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T H E<br />
KNIGHT ERRANT<br />
Captain of Industry –<br />
Adrian Gottschalk<br />
Leadership Report –<br />
Kenny McCoig<br />
Foundation Annual Report
2 KNIGHT ERRANT | THE DELTA CHI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION<br />
Become the Champion of your Chapter<br />
this Founders’ Day!<br />
The <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> Educational Foundation is challenging your chapter to raise money this October, and your leadership is needed!<br />
Since you know your chapter brothers better than we do, we need your assistance with those connections. Represent your<br />
chapter and help raise funds during this year’s Founders’ Day of Giving. You can lead and inspire your chapter to raise money<br />
for the <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> Educational Foundation with a small amount of effort. Being a Chapter Champion is a fun way to engage<br />
with your brothers and compete against other chapters throughout North America. Bragging rights are on the line!<br />
Text ‘Chapterchamp’ to ‘91999’ to sign up to be a Chapter Champion.<br />
DCEF creates a<br />
new scholarship<br />
for undergraduates<br />
to support<br />
The 1890 Society, named after the year <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> was founded, was established<br />
to educate undergraduate brothers on the mission, purpose, and<br />
programs of The <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> Educational Foundation in order to create a<br />
mindset of lifelong giving to <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong>.<br />
With more than 2,300 1890 Society donors lifetime, our undergraduate<br />
brothers have made a huge impact! Inspired by their support, DCEF decided<br />
to take a fresh look at the program and how an even bigger impact can be<br />
made.<br />
The DCEF is proud to announce the forming of the 1890 Society Scholarship<br />
Fund! All donations to this fund will now go right back to supporting<br />
fellow undergraduate members with a scholarship. While the account<br />
balance is building up to be self-sustainable, a few generous alumni have<br />
agreed to donate so that scholarships can be awarded this year! Keep an<br />
eye on deltachi.org/programs-and-scholarships for the application this fall.
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Chairman’s<br />
Welcome<br />
Rod Arnold,<br />
Texas A&M ‘88<br />
While Busy<br />
Making Plans…<br />
RRecently a number of instances have reminded<br />
me with unerring precision about the passage<br />
of time.<br />
Often, my undergraduate years “seem like only<br />
yesterday” in my mind. I found it difficult back<br />
then to project forward to my current age and<br />
what my involvement with our fraternity might<br />
be. I sensed that I would remain involved, if for<br />
no other reason than to repay that debt of gratitude<br />
owed by so many for what the brotherhood<br />
offered us in those formative years. I had in my<br />
mind that I could donate my time, my talents,<br />
and to some extent, my treasure in order to assist<br />
future brothers in their fraternity experience.<br />
And I’ll admit to the self-serving thought of a<br />
possible family legacy; sons with whom I could<br />
share our unique bond.<br />
Fast forward to now, and I fully realize the importance<br />
of setting goals, both organizationally<br />
and personally. I have indeed remained involved,<br />
and very glad that I am. I continue to build even<br />
stronger friendships with my alumni brothers, no<br />
matter their chapter of origin. My personal donor<br />
goals have been reached over many years, not<br />
all at once, as I might have dreamt as a college<br />
student. I recommend that all brothers start early<br />
in their donor habits for our fraternity and your<br />
other personal causes.<br />
And as for legacy? My eldest son is a high school<br />
senior, as you may have previously read. My<br />
alma mater appears to have been relegated downward<br />
on his preference list, and now we face<br />
school choices where our fraternity currently<br />
has no presence. Will he have the courage or<br />
personal motivation to help start a new <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong><br />
chapter? What an interesting twist that would<br />
be. Regardless, I’m committed to supporting the<br />
things that mean the most to me, be it my family<br />
members or my fraternity. There’s always room<br />
in my heart for both. And the phrase “personal<br />
legacy” can take all shapes and forms. My <strong>Delta</strong><br />
<strong>Chi</strong> legacy remains in front of me, as does yours.<br />
And my most enjoyable years as a member of<br />
<strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> are also ahead of me; yours can be as well.<br />
Thank you for your continued involvement.<br />
Reach out to us if we can help in any way.<br />
The Brotherhood does indeed last a lifetime.<br />
In The Bond,<br />
Rod Arnold<br />
Chairman of the Board<br />
V1:2023<br />
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Chapter Champion<br />
New 1890 Society<br />
Scholarship announced<br />
Chairman’s Welcome<br />
Rod Arnold,<br />
Texas A&M ‘88<br />
Captain of Industry –<br />
Adrian Gottschalk<br />
Texas A&M ‘98<br />
2022 Annual Report<br />
Impact Report: Leadership<br />
Kenny McCoig<br />
Embry-Riddle ‘02<br />
<strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> in Action<br />
Impact Report: Programs<br />
Dale Carnegie<br />
Note from the Director<br />
of Annual Giving<br />
Jason Sisk<br />
New Mexico State ‘03<br />
Impact Report: Scholarship<br />
Tate Allen<br />
Augusta<br />
Link to Personal Giving<br />
Summary<br />
2023 Annual Membership<br />
Meeting and Trustee<br />
Society Experience
24 KNIGHT ERRANT | THE DELTA CHI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION<br />
Captain of Industry:<br />
Adrian Gottschalk<br />
BBrother Adrian Gottschalk’s family immigrated to the<br />
United States in 1984 from Johannesburg, South Africa,<br />
to the Dallas, Texas area. Dedicated to his studies while<br />
attending JJ Pearce High School, Adrian became a<br />
National Merit Scholar with interests in math and<br />
science. Adrian’s parents had no concept of American<br />
college and had not saved up money to help him pay<br />
for his education. When it came time to select a school<br />
to attend, Texas A&M offered a great scholarship.<br />
During his time at A&M, he joined <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong>, became<br />
President of the A&M Honor Society, and even worked<br />
on the IFC board.<br />
Adrian earned his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry<br />
in December 1997 and was then accepted into medical<br />
school. Adrian initially intended to follow in his<br />
father’s footsteps to become a physician. Footsteps his<br />
two younger brothers did follow, all with great careers<br />
as orthopedic surgeons. Adrian ultimately decided to<br />
put med school on hold to try something completely<br />
different, taking on a position as an IT consultant at<br />
Price Waterhouse in their petroleum division.<br />
“Thank goodness I did that because that’s where I met<br />
my wife, Amy. She was located in the <strong>Chi</strong>cago office,<br />
and we initially met in Tampa at a three-month training<br />
session. We’ve had a great life together. We have<br />
a 15-year-old son who made varsity as a freshman<br />
goalkeeper in soccer in high school and fraternal twin<br />
11-year-old daughters, Marin, who is into gymnastics,<br />
and Analise, who is into tennis; both are also into the<br />
piano. My family is the most important part of my life.”<br />
“After three years at Price Waterhouse, I decided I<br />
missed science. I applied and got accepted into the<br />
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) MBA<br />
program. My wife Amy (girlfriend at the time) and<br />
I moved to Boston so I could attend MIT. After my<br />
“The best leaders are those who<br />
adopt servant-based leadership”<br />
IPO Celebration at NASDAQ, October 2020<br />
Texas A&M ‘98<br />
first year at MIT, I was fortunate to be accepted into a<br />
joint degree program called the Biomedical Enterprise<br />
Program (BEP), part of the Harvard Medical School and<br />
MIT Health Sciences & Technology collaboration.”<br />
During BEP, Adrian did his graduate work at the Food<br />
and Drug Administration in the Commissioner’s office<br />
and also interned at Biogen in the finance group.<br />
He rejoined Biogen in 2004 as a Senior Manager and<br />
worked his way up to Senior Vice President and head of<br />
the neurodegeneration therapeutic area for the company.<br />
Adrian explains that the biotechnology industry is the<br />
application of the study of biology to discover and develop<br />
medicines. Biotech companies attempt to develop<br />
medicines and take them through a rigorous regulatory<br />
process to ensure they are safe and effective.<br />
“I can’t think of a better thing to do with my life than<br />
to try to help my fellow human beings. One of the main<br />
reasons I love this industry and the space I’m in is that<br />
you will never have a drug make it to market without<br />
a great team. The process of researching, testing, and<br />
refining medicines while dealing with regulations and<br />
economic conditions is very complex. It requires many<br />
intelligent people with varying areas of expertise<br />
working together to do something special.”<br />
In 2017, Adrian met with Cigall Kadoch, Ph.D., one<br />
of the scientific founders of Foghorn Therapeutics, to<br />
learn about their new outlook on medicines to combat<br />
cancer. “I just felt the science was incredible. Cigall left<br />
a massive impression on me with her energy and passion<br />
“Shortly after a series of meetings with members of the<br />
board and key team members, Adrian agreed to join<br />
Foghorn as their <strong>Chi</strong>ef Executive Officer. In this role,<br />
he has grown the company from 12 employees to over<br />
160, and working with a dedicated team, he took the<br />
company public in October 2020.
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Foghorn Therapeutics focuses on cancer-related medicines that help to<br />
control what genes are expressed. Foghorn tells us, “Our core scientific<br />
approach is centered on the chromatin regulatory system, which opens<br />
and closes the right sections of DNA at the right time. Breakdowns in the<br />
chromatin regulatory system lead to a wide spectrum of diseases, including<br />
cancer, impacting millions of people.”<br />
Adrian’s <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> Story<br />
“My good friend from high school, Jeff Webb, was also attending Texas<br />
A&M. He suggested that we go through fraternity rush. We decided if we<br />
were going to do anything, we would do it together. While going through<br />
rush, we ran into Jeff Throm, who was a <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> and also someone Webb<br />
and I knew from high school. That connection was enough to convince<br />
us to get to know the <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong>s, who seemed to be a cool group of guys.<br />
We joined up soon after.”<br />
“I have many great memories of my time in <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> at Texas A&M,<br />
including a trip we took with our pledge class to Big Bend National Park<br />
in southern Texas. It was a longstanding tradition, and it was a tremendous<br />
bonding experience for us. Beyond that trip, we had a lot of fun at socials<br />
and other brotherhood events. Being at Texas A&M, there were always<br />
quite a few events that surrounded the football games.”<br />
Adrian’s time in the chapter was not all fun and games. His time came<br />
with a decent amount of work and the opportunity to lead.<br />
“At the end of my sophomore year, some chapter brothers approached me<br />
and encouraged me to run for “A”, which I recall enthusiastically doing.<br />
With Jeff Webb as “D” and one of my other pledge brothers Raj Varma<br />
as “B”, we were privileged to lead the chapter. I took away many valuable<br />
lessons in my leadership roles from <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong>.”<br />
Adrian also held the positions of recruitment chair, and “E”. Twice,<br />
he received Chapter Luminary, one of <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong>’s highest honors as<br />
an undergraduate.<br />
Amy & Adrian – Rome, Italy<br />
left to right: Marin, Jacob, Amy, and Analise<br />
Adrian’s Lessons in Leadership Learned from <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong><br />
I learned many valuable lessons in leadership during my time in <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong>.<br />
• I learned that in trying to motivate others, you cannot go in heavy-handed.<br />
• People may follow you from a hierarchy standpoint (because you’re the boss),<br />
but they don’t truly follow you if they don’t have their heads and hearts in it.<br />
They must be aligned to the mission.<br />
• Learning to be a leader is a continuous journey and never actually fully perfected.”<br />
• Communication is extremely important. Make sure everyone understands the mission.<br />
• To get the best out of your team, you must focus and align your team on the<br />
mission. This is true in fraternity, in the military, and in a biotech company.<br />
• Above all, my primary leadership principle is derived from my interpretation from<br />
an essay I wrote as an undergraduate on the meaning of the term “Noblesse<br />
Oblige” or the “obligation of the nobles,” which is a concept from feudal times<br />
charging nobles to take care of those in their charge. As a leader, you have a<br />
fundamental responsibility to your organization, your team, and the people you<br />
are trying to help. The best leaders, in my humble opinion, are those who adopt<br />
servant-based leadership. Those who don’t lead through fear and put their own<br />
needs and wants above the team.”<br />
left to right: Texas A&M <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong>’s – Raj Varma, Jeff Webb,<br />
Auggie Bello, Adrian G. – Texas A&M football game<br />
left to right: Jeff Webb, Raj Varma, Auggie Bello, Adrian G. –<br />
Texas A&M vs. @Florida
46 KNIGHT ERRANT | THE DELTA CHI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION<br />
ANNUAL REPORT<br />
2022<br />
Brothers,<br />
It is evident. The support for the <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> Educational Foundation continues to grow year<br />
after year! Our donors believe in our mission and are stepping up to support the educational<br />
endeavors of our Fraternity. In 2022, we saw a 27% increase in donations compared to<br />
2021 totaling $1,057,953. We also increased our support for educational programs by 14.7%<br />
from the previous year through academic scholarships, educational programming during<br />
Convention, and grants from our educational chapter house initiative funds. We were very<br />
intentional with our fundraising efforts, being good stewards of our donor’s money. This<br />
resulted in lowering our cost to raise a dollar by 11.1 cents. As we look ahead to what’s to<br />
come in 2023, the DCEF is prepared to support many of the educational endeavors of <strong>Delta</strong><br />
<strong>Chi</strong>. With new educational programs being launched in 2023 and more to be announced in<br />
2024, your support is needed more than ever. Let’s support our undergraduate brothers and<br />
demonstrate what it means to assist in the acquisition of a sound education.<br />
Thank you for your support!<br />
Justin Sherman<br />
Executive Director<br />
The DCEF’s annual report is an effort<br />
to communicate the financial health,<br />
fundraising performance, and program<br />
impact of the organization.<br />
FUNDRAISING DATA<br />
3243<br />
1128<br />
46.9%<br />
292<br />
Record number<br />
of donations<br />
Number of<br />
unique donors<br />
Donor renewal<br />
percentage<br />
Number of<br />
new donors<br />
ARMY OF DONORS<br />
Trustee Society<br />
Everyone has a part to play to strengthen our beloved fraternity; join the Army of Donors. Our goal is<br />
to generate $500,000 on a recurring, annual basis for the General Fund: 250 Trustees, 1000 Scholars<br />
and 600 Students in the 1890 Society.<br />
= $ 1000+<br />
2022<br />
132<br />
2021<br />
120<br />
2020<br />
114<br />
Scholars’ Society<br />
= $ 240+<br />
2022<br />
186<br />
2021<br />
237<br />
2020<br />
222<br />
1890 Society<br />
= $18.90+<br />
2022<br />
195<br />
2021<br />
201<br />
2020<br />
294
$0.14 FUNDRAISING<br />
EXPENSES<br />
$1.00<br />
PER DOLLAR<br />
RAISED<br />
ENDOWMENT &<br />
ASSETS BALANCES<br />
$4.0 MM<br />
$3.5 MM<br />
$ 4.16 MM<br />
$ 3.65 MM $ 3.77 MM<br />
UNRESTRICTED &<br />
RESTRICTED REVENUE<br />
$2.00 MM<br />
$1.75 MM<br />
$3.0 MM<br />
$2.5 MM<br />
$2.0 MM<br />
$1.50 MM<br />
$1.25 MM<br />
$1.00 MM<br />
TOTAL<br />
$ 1.03 MM<br />
$ 0.56 MM<br />
TOTAL<br />
$ 1.26 MM<br />
$ 0.84 MM<br />
TOTAL<br />
$ 1.24 MM<br />
$ 0.94 MM<br />
KEY<br />
Endowment<br />
Fund<br />
$1.5 MM<br />
$0.75 MM<br />
Total Assets<br />
$1.0 MM<br />
$0.50 MM<br />
Unrestricted<br />
Revenue<br />
$0.5 MM<br />
$0.0 MM<br />
$ 0.51 MM $ 0.56 MM $ 0.3 MM<br />
$0.25 MM<br />
$0.00 MM<br />
$ 0.47 MM $ 0.42 MM $ 0.30 MM<br />
2022 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020<br />
Restricted<br />
Revenue<br />
2022 GRANT BREAKDOWN<br />
264<br />
117<br />
112<br />
5028<br />
2022 Grants<br />
Dollar Total<br />
$360,639<br />
Members Impacted<br />
by ECHI<br />
Scholarships<br />
Chapters<br />
Benefited<br />
# of Students Impacted<br />
by Educational Support<br />
Educational Chapter Housing Initiatives (ECHI) Dollars – $208,503<br />
Scholarships Dollars – $62,429<br />
Educational Programming Dollars – $89,707
68 KNIGHT ERRANT | THE DELTA CHI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION<br />
“Thanks to my<br />
time in <strong>Delta</strong><br />
<strong>Chi</strong>, my fear<br />
of speaking in<br />
front of others<br />
was completely<br />
gone!”<br />
Impact Report: Leadership<br />
Kenny McCoig<br />
Embry-Riddle ‘02<br />
Brother Kenny McCoig credits his time in <strong>Delta</strong><br />
<strong>Chi</strong> for the many leadership skills he has used<br />
throughout his career. Kenny’s father was a civil<br />
engineer, and Kenny thought he might want to<br />
follow the same path. Kenny was accepted to<br />
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the<br />
brand new Civil Engineering program in 1997.<br />
“The summer before I went to Embry-Riddle,<br />
I spent some time observing the civil engineering<br />
process and decided it was not for me. I had to<br />
go to the Dean of the civil engineering program<br />
and tell him that his program was not a fit. He<br />
was not happy but reluctantly signed the form<br />
allowing me to change my major to Computer<br />
Engineering.”<br />
When arriving at Embry-Riddle, Kenny did not<br />
initially want to join a fraternity. “I had only<br />
ever heard of fraternities through what I had seen<br />
on TV, so I didn’t have any interest in joining.<br />
During my freshman year, there were a number<br />
of guys I got to know through classes. We helped<br />
each other with coursework. I was surprised to<br />
find out that these guys, whom I already knew<br />
and considered to be good men, were fraternity<br />
men. They simply invited me to hang out with<br />
them, and I had a great time. I decided these are<br />
my kind of people, so I joined <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong>.”<br />
“After my second year of school, I felt that the<br />
cost of school was getting very difficult to keep<br />
up with. I thought my only option was to transfer<br />
to UCF, which was a much cheaper education. I<br />
looked into the school and found that there is no<br />
<strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> chapter, and I even asked if an expansion<br />
would be possible, so I wouldn’t have even<br />
been able to start a new chapter. I ultimately<br />
made what was always the right decision and<br />
stayed at Embry-Riddle because there was no way<br />
I could miss out on that brotherhood.”<br />
Much of Kenny’s career has been working for<br />
InterPlan, an architecture and engineering firm<br />
focused primarily on restaurant, retail, commercial,<br />
and hospitality design. In 1997, Kenny<br />
interned for Interplan in their plot room, printing<br />
blueprints and helping in the accounting department.<br />
Kenny eventually began working in the<br />
IT department and was promoted to the head of<br />
the IT department in 2008. In 2019, Kenny became<br />
an ownership partner in the company and still<br />
oversees the IT department.<br />
Kenny has several thoughts to share when asked<br />
about his leadership style and how <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong><br />
helped him.<br />
“I was the “C” of the chapter for three years. That<br />
position helped me stay organized and indirectly<br />
helped the chapter stay organized. Speaking in<br />
front of others was also a big fear for me growing<br />
up. When you are actively doing your job, you<br />
are viewed as the authority on the topic you’re<br />
speaking about, and your brothers will absolutely<br />
let you know when you’ve messed up! Being on<br />
the executive committee, I had to speak in front<br />
of the chapter over and over, and I realized after<br />
leaving school that my fear of speaking in front<br />
of others was completely gone. I now speak at our<br />
semi-annual all-hands meeting for the company.<br />
I am completely comfortable up in front of<br />
everyone.”<br />
Kenny and his wife have several ways to relax<br />
and destress outside of work. “My wife is a<br />
mental health professional, and I am responsible<br />
for keeping company IT operations running 24/7,<br />
so we both have a decent amount of stress with<br />
our jobs. We relax by getting away and traveling<br />
or spending time outdoors; Florida is a great<br />
place for this. I recently trained and completed a<br />
triathlon. My wife and I like to experiment with<br />
cooking; we have a garden where we grow vegetables<br />
and herbs. I also brew beer and kombucha,<br />
which is a fun and creative outlet. I’m hoping to<br />
get my scuba certification next year and complete<br />
my USCG captain license soon after that!”
Birthday Fundraiser<br />
Create a Facebook fundraiser today to support the <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong><br />
Educational Foundation - any reason will do; why not make<br />
it your annual fundraiser on your birthday!<br />
www.facebook.com/fund/deltachifraternity<br />
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9<br />
<strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> in Action<br />
Did<br />
you know <strong>Delta</strong><br />
<strong>Chi</strong>’s website contains<br />
many resources<br />
complimenting the<br />
alumni experience?<br />
<strong>Chi</strong>cago Alumni Reception<br />
Daytona Beach Alumni Event<br />
Dallas Alumni Reception<br />
San Francisco Alumni Weekend<br />
The site provides news<br />
and updates on events<br />
happening in the<br />
Fraternity, resources<br />
for volunteering, ways<br />
to start an alumni<br />
chapter in your area,<br />
and access to chapter<br />
and member information.<br />
You can have an<br />
even better experience<br />
by creating an account<br />
through MyDCHI<br />
(www.mydchi.com).<br />
This portal provides<br />
customized access to<br />
member information<br />
for your chapter, event<br />
announcements, a<br />
member search, and<br />
the ability to view<br />
your lifetime giving<br />
information for DCEF.<br />
<strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> is hosting<br />
two alumni events this<br />
fall. We hope to see<br />
you if you are in the<br />
area. The exact dates<br />
will be announced<br />
soon.<br />
• Boston – September<br />
• Phoenix – Late October<br />
or early November<br />
San Francisco Alumni Weekend<br />
San Francisco Alumni Weekend
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KNIGHT ERRANT | THE DELTA CHI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION<br />
Impact Report: Programs<br />
In a first-of-its-kind partnership, the <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> Fraternity has<br />
launched the <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> Dale Carnegie Scholars program. This<br />
partnership provides premier professional leadership development<br />
and skills-based training experiences to our collegiate<br />
and alumni members.<br />
In the program’s first year, one collegiate member from every<br />
<strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> chapter across North America can earn college<br />
credit as they engage in the proven, eight-week Dale Carnegie<br />
Course®. These scholars will develop critical professional and<br />
life-leadership skills today’s employers are seeking, culminating<br />
in an exclusive Dale Carnegie certification.<br />
“We want every <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> – young and old – to have the<br />
opportunity to grow through the same coaching that Fortune 100<br />
companies invest in, and this program is just the start,” said<br />
Jerod Breit, former Executive Director & CEO. “We partnered<br />
with Dale Carnegie because they have a century of experience<br />
and a track record in developing leaders. This initiative will<br />
give our members a leg up in college and beyond as they<br />
pursue their dreams.”<br />
Dale Carnegie’s world-renowned program is based on more<br />
than 100 years of experience and is designed to build<br />
greater self-confidence, strengthen people skills, enhance<br />
communication, develop leadership skills, reduce stress,<br />
and improve attitudes.<br />
Each <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> Dale Carnegie Scholar attended the program’s<br />
first session at one of the Fraternity’s 2023 Regional Leadership<br />
Conferences (RLCs). There, they met and engaged with a<br />
cohort of peers. After the RLC, the cohorts learned virtually<br />
through seven additional sessions during the spring term,<br />
building a supportive network while bolstering their resumes<br />
and the opportunity to earn official college credit.<br />
In addition to the Scholars program, all collegiate and alumni<br />
attendees at <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong>’s Regional Leadership Conferences<br />
benefited from a Dale Carnegie leadership workshop, introducing<br />
the program’s core tenants and broadening the impact<br />
of this partnership from the start. Throughout the year –<br />
free of charge – <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong>s can expect even more from the<br />
partnership with Dale Carnegie through four additional virtual<br />
programs and access to discounted Dale Carnegie courses.<br />
“Preparing men that are confident and ready to take on their<br />
professional pursuits is a priority in the <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> Fraternity<br />
experience,” said “AA” Patrick Alderdice, International<br />
President. “We are proud Dale Carnegie chose <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> as<br />
a partner and proud to offer this life-changing opportunity<br />
to our members.”<br />
Visit https://deltachi.org/dale-carnegie/ to learn more about<br />
the Dale Carnegie <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> partnership and ways that you<br />
can participate.<br />
Note from the<br />
Director of<br />
Annual Giving<br />
Jason Sisk<br />
New Mexico State ‘03<br />
Thank you for your support of the DCEF!<br />
Over the last five years, I have been lucky to hear so many wonderful <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> stories. I want to send<br />
a heartfelt thank you for your steadfast support of the <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> Educational Foundation! You have<br />
made a huge impact on <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> members everywhere, and I couldn’t be more appreciative. If you ever<br />
have any questions about your impact on <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> members, the future of the DCEF, or want to know<br />
more about your current and past giving, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me.<br />
Thank you for all you do for <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong>!<br />
Jason Sisk<br />
Director of Annual Giving<br />
(319) 621-2203<br />
jsisk@dcef.com
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Impact Report: Scholarship<br />
Tate Allen<br />
Augusta Chapter<br />
Before heading to college, Brother Tate Allen of the Augusta Chapter wanted<br />
to determine the best way to provide for himself and his future family.<br />
“I researched many options for my future, and decided the medical<br />
industry was a great place to make a good living. After job shadowing<br />
in multiple medical specialties, dentistry really became the thing I fell<br />
in love with,” says Tate, “and Augusta has a great dental school.”<br />
Tate dug into his studies and began to focus his energy on his Biology<br />
degree with no thoughts toward joining any groups or taking on any<br />
extra-curricular activities. That is, until…<br />
“One day, I was walking with some friends by a park and noticed a group<br />
of guys playing spike ball and cornhole. One of them approached us and<br />
said they had some free food if we’re interested. I can’t turn down free<br />
food, so I joined them. I ended up clicking with the <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong>s, including<br />
my big brother, Garrett Hachem, who told me about all the benefits of<br />
joining <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> and how he could do it all,” continues Tate. “I was<br />
skeptical until Garrett told me his GPA, and I was impressed and decided,<br />
this is the place for me.”<br />
Augusta is one of the smaller chapters in <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong>, and that is a big<br />
advantage for Tate. “The camaraderie is fantastic, all the guys know each<br />
other very well, and we have no cliques, which makes for a fantastic<br />
brotherhood! Frankly, that brotherhood is something I didn’t know I was<br />
missing as the brother of two younger sisters. We spend a lot of time<br />
together studying, playing spike ball and cornhole, breaking bread at the<br />
Carolina Ale House (traditional meal after big brother ceremony), and<br />
even kayaking to Stalling Island to hang out and see the very friendly,<br />
wild donkeys out there!”<br />
The Augusta Chapter has been doing very well. Tate has served as “C”<br />
and “D” and won the Marge Lee Outstanding “C” Award during his tenure<br />
as the “C”, while the chapter took home three awards from the St Louis<br />
Convention this past year.<br />
Tate came up with several different ideas on how to help pay for his education.<br />
“I have applied for multiple scholarships through the university, and I am<br />
planning to apply to three different military branches when I’m ready to<br />
attend dental school. If I can get a scholarship there, then I can get my<br />
dental school paid for and become a military dentist. While I was an<br />
associate member, I heard about the DCEF scholarships, and when I felt<br />
like I met the requirements, I applied.”<br />
“When I received the call that I received the Duane and Mary Meyer<br />
Scholarship, I was on my way home from my internship, and my heart<br />
just dropped! I was shocked and so happy. I immediately called my dad,<br />
and he was so proud. I’m so glad I decided to apply this time around<br />
because the scholarship is going to help me finish up this semester while<br />
also helping with application fees for dental school and other various<br />
educational expenses I have.”<br />
“Thank you to the donors of the <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> Educational Foundation. You’ve<br />
been instrumental in helping me this year. <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong>s coming through will<br />
continue to benefit from your generosity!” –Tate Allen, Augusta
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DCEF Annual Membership Meeting<br />
and Trustee Society Experience<br />
July 27–30, 2023<br />
Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Marriott Harbor Beach<br />
The <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Chi</strong> Educational Foundation is<br />
hosting its 2023 Annual Membership<br />
Meeting and Trustee Society Experience<br />
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.<br />
Come enjoy the sun, the surf, and the sand<br />
with us at the beautiful Marriott Harbor Beach<br />
Resort. All are welcome<br />
to join us for the<br />
Foundation’s Board<br />
of Directors meeting.<br />
The 2023 Annual<br />
Membership Meeting<br />
will be on Saturday,<br />
July 29th, and is open to all Voting Members.<br />
Trustee Society donors, join us later that<br />
evening for an exclusive experience packed<br />
with brotherhood and good times!<br />
Please reach out to Jason Sisk, Director of<br />
Annual Giving, for more details: (319) 621-2203<br />
or jsisk@dcef.com.<br />
We look forward to seeing you there!