Fall 2009 - Theta Chi

From The New
Alumni Board President:
A Round Of Thanks,
A Look Ahead
I would like to first extend great thanks to
Brother Ray Moran ’95 for his devoted service
as president of Delta Theta Chi Corporation,
and his countless hours spent on the recent
house improvements. A second round of
thanks needs to be given to Bob Wright ’72 for
his time as corporation secretary and house
maintenance manager. Their four years on the
board have made for a more efficient, better
maintained house, and a general overall
strengthening of the brotherhood.
To the board, the actives, and the brotherhood,
thank you for electing me the new president
of Delta Theta Chi Corporation. I would
like to welcome newly elected members Jim
Dall ’76 and Brandon Bradley ’07 to the
board. Their experience and knowledge will
be a great asset. Brandon Bradley, upon election
to the board, was elected vice president,
and Todd Snelson ’86 has been elected secretary.
Their service is greatly appreciated.
As always, the board is working hard with
the active brothers to ensure that Theta Chi
remains strong on an ever-changing campus.
The class of 2013 will experience RPI’s change
to a “CLASS” initiative (Clustered Learning,
Advocacy, and Student Support) campus. The
initiative “… aims to transform the student
experience by elevating the quality of support
for students throughout the undergraduate
years. Clusters of residence halls, called commons,
are being developed in order to create
smaller, more tightly knit student communities.
These commons will be supported by faculty,
student life professionals, and upper-class
and graduate student assistants living in or
near each of the clusters of residence halls.”
Over the past several months, the corporation
has worked hard with RPI to ensure that the
Delta Chapter house would be considered
“on-campus” housing, enabling ROTC mem-
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Chapter Wraps Up A Busy,
Productive Fall Semester
A warm “hello” to all of our alumni reading
this Dial. The fall semester is coming to a
close and Theta Chi looks forward to the
advent of a positive spring semester. The
recent Alumni Weekend celebration was an
enormous success in allowing the active
brothers to interact with alumni. Hearing the
exploits of alumni during their stay at RPI
was an experience that the active brothers
enjoyed. Furthermore, the actives were able
to show the alumni that the bonds of brotherhood
remain strong at Theta Chi.
The brotherhood is continuing the yearround
recruitment philosophy implemented
this past spring semester. Since the beginning
of the fall semester, the brothers have been
constantly bringing prospective members to
the house for dinners, academic support, and
other house activities. Showing prospective
members the strong bond that the brothers
of Theta Chi share with one another has
sparked the interest of 16 freshmen who
have accepted bids to join the brotherhood.
Consistent with the year-round strategy, rush
will not end with the formation of this fall’s
pledge class. Instead, recruitment will continue
throughout the winter and into the
spring. And if all goes well, a second pledge
class will be formed and inducted.
Academics in the house remain a priority
for the brothers. With the aid of Todd
Snelson ’86, the brotherhood was able to create
a digital library of exams, laboratory
reports and notes that were compiled in the
Dusty Room. A computer server was then
erected to enable all the brothers to access
the contents of the library. With the aid of
the server, the brotherhood will strive to
improve the academic standing of Theta Chi.
In addition, the brotherhood intends to utilize
the vast library as a recruitment tool to
illustrate to prospective members the benefits
of joining the house.
Theta Chi has made its presence known at
Rensselaer by becoming more involved both
on campus and in the community. The house
has participated in numerous IFC events, and
the house heavily competes in IFC sporting
events such as soccer, football and softball.
Additionally, the house participated in Run
to Remember, a 5K race sponsored by the
Rensselaer Air Force ROTC, commemorating
prisoners of war and soldiers missing in
action. Also, several of the brothers play a
crucial part of Rensselaer football. Daniel
Koerner ’11, Eric Dinarello ’11 and Ray
Davis ’11 are all an integral part of the
offense, while Jeffrey McCormick ’11,
Michael Bonavita ’11 and Kevin Frame ’12
help bolster the Engineers’ defense.
My term as the undergraduate president is
coming to an end, and it has been a great
pleasure representing Delta Chapter. On
behalf of the active brothers, I would like to
thank all of you for your undying support. It
is because of your passion that the actives are
able to experience the same joys that you
encountered during your time here in
Rensselaer. If you are in town, please stop by
the house. Hearing stories from alumni never
fails to uplift the spirit of the house.
Fraternally,
Charlemagne Balane ’10
Undergraduate President
Alumni News
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to Tom at 143 George St., Green Island, NY
12183; e-mail tomfrank77@yahoo.com.
Nathan Doyle ’02 and Sarah Kearney (Pi
Beta Phi ’05) were married September 4,
2009, in Mechanicville, New York. Over
30 brothers attended the wedding! Nate is
now president of our house corporation—
drop him a line at 63 Ash St., #2,
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866; e-mail
natedoyle@gmail.com.
Dan “Yanks” Yanklowski ’05 moved to
Boston and is pursuing a master’s degree
in electrical engineering from Boston
University. He also works part-time for
Medicia Corporation in Bedford, Massachusetts,
and is engaged to be married to
Lindsey Berard (RPI Pi Beta Phi ’07) in
June 2010. Get in touch with Dan at 20
Fayette St., Watertown, MA 02472; e-mail
yanklowski4144@yahoo.com.
“I’ve spent the past few years running
around the country testing jet engines for
the F-22 Raptor,” reports Brendan
“Kavy” Kavanagh ’06. “Recently I took a
new position supporting the F-35
Lightening II, which thankfully lets me
live at home full-time in my new house in
Springfield, MA, the town I grew up in!
I’m still with my girlfriend Laura (over
five years now) … time flies!” Write
to Brendan at 197 South Branch
Pkwy., Springfield, MA 01118; e-mail
bjkavanagh@alum.rpi.edu.
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