Fall 2011 Delta Nu Review

Fall 2011 Delta Nu Review - web edition

Fire at TKE House renders house uninhabitable for Fall Semester; Repairs underway

Alumni Board of Advisors President’s Report – Mark Witthar, 853, mwitthar@ford.com

Dear Fraters, as you know by now we had a fire at our house the morning of August 5th. Just prior to the fire many hours of work were put into new paint, carpet, restored composites, etc. We had spent almost $25,000 in repairs and upgrades. The good news is some of those items had not yet been installed (flat screen TV, new router, etc.). On top of the fire, we had a second loss the evening of August 18th with a violent hailstorm that created a second insurance claim and a whole new roof!

It was determined that the fire was intentionally set. The authorities are still looking for the culprit(s) and a $5,000 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest.

As is true with any event there is good news and bad news. The good news is no one was in the house at the time of the fire so there were no injuries. Additionally, Frater Bill Ingels 508, has agreed to be the General Contractor on the job and is working tirelessly to obtain permits and coordinate the entire effort. We are truly blessed to have a man of his skills and integrity involved in re-building the house.

The bad news is we are losing revenue since no one is living in the house this fall.

Now we move forward with determination and a focused plan. Our ambitious goal is to have men back in the house in time for the second semester. Bill is working very closely with the insurance adjuster to make sure everything that should be covered is in fact covered. He is lining up the subcontractors to get the work done quickly and efficiently.

We all know this is a huge job with a great deal of work in front of us.

My only request is that if you can assist by making a donation to the Fire Recovery Fund to please do so. Go to www.nwtke.com and click on the Donate icon  for complete details.

When you have deductibles and deductions for depreciation it is always difficult to be able to cover the complete cost of repair. That is where you can help. Take a moment to consider what you .can provide to keep the momentum going on this important project.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Yours in the Bond, Mark B. Witthar, 853, Chairman, Board of Advisors - Delta-Nu Chapter, mwitthar@ford.com

TKE House Capital Improvements – Steve Moss, 927, semoss@mchsi.com

“Fire Recovery Fund Update”

With the fire that occurred at our TKE home in Maryville on August 5th, the TKE Board of Advisors has had a lot of activity as we recover from this untimely event.  Fortunately the house had been closed for the summer so no one was hurt. 

The BOA expects that the sleeping rooms at the house will be ready for occupancy by our men in January of 2012, allowing them to move back in to the house.  Availability of the common areas of the house will be dependent upon rehabilitation and construction progress.

Plans are coming together well with the house.  Recently, we sent a letter about the fire and some of the needs that exist.  To re-cap the specifics from the letter, there was no insurance on the TKE policy to cover “Lost Revenue.”  With no men living in the house this fall, there is no income to cover house payment, taxes and insurance for the term.  This is where the TKE House Capital Improvement Committee are asking TKE alumni to get involved and support the “TKE House Fire Recovery Fund” to offset the $40,000+ loss in revenue to help get TKE through the fall term.

Twenty fraters have already contributed or pledged more than $6,000 or 15% of our goal!!!

Thank you to these Fraters. The fraternity is in a challenging position with this untimely event. If you haven’t yet made a contribution, Delta Nu really needs your support. Thanks to the Delta Nu Alumni Association for covering the costs of the mailing efforts for the Fire Recovery Fund now underway as part of the Capital Improvements Fund.

To help, you can send your report in two ways – through the Delta Nu Website or through the mail. As is our tradition, your support for fire relief will be honored on “The Richard W. Wiles Teke for Life Wall” at the TKE house.  Donor levels recognized are: $10,000+, $5,000, $2,500, $1,000 and $500; or cumulative giving since 1996

To contribute on the web, please visit www.nwtke.com/content/tke-fire-recovery-fund/ or click on the Donate icon  on the main webpage.

To contribute through the mail, please use the enclosed form in the center of the newsletter or that you received in the mail around the 10^th of September.

As we get them, there will be updates available on the Delta Nu TKE web page at: www.nwtke.com

As always, thank you to all the Fraters who have made TKE what it is today and to those of you who have generously supported us through this challenging time in our history.

Yours in the bond, The TKE House Capital Improvement Committee, Steve Moss, 927- Chairman

Frater Jeremy Barlow, 1365, enters the Chapter Eternal in hiking accident on September 10th

We learned on September 11^th that Frater Jeremy Barlow died of heat exposure and exhaustion while hiking in Phoenix South Mountain Park.  Please keep Jeremy’s family and his wife Alicia in your thoughts and prayers.

Jeremy was hiking with Frater Mark Partise. According to reports, they had run out of water during the hike. Mark was treated by paramedics for heat exposure and exhaustion.

The funeral was held September 20^th in Olathe, Kansas. A memorial fund has been set up through the Northwest Foundation: the Jeremy Barlow Memorial Music scholarship Fund c/o Northwest Foundation Inc. 800 University Dr., Maryville, MO 64468.

Additionally, a memorial fund has been set up with Delta Nu. A memorial brick will be placed on the Donor Wall once the fund reaches $500. To contribute on the web to any fund in Jeremy’s name, please visit http://www.nwtke.com/content/donation-opportunities or click on the Donate icon  on the main webpage.

Board Treasurer’s Report – Chris Holder, 1362, Chris67_99@yahoo.com

Fraters, as we enter the second half of 2010, here is the status of the accounts.

Alumni Association:                              $9,993.75

Capital Improvements (Short-Term):     $4,856.53

Capital Improvements (Long-Term):     $3,416.82

Emergency Fund:                                 $4,231.18

Total:                                             $22,498.28

2011 Alumni/Active Work Weekend Recap - Steve Fox, DN 806, tke806@gmail.com

The Alumni Work Weekend held July 15th and 16th at the TKE house at 555 West 9th Street in Maryville, MO, was a huge success.  Twenty-one alumni, scrolls 276 to 1384, and 15 actives, worked on various projects inside and outside of the house. Thanks to all who contributed their time and talent during the weekend and all summer.

We attacked a lengthy list of repairs in an effort to return the house to its former glory days.  Nearly $20,000 was spent on repairs and as well as new carpet, all of it funded by the Property Committee and the Housing Corporation. Some of the items we completed are listed below:

R  Patch walls, paint walls and ceilings in all suites and all hallways and stairwells

R  Paint the lower half of the Chapter room and the public bathrooms

R  Remove all the old carpet to prepare floors for new tile, carpet and sealing

R  Hang new blinds in the Chapter Room

R  Replace missing lights in all bedroom rooms, hallways and outside patio

R  Finish the Board Room countertop and locking doors

R  Install professional shelving and storage in ritual closet.

R  Finish men’s bathroom with shelves and storage cabinet

R  Build frame for new mirrors in ladies bathroom

R  Replace stained or missing ceiling tiles throughout the house

R  Mount more than 36 Composites permanently in the hallways. (See the Composite Restoration segment below)

Items completed after the work weekend included a carpet and vinyl installation crew and a professional cleaning crew to clean all the bathrooms and all the common areas.

Thanks to Work Weekend Co-Chairmen Ed Hansen ed.hansen@o-mschools.org, Brian Lohafer, blohafer@usd458.org, and Craig Poldberg cpoldberg@msn.com for their effort to organize and execute a great weekend.

Y.I.T.B., Steve Fox, DN 806, Property House Manager, tke806@gmail.com

Composite Resurrection Project - Bob Nielsen, 640, nielsenbd1@yahoo.com

The Composite Restoration project was nearing its completion and all 39 of the composites had been installed in the TKE House just a week before the fire.  None sustained any real damage other than smoke and soot.  All composites have been removed and are in storage in a facility in Maryville and will be cleaned, ionized and returned to the house in early 2012 as we complete the restoration process.

During the July 15-16, 2011 Work Weekend, 32 existing or refurbished composites, plus yearbook representations for '55, '59, '63, '67, '70, and '75 were hung in the hallowed hallways of 555 W. 9th.  Thank you to Frater Hal Martens, 735, of Chugiak, Alaska, for this assistance for the yearbook representations, Frater Ed Propst, 276, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, for footing the bill for the framed reproduction of '66,   Congratulations to Frater Steve Brightwell, 775, of Olathe, KS, for his winning bid for the '80-'80 auctioned composite copy, and thanks to those others who placed bids.

We are continuing the process of identifying composites not in our possession or looking for pictures that might serve as a pseudo composite if none can be located. 

No current representation for the years of: 56-57, 58 ,60-62 ,64, 65 or composites: 68-69 ,73-74 ,74-75, 77-78, 83-84, 85-86, and 87-90.  If you have information or know a picture that might work, please contact me.

I realize that our current individual monetary contribution focus will be toward the house reconstruction, but if you would like to make a contribution to a specific missing year’s representation or composite please contact me.

YITB, Bob Nielsen, 740, nielsenbd1@yahoo.com, 913.345.2913

Chapter Report – Prytanis Gunnerson Sumy, 1564, S503916@mail.nwmissouri.edu

The chapter continues to work through the issues resulting from the fire with some house residents moving into campus housing and others into other accommodations off-campus.

Fall 2011 Rush concluded September 15^th and we welcomed 39 new members into the Fraternity.

Delta NU Alumni and Actives alike have shown optimism throughout the semester. It is believed that we are stronger now than we have ever been. The fire may temporarily put the physical face of our chapter in restoration, but it will never destroy the bond that we share. The active chapter plans to use the optimism to our advantage with all fraternal affairs this fall.

With the absence of the chapter house this semester, we hosted all formal chapter events on campus. All of our social functions and pledgeship events will be housed at our various satellite locations. The pledgeship program will be a lot different compared to previous years. 

During Rush we obtained the same quality and quantity of men Delta Nu is known for. Rush 2011 officially kicked off on August 28th at the Greek BBQ. Our open house was held September 7th outside the TKE house. We had around 60 potential new members show up to the event. Rush Week kicks off September 12th and ends on the 16th when bids are officially signed. We never saw the loss of the house hampering these results. Adding an additional 39 to our nearly 60 actives would put us close to 100 members; an astounding feat for a campus of our size.

One thing that helped help us with this Rush is the TKE Welcome Scholarship. We interviewed seven applicants for the scholarship that were all very well rounded polished candidates.

The fire was definitely the low point of the summer for the actives but we did have some outstanding accomplishments to somewhat negate the news. The very day we heard about the awful tragedy, we also received five of the six excellence awards at Conclave - Recruitment-Chapter Size, Involvement-Alumni Relations, Involvement-Community Service, Achievement-Academic Success, and Achievement-Extracurricular Activities. Congratulations also to Prytanis Gunner Sumy on winning the 2011 Charles R. Walgreen, Jr., Scholarship Award.

We hope to take these positives forward into this school year and build upon them in every aspect.

Y.I.T.B., Gunner Sumy, 1564

Conclave 2011 report – Brad Shelton, 651, brad.shelton@nwtke.com

Along with actives Gunner Sumy, Nate Beaver and Joe Sanders, I was privileged to attend Conclave 2011 as a representative of the Delta Nu Alumni Association

Nearly 800 Fraters and guests showed the city of San Antonio what TKE is all about on August 5th and 6th. From service to education to fun, Fraters impressed many with their work ethic and commitment to excellence. As new leadership begins this biennium, we take a moment to reflect on what was the 56th Biennial Conclave.

Following these service projects, the Second Session of the Grand Chapter commenced. Legislation was discussed and voted on, as well as the slate of 2011-13 Grand Officers. No new changes were made to the Constitution and Bylaws.

    The Grand Officers were confirmed as:Grand Prytanis - Ed Moy,  Grand Epiprytanis - Bob Barr,  Grand Grammateus - Fritz Jacobi,  Grand Crysophylos - Rod Talbot;            Grand Histor - Chris Hanson,  Grand Hypophetes - Jim Hickey,  Grand Pylortes - Shawn Babine,  Grand Hegemon - Robert Jefferis

The Grand Inaugural wrapped up the conference in style. Several of TKE’s top awards were handed out, as well as an address by the new Grand Prytanis Ed Moy.  For a video tour of the event, click onto this link and enjoy the good works of Teke Nation!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukIfBD6d0Ko&feature=player_embedded

The next Conclave will be in Washington, D.C. in 2012.  Please consider attending as it is a very enjoyable and rewarding experience.

Delta Nu Alumni Association – Brad Shelton, 651, brad.shelton@nwtke.com

In early August, I travelled to San Antonio, Texas with more than 800 other Tekes from around the world to attend my first TKE Conclave and act as your representative for the Alumni Association. While this was an official function of the DNAA, no DNAA funds were used to cover any of my expenses. The meetings were very informative and we came back with several great ideas to help make the active chapter and the Alumni Association even stronger.

On the second morning of the conclave, I received a call that the TKE House in Maryville was on fire!  I gathered the three actives from Delta Nu together in our room and contacted all the actives and their parents to make sure they knew we had lined up temporary housing for them and recommended that they not sign a 12-month lease elsewhere as our plan is to have everyone back into the house in January 2012 in time for the new semester.

With almost four months to go, we are still 20 new members away from our membership goal of 200 dues paying Delta Nu Fraters!  We have received annual dues from 180 Alumni from across the U.S.! These dues go to pay for the new web site development, produce and mail the bi-annual newsletter, produce bi-monthly e-Newsletters like this one and maintain the Delta Nu Frater Database. In the last 30 days, we retained seven of the nine members up for renewal to maintain the growing list of dues-paying members and most have opted for the three year option.

The dues we collect are the operating capital for the Alumni Association and the Property Board.  None of your dues money is used for capital improvements, or any other housing or property related expense.  We are totally separate from the Property Board that manages the house. The Property Board receives its cash for house improvements and maintenance from the surplus of rent over expenses.  For the first time in many years, we, sponsoring the Kansas City TKE Delta Nu Reunion that before had been privately funded.  This event was held on July 16^th with more than 50 Delta nu Fraters in attendance.  The Alumni Association covered the cost of some appetizers but drinks were on a cash bar basis. So please plan to attend the big October 22^nd Homecoming event and look for us at the Pitt game October 1^st in Kansas City.  For more information on this check out the social calendar on the Delta Nu web site – http://www.nwtke.com/event

To see a current list of the dues paying members of the Delta Nu Alumni Association, please go to http://www.nwtke.com/content/delta-nu-alumni-association-roster/

To update your record in the database please go to:  http://www.nwtke.com/content/tke-AlumniUpdate/

For more information about the Alumni Association go to http://www.nwtke.com/content/alumni-association/ and look for the JOIN button or contact Brad Shelton at brad.shelton@nwtke.com. Non-tax deductible donation dues can be paid online or you can mail a check to: Delta Nu Alumni Association, 1805 Arabian Ave, Naperville, IL 60565, Attention: Brad Shelton

Y.I.T.B., Brad Shelton, 651, Membership Committee Director, brad.shelton@nwtke.com

1805 Arabian Ave, Naperville, IL 60565, Cell: (630) 240-2758

NWMSU Homecoming on October 22, 2011 – Ron Beaver, 858, rb64089@gmail.com

Mark Saturday, October 22^nd as the day Delta Nu Tekes celebrate another year of history at the TKE House in Maryville.  Homecoming events are planned culminating with the 2pm football game on Saturday.  TKE alumni get things started Friday night at your favorite watering hole and most importantly at the TKE House 10am Saturday, October 22^nd for a massive tailgate event.  Food, beverages, Fraters and Bearcat Football will be the focus this day.  Come see renovations to the House and reconnect with old and new Fraters alike.

As you may have heard, the active chapter has a secret Admirer that decided to commit an act of arson on the House August 5, 2011.  Still on the lam, our Admirer is welcome to attend our tailgate event and we ask that you help get the word out.  Special recognition awaits our Admirer from the active chapter, alumni and Maryville Police Department should they choose to appear and be recognized.  A $5,000 reward is also offered by sharing information leading to an arrest/conviction to the Missouri Arson Tip Hotline at 1-800-39-ARSON.

But don’t let our temporary reconstruction project deter your desire to attend on October 22^nd.  It’s business as usual at the TKE House!  Check the TKE Delta Nu group on Facebook or www.nwtke.com frequently for updated Homecoming news and social events.

Please make your overnight hotel reservations soon!

Holiday Inn Express Maryville    (660) 562-9949

Comfort Inn Maryville               (660) 562-2002

Super 8 Motel Maryville             (660) 582-8088

Americas Best Inns Maryville     (660) 562-3111

Hampton Inn St. Joseph            (816) 390-9300

Ramada Inn St. Joseph              (816) 233-6192

Drury Inn St. Joseph                 (816) 364-4700

2011 TKE Homecoming Schedule

Friday, October 21^st

·         Open House  7 pm – 10 pm

o    Alumni registration

o    Refreshments available to alumni (with donation to TKE DN House Repair Fund)

o    Fall Pledge Class Designated Driver service  7 pm – 1 am

Saturday, October 22^nd

·         Alumni tailgate at TKE House  9am – 1pm

o    TKE and Phi Mu actives/alumni welcome

·         “Once Upon A Time” Homecoming Parade  9am – 10am

o    TKE Active float co-sponsored by Phi Mu Sorority

·         Guest Speakers  12 noon – 12:35 pm

o    Ron Beaver, TKE Alumni Homecoming Chairman

o    Gunner Sumy, TKE DN Active Chapter President

o    Keynote speaker

o    Ron Beaver, Wrap up

o    Distinguished Alumni Award Presentation

o    Walk thru on the house restoration

·         Fall Pledge Class Designated Driver service  1 pm – 1 am

·         NWMSU vs. Washburn  2pm – 5pm (Individual tickets for sale through NWMSU)

SOCIAL COMMITTEE – Ron Beaver, 858, rb64089@gmail.com

Fall Classic October 1st at Arrowhead Stadium

The annual beating of Pitt State’s football team is almost upon us as the TKE Delta Nu actives and alumni again meet in the parking lot of Arrowhead stadium for the mother-of-all-tailgates.  Mark your calendar now for Saturday, October 1^st and bring a fellow Frater, friend, wife or girlfriend.  Kickoff is at 2pm but the TKE Tailgate will start at 10:00am at a designated parking lot yet to be determined.  Check the TKE Delta Nu group on Facebook or www.nwtke.com frequently for news on the exact parking lot location—worst case, look for the TKE flag flying above the newly purchased TKE Tent on the NWMSU parking side of the stadium.

The event organizers will bring grills and basic tailgate items for all to use but ask that you bring a dish, a package of hotdogs, or whatever.  This will ensure plenty of chow for all and a good time.  This is a BYOB event.

TKE Delta Nu group on Facebook

As of mid-August there are approximately 255 alumni and actives connected through the TKE Delta Nu group at Facebook.com.  Facebook is a free social media website enabling young and old alike to connect with friends, family and co-workers within an interactive, online environment.  Using the search bar at the top of any Facebook page, type TKE Delta Nu to find our group page.  This is a “members only” page dedicated to alumni or active TKE Delta Nu Fraters—no girlies allowed.  This way we are free to openly engage in dialogue not seen by non-TKE friends, family and co-workers.  Feel free to upload old party pics or help the Actives name the next pledge class.  It’s fun and engaging!

Also don’t forget to check out our new website at www.nwtke.com. Lots of current event info is located here including news on the recent fire and ongoing renovations.  We also encourage you to join the Alumni Association to reconnect with lost Fraters and alumni.

As always, thank you again for participating in TKE DN Alumni Association events and for your continued support!  Without your efforts and those of your our Fraters the TKE DN chapter would fail.  If you haven’t already done so please consider joining the alumni association today.  Your dollars are used to fund future alumni events, news, capital improvement projects at The House, and scholarships for future TKE and NWMSU students. *Visit www.nwtke.com/content/alumni/ for details on becoming an alumni association member.

If you have an event that you are thinking of, please get a hold of me so I can help you publicize and plan it. We can get the word out by email, on the Delta Nu website, on Facebook, smoke signals, even carrier pigeon and in the next monthly or semi-annual Delta Nu Review!

YITB, Ron Beaver, 858, TKE DN Alumni Association Social Chairman, 816-304-5354, rb64089@gmail.com

Jason Washam “1320”, KC Social Events, (816) 898-4415, jwash1320@hotmail.com

Jerrad Popp “1144”, Des Moines Events, (515) 360-8111, jerradpopp@yahoo.com

Omaha—open

TKE Rah Rah Jackets !

As many of you remember from your days making your way across campus at Northwest Missouri State, you would frequently see the iconic TKE Rah Rah jacket.  They were worn proudly worn by many Delta Nu Tekes from the 1950’S through the mid 1980’s. 

If you are interested in purchasing a TKE Rah Rah, please contact Alumni Frater Steve Moss at: semoss@mchsi.com or call 573-489-5029 to order by phone

The cost of the jacket is $150 + $12 for shipping if necessary. Sizes available include: Adult S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL

If you order by October 30^th, your jacket can be ready for Christmas!

The Rah Rah webpage is http://www.nwtke.com/content/tke-rah-rah-jackets/; there is a sizing chart on this page, which you will need to ensure you order the correct jacket.

Alumni Profile – Ed Propst, 276

Frater Ed Propst, 276, of the Spring 1962 pledge class, is profiled this month.  He was born on July 6, 1943 in Osceola, Iowa and currently resides in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Ed attended Northwest Missouri in the early 60s and graduated in Spring 1966 with a degree in Mathematics and Science. He gained additional education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, gaining his Master’s Degree in Educational Administration.

On August 12, 1967, Ed married Suzanne Shriver. They recently celebrated our 44th anniversary.  Sue is now a Real Estate agent in Council Bluffs after a long career in education, teaching and administration.

Ed and Suzanne have one daughter who recently graduated from Iowa State, got married to a great young man whom she met at ISU and is now living in Columbia, SC where she is enrolled in the pharmacy program at the U of SC.  Naturally, they have been making regular trips to South Carolina.

Retired and beginning to adjust nicely, Ed worked for 43 years with the Council Bluffs Community Schools in Council Bluffs, Iowa.  The first seven years were spent teaching junior high mathematics and various coaching assignments.  I was then hired as the Mathematics Coordinator for the District where I worked with curriculum development and teacher training.  The last 30 years I served as the Supervisor of Technology where I oversaw the purchase, installation, implementation and training in the areas of computers, networks and information technology for the 23 school sites in the District.  It has been a challenging and rewarding career. 

After retiring in the summer of 2010, he has been making more attempts to get more involved with TKE - DN activities and looks forward to more in the future.   Fraters he still stays in touch with include Larry Gerdes, Bill Reiff and occasionally Mike Hale and Doug Johnson.

Delta Nu Tekes in the News

Fraters Witthar, Reetz, Nielsen, Shelton, Kempf, Glantz and Crites all had their pictures appear in the most recent edition of the Northwest Alumni Magazine on page 16.  Several had traveled to Phoenix for spring baseball and joined several other Bearcat alumni to root the Kansas City Royals in the preseason game and Frater Merle Jones had a write up on page 31. 

The Teke Magazine published in August 2011 had several references to Delta Nu. One of the active members submitted Ms. Candice Wolf, NWMSU Greek Life Administrator for Greek Life Administrator of the quarter for her work in helping to support the Delta Nu Chapter.  Also in The Teke is mention of Delta Nu winning several Excellence awards including Active Chapter Prytanis Gunner Sumy receiving the Charles R. Walgreen, Jr., Scholarship Award of $900.

In order receive the Alumni magazine from NWMSU, simply make a donation to either the Pete Greve or TKE scholarship funds and you will automatically receive the magazine.  In order to receive The Teke magazine, simply make a donation to the Teke Educational Foundation (TEF) and specify your donation to go to the Delta Nu Special projects Fund.

Frater Locator

Are you interested in who lives near you or where someone is these days? Then try out the Delta Nu Member Search, only on the Delta Nu website! Click on this link: http://www.nwtke.com/alumni/membersearch/ or go to www.nwtke.com and click on the Alumni tab and then on the Frater Search tab. However, to access it, you must have a registered log in (username and password). To register, go to www.nwtke.com and click on the Website Registration tab on the right side. On this page are the instructions for you to use or print off (a word document is attached at the bottom of the page).

TKE “Did You Know” – Dennis Cox, 659, dennisc@northwestmissouri.com

Did You Know…Did you know…that Tau Kappa Epsilon, formerly the Knights of Classic Lore, grew to be a national fraternity in the early 1900s after an inability to be granted a charter by the national organization of Phi Delta Theta. The Phi Delta Theta Chapter at Illinois Wesleyan University surrendered its charter in 1897. The Phi Delta Theta alumni included members of the fledgling Knights of Classic Lore into an effort to get their charter renewed. The petition failed four times through 1908…and as a result Tau Kappa Epsilon was born as a national fraternity.

Key Website Features

Are there certain features that you are looking for on the Delta Nu website? Here’s a quick guide.

Frater Locator - click on the Alumni tab and then look for “Frater Search” in the list under the tabs

Delta Nu Reviews - click on the News & Info tab and look for “The Delta Nu Review” in the list under the tabs

Scholarships and Funds - click on the Alumni tab and then look for “Donation Opportunities” in the list under the tabs

Pictures - click on the News & Info tab and look for “Photo Gallery” in the list under the tabs

History - click on the About TKE tab and look for “Delta Nu Museum” in the list under the tabs

Pledge Classes, Chapter Eternal, Alumni Profiles - click on the Alumni tab and then look for links on the page

IN MEMORIAM

In addition to recent passing of Jeremy Barlow, 1365, two other Fraters have passed way and joined the Chapter Eternal. Please keep the families of these Fraters in your thoughts.

We recently were informed that Frater Emory Triplett, 323, passed away in Kansas City back in 1991. 

More recently, in February, Frater Jerry L. Lewis, 148, also passed away. Jerry was born on November 12, 1939 and passed away on Monday, February 7, 2011. He was a resident of Guthrie Center, Iowa at the time of his passing.

To see all of those that have joined the Chapter Eternal, please go to: http://www.nwtke.com/content/chapter-eternal. Please remember these men and their families. If you know of other Fraters that may have passed away or if we have listed you here by mistake, please let us know by contacting brad.Shelton@nwtke.com or call Brad Shelton, 651, at (630) 416-9924.

If you’d like to make a donation to their memorial fund to help memorialize them with a brick on the Dick Wiles TKE of Life Donors wall, please contact us at Brad.Shelton@nwtke.com. Once a fund reaches $500, a brick with the Frater’s name will be placed on the wall. Below is the full list of memorial funds without a brick with their current values.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND FUNDS

Philanthropic Committee - Open

The Philanthropic efforts are going very well at Delta Nu due to the efforts of the three fund managers, Bruce Barlow, Dave Teeter and Scott Keilbey. Much has been accomplished this year but there is still quite a bit to do.  We want to build the cash reserves in the Peter J. Greve Scholarship Fund, the TKE Scholarship Fund and the Special Projects Fund.  While all funds have a balance sufficient to award the scholarships this year, we will need to step up our efforts to raise those balances in 2012. 

With the Funds in a strong financial situation , I have decided that effective this month, I am resigning from the BOA and as Committee Chairman due to time constraints at work  and will help the BOA as they begin the search for a new BOA member and Philanthropic committee chairman.

If you are interested in serving on the BOA or would just like to get a little more involved, or if you have someone you would like to nominate for a position on the BOA, please contact Mark Witthar at mwitthar@ford.com

To donate to any of the funds mentioned below, in addition to the Fire Recovery Fund, please visit www.nwtke.com, click on the Alumni tab and then on Donation Opportunities.  You can also mail a check to:

Delta Nu Alumni Association, Chris Holder, DNAA Treasurer, 12480 South Greenwood, Olathe, KS 66062

Thank you for the opportunity to serve on the BOA and I encourage all of you to become involved and to join the Delta Nu Alumni Association.

Y.I.T.B., Philanthropic Committee – David Cox, DN 960, d-j-cox@sbcglobal.net

Special Projects Education Fund – Scott Keilbey, 666, skeilbey@tnemec.com

Last month I reported that we had a record number of Delta Nu Fraters make donations to the TKE Education Foundation (TEF) and then directly to the Delta Nu Special Projects Fund.  Fraters making donations to the TEF can designate up to 100% of their donation to the Delta Nu Special Projects Fund.  We then can use this money for educational purposes like Conclave or Regional leadership conferences or other approved expenses.

Donations can be made to http://www.nwtke.com/content/special-projects/ and your tax deductible donation will be sent to TKE National or you can donate directly to TKE National’s website at www.tke.org. Please make sure you designate some part of your donation to the Delta Nu Special Projects Fund.  By taking advantage of the early discount, we have prepaid for four active chapter members to attend the TKE Regional Leadership conference Feb 17 and 18th in Wichita, Kansas.  This leaves the current fund balance of just over $1,750.  Our goal for 2011 is more than $3,000 in the fund balance by December 2011.  Here is the list of the donors for 2010-2011.

Benny Johnson, 104; Floyd “Ed” Propst, 276; Bruce Barlow, 533; Bradley Shelton, 651; David Teeter, 901

Thomas Burson, 914; Stephen Moss, 927; Joseph Saubers, 930; George Schaefer, 1225; Brent Burklund, 1465

BOA Organizational Chart and Roles

Open Board Positions

Non-BOA Members and Committee Members

On behalf of the Board of Advisors and the Delta Nu Alumni Association, we hoped you enjoyed this edition of the Delta Nu Review and we hope to hear from you and see you at one of the great upcoming events! Y.I.T.B.