quad, this delightful living experience couldn’t have been much different than veterans of that time saw in the days immediately following the Civil War.
Our large pledge class of some 12-15 recent prep/high school grads, mixed in with about an equal number of older combat veterans, was the first group of Dekes to open up the Old House after it had been evacuated as a barracks by the Army ASTP program. Continue reading »
Today is June 22.
167 years ago today, DKE was founded at #12 Old South Hall, at Yale University in New Haven.
Our great fraternity boasts a glorious history and a vibrant future.
Please join our brothers in celebrating the 167th Anniversary of the founding of Delta Kappa Epsilon!
Thanks to Doug Lanpher for the post!
Congratulations to Brother Glen Woodbury ’85 for being featured in the Spring 2011 Lafayette Magazine for his work with the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Woodbury believes that “Lafayette taught [him] the value of personal relationships, small organizational leadership, and how friendships really can be for life.” Surely many of the brothers of Delta Kappa Epsilon can relate to those life lessons. Congratulations again to Brother Woodbury, and his successes after Lafayette, and thanks to his services to this country. The article in its entirety can be seen at this link.
A brother dead and brothers mourning
Fill the heart with grief today,
And the earnest grasp fraternal;
Speaks, “a dear one passed away.”
Yes, no longer we shall greet thee
In the halls of DKE,
Yet thy name in sweet remembrance
Graven on our hearts will be.
We have parted, Brother, parted,
As we trust, to meet again
In a full unbroken circle,
Free from sorrow, grief and pain.
Brother Duncan Andrews ’57 passed away March 17, 2011. In addition to his NYTimes Obituary, Doug Lanpher (DKE’s Executive Director) sent along the following thoughts to all Rho Dekes:
I’m very sorry to hear about Duncan passing away. He was a true gentleman and I hope you had gotten to know him. When I worked for DKE in the late 1970′s he was very helpful to me in many ways, not only helping me in the DKE job but also in teaching a kid from Ohio how to survive in New York City. He served DKE in many capacities (including President of the Board, and Executive Director), was the main contributor and editor of the 150-year history book, wrote many articles for the Quarterly, and was a worthy successor to Mike Michaels as the Rho representative on the DKE Board. I had been in touch by phone with him over the past year and sent him the newsletter and Quarterlies, and he loved hearing news about DKE, even though he could not get out and enjoy the DKE Club any more. I made sure to let him know that his chapter was doing very well, and he was pleased to hear that. He had great DKE spirit and he loved the fraternity. Rho Chapter, and DKE, has lost a true friend, and he will be missed.
In the Bonds,
Doug Lanpher
Brother Mitchell was recently featured in the Lafayette Alumni News:
When a small group of residents of Bear Creek Township, Pa., voted in 1993 to secede and form a separate borough, they elected Walter S. Mitchell Jr. ’66 as mayor. And, he’s been mayor ever since.
Read the full story for more information.
A recent Mercury News article discussing the benefits of college education included a brief interview with Rho Deke Ed Hollshwander ’76 regarding his experience at Lafayette College:
Ed Hollshwandner, owner of Document Systems Inc. in Walnut Creek, had a similar experience. Also valedictorian of his class, Hollshwandner, 55, had the opportunity to attend a major university, but instead chose Lafayette College in Pennsylvania. “That was a great college to go to because I really had no idea what I wanted to do when I got there. I could explore many interests that I probably could not have had I attended a bigger college.”
Thank you to Lafayette AISB Co-Chair Bill Messick ’68 from DU for forwarding this article.
One of our fellow Dekes, David Markowitz ’93, was recently featured in a WSJ Law Blog entry following his recent career move to Goldman Sachs.
At Goldman he will be a senior member of the litigation and regulatory proceedings group, which works on a broad variety of matters, said a spokesman for Goldman. “We are pleased that Mr. Markowitz is joining the company,” he said.
Markowitz served as the head of the investor protection bureau for New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, a powerful unit that launched probes and brought cases on Wall Street’s actions in the auction-rate securities market, the credit default swap market, the subprime mortgage market, and executive compensation during the height of the financial crisis.
Thank you to Lafayette AISB Co-Chair Bill Messick ’68 from DU for forwarding this article.
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