Summer 2014 - Delta Upsilon

THE WRANGLER
A publication of the Indiana Chapter of Delta Upsilon
Summer 2014
Extensive summer work under way at chapter house
A
ir conditioning the chapter house
has been on the wish list for
several years; it’s happening in
the summer of 2014. With completion
of the new Phi Kappa Psi chapter house
this summer, half of all fraternity chapter
houses at IU will be fully air conditioned.
Adjustment of the academic calendar in
recent years has accentuated the need for
air conditioning. Renovation of hallways
on the top two floors has been deferred
in recent years in anticipation of work
that would involve the hall ceilings. Ron
Thompson, class of ’74, undertook investigation of installation of air conditioning
and fire suppression; his work identified
some key alternatives for consideration
and showed that the work could be fit in
the budget with bankers’ assistance.
A key decision was whether to install
equipment that would provide temperature control in each room or to use ducts
from central systems. The duct system was
less expensive to install and maintain, so
it was the choice. Two units will serve the
rooms on each floor of the north (original)
wing with one unit on each floor serving
the south wing rooms. A unit for most of
the main floor and lower level is located
under the front porch with individual
units for the kitchen, bike room, and
scholarship room. Air conditioning of the
recreation room and bathrooms had been
installed previously. The ceilings of the
second- and third-floor halls will now be
completed with an attractive design.
The valve pit for the fire suppression
system is being installed near the north-
west corner of the house, easily accessible
to fire crews in the event of an emergency.
Every part of the house will be protected
with sprinkler heads. Members built
“decks” in some rooms several years ago
that divide the room with a horizontal
platform with sleeping under the deck
and a socialization area on top. Additional installation of decks was outlawed
several years ago, and all remaining decks
are being removed now since fire sprinklers would not be effective with these
structures present in student rooms.
The company and supervisor who did
outstanding work on the new bike room
and guest bath have been hired as the
general contractor for the work required
in connection with the air conditioning
and fire suppression. Since having sprinklers in an unheated area of the house
was deemed unwise and since use of a
common sleeping area is not currently
considered desirable by most members,
the unheated east section of the top floor
will now be heated as well as being air
conditioned. The remaining original windows in this part of the house are being
replaced, and the space is being reconfigured and finished to the house standard.
A project to build a new kitchen on
the main floor of the house has been in
the long-range plan for several years,
and much in the current kitchen is worn
and causing concern by the food inspectors. So, plant manager Brent Stanton is
undertaking projects to spruce up the
kitchen sufficiently for its remaining life.
The combination of all these projects
Put Homecoming 2014
on your calendar!
IU
will play the Michigan State Spartans on Oct.
18 for Homecoming. The 3:30 p.m. game time
will allow activities at the house before the game. The
full schedule of Homecoming activities will be announced later;
your travel and hotel plans should be made soon. Come and inspect the
cumulative results of chapter house improvements in recent years.
will transform almost every area of the
house. The many projects that have been
undertaken each summer for several
years are keeping the DU house attractive
and appealing to new members. For the
upcoming year, there were more members
seeking to live in the house than can be
accommodated, so occupancy by a few
had to be deferred. Alumni can be proud
of the role their contributions have made
in these renovation efforts; continued
support is also important.
Help wanted …
T
here are many opportunities for
DU alumni to be of assistance
to the chapter. Members who have
recently become empty nesters will
find work with current college students to be a worthwhile outlet for
their energies and will broaden their
understanding of their children’s
challenges. Assistance of men in
an easy commute of Bloomington
are especially needed, but there are
opportunities for brothers who live
farther away — for example, Jesse
Shukas, who lives in North Carolina,
is working on the chapter’s website.
Some of the ways to help include:
• Organize or participate in a
member mentor program — help
seniors focus their interests, identify
opportunities in their field, sharpen
their resumés, prepare for their
interviews.
• Contact alumni from your era to
keep them connected to the chapter.
Identify member prospects, collect
news items for The Wrangler, help
expand the e-mail connection list.
• Receive and process returned
mail and other information to keep
the mailing list up to date.
• Maintain a one-on-one relationship with a chapter officer to help
them better understand and fulfill
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Recruitment & Initiation
Thirty-six men initiated into Indiana chapter in spring semester
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Spring 2014 initiates
THE WRANGLER
The Wrangler is the newsletter of the
Indiana Chapter of Delta Upsilon Fraternity. The name “Wrangler” commemorates the name of the colony, founded in
1902, that became the Indiana Chapter
of Delta Upsilon in 1915.
The newsletter is a joint effort of the
undergraduate chapter and alumni association to keep alumni of the chapter,
parents, and others informed about
activities of the chapter and its alumni.
News items and suggestions are
always welcome. Tax-deductible contributions to benefit the Indiana Chapter are
appreciated. Checks should be made payable to the Wrangler Foundation. Items for
the chapter, alumni association, foundation, and newsletters should be sent to
P.O. Box 5155, Bloomington, IN 47407.
Chapter President
Ty Byrd, (317) 750-7155
Alumni Association President
Ronald Kovener, (812) 337-8920
Wrangler Foundation President
Michael LaGrange, (812) 822-2167
Wrangler Newsletter Editor
Ronald Kovener, (812) 337-8920
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Thomas Anderson............... Libertyville, Ill.
Austin Baker............................Granger, Ind.
Grant Bremer....................New Haven, Ind.
Matt Brown............ Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Quin Carroll............................. Dallas, Texas
Benjamin Chau............... Chino Hills, Calif.
Tom Collis...........................Collegeville, Pa.
Tony East.............................. Zionsville, Ind.
Sam Friedman.........................St. Louis, Mo.
Josh Haddock.....................Fort Wayne, Ind.
Brian Harris.........................Orland Park, Ill.
Jack Hawes.............................Naperville, Ill.
Brian Hetzel...........................Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Nate Hoag.............................Janesville, Wis.
Connor Hodges.............. New Carlisle, Ind.
Caulin Jones..........................Anderson, Ind.
Adam Kahn....................... Terre Haute, Ind.
Matt Kelley..............................Potomac, Md.
Grant Leibow.............................. Vienna, Va.
Hunter Long..................... Greenwood, Ind.
Matt Martensen......................... Mokena, Ill.
Baylor Mudd.........................Anderson, Ind.
Conor O’Leary..................... Franklin, Mich.
Alex Payne.......................... Greenfield, Ind.
Tyler Post............................Fort Wayne, Ind.
Michael Potter..........................Glenview, Ill.
Steven Poulos....................... Libertyville, Ill.
Nolan Roach...................... Terre Haute, Ind.
Derrick Rogers.......................Lafayette, Ind.
Devon Salge.............................. Carmel, Ind.
Nick Schneider.......................St. Louis, Mo.
Stephen Sibley.......................Montclair, N.J.
Samuel Steuer..................Indianapolis, Ind.
Jordan Tranchina..................... Dallas, Texas
Jerome Tutaj.......................... Third Lake, Ill.
Jonathan Wells......................... Dallas, Texas
pring initiation was held Feb. 15 in
the Whittenberger Auditorium. (The
auditorium is named for a member
of the chapter’s founding group.) Ronald
Kovener was the principal speaker. The
theme of Kovener’s talk was a slogan
he heard many years ago when he was
a semester rush chairman —“when the
objective is to sell
a refrigerator to
Eskimos, start by
selling the Eskimos
on their need for
a refrigerator.”
Kovener then
enumerated the
general advantages of fraternities
Ronald Kovener
followed by the
special advantages
of Delta Upsilon. He lauded non-secrecy
as the model for “transparency” and
deplored “hazing” as a gently named
description of abuse of power between
people.
The 36 men listed were initiated. A
large group of parents were in attendance.
Everyone returned to the chapter house
for brunch.
In recent years, the initiation has been
held in the semester following affiliation.
A very large majority of housed chapters
at IU initiate in the semester following
affiliation. A DU headquarters staff member indicated that IU limits the associate
member training period to eight weeks,
and he expressed a strong preference
for initiating in the semester of affiliation. The alumni board (25 percent of
which are undergraduates) unanimously
endorsed a letter to DU headquarters
supporting the chapter’s current practice
because:
• IU does not have an eight-week training period limit and does not object to
deferred initiation;
• accurate knowledge of the associates’
academic achievement is not known until
the end of the semester of affiliation;
• since DU invites parents and others
to initiation, time between knowing who
qualified and the ceremony is required;
and
• it is not unusual for initiation of an
individual to be deferred for academic or
other reasons.
The chapter will end the “pledge”
status and devise a special status for associates whose training is complete but who
have not been initiated.
Spring 2014 sees 26 new associate members joining DU at IU
by Billy VanCleef
W
rapping up spring 2014 recruitment, we completed the semester
with 26 upcoming associate members
who signed their bid.
Looking forward to this coming fall
semester, there will be some new changes
to the recruitment process due to some
IFC changes that have been made by
its new president, Dylan Nash. Starting
in the fall, gentlemen looking to rush
must take a tour of all of the housed and
unhoused fraternities (unhoused groups
must choose an on-campus location for
their rush). In addition, each fraternity
is required to attend an outdoor event
at an on-campus location with all other
fraternities in order to promote relations
between houses and help rushees feel
more welcome to the Greek community
as a whole.
The Indiana chapter has been growing
rapidly and is now the largest chapter in
the DU Midwest region and one of the
largest in the nation. As a result, we are
looking forward to recruiting perhaps a
smaller fall class than usual in order to
assure the highest quality additions to the
house along with making sure those who
desire to live-in will have room to do so.
Jeremy Messersmith, Mike Mudd, and
Dan Sigerich were a tremendous help
with the spring recruitment process and
will be running recruitment with me this
coming fall. As a team, we developed an
easy system of keeping each other updated on which guys we felt best suited
Life’s guidance
S
atchel Page’s guidance for life was,
“Don’t look back, something may
be gaining on you.” Marcia Young, an
eighth-grade teacher, asked her students
to provide similar guidance. Some of their
replies are:
• Take chances.
• Never listen to fortune cookies.
• When you break something, fix it.
• If it’s none of your business, don’t ask.
• Treat your sister like she is somebody,
not just an old thrown out sock.
• If you have a dream, don’t let people
shatter it.
• Go for your tallest goals because they
always have the better views.
• Wash your hands after reading the
our house. I look forward to the results
we will obtain this coming semester.
Alumni are urged to identify appropriate recruitment targets. You can register
the prospect on the chapter’s website or
contact me directly at (219) 305-9955 or
[email protected].
Spring 2014 new members
Jack Atmonavage................. Frederick, Md.
Ryan Bond............................ Vincennes, Ind.
Kyle Bydlon......................Indianapolis, Ind.
Nicholas Cignarella... Roslyn Heights, N.Y.
Jack Droessler........................Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Alec Engblom........................Naperville, Ill.
Jared Fiel..............................Bedminster, N.J.
Hans-Robert Gibbs.......... Laytonsville, Md.
Ben Higgins............................Naperville, Ill.
Logan Humphrey........... Bloomington, Ind.
George Hurley........................St. Louis, Mo.
Kyle Kuchuris................... Lincolnwood, Ill.
Kyle Mcguire............................Granger, Ind.
Jesse Mendel..................... Columbus, Ohio
Scott Meyer...............................Muncie, Ind.
Jackson Mitchell...................... Warsaw, Ind.
Jacon Monks.......................San Diego, Calif.
Chris Nguyen......................... Lancaster, Pa.
Cosmo Philpott.................. Cincinnati, Ohio
DJ Romano................ Upper Montclair, N.J.
Jack Sklena...............................Glenview, Ill.
Patrick Snell..................................... Cary, Ill.
Colin Snider.................... Bloomington, Ind.
John Stuto.................................. Albany, N.Y.
Nick Trelz................................St. Louis, Mo.
Matt Wilson.......................... Zionsville, Ind.
newspaper.
• If you have anything wrong with
yourself, blame your ancestors.
• Think about the world and grieve
sometimes.
• Life is a wave; there are ups and
downs. If you are strong enough, you
will swim to shore.
• Don’t lie; your parents will always
know the truth.
• Don’t climb a tree that has no
branches.
• Don’t put a preposition at the end of
a sentence.
• Your character is more important
than your looks — but if you look
like E.T., something is wrong.
• Always respect your parents since
they are the ones who brought you
into this world.
Mothers of new members
send in unsolicited notes
• We are very excited for XXX* to
become a member of Delta Upsilon.
I have fond memories of my college
days when I was a DU little sister.
We look forward to what lies ahead
for him and his enhanced college
experience as part of the IU Greek
system through membership at DU.
• My father, Chuck Pankow, was
in the DU Fraternity at Indiana
as well. The first time I took XXX
to visit the school, we went to
Assembly Hall and found Dad’s
pictures and name on the wall.
Now XXX is keeping up with his
tradition even more, with his pledging of this fraternity! (There is a memorial chair to Pankow in the DU
dining room.) XXX was able to find
the chair in the DU dining room
and sent us a picture. We were all
thrilled, including my mom!
XXX is very excited
about his involvement
in DU, and we are
looking forward to all
that is ahead of him!
* Brothers’ and
mothers’ names have been omitted
intentionally.
• Congratulate the winner, even if it’s
your enemy.
• Always lock the door before taking a
shower.
• Be kind to neighbors — unless they
mow the lawn at 6 a.m. on Saturday.
• If it’s not your paper, don’t look at it.
• If you don’t believe in it, don’t do it.
• Always get a woman’s opinion.
• Do your chores and responsibilities
before you give your report card to
your parents.
• Never climb stairs holding a full fish
tank.
• If you don’t know what it is, don’t
touch it.
• Look both ways before you pick up a
dollar bill.
• Don’t try to grow up fast. Being a kid
is the best part of your life.
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DU brothers dance for Riley Children’s Hospital
by Chris Mileham
T
his past November, more than
30 members of the Delta Upsilon
Indiana chapter participated in the
nation’s second-largest student-run philanthropy. This most recent event was a
breakthrough for all members of Indiana
University Dance Marathon (IUDM) as
the grand total raised amounted to more
than $2.6 million. Our chapter was able
to raise more than $10,000 in just two
months for the children of Riley Hospital
in Indianapolis.
Our members danced for 18 hours
during the marathon alongside members from the sororities of Kappa Alpha
Theta and Kappa Kappa Gamma as the
blue team. Members of our team also
participated in several team activities
to help take the lead in this year’s color
wars. Some of the activities included were
basketball, where we placed third; tug of
war; and a dance competition on stage.
Since the marathon, our chapter has
had three more members join IUDM
committees. Currently, we are fundraising through the entire summer and fall
in preparation for the next marathon
this upcoming November with multiple
canning opportunities (collecting money
in cans, usually at busy intersections)
throughout the Indiana and Chicago
areas. Our hopes for next year’s marathon
are to include more members of our chapter in the event and to raise more than
$12,000 within our chapter.
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GO!
DU
@ IU
DU teams flex muscles in intramurals
by Joey Schroeder
T
he Indiana chapter of Delta Upsilon
had another year of strong overall
performance by multiple intramural
teams during 2013–14. This year, DU
competed in many sports, including
basketball, flag football, soccer, futsal
(indoor soccer), dodge ball, and the
innovative sport “wallyball.” First
developed in the 1970s, wallyball is
a volleyball-like game played on a
racquetball court with a net. Players
use the walls and ceiling as well as their
teammates to get the ball across the net.
The chapter was able to field multiple teams in many sports throughout
the year. Intramurals not only gave the
men a chance to display their physical abilities and skills, but also to get
to know their brothers on a different
level. These sports ended up giving
everyone a temporary reprieve from
their schoolwork to just relax and put
their minds at ease.
Much like last year, Delta Upsilon’s strongest sports were soccer,
futsal, and basketball. During the fall
semester the futsal team was able to
win their third consecutive championship, in the toughest competitive
division, no less. The team was led
by senior captain Paul Sraders along
with the help of Jared Amore, Aaron
Frizzell, Devon Moore, Sean Ndebele,
Miles Rubin, Kris Szewczyk, and Luke
VandeWater. The team was also very
successful in the spring semester futsal
and outdoor soccer as well, reaching
the semifinals in both sports. The team
will look to continue its remarkable
run next year.
2013 also saw the introduction of
the “Greek Bowl” flag football league
organized by the Sigma Nu fraternity,
in which proceeds from the league were
donated to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. DU was one of 16 Greek houses represented in the inaugural season. The
men contributed a solid showing on the
field, but, more important, were able to
donate more than $500 to St. Jude over
the course of the season. Stay tuned for
more of the successes on the field from
the brothers of DU as they continue to
show off their intramural skills.
Cycling Ducks
2014 Little 500 stars
by Rob Weber and Sam Dales
D
elta Upsilon, 14th in all-time men’s
race results (ahead of the Cutters)
has long been a participant but never a
victor. A streaky team throughout its history, the Ducks at any given year could
be on a podium or in the back of the field.
In 2014, pre-race coverage of the Ducks in
the Indiana Daily Student didn’t talk about
the team being a dark horse looking to
shock everyone with a victory. Coverage
of the blue and gold was more about the
ride to the track than on it. DU and its
remarkable rider, Thomas “Barry” Larson,
were on the cover of the IDS Race Guide
with the story of him, the team, and DU
filling most of the guide. And PBS sent a
film crew to cover the DU team. To view
the PBS special about Larson and the DU
team, google: “PBS the weekly special,
renew and reclaim,” or go to http://
video.pbs.org/video/2365260544/
Larson was the talk of the race, and
for good reason. As recounted in the last
Wrangler, Larson, who pledged and began
riding five years ago, had to withdraw
from racing and classes due to an illness
that claimed more than 19 feet of his
small intestine and three organs and
required 29 surgeries. He made a miraculous recovery, and, finally, after fighting
so hard to survive and eventually ride, he
would wear the DU letters on IU’s grandest stage. Our house knew the tale well,
but to the campus and media, it was an
inspiring surprise story.
For the 2014 Little 500, DU was paired
with Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. The Thetas won the women’s race, and DU was
part of their cheering section before, during, and after the race. At the beginning of
the women’s race, there was a huge crash
that set a lot of people back, but the end
was the most exciting part. On the final
lap, the ladies of Kappa Alpha Theta were
in a fire-team neck-and-neck sprint. Brenna
McGinn, a senior rookie, completed the
Barry Larson never gave up his road bike.
final lap in just 34.86 seconds, edging out
Teter Quad by 0.132 seconds, also leaving
pole-sitter Alpha Chi Omega in third place.
It was really exciting to see the house we
were paired with win the race!
Being with Theta for this Little 500 was
a great experience. While some of our
guys dated Thetas before, the two houses
had not done much together. The races
brought us together and created many
new and lasting friendships. Other than
having our own team win, I don’t think
any of us could have asked for a better
Little 500.
Lining up with Larson for the men’s
race, rookie rider Mark Elia, sophomore
Austin Jones, and senior Rob Martin
showed amazing class and sportsmanship
throughout, and not just because PBS was
filming. When a wreck forced the team off
the lead lap, the three riders decided to let
Larson ride as many laps as he wanted. In
a true testament to what our brotherhood
is all about, the three sacrificed individual
gains so that their teammate could have
more time living his ultimate comeback. This is especially true of Martin, a
multi-year rider in his last race. Nearing
the end, Martin was on the bike and, as
befitting a senior, was expected to ride not
only to the race’s finish, but to the finish
of his Little 500 career. Unexpectedly, with
a few laps left, Martin gave Larson the exchange symbol. Being the person Larson
is, he initially refused to leave his stationary bike … until a screaming crowd and
a determined Martin combined to force
Larson’s hand. And so it was that, with a
television crew filming, a crowd cheering,
and three selfless riders showing the essence of class, Delta Upsilon’s 2014 Little
500 race ended with Larson crossing the
line, raising both hands in classic Little
5 form — from the brink of death to a
resounding display of life.
True, a championship eludes DU still.
There are years we could have won it and
years we got lucky to even be in it. The
work remains ever constant, and with the
continued support of the brotherhood,
both undergraduate and alumni alike, we
will get there. But a trophy is only a thing;
it cannot define our brotherhood and
how we comport ourselves no matter the
adversity. Every Duck must feel proud of
the tradition that has been cultivated for
over a half-century and put on display to
the campus year after year, one where we
never give up, we live our oath, and we
always stand together, no matter what.
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Scholarships
Moss Scholarship goes to
Ryan Sneddon
Ryan Sneddon was presented with the
Lindy Moss Scholarship by Mike Crawley, class of ’02. Sneddon is a junior majoring in management with a GPA of 3.5. He
was vice president of recruitment in the
spring semester and has also served as
risk director, associate member educator,
and rush chair.
The Lindy Moss Scholarship is awarded
by the Wrangler Foundation and is named
in honor of Lindy Moss, class of ’49, who
served as president of the Wrangler Foundation for 28 years. Under Moss’s leadership, the foundation launched the BUILD
for BROTHERHOOD fundraising campaign to raise funds to bring the chapter
Indiana Chapter of
Delta Upsilon
Alumni Association Inc.
2014 Directors
President
Vacant
Vice President
Kirby Moss, (260) 705-4242
[email protected]
Secretary
Ronald Kovener, (812) 337-8920
[email protected]
Treasurer
Pat Main, (812) 340-7754
[email protected]
Directors
Matt Bozarth, (812) 219-9394
[email protected]
Ryan Burchfield, (502) 551-8947
[email protected]
Michael Crawley, (812) 325-8636
[email protected]
Howard “Skip” Elliott, (904) 248-2044
[email protected]
Kenneth House, (317) 372-1207
[email protected]
David Yanez, (317) 797-5931
[email protected]
Undergraduate Acting President
Tyree Byrd, (317) 750-7155
[email protected]
Undergraduate Treasurer
Jason Duerring, (574) 261-4962
[email protected]
Undergraduate Vice President
Vacant
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Ryan Sneddon, left, and Mike Crawley
house into the 21st century. The campaign
has raised almost $380,000 that has been
used for capital improvements, academic
support, and assistance with other chapter
needs. Moss has been an attorney in Fort
Wayne since his graduation. As an undergraduate, he served on the board of the
Indiana Memorial Union. Recently, Moss
served as president of the Whittenberger
Society, the organization of past members
of the Union Board. This was a particularly
fitting service since John Whittenberger
was a member of the Wranglers, the group
that became the Indiana chapter of Delta
Upsilon in 1915.
Ward Weber named as
winner of Yenerich and
Quatroche scholarships
las country club, and the prior summer
he was an intern in the office of a large
Dallas law firm. Weber is an Eagle Scout,
a volunteer in the Bloomington-area Boys
and Girls Club (DU’s national philanthropy), and director of the IU Dance
Marathon.
The Yenerich Brothers Scholarship was
presented by Ronald Kovener, class of ’55.
The Yenerich brothers who endowed the
scholarship are Orlin, ’54; Ron, ’57; and
Randal ’65; all three lived in the chapter
house all four of their undergraduate years
on campus. The brothers provided exemplary service to the chapter and campus
organizations and achieved notable business successes. Their scholarship recognizes chapter leadership, extracurricular
involvement, and academic success.
The Quatroche Scholarship was first
awarded in 1993 to honor the memory of
John R. Quatroche Jr., class of ’88. He was
known to his DU brothers and friends as
“Quatro.” He was a combat Cobra helicopter pilot who died of cancer in 1992. In
the judgment of the scholarship selection
committee, Weber most closely exemplifies the qualities and character of John.
This year, the scholarship was awarded
by John Quatroche’s parents, Drs. Bob
and Diana Quatroche.
University Club scholarship
The Yenerich Brothers and Quatroche
awarded to Kyle Butler
scholarships were awarded to Ward
Kyle Butler received a $1,500 scholarWeber, a junior from Dallas, Texas.
ship from the University Club of Indiana
Weber is a political science major with a
University. The club provides scholarships
3.0 GPA. Weber has held and is holding
to employees of the Indiana Memorial
many chapter leadership roles, including
Union. Butler has been employed by the
chapter president in 2013. He also served
IMU as a supervisor, Tudor Room server,
as alumni relations chair and is currently
and bartender. He works 10–20 hours a
serving as philanthropy chair and is an
week and also has a full academic load
associate member educator. He is curof 18 hours. He has a 3.6 GPA. He started
rently the vice president of standards of
working at the union as a sophomore and
the Inter-Fraternity Council and served
on its major issues
committee in 2013.
He is a member of
the IU Men’s Lacrosse team and is
the starting goalie
for the 2014 season.
In the summer of
2013, he was an
intern in the Dallas
mayor’s office.
In the summer of
2012, he generated
revenue of more
than $10,000 a
week as pool sales
Drs. Bob and Diana Quatroche presented the Quatroche Scholarship
bartender at a Dal- in honor of their son, John, to Ward Weber, center.
is proud of turning a job into a leadership
experience. Butler will graduate at the end
of the summer semester and start work
with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in
San Jose, Calif., upon graduation. He was
a tax intern with PwC in the summer of
2013, and during the 2013 spring semester,
he was a commercial operations intern in
London, England.
The University Club was inspired by
Herman B Wells in the 1950s as a place for
“town and gown” to come together. The
club has attractive rooms on the ground
and second floor of the IMU, rooms that
are frequently used for DU functions.
The club provides educational luncheon
programs, social events, short trips and
outings, and many special-interest groups.
Ronald Kovener, current DU alumni president, is a past president of the club and
served as club treasurer for many years.
Brett Benigni receives
Cheatham Scholarship
Brett Benigni was awarded the Dennis
H. Cheatham Memorial Scholarship. The
presentation was made by Mike Crawley,
class of ’02. Benigni is from Indianapolis
and is a senior in the Kelley School of
Business studying accounting and finance
with a GPA of 3.4. He is in the first year of
his 3/2 master’s degree program. Benigni
has served as the chapter’s vice president
of finance and also as the VP of finance of
the Inter-Fraternity Council.
The Cheatham Scholarship is an honor
given to third- or fourth-year business
students. Cheatham, class of ’65, honored
the chapter with noteworthy undergraduate activity, significant professional
achievement, and distinguished service
to the international fraternity. Cheatham
held significant roles in banking and in a
variety of community organizations. He
began serving as the DU International treasurer in 1974 and became chairman of the
board of directors in 1977. He then served
as trustee of the Delta Upsilon Educational
Foundation. His 1983 death was greeted
by shock and disbelief across the fraternity;
funds for the scholarship were contributed
by classmates and business associates.
Meadows Scholarship goes to
David Haggerty
David Haggerty is the 2014 winner of the
Meadows Scholarship, presented by Ronald Kovener, class of ’55. A sophomore
from Orland Park, Ill, Haggerty is majoring in biology and has a GPA of 3.4. He is
a biology undergraduate advisor. His goal
Indiana chapter member awards
by Jordan Hyland
I
n addition to scholarships presented at the annual awards program,
several brothers were recognized for
notable scholarly, athletic, and involvement achievements. Riley Newsome received the Best GPA award
and Michael Potter received the Most
Scholarly Freshman award. Baylor
Quin Carol
Jackie Mon
Mudd and Jackie Mon took away
the athletic awards as Bike Team
Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable
Athlete, respectively. Sean Ndebele
received the award for Outstanding Community Service, while Quin
Carol, Tim Miller, Trevor Rogers, and
Ward Weber won awards for service
to the brotherhood. Carol was given
the Newcomer of the Year award,
Miller was recognized as the Most
Michael Potter
Trevor Rogers
Involved Senior, Rogers received
the Brotherhood award, and Weber
received the Ronald Kovener award.
Many of these brothers were
recognized by the chapter as award
winners due to their service to the
house as well as their service to the
university and community. Sean
Ndebele and Ward Weber are active
in advancing Greek life on campus as executive members of IU’s
Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC). Ward
Weber is in charge of Standards on
IFC while Sean Ndebele oversees
Ward Weber, left, received the Kovener
Membership Development. SevAward from Ronald Kovener, the DU alumeral brothers who were not award
nus for whom the award is named. Kovener
winners have important roles. For
presented the Yenerich Scholarship to Weber.
example, Chris Mileham and Deejay
Rogers are both active members of Indiana University Dance Marathon committees. Devon Salge and Jordan Tranchina are both new members who are now
finished with their terms on their residence hall governments. These and other
brothers who are active in IU and community activities are who make all members proud to be DUs.
is to be a pediatrician. He is taking honors
courses and is in the Hutton Honors
College where he also serves as a mentor.
Haggerty is vice president of philanthropy. He is also the Indiana Men’s Lacrosse
treasurer and team member. He says that
learning how to rely on others for help is
one of his greatest benefits of membership
in DU. He says, “The people in this house
have become a huge support system for
me, and learning how to accept that help
and also be there for my brothers when
they are in need has humbled me and
given me a different outlook on life.”
The Meadows Scholarship honors the
memory of Chris Meadows, who died in
an automobile accident between his sophomore and junior year. Chris pledged DU
in the fall of 1995 and was activated in the
spring of 1996, just three months before his
death. His brother, Dan Meadows, would
subsequently become a member of Delta
Upsilon in 1998. The scholarship was created by the family and friends of Chris.
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Who’s where?
P
hi Kappa Psi will complete their
new chapter house this semester built on the site of their former
house on North Jordan. During
this year of construction, the Phi
Psis have lived in the Zeta Beta Tau
house. The ZBTs will reoccupy their
North Jordan house this fall.
The Sigma Phi Epsilon house on
Jordan Avenue was seriously damaged by water during the 2013–14
semester break. At that same time,
Kappa Sigma members were required to move out of their Jordan
Avenue house due to ethics violations and Sig Ep members moved
into the Kappa Sig house. Repairs
of the Sig Ep house are complete
and Kappa Sig members will move
back into their house, but not as a
recognized fraternity. When their
ethics suspension period is fulfilled
in December 2014, the men living in
the house will be recognized as the
Kappa Sigma fraternity.
While Acacia remains on suspension, Phi Sigma Kappa will continue to occupy that Third Street house
for a second year.
Delta Chi will move into the Chi
Phi chapter house at the corner of
North Jordan and 17th Street. The
Chi Phi house has been occupied
for the past few years by Phi Kappa
Sigma, whose members will now
live in apartments when they are
again an unhoused chapter. Chi
Phi has not had an IU chapter for
several years.
Seniors, alumni socialize over dinner
C
hapter seniors, current chapter executive
board, and Bloomington
area alumni gathered at
the University Club for a
fine dinner, drinks, and
great camaraderie. This is
the annual opportunity for
local alumni to exchange
greetings. Following a great
dinner and wonderful dessert, seniors were officially
welcomed into alumni
status.
Ken House, class of
’01, led both seniors
and alumni through
pledges of welcome
and loyalty. Seniors
then reported on
their plans for
entry into full-time
employment or continued educational
pursuits, and alumni
recalled memories
of their time in the
chapter house as
undergraduates.
Chapter website update in progress
T
he chapter’s website had gotten
stale; Jesse Shukas is working with a
contractor to update the site. There will
be up-to-date information about chapter
events as well as alumni events such as
Homecoming and Little 500. Alumni can
update their contact and other information through the alumni tab at the top
of the page. Prospective members can
now register for recruitment through our
web page and access will be easy for the
vice president of recruitment to manage.
News and pictures will be posted on a
continuous basis. There will be pictures
of the chapter house to acquaint prospects and parents about the place they
may decide to call “home.” Take a look at
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the website as it evolves under Shukas’s
leadership; the site is at www.iudu.org.
Please contact Shukas with suggestions
via e-mail at [email protected].
Jesse Shukas is a 2013 graduate. He
currently lives in Raleigh, N.C., and
works at Cisco Systems. As an undergraduate, Shukas held many chapter
leadership roles, including pledge class
president, VP of recruitment and of
membership education, and chapter
president. When the Inter-Fraternity
Council wanted to launch a new VP for
standards, they picked Shukas. He was
the 2012 winner of the Yenerich Brothers
Scholarship and the Kovener Award for
“giving back the most to the fraternity.”
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their leadership role and provide continuity from year to year as officers change.
• Oversee and help execute recurring events such as Homecoming, Little
500, the awards/scholarship recognition
event, and the alumni/senior gathering,
providing year-to-year continuity.
• Serve as a judge for scholarship
applicants, award candidates, or special
event participants.
• Tell chapter alumni leadership about
your special interests or skills that may
enhance chapter activities.
Contact Ronald Kovener at rrkovener@
aol.com or (812) 337-8920 to volunteer or
discuss your interest.
Alumni news
B
ob Bell, class of ’54, recalls a memorable moment with classmate Charlie
Pankow: These brothers had a 7:30 a.m.
psychology class. They did not make it to
this early morning class very often but had
a girlfriend who took notes and passed
them on to the pair. Bell remembers that,
“One Friday before a school break we
decided we had better show up, but there
was no class! Our girlfriend had duped
us so we decided to visit her at Memorial Hall (the women’s dorm across Third
Street from the DU house). We went into
the courtyard and started yelling her name
until she opened the window and yelled
back, ‘I see you went to class today!’”
Charles Kraak, class of ’54, died Feb.
16, 2014. He was born in St. Louis and
was raised in Collinsville, Ill., where
he was a basketball standout. He was
selected by the Illinois Basketball Coaches
Association to the Illinois Hall of Fame.
At IU, he was a member of the 1953
NCAA basketball
championship
team. He had a
30-year career in
the U.S. Army.
His significant
assignments
including working in the MIA/
POW Task Force
in the Pentagon
and serving as
Charles Kraak
CID Commander
in Europe and
Provost Marshall in the 82nd Airborne
Division at Fort Bragg, N.C. He retired
in 1952 as a colonel. Charlie and Shirley
were married for 59 years and had a
daughter and son.
Gerhard Lichtblau, class of ’53, died
in August 2013. He was born in LaPorte,
Ind. After graduation from the Indiana
University School of Business, he served
in the U.S. Air Force, was employed by
Anheuser-Busch, and lived in Lexington,
Ky. He and his wife, Darlene, had one
daughter and three grandchildren.
John Arford, M.D., class of ’51, died on
May 16, 2013. He was from Washington,
Ind. He graduated from the IU School
of Medicine in 1955 and served as a U.S.
Navy physician in San Francisco for two
years. He was a family practice physician
in Warsaw, Ind., for 14 years and then
formed the Parkview Emergency Physicians Group in Fort Wayne, Ind. After 14
years as an ER doctor, he opened an occupational health service in Warsaw and
retired from the practice of medicine six
In memoriam: Beurt R. SerVaas, ’41
B
eurt R. SerVaas, class of ’41, had
important roles with Delta Upsilon
Fraternity, the city of Indianapolis, and
in the field of entrepreneurship. He
was a naval intelligence officer during
World War II and then worked for the
CIA. He received the MedScD degree
in 1978. SerVaas died on Feb. 2, 2014.
SerVaas was the guiding influence
in moving the national headquarters
of Delta Upsilon Fraternity from New
York City to Indianapolis, Ind. The
fraternity headquarters had been in
New York for 88 years when it was
decided to make the move. First, the
fraternity occupied rental facilities in a
SerVaas building while deciding to be
the first Greek organization to locate
in a Collegiate Park on the northern
outskirts of Indianapolis. DU was
followed by several other fraternity
and sorority headquarters buildings.
SerVaas received the Delta Upsilon
Distinguished Alumni Award in 1984,
the year the award originated.
SerVaas was a member of the
Indianapolis City Council for 40
years, serving as the council president
for 27 of those years. Working with
then-Mayor Richard Lugar and state
legislative leaders, SerVaas crafted the
Uni-Gov changes that consolidated
parts of city and county government.
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard said
of SerVaas’s passing that “Indianapolis
has lost one of its greatest champions
and chief architect of its success.” Ear-
years later in 1993. Arford loved ballroom
dancing, creating oil paintings, and fishing and was very involved in Masonic organizations. He was married for 59 years
to Harriet Rockhill; they had two sons
and a daughter. His daughter, Rebecca
Arford-Smith, says, “He spoke highly of
his experience. Mom remembers that Dad
came with nothing and was accepted as
one who had everything. He left feeling
like a person who belonged and could
contribute to society. We (his children)
heard DU was a social organization free
of secrets, free of favoritisms, and with
open doors and open hearts.”
Jack Clinton Fairchild, class of ’41, died
on Nov. 3, 2013. He was born in Chicago
and grew up in Elkhart, Ind. He served
in the U.S. Navy, attaining the rank of
lier Ballard had
said, “Beurt set
a gold standard
for public service
in this city that
all current and
future leaders
should emulate.”
Retired U.S.
Senator Richard
Beurt R. SerVaas
Lugar said, “I
admired Beurt SerVaas as a successful business innovator, but I treasured
his loyal friendship in politics and
governance because he was intelligent,
courageous, and always present to
serve, in good times and bad.”
While SerVaas had many entrepreneurial successes, he is probably
best known as the man who rescued
The Saturday Evening Post in 1970.
His Indianapolis office was lavishly
decorated with Post covers created by
Norman Rockwell. He got his start in
business in 1949 when he purchased a
struggling electric plating company on
Massachusetts Avenue in Indianapolis
for $5,000. He would buy about 50
other businesses in the decades that
followed, in Indianapolis and around
the world. The family still operates
SerVaas Laboratories, which makes
Bar Keepers Friend products.
SerVaas is survived by his wife of
more than 60 years, Dr. Cory Jane Synhorst SerVaas, as well as their two sons
and three daughters.
lieutenant. With his bride, Mary Baldwin,
he moved to Atlanta, Ga., in 1952 where
he earned his J.D. from the Atlanta Law
School and established Fairchild & Co., an
insurance and estate planning business.
He and Mary had three children.
Rev. James Klink, class of ’41, died in
September 2013. He was born in Springfield, Ohio, and received his ministerial
training at Northwestern Theological
Seminary and Vanderbilt; he received
his Divinity degree from Emory University. Klink had ministries affiliated with
Ohio State University and Vanderbilt
University and was a Methodist minister
at churches in Ohio. After retirement, he
established an employment agency. He
was married to Mary Folkner for 64 years;
they had a son and a daughter.
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