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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.


13<br />

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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2<br />

4<br />

6<br />

7<br />

8<br />

9<br />

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 />

7<br />

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!

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