Chakett Club Newsletter Vol 18 -1 Summer 2015 email version

Chakett ClubAlumni Association of the Rho Delta ChapterVolume 18, Issue 1  September 2015 Fall Rush off to a Alumni Great Start: Committee Rho Delta Brothers Show Themselves ALL Reaching Out OVER Campus Stay tuned for future newsletters…...Alan Smith’18 (L) That special time of year is here I hope all you had a fantas- Alumni Chairwith Recruitment once more. The time where all tic three day Labor Day Chris Schuetz’18Chair the fraternities are looking toChris Fernandez’17 build up their chapters with the weekend. Rho Delta is on to a great start to the 2015- best and brightest during the 2016 school year and we are all looking forward to re-formal recruitment period. As an Orientation Leader connecting with our alumni.for this freshman class, I can firmly say that this class After a summer of working on the house and aoffers the most promising potential new members little relaxation, the entire chapter is anxious to reestab-(PNMs) of any class since I have started my time at lish a strong relationship between the active brothersOglethorpe. We have spent these first few weeks get- and our alumni. As the new Alumni Committee Chair,ting to know them and seeking out the very best of the I am planning on putting on at least one alumni eventincoming class. The Rho Delta chapter is out to get per semester as well as notifying all of you on our Rhothem all. Delta Alumni Facebook page (search Facebook for ChiFraternity recruitment as gone through a lot of Phi - Rho Delta Alumni) about upcoming events, mak-changes over the years. Many stories have been told ing sure you all are staying updated. It would also beabout how brothers in the ‘80s and 90s would carry awesome if you guys could follow the official Rhonotebooks around campus to jot down anything that Delta Twitter page @ChiPhiRhoDelta.would possibly come into play when considering a If you have any questions feel free to contactrushee. Information on individuals was collected from me at [email protected]. Stay tuned for the Fallall kinds of sources. This year, we have exchanged our Newsletter where we will have information about thepad and pen with our smartphone to take advantage of 47th Anniversary in April,. And it’s not to early tooa new application that is revolutionizing fraternity re- start thinking about the 50th in 2019!!! I’m reallycruitment: Chapter Builder. looking forward to connecting with more of you as the Continued on page 2 year goes on and learning more about the rich history of our chapter.

2 The Chakett Club Elias Castro’17 (left) is currently serv- Brothers prepare the ing as Philanthropy Chair. He completed stage in the Residential a summer medical internship in the Burn Quad for the annual Unit at UC-Davis philanthropy event, Medical Center. Greekapalooza, to raise money forEvan Drew’17 is currently serving RAINN, one of Chias Fundraising Chair and as an Res- Phi’s national charities.ident Assistant on campus. Fall Rush, from page 1… Josh Pruner’16 is currently serving as Upsilon (Pledge Educator) This Chapter Builder was designed by fraternity men for summer he attended training at Grady fraternity men. This mobile application and online Memorial Hospital and obtained certi- website allows you to build profiles of rushees and fication as an Emergency Medical rank their interest in the fraternity. Chi Phi was select- Technician. ed to test this great resource before it is available to all Greek organizations. Rho Delta is taking full ad-Harsh Patel’15 graduated this vantage of this resource as we already have around 30May and spent the summer volun- men interested and marked on Chapter Builder with-teering in Honduras for the Global out a single recruitment event occurring.Brigades program deliveringhealthcare to the needy. We are looking forward to a very successful rush this year to continue to carry on the Rho Delta Robbie Wilbanks’15 graduated tradition. this May and has been hired as a Field Executive for the Chi phi Important rush dates National Office. There he will join Justin Munson’14 who Sept 14 Greek Row Open Houses 7-11pm works there in the same capacity, visiting chapters across the Sept 16 Chi Phi Open House 7-11pm country assisting them with chapter management. Sept 22 Chi Phi Rush Dinner 7-11pm (Invite only)Carson Fleischman’17 and hisband The Future Babes openedfor Rick Springfield and PaulRodgers (from Bad Company) atthe Hard Rock Hotel & Casinoin Las Vegas, in front of a near-capacity crowd of 3,000 Sept 25 Bid Day!!! 6pm-1am

The Chakett Club 3Rho Delta Brothers Attend Brothers attend 150th Chi Phi CongressCollege of Excellence in San Francisco, visit with alumni...Leadership Academy withLargest Delegation in 2015 Alpha Brad Flagg’16 (L) and Beta Reid Cole’17 (R) served as the official chapter delegates to the 150thRho Delta Brothers showed their interest in improving Chi Phi Congress this summer. Visiting for dinnerthe chapter by sending the largest delegation of any Chi was Elias Castro’17 (Center) who was attending anPhi Chapter to the annual College of Excellence where internship near by at the UC Davis campus. Theythey learned leadership skills and chapter management. were joined by alumni Kevin Redmon’01 who was inPictured from left to right: Robbie Wilbanks‘14 town on business, along with Jonathan Rawls’85(National Staff Member); Alex Wilson’18; Joseph attending as Chapter Advisor. Brother Rawls wasJohnson‘17; Skyler Stirling’18; Bryce Thomas’18; surprised at the banquet when he received the Chi PhiAlan Smith’18; and Chris Fernandez’17 Alumnus of the Year award which was presented by Ron Frank ND’84 who has assumed the office of Grand Alpha beginning this summer. End of an Era: Saybrook house torn down for future developmentMany alumni from the early 1970s will remember the Chi Phi chapter house located behind campus, at 3188Saybrook Drive. Aside from being one of the several off campus homes of Rho Delta prior to the infamous“Wieuca House” it has the special distinction of having once been owned by the parents of Rho Delta Brothers Kurt(1974) and Dana Phillips (1975), who generously purchased the house and leased it to the Chapter in 1972. Whenthe Chapter moved to its next home at the corner of Peachtree-Dunwoody and Windsor Parkway, Brother Philipsmoved in and purchased the house with his wife Leslie, as he began his career as a teacher, living there till 1987.Originally built in 1957, the 3300 square foot house sat on a large 8/10 acre lot behind Oglethorpe University in theSilver Lake Estates subdivision. Like many older homes in the Brookhaven area, it has undergone several owner-ship changes and was most recently sold in October of last year, and shortly thereafter was demolished. As of thedate of this newsletter, the work on the property has stopped, but the memories of the Saybrook house live on in theminds of many Rho Delta alumni.

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