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  • Fall Leadership Conference

    On Sunday, 8/27, Rho kicked off their annual DKE Fall Conference in the Oechsle Center for Global Education. The conference was spearheaded by current chapter President James Cochran ’18 and President of the Rho House Association Mike Rupolo ‘12. Alumnus and Vice President of Campus Life for Rho, Jared Piette ’12 was also in attendance.…

  • Back to Back Lion Trophy Victories for DKE Rho!

    Congratulations to the Rho undergraduates in securing DKE’s most prestigious award, the Lion Tropy for the second year in a row! The chapter’s placement by category can be found below: Chapter Operations – T 1st Community Service – 2nd Leadership – 1st Overall – 1st You can also checkout the quick video announcement of the placements…

  • Announcing DKE Internship Endowment

    In honor of Rho’s founding 161 years ago at Lafayette College, we are pleased to announce the endowment of the DKE internship fund to provide an internship stipend to Rho Dekes and legacies of Rho Dekes. The College will administer the endowment and award the stipend through the College’s Office of Career Services to those students…

  • Welcome back Delta Tau Delta

    “A fraternity returns: DTD gains college approval” by Ian Morse appeared on The Lafayette’s website last Friday. The article announces that the 18 member Recognition Committee decided to grant Delta Tau Delta (DTD) colony status. President of DTD Dan Lupia ’16 (Full disclosure: Lupia copyedits for us. He did not copyedit this story) said the…

  • Happy Founders Day Rho!

    On October 15, 1855, Andrew Cross Trippe ‘57 and Joshua Williams Kerr ‘56 secured Rho’s founding charter from Phi. One hundred and sixty years later, Rho remains the oldest, strongest and most storied of the fraternities at Lafayette College. Tomorrow we dedicate the renovated DKE House and kickoff a weekend commemorating this significant milestone. Kerothen…

  • Last Call: Rho of DKE 160th Anniversary

    Last call to register for DKE events at Homecoming next weekend to celebrate Rho’s 160th Anniversary. So far 215 people are attending various DKE events throughout the weekend, with 125 planning to attend the 160th Anniversary Dinner on Saturday night. We need to place the food and beverage order with Catering on Monday, so please…

  • Rho DKE’s 160th and Homecoming 2015

    Welcome home! The newly renovated DKE House greeted dozens of Rho DKE collegians to campus this past weekend. The registration page for the weekend of events to celebrate the 160th Anniversary of the Rho Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon at Lafayette College is now live. Register now. The schedule of events includes a golf outing,…

  • Rho News Fall 2015 Edition

    The fall 2015 edition of the Rho News (click here for PDF) was distributed via the College via e-mail and direct mail this week. This issue focuses on the significant accomplishment of renovating the DKE House at Lafayette College. It also introduces the events the Rho House Association has planned to commemorate the 160th Anniversary…

  • Spring 2015 Grade Report

    As Delta Kappa Epsilon turns 171 years old today, the Rho Chapter has additional cause to celebrate. On Friday, the College released their academic performance report for the 2015 spring semester. We are pleased to announce that our undergraduates attained an average chapter GPA of 3.36 compared to the All Upper-Class, Non-Affiliated Men’s Average of…

  • DKE Photos

    Our friends at the College sent new photos of construction progress at the DKE House. What a great way to start the week! Over 150 Rho Dekes, family, and friends have supported the campaign so far. Please join us by making a tax deductible gift or pledge today towards our 160th Anniversary Campaign by visiting…