Delta Kappa Epsilon

Happy Birthday, Gina Rozinka

Gina Rozinka our Deke Crush Queen and member of Alpha Phi sorority is celebrating her 21^st birthday today. Gina is studying abroad this summer in Costa Rica and while we wish we were able to celebrate with her we imagine we will make up for it when school starts in September.

Happy Birthday, Dave Jennings

Dave Jennings our Chapter President turned 21 yesterday. We are happy to report that he has memory of the evening and is feeling well today.

Deke Roar, Spring Issue

The Deke Roar is the newsletter of the Phi Epsilon Chapter and Northern Deke House Corporation. It is produced quarterly in March, June, September, and December.

Attached is the Spring Issue.

Download dke_newsletter_spring_2005.pdf

July Alumni Happy Hour

The next Deke Alumni Happy Hour is scheduled for July 28 starting at 5:30 pm. The location will be Champp's in Minnetonka which is on 394 next to Ridgedale Mall.

Undergraduates are welcome to attend and of course you must be 21+.

RSVP to Jason Sorensen ’93, [email protected], if you plan on attending.

Deke Poker Tournament

Paul Hartman ’97 is hosting the 1^st Annual Deke Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament. The event will be August 13, 1:00 pm at Deke. $50 is the buy in with $25 going directly to Deke for scholarships. All are welcome to attend. RSVP to Paul at [email protected].

2004-2005 Year In Review

This is not quite finished yet but we are putting together a month-by-month synopsis of our 2004-2005 activities. Pics for many of these events can be found by clicking this link to our Photo Gallery on our web site.

May
-Parents, Faculty and Alumni Day
-1700 Block Party for charity

April
-Initiation of the Spring semester New Member class.
-Deke invited to Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority for dinner.
-Comfort for Courage. Deke collected the most items to donate to the troops in the IFC.

March
-Crush Week. $400 was raised for the University of Minnesota Cancer Center. Gina Rozinka of Alpha Phi is chosen Deke Crush Queen. Lindsay Guentzel of Delta Gamma is chosen Deke Crush Princess.

February
-Sgt. Butha, UMPD, and Marc Karon invited to dinner. A friendly get together to talk proactively safety, risk management and weekend social gatherings.

January

December
-Vice Provost Jerry Rinehart and the newly elected IFC and PHC Presidents came over for dinner. Jerry also spoke about leadership opportunities at the U of M, the importance of Greek life to the campus, and the importance of Greeks living up to their ideals.

November
-Initiation of the Fall semester New Member class.
-Tim L. and Dave J. elected to serve on the IFC Executive Board

October
-Deke hosted Chad Ellsworth, Greek Advisor, and Mandi Sauro, Director of Student Organizations for dinner.
-Homecoming was a success like it is every year. More than 125 Alumni brought their wives and children for events on Friday and Saturday.
-Halloween party

September
-Visit from Dennis Gerber, DKE Director of Chapter Operations
-Deke co-sponsored two activities with Recovery Works Minnesota. Members of the fraternity volunteered at the Minnesota Twins game. Deke partnered with the Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Council for an evening of education on alcohol and recovery. Julie Nelson, KARE 11 News Anchor, emceed the program.

Alumni Relations

Northern Deke is the entity that owns the chapter house and is where we get our support and guidance. Northern Deke is a group of dedicated volunteers that meet at the chapter house on a monthly basis. Northern Deke is the group we pay our rent/dues to. They in turn take care of the utilities, insurance, upkeep, and other functions.

We also have a Chapter Advisor that we see on at least a weekly basis. As a student he was a leader on campus and is well versed in operations of a fraternity. He graduated in 1995 and by trade runs an IT third party recruiting firm in the Twin Cities. Through him and other Alumni we are developing a network that helps us focus on career planning including resume writing, internships, career path, letters of recommendation, and references when needed.

For the last year Northern Deke has been working on a fundraiser that between now and the end of Fall semester will put a new roof on the house, finish updating bedrooms doors, other fire/life safety improvements, a new computer lab, and new furniture, carpet, and paint on the first floor.

Starting this Fall semester we will be inviting local Alumni to dinner on Monday nights, reaching out to Deke Alumni from other chapters living in Minnesota, and recruiting a Faculty Advisor. We are aware of five Deke Alumni that are members of the faculty at the University and we will be inviting them to be involved in our chapter.

Greek Relations

This past year Deke continued its path of being strong leaders in the Greek community. The current Interfraternity Council has two Dekes serving as Officers. We were strong participants in the 2^nd Annual Youth Day, participated in all of the sorority charity events and have become better friends with many of the fraternities. 

The social scene at Deke continues to be as strong as ever. While we may have a few more gatherings than most groups do that does not mean that we are out of control. We have a reputation of working hard and playing hard that has been well earned over the years but we do so in a safe and well-mannered way.

We are paired with two of our favorite sororities for Homecoming and plans are already underway for a fun filled year.

University Relations

Our relations with the University of Minnesota are very good. We have a great working relationship with Chad the Greek Advisor and with Mandi the Director of Student Organizations and the previous Greek Advisor.

This past year we focused on building relationships with the Student Affairs Office including Jerry Rinehart, Vice Provost. We continued working with the University Police Department and have a very good understanding of what they expect from our fraternity.

In 2005-2006 we will work more on leadership development and career planning and tap into the many resources the University has to offer.

Welcome to our blog...

Welcome to the new blog of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity at the University of Minnesota. We are currently building a new web site for our chapter so in the mean time we are using this site to comunicate with our Alumni, University, parents and friends.

Bookmark this page as you will see annoucements about our upcoming Founder's Day poker tournament, updates on the changes being done to the chapter house, and recruitment events.