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CORPORATION BOARD Alumni Send Their News Delta Theta Chi Corporation Board of Directors ALUMNI MEMBERS Nathan Doyle ’02, president natedoyle@gmail.com Brandon Bradley ’07, vice president brandon.z.bradley@gmail.com Todd Snelson ’86, secretary ttbsnelson@gmail.com Rich Boroway ’73, treasurer rboroway@aol.com Craig Woolhiser ’86 cwoolhiser@stny.rr.com Dan Moellman ’74 danmoellman@gmail.com Brian Blackmar ’03 brianblackmar@gmail.com Gordon Reynolds ’09 greynolds80@gmail.com UNDERGRADUATE MEMBERS Joe Grabler ’13, president grablj@rpi.edu Steve Dunn ’12, vice president dunns5@rpi.edu Jon Kolb ’13, treasurer kolbj3@rpi.edu ADVISORS James Porambo ’09, chapter advisor poramj@rpi.edu Scott Sasenbury ’97, faculty advisor sasens2@rpi.edu Rich Bollam ’66, Capital Campaign manager rbollam@bstco.com F. Terry Jones ’66, Capital Campaign manager ftjones@prodigy.net Kevin Solli ’02, Building Committee chairman sollik@gmail.com “This past fall, I attended the RPI Homecoming, and joined up with Don Robinson ’50, Bob Edelman ’49, and several others for a tour of our old fraternity house at 57 Second Street,” writes Allan P. Walch ’50. “The guide was a lady from the Rensselaer County Historical Society, and the present owners of the house. She was most knowledgeable about the history behind the building, and how it was arranged in our time (around 1950) before the recent major alterations. The place is in excellent condition, with the first floor nicely set up for meetings and displays. The other floors, and the basement, have a temperature- and humidity-controlled environment to preserve all sorts of historical documents, and equipment, such as ancient stoves, lights, and other devices ... a very interesting place to visit. In the evening, we had a happy hour in Don’s room in the big, new hotel where most of the events were held. After that, we trotted off to a delicious dinner in our own private function room, with lots of laughs, storytelling, and family updates. All had a very enjoyable and fun time!” Reconnect with Allan at 67 Lower Lakedale Rd., Porter, ME 04068; awalch@psouth.net. “Eight Theta Chis from the RPI class of 1955 attended their 55th reunion this past October: Tom Bolam, Phil Carroll, Don Finkleston, Jay Hamilton, Howie Morgan, Kirk O’Keefe, John Schmidt, and Rick Setlowe. We weren’t able to attend the chapter dinner because our class dinner was the same night. But we celebrate Delta Scott Sasenbury (continued from page one) campus planning on all future athletic construction projects. Future plans may include an indoor track and field, natatorium, and baseball/softball complex. In addition, Scott is also serving as Delta Chapter’s faculty advisor. In this role, Scott is there to assist the house with institute and faculty relations, and to serve as a role model and mentor to the undergraduate brothers. At RPI, Scott served as senior class president. Upon graduating from RPI in 1997 with a BS in management, Scott accepted a position in AT&T’s Financial Leadership Program. Over the next eight years, Scott worked in corporate finance, corporate strategy, and consumer marketing for the telecommunications giant. In 2006, he earned a master’s degree in sport management from UMass Amherst, and began working for Global Spectrum, a private facility management company, as the director of marketing of the Mullins Center, a 10,000- seat multipurpose arena located on the UMass Chapter’s success over the years, and wish the current active members continued success.” When Robert “Rip” Collins ’85 wrote to us in December, he reported, “I had the pleasure to visit with John ‘Nebs’ Nebens ’85 and his family recently while I was in San Antonio on business. It was a great visit. His three girls are beautiful and charming, and Meg has done an incredible job designing and decorating their home. My son, Robert, has committed to Duke, and will be playing football for the Blue Devils as quarterback. If anyone would like to go to a game next season, please call. I am looking for tailgate enthusiasts!” Get in touch with Rip at 539 Hilaire Rd., Saint Davids, PA 19087; rcollins@thematworks.com. Angelo James Vissas ’97 can be reached at his new address: 907 Saint Giles Ct., Evansville, IN 47725; angelovissas@gmail.com. When Keith Bedell ’01 wrote to us in December, he reported, “My wife and I welcomed a daughter, Aubrey, in July.” Send your congratulations to Keith at 1015 Columbus Ave., Westfield, NJ 07090. deceased E. Robert Eaton ’40 Russell Monroe Beaumont ’48 Amherst campus. Then, in early 2010, Scott jumped at the opportunity to return to RPI as the athletic facilities manager. Scott has many fond memories of his undergraduate time at RPI and Delta Chapter. One memory that especially stands out is one night, after returning from working at the Student Union Pub, meeting a Russell Sage student named Sandi, who was with a group of her friends that had been invited to the house by Dan McGovern ’98. As the saying goes, the rest is history. Scott and Sandi are still together after eight years as husband and wife. Scott has kept in touch with several brothers from the classes of ’96–’98 and beyond. He truly enjoys being back at RPI, giving tours of the new athletic facility to Theta Chi alumni, as well as meeting and working with the young brothers who are living in the house. Scott is a big Buffalo Bills fan, and he also enjoys brewing beer, hiking, and traveling. Scott and Sandi currently reside in Clifton Park, New York. If you’d like to contact Scott, he can be reached at sasens2@rpi.edu. 2 DELTA DIAL
Mark Your Calendars! SECOND ANNUAL THETA CHI GOLF TOURNAMENT: Saturday, July 23; 7:30 a.m. at Airway Meadows Golf Club in Gansevoort, New York; contact Drew Slocum ’03 at slocud@gmail.com. ALUMNI WEEKEND: October 21–23, 2011. Details will be posted on our website and Facebook page. Delta Chapter’s Alumni Board Sees Progress Fellow brothers, I would like to start by thanking Brother Jim Dall ’76 for his service on the Delta Theta Chi Corporation Board, and wish him the best as he steps down due to personal reasons. I’d also like to welcome Brother Brian Blackmar ’03 as a board member to replace Jim, as well as Brother Scott Sasenbury ’97 as faculty advisor. Scott joined RPI in 2010 as the facilities operations manager (as mentioned in his article on page one), and both he and Brian are great additions to the board. Earlier this year, Delta Chapter held its annual two-day winter retreat at RPI, which unites the new undergraduate officers with alumni board members and advisors. We began the meeting with a visit from the new Greek dean, Matthew Hunt. This position has been vacant over the past few years, and the addition of Dean Hunt has put the Greek system back into the forefront at RPI. We’ve quickly established a good relationship with Dean Hunt, and I appreciate how he has become a vocal proponent for RPI’s Greek system. I look forward to working with him in the future. Dean Hunt expressed his views on the new Greek Commons, and he reviewed the first Greek Commons meeting held in November, during which all of RPI’s fraternities and sororities developed the following goals for the Greek Commons: community development, leadership, scholarship, service, and networking. If you have any questions about the Greek Commons, please do not hesitate to contact me. The remainder of the retreat focused on how to communicate more efficiently and with greater frequency with our alumni. To begin, we will make it easier to find information on what is happening with Delta Chapter. We plan on updating our website to make it more user-friendly and interactive. As reported in the fall 2010 Dial, we have established a Facebook fan page (Delta Chapter of Theta Chi), and now have a Twitter account (@thetachirpi) to connect with you on a regular basis. And of course, we will continue to proudly bring you the cherished Delta Dial newsletter. As we reach out and make it easier to communicate, we look forward to more alumni input and involvement. Please do not hesitate to connect with us. We would love to hear from you, our brothers. My term as board president expires this summer, and I look back proudly on our accomplishments. Improved rush tactics have increased the size of our active membership. The Capital Campaign was a huge success, and house upgrades are underway. And with our communications improvements, I am confident that Delta Chapter of Theta Chi will continue to flourish. Fraternally, Nate Doyle ’02 Alumni Board President Dr. Richard Lehrer ’73 Honored by UAlbany Rich “Lightning” Lehrer was in Albany recently to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award from SUNY Albany, its second highest award. Rich earned a BS degree in biology/chemistry from RPI in 1973, and then his PhD in educational psychology and statistics from Albany in 1983. He spent many years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been at Vanderbilt University since 2002. SUNY Albany described the award as follows: “Distinguished Alumni Award—Richard Lehrer, Ph.D. ’83, is an internationally known scholar and pioneering researcher whose work focuses on the design of learning environments in mathematics and science education, and restoring American prominence in the sciences. As the Frank W. Mayborn Professor at Peabody College of Education at Vanderbilt University, his ground-breaking research has changed the way educators view the nature Bob Wright ’72, Rich Lehrer ’73, and Don Allocco ’74. and complexity of the mathematics and science that young students can master. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Office of Education, and the Institute of Education Sciences.” Theta Chi brothers from the early ’70s got together with Rich for dinner while he was in town. You can read more about Rich’s impressive career at http://peabody.vanderbilt. edu/lehrer_rich.xml. Chapter President (continued from page one) for the chapter house, because as a member of the Greek Life Commons, Delta Chapter is considered on-campus living for sophomores. I have met several times with the newly appointed Greek dean, Matt Hunt, and we seem to get along very well. From my experiences with him, he has shown great care and understanding at times of need for the house. The Greek Life Commons Agreement also makes the brothers more proactive in fire safety—its required inspections each semester keep us on top of all requirements. The undergraduate members joined alumni in hosting a work party in April, which allowed brothers young and old to bond by landscaping the yard and cleaning the house together. The day went well, everyone worked together to lend a helping hand, and the house looks much better. Time and time again, the alumni prove to be one of strengths of this chapter. If you are ever in the area, please feel free to stop by, tell us a story, and take a tour of the house. It is an honor and a privilege to be part of such a wonderful organization. Fraternally, Joe Grabler ’13 Undergraduate President SPRING 2011 3
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