HOI TO HOST I SUCCESSFUL, IILESTIIE CHAPTER EVENT

ADAM MONSON, CHAPMAN '09, LOOKS

ON AS TREVOR SULLIVAN, CHAPMAN '09,

HOISTS THE MAXWELL TROPHY ABOVE

HIS HEAD AT THE 60TH NATIONAL

CONVENTION BROTHERHOOD BANQUET

AT THE SCHERMERHORN SYMPHONY

CENTER IN NASHVILLE, TENN. LEARN MORE

ABOUT EPSILON SIGMA CHAPTER'S WIN

AND THE ENTIRE EVENT ON PAGES 14-19.

FEATURES

14 Phi Kappa Tau Hosts 60th National Convention

A look at the Fraternity's historic event

20 So You're Planning a Reunion

How to host a successful, milestone chapter event

23 Founders Month of Service Recap

A look at the Fraternity's fourth annual month of service

DEPARTMENTS

4 Directory

5 Perspectives

6 News & Noteworthy

8 Foundation Update

10 We Are PKT

24 Chapter Eternal

28 Our Chapters

30 Laurels

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Editor-in-Chief

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Copy Editor

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Graphic Designer Stacey Castle

About The Laurel

The Laurel is the exoteric publ ication of the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation.

Published prior to 1919 as SIDELIGHTS, a journal devoted to topics

related to higher education involving college and alumni interests, The

Laurel is now published each year under the direction and authority of

the Board of Trustees of the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation.

The next issue of The Laurel will be Vol. 101, No. 1 and will be

published in the winter of 2013.

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by Evan Williams Rohari k Productions. (From left to right) Mike

Hablitzel 72, Dan McKee 71, John Stacy ' 71, Jack Wallack 7 3,

Curt Rubinstein 74 and Frank Giannola 75.

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FRATERNITY NATIONAL COUNCIL NATIONAL PRESIDENT Stephan M Nelson, Southern 11ississippi '11

NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT Rick A Keltner, Sacramento State '16

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER *C Steven Hartman, 11uskingum '89

joshua J Bleidt, Eastern Kentucky '96 William F Brasch, Louisville '61 Michael D Dovilla, Baldwin- Wallace '94 Sean J McManus, East Carolina '94 David A Ruckman, Ohio State '61 Thomas C Skena, Bethany '81 Scott G Stewart, Nebraska-Kearney '6 9 Cliff D Unger, Arizona '98

UNDERGRADUATE ADVISORY BOARD PRESIDENT: Tyler T Vienot, Saginaw Valley State '09 Aj Broderick, RIT 'II Ryan Bruchey, Belmont '10 Manuel A Davila-Molina, Cornell '09 jamison R Heard, Evansville '11 Ken Johnson, Georgia 'II Nathan A Shuler, Centre '11 Trevor T Sullivan, Chapman '09 jack Van Bibber, 11ount Union '10

NATIONAL ADVISORS CHIEF ALUMNI OFFICER: Mark A Scher, Rider '85 CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER: Wesley R Fugate, Centre '99 HOUSING/$KT PROPERTIES: jeff T Baird, 11uhlenberg '01 RECRUITMENT/RETENTION: Michael T Gabhart, Georgetown '95 RITUALIST/CHAPLAIN: Fr. Nicholas R A Rachford. Cincinnati '64 SERVICE: jordan M Loeb, Indiana '06 TREASURER: J Kenneth Loewen, Colorado '80 Nanonal Advisor~ are ex-officio, non-voting member1 of the National Council.

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steve Hartman, 11uskingum '89 shartman@ phikappatau.org

DIREUOR OF CHAPTER SERVICES Tim Hudson, Truman State '97 thudson@ phikappatau.org

DIREUOR OF DEVELOPMENT Tyler Wash, Georgetown '06 twash@ phikappatau.org

DIREUOR OF EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES Sarah Rochford srochford@ phikappatau.org

FINANCE COORDINATOR Lisa Adams ladams@ phikappatau.org

COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR Lane S Baldwin !baldwin@ phikappatau.org

COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATE Cole Yearwood, Oklahoma State '09 cyearwood@ phikappatau.org

MULTIMEDIA ASSOCIATE Marty Dunning, Kentucky '01 mdunning@ phikappatau.org

PROGRAMMING COORDINATOR Dustin Brown, Georgetown 'OS dbrown@ phikappatau.org

EXPANSION COORDINATOR Alex Koehler, 11ount Union '07 akoehler@ phikappatau.org

EXPANSION CONSULTANT Michael Lunkins, Washington '08 mlukins@ phikappatau.org

RESOURCE AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Ray Sophie, Southern Illinois '08 rsophie@ phikappatau.org

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Julia McMurry jmcmurray@ phikappatau.org

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Cindy Morgan cmorgan@ phikappatau.org

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-CHAPTER SERVICES Lori Foister lfoister@ phikappatau.org

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CHAIRMAN David A Ruckman, Ohio State '61

FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN Scott G Stewart, Nebraska-Kearney '69

SECOND VICE CHAIRMAN Bill Fisher, 11iami '80

TREASURER Brian T Hardy, Westminster '93

SECRETARY James S Hamilton, Ohio State '63

Steve W Chaddick. Georgia Tech '10 John M Green, Nebraska Wesleyan '60 *Steve Hartman, 11uskingum '89 Reza Hashampour, Georgetown '81 Gregory M Heilmeier, Bethany '86 Rick A Keltner, Sacrameto State '16 Richard F Michael, 11ichigan Tech '10 Stephan M Nelson, Southern 11ississippi '73 jeffrey L Rivard, Central 11ichigan '65 Brent W Vickery, Texas-Austin '81 *non-voting

DISTINGUISHED TRUSTEES jack L Bartholomew, Ohio State '55 Raymond A Bichimer, Ohio State '53 Mark M Boyd, 11iami '71 William G Braund, Westminster '54 Norman W Brown, Ohio State '50 Gerald G Carlton Jr, Ohio '58 Melvin Dettra, Ohio State '45 F Fred Fether, Bowling Green 'S I Lawrence L Fisher, Ohio State '60 Hugh C Fowler, Colorado '45 john D Good, Ohio '47 jim K Heilmeier, Kent State '47 Theodore A Hendricks, Bowling Green '59 Gregory M Hollen, 11aryland '75 Dan L Huffer, Ohio State '57 David W Lawrence, 11iami '61 Robert Leatherman, Akron '60 james C McAtee, Ohio '65 F L Mac McKinley, Oklahoma State '51 Frederick E Mills, Ohio State '66 Donald J Phillips II , Texas-Austin '81 Fr. Nicholas R A Rachford, Cincinnati '64 joel S Rudy, Bethany '60 Timothy F Smith, Bowling Green '61 Donald E Snyder Sr. Cornell '49 Carl D Vance, 11iami '67 Graydon D Webb, Ohio State '69

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Like Mad ness Is the Glory of This Life On a conference call in the pring of 2011, Bob Mintz, Ohio State 71, abandon d good judgment and agreed to

chair Gamma chapter' Centennial committee (page 22). Over the 12 month that foll wed, Bob and his team a mbled a plan that culminated in 300 brother and guests

d cending on Th Ohio tate Univer ity campu this pas t April. Th attendees enjoyed a variety of event that were de ign ed with a imple elegance- to give brother and gue ts a chance to 'reunion,' to celebrate the pirit of brother­h d, and to rejo ice in their collective O h io State and Gamma chapter experience .

The weekend wa filled with excited chatter and bursts of rollicking laughter. The gue t were a mod rn ca t of a hake pearean play. eared in one corner, I noted a tat l gent in a gre uit holding court among a hand ful of peer . Thi arne cene wa urely depict­ed with the arne character decade earlier wher he undoubted! challenged hi fe llow brethren "to thin own elf be true."

O n the other ide of th roo m, I noticed a 40- omething fre pir it bur t into the reception to the excited cri of long-lo t friend , a bowler hat thrown raki hly o er a heepi h mile. U ndoubtedly thi wa the Puck in our mid- pring night' dream. The crowd around him would po ntaneously bur t

'' I was reminded of the lyrics of on old camp­

fire song, "M ake new friends but keep the old,

one is silver and the other's gold ." The simplicity

of that verse so aptly describes what Phi Kappa

Tau con bring to life, and why reunions

important to our fraternal mission .' '

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with laughter fo r the next two hours as he to ld tale of travel and adventure. Talking to B b after the event, he fe lt a sen e of awe considering the life experience and history that wa be ing

captur d at that moment. Thr ugh all of the fru tration of planning such an event-deadline , budgets, communi­cation-Bob and the co mmitte had pr vided the attendees the great gift of joy that can only come from genuine, organic fri nd hip.

Having attended the Gamma entennial a a gu t, and then having attended our National Convention two month later (pag 14), I wa reminded of the lyr ic of an old ca mpfire ong, "Make new friend b ut ke p the old ,

ne i silver and the other ' gold. " The simplicity of that verse so aptly d cribes what Phi Kappa Tau can bring to li£ , and why reunion are o important to our fraternal mi ion.

If yo u'r planning a mile tone chapter reunion thi year or in the coming year , I encourage you to turn to page 20 and learn from tho who have "been there, done that." They' ll admit that it' not an easy .job, but that it sure i reward ing.

Steve Hartman, Muskingum '89, is ch ief executive officer.

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6 PHI TAU HOSTS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 2012 This ummer, Ph i Kappa Tau Fraternity held it two annual Leader hip

Academy essions-the first at Camp Rock Eagle in Eatonton, Ga., and the econd at Pilgrim Pine in Yucaipa, Calif. Nearly 100 undergraduate participated in this year' program.

Leadership Academy is Phi Tau's premier, individualized leadership­development event. The curriculum gu ide tudents to think critically about important issue facing ind ividual , chapter and the Fraterni ty, while preparing them to be ethical leaders on their campu es and in their chosen fields.

"Leadership Academy is designed to help Phi Tau leader focu on thei r strengths," sa id Leadership Academy Dean Don Stansberry, Ohio '87. "For many participants, Leadership Academy wa ~ei r fi r t Phi Tau event beyond their chapters. The curriculum allows the men to meet brothers from around the country and to learn from each other."

Participant uncovered their trengrhs and learned how to u e them in leader hip role and created per onal vision for their chapters. The men participated in a brother-to-brother e sion, challenge course and Phi Kappa Tau's traditional Candlelight Ceremony. There wa al o free time scheduled into each day, allowing participants the time to play ba ketball, swim, play football or just relax wi th new friends.

"Leader h ip Academy, to me, is a chance for brothers from all across the nation to come together and build bonds with one another, and a! o to develop our leadership ski lls and then take them back to our chapter to help the group develop and grow," sa id William Erskine, Shepherd '12.

One Leadership Academy tradition i to recognize a brother at each e sion with the Co grove pirit and Leader hip Award . The award recog­

nize participants who most clearly demon trate the spirit of Leader hip Academy. Ryan Johnson, Purdue '12, and Brandon Peter on, ebraska

PHI KAPPA TAU UPDATES BRAND ince the beginning of 2011 , Phi Kappa Tau has worked with Power

C reative, an advertising and de ign firm in Loui vi lle, Ky. (owned and managed by Phi Kappa Tau alumnu David Power, Loui viile '90), to re­fre h all a pects of its current brand. At the 60th ational Convention in

a hville, Tenn., the official Phi Kappa Tau tyle G uide and pha e one of the branding proce s wa unveiled.

Notable update include a moderni zed coat of arms; new "in fo rmal brand ," which includes the greek letter ; new Foundatio n locku p, or logo; and the tyle guide, which pecifie font and color use, among

ther thing . " on i tency i key fo r good brand management," said Communica­

tion oord inator Lane . Baldwin. "With o many consti tuent in and ar und Phi Kappa Tau, con isten y will alway be a challenge, but that d e n' t mean we houldn 't equip member with the be t po ible re urc­es to help them u eed . The Fraternity' updated brand and style guide, whi h outli ne how the new branded re our e hould be u ed , will give Phi Kappa Tau berter brand re ogniti n, increa eel ucce at ever level, and , n overall cohe ive l ok and feel. "

LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ATIENDEES PARTICIPATE IN THE CHALLENGE COURSE.

Wesleyan '12, were each honored with the award . Overall, participants had the opportun ity to develop them elve a Phi

Tau , as men and a leader . tan berry aid he i excited to continue to help Academy develop a a

national program and to aid in the development of Phi Tau' futu re legacy through the men that attend Academy.

"Academy," he aid, "continue to be a great opportunity fo r Phi Tau to come together to become better leader and better men."

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<I>KT I BROTHERS The tyle gu ide i intended to en ure that member , a o iate member , volunteer , and Executive Office taff are able to appropriate! and ac u­rately repre ent the Fraternity through internal and external communi a­rion , both primed and electroni .

A digital er i n of the tyle ru ide and down! adable brand element' can be fo und at www.phikappatau.org under " bout PKT," "Th Phi Kappa Tau Brand."

l f y u ha e q ue tion ab ut Phi Kappa T u ' b rand , ple. s ont, r communi ati n @phikappatau.org.

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FOUR PHI KAPPA TAU CHAPTERS CHARTER

Phi Kappa Tau celebrated the re-char­tering of four chapter since last year.

"Thi group ha worked hard to fulfill the requir ments to be in-tailed a a chapter, but even mor importantl y, they are build ing a

chapt r that all Phi Tau alumni would be impre ed with," Ree e aid. "The e men took the wor t po sible situati on-losing a charter-and used it to fo rm a tru ly worthy brotherhood. They have each achieved omething unique and worth celebrating."

GAMMA CHAPTER originally joined Phreno­con in 1912. More than 100 year after Phi Tau' third chapter originally fo rmed, the Fraternity cel­ebrated the group' re-chartering in June 2012.

Expa n ion o rdinato r Alex Koehler, Mount Union '07, said the re-chartering was not only a ma­jor ace mplishment fo r the new initiate , but the alumn i as wel l.

"For me, seeing the alumn i who have put forth a tirele s effo rt advi ing these men is unforgettable," Koehler said . "Their reactions when the men igned the charter igni fied what Phi Kappa Tau is all about."

The signing of the charter may be the end of the colonization proce s fo r the newly initiated brother , but their work i n't over.

ational officer , undergraduate and alumni of the Fraternity attended the in tallation and chartering weekends for each colony.

DELTA CHI CHAPTER held it chartering o n Found er Day, March 17 , 2012. The Fraterni ty' 11 th chapter, Delta hi o riginally char-

CEO STEVE HARTMAN, MUSKINGUM '89, AND NATIONAL PRESIDENT STEVE NELSON, SOUTH­ERN MISSISSIPPI '73, DISPLAY LAMBDA CHAP­TER'S CHARTERS.

"Our goal this year wa to put our elves in the best position fo r the start of next yea r, which meant r cruiting as many quali ty guys a po ib le," aid Pa t Colony Pres ident ean Hicks, Ohio ta te '12. "That was always our goal, and if we were able to charter, o be it. We did it, and it definitely was ati fying. But it

te red in 19 5. "It i fi tting that we celebrated Delta C hi' chartering on Phi Kappa

Tau' Founder Day," aid Pa t ational President Greg Heilmeier, Beth­any' 6, who pr ided over the chatering. "On March 17 we remembered the Frat rn ity' founder and what they gave us. Thee men of Delta hi are founder too, and ju t like hideler, Boyd, Borradaile and Douglass, they will give their chapter more than anyone can imagine."

icho la Benjamin, Roche ter '12, aid the mo t mem rable part of the chartering wa the Candlelight eremony that closed the day.

"With it brought an o erwhelming en e of pride and joy, to which the ambiance only added ," he sa id." eeing current brother and di s­tingui bed alumni coming together in uch a ceremony olidified all of the oth r event of the da . In a greater sense, we further realized that we were not only beco ming a chapter, but we were adding to a group that l can only describe a brother ."

BETA MU CHAPTER initiated 34 new members in April 2012. The Frat miry's 60th chapter, Beta Mu originally chartered in 1949.

Beta Mu Founding Father Jim Heilmeier, Kent State '49, attended the weekend events and poke at the charter- igning ceremony on be­half of the original founding group. He told the new initiate that he wa proud of all their hard work and knew that the re t of the 1949 chartering cla would al o be proud.

Alumni Advi or Rob Reese, Kent tate '87, aid he i impre ed with the undergraduate too.

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i only the beginning of what we wi ll be accompli h­ing at O hio tate."

LAMBDA CHAPTER grew from two to 39 men by the time it char­tered in Augu t 2012. The Fraterni ty' 11 th chapter, Lambda originally chartered in 1920.

" igning the charter fo r us all wa a culmination of all of our hard work coming to fruition," aid Past Colony Pre ident )arne Douglas " alu " Caman e, Purdue '12. "lt wa an amazing opportunity that l will fo rever remember. The chartering document its lf is a very pecial piece of parchment fo r our chapter's histo ry. It gain that honor a it serve as a phy ical representation of the trong fo undation that the men of Lambda have crafted over the pa t year. To hare the line with the e men, fo r me, wa a very humbling experience."

Topher Endress, Purdue '12, said the initiation ceremony wa the start of a new chapter fo r the men.

"Being in the Ia t group to go th rough the Ritual, it was ea y to ee a cl ar difference in excitement before and after we were done," End­ne aid . "While my brother were naturally very excited to ee [u ] finally becom brother , there wa al o an implicit under tand ing that now that all of u had taken care of the individualisti c part , we could, a a group, fin ally charter. ln this moment of palpable excitement, I could clearly see how important chartering wa to thi group."

In the fall of 2012, the Fraternity chartered chapters at San Jose, Nebraska Wesleyan, Charleston and Texas-Austin . The next Laurel will include a story about these events.

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FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS

The Phi Kappa Tau Foundation awarded $26,500 in cholarships fo r the 2012-13 academic year.

There was an increa e in applica­tions thi yea r compared to the previ­ous year.

Scholarship recipients were care­fully cho en based on their academic succe s, commitment to the ideal of Phi Kappa Tau, and ervice to their campu , community and Fraternity. Financial ass istance is provided to quali fy ing tudent pursuing bach­elor' , master' and doctorate degrees.

"It really i an impres ive group across the board in term of excel­lence," cholar hip C hairman Rick Harrison, Ohio '79, aid. "They are excelling in the classroom, excelling outside the classroom, participating in a myriad of community- ervice ini­tiative and providing leadership to their chapter and colonies. We defi­nitely had to make some very difficult decisions ba ed on the quali ty of the applicants ."

Harrison aid the cholar hip are an import aspect of Ph i Kappa Tau' ded ica tio n to academic .

"They can be u ed as a recruitment tool and as a way to let parents, fac­ulty, college and uni er ities know that we appreciate good scholar hip and academics," he aid . "Too often greek organizations get labeled with taking grad down , and I think with th kind of quali ty we aw in th ap­plicant , it i the xact ppo it .

Th mpl te li t f r ip ient f thi y ar F undati n h lar hip an be (! und at www.phikappatau. rg

and will b publi h d in th 2012 An­nu I R po rt.

FOUNDATION BOARD ANNOUNCES TWO NEW TRUSTEES

Phi Kappa Tau Foundation C hairman David Ruckman, Ohio tate '62, announce that the Foundatio n Board of Tru tee elected Jeff Rivard, Cen­tral Michigan '65, and G reg Heilmeier, Bethany ' 6, a tru tee . The elec­tion of Rivard and H eilmeier took place during the May 11 meeting in Louisville, Ky.

JEFF RIVARD, CENTKAL MICHIGAN '65 EXECUTIVE DIREGOR, WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA GOLF ASSOCIATION

GREG HEILMEIER, BETHANY '80 OWNER, TASTY PURE FOOD CO.

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PHI KAPPA TAU REKINDLES ALUMNI CLUBS

ln accordance with the Phi Kappa Tau trategic plan, the Fraternity i currently revitalizing and re-launching its alumni club initiative with a more efficient structure that can be replicat­ed in major alumni area throughout the country.

Alumni club are ca mpo ed of graduate member from all chapter in a pecific geographic area with a key alumnu or alumni to coordinate its activitie . There are four main pur­po e that drive the inceptio n of an alumni club:

• Career networking or development • ocial or lei ure opportunitie • Civic or philanthropic de ire • Expan ion upport

The goal of an alumni club i to r -ate a number of event to attract mem­bers fro m all cr ection of intere t.

"Our mi io n call fo r a lifelo ng commitment," aid Director of Devel­opment Tyler . Wa h, Georgetown '06. "Member hip doe not end when you walk aero the rage at gradua­tion. An alumni club i a vehicle for alumni to co nnect in meaningful way . The value of Phi , Kappa, and Tau re­main true at very rage of life and it i important fo r the overall trengrh of thi Fraternity for alumni to celebrate

MICHAEL LUMMUS JOINS THE HERITAGE SOCIETY

Michael Lummu , Belmont '06, the 2007 hideler Award winner, ha been loyal to not only hi chapter, but al o the atio nal Fraternity. Along with serving a the Mis is ippi Valley Domain Director ince pring 2009, he ha attended and facilitated numerou Frat r-nity events and Men of haracter Program , uch a Leader hip Academy. Lummus has al o served as the chairman of the Borradaile hallenge committee, and in addition to givino hi time, he ha donated to the Foundation ince 200 .

Hi Phi Kappa Tau re ume beca me even m re impre ive when he wa introduced a the newest member of the Heritage Society at the Recognition Reception during the 60th

ational onventi n in a hville, Tenn. "I believe in what we are doing as an orga niza tion and wa nted to be a part of moving that

forward, " Lummu aid . "On top of that, l have developed a lot of grea t relatio n hip over the years with people l have interacted with at the natio nal cale. My involve ment with Phi Kappa Tau ha helped me not o nly help others, but al o mainta in tho e relatio n hip .

o it i a fun thing too."

A bequest to Phi Kappa Tau may be made through a will or living trust in the form of cash, securities, real estate, or other property. You should specify that the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation is to receive a certain amount or percentage of your estate or particular assets, or the remainder of your estate after providing for heirs. Please contact foundation@phikappatau.org if we can assist you and your attorney or financial advisor in establishing a bequest for the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation.

their lifelong bonds of brotherhood." If you are intere ted in tarring an

alumni club in your area, contact De­velopment Coordinator Julia McMur­ray at jmcmurray@phikappatau.org.

SUPPORT THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW

A gift to the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation supports na­

tional, reg ional, and chapter educational- and char­

acter-bu ilding programs; undergraduate and gradu­

ate academic scholarships; and philanthropic gifts

and volunteer stipends for the Fraternity' s national

philanthropy- SeriousFun Children's Network.

The Foundation depends on gifts of any size to move

Ph i Kappa Tau, and its members, forward .

Give today by visiting :

www.phikappatau.org/ givenow

The leaders of tomorrow are counting on you!

DELTA THETA BROTHERS FROM GEORGETOWN MINGLE DURING THE FOUNDATION· SPONSORED RECOGNITION RECEPTION AT CONVENTION. (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) FOUNDATION TRUSTEE REZA HASHAMPOUR '80, DIREGOR OF DEVELOPMENT TYLER WASH '06, PROGRAMMING COORDINATOR DUSTIN BROWN '05, NATIONAL RECRUIT·

MENT ADVISOR MIKE GABHART '95.

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ChadWarrix Singer-Songwriter Nashville , Tenn.

The Singer-Songwriter Chad Warrix, Eastern Kentucky '12, has

been making music for as long as he

can remember. The country singer, who

recently started a solo gig after enjoying

success as half of the duo Halfway to

Hazard, bel ieves you've got to follow your

heart, and he strives to do just that with

his music. His mantra was also the reason

he decided to join Phi Kappa Tau as an

initiate at the Fraternity's 60th National

Convention in Nashville.

"I'd heard about Phi Kappa Tau for

awhile because my manager Josh Bleidt

(Eastern Kentucky '96) has been involved

since he joined. He would talk about

the great things Phi Taus were involved

in, and at Convention, I heard about

those things- philanthropy, learning,

leadership, community. These are things

I believe in, and if I didn't know before,

I knew then that my values aligned with

this Fraternity's. As a father, a husband, a

musician, a philanthropist, I try to apply

all these things to my family and my work.

Thank you for making me a part of your

family. and thank you for including me in

your work."

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Rob Bironas Placekicker, Tennessee Titans Nashville, Tenn.

Though Rob Bironas, Eastern Kentucky '12,

heard about Phi Kappa Tau in college, he was

too focused on football to join a Fraternity.

That focus paid off. Today, Bironas is known

for his precision as a placekicker for the

Tennessee Titans, a trait that came with much

perseverance and hard work. And years late r,

that fraternity he'd heard about around the

Auburn campus was still interested in recruiting

him. At Phi Kappa Tau's 60th National

Convention in Nashville, Bironas joined Chad

Warrix, Eastern Kentucky '12, as an initiate.

" Phi Tau does a lot of great things and has

strong name recognition for the work it does

in the community. That's what originally drew

me to the organization, because I do a lot of

philanthropy with my own charity, the Bironas

Fund. I didn 't really understand philanthropy

when I first got into the league, but as I keep

getting involved, I find more and more passion

in helping others. Getting out and giving back

to the community is a huge thing in my eyes

because one autograph, one picture, one hour

of my time is not a big deal to me, but it makes

a big impact in the lives of those who really need

it. Collectively, we can all make an even bigger

difference."

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The Entrepreneur After being unexpectedly laid off at the end of 2008, Shaun Walker, Southern Mississippi

'03, (left) and business partner Reid Stone founded HEROifarm, a marketing strategy and

design agency. Having been named one of YFS Magazine's Top 20 Young Entrepreneurs

of 20 I I and to a local publication's 40-under-40 list, among other accolades, Walker

and Reid really just have one goal: Do great work for good people.

"It's a simple philosophy, but one that we live by every day at HEROifarm. We've come

to realize how beneficial advertising can be for the viewer when it is paired with clients

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you do more than just sell a product; you create a lasting relationship of goodwill and

a connection that goes far beyond sell-buy-consume. Our goal with HEROifarm is to

help evolve advertising into something people don't run from, but applaud.

"Being a Phi Tau, I got to be a part of something bigger than myself and I try to

incorporate that same mindset into everything I do, especially with HEROifarm. Through

my experiences with the Fraternity, like fundraising for Seriousfun, I learned that in

seeking happiness for others, I could easily find it for myself. What people genuinely

remember most at the end of the day is how you made them feel , not how much money

you have or how famous you are. If you're not trying to change the world for the better

or having some kind of positive impact on it, all you're doing is taking up space. Phi Tau

taught me the value of truly connecting with people, for which I am forever grateful."

Shaun Walker, Southern Mississippi '01 Creative Director, HEROifarm New Orleans, La.

Starting from the ground up. Helping to nurture continued growth.

This is the unique experience of a founding father.

146 chapters in our history. More than 90,000 initiated members.

It all began with an idea. Hopes. Dreams. Perseverance. Dedication.

For the honored founders, reaching their goal was only the beginning.

You can help us continue upward. Help create the future of Phi Kappa Tau by ...

... referring a potential founding father on a campus without an active chapter .

... referring a potential member to an existing chapter . ... volunteering to help coordinate an expansion.

Flncl out mo•e at www.phlbappatau.o•g/c•eatethefutu•e

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More than 400 undergraduates, alumni and friends of Ph i Tau traveled from across the country to attend

the Fraternity's 60th National Convention July 25-29, 2012, at the Hilton Downtown in Nashvi lle, Tenn . Attendees spent the week in brotherhood, moving the Fraternity forward .

Business on the Convention floor included electing national officers, deter­mining Nationa l Constitution and Statutes changes, and making recommendations on

the policies

FRATERNITY ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

The following members were elected to, or changed positions on, the National Council: o Steve Nelson, Southern Mississippi

'13, National President o Rick Keltner, Sacramento State '16,

National Vice President o Bill Brasch, louisville '61 o Tom Skena, Bethany '87

The following members completed their National Council term: o Greg Heilmeier, Bethany '86 o W es Fugate, Centre '99 o Ken Loewen, Colorado '87

The following members were elected to the Undergraduate Advisory Board: o Jamison Heard, Evansville ' 72 o Ken Johnson, Georgia ' ll o Nathan Shuler, Centre ' 72 o Ryan Bruchey, Belmont ' 70 o Trevor Sullivan, Chapman '09

The fo llowing members completed their Underg radua te Advisory Board term : o Steven Binzel, Case Western '08

and operation of the Fraternity. Phi Kappa Tau also unveiled new programs, includ ing a revitalized alumni club program and a brand restructuring (see · page 6) .

Other Convention activities included a Recognition Reception at the Hard Rock Cafe, a service project at a commun ity garden, and alumni excursions to the Country Music Hall of Fame and other local attractions.

Downloadable Convention pictures are avai lable under " Programs," " Nationa l Convention" on the national website.

Convention videos, includ ing the full Brotherhood Banquet, can be viewed on the Phi Kappa Tau's YouTube channel at youtube.com/ ph ikappatauhq.

ACTIVE AT CONVENTION

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o M ike Disotell, Westminster '08 o Phi l Frandina, RIT '08 o Jason Lustig, Cornell '08 o Matt M arone, Florida State '08 o Trey Pippin, Louisville '09

"I PLEDGE TO YOU TO CONTINUE TO STEER DOWN THE NARROW PATH

THAT LIES AHEAD, AND AS YOUR PR~SIDENT, I WILL CONTINUE TO STEER

THE SHIP ON THE PATH LAID OUT FOR US BY OUR STRATEGIC PLAN,"

- STEVE NELSON, SOUTHERN MISS/55/PP/ '1.

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I JOIN HALL OF FAME Tau inducted ix alumni who are di tingu i hed in their fields of endeavor into the Hall of Fame · Convention' Brotherhood Banquet. This ever-growing program demon trates the of di tinctive Phi Tau profe ional and reward . The newe t inductees are:

• Ken Buzbee, outhern Illinois '56, retired lieutenant colonel in the U nited tate Marine Corp and a former lllinoi state enator

• Joe Goulden, Texas-Au tin '53, award-winning journalist and be t- elling author • Larry Huang, Georgia Tech '70, C EO of Unique quare- an e-commerce

retailer that focu es on elling mu ic equipment • Dan Metzler, Georgia Tech '69, architect, homebuilder and founder of Dan

Metzler Home • ]arne Po , outhern Mi si sippi '80, major general in the United rates

Air Force • Mike Power, Loui ville '62, entrepreneur and founder of Power C reative­

an adverti ing agency

Buzbee, who wa the only inductee able to attend Convention, aid it was an ·"incredible honor and privilege" to be in talled.

"When you look at the varied alumni that [Phi Kappa Tau] has inducted [into the Hall of Fame], to be in the arne company with Paul Newman and people of that magnitude ... my goodnes , what a great honor, " Buzbee said .

ITY INITIATES FOUR MEN Tau Fraterni ty initiated fo ur exemplary men during the

Conve ntio n in a hville, Tenn. The newe t ho no rary are Rob Biro na , Eastern Kentucky '12, Andy Dulman ,

outhern Ca li fo rnia '12, C had Warrix, Eastern Kentucky '12, and Ben William o n, Ea tern Kentucky '12.

All four were recommended for initiation becau e they independently embodied the Fraternity's values and expressed a desire to become a part of the trong brotherhood.

Both Bi rona , the Tenne ee Titans placekicker, and Warrix, a recording artist, became interested in membership after talking with their manager, National ouncilor Josh Bleidt, Eastern Kentucky '96, about hi experience and the Fraterni ty' purpose.

"I have been able to spend a lot of time with each, understanding their view on life, happine s, philanthropy, loyalty and friend hip among t other ," Bleidt aid. "I look at the long-term fraternal relationships I have with many of my brothers and I feel the arne about the e guys . O n top of that, add their drive to help other , rai e money fo r ignifi cant causes, and do whatever they can to better their communities, I felt it only lacked the initiation proce . "

Dulman, a film rudent, was introduced to the Fratern ity by Regional Conferences Dean Ray Carlos, Cal State-Fullerton '01, when he began seeking advice to better hi profes io nal cinema fraternity. Carlos sa id that it wa in the men's weekly meetings that Dulman' character became apparent.

"Here is a member of a professional fraternity who is utilizing our

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resources to progre hi own fra terni ty toward greatness and in the process, fe ll in love with Phi Kappa Tau," Carlos wrote in a letter to the National Council. "Andy is a work horse. He is a vi ionary. He i an entrepreneur. He is all things that we look for a qualitie of a member in Phi Kappa Tau."

Williamson, a regi tered nur e, has developed relation h ip with brothers while playing the drum for Atomic Solace. Kyle Moon, Eastern Kentucky '04, said the band had performed at numerou Phi Tau events, including Delta Rho ho mecoming fe tivitie and va riou stop on a 2010 tour.

"As members of the same band, I have been able to repeatedly witness Mr. Williamson di playing the selfle s character of which we were founded upon," wrote Moon in a letter to the National Council. "He ha always pos e sed many leadership qualitie and has never been he itant to take on responsibilities to ensure the success of a particular endeavor. "

All four men began their Phi Tau experience with act ive role at the Conventio n. Bi ro na and Warrix igned memorabilia that wa part of a silent auction, which raised mo ney for the Foundatio n. Dulman ass isted communications staff with video interviews. Atomic olace performed at the Foundation-sponsored Recognition Receptio n and Phi Tau concert, and Warrix also performed several of hi o ng at the Brotherhood Banquet.

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n igma chapter brother were anxiou at Phi Kappa Tau' Convention, and rightfully o. The men made the trip

Calif., to a hville, Tenn., to repre ent their brotherhood and pre ent for the Maxwell Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding chapter in the nation.

"We freaked out when we heard ou r chapter called," said C hapter Pre ident Adam Monson, Chapman '09. "We ran up on stage and we were just trembling with exci tement. For the rest of the ceremony we all were witching from looking at the per on on tage and taring at this trophy in the middle of our table to make ure it wa actually there."

The chapter had just received one of the Fraternity' highe t honor . "The thing we felt going into it and coming out of it is that we are o

gratefu l and honored to be named the o. 1 chapter, because there are ton of chapter that are doing thing on incredible level that [make u a pire to be betrer]," Mon on aid.

Amid the numerou "congratulations" spread aero every imaginable communication platform, there were also reminders.

"There was a flood of excitement, but there wa a good amount of people bringing us back down and reminding us that this didn't ju t happen because we are a fun-loving group of goofy guy , but that we worked our tai ls off and we have to keep doing that, " Mon on aid.

What re ulted in the Chapman repre entative being called up to the chermerhorn ymphony Center tage had tarted year earlier. Facing

an uncertain future, the chapter turned to recruitment a the nece sary an wer to its problem .

"I think a huge part of it i that when my class came in-fall of 2009-we were e entially the new breath of the chapter," Mon on aid. "When we got in, we were half the hou e. We had a huge influx of leader ."

Tho e new leaders helped change the chapter's culture. "The influx of new member brought a completely new dynamic

to the chapter, with brothers getting involved in leader hip po ition early on and becoming invested in the chapter, leading them to take on greater role later," aid Pa t Chapter Pre ident Trevor ullivan,

hapman '09. "This new attitude that the new leader hip brought wa all about analyzing our chapter, in the ense that we wanted to keep what wa working, and improve what was holding back our potential.

The recruitment focu didn't top in 2009. Though in tead of survival, it wa for progre s.

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"We kept recrumng better and bener guy , high-quality leader and really out tanding gentlemen," Monon aid. "That helped u with recognition on campu and people knowing who Phi Tau were, which helped u get bener ocial tanding, more participation in our philanthropy event and enabled u to participate in other philanthropy events becau ewe had the manpower to do o. There wa a real unified vision that we had a lot more potential than what we were fulfilling. o we really pu hed to ee that potential the Ia t three year . "

It was a total group effort from the chapter that allowed it to grow. "Our member were ambitiou , excited and completely upporti e of

our goal to reach Maxwell-level tatu , and that con tant encouragement and de ire to contribute to that accompli hment helped our chapte r to ucceed ," ullivan aid. "We all wanted to volunteer more, rai e more

money, and better our el es not becau e we wanted to check off boxe on the Borradaile Challenge, but becau e a a chapter, we belie ed that the thing we were doing really were for the betrerment of the chapter, the community and our elve ."

EPSILON SIGMA BOG MEMBERS:

liADIN

Mark Horiuchi, Chapman '98, BOG Chairman • Tristan Hilpert, Cal tare-Fullerton '03, Chapter · I'

Joe Meyer, Cal Stare-Fullerton '03, Alumni Advi or • Andrew Kemp, Chapman '08, Member-et-l.arge Clint Kehr, Chapman '02, Risk Management Advisor

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LON WINS AWARD

Donlon, Louisville '09, didn't know what to expect going into recruitment.

"l knew ab olutely nothing about Phi Tau coming out of high school," Donlon sa id. "I really didn 't know much about greek life at all. l played a lot of sport in high school, so when I came into college I hadn 't had many leadership roles and hadn't been expo ed at all to greek life .

"l didn't even think I would go greek. Honestly, l just went through it becau e my RA was greek and he aid the worst thing l was going to come out of it with was free food."

Initially enticed by food, Donlon fo und much more that he liked than ju t a couple of free meals. " "When.eve~ I came t~ Phi Tau it was very diverse and very open," Donlon said . After eemg It and seemg the potential benefits not only for my college career,

but for the rest of my life, l definitely fel t like Phi Tau at Louisville was the best fit at that point."

Award Committee C hairman Les Fugate, Centre '99, sa id Donlon had immen e potential from the beginning.

"He i one of tho e guys that when he first got into the chapter, you could tell he wanted tO go to another level, personally and with the chapter," Fugate said . "You look at omeone like him and you know there is potential, but you never know if they will reach it. There were two or three people in the class that l knew had the potential tO be really big, and he happened to be the guy to step up."

Donlon went on to be tl1e chapter's scholar hip chairman, special events chairman, community ervice chairman and treasurer. Along with his Phi Tau commitments, he was active with campu organizations such as Men of P.E.A.C.C., tudent Activities Board , student government and Interfra ternity Council. One of h is greatest ind ividual accomplishments during hi undergrad uate career wa the completion of more than 1,000 community ervice hour .

"Ben ha gone fro m quiet fres hman to influential leader," said Past C hapter President Tyler C hes er, Loui ville '08. "Once he got hi feet underneath him elf, which d idn 't take long, he began to find ways to u e his strengths. He decided that he wanted to touch as many d ifferent groups on campu a possible and th rough that, he ha built relationships for life. He has also strengthened everal organizations that will reap the benefits for the foreseeable fu tu re."

Donlon wa nominated for one of the Fraternity's most prestigious awards during one of the most competitive years.

"It was an extensive pool and probably one of the largest cand idate pool we have had for the Shideler in a long time," Fugate sa id. " The committee was very pleased with not only the sheer number of applicants but also the quality of applicants this yea r, and sometimes that doesn 't happen. "

It was Donlon 's involvement that made him stand out. "We want Phi Tau to be more than just leader from within the Fraterni ty,"

Fugate aid . "We can find a lot of great individual Phi Tau leaders, but the Shideler ha to go above and beyond ."

Donlon was pre en ted the Shideler Award on stage during the 60th National C onvention 's Brotherhood Banquet at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Although an individual award , he aid he couldn't have won it without support.

"I definitely couldn't have done it without the guys in Beta Beta and people at the national level, " Donlon sa id. "All of them really contributed to my fraternal experience and letting me know that there was something bigger I could do. l am extremely honored and proud to be able to ay I'm a Shideler winner. And I will hopefully use that to inspire others through my story to build up Phi Tau."

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Kappa Tau recogn ized three of its most dedicated alumni with the Palm Award at the 60th National Convention Brotherhood Banquet July 28 in Nashville, Tenn. O ne of the Fraternity's most prominent awards, it is presented to alumni, after a nomination and vote of the National Counci l, who have shown exemplary ervice and dedication to the national organization. The newest honorees are:

• William Braund, Westminster '54 • Jim Heilmeier, Kent State '49 • Jay McCann, Spring Hill '74 (posthumous)

Foundation Distinguished Trustee Braund ha been loyal to the Fraternity since hi initiation. Since December 2009, he has been the Beta Phi House Corporation president. He also served as the House Corporation treasurer, Beta Phi alumni advisor and scholar hip advisor, Foundation trustee, and national committee member.

Fo undatio n D istinguished Trustee Heilmeier ha served a National Councilor and Domain Director, as well as on the Foundation board. At the Brotherhood Banquet, he thanked .the organization for the award and challenged undergraduates with a call to action when he accepted the award on rage.

"It has been a privilege to serve my chapter and chapter I was Domain Director for," Heilmeier aid . "l would like to ask all undergraduate that are here in attendance, don 't give up once you graduate. Your Fraternity i looking for men that will serve the Fratern ity and their chapter, along with other chapter ."

The final Palm Award wa presented in memorium to Past National Pres ident McCann (see page 25). Hi Phi Tau legacy is one of incredible loyalty. He served the organization in almost every capacity: National Pre idem , Foundation trustee, National Councilor, Domain Director, chapter volunteer and committee member.

McCann's mother, Emily, accepted the award on behalf ofher on.

"I know Jay would appreciate this award ," Mr . McCann said when she accepted the award. "My fa mily i deeply appreciative of this award and I can ee why Jay loved hi Phi Kappa Tau. He loved every one of you."

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1he Phi Kappa Tau Awards announced the recipients of awards during the Nationat Convention in . Chairman Les Fugate, Centre the presentation ceremonies, which were held during the SeriousFun Children's Network Dinner on July 26, Foundation-sponsored Recognition Reception on July 27 and Brotherhood Banquet on July 28.

Previously, all awards were given based on chapter performance in the metrics of the Borradaile Challenge over the academic year. Beginning last year, the National Council voted to alter the Borradaile Challenge reporting calendar to align with the calendar year and

e terms of chapter officers. Thus, all awards are now based on the 2011 calendar year.

to those chapters and colonie that exfit it an out tanding record of academic achievement. The chapter or colony mu t be 0.1 above the all-men' average GPA.

Ep ilon, Mount Union; Eta, Muhlenberg; Mu, Lawrence; Nu , UC Berkley; Alpha Delta, Ca e We tern; Alpha Tau, Cornell; Alpha Omega, Baldwin-Wallace; Beta Beta, Loui ville; Beta Iota, Florida tate; Beta Mu, Kent tate; Beta Omicron, Maryland ; Gamma Beta, Cincinnati; Gamma Mu, Bradley; Delta Tau, al Poly-Ponoma; Delta Omega, Truman tate; Ep ilon Gamma,

ollege of ew Jer ey; Epsilon Kappa, Rutg r , Ep ilon Mu, U Pembroke; Ep ilon igma, hapman; Zeta Alpha, B !mont

ADMINISTRATIVE EXCELLENCE Pr nt d t tho chapter and colonie that xhtbit an ut tanding r co rd of compliance

\ ith admini trative r porting. The hapt r or olony mu t file 100 p r ent of required report ,

90 pe r nt on time. Delta, entre; Ep ilon, M unr nion;

lfA~t JING lfADIN ERVING

Eta, Muhlenberg; Theta, Transylvania; Phi, Bethany; Alpha Delta, Case We tern; Alpha Kappa, Wa hington tate; Alpha Tau, Cornell ; Alpha Phi, Akron; Alpha Omega, Baldwin-Wallace; Beta Beta, Louisville; Beta Ep ilon, outhern Mississ ippi ; Gamma Alpha, Michigan Tech; Gamma Beta, C incinnati; Gamma Omicron, Cal- tate­Fullerton; Gamma Tau, Old Dominion; Delta Theta, Georgetown; Delta Tau, Cal Poly-Ponoma; Ep ilon Mu , U C-Pembroke; Epsilon igma, C hapman

JACK L. ANSON UNDERGRADUATE AWARD Presented to an undergraduate for outs tanding i nterfraternal ervice.

Rohullah Latif, Cal tate-Fullerton '11

BOARD OF GOVERNORS AWARD Presented to up to three BOG for out tanding contribution to their chapter .

Ep ilon Delta, Virginia Wesleyan

BORRADAILE UNDERGRADUATE AWARD Pre ented to the undergraduate who, by hi action , ha hown leader hip and a true under tanding of brotherhood.

Kenneth Babcock, Cornell '10

CLINTON D. BOYD VICE PRESIDENT OF ALUMNI RELATIONS AWARD Presented to the undergraduate who implements the be t alumni relation program.

Corey Geer, Cal Poly-Pomona '10

DR. EDGAR EWING BRANDON AWARD Pre ented tO a chapter advi or who ha hown out tanding ervice tO the Fraternity.

Brian mith , a/ Poly-Pomona '91

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD Presented to the chapters and colonie that accumulate the mo t h ur per man, a well a the mo t cum ulative chapter hour . Each of the e group averaged more than 2 hour of community er i e p r member-earning them Maxwell statu .

Delta, en tre; Ep ilon, M unt Eta, Muhlenberg; Phi, Bethan ; Rho, orgia Te h, lpha Tau,

Alpha O mega, Baldwin-Wallace; Beta Iota , Florida tate; Beta Xi , Georgia; Beta Phi, We rrni n rer; Beta C hi, outhern Illino i ; Delta Lambda, Mu kingum; Delta Tau, Cal Poly-Pomona; Ep ilon Tau, Arizona

HOUR PERMAN Ep ilon, Mount Union-91 hour

TOTAL HOUR Beta Iota, Florida tate-3,432 hour

DWIGHT I. DOUGLASS PRESIDENT'S AWARD Pre enred to up to three chapter pre idents who demon trates general ad min i trative excellence.

Matthew Fern , Cal Poly-Pomona '09

FREDERICK R. FLETEMEYER PRIZE Pre ented to the Fratern ity' mo t outstanding colony.

Lambda colony, Purdue

GREG HOLLEN COLONY PRESIDENT AWARD Pre ented to the colony pre idem who demon trate general admini trative excellence.

Brendon Vickery, Texa Au dn AM

JACK JAREO AWARD Pre enred in recognition of the mo t outstanding alumni-produced new letters and

i programming. Gamm a Lambda, Central Michigan

WILLifJD. JENKINS INTERF TERNITY EXCELLENCE

R non-member undergraduate

fo r out tand ing contribution to the !!reek community.

Brett Haider, Tau Kappa Ep ilon (nominated by Delta Epsilon chapter at t. l ud)

RICHARD MASSOCK AWARD Pre ent d to the hapter with th m t our tanding chapter-produ ed ne' letter- and alumni programming.

Gamma micron, l rate-Fullert n

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National Councilor Josh Bleidt, Eastern Kentucky '96, presents the Outstand­ing Advisor to a Chapter Award to Tristan Hilpert, Cal State-Fullerton '03.

ROLAND MAXWELL SCROLLS Pre ented to tho e chapters that meet Maxwell expectation within the Borradaile C hallenge.

Delta, Centre; Ep ilon, Mount Union; - :l: 1a Tau, Cornell; Alpha Omega, Baldwin­Walla e; Beta Beta, Loui ville; Gamma Omicr n, Cal tate-Fullerton; Gamma Tau, d Dominion; Delta Tau, Cal Poly­Porno a; Ep ilon igma, Chapman

ROLAND MAXWELL FOUNDERS FOUR PLAQUES Pre ented to tho e chapters that meet Maxwell expectation within the Borradaile Challenge and are elected to pre ent for the Roland

. Maxwell Trophy a the Founders Four. Ep ilon, Mount Union; Alpha Omega, Baldwin-Wallace; Beta Beta, Louisville; Ep ilon igma, C hapman

ROLAND MAXWELL TROPHY Pre ented to the mo t outstanding chapter in the Fraterni ty.

Ep ilon igma, C hapman

MONROE MOOSNICK SCHOLARSHIP TROPHY Pre ented to the chapter that ha the highe t cumulative GPA.

Alpha Tau, Cornell-3.49 GPA Mu , Lawrence- 3.44 GPA Eta, Muhlenberg- 3.22 GPA

PAUL NEWMAN AWARD Pre ented to the chapter that rai e the highe t do llar amount to benefit eriou Fun Children 's Network.

Beta Beta , Loui ville

ORDER OF THE STAR CHAPTERS Presented to those chapters t[:lat meet Order of the tar expectations within the Borradaile Challenge.

Eta , Muhlenberg; Theta, Tran ylvania; Alpha Delta, C ase Wes tern , Alpha Kappa, Washington State; Alpha Pi, Washington; Delta Theta, Georgetown ; Epsilon Mu, UNC-Pembroke; Zeta Beta , Saginaw Valley State

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Past National President · Greg Hollen, Maryland '75, presents the Greg Hollen Colony President Award to Brendan Vickery, Texas­Austin AM.

OUTSTANDING ADVISOR TO A CHAPTER AWARD Pre ented to the most outstanding chapter advi or who ha served in the role for a minimum of two years.

Tristan Hilpert, Cal State-Fullerton 'OJ

OUTSTANDING ADVISOR TO A COLONY AWARD Pre ented to the mo t outstanding colon advisor.

Warren Mattox, Nebraska Wesleyan '69 Larry abourin , Michigan Tech '60

OUTSTANDING GREEK ADVISOR AWARD Presented to a greek advisor in recognition of their tremendou contribution to our Fraternity and their re pective greek community.

David Conner, advisor to Epsilon Gamma chapter at College of New Jersey

PALM AWARD Presented to alumni who show outstanding service to the national organization.

William Braund, Westminster '54 Jim Heilmeier, Kent State '49 Jay McCann, Spring Hill '74 (posthumous)

PHILANTHROPY /SERIOUSFUN CHILDREN'S NEtwORK CAMP CERTIFICATES Presented to those chapters that nds to assi t both local philanth ropic cau and

eriousFun C hildren's Network, Phi Kappa Tau's national philanthropy. The folio 'ng is in order of amount donated ($2,000 mi mum).

Delta Lambda, Muskingum ( 15,000); Gamma Omicron , Cal State ullerton ($14,850); Delta, Centre ($14,371); etalota, Florida tate ($10,300); Beta Beta, uisville ($9,640); Eta, Muhlenberg ($7,12 ); Delta Tau, Cal Poly-Ponoma ($5,157.88); Tau, Old Dominion ($4,545); Alp Cornell ($4,413); Epsilon, Mount nion ($3 ,124); Beta, Ohio ($3,105); Ep 'lon Mu , UNC Pembroke ($2,575); Alpha , Florida ($2,555); Alpha Delta, C ase Westen ($2,393.05); Beta Mu , Kent State ($2,335); Epsilon Gamma, College of New Jersey ($2,130); Delta Beta, Evansville ($2,000); Delta Theta, Georgetown ($2,000)

Chief Learning Officer Wes Fugate, Centre '99, pres­ents the Monroe Moosnick Scholarship Trophy to Alpha Tau chapter at Cornell (UAB member Manuel Davila­Malina, Come// '09, accepts the award).

Pre ente o those chapter that set the pace for e I g st recruitment classes in the country.

The following chapters recruited and initiated at lea t 15 men with a 100 percent retention rate or more than 20 men with at lea t 75 percent retention rate.

Beta Omega, Cal tate-Chico (15 of 15); Epsilon, Mount Union (16 of 16); Gamma Tau, Old Dominion (18 of 18); Beta Xi, Georgia (20 of 20); Eta, Muhlenberg (20 of 21); Gamma Mu , Bradley (23 of 23); Beta Chi, Southern Illinois (20 of 24); Epsilon Gamma, College of ew Jersey (22 of 24); Alpha Tau, Cornell (24 of 24); Delta, Centre (25 of 27); Omicron , Penn tate (26 of 27); Alpha, Miami (27 of 7 ; Epsilon Nu, C le son (25 of 28); Alpha Eta, Ron (27 of 28); Epsilon Sigma, Chapman (27 of 2

SONNY STRANGE RECRUITMENT PLAQUE Presented to the chapter that initiated the most brothers, maintaining more than 75 percent retention.

Beta Iota, Aorida State

WILUAM H. SHIDELER AWARD Presented to the most outstanding graduating senior in Phi Kappa Tau, this is the Fraternity's highest undergraduate honor.

Ben Donlon, Louisville '09

THOMAS L. STENNIS II AWARD Presented to the Domain Director with the most outstanding domain program.

Michael Lummus, Belmont '06

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HOW TO HOST

A SUCCESSFUl,

MILESTONE

CHAPTER EVENT

The banner on Eta's new website pro­claims our chapter was founded in 1914. It wasn't until we looked at the banner about a thousand times that it hit us: we have a pretty big birthday coming up. In less than two years' time, we turn 100 years old .

Yikes. Eta chapter, to the knowledge of anyone

I have spoken to, has never held a major re­union. Luckily, there is some experience in Phi Kappa Tau. As a first step in our plan­ning proce , I called four chapters to talk about their milestone reunions and learn from their experiences: Beta chapter at Ohio (lOOth anniver ary, 2011), Gamma chapter at Ohio State (lOOth, 2012), Al­pha Tau chapter at Cornell (75th, 2004), and Beta Beta chapter at Louisville (50th , 1998). I al o attended Delta Omega chap­ter's 25th anniver ary (Truman State) and I talked to a igma Phi Ep ilon member planning a 75th anniversary at Muhlenberg for next year.

Since we'll have more Centennial el­ebration in the year to come, and I know Eta chapter ca n't be the on ly chapter look­ing for advice, I put together a guide on how to pull off a ucce ful mile tone reunion.

H re's what I learned:

IT'S ABOUT THEIR FRIENDS I a ked ea h p r on the am qu ti n:

What wa th m t uc ful thing that dr v att ndan v nt? The an-

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swer all hit on the arne theme: member want to see their friend .

National Councilor Bill Bra ch, Loui­ville '67, planned hi chapter's epic 50th reunion in 1998 with a total attendance of 850 people.

"They're not coming to see the hou e; they're not coming to see the undergrad ; they're not coming to see Jeff Baird," he said, needling me. "It' all about friend hip . That' what people care about."

He make a good point. The first thing I thought about was what events we might plan. But the more important focu early on is to develop a recruitment strategy. Mo t people I talked to tarred by merging roster information from the Executive Office with data from the university' alumni office, and then attacking the li t by cohort.

"Take a fe lt-tip pen and a traight edge and draw a line through each pledge cia ," Brasch said. "Then ao through every group and find one guy in each ub et to ee if he can contact the other in hi group."

In addition , Bra ch called and asked each member to attend. "I made a per on­a! commitment to my elf that I would call three member each day" and a k them to come, he sa id. He al o wouldn't take "no" for an an wer.

Many member aid that the reunion plan were nice, but it had been too long and they had lo t conta t with mo t of their friend . Bra ch took thi a a challenge. "Hypothetically," hew uld tell a di enting alumnu , "if you were t come, who would you want to ee there?" He would then f­fer to ca ll wh mever the member named . If that wa n 't enough, Bra h would mail th alumnu th hard c p r ter, h wing th memb r' h w re alread igned up.

START EARLY Beta and Gamma chapter both tarted

planning their reunion about two year ahead of time. Bra ch tarred planning Beta Beta chapter' five year ahead of time, but the fi r t two year were pent planting the eed that a big event wa comina.

Beta chapter ent it fir t " ave the date" about one year out, though it had been in the planning rage for about a year before that.

Alpha Tau chapter tarted one year in ad­vance and relied on po tcard mailing , a tri­fold brochure, and a phone bank.

A word of caution from Bra ch: "Twit­ter and Facebook ju t don't work for older folks. If omeone' over 45 , you'd better end him a piece of hard mail."

ASSEMBLE A COMMITTEE Brian Breitholtz, Ohio ' 3, who chaired Beta chapter' Centennial, aid hi fir t objective wa to a emble a committee and break down the role of each member. He had committee focu ed on:

• Recruitment • Promotion via ocial media • Accommodation • Ritual • Final banquet • Regi tration • mmemoration (which aathered pi -

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Jer ey, a day' drive from Columbu , Ohio, where Ohio State is located. He was able to lead the effort remotely, but relied on everal members who were do e to campu , including a few who worked in the alumni office. He said the important thing to a k about volunteers for a committee i , "What's their geniu and how can they bring it to you?

"On our committee, everyone came together in the ir own way and brought their own geniu to the process," Mintz aid. "I knew one per on on the committee before the committee was formed, but within 15 minutes of our fir t meeting in Columbu , it wa like we had all been in the chapter together. We were very different demographics, but you had to respect each other's individual experience and not just ex­trapolate fro m your own."

PLAN A VARIED SCHEDULE As for the event itself, most re­

union la t for a long weekend, with o rne event on a Friday afternoon

and evening and extending into Sun­day morning.

Beta Beta chapter chedu led their reunion for a homecoming weekend o that other college activitie would

already be planned , allowing alumni the chance to partake in varied event .

Alpha Tau chapter took advantage of its chapter traditions and geography to have a lake cruise and a mud lide. Delta Omega chapter included a golf outing, barbeque at the hou e, eve­ning banquet, and even a wine ta ting.

Other popular feature include pri­vate campus tours, a model initiation and "mini-reunions," where different age groups plan their own get-togeth­ers at different venues throughout the weekend. (Eta chapter has a few stand­ing reunion among cohorts, and we will try to wrap them all into the Cen-

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LET THE EXECUTIVE OFFICES HELP!* Contact Development Coordinator Julia McMurray at jmcmurray@phikappatau.org for:

• Contact lists • 25-, 50- and 75-year certi ficates and pins

Contact Multimedia Associate Marty Dunning, Kentucky '07, at mdunning@phikappatau.org for help publ icizing your event via :

• Ph i Tau's national event calendar at phikappatau.org • Social media

*A fu ll chapter reun ion planning guide will be publ ished at the beginning of 2013. Contact McMurray in the new year for a copy of the guide.

tennial Celebration in 2014.) Many reunions included a final ban­

quet-style dinner, a few presentations, brief remarks fro m the univer ity and national Phi Kappa Tau officials, and the Fraternity's popular Candlelight Ceremony. At the same time, this is your chapter's reunion, so feel free to

think outside the box. Gamma chapter did not plan a ban­

quet-which meant no speeches, Mintz was quick to point out-but instead made the Ohio State spring game the centerpiece of the weekend . When I rai ed the point that every Ohio State football game is probably a mini Gam­ma chapter reunion, Mintz agreed only somewhat.

Many Phi Taus are u ed to return­ing for Buckeye football games-the pring game was a "safe weekend" for

a reunion, Mintz said-but the pledge cla s of 1946, who e members are al­ma t 90, returned to campu for the first time in a long time. And they weren't alone. Many others of the 450 attendees were on campus for the fir t time in decades.

For that rea on, Bob wanted to make the weekend worth it with a variety of events. He also made sure to have a re­laxing opening to the weekend to set

the right tone, knowing some might be worried about whether they'd know anyone or whether they'd have fun . The mo t formal anyone dre ed was "resort casual" and that worked well for Gamma chapter.

And finally, Breittholz emphas ized the importance of budgeting properly and making sure all costs are account­ed for so you can host the events you want. However, he cautioned not to undercut the costs: "Don't be cheap."

My ense from talking to everyone was that it's important to produce a high-quality, well-run event. But the mo t important thing is not to produce a spectacular event. Let old friendships redevelop. Most of us didn't join Phi Kappa Tau for the parties or events any­way; we joined for the people.

So now the hardest part of Eta chap­ter's planning begins: laying the ground­work for our recruitment next year by taking out our felt-tip pen and calling individual members. Brasch had a final word of encouragement: one part of this exercise would not be difficult.

"Who will be the easiest guy to get there?" Brasch asked at the end of our conversation. Then, not waiting for me to an wer, he told me: "The older guys. They know life i short."

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GAMMA CELEBRATES 100 YEARS SEVEN DECADES OF GAMMA chapter brother came together in April for the Centen­nial Celebration of Phi Kappa Tau at The Ohio tate Univer ity. Remembering the pa t and cel­

ebrating t~e future wa e pecially poignant for the men a the then-coloriy wa gearing up to re-charter just a few week later.

"The fact that [the Centennial] wa occur­ring while the re-colonization proces wa tak­ing place gave us renewed commitment to make [Centennial] great," said Centennial Chairman Bob Mintz, Ohio State '71. "These guy were killing themselve trying to make a [chapter], o thi for many of them wa their fir t ta te of

what fraternity life could be and they were, I think, really amazed."

The celebration consisted of fi e events at dif­ferent venue : the Friday night kickoff, aturday morning open hou e at the chapter house fol­lowed by the Ohio tate football pring game, formal aturday evening Centennial event, and

unday morning brunch. More than 400 gue t attended the events, and the chapter had repre­entative from all coa t , plu one brother who

traveled from Germany. "It wa like a giant homecoming," sa id Foun­

dation Board of Tru tee ecretary Jim Hamil­ton, .Ohio tate '63. "I graduated in 1965 and haven't een orne of the e brother ince, o it wa a moving experience and a joy to my heart to ha e the chance to go through thi enten­nial experience with them."

Planning tarred alma t a year before the big event when Phil Roberts n, Ohio State '54, re­minded area alumni about the imp rtance f the year 2012 and Jeff abot, Ohio tate '67, ub qu ntly recruited a entennial ommit­

te . Th nine-per on committe , whi h ven in lud d a Phi Tau alumnu from another hap­t r, r at d a w b ite, e ur d h t I and ent I ti n , r at d an itin rary for the w k nd, and ommuni ated fr qu ntl with m mb r ,

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differently from the tart, including not ho r­ing a formal banquet.

"We all agreed that we didn't want [the Centennial] filled with chicken and hour of peeche ,"Mintz aid. "We ju t wanted to create

a weekend with different type of event where people could ju t hang out together with the people they wanted to hang out with and tell torie and bring back memorie .

The third Ohio tate greek organization to turn 100, Mintz al o mentioned that the cele­bration wa "much deeper than a party."

"We tend to think about our [fraternity] expe­rience ba ed on the year that we are there and the clo e friend hip we had at the time," he aid. "The re ult of all thi made me appreciate

tho e 100 year in a way that I hadn't before. You realize that for 100 year , each year, orne­one had to rai e the money, make budoet, pa bill and keep it ooing. You realize over 2,000 guy had orne hand in creating omethino that you are ju t kind of a reward of for the future and to make ure you perpetuate omething that all of tho e guy would be proud of. When you watched !!LI from pledge cla e from the '40 engage with each other and the tear and the hug , it' mind blowino. Ab olutely mind blowing to look at each generation and ee that connection."

Then-Colon Pre ident ean Hick , Ohio tate '12, aid the e ent helped the a ociate

member put everything in per pective. "It' a great experience to be a part fa hapter

with uch a I ng hi tor ," he aid. "It ive ou a trong n e of pride in the chapter, and in th

Fraternity a a wh le, hi h i ver · m tivatino. It wa p ial t re hart r n after th enten­nial, nam I b au " e had man alumni wh were dedi ated t makino ure th ntennial " a a u e , and thi gav u an pport:unity t a thank u."

Mintz aid he I arn d m, n ' thing ' fr m rh en t, but the bigge t. " n't wait an )th r 1

ear t do it again!"

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FOUNDERS MONTH ~OF SERVICE

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Thi year wa another record-breaking o ne for Phi Kappa Tau's Founders Month of ervice. More than 1,400 volunteer gave 11,109 hour of their time and donated more than $258,000

to charity in March 2012. · Founders Mo nth of ervice wa e tabli bed in 2008 a a national service initiative that

would honor the Fraternity' founders each March. For the whole month, brothers and Phriend of Phi Tau are encouraged to give back to their communities to better under rand Phi Kappa Tau's founding principles.

Thi year al o marked the econd annual ational Community ervice Event, held in conjunctio n wid1 Founder Month of ervice. More than 130 undergraduates and alumni from 18 chapters helped get Flying Horse Farm in Mr. Gilead, Ohio, ready for ummer es ion .

"These natio nal events are o important becau e you get to ee the big picture of Phi Kappa Tau," aid ational ervice Advi or Jordan Loeb, Indiana '06. "Every time I go to one, I meet many great brother that I in tandy have a connection with because of the Fraternity. It also provide awarene for our national philanthropy-SeriousFun C hildren's Network. These camps need male volunteer and, as Phi Tau , we need to rep it up and wo rk with them more. It will change your life!"

Plan are already und erway fo r the 2013 Founder Month of ervice and Natio nal Communi ty Service Event. To accommodate the increa e in participants in the ational Community Service Event, two service weekends will be held next March at Flying Hor e Farm : March 15-17 and 22-24. Registratio n will open in the comi ng weeks. Contact Loeb at jloeb@phikappatau.org with question about e ither event.

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2012 FOUNDERS MONTH OF SERVICE PARTICIPATION

• Beta Chi chapter at Southern Illinois and Presidents Academy Dean Andy Fruth, Southern Illinois '08, helped with tornado clean-up efforts in Har­risburg, Ill.

• Six Gamma Tau brothers from Old Dominion volunteered at Victory Jun-tion.

• Jonathan Fong, San Jose ' 12, served food at a homeless kitchen. • Charleston colony hosted a blood drive. • National Councilor Josh Bleidt, Eastern Kentucky '96, and more than 30

volunteers raised $205,000 during a telethon for Eastern Kentucky tor­nado relief.

• Chris Behrens, Idaho AM, went on Alternative Spring Break and fed more than 10,000 people in need.

• Epsilon Sigma chapter at Chapman hosted its annual Red and Gold Week and raised nearly $3,500 for SeriousFun Children's Network.

• Past National President Bill Macak, Florida Stale '73, volunteered at Camp Boggy Creek.

• BMC Retreat Dean Allyn Shaw, Michigan Slate at the Michigan State University Museum wira,-litfti,_M~~~iffi~l

• Delta Tau chapter at Cal Mlhir-Ml1morlD ·IIIDIUI'- -

.Komen Race fOr the

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: ............................ . CHAPTER ETERNAL ................................. . . PAST NATIONAL PRESIDENT MEL DETTRA ENTERS CHAPTER ETERNAL

PAST NATIONAL PRESIDENT MEL DETIRA, OHIO STATE '45_ (RIGHT) HELPS INDUQ COMEDIAN AND AGOR SHELLEY BERMAN, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA '05_ INTO THE PHI KAPPA TAU HALL OF FAME AT THE CENTEN­NIAL CELEBRATION IN 2006.

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0 n Dec. 28, 2011, Phi Kappa Tau ' olde t living Pa t ational President, Mel Dettra, Ohio tare '45, entered Chapter Eter­nal. He wa 85 year old. A devoted brother and Phi Kappa Tau Hall of Fame member,

Dettra erved his Fraternity a ational Pre ident from 1968-70. During that time, he pre ided over 13 expan ion . Prior to that e teemed po i­tion, he erved a a domain chief (now Domain Director) and national councilor.

After hi ational Pre ident po t, Dettra continued to tay involved. He wa scholar hip advi or and finance advisor to Alpha Phi chapter at Ak­ron, a Phi Kappa Tau Foundation tru tee and then di tingui hed tru tee, loyal donor to the Foundation, and active member at local and national events. Dettra even attended the Fraternity' 59th ational Convention in Denver and participated in Phi Kappa Tau' traditional Hand hake with Hi tory, where all member who ever hook hand with a founder tart a hand hake around the Brotherhood Banquet room o everyone might have a link to the founder .

"Thi i a ad day for my family and member of Phi Kappa Tau," aid Pa t National Pre ident Greg Heilmeier, Bethany ' 6, Ia t December. "My family lo t a beloved friend of more than 60 year , and our Fraternity lo t one of its greatest upporter . Mel Dettra wa a living embodiment of our Cardinal Principle , and anyone who had the good fortune of pending time with Mel i the better for it. He alway believed that a a Phi Tau volunteer, one had to 'think of them elve a culptor , only our clay i HUMAN .' We alllo t a mentor, friend, brother and culptor in Mel. "

Dettra played a huge part in teering Phi Kappa Tau' IMPACT program, the forerunner to Leader hip Academy. After pending hi entire term on the National Council working towards the leader hip-development pro­gram, he realized the fruits of hi efforts when the inaugural IMPACT wa held in 1968 at Indiana Univer ity in Bloomington, Ind .

"Mel wa an important role model, friend, and mentor of mine and o many other ," aid Pa t ational Councilor Bob Mintz, Ohio tare '71. "Thi was a man with a big pre ence! When Mel wa around, ever one paid attention. He demanded excellence and principled leader hip from u and had an unu ual ability to ee the potential in each per n he en­countered. But he didn't top there. Mel in i ted that each of u work diligent! to pur ue our highe t en e of the po ible, a human being and a an orga nization."

A long-time executive with the leveland-ba ed Blue and Blue hield , Dettra wa al o involved with the Epi pal Dio e e of Ohi

Department of Mi ion a a Ia member. Dettra i urvi ed b hi iti , Gra e; on, Dale; and grand on , J nathan and Paul.

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.............................. ... CHAPTER ETERNAL ............................. : PAST NATIONAL PRESIDENT JAY MCCANN ENTERS CHAPTER ETERNAL

O n May 13 , 2012, Foundation Tru tee and Past National Pre ident Jay McCann, Spring Hill '74, entered C hap­ter Eternal. He wa 56 year old.

The quintessential Phi Tau, McCann was devoted to his Fraternity. He erved the organization in almost every capacity:

ational Pres ident, Foundation tru tee, national councilor, Do­main Director, chapter volunteer and committee member.

A many of his Phi Tau brothers attested , McCann wa n' t look­ing for notoriety, he simply wanted to move hi beloved Fraterni ty forward.

"Jay wa never one to just serve, he led by example," aid Past Na­tional Pre ident Greg Heilmeier, Bethany '86. "He won the Stennis Award a a Domain Director and the Key Award for outstanding contribution to a chapter other than hi own. He was very active while in ariou role on the ational Council and was a generous contributo r to our Foundation, both monetarily and through be­ing an active trustee."

Perhap what he loved mo t about Phi Kappa Tau was his "sec­ond chapter," a term he used to describe the bond all members can have with brother from chapters other than their own- essentially a second chapter at the national level.

"H i major focus was alway on getting more alumni involved in the Fratern ity, and he loved to travel and meet members-for whom he had an incredible memory for faces and names," said Pa t Na­tional Pre ident Charlie Ball , Miami '82. "Hi happie t moments a president were tho e on the road at charterings, Conventions, Re­gional Conference and the like."

In addition to getting alumni re-engaged , he brought non-mem­ber into the fo ld . At the 2002 National Convention in New Or­lean , McCann led his father's honorary initiation ceremony.

"It was one of hi happie t moments a National President," Ball said . "He wa thrilled to have h is parents and so many close friend at the final ba nq'-:let of the Convention in one of his favo rite citie . "

O n a profe ional level, McCann ' re ume was equally impre -sive. He worked a a financial ervice provider for MassMutual Financial G roup. In addition, McCann was involved with va rious charitable and co mmunity organization , including the Pittsburgh Area Je uit Alumni C lub, Ma sachu etts Mutual Agent Associa­tion and pring Hill College Alu mni A ociation.

"Per onally, he wa the reason my wife and I moved to Pitt burgh and I got into the financial advising field with Mas Mutual," sa id Adam Goetz, Clem on '95. "I wa always impressed that Jay did things hi own way and liked working with ' regular people,' never wanting to get into fancy options. He got to know his clients like

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nobody else and always had his home phone number on his card as he knew how important the work we d id was."

One of McCann' most notable personal hobbie wa fo llowing the Pittsburgh Pirate , and h is friends agree that it's one of the fir t things they associate with him ... although the li t is long.

"His passion really knew no bound ," aid at ional Vice Pre i­dent Rick Keltner, Sacramen to State '76. "He wa pa ionate about baseball in general and the Pittsburgh Pi rates in particular. In his home office, Jay kept a collection of baseball ba ts autographed by many Pirate greats. They were, I think, the only trophie that he didn 't keep stored in a filing cabinet somewhere."

But above all el e, people, and the relation hip he nurtu red, were mo t important.

"For Jay, life wa all about relationships-relation hip to other people and to important institutions and organization ," Ball aid. "And I think that is why he was o committed to Phi Kappa Tau- it i an organization that is fu ndamentally about forming and nurturing personal relationship . Jay wa the walking, talking embodiment of brotherhood. Though he will be deeply missed, he will live on to the degree that other of us model what we learned from him."

At Phi Kappa Tau' 60th National Convention in a hville, Tenn., McCann was posthumously awarded the Palm Award for outstanding ervice to the national organiza tion . Hi mother, Em­ily McCann, accepted the award on hi behalf.

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OFFICE S BETWEEN OCT. 2 5 . 2 0 I I . AND JUL Y I . 2012 .

AKRON John S Ballard '41 Richard W Staiger '43 Philip J Allison '46 William R Bachman '56

AUBURN John Depalma '36 C G Dobbs 'SB

BETHANY Donald l Riggin '43 John N Mclaughlin 'SO Frederick M Kopf '53 Arthur D Blumberg '60 Christopher James Chamberlin '94

BRADLEY Michael G Bair '99

CAL STATE·FULLERTON Patrick O'Keefe '66

CASE WESTERN Gabriel Biguria '60

COLGATE Peter T Dyer · 62

COLORADO STATE Andrew D Fairbairn '40

CORNELL Eugene J lynch '49

EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA . Scott Damron '69 james R Robbins '73 Mark Pruiett Liddell '76

FLORIDA Rembert B Cooper '4 7 Benjamin T Key '4a John R Alliason 'S I Barry E Anderson '56 Ronald C laface '59

FLORIDA STATE james B Finney '57

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL Walter E Warner '3a William F Moore '47 Randolph l Smallwood Jr '53

GEORGETOWN Michael E McCune '73 Phillip R HcCamk ·a2 John Edwin Wee ly ·a2

GEORGIA Horace B Bibb jr '49 Oscar l Tflor Jr '52 Raymond Hanley jr '64

HOBART Allen W Swain '59

IDAHO Bruce Michael lingren ·a1

ILLINOIS Harold Ernst '29 Donan ( Kirley '32 Donald H Peddycord '49 leonard D Walberg '53

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INDIANA Myron B James '4a Frank D Keen '4a Don C Stefoff '49 James T Sprengelmeyer '54 James S Gatewood Jr '59 Robert G Meeks '60 Richard W Byrd '67 John T Belcher '6a John D Michos '73

IOWA STATE Irvin E Nathlich '40 James A Stanley '54

KANSAS STATE Norman J Sollenberger '31 Wayne C Bogard '39

KENT STATE Frank Fetchet '49 Frank J Barber Jr 'SO Dwight D Goodman '52

KENTUCKY Edwin J David '3a Stephen E lile -'62

LAWRENCE John C Haugner '43 Richard P Holleran '54 David R Hensley Jr '62

LOUISVILLE Montrose D justice Jr '47 Robert B Geor~e 'S I jack R Meade 53 Don W Millure '53 Robert l Davies 'SB

MARYLAND james l Sinclair 'SO

MIAMI Karl A Zipf '36 Robert F Wessel '41 Matthew J Yuricich '46 John l Wills '47 larry l Crist '57

MICHIGAN STATE George F Nemetz '47 Thomas R Neblett '49 Roger P Martin '52 George T Swartz '54

MICHIGAN jacques G De laurier '40

MICHIGAN TECH Tom Kaderabek '70

MIDDLEBURY Robert l Ducharme '52

MISSISSIPPI STATE Donald H Brd '56 Frank A Car ton Ill ·a4

MOUNT UNION Kenneth Pelton ·so Timothy D Picciotti ·a4

MUHLENBERG John R Bogert '45 leon F Huebner '52 David W Giltner '60 louis P Nasif '63 Frank Baldino Jr '72

MURRAY STATE Andrew J Denning '05

MUSKINGUM Quincy A Conner '99

NEBRASKA WESLEYAN Boyd R Moline '49 William Hill Jr '53 Dean Stewart '59 Richard Alan Hickle '75

NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS Will iam J Goepfert '73

NEW MEXICO STATE Robert W Boebin&er Jr '49 Gilbert H Ferran 54 Robert H Bem '56 Ross T Gill '60 louis Albert Corsiglia Jr '77

OHIO STATE Donald V Heckman '33 Edward J Jun '37 Warren G Van Dorn '43 Melvin Dettra '45 Robert R Ruthenberg ·s I Bernard H Booms '57 jan H Zimmerman '61 William R Fox ·a3

OHIO Homer C Dorman '31 Norman C Valodin '31 William 0 Rowland '40 William E Blackie '43 William A Ehrlich '47 Thomas E lake 'S I Bruce l Humrhrey '53 joe H Smith 54 Robert l Degenhart '56 Charles R Hayes '57 laurence G Wise ·sa

OHIO WESLEYAN Gontran Lamberty '55

OKLAHOMA STATE Clayton E Dobson '49

OLD DOMINION William T lee • 69

PENN STATE louis j Borges jr '42 Verne H Willaman '49 Stanley c Jay ·ss

PURDUE Roger W Carlson '43 David B Yingling ·ao

RENSSELAER Charles J Husum '4a Peter D Hollenbeck '61

RIDER

RIT

Matthew Arthur Coyle '90 Matthew J Maggi '03

Thomas J Mooney '73

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Albert l Stephens Jr '33 H Phillip Dexheimer '4a Bruce H Bell '49

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Harlan Seats '53

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI Bobby F Rivm '66 Raymond E Hartfield • 6a Robert jones '93

SPRING HILL John E Oswald '73 Joseph J McCann Jr '74 Sterling A Tatum '9a

ST.JOHN'S John N Shioris '60

TENNESSEE jonathan G Powell '03

TEXAS-AUSTIN H Roger Phillips '56

TEXAS·EL PASO Arthur La Capria jr 'SS Alden J Pipkin ·ss leland P Rowe Jr '62

TEXAS STATE-SAN MARCOS John A Worthington '6a

TRANSYLVANIA Eddy Hodgetts '37 Richard Francis McAuliffe Jr 'a7

UOFMIAMI Wallace W Coburn '4a

UC BERKELEY Kenneth A Coates '40 Peter F Newell ·sa Bruce R Quartan • 64

UCLA Richard l Shelton '49

WASHINGTON STATE lester l Greenwood '28 Fred W Blackwell ·ss

WEST VIRGINIA T Stephen Crawford '2a

WEST VIRGINIA TECH Michael C Ratl iff ·o I

WESTMINSTER Donald Lammers '50

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H . PHILLIP DEXHEIMER, Southern California '48, died ov. 7, 2011, at age 86. A Phi Kappa Tau Hall ofFame member, Dexheimer was the former CEO of Dexco Financial Service, which helps professional service organizations put together their workplace operation in the most efficient manner.

MATTHEW YURICICH, Miami '46, died May 28, 2012, at age 27 89. A Phi Kappa Tau Hall of Fame member, Yuricich worked in the movie industry and in 1976, received an Oscar for visual effects in "Logan's Run."

"Matt is probably the only football player and art major in the history of college football that won an Oscar, and he was a very proud Phi Tau," said his chapter brother Harold Paul, Miami '46. "Coming out of the service I had no interest in joining a Fraternity and I know that Matt didn't either. We didn't even think about it, but as we spent more time on the football team and with other athletes, it was just natural for us to join the Phi Taus also."

He was a WWII veteran and served in Manila, Philippine Islands. At the Univer ity of Southern California, Dexheimer received a degree in business and communications, as well as an Interfraternity Gold Scholarship Key, which recognizes student-leaders around the world.

Dexheimer used his degree to become a leader in the finance and insurance services industry for more than 40 years. He was nationally recognized in the areas of e tate and employee benefits planning and was a member of the Million Dollar Round Table. Dexheimer has received many other awards for his work, including the Travelers Agent of the Year and Order of the Tower.

Yuricich lived an accomplished life.

Outside of hi profes ionallife, Dexheimer was a Mason and Shriner.

Once he graduated from Miami in 1949, he moved to California to attend graduate courses at UCLA and pursue a career in the movie industry. His time in the industry resulted in work on more than 200 films, including "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "Blade Runner" and "Die Hard." He was nominated for five Academy Awards throughout his career.

He was an active historian and art collector and enjoyed worldwide traveling. Dexheimer is survived by his wife, Maria da Graca Fernandes Dexheimer, son,J ames Phillip Dexheimer, grandson and granddaughter. Yuricich received an honorary doctorate degree from Miami, and

the school also selected him as a past Alumnus of the Year.

MONTROSE JUSTICE, Louisville '47, died Feb. 6, 2012, at age 84. Mter high school, Justice served in the avy during World War II . Mter his time in the avy, he enrolled in and graduated from the University of Louisville. Upon hi retirement he was a rose garden enthusiast, and invented a fertilizer known as "Monty's Joy Juice." Justice also founded Monty's Plant Food Company.

VERNE WILLAMAN, Penn State '49, died June 9, 2012, at age 83. Willaman served in the Korean War with the U.S. Navy after he graduated from Penn State with a degree in biological chemistry. Mterwards, he joined the Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation, where he eventually served as chairman and president. Post-retirement, Willaman turned his attention to philanthropy and was a generous benefactor of Penn State.

THOMAS NEBLETT, Michigan State '49, died Sept. 8, 2011. Neblett attended Michigan State University, the University of Louisville and Wayne State University. During his time at these universities, eblett earned an undergraduate degree, completed a master's degree in bacteriology, and received a doctorate in microbiology and public health. He later served on staff at the Henry Ford Hospital, operating as a senior associate and later the head of the microbiology division. Most recently he was self-employed as a microbiologist consultant.

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Yuricich is survived by his children, Lis anna; Tanja; Mark; Dirk and D ana, eight grandchildren and brothers, Frank and Joe.

HARLON SEATS, Southern Illinois 'S3, died May 22, 2012, at age 79. Seats received a football scholarship to Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He was drafted after earning a bachelor's degree in political science. Once released from military service, Seats taught political science and coached football and baseball. The Harlon Seats Memorial Fund was arranged to assist one Harrisburg, Ill., student in attending Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

GILBERT FERRAN, N ew Mexico State '54, died Feb. 17, 2012, at age 82. Ferran served in the Korean War, earning the Bronze Star during his time of service. He later went to New Mexico State University, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology in 1958. Ferran went on to work for Los Alamos

ational Laboratories for 33 years . He also served as vice chairman of the ew Mexico Republican Party and became a member of the Human Rights Commission.

LELAND ROWE, Texas-El Paso '62, died Feb. 12, 2012, at age 68. Rowe received a bachelor's at the University of Texas El Paso before going on to serve in the Marine Corps Reserves. He retired from D & H Pump Service Company in Farmington, N.M.

DAVID HERNDON, Kentucky '68, died June 15, 2011, at age 62. A Kentucky native, he graduated with honors and a bachelor's

degree in mathematics from the University of Kentucky before going on to earn an MBA from the University of Louisville. Herndon worked for AT&T companies for more than 40 years, including serving in the launch of Optus in Australia in 1992. He also served as the Director of Network Planning at AT&T in Atlanta.

ROBERT JONES, Southern Mississippi '93, died May 27, 2012, at age 41. Jones worked in executive advertising sales and was co­creator of the lifestyle magazine Going Coastal Mississippi that heralded today's South Mississippi Living. He later excelled in his work with Verizon Wireless and continued to work as long as he was able.

CHRISTOPHER CHAMBERLIN, Bethany '94, died May 14, 2012, at age 38. Chamberlin was born in Spain but attended college preparatory schools in ew York and ew Hampshire before enrolling at Bethany College. He later moved to southern ew Mexico. Chamberlin served as media coordinator for

ew Mexico State University.

ANDREW DENNING, Murray State 'OS, died June 1, 2012, at age 29. D enning was developing Denning Enterprises-a small business-and was involved with a bowling league, his church, and his Fraternity and alma mater.

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Gamma Lambda chapter at Central Michigan was named the school's 2012 Greek Week champions. The group's best events were the chalking competition and Mock Rock, where teams compete in choreographed dance.

BETA CHAPTER at Ohio

raised more than $1,000 for

SeriousFun Children's etwork

during Warrior Week. The men

were awarded Outstanding

Philanthropy Award for their

efforts. The group also hosted its

first Founders Day celebration in

more than 10 year . More than

60 undergraduate and alumni

attended.

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DELTA CHAPTER at Centre

hosted its fifth annual St.

Balderick's D ay head- having

philanthropy event at the college's

pring Carnival. The group rai ed

$6,500 for the t. Balderick'

Foundation-a volunteer-driven

organization that raises fund for

childhood cancer re earch.

EPSILON CHAPTER at

Mount Union received four

awards at the hool' Greek

Awards: Highest Chapter GPA,

Excellence in Recruitment, the

challenge-a year-long annual

event created to improve greek

participation in event across

campu , and Out tanding

hapter Pre ident (Ben Rus ell,

Mount Union '09).

THETA CHAPTER at

Tran lvania re eived three

award at the hool' re k

ward ut tanding

ew Member Class, Fraternity

President of the Year (Drew

Dement, Transylvania '10) and

Excellence in ervice.

ALPHA DELTA CHAPTER at Case Western held its fifth

annual Founders D ay banquet in

March. The group celebrated its

succes , including associating 10

new members, implementing the

first overnight pring retreat and

ending volunteers to eriousFun

camp.

ALPHA PI CHAPTER at

W ashington ho ted its annual

H aunted H ouse philanthropy

event in O ctober and rai ed

$1,500 for Camp Korey, a

eriou Fun camp.

BETA BETA CHAPTER at Low ville ho ted its fourth

annual Cornhole Tournament

that benefits eriousFun

Children' etwork. In addition

to the tournament, which

attracted 45 teams tills year, the

chapter ho ted a ilent auction

and grill-out to rai e 3,000.

GAMMA ALPHA CHAPTER

at Michigan Tech won it

fifth traight fir t place in the

fra ternity divi ion of the tatue

ompetition at the ho 1' 2012 W inter arni al.The

group' tatue ,. a ailed "D n't

Undere timate the Dream f

D etr it, ' in pired by Detr it'

three major p rt team .

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Upsilon Colony President Steven

DELTA GAMMA CHAPTER at Ole Miss was honored with

the IFC's Service D ay Award for

its participation in the University

of Mississippi Big Event-a

service project that gives back

to the county and community.

More than 3,000 students

volun teered with the Big Event,

and Delta Gamma chapter had

the most participation out of all

greek organizations on campus.

The IFC awarded SeriousFun Children's etwork $300 in the

group's name.

Anderson, Nebraska Wesleyan '1 2, DELTA EPSILON CHAPTER was named to the Capital One NAIA Academic All-America College Division

Football Team. Anderson was one of four Nebraska Wesleyan football players named to the first team.

GAMMA TAU CHAPTER at

Old Dominion took home seven

award from the university's 2012

Fraternity and Sorority Life

Awards: Most Improved IFC

Chapter, Most Improved Chapter

Overall, 2012 Greek Week

champions, Outstanding Senior

Award (Membership Orientation

Officer Casey Morris, Old D ominion 'Off), Outstanding

New Member of the Year

Award (VPAR Fred Tugas, Old D ominion '11), Dr. D ana Burnett

Fraternity Man of the Year

Award (President Collin Rodino,

Old D ominion 'Off), and D onald

K. Marchand Outstanding

Alumni Award (Chapter Advisor

D an D auer, Old D ominion '67).

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at St. Cloud held its 11th annual

Freeze-a-Thon in February. The

group raised more than $1,000 for SeriousFun Children's

etwork by sitting in the

Minnesota cold for nearly 100 consecutive hours.

EPSILON LAMBDA at

Longwood received two awards

at the school's greek awards:

Outstanding ew Member

(Thomas Bulifant, Longwood AM) and Outstanding Fraternity

President (Peter Mancuso,

Longwood 'Off).

EPSILON RHO CHAPTER at

Indiana U of Pennsylvania hosted

its first Lift-a-Thon philanthropy

event. Participants lifted as many

reps as possible at their specified

weight to garner donations for

SeriousFun camps. More than

$1,000 was raised.

Five brothers from four chapters volunteered at Camp Boggy Creek's Epilepsy Week. (From left to right) Keith Shea, St. Cloud State 'OJ, Kenny Johnson, Georgia 'I I, Alex lcardi (non-member), Evan Ernst, Florida State '09, Luke Nantz, Case Western '09, and David Karnick, Case Western '01.

EPSILON CHI CHAPTER at Virginia Tech held a change

drive on campus to raise money

for the USO's (United Service Organizations) United Through

Reading Military Program. The

men raised enough money to

provide 18 children with a book

and video of their deployed

parent reading them a story.

NORTH TEXAS COLONY won Program of the Year for its

philanthropy event Chatter:

The Words We Speak-a dance

concert to raise money and

awareness for teen suicide and

sexual abuse. The group raised

more than $1,000 for Children's

Advocacy Center and local

outreach programs. The men

also received a certificate for 90

percent or more of their chapter

participating in and donating

to the Greek Gives Scholarship

Award .

Zeta Alpha chapter at Belmont won the school's 2012 Greek Week, their first win

since 2009. The group finished with the

most points by winning and placing high in different challenges.

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Beta Alpha colony at Texas-Austin hosted its fi rst alumni event since recolonizing. five decades of alumni attended, including those from other chapters across the nation.

. 1940 .

BROWN CULLEN, Louisville '49, was inducted into the Kentucky Golf Hall of Fame. A retired lifetime member of the Kentucky PGA Section, Cullen competed in seven PGA Professional ational Championships and three Senior PGA Professional ational

hampionships.

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. 1950 .

DICK BEACH, Muhlenberg 'S2, was honored during Rider University's Reunion Weekend

in June. The professor emeritus of chemistry had a classroom dedicated in his name, along with a bench dedication by alumni of Delta P i chapter at Rider.

Cj. Slicklen, Cornell '06, manages a retirement community in Chicago and met two Phi Taus at a recent resident dinner: Ellis Murphy, Purdue '41, and Bert Robins, 11iami 'SJ, respectively. The trio exchanged Fraternity stories and laughed about fun times as Phi Tau undergraduates.

. 1960 .

DAVID SAMS, Louisville '64, became the vice chairman of G2 Investment Group in ew York. Previously, he served as pre ident of ammons Enterpri es, Inc., and chairman of the company's board of directors.

JIM LAHMANN, Central Michigan '65, was inducted into the Michigan High chool Softball Coaches ssociation Hall of Fame for hi success with the ew Lothrop High

chool softball team. A founder of Gamma Lambda chapter at Central Michigan, Lahmann led the team to six district titles and four regional crown , plus a Clas C tate championship .

JOHN WALKER, Delta State '69, wa named editor and publi her ofThe D aily

outherner new paper in Tarboro, .C. Prior to joining The D aily ourherner, Walker owned and operated The Walker Company, LL -a communication and cu tomer service con ulting fum-and

iy WP ews, LL -an online new ite in outheast Loui iana .

. 1970.

STEVE CONRAD, Loui ville '76, wa named chief of the Loui ville Ietro Poli e Departm nt. He arne ba k t Loui ville for th job aft r havin

r ed a hi fin lendal , z. , in e _QQ .

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Alpha chapter alumni from the class of 1961 and their wives and guests visited campus and the chapter house during Miami University's 1011 Alumni Weekend.

john Green, Nebraska Wesleyan '60. and Rodney Wartig, Iowa State '60, ran into each other while vacationing at The Hacienda del Mar Resort in Cabo San lucas, Mexico.

. 1980 .

JAMES PAROBEK, M iami '81, was named senior vice president of clinical integration for Jewish H ospital & Saint M ary's Health Care Inc., and president of Sts. Mary & Elizabeth H ospital in Louisville, Ky. H e has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare leadership.

TIMOTHY BARNES, Miami '86, was appointed to a 14-year term as U.S. bankruptcy judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District oflllinois. He served as partner at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle

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MARK LOGRIPPO, St.john's '88, was recently elected to town council in Westfield, N.]. H e had been appointed to a six-month term last summer .

. 1990 .

WES FUGATE, Centre '99, successfully defended his dissertation at the Institute of Higher Education of the University of Georgia .

. 2000.

MARK KANDRA, Florida State '03, was named to Florida State University Alumni Association's inaugural Thirty Under 30 class. H e works as a federal advisory for KPMG LLP in Washington, D.C.

J.J. LEWIS, Central Michigan '04, became a certified fundraising executive (CFRE). H e serves Phi Kappa Tau as the young professionals giving advisor.

Michael Oliver, [a/ State-Chico '59, published a novel, Through the Headlights: An Auto-Biography. The story follows the main character, leroy, through his life and is told from the perspective of the cars he owns. learn more at www.henwaypublishing.com.

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