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Fraternity

Health &
Wellness

  AlumNI
   NEWS

  Guided
by Passion
 Stories of Delt                                                 Jeffrey P. Sinelli (Michigan State
 Entrepreneurs                                             University, 1990) is making the world a
                                                              better place one sandwich at a time

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                                                             husband, a father and a man.                             our vital role as mentors and coaches to
                                                                This edition of The Rainbow focuses                   our younger Delt charges.
                                                             on the doers. Those of entrepreneurial                      This January, we hold our first-ever
                                                             spirit who find what is wrong and try to                 all-presidents retreat, the Presidents
                                                             right it, see what is missing and try to                 Excellence Institute (PresX), in Dallas.
                                                             provide it, imagine what can be and seek                 All newly-elected undergraduate
                                                             to turn their vision into reality.                       presidents will meet to network, share
                                                                As Delts, we embrace the values                       ideas, and learn the fundamentals of good
                                                             of a life well and honorably lived. We                   leadership. For the first time, we will
                                                             believe in the values of honesty and                     begin our year with all presidents equally
                                                             industry. We strive for an unselfish and                 well trained, supported and ready for the
                                                             noble life. Values called us to join Delta               difficult and important leadership job that
              International President                        Tau Delta in the first place, and which                  lies ahead.
                Steven A. Paquette
               (Syracuse University, 1977)                   we have found present throughout our                        I want to thank our donors to the
                  president@delts.org                        Delt experience. Please take a few                       Delta Tau Delta Educational Foundation,
                                                             minutes and learn what these Delts have                  for without your support, the Volunteer
   I am pretty excited about this particular                 accomplished, how they did it and why                    Coaching Summit, PresX and Division
   issue of The Rainbow. In it, we take the                  their stories stand as examples of what                  Conferences would look very different.
   opportunity to brag a little about some                   each of us can accomplish as Delts, in our                  We will bring the programming
   really good Delts, graduates of four                      unique way, if we stay true to the journey.              together in February 2020 through our
   different decades, who acknowledge                           This year, we are excited to bring fresh              five division conferences, joining the
   the impact they are making in the world                   new programming to our undergraduate                     newly trained presidents with each
   is, in some measure, a product of their                   brothers to help aid in that journey and to              chapter’s full executive team and their
   undergraduate experiences as members of                   provide new and concrete opportunities                   trusted advisors.
   Delta Tau Delta.                                          to display their own entrepreneurial spirit                 Delta Tau Delta has been making
       Many of us, including me, believe                     within their brotherhood and on their                    good men better for a long time now.
   Delta Tau Delta can have a profound                       campuses. Chances to make the right                      The sort of men featured in this issue on
   impact on our young brothers. Not                         choices, every time, to be there for one                 entrepreneurship—Delts like you. With
   so much by creating good character                        another when it counts.                                  your continued support, we will keep
   as defining it—giving it voice,                              We started the fall semester with a                   on doing for as long as young men need
   validation and purpose. I have often                      mid-year Arch Chapter meeting, held in                   our support in a complex and changing
   said the opportunity to be guided by                      conjunction with the Volunteer Coaching                  world.
   alumni members and by my fellow                           Summit. Nearly 100 loyal volunteers                         The future is bright, and it is indeed
   undergraduate brothers, had a significant                 participated in workshops meant to                       a great time to be a member of Delta
   influence on who I became as a lawyer, a                  challenge us and refine and improve upon                 Tau Delta.

HISTORY OF THE RAINBOW : Editor-in-Chief W.C. Buchanan (Bethany College, 1873) launched the first issue of The Delta Tau Delta magazine as The Crescent in 1877. As a
condition of the Fraternity merger with the Rainbow Fraternity in 1886 the name of the magazine was changed to The Rainbow. Today the summer and winter issues of The
Rainbow are printed and mailed, those and all other issues, are also available online. Visit deltataudeltaarchive.com to view issues from 1877 to present.

               Do you know a Delt with a story to share? Upcoming issues will feature Delts in politics and sports.
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• Educate present and potential members on pertinent issues, persons, events and
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• Serve as an instrument of public relations for the Fraternity by presenting an image
  of the Fraternity commensurate with its quality and stature.                           DIGITAL EDITION ONLY
• Entertain readers with its information and quality writing and editing, so it is a     If you would prefer to receive an email notification when each new magazine is posted
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CONTENTS
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RAINBOW   VOL. 146 | ISSUE #1

                                                       6                                 20                                22
PUBLISHER
Jack Kreman

EDITOR
Jean Lloyd

DESIGNER
Justin Pyles

CONTRIBUTORS
Janine Wampler
Jim Russell
Tony Vukusich

ARCH CHAPTER
Steven A. Paquette, President
Bruce Peterson, Vice President
John Hancock, Second Vice President
Rosario Palmieri, Treasurer
Anthony Albanese, Secretary
Ashley Wollam, Dir. of Member Development
Ross Theriault, Eastern Division President
Jeff Pelletier, Northern Division President
Mark Nichols, Southern Division President
Mike Tankersley, Western Pacific Div. Pres.
Chris Wisbrock, Western Plains Div. President
                                                  FEATURES
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS                                GROWING THE FRATERNITY - P. 6
Daniel A. Dungan, Chairman
                                                  Delta Tau Delta returned to two campuses and added one new campus with three crescent
Jeffry L. Henning, Vice Chairman
John W. Gleeson, Treasurer                        colonies established in the fall of 2019. Recruitment for two more begins in January.
Kent R. Hance, Secretary
Murray M. Blackwelder
Alan G. Brackett
                                                  HEALTH AND WELLNESS - P. 20
J. Coley Clark                                    The Fraternity turns attention to the best way to address health and wellness, a priority area
Paul J. DeMand                                    for undergraduate members.
David B. Hughes
Gregory N. Kazarian
Steven A. Paquette                                GOOD VIBES GREAT SANDWICHES - P. 22
Bruce J. Peterson
Alexander R. Schriver                             The story of founder, CEO and chief vibe officer at Which Wich Superior Sandwiches
Michael D. Shonrock                               is the first of several feature stories about Delts turning a vision into reality through
Keith J. Steiner                                  entrepreneurial spirit.
Norval B. Stephens, Jr.
Daniel C. Stith                                   IN EVERY ISSUE
Steven C. Vilks
T. Scott Wittman                                  2 HEADLINES OF THE PAST                            42 ALUMNI NEWS
Ashley J. Wollam
                                                  4 VOLUNTEER UPDATE                                 48 JDRF PARTNERSHIP
CONTACT                                           6 FRATERNITY GROWTH                                50 FOUNDATION NEWS
Contact The Rainbow staff at rainbow@delts.org
or 317-284-0203.                                  8 FRATERNITY HEADLINES                             51 CHAPTER ETERNAL

     Delta Tau Delta is a proud member of the     22 DELT STORIES
  Fraternity Communications Association and the
    North-American Interfraternity Conference.
                                                  ON THE COVER
                                                  Jeffrey P. Sinelli (Michigan State University, 1990), a serial entrepreneur and founder,
                                                  CEO and chief vibe officer at Which Wich Superior Sandwiches talks about his sandwich
                                                  empire, his philosophy on life, his entrepreneurial spirit, his passion for giving back, his Delt
                                                  experience and the vibe that shapes his outlook.

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HEADLINES OF THE PAST

   10 TO 100 YEARS AGO IN THE RAINBOW

   HEADLINES OF THE PAST
   10 YEARS AGO (2009)                                               25 YEARS AGO (1994)
   The Fraternity’s working home was rededicated on Nov. 13, 2009,   The Rainbow captured several poignant comments from the
   as the Fisher-Nichols Memorial Headquarters in Fishers, Ind.,     Fraternity’s third leadership academy’s grateful participants,
   to honor its primary benefactors, John W. Fisher (University of   including this from Epsilon Mu Chapter President P. Chris Mickel
   Tennessee, 1938) and John W. Nichols (University of Oklahoma,     (Ball State University, 1995). “I have learned how to create a
   1936). Both were chapter presidents who became lifelong friends   vision, communicate and entrust that vision to others and most of
   as young alumni.                                                  all that I can believe in myself to realize that vision; regardless of
                                                                     whether that vision deals with the Fraternity or life.”

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HEADLINES OF THE PAST

                                                 50 YEARS AGO (1969)
                                                 In strong words as relevant today as when written
                                                 in the fall 1969 Rainbow, Fraternity President
                                                 Robert L. Hartford (Ohio University, 1936) said, “It
                                                 is very apparent to anyone close to the fraternity
                                                 world that chapters which do not change to match
                                                 the needs of today’s undergraduates are chapters
                                                 which will not attract pledges and hence are
                                                 chapters which will not live long. Delta Tau Delta is
                                                 not in the business of perpetuating dying chapters.
                                                 As a national fraternity, we ought to be able to
                                                 provide the necessary channels of information
                                                 through which every chapter can benefit from
                                                 the experiences of all as we progress to meet the
                                                 needs of today and of tomorrow.”

                                                 75 YEARS AGO (1944)
                                                 As World War II moved into its fourth and final year, the first signs of re-emergence
                                                 to pre-war campus life dawned across the Greek world. Many Delt chapters, which
                                                 had operated at minimal manpower or ceased activity altogether, resumed operations
                                                 in the fall 1944 term. In a first person Rainbow story, William M. Hutchison (Indiana
                                                 University 1920) related much appreciated assistance from the Purdue Delts who
                                                 helped re-open the vacant Beta Alpha Shelter at Indiana. It had been converted to
                                                 wartime use by the U.S. Navy.

                                                 “The entire Gamma Lambda Chapter (including brand-new pledges) was on hand
                                                 to complete the job of making a house look like a home. And to do a hard-hitting job
                                                 of rushing. Some who started moving the piano at 0800 Saturday were still hanging
                                                 pictures at 0800 Sunday. Cooperation reached some sort of climax at 4 a.m. Sunday,
                                                 when the 20-foot venetian blind in the ruckus room was renovated. The blind was
                                                 measured off in four-foot sections. Five men applied cleaning compound to 10 half-
                                                 a-dozen slats, then stepped back. Another five men jumped in to finish with polishing
                                                 cloths. Newspapers talk about rivalry between Purdue and Indiana. Bunk! Maybe
                                                 there’s a ‘we’re-the-best’ feeling just before the final football game of the season.
                                                 But the 100 percent cooperation between Gamma Lambda and Beta Alpha is just one
                                                 more reason I’m proud to be a Delta Tau Delta.”

1952: Four Delts, at the Armed Forces            100 YEARS AGO (1919)
Information School at Fort Slocum in             The passing of the Fraternity’s leadership from Col. James B. Curtis (Butler
New York. From left to right, Gordon             University, 1880) to Bruce Bielaski (George Washington University, 1904) was
Boswell Jr. (University of Alabama,              highlighted in coverage of the first Boston Karnea. Curtis had served as president
1940), Oliver J. Edwards (University of          since 1907, still the longest tenure in Delt history. Indeed, it measured 20 percent
Florida, 1943), Everett J. Grandelius            of the Fraternity’s history to that point. His unflagging efforts included a zeal for
(Michigan State University, 1951), and           improved scholarship, the establishment of the Central Office and the careful
Arthur Lutton (Tufts University, 1951).          nurturing of the fledgling Endowment Fund. Curtis also played a key role in the
                                                 formation and initial development of the National Interfraternity Conference during
                                                 his Delt leadership.

                         Compiled by Jim Russell, (Purdue University, 1975), Executive Vice President Emeritus

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VOLUNTEER UPDATE

        GUIDING THE
        NEXT GENERATION
            VOLUNTEER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
        Delta Tau Delta is looking for volunteers to strengthen communities, undergraduates and themselves as part
        of a volunteer advisory team. Volunteer advisory teams are designed to benefit each chapter and colony by
        providing advisors for each undergraduate officer and committee. Volunteer advisory teams help volunteers
        focus on one area of operation and share the time commitment associated with advising chapters and
        colonies. This list below includes chapters, colonies or planned colonies in need of alumni volunteers. Those
        in bold need a lead chapter advisor.:

        •   University of Georgia (Beta Delta)                  •   Illinois State University (Theta Phi) Crescent
        •   Purdue University (Gamma Lambda)                        Colony*
        •   University of California—Los Angeles (Delta Iota)   •   Quincy University (Iota Delta)
        •   Westminster College (Delta Omicron)                 •   Florida Atlantic University (Iota Nu)
        •   Bowling Green State University (Delta Tau)          •   Florida Institute of Technology (Iota Xi)
        •   University of Delaware (Delta Upsilon)              •   University of Vermont (Iota Pi)
        •   Washington State University (Epsilon Gamma)         •   James Madison University (Kappa Beta)
        •   University of South Florida (Epsilon Pi)            •   College of Charleston (Kappa Zeta)
        •   Marquette University (Zeta Alpha)                   •   University of Connecticut Crescent Colony
        •   Western Illinois University (Zeta Lambda)           •   Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Crescent
                                                                    Colony
        •   The College of Idaho (Theta Psi)
        •   Northern Arizona University (Theta Omega)
            Crescent Colony*                                                                *Planned 2020 expansion

        For information about volunteer opportunities, please contact
        Director of Volunteers Bentley Anderson at bentley.anderson@delts.org.                             As of 11/25/19

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VOLUNTEER UPDATE

 Nigel Manick (University of California–Riverside, 2003) is a former chapter president who served previously as chapter advisor for Theta Lambda Chapter at
 UC-Riverside for eight years. He was Western Pacific Division president from 2017 to 2019. After a relocation to Cleveland, he became chapter advisor for Zeta
 Chapter at Case Western Reserve University and a division vice president.

                                          VOLUNTEER Q&A WITH

NIGEL MANICK
HOW DID YOU
GET INVOLVED AS
                               After graduation, I
                               reached out to Matt
                               Nelson (University of
                                                                 community. I truly
                                                                 believe the Fraternity
                                                                 provides opportunities
                                                                                                   member of the
                                                                                                   Fraternity. Not just
                                                                                                   the good times
                                                                                                                                    experience (or a
                                                                                                                                    better one), you owe
                                                                                                                                    it to our younger
A FRATERNITY
                               California-Riverside,             for men to become                 you had with your                brothers and the
VOLUNTEER?                     1995), who was Theta              better men and that               brothers, but also               Fraternity.
As an undergraduate,
                               Lambda’s chapter                  starts with volunteers            the challenging
I always knew I
wanted to give back
                               advisor and in 2004,              who dedicate their                times that resulted              WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE
                               I joined the team as              time and talent to                in disagreements                 TAKING ON A NEW ROLE
to the Fraternity. I
                               assistant advisor.                working with our                  and hurt feelings and            IN A NEW LOCATION?
always appreciated
                                                                 undergraduate                     how you navigated                Fun. Interesting.
alumni who were
willing to sacrifice
                               WHAT INSPIRES YOU                 chapters.                         tough situations.                Challenging. I never
                               TO VOLUNTEER?                                                       Your undergraduate               pictured myself
their time and
dedicate their talent          The opportunity to                WHAT ADVICE WOULD                 experience helped                being an advisor for
                               provide mentorship                YOU OFFER TO AN                   to shape you into                a chapter outside of
to helping the men in
                               and coaching to                   ALUMNUS WHO HADN’T                the person you are               the West Pac, but I am
my chapter succeed.
                               undergraduate men                                                   today. If volunteering
Initially, I hoped to                                            PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT                                                 very grateful to have
                               who are looking to                                                  your time and talent             the opportunity to do
serve as a mentor                                                ABOUT VOLUNTEERING?               can help ensure that
or facilitate at a             better themselves,                Think about the                                                    so. Working with Zeta
                               the people around                                                   future members                   Chapter has been
session or two at a                                              experience you had
                               them and the                                                        have the opportunity             amazing.
division conference.                                             as an undergraduate
                                                                                                   to have a similar

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FRATERNITY GROWTH

                                       103 Founding Fathers at

  SOUTH CAROLINA
  Delta Tau Delta welcomed 103 men
  into the Fraternity as new members of
                                                  Originally chartered in 1993, the Theta
                                               Eta Chapter represents more than 450
                                                                                            Southern Mississippi, 2019) and Kobe
                                                                                            Nelson (Oregon State University, 2019).
  the Theta Eta Crescent Colony at the         alumni who have joined the Fraternity           Additional Fraternity members gathered
  University of South Carolina on Oct. 4,      at U of SC. Delta Tau Delta is among 21      for the induction ceremony including
  2019. The colony’s cumulative grade          members of the Interfraternity Council at    Southern Division President Mark Nichols
  point average of 3.5 exceeds the all-male    the campus which has an undergraduate        (Kansas State University, 1991), Southern
  average and the all-fraternity average.      student population exceeding 26,000.         Division Vice President Thomas Hill
     Senior Chapter Leadership Consultant         “Without Theta Eta, the Fraternity        (Syracuse University, 1968), Don McKale,
  Zack Day (University of Northern             was missing something. The chapter           (Iowa State University, 1966) who serves
  Colorado, 2018) and Leadership               has historically been a leader within our    as chapter advisor for Theta Mu Chapter
  Consultants Nick Pidgeon (University         organization, and we look forward to the     at Clemson University and Wayne Curtin
  of South Florida, 2019), Brooks Rahaim       chapter returning to prominence. It is       (University of South Carolina, 1999).
  (University of Southern Mississippi,         indeed a great day to be a Delt,” said CEO   Four undergraduates from Kappa Zeta
  2019) and Kobe Nelson (Oregon State          Jack Kreman.                                 Chapter at the College of Charleston also
  University, 2019) became immersed in            The Ritual team performing the            welcomed the new colony.
  the campus culture at U of SC to gain an     induction ceremony at the Capstone Hall         The colony’s advisory team led by
  understanding of the value Delta Tau Delta   on campus included Colony Advisor David      Baker includes Assistant Colony Advisor
  could provide to students.                   Baker (University of South Carolina,         Graham Newman (University of South
     “We were able to add value in a way       2000), Assistant Colony Advisor Bryan        Carolina, 2001), Assistant Advisor of
  much greater than originally planned and     Chavez (Allegheny College, 2013), and        Finance Will Anderson (University of
  have a strong group of 103 men committed     Chapter Leadership Consultants Nick          South Carolina, 2001) and Assistant
  to making a positive impact in the           Pidgeon (University of South Florida,        Advisor of Academics Cody McHale
  community,” said Day.                        2019), Brooks Rahaim (University of          (University of South Carolina, 2014). Δ

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FRATERNITY GROWTH

31 Members Inducted at Southern
Illinois University Edwardsville
Delta Tau Delta added a new       and coming school in the
campus to its roll welcoming      region and aligns well with
31 founding fathers of the        our emphasis on student
Southern Illinois University      development. We are excited
Edwardsville (SIUE) Crescent      to start with such a refreshing
Colony on November 8, 2019.       group of men and look forward
Just 25 miles from St. Louis,     to the day when the Delts are
SIUE is built on the foundation   the recognized standard for
of academic preparation           leadership on campus,” said
guiding students to thrive in     CEO Jack Kreman.                     The Iota Chi Chapter           Gray (Illinois Institute of
the global marketplace. The          Senior Chapter Leadership      at Lindenwood University          Technology, 1991), Assistant
colony’s cumulative GPA           Consultant Cody Nulph             provided the Ritual team          Advisor for Risk Prevention
places it first among the six     (University of South Florida,     to perform the induction          Larry Guessfeld (Lindenwood
other interfraternity council     2018) led chapter leadership      ceremony at Morris University     University, 2017) and
member fraternities on the        consultants Garrett Swallow       Center in Edwardsville. The       Assistant Advisor for
campus with an undergraduate      (Chapman University, 2019)        colony’s volunteer advisory       Recruitment and New Member
student population of more        and Michael Nguyen (Case          team attended the ceremony        Education Hunter Robinson
than 11,500.                      Western Reserve University,       including Colony Advisor Matt     (Southeastern Louisiana
   “Delta Tau Delta is excited    2019) in establishing the         Greaves (Westminster College,     University, 2013). Δ
to be at SIUE. It is an up        colony at Edwardsville.           2010), Assistant Advisor Jason

Delt Returns to University of                                       for an installation,” said CEO
                                                                    Jack Kreman.
                                                                                                      Frank Hull (University of
                                                                                                      Louisiana at Lafayette,

Louisiana at Lafayette with                                            Chapter Leadership
                                                                    Consultant Nick Pidgeon
                                                                                                      1971), Colony Assistant
                                                                                                      Financial Advisor Bo Billeaud
Epsilon Psi Crescent Colony                                         (University of South Florida,
                                                                    2019) led the expansion team
                                                                                                      (University of Louisiana at
                                                                                                      Lafayette, 1979), Colony
                                                                    of Brooks Rahaim (University      Assistant Alumni Advisor
                                                                    of Southern Mississippi, 2019),   Jacques Walker (University
                                                                    Erik Sink (Lafayette College,     of Louisiana at Lafayette,
                                                                    2019) and Heath Schintler         1984), and Epsilon Phi Chapter
                                                                    (University of Iowa, 2019).       Advisor Gene Pregeant,
                                                                       The Epsilon Phi Chapter        (Southeastern Louisiana
                                                                    at Southeastern Louisiana         University, 1980).
                                                                    University provided the Ritual       Additional members of the
                                                                    team to perform the induction     colony’s volunteer advisory
                                                                    ceremony. The colony joins        team include Assistant Advisor
  Delta Tau Delta welcomed           “We have been gone for too     eight fraternities on the         for New Member Education
36 founding fathers to the        long from Lafayette. Seeing       campus of more than 17,000        and Risk Prevention Chase
Epsilon Psi Crescent Colony       the Epsilon Psi Chapter return    students.                         Wilson (University of Southern
on November 8, 2019. First        makes both Delta Tau Delta           Ceremony attendees             Mississippi, 2014), Assistant
chartered in 1969 when the        and the state of Louisiana        included Southern Division        Advisor for Recruitment
University of Louisiana at        better. Seeing the alumni of      President Mark Nichols            Bruce Brown (University of
Lafayette was known as the        the chapter reengage is truly     (Kansas State University,         Southern Mississippi, 2011)
University of Southwestern        gratifying. The project stands    1991) Colony Advisor James        and Division Vice President
Louisiana, the Epsilon Psi        as an enduring reminder that      McLaurin (University of           Charles “Tiger” Edwards
Chapter has not been active for   we are a lifelong organization.   Louisiana at Lafayette, 1983),    (Southeastern Louisiana
more than 30 years.               I look forward to visiting soon   Colony Assistant Advisor          University, 1973). Δ

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FRATERNITY HEADLINES

    Spring Growth Update
    Delta Tau Delta will continue to grow through the spring with the establishment of two
    colonies as the Fraternity returns to Northern Arizona University and Illinois State
    University.

    Northern Arizona University                                                 Illinois State University
    Theta Omega Crescent Colony                                                 Theta Phi Crescent Colony

    The Fraternity will work to establish the                                   Located in Normal, Ill., and founded in
    Theta Omega Crescent Colony at Northern                                     1857 Illinois State University is the oldest
    Arizona University where the chapter was                                    public university in Illinois. The diverse
    originally installed in 2000. Northern Arizona                              community of scholars joins a commitment
    University (NAU) in Flagstaff is built on a                                 to fostering a small-college atmosphere
    student-first foundation where the traditions                               with large-university opportunities. With
    and values of the past inform innovations to                                an undergraduate population of more than
    shape the future. In the midst of the largest                               18,000, the university welcomed its largest
    ponderosa pine forest in the world, NAU offers                              freshmen class in 33 years in the fall of 2019
    95 degree programs for more than 25,000                                     and boasts a graduation rate well above
    undergraduates. After a four-year absence,                                  the national average. Originally founded on
    Delta Tau Delta will join 14 IFC chapters in the                            campus in 1998, Delta Tau Delta returns to
    fraternity and sorority community.                                          join 15 IFC chapters.

    Recruiting begins January 27, 2020                                          Recruiting begins January 27, 2020

     RE-ESTABLISHING CLOSED CHAPTERS
     Delta Tau Delta values the opportunity to re-establish chapters. A few things alumni can do to help ensure the successful
     return of a chapter in the future include:

     • Operate under the mindset your chapter will reopen and you need to be prepared when it does.
     • Focus on alumni relations by maintaining communication and connections with chapter brothers.
     • Contact Director of Volunteers Bentley Anderson at bentley.anderson@delts.org to let him know of your willingness to
     volunteer should there be an opportunity to establish a colony at your alma mater.
     • Contact your university’s Fraternity and Sorority Life office, build a relationship and learn whether the campus will open for
     expansion. If you would like to learn more, contact Director of Growth Adam Abbott at adam.abbott@delts.org.

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FRATERNITY HEADLINES

                                                         JDRF, the leading            ROTC detachment at          beverage to ice cold in
                                                         global organization          the University of South     30 seconds.
                                                         funding type 1 diabetes      Florida introduced Elms
                                                         research. Garrett            to the Fraternity.          Mighty Oaks
                                                         Baugus (University                                       Mentor
                                                         of Texas at Arlington                                    When he left military
                                                         Crescent Colony,                                         life, Craig Cox
                                                         2020) and Claudio                                        (Sam Houston State
                                                         Franc (Southeastern                                      University, 2019)
                                                         Louisiana University,                                    thought a chapter of his
                                                         2019) represented the                                    life was fully closed, but
                                                         Fraternity supporting                                    Delta Tau Delta gives
                                                         JDRF’s advocacy                                          him the opportunity use
                                                         efforts and the mission                                  his experiences to help
                             falling from his eyes.
Brotherly Love               I asked, ‘Christopher,
                                                         of improving lives                                       others. Cox arrived on
Last year Josh Ballard’s                                 by accelerating life-                                    the Sam Houston State
                             why are you crying?’
(Southeastern Louisiana                                  changing breakthroughs                                   University campus
                             and he said, ‘Well,
University, 2021) older                                  to cure, prevent and                                     as an Army veteran
                             because I only had two
brother Christopher,                                     treat T1D and its                                        who had attended a
                                                         complications.                                           community college
                                                                                                                  and another university.
                                                         Delt Takes Off                                           He has taken a mentor
                                                         from Air Force               Ted Howell Named            role within his chapter,
                                                         Academy                      Academic All-               focusing on academics
                                                         Graduation                   American                    and time management.
                                                         ceremonies at the            Ted Howell (Illinois        He also makes a
                                                         United States Air Force      Institute of Technology,    significant commitment
                                                         Academy included             2021) was named to          to volunteer service
                                                         one Delt in 2019.            the second team of the      through the Mighty
                                                         The graduate, Caleb          Google Cloud Academic       Oaks Foundation,
                                                         Elms (University of          All-America team            a nonprofit veteran
                                                         South Florida, 2019),        in 2019. As Illinois        organization
                                                         joined the Fraternity        Tech’s primary first        committed to serving
                                                         when he participated         baseman, Howell led         the brokenhearted by
who has Down                                             in an ROTC exchange          the team with eight         providing intensive
                             brothers and now, I have
syndrome, enrolled                                       program. Each year six       home runs, while also       peer-based discipleship
                             all of you.’”
in a campus program                                      Air Force Academy            driving in 28 runs. He      through a series of
providing an inclusive                                   cadets trade places with     sported a .295 batting      programs, outpost
college experience                                       counterparts at a civilian   average, .364 on-base       meetings and speaking
for young adults with                                    institution who are          percentage and .600         events.
                             Two Delta Tau Delta
intellectual disabilities.                               enrolled in an Air Force     slugging percentage.
                             representatives joined
Epsilon Phi Chapter                                      ROTC detachment. “I          Howell earned a
                             more than 160 youth
welcomed Christopher                                     was chosen to swap           perfect 4.0 GPA while
                             delegates from all 50
as an honorary member                                    places with a cadet          pursuing degrees
                             states, and six countries
of the chapter and                                       at the USF AFROTC            in mechanical and           Find more Delt Stories
                             in the nation’s capital
during the Rite of Iris                                  Det 158 where I could        aerospace engineering.      at delts.org/delt-
                             in July for the JDRF
ceremony, Josh stood by                                  learn more about our         He is as a lab assistant    stories and watch your
                             Children’s Congress,
the candle representing                                  sister commissioning         and a Gamma Beta            email inbox for “The
                             a bi-annual event to                                                                 Digest.”
brotherly love, the last                                 source as well as            Chapter officer. Howell
                             urge continued research
in the ceremony. “I was                                  share experiences            has worked on projects
                             funding for type 1                                                                   More Fraternity
right behind Christopher                                 from my own journey          including a portable
                             diabetes (T1D). The                                                                  headlines you may
the whole time, so at the                                at a Federal Military        nebulizer for delivering    not see in the news
                             delegates, all living
end, he turned around                                    Academy,” said Elms.         asthma medication, in       featuring campus life,
                             with T1D—ages four
and he ran into my                                       Brothers from Epsilon        addition to designing       lifetime achievements
                             to 17— traveled to
arms, gave me a big ol’                                  Pi Chapter who are           a product that chills       and leadership at
                             Washington to represent                                                              Myfraternitylife.org.
hug and tears started                                    enrolled in the Air Force    a room-temperature

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   New Shelter Dedication at
   the University of Missouri                                         representing several              the chapter’s first shelter with
   Gamma Kappa Chapter at            years. Chartered in 1905, the
   the University of Missouri        chapter established its first    generations moved forward         Anderson’s father William
   unveiled a new shelter in         shelter in 1921. In 1966, the    conducting a feasibility          B. Anderson (University
   the fall of 2019. The 506 E.      chapter welcomed a newly         study in partnership with         of Missouri, 1949) and his
   Rollins facility in Columbia      constructed Delt shelter that    Pennington & Company, a           uncle John L. Anderson
   boasts a modern design with       met the needs of nearly 2,000    recognized leader in fraternity   (University of Missouri,
   new safety features and a         chapter members over the next    and sorority fundraising, to      1951). A member of the
   more functional use of space      50 years.                        manage a campaign aimed at        Fraternity’s Distinguished
   for today’s students with the         Nine years ago, as the       replacing the existing shelter.   Service Chapter, Acuff’s
   look, feel and spirit of a Delt   need for maintenance and            House Corporation              expertise in land development,
   shelter. The dedication was the   updates grew, the house          President Breck Anderson          construction and real estate
   culmination of a the labor of     corporation began discussing     (University of Missouri,          was instrumental in building
   a volunteer team and support      options with the existing        1980), a third-generation Delt,   the chapter’s second facility
   garnered across generations of    shelter. Ultimately, it found    led a deeply committed team       in 1966.
   chapter members.                  it to be more cost-effective     with all the right expertise.        The expansive team
      The Gamma Kappa Chapter        to build a new shelter than to   Another key player was            came with a wide range of
   has existed at the University     renovate the structure from      Phil Acuff (University of         expertise including house
   of Missouri for more than 114     1966. A building committee       Missouri, 1953), who lived in     corporation board members,

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Delt alumni, friends of the
Fraternity like Delt fathers,
House Director James Luety,
and contractor Andy Homoly.
House Corporation treasurer
Steve Gurwell (University of
Missouri, 1973) developed
and managed a financials,
Brad Grimes (University
of Missouri, 2010) brought
experience as a civil engineer
and Ryan Duggan (University
of Missouri, 2007) brought his
background in construction to
serve as a consultant.
    “We just had the right
people,” said Anderson. “And
that’s what it takes—making
sure that you look at the pool
of folks you can pull from and
bring the right people together.
You need a great attorney, you
need a great contractor, you
need a great architect and then
you need a board of people
who are interested.”
    Laura Skaer (University of
Missouri, 1970), who served
as chapter president in 1969,
was instrumental in building       The lodge-inspired dining area at the Gamma Kappa Shelter includes the Delta Tau Delta coat of arms in a stained glass
support among alumni from          window at the end of the room. The common areas continue the lodge style with leather and stone, and wood beams in the
the late 1960s and early 1970s     foyer. Even the wrought iron rail on the porch boasts the Delt letters.
and planning the dedication
weekend. The advising team         not something that we could             in the dining area. The room             for outstanding service to a
of John Dean (Syracuse             previously do,” said Western            numbers have a Delt badge                house corporation.
University, 1959) and Jim          Plains Division President               shape, the letters appear in                “My reward was just
Meyer (DePauw University,          Chris Wisbrock (University              the upper eaves and above the            knowing that Delts were going
1986) engaged graduates of the     of Missouri, 1997). “The                front door, and the basement is          to be able to live there for
last two decades and worked        other shelter had a couple              painted purple and gold. Every           100 years or more,” Anderson
diligently with undergraduates     of refreshes, but from a guts           detail came together and Delt            said. “Working with the board,
to develop the chapter’s           perspective, it was getting             undergraduates moved into the            reconnecting with alumni
operating structure, academic      to the point where we had               shelter on time in August.               and seeing friends reunited
focus and evolving culture.        plumbing and electrical                    With more than a decade of            made the experience special.
    With input from the            problems and the physical               service as house corporation             Everybody had the same
board and undergraduates,          plant needed an upgrade. Now            president Anderson was                   excitement about building a
the architects developed a         it’s safer, it’s nicer, it’s newer      instrumental in bringing                 new house. The enthusiasm of
shelter with more effective        and the rooms are bigger,”              everyone together and initially          all the memories and the stories
use of space for studying and      Wisbrock said. “We also have            leading the house corporation            and being a Delt in Columbia
meeting room functionality.        two handicapped-accessible              to pursue the new shelter                centered around the shelter.
“The chapter has seen a spike      rooms on the first level.”              according to Wisbrock. As                People had a warm feeling and
in growth. There are about             The Delt brand stands out           alumni, undergraduates and               were interested in participating
170 members, but we can            in the shelter with the letters         friends of the Fraternity                in building a new one that
fit 90 of them in the dining       “Delta Tau Delta” featured in           gathered to dedicate the new             would last for 100 years or
room now and we can have           wrought iron at the front of            shelter in October, Anderson             more and allow a continuation
everybody at a chapter meeting     the house and a stained-glass           was surprised with the John W.           of that with new Delts,” said
in the basement, which was         window with a coat of arms              Nichols Bridge Builder Award             Anderson. Δ

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                                               UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

  100 Years of Delta Xi

  L-R: Delta Xi House Corporation Director Tom Hanson (University of North Dakota, 1970), International President Steve Paquette (Syracuse University, 1977),
  Chapter Advisor Ian Godfrey (North Dakota State University, 2014) and Blake Loomis (University of North Dakota, 2023).

  Two hundred eighty Delts                 who were mostly World                     three years during World War             first chapter educational
  assembled at the Alerus                  War I veterans, the Beta                  II when all the members were             foundation, the ΔΤΔ
  Convention Center in Grand               Chi Fraternity formed at the              called to military duty and              Educational Foundation of
  Forks, N.D., to toast 100 years          University of North Dakota                the chapter house was used as            North Dakota. Over 40 years,
  of their beloved fraternity on           with the express purpose                  military barracks as were all            the Foundation raised over
  November 16, 2019. Landon                of petitioning a national                 fraternity houses at UND. The            $2.3 million from more than
  Bahl (University of North                fraternity for membership.                chapter has since produced five          430 alumni—this was after
  Dakota, 2016) served as emcee            After several unsuccessful                Alumni Achievement Award                 alumni raised funds to build a
  reminding the men throughout             petition attempts, then Chapter           recipients including Harold              new chapter house in 1979.
  the banquet, “Brotherhood                President Edward Hallenberg               W. Bangert (1927), Merlin                   In its history, Delta Xi
  brought us together and                  (University of North Dakota,              Dewing (1956), Robert Feidler            Chapter has earned the
  Brotherhood keeps us                     1936), received the call the              (1971), Robert K. Muhs, Jr               Court of Honor Award 14
  together.” Centennial Chair,             men had been waiting for—                 (1977), Norman C. Skalicky               times for superior chapter
  Joseph McGrath (University of            they would become Delts. On               (1955). Prior to 2019, five              performance and operation
  North Dakota, 2019) was the              November 22, 1935, the Beta               alumni from the chapter had              and the Hugh Shields Award
  Centennial Fellow organizing             Chi Fraternity became the                 been cited to the Distinguished          for Chapter Excellence six
  the event. Brotherhood                   Delta Xi Chapter of Delta Tau             Service Chapter including                times. More than 90 percent
  sustains the Fraternity and              Delta in the midst of the Great           George Aaron Allen (1936),               of the initiated members of the
  indeed has sustained an                  Depression.                               Merritt Lee Welch (1930),                chapter graduate from UND, a
  enduring legacy of Deltism                  One hundred years later,               Ordean L. Dahl (1934),                   retention and graduation rate
  at the University of North               more than 1,200 men have                  Thomas P. Hanson (1970) and              35 percent higher than general
  Dakota.                                  taken the Oath of a Delt and              Richard A. Schmidt (1976).               UND enrollment.
     First organized in 1919 by            joined the Delta Xi Chapter.                 In 1978, North Dakota                    Highlighting the centennial
  men who declared themselves              The chapter has been in                   Delt alumni made fraternity              celebration was a warm
  the “naughty nine,” and                  constant operation except for             history by forming the nation’s          welcome from Dr. Dennis

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     Representing more
        than 120 years of
     collective volunteer
  experience, University
         of North Dakota
      alumni Joel Medd,
     Kent McGregor and
      Ken Johnson were
  honored with the John
       W. Nichols Bridge
       Builder Award for
     outstanding service
   to the establishment,
          development or
       enhancement of a
      house corporation.

Elbert, co-chairman of              Bob Muhs and International         scenes in the house corporation,   experience receiving the
the university presidential         President Steve Paquette           the university and the local       Fraternity’s highest honor
search committee. Dr. Elbert        (Syracuse University, 1977)        community. Fellow DSC              for housing volunteers. Joel
confirmed the commitment of         provided keynote addresses.        recipients Tom Hanson and          Medd (University of North
the university to fraternity life   Paquette spoke to the need of      Richard Schmidt were present.      Dakota, 1969), Kent McGregor
in both in the past and in the      Delta Tau Delta and similar           Northern Division President     (University of North Dakota,
future. Following an invocation     organizations in the lives of      Jeff Pelletier (Ohio State         1969) and Ken Johnson
from Bob Feidler (University        young men.                         University, 1994) had the honor    (University of North Dakota,
of North Dakota, 1971),                Closing the evening,            to present an unprecedented        1970) shared the spotlight and
members and guests dined on         Paquette cited the sixth Delta     three John W. Nichols Bridge       received due recognition. All
the celebratory meal.               Xi Chapter alumnus to the          Builder Awards recognizing         three were in the same pledge
   Chapter Treasurer Jared          Distinguished Service Chapter,     excellence in house corporation    class, were initiated together
Fowler (University of North         Bruce Gjovig (University of        volunteers. These three men        in the fall of 1966 and have
Dakota, 2021), Alumni               North Dakota, 1974). Gjovig        represent more than 120            served as house corporation
Achievement Award recipient         has served as a force behind the   years of collective advising       officers since 1980. Δ

                                                  BRUCE GJOVIG CITED TO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CHAPTER
                                                  Since 1930, the Fraternity has presented only 455 Distinguished Service Chapter
                                                  (DSC) citations—Delta Tau Delta’s highest service honor recognizing men who
                                                  have contributed significantly to the Fraternity. Bruce Gjovig (University of North
                                                  Dakota, 1974) became the most recent alumnus cited during Delta Xi Chapter’s
                                                  100th anniversary celebration on Nov. 16, 2019. Gjovig has truly given back to
                                                  those who follow as a dedicated volunteer for more than 45 years. In his tenure
                                                  as chairman of the Delta Xi Education Foundation, Gjovig has made an impact on
                                                  nearly every initiated Delt at Delta Xi either by working with the alumni to create a
                                                  legacy of giving, or in the presentation of a scholarship to an undergraduate. Gjovig
                                                  consistently contributes to chapter meetings coaching undergraduate members
                                                  on the skills needed for success in the classroom and after graduation. His gifts
                                                  of time, talent and treasure to Delta Tau Delta has helped develop the leadership
                                                  skills of undergraduates over the past four decades.

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 Delta Omicron                      College in April 2019.
                                    Festivities kicked off with a
                                                                           and reflections from Rev. Jack
                                                                           Ogden (1940), a founding
                                                                                                               and their guests as well as 42
                                                                                                               Delt undergraduates who were
                                    reception at the Delt Shelter          member of the Delta Omicron         able to attend free of charge due
 Chapter’s 80th                     honoring David Egner (1984)            Chapter.                            to generous donations of many
                                    who earned a Westminster                  A silent auction raised funds    Delta Omicron alumni and
 Anniversary at                     College Alumni Achievement
                                    Award, one of the highest
                                                                           both for JDRF and chapter
                                                                           leadership scholarships. The
                                                                                                               friends.
                                                                                                                  Madhav Reddy (Westminster
 Westminster                        honors from Westminster
                                    College. The evening
                                                                           auction included a variety of
                                                                           items such as sports ticket
                                                                                                               College 2007) chaired the event
                                                                                                               with assistance from his wife,
 College                            culminated with a dinner and
                                    celebration featuring live
                                                                           packages, Delt memorabilia,
                                                                           and a painting of the Delta
                                                                                                               Sarah; Chapter Advisor Danny
                                                                                                               Jackson (2004) and his wife,
                                    music and a speech by Western          Omicron Shelter signed by           Kristen; House Corporation
 Delta Omicron Chapter hosted       Plains Division President              every Delt at the anniversary       Board member Matthew
 its 80th anniversary celebration   Chris Wisbrock (University of          celebration.                        Greaves (2010) and Westminster
 during the annual Alumni           Missouri, 1997). Tom Shields              Total event attendance was       College Director of Alumni
 Weekend at Westminster             (1952) shared good wishes              172 including 130 Delt alumni       Engagement Sarah Munns. Δ

 CHAPTER CELEBRATES 70 YEARS AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
 The Oklahoma State University Delta Chi                                                            campus. Former Western Plains Division
 Chapter celebrated its 70th anniversary in                                                         President Dan Loving (1972) hosted the
 May 2019. Chartered as a crescent colony in                                                        banquet on Saturday evening.
 1948 and installed in 1949, the chapter has                                                           Following the meal, an announcement
 initiated nearly 1,500 men. Approximately                                                          was made to kick off the Pledge Delt Again
 100 gathered to celebrate the anniversary                                                          fundraising campaign to fund the building
 and reconnect.                                                                                     of a new Delt shelter. Stephen Reel (1970),
    “It was a great time to see many great                                                          the campaign leader, detailed building
 friends and share life’s experiences and we   In May 2019, alumni gathered to celebrate Delta      design, timing and funding. Excitement was
                                               Chi Chapter’s 70th Anniversary and to kick off the
 were honored to have members from every       Pledge Delt Again fundraising campaign to fund the   evident about plans to replace the existing
 era, most notable was Duane Pugh (1952),      building of a new Delt shelter.                      shelter built in 1962. By fall 2019, the
 age 90, who is among the oldest members                                                            campaign had commitments of more than
 of the chapter,” said Chip Woodward           50 participants followed by an Oklahoma              $4.5 million of the total estimated cost of
 (1968).                                       State vs. Baylor baseball game tailgate.             $5.5 million. An announcement is near to
    The anniversary celebration began with     Saturday’s agenda was lunch at the Delta             celebrate the “Delt Demolition Day” and
 a golf tournament on Friday with about        Chi Shelter followed by tours of the                 begin the construction in 2020. Δ

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                                                                                                                 job while helping others do theirs and who
                                                                                                                 never seeks fame and recognition. His style
                                                                                                                 and body of work speak to the essence of
                                                                                                                 the Gold Medal–others have been helped
                                                                                                                 or guided to improve what they do because
                                                                                                                 of Jim.”
                                                                                                                    Jim became Delta Tau Delta’s eighth
                                                                                                                 executive director in 2001 after a 25-
                                                                                                                 year career in sports writing. He was
                                                                                                                 responsible for launching the Fraternity’s
                                                                                                                 first member education initiative in 2008
                                                                                                                 and oversaw unprecedented organizational
                                                                                                                 growth. By the time Jim retired in 2018,
                                                                                                                 the Fraternity had grown from 6,400
                                                                                                                 undergraduate members in 2001 to more
                                                                                                                 than 10,000 in 2017.
                                                                                                                    He invested innumerable hours into
                                                                                                                 projects and committees for the North
                                                                                                                 American Interfraternity Conference,
                                                                                                                 Fraternal Information and Programming
                                                                                                                 Group, Fraternal Risk Management Trust
                                                                                                                 and the Purdue Fraternity and Sorority
                                                                                                                 Alumni Advisory Council. Δ

Fiftieth International President Alan Brackett (Tulane University, 1982) and Executive Vice President Emeritus
Jim Russell.

RUSSELL HONORED WITH GOLD MEDAL
In August 2019, the North American                            members for the first time (2016).
Interfraternity Conference honored Jim                      • Achieved its first aggregate 3.0 grade
Russell (Purdue University, 1975) with the                    point average in history (2010).
coveted NIC Gold Medal. The presentation                    • Entered its partnership with JDRF
of the NIC Gold Medal dates back more                         (2012) which by fall 2019 had raised
than 70 years, making it one of the oldest                    almost $1.7 million.
interfraternal traditions. The Gold Medal                                                                        SEVEN GOLD MEDAL DELTS
is the highest honor the Conference can                     In its announcement, the NIC shared the              In its history, the NIC previously
bestow and recognizes lifelong service to                following:                                              presented the Gold Medal to six Delt
the interfraternal community and/or the                     A gifted writer and historian, Jim                   alumni. No other Fraternity has received
NIC.                                                     Russell applied his communication                       the award more than five times. As the
Russell served the Fraternity as executive               skills to the betterment of the fraternal               seventh Delt honored with the Gold
vice president for nearly 17 years, until his            movement in channels no other executive                 Medal, Russell will be memorialized in
retirement in 2018. During Russell’s tenure                                                                      the company of great Delts. Previous
                                                         has navigated. A vigorous champion of
                                                                                                                 recipients include Norval B. Stephens
the Fraternity:                                          the fraternity/sorority movement, Jim is                (DePauw University, 1951) who was
   • In partnership with the Delta Tau                   known for genuine authenticity, dedicated               honored in 2015 and five Delts now in
      Delta Educational Foundation,                      professionalism and a deep determination                the Chapter Eternal, including in 1940—
      established a permanent headquarters               to serve.                                               Alvan C. Duerr (Kenyon College/Williams
      in Fishers, Ind. (2002).                              “What distinguishes Jim Russell from                 College, 1893); in 1952—Henry B.
   • Marked its 150th birthday (2008) with               the many other interfraternal leaders is his            Wriston (Wesleyan University, 1911); in
      a two-year celebration of events.                                                                          1965—Tom C. Clark (University of Texas,
                                                         willingness to lead from the back as well as
                                                                                                                 1922); in 1966—Joel W. Reynolds (Tufts
   • Revamped the Fraternity education                   from the front,” one nominator said. “He                University, 1923) and in 1991—Edwin L.
      and leadership programming.                        has always been a ‘glue guy,’ the person                Heminger (Ohio Wesleyan University,
   • Reached 10,000 undergraduate                        who holds the team together, who does his               1948).

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KARNEA DELEGATES, LEGISLATION
AND RECOMMENDATIONS
As we prepare for the 2020 Karnea in Phoenix, it is time to proceed with the election of delegates and proposals
for changes to the Constitution and Bylaws and Ritual as well as the Fraternity’s nominations and election
process for Arch Chapter service.

ELECTION OF DELEGATES
1. Elect delegates at chapter meeting.
2. Register as a delegate at delts.org.
3. Attend business sessions at Karnea.

LEGISLATION
Information regarding the legislative process and applicable forms including the current Constitution and
Bylaws can be found at delts.org. Log in through myDelt and navigate to the Resource Center.

ARCH CHAPTER NOMINATIONS RECOMMENDATION
The Fraternity is now accepting recommendations for Arch Chapter service. To be eligible for service, you
must be an alumnus in good standing and be recommended consistent with the Arch Chapter election process.
Recommendations must be received no later than April 1, 2020.

An explanation of the nomination process is available at delts.org along with a summary of board of director
responsibilities and a recommendation form. Go to Delts.org and click on MyDelt Login then navigate to the
Resource Center for details.

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  International Director of Member Development Ashley Wollam (center) said coaching means developing someone’s capacity to win despite any circumstance or
  barrier. Given the increasingly complicated world our students live in and the increasingly complex problems they face, it is imperative that the Fraternity—and our
  volunteers—step into our role as coaches so we can help unleash the potential in our members to live lives of excellence.

 Volunteer Coaching Summit Debuts
 Throughout the development
 of the Fraternity’s strategic
                                            Coaching Summit (VCS) held
                                            in Columbus, Ohio. Nearly
                                                                                       backbone of our Fraternity,
                                                                                       followed by the President’s
                                                                                                                                   academic, social and political
                                                                                                                                   environment—and that’s
 plan, it became clear volunteers           100 Fraternity volunteers                  Excellence Institute, to show               just at school, according
 wanted an impactful training               came together to learn and                 undergraduate brothers the                  to International Director
 program useful to all levels               share ideas while confirming               best way to do their job. The               of Member Development,
 of leadership, all depths of               their commitment to guiding                finale is the division conference           Ashley Wollam (Marietta
 experience and valuable on                 others for the betterment of               where advisors, presidents and              College, 2008). When they
 all campuses. Now more than                the Fraternity. Through a                  their executive boards work                 graduate, they are thrust into
 ever, young men need strong                series of engaging exercises,              together as one to create the               professions in which they
 mentors. We believe Delta Tau              revealing assessments, and                 optimal team for success. “It is            must tackle a wide array of
 Delta is uniquely poised to help           real-time coaching, volunteers             my fervent hope that the result             ever-changing problems. The
 our undergraduate brothers                 developed critical skills for              will be better recruitment,                 Fraternity and its university
 grow and develop the capacity              helping students to unleash                fewer risk management                       partners can’t possibly prepare
 to solve bigger and more                   their potential in the chapters,           concerns and the best possible              students with the “answer” to
 complex challenges by proper               on their campuses, and                     undergraduate experience for                every problem they may face.
 mentoring. Our secret is and               ultimately, in their careers and           our young leaders and the men               “One of the most powerful
 always has been, coaching.                 communities.                               they lead,” Paquette said.                  ways the Fraternity—and
    In August 2019, a first                     International President Steve             Today’s undergraduates                   our volunteers—can equip
 phase of the plan came to                  Paquette said the vision of VCS            operate in an increasingly                  our students is by developing
 fruition with the Volunteer                is to help the men who are the             complex and ambiguous                       their capacity to solve bigger

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and more complex challenges,” said Wollam. “We do this not by               2002) who is a division vice president for Epsilon Phi Chapter
giving them advice or making the problems easier to solve, but              at Southeastern Louisiana University. He was surprised by the
by becoming their coaches: setting high expectations, exploring             focus extended to how to handle situations at work, home and
pathways available to them and helping them to learn along the              with Fraternity members. “The commitment from Delta Tau Delta
journey. It is so important that the Fraternity, and our volunteers,        investing in our volunteers is critical, and I felt appreciated by
hone our coaching skillset so we can inspire maturity in our                attending. The content was not what I expected, but it was much
members and better equip them to learn and live their own truth.”           better! I expected more relevant training on the Fraternity and our
    Howard Harcha (Ohio State University, 2012) found the                   policies and practices. I did not expect to spend more time thinking
Volunteer Coaching Summit to be valuable                                                           about how I can better handle situations at
in his role as chapter advisor to the Beta Phi        VOLUNTEER COACHING SUMMIT                    work, home and with our members.
Chapter at Ohio State and in his career as           • 96.67% Strongly Agree or Agree                 “This event was different in the focus on
an attorney. “My primary takeaway is being              that the VCS fulfilled their goals         the volunteer and not on the organization.
present and patient in finding solutions is the         and expectations.                          When we make our volunteers stronger,
key to being a great mentor,” said Harcha.           • 100% agree they can be a more               we are then making our organization
“Being present shows you care. As volunteers            effective leader due to attending          stronger,” said Ranatza. “I have been
we have a lot of time constraints, whether              VCS.                                       able to implement some of the strategies
it’s our families, work or other organizations.      • All participants indicated at least         and lessons learned at the training. Most
Sometimes when we were given problems,                  50% of the content would apply to          importantly, my coach and I still meet to
we like to just answer based on our                     their role in the Fraternity.              discuss our lives and make suggestions for
experiences. The coaching skills introduced          • “Listening,” “Coaching,” and                each other. I reference my personal evaluation
                                                        “Asking Questions” are common
at this summit allow me to not only be patient                                                     as I am striving for excellence in my personal
                                                        responses to concepts volunteers
but also allow the undergraduate men to work                                                       life—this has been an amazing outcome.”
                                                        intend to utilize immediately.
toward an answer on their own.” Harcha has                                                            The feedback on the first-ever Volunteer
applied these same skills working with a                                                           Coaching Summit was exceedingly positive.
young attorney whom he mentors.                                             “I think this speaks to the need our volunteers feel for engaging
    Harcha also noted the value of cutting edge coaching insight for        our undergraduates in a substantively different way, exchanging
Fraternity volunteers. “It reminds us that in our own little silos of       best practices with each other, and honing their skills to be the
our own chapters, we are a part of the national organization and            best leaders they can be,” said Director of Volunteers Bentley
we can utilize and leverage those talents for the betterment of the         Anderson.
Fraternity,” Harcha said.                                                      To learn more about the Volunteer Coaching Summit planned
    The opportunity for growth and development through VCS                  for 2021, contact Director of Volunteers Bentley Anderson, at
appealed to Anthony Ranatza (Southeastern Louisiana University,             bentley.anderson@delts.org or 317-284-0203. Δ

                                                                                                                                A significant
                                                                                                                                portion of
                                                                                                                                the Volunteer
                                                                                                                                Coaching
                                                                                                                                Summit and
                                                                                                                                PresX is
                                                                                                                                funded by the
                                                                                                                                generosity
                                                                                                                                of the DELT
                                                                                                                                FOUNDATION.

                                                                                                                                Forrest“Frosty”
                                                                                                                                Krummel (Butler
                                                                                                                                University,
                                                                                                                                1975) and Evan
                                                                                                                                Finkelstein
                                                                                                                                (Carnegie Mellon
                                                                                                                                University, 2014)
                                                                                                                                talking during
                                                                                                                                a experiential
                                                                                                                                coaching session.

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    ARCH CHAPTER ADOPTS                                                         WHAT WE BELIEVE

   COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH
                                                                                Mental, emotional, social and physical
                                                                                wellness is essential to the overall sense of
                                                                                wellbeing that is prerequisite to leading a life

   & WELLNESS PHILOSOPHY
                                                                                of excellence. Each of these dimensions are
                                                                                interrelated and interdependent; compromised
                                                                                physical wellness can potentially undermine
                                                                                one’s mental, emotional or social wellness;
                                                                                while conversely, exercise and overall physical
                                                                                wellness can contribute positively to the other
                                                                                dimensions of wellness. Our sense of wellness
                                                                                in each dimension is comprised of factors
                                                                                both in (e.g., daily habits, regimens, practices)
                                                                                and out of our control (e.g. social pressures,
                                                                                prejudices, mental health, etc.)

                                                                                Men are especially vulnerable to mental,
                                                                                emotional, social and physical detractors
                                                                                during periods of volatility, uncertainty,
                                                                                complexity or ambiguity. Life transitions (such
                                                                                as the transition to collegiate life or transition
                                                                                out of school) are a prime example of these—
   Over the course of the last four years and based on a charge from the        when men are especially susceptible to stress,
   2018 St. Louis Karnea, it has become clear health and wellness topics        anxiety and social pressures. What’s more,
   are a priority for the undergraduates we serve. Attention to health          modern society presents an unprecedented
   and wellness presents as new territory for the Fraternity, and how the       multitude of competing demands, pressures
   Fraternity can best address these topics in ways that would resonate         and environments which incentivize behaviors
   most strongly with our members. This has been especially unclear in a        that lead to poor wellbeing. To lead lives of
   campus environment that seems saturated with messaging, services,            excellence, our members will need to create
   and programs related to health and wellness, ultimately raising the          and adopt personal strategies to develop and
   question, “what can our Fraternity uniquely do (and do best) in service of   sustain a sense of positive wellbeing.
   our members’ health and wellness?”
                                                                                Wellness and wellbeing exist at the
      Over the course of the last 10 months, the Health and Wellness
                                                                                confluence of many complex and complicated
   Committee wrestled with these and related questions. The Committee’s
                                                                                topics with few certain or simple solutions.
   journey included an exploration of the campus landscape in which
                                                                                While the negative impacts which come
   our students live, an assessment of the students themselves, the
                                                                                downstream of poor wellness or wellbeing
   development of personas so we could understand what they feel they
                                                                                are well-documented in the news, science
   need and want, and an evaluation of the opportunity gap that exists
                                                                                often provides murky—and sometimes
   between and among these things. The byproduct of months of research
                                                                                contradictory-guidance for addressing these
   and dialogue came before the Arch Chapter in July 2019.
                                                                                topics. Comparatively, few answers are known
      The Health and Wellness question, which has increasingly captured
                                                                                for certain or can be applied globally; there are
   our organizational attention over the last four years, now demands our
                                                                                few “simple” solutions.
   membership seriously considers and resolve to state what we believe.
      Work remains. In the fall, Delta Tau Delta took its first steps toward    The choices we make define our character;
   a comprehensive health and wellness strategy. We need the feedback           our character defines us as men. We respect
   of our members. To meet the needs of our students, we need to                as paramount the right of each man to
   understand their needs. We plan to deploy, test and redeploy. Our            make choices about how to conduct his life.
   members deserve the best products and services. The Fraternity will          It is therefore imperative to ensure those
   deliver.                                                                     decisions are informed with the most relevant
                                                                                information, the latest insight (scientific or
   THE FIRST INITIATIVE                                                         otherwise) and/or best practice.
   Launched in fall 2019, Delt’s ULifline, a digital portal, demonstrates our
   commitment to greater mental health awareness, accurate education            Personal adversity is not inherently bad and
   and appropriate treatment resources. Ulifeline is tangible evidence          can lead to periods of pronounced personal
   of our goal to provide mental health education and awareness as              growth. We view as essential the need to
   well as access to mental health crisis resources 24 hours a day. By          provide support, connection and understanding
   knowing what tools and resources are available, we can act quickly and       during periods of personal adversity so that
   confidently when we recognize a brother in need. ULifeline offers us the     men may navigate these periods in safe and
   tools to do something and to seek to make every day another great day        supportive environments.
   to be a Delt.

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