Alumni Newsletter

Volume1 Issue 3 Mar. 30 2007

Meet the Associate Members and Poker Night! Tonight at 7:00!

Come by the house tonight (Friday 3.30.2007) for a chance to play poker with all your favorite DU's! This is a great chance to meet the new associate members, watch the pledge Olympics, and meet members of the chapter if you haven't been by the house in a while.

Buy-in is $20, one re-buy allowed before 9pm. Blinds will increase on a 30 minute schedule.

Payout structure:
1st: 60%, 2nd: 30%, 3rd: 10%

Initiation is this Saturday, 3.31.2007 11:00 AM at the Delta Upsilon House

Questions? Contact Noah Guy at 404-641-4295.

Join Us As We Celebrate 50 Years of "Building Better Men" at Georgia Tech

Join us the weekend of October 19th, 2007 as we celebrate 50 years of the Georgia Tech Chapter of Delta Upsilon! This weekend coincides with Homecoming Weekend as the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets take on the Army Black Nights. Have ideas for events you would like to see? Contact Keith Menezes.

The undergrads will be having an informational meeting Wednesday April 11th, 2007 at 8:00 PM for any alumni interested in helping us plan the 50th anniversary. Contact Noah Guy if you are interested.

Join Us for an Evening of Free Cigars, A Free Wine Tasting and Good Times!

Wine and Cigar Gathering April 20th at 7:00:

The Brothers of Delta Upsilon will be hosting a Wine and Cigar gathering at our chapter house. Alumnus Raymond Woo has graciously offered to donate wine for the event. The brotherhood will be providing cigars and h'orderves. Brother Woo will give us a wine tasting demonstration, while the chapter is brining someone in to do a cigar demonstration. Just remember to eat beforehand! Please let Keith Menezes know if you're coming to the event either Keith Menezes or through the evite Rob Wheeler sent out via email.

We look forward to seeing all of y'all on April 20th at 7:00 PM!

Regional Leadership Seminar

On the weekend of February 23rd 2007, the Georgia Tech Chapter hosted DU chapters from all over Province 4 at the annual Regional Leadership Seminar (RLS). Programming at this event included seminars on Recruitment, Membership Education, Small Talk Etiquette, Ritual, Justice, to dressing right with the Brooks Brothers - you name it, we talked about it.

Brothers Keith Menezes and Nick White helped plan the weekend and hosted the brothers from the UNC chapter and the University of North Florida Chapter. Brothers Ted Duffy, Brandon O'Rear, Everett Brandt, Christopher Haille, Jeff Gilmour, Anshu Srivastava and Sean McNicholas helped with setting up several events. Province Governor Paul Taylor came by the house and was impressed by the state of affairs. Members of International as well as all that attended were happy with the way RLS turned out.

We would like to congratulate Brother Keith Menezes on being selected to represent Province Four South on the Undergraduate Advisory Board (UGAB).

Alumni donations

We are currently working on making your donations tax deductible, currently the easiest ways to donate money to the undergrad chapter is here or to send a check to the chapter house at 154 5th ST NW, Atlanta GA 30313

We have currently set up a display case for any alumnus that has donated $60 dollars or more toward our chapter. Any alumnus that donates $60 dollars or more has their name engraved on a plaque and put on our display. Gift's can be made in memory of a loved one such as a spouse or child. The plaques currently have the gifters name, the roll book number and semester they donated.

The chapter has received donations from Al Walters, Steve Dripps, Raymond Woo, and Adam Kaempf. We would like to thank these alumni for their support by giving their time and their financial resources to the chapter.

We hope to revive this tradition and thank you for your donations thus far!

Greek Week

The Brothers of the Georgia Tech Chapter worked hard during Greek Week; every brother stepped up to the plate during this busy week. Our Associate Members also pulled their weight; Tim Van der Vall helped Brother Will Smolenski design our Greek Week banner. The Chapter also gave a helping hand to the ladies of Alpha Chi Omega in a couple of events.

Notable Events

Pyramid: We took first in Pyramid again this year outlasting both Tau Kappa Epsilon and Theta Chi. Brothers that participated include Christopher Haille, Rico Desilets, Mark Lemmons, Freddie Weiss, Greg Siebe, Mike Moran, Keith Menezes, Matt Timberlake, Everett Brandt and Ben Denzinger. This is the third straight year we have place first in pyramid!

Hot Dog Eating Contest: Brother Nelson Lourenco put all the other contestants to shame by winning first place.

Dizzy Bat Race: We took 2nd place in Dizzy bat race;

Greek God: Brother AJ Vasilos garnered 2nd place by showing the judges his ability to make Baklava.

Egg Toss: We took 3rd place in Egg Toss; Brothers Will Smolenski and Freddie Weiss did an awesome job cradling eggs.

Inner Tube Relay: We took 3rd Place in this pool event with brothers Preston Ackerman, Mike Moran, Wilfried Smolenski as well as Associate Member Justin Locsher.

Mount Olympus Derby: We took 3rd place in this Derby Car race down freshman hill with Brothers Rory Murray and Daryl Leeson.

Tug: The brothers that trained extremely hard this year, took 3rd place and bested both Delta Sigma Phi and Delta Chi. The tuggers trained hard on under the leadership of alumnus Steve Dripps who was also the tug team's coach in the pit. The tuggers were: Christopher Haile, Luke Dorna, Rory Murray, AJ Vasilos, Ron Hassanzedeh, Alex Grubl, Will Smolenski, Jeff Gilmour, Scott Belden, Brandon O'Rear, Mike Moran and Associate Member Tim Van Der Vall.

We would like to thank all the brothers for their hard work and in the Georgia Tech Chapter came in 3rd place overall!

Alumni Speakers

We would like to thank alumni Ken Ahrens, Bob McKeeman and Aaron G Paul for coming out and speaking to the chapter. Ken Ahrens talked to the chapter about why sticking out at Georgia Tech is important. He also talked about the importance of networking with people and how joining DU has really helped him. Brother Bob McKeeman talked about finding the right partner in life. Brother McKeeman highlighted several strategies to finding the right person as well as the different roles partners can take during relationships. Brother Paul talked to the chapter about experiencing life while in college as well as marketing yourself to the outside world.

The chapter would like to thank all the alumni have come out and spoken to the chapter. The talks have been informative and the chapter has thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Alumni.

Being an Alumni Speaker is a quick and easy way to become reacquainted with the Georgia Tech Chapter. Alumni just visit the chapter at around 7:00 PM on Wednesday to give a small talk or presentation on a topic of their choice; topics can range from car maintenance to how to find the perfect mate. Talks usually 10-15 minutes; if this sounds interesting contact Keith Menezes.

How can we help you?

We as undergrads are always looking for ways to get the alumni more involved. Stop by the chapter house and see what we are up to. We would like to see more alumni come by and speak at our General Fraternity Meetings and share your wisdom with us.

We are looking forward to seeing you tonight for Meet the Pledges/Poker, Initiation on Saturday as well as our inaugural Wine and Cigar Gathering on April 20th. We are currently trying to collect donations for our Rush Fund, our 50th Anniversary celebration and our scholarship so any donations would be greatly appreciated. We thank you in advance for your generosity. Don't forget to check up on our website!

Please let us know if there is anything we can do to improve our Alumni Newsletters and we will see y'all tonight at 7 PM!

Fraternally,


The Undergrads of the Georgia Tech Chapter

Questions? Comments? Email Keith Menezes.