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DTD
Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 3
7 1 1 E a s t B o l d t W a y S P C 4 9 6 , Ap p l e t o n , W I 5 4 9 1 1
deltalumni@lawrence.edu
SHELTER RECLAIMED
By Drew Stuart
It’s my pleasure to inform you that the Delts will be back
INSIDE THIS ISSUE in the house next year! The entire chapter is incredibly excited.
1 Shelter Reclaimed We applied for one of two formal group housing contracts. The
application was worked on for several weeks with the help of
1 Volunteer-A-Thon several executive members. The application was put together by
the Steward and future Residence Life Manager, Andrew Stuart,
2 Jill Beck Dinner
with a large amount of input from our chapter president Eric
3 Tradition Follett, and was edited and ran over extensively by our Rush chair
Jacob Woodford.
4 Greek Life Our competition was rather steep this year with SigEp and
Sinfonia trying to hold onto their houses, and the Lawrence
4 Alumni networking
Christian Fellowship also put forth a strong bid to gain the house.
In the end, our application received the most votes, with SigEp
barely beating LCF for the second contract, leaving Sinfonia
Please see Shelter on page 2
Volunteer-A-Thon
By Drew Stuart
Delta Tau Delta has continually increased its involvement in the local community
and on campus and we strive to ever do more. This year Delta Tau Delta has started an
annual volunteer event call Volunteer-A-Thon, a volunteer competition that has the aim
to increase participation in volunteer projects third term both on campus and in the
community. We are working very closely with the volunteer center to help promote
other events as well as help students register their hours there. We set up the
competition to fall during the greater majority of pre-existing community projects of
other groups so that we may help promote participation at their activities as well as
ours. We will strive to continue this competition every year, where we could use our
newly acquired house as a hub of volunteer information during the event . This year
and last we have been selling teddy bears and shirts, where all the proceeds went to
children in hospitals as well as receiving a teddy bear themselves for every shirt and
Please see Pledging on page 3

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CONTRIBUTORS Annual Jill Beck Dinner
Eric Follett '12 By Jacob Woodford
President, Alumni Relations Delta Nu took some time in late April to meet with President
Co-chair Jill Beck over hors d’oeuvres and punch to discuss the chapter, as
Zachary Kulig '13 well as plans for the university. This is the second year in a row
Alumni Relations Co-chair that the event has taken place, and President Beck noted that the
Andrew Stuart '13 annual meeting allows for improved communication between the
Steward, Philanthropy
Delts and administration.
Chair Among the items for discussion were the acquisition of the
Jacob Woodford '13 old Delt House, the chapters improved and increasing presence in
philanthropic events, and the potential revival of old Homecoming
Rush Chair
traditions lost to the ages. President Beck was more than
Christopher Schmidt '13
complimentary in every respect—particularly on the note of our
Sergeant at Arms leadership in volunteer efforts.
Alex Brewer '13 We also discussed the leadership role of Delta Nu in
Secretary coordinating the efforts of numerous groups on campus (Greek and
Frank Lieberman '14
Non-Greek) with the Volunteer-A-Thon. We were commended on
our continued effort and progress in rebuilding and rededicating
IFC Rep
Please see Jill Beck on page 4
Shelter from page 1
without their house next year.
The entire chapter is anxious to be back in the house next fall
and starts making it feel more like the Delta Shelter than just
another residence hall on campus. We will be painting the doors
purple, and are looking to refurbish its now stark interior, to
something closer to its former glory. Unfortunately we are not
allowed to use the endowment to provide fixtures in the house
that are considered superior to general housing on campus, thus
we rely on the work and aid from alumni to improve the house and
compete with the other fraternity houses during recruitment. If
there are any local alumni looking to get rid of old furniture that is
still useable, email Eric Follett at deltalumni@lawrence.edu. Also,
if there are any alumni that would like to drop in and share stories
of when they lived in the house or ideas for the house, either this
year or early next fall, feel free to email Eric.
Next fall we are trying to bring back several of the old
traditions associated with the Fall Festival and Homecoming, and it
would be great to see a large alumni turnout on campus and see
friendly faces in the Delta Shelter again. Stay tuned for updates
on that as well.

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Greek Week
By Eric Follett
This year we were able to participate in almost every event thrown during Greek Week. There
was Phi Tau Poker, Kappa wing-eating contest(we won first with 258 wings, second place had
156), Delta Gamma Anchor Splash(took third, won Mr. Anchor for the third year in a row), second
place in Theta's kicks for casa, and finally our event, Quadball which both Delt teams won every
game. Outside of Greek Week, we were also involved in "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes," a sexual
abuse awareness event. We won the highest participation award out of all organizations on
campus. Also, on May 14th we will be participating in Habitat for Humanity's Shack-a-Thon,
something the Delts haven't been invited to for a few years.
Now that Greek Week is over, we are still looking forward to participating in other Greek
Life's events.
Tradition
By Chris Schmidt
Traditions are important, there is no other way to say it. Traditions die, new traditions are born,
and sometimes dead traditions come back to life. Now that we finally have the house back, we
have re-established one of the great traditions of our chapter and reaffirmed that we are, and
continue to strive to be leaders on campus. As much as the house is important as a tradition, and
after Alex Brewer did some researching in Lawrence's archives did the question of other traditions
come up. This gave me the idea to ask you, our alumni: What traditions were you most fond of
within the Delt House? How have they influenced your life, after Lawrence? We all know about
the families and all of those things that we do with that and Quadball(a combination of kickball,
baseball, and softball), but what's the Order of the Fox or Pledge week (a.k.a. Delt Week), where
did they go? Please write us about these or any Traditions that you remember from your time in
the Delt House. Also, we'd love to have any old Delt Photos.
If you would like to help, respond using the brief survey in the email, or contact
deltalumni@lawrence.edu to share any information when you were at Lawrence. We plan on
collecting as much information as possible for a possible house warming party this coming fall.
Volunteer-A-Thon from page 1
bear sold here on campus. We will continue to sell the bears in the years to come. The Bella
Blood Drive, while not being a Delt event, was hosted by a Delta Tau Delta Alum, where the
Theta Sorority and Delts helped table and poster for the event resulting in a greater-than-
expected turnout. Delta Tau Delta will continue help out any volunteer projects wherever
possible along with awareness programs in the community. Email deltalumni@lawrence.edu if
you have any ideas for future volunteering.

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Jill Beck from page 2
the chapter through the hard work and President Beck cited strong
initiative of the current members and recent leadership in the chapter and improved
grads. recruiting efforts as a major reason for the
We suggested a new project to revive the sudden turnaround. She also commended
traditions of Homecomings in the past, which the tremendous support we have from a
President Beck was very enthusiastic to support. very dynamic group of alumni who have
Among suggestions were ways to increase been instrumental in the directional shift
attendance at the football game, as well as of the chapter.
activities during the week to create excitement Overall, the evening was a
on campus. President Beck offered to get us in tremendous success, and we look forward
touch with her Special Projects Coordinator, to future meetings with President Beck.
and also made an offer to fund a considerable Also in attendence were Professor Nicholas
portion of the effort. Maravolo, Rich Agness ‘67, John Bodnar
‘76, and Rob Beck.
Alumni Networking
By Eric Follett
Thanks to all the alumni that took the time to Homecoming at Lawrence, it would be great to
respond to the previous letter. Some notes hear from alumni about their experiences in
from the last responses include how the hockey the past. Due to the lack of student
club started at Lawrence (Lee Sternal '67), how participation in the recent past with
Lawrence has shaped lives(Bill Benowicz '67), homecoming, a student led initiative on
current career paths(good luck Jon Horne '06 on campus may be what it takes. We've already
your MBA/JD), and being able to help out with brought the idea up at our annual Jill Beck
a bone marrow registry/blood drive (Jeff meet and greet and have her full support.
Henderson '05). The connection outside of
Also, if any alumni would like to
current actives has helped me realized the
contribute to the newsletter contact Eric
impact the fraternity has on so many people.
Follett at deltalumni@lawrence.edu or regular
Going along with our attempt to revive mail to:
Eric Follett
711 East Boldt Way SPC 496
Appleton, WI 54911
I will be working in coordination with co-chair
Zach Kulig and historian Kyu-Po Pyun on the
newsletters for the next year. We will try our
best to avoid spelling, grammatical, or any
mistakes while delivering the most information
Delta Nu in this brief update. Thanks for all your
711 East Boldt Way cooperation and we look forward to continuing
SPC 496 the Brotherhood.
Appleton, WI 54911
E-mail:
deltalumni@lawrence.edu