Volume 55| Issue 2

Contents

Spring Initiation 2012 Page 1

Greek Week 2012 Page 2

Hollywood Party Page 2

Formal 2012 Page 3

Philanthropy Update Page 3

Upcoming Alumni Events Page 4

Obituary Page 4

Spring Initiation 2012

This Spring initiation that was held on the 31st of

March was a great success. We have added one great man

who exemplifies our four founding principles and I am

proud to call him my brother. Our recruitment efforts

throughout the fall, as well as help from our Fall 2011

pledge class, kept Matt interested in joining Delta Upsilon

and he decided to pledge in the Spring. Our Spring rush

efforts were very strong, but unfortunately we did not find

many men attending Rush who we felt would be a good

addition to join our brotherhood. We did not offer any

“rushees” the opportunity for membership into our Spring

2012 pledge class. Although we were disappointed of the

size of our pledge class, we are proud that we hold high

standards for the men that we want to build into better men

and to represent our fraternity throughout our campus as

well as anywhere else they are present.

We have been planning our summer recruitment for

several months now and are excited for what it holds. We

are planning weekly events for brothers to attend and we

will welcome some lucky potential rushees to attend these

events with our brothers.

We also have been staying in contact with high

school seniors from our alma mater high schools to find out

what students they know who are going to be attending

Georgia Tech as freshmen in the fall, hoping to attract these

men to our fall rush to determine if they are worthy of

wearing Delta Upsilon letters. There are going to be fun

summer and fall semesters ahead that Joey and I are looking

forward to.

Zach Slaney

Rush Chair

Our newest brother (Matt Golino)

The Brotherhood after the initiation ceremony

Greek Week 2012

This semester DU was able to place second in

Greek Week, an improvement from last year when we

placed third. Each brother played a vital role in Greek

Week and as a chapter we are learning this is what we have

to do in order to compete for the number one spot.

Starting in January, Brother Robert (Bobby) Lee pushed the

tug team through an intense workout regimen that

physically and mentally prepared each brother for the mud

pit. He was successful since our tug team placed fourth

overall beating Theta Xi and Lambda Chi Alpha. Beating

Lambda Chi Alpha was a great challenge and achievement.

DU’s 2012 Tug Team and supporters after the event

A video of the tug can be found on YouTube by

searching “GT Greek Week Tug 2012 – Delta Upsilon beats

Lambda Chi”. Other great Greek Week achievements

include football toss won by Brother Jacob Anderson and

pool events won by Brothers Murphy Greathouse, Ross

Lucier, Adam Raymond, and David Lee. Throughout the

entirety of Greek Week, Theta Chi was the team to

beat.They placed first overall; Regardless, DU displayed the

most spirit at each event by having a high spectator

attendance. We were complemented many times by other

fraternities and sororities on our love for Greek Week.

Greek Week 2012 was a success and DU is ready to win it

all next year.

Ross Lucier

Assistant Alumni Chair

Our social calendar has been quite busy over the last

few months. Between Jell-O shots and sorority formals, we

managed to plan one of the most fun registered parties of

the year. Meet Hollywood Party. We went all out for this

event. First, we decked out the house. We rolled in a new

red carpet from the stairs to the foyer, put up strobe lights

and chaged out all of the lights for colored ones. Then, we

hired a famous DJ(DJ KID CEDEK) and even a

professional photographer. The result? A night full of the

most epic stories. Rumor has it that Hugh Heffner and

LMFAO even made an appearance. Enjoy the pictures:

Sohan Chatterjee

Cultural Development Chair

The façade of the house before the night started

Brothers dressed as LMFAO, Zorro, Mr. Bean and Kumar

Brothers and their guests

Guests having a great time at the party

For all of the other photographs from the night, please go

to Facebook and search for the “Delta Upsilon Fraternity at

Georgia Tech” page. Give the page a “Like” and enjoy the

photographs/regular updates posted there!

Formal 2012

Georgia Tech is hard. No one is going to deny that.

Things often look bleak as the semester goes on and grades

start coming in. Sometimes we just need to take a step back

and get away from it all. DU has a time honored tradition

for this. Formal! This year (April 13th), we’re packing our

bags and driving down to New Orleans for the weekend.

Our dates and us will be departing Friday and coming back

to Georgia Tech on Sunday. While there, we will have a

banquet honoring current DUs in categories such as DU of

the year, unsung hero, scholarship and Pledge of the Year.

Seriousness aside, we also honor those that managed to

court the most “interesting” of females and always managed

to have a new girl by his side every week.

Sohan Chatterjee

Cultural Development Chair

Ready or not, here we come NOLA!

Philanthropy Update

The success our Delta Upsilon chapter had with St.

Baldrick's this semester is something that I hope continues

in later years. As a chapter, we raised almost 12,000 dollars

with multiple brothers raising over 1,000 dollars. As

philanthropy chair, I was personally very pleased to have

raised as much as we did for such a great cause. We can

thank participants such as Brother Dave Kearns who raised

over 1,500 dollars and Brother Robert Lee who personally

donated over 500 dollars.

Taylor Willoughby

Philanthropy Chairman

Upcoming Alumni Events

As is the trend for this year, we are trying our

hardest to bridge Alumni relations and pave a future where

there is more involvement on both sides. In lieu of this goal,

there are a couple of great events coming up towards the

end of the semester that we would like all Alumni within the

Atlanta area to attend.

Brothers and Alumni Golf Driving Range Event

When: April 21st, 2012 (Saturday). 2pm to 5pm

Where: Fox Creek Golf Club. Smyrna, GA

Poker Night!

At 630pm (on April 21st) we have planned a Poker

Night at the Fraternity house. We encourage

all Alumni (within driving range) to come out to both

events! Details:

When: April 21st, 2012 (Saturday), Starting at 630pm

Where: Delta Upsilon Fraternity House (154 5th Street

NW, Atlanta, GA, 30313)

Home brewed beer (provided by Alumnus Freddie

Weiss and Alumnus Nelson Lourenco) will be up for sale at

the event. Part of the proceeds collected will be donated to

our chapter’s philanthropy in the Fall (Make-a-Wish

Foundation). Additionally, we will be honoring our

graduating seniors at the Poker Night event. Make sure you

come by to welcome them into the Alumni group! The time

capsule from their class will also be sealed at this event.

For any questions on the day of the event, please

call Brother Tanveer Chandok (404 731 7776) or Brother

Ethan Lai (865 924 8267).

Hope to see you all at the events!

Tanveer Chandok

Alumni and Parents Relations Chairman

Obituary

Alumni, it is with great sadness that I notify you all

of the passing of one of our chapters founding fathers,

Joseph Roy Depriest Jr. On February 22nd, 2012, he passed

away, leaving a legacy behind him. The Brothers were

heartbroken to hear of the passing of one of our founding

fathers. Our chapter would not be here if it was not for him

and his drive to commit and execute a task to the best of

degrees. He laid the foundation for us to follow in his

footsteps of holding true to our Fraternity's ideals and

principles. We offer our sincerest condolences to his family

and friends, and extend a hand of support and grace.

Brother Depriest Jr. was born on Oct. 7, 1937 in

Norfolk, Va. He was a graduate of Granby High School,

Norfolk, Va. and a member of the Granby Marching Band.

He attended and graduated from Georgia Tech in 1962.

He enlisted in the U.S. Navy, proudly serving his

country from 1962 through 1966. He was employed as a

Signal Supervisor for 34 years and retired from the CSX

Railroad. Roy was also a long time member of the Georgia

Railroad Passengers Association. He is survived by his

devoted wife of 50 years, Patricia Trish DePriest, daughter,

Lisanne (James, Jr.)Leeds and their son Daniel of Roswell,

Ga., son, Jamey (Jennifer) and their children Savanna,

Jordan and Joshua of Ellijay, Ga.

Tanveer Chandok

Alumni and Parents Relations Chairman