Delta Kappa Epsilon

Poker Tournament Cancelled Due to Weather

The poker tournament set for Saturday has been cancelled due to a severe weather alert. Some out of town alumni had planned on making the trip down to the cities to play, so we have decided not to risk anything with a storm this big moving through Minnesota.

The tournament will be rescheduled following the next Monday night meeting to decide the next best date for the chapter. 

Thanks again everyone!

Alumni Poker Tournament Saturday, February 24 2007

On Saturday, February 24 2007 the active members of DKE – Phi Epsilon chapter will be hosting an alumni poker tournament starting at 2 p.m. The cost will be $50 with half going to the chapter and the other half going to the prize pool. The payout will be determined on Saturday.

If you’re interested in coming to play, please email Will @ [email protected] for more details. Also, if you have poker chips and/or table please bring them because we are short!

Here is a recent picture from Monday Night Dinner.

Deke Wins Homecoming Awards

At the Homecoming Awards on Sunday night our pairing of Deke, Alpha Phi, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Phi Sigma Kappa, and Sigma Alpha Mu took 2^nd place in the Homecoming Front competition and 1^st in the Cheer competition.

Way to go!!!

Pictures of the Homecoming Front are below.

Deke Homecoming Reminder

A reminder for this weekends Homecoming events. Tonight our Alumni will be meeting from 6-9 pm at Grandma’s on the third floor. All undergraduates over the age of 21 are invited.

Saturday the parade starts at 9 am and we are expecting many Alumni to attend.

Saturday night the Homecoming party for our pairing will be held at Phi Sig.

At both Deke events we will be accepting donations from Alumni to help in our effort in collecting items for a local food shelf.

Happy Birthday!!!

In our absence of posting on the blog we missed a couple of birthdays in August.

Maria Chiero, our previous Deke Crush Queen, finally turned 21.

Corey Krause ’06 is an old man at 22.

August and September Calendar Posted

The Chapter web site has been updated with the August and September calendar. There will be other events that just happen or are planned at the last minute so be sure to check the calendar regularly.

Chapter Web Site, Almost Done

The re-design of the Chapter web site is almost complete!!! Some of the pages need to be corrected and a few added yet. Should be done by the end of the week.

MGAP By-weekly Email

MGAP, or Minnesota Greek Alumni Partnership, is a group of Alumni/ae from various groups within the Greek community that volunteer on our behalf. They focus on university relations, alumni relations, collegiate relations, and housing.

Our Chapter Advisor is the Secretary of MGAP. MGAP has both a web site and a Blog.

This is their bi-weekly email from this week:

Welcome to the Bi-weekly MGAP Email,

We had thought that the month of July was going to be a slow period in the Greek community but that has not been the case.

Recruitment by PHC and IFC at the orientation tables this summer was a major success. The numbers for this year are dramatically higher than recent years. This year 450 men have requested to be contacted compared to 275 in 2004. This year 600 women have requested information compared to 450 last year.

Speaking of recruitment please note the posting for Panhellenic groups regarding the release figure training. All chapter officers and the advisors who are responsible for membership selection (including submission of invitation lists) are strongly encouraged to participate.

There are three updates on the blog regarding Ryan Bade, FIJI Undergraduate, and there is news that he is starting to respond to stimuli. Ryan’s CaringBridge site has had an amazing 9700+ visits to date. An amazing response for a special young man.

Besides the Ryan Bade story on WCCO TV we have had the new University area neighborhood association, UDIA, featured in the Star Tribune. This week the Minnesota Daily reported on a meeting regarding public safety in the 2^nd precinct.

The MGAP web site has been updated with the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) study with a link to each Greek property that was inventoried. All other areas of the site have been updated except for the Job/Internship page. This will be updated with new entries on August 1^st.

MGAP will have our next Board Meeting on Thursday, August 18.  We will be starting up again for the school year and planning for the fall semester.

Blog entries:

Panhellenic Release Figure Training Scheduled

Public Safety To Be Increased In 2nd Precinct

Ryan Bade Fundraiser And Wristbands

MGAP Web Site Updated

Historic Designation Study Online

Marcy-Holmes Seeking Student-Resident Liaison

MGAP Blog Is Two Months Old

UDIA In The Star Tribune

New Update On Ryan Bade, FIJI Undergrad

Update on Ryan Bade, FIJI Undergraduate

Enjoy the hot weather – stay cool!

            

Thanks,
Lorna Fox
MGAP President

[email protected] 

Good Luck Jay Fourniea

Jay the chapter and alumni wish you well as you leave for grad school at the University of Colorado at Denver. Their architecture program will never be the same.

We hope to see you at Homecoming!!!

MGAP Bi-weekly Email

MGAP, or Minnesota Greek Alumni Partnership, is a group of Alumni/ae from various groups within the Greek community that volunteer on our behalf. They focus on university relations, alumni relations, collegiate relations, and housing.

Paul DeBettignies ’95, Deke Chapter Advisor, is the Secretary of MGAP. MGAP has both a web site and a Blog.

This is their bi-weekly email from last week:

Welcome to the Bi-Weekly MGAP email. While we normally send this on the 1^st and 3^rd Wednesdays of the month we are sending it this week ahead of the holiday weekend and the vacations many are taking. The next MGAP email will be sent on July 20.

-There is a lot of news within the Greek community in the last two weeks, which are noted by the Blog entries below, but we would like to start on a more serious note.

-Ryan Bade, FIJI undergraduate, was critically injured and is in a coma at the St. Cloud Hospital. Please click this link for more information.

-We appreciate the support Vice Provost Jerry Rinehart has given us this past year. As the Alumni/ae representatives to the University Greek Partnership Board, formerly Greek Action Council, we look forward to working with him and other University officials on implementing the Partnership Statement. See the Blog entry Greek Action Council, June Meeting Notes.

-MGAP will continue to communicate with and solicit response from all of the house corporations, advisory boards, and alum groups regarding the Partnership Statement and provide information and updates on topics like the University Streetscape Proposal and Greek Community Planning Sessions.

-If you would like to volunteer with us and have a certain area of expertise or interest please send me a message and I will be sure to answer your questions and forward your interest on to the MGAP Officer in charge of that area.

Blog entries:

Undergraduate Critically Injured In Accident

Upcoming Meetings and Events

MGAP House Corporation Meeting Notes

Greek Action Council, June Meeting Notes

Restorative Justice (MN Daily Article)

IFC & PHC Fall Speaker Confirmed

Marcy-Holmes Annual Meeting Notes

Greek Community Planning Session

June MGAP Board Meeting Notes

We hope you and your family have a safe and happy 4^th of July weekend.

Thanks,
Lorna Fox
MGAP President

[email protected]