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THE ALUMNI NEWSLETTER OF TAU KAPPA EPSILON, OMEGA CHAPTER
THE OMEGA OMEN
Albion Co!ege, Albion, Michigan -- Spring 2014
Published By the TKE Alumni Association Since 1931
TKE LEGACY WILL ‘NEVER FADE’
PAST PRYTANIS REFLECTS ON FRATERNITY LEADERSHIP
AND ‘RESILIENT’ FUTURE FOR OMEGA CHAPTER
As the end of my term as Omega
Chapter’s Prytanis came to a close, a
feeling of relief dominated my emotions
and I was more than pleased to pass the
gavel on to the next Prytanis, Frater
Chris Ailstock ‘15. Since then I have
had some time to take a deep breath
and reflect over the most strenuous
year of my life, and I’ve discovered
many things about Tau Kappa Epsilon
and my fraternity experience.
In 2013, Omega Chapter experienced a
very challenging year. We saw good
Fraters who had to end their enrollment
at the college and seniors who were
pillars of brotherhood graduated. Our
Rush efforts fell short in quantity.
These are a few of the challenges
I immediately remembered about my
term as Prytanis.
Upon further reflection I realized that
while these things were disappointing,
they were not what should
characterize the past year. In 2012-13,
Omega Chapter excelled in academics,
and was awarded a certificate
acknowledging these achievements at
the national TKE Conclave held last
summer. The six men we initiated in
spring 2013, while small in number,
more than make up for their size with
their sterling character. The chapter
also responded strong by initiating
four men in this past fall, the largest
fall pledge class on campus.
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Venerable Past Prytanis
Matthew LeFevre ‘14
ROAD TRIP!
THE IVES BROTHERS’ HOMECOMING JOURNEY FROM
MAINE TO 1004 EAST PORTER STREET, ALBION, MI
Thursday,
October
3,
2013,
2
p.m.
EST:
Road
Trip
from
Saco,
Maine
to
Albion,
Michigan
Packed and ready, Fraters Greg “Givesman” Ives ‘88,
Ω1280 and Wayne “Razegast Girthy” Ives ‘83,
Ω1161, drive south on I-95. These real-life New
Hampshire brothers headed back to the Omega Chapter
house for the first time in 25 and 30 years!
Though different now than when we were undergrads at
Albion College, Wayne still had a couple of the same
things on his mind – a wet burrito from Lopez Taco
House and to see his TKE brothers. We haven’t changed
that much!
Three hours on the road Thursday afternoon found us in
the rush-hour crawl through Hartford, CT, leading to a
rainy, cold Pennsylvania interstate full of semis looking to
squash the little car. Gas and dinner at A&W and back
on the road. Tag-team driving, we reached Toledo, OH
early Friday morning. Taking the back roads of southern
Michigan reminded Greg of adventures with Boone’s
Farm and pygmy ponies, until we passed the Albion
athletic fields and crossed the Kalamazoo River, where
so many brothers were ceremoniously covered with
mustard and ketchup, rammed against telephone poles,
then dumped in the water after pinning their girls. Over
the railroad tracks, and after 957 miles, we came to a stop
in front of the TKE house at 7 a.m. on a frosty fall
morning.
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TKE Brother
Spotlight
Frater Tymon Horn ‘14, Ω1761 grew up on
Mackinac Island. Frater Horn and his brother Leo are
both current students at Albion College. Frater Horn is
a well-respected and very influential senior member of
Tau Kappa Epsilon. During his tenure as a collegiate
Frater of TKE, he served as the House Manager in his
junior year and is currently serving as the Social
Chairman. He is doing an excellent job serving as the
Omega Chapter social chair and has organized multiple
successful mixers, as well as the upcoming Red
Carnation Ball formal to be held this spring in Toronto,
Ontario. Frater Horn will graduate in May with a degree
in Kinesiology and a minor in Chemistry.
In addition to being a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon, he is
a member of the Greek academic honorary society,
Gamma Sigma Alpha. After graduation Frater Horn plans
on attending the Michigan State University of Osteopathic
Medicine.
TKE Legacy Will ‘Never Fade’ -- (Continued from Page 1)
As I recalled all these great accomplishments I
remembered a quality about TKE that has lasted the
test of time and is undoubtedly present in the
chapter today -- Tau Kappa Epsilon, and the Omega
Chapter specifically, has and will endure whatever
challenges it may face. I was often reminded in my
first year in the house that Omega Chapter of TKE
is the only fraternity on Albion College’s campus to
never become an inactive fraternity chapter. This
stuck with me and to be honest, haunted me during
the start of my term as Prytanis, I did not want to
become the president that let the Omega Chapter
fall inactive. I realized as my term went on that my
fear was unfounded. The reason Omega has
persisted is because of the values it has been
founded on. Love, charity, and esteem, if present and
in domination of daily lives and actions, will always
carry the Omega Chapter to success.
It has since the founding and continues still today,
evident in our reputation on campus and successes
in activities like Greek Week (which we won again
last year -- that’s four in a row if anyone is counting!)
and our philanthropy endeavors such as the annual
Omega Chapter Pig Roast which raised just over $1,000
for charity, held earlier this spring.
It is a scary thing, being a senior on your way out of the
house that has given you a family, a wealth of
connections, and the best four years of your life. I often
burden my thoughts with worries about what the future
holds for the Omega chapter, if I made the right
decisions in my time as Prytanis, and if my fellow
seniors and I have left the house in good hands. But
when I start thinking about these concerns I can take
solace in what the Omega chapter has been and what it
will always be: resilient.
I have no real concerns about the future state of the
chapter and I know full well that as long as we continue
to be guided by love, charity, and esteem, there is no
doubt for me that the Omega chapter, the legacy of all
its alumni, and TKE nation as a whole will never fade.
Yours in the bond,
Venerable Past Prytanis
Frater Matthew LeFevre ‘14
Ω1749
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THE GAUS REPORT
Dear Fraters of Omega Chapter and friends of TKE,
This is my 24th year involved with the Omega Chapter’s Board of Advisors (BOA). Wow! Now I really feel old
and (and for those who know me) I’m starting to look it, too! But, YOU try dealing with these YOUNG Fraters
for that long and see how you fair!
All kidding aside, I love our fraternity and have enjoyed my time in its service. Sure there have been challenges
along the way, but the total experience over those years has made me a better person (albeit with a few more gray
hairs!), and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I just hope that I have made a difference to the young men who
have joined our chapter and contributed in some small way into making them better men for a better world.
As BOA chairman, I merely view myself as the one who just keeps things plugging along. I have said in almost
every report that I’ve written for The Omega Omen, that I am truly blessed with the best Board of Advisors one
could ever ask for. In spite of all the things that go on in their lives, the volunteers of the BOA take the time to
support, guide and counsel our collegiate Fraters. But most importantly, they are the ones who do the “heavy
lifting”. I just think I run the meetings, but they are the ones making the efforts and contributions of their
wisdom and knowledge. Sometimes we wonder if the time and effort is appreciated, but we are committed to
our fraternity and our chapter and want it to endure for the long run. After all, this is the fraternity for life.
A relatively recent tool from TKE Headquarters is helping both the active chapter and the BOA. That is the use
of Key Result Areas and Goals (aka: KRA’s). I’m sure most of you are familiar with use of measurements and
“dashboards” that use red, yellow, green to visually show results to a given goal. TKE’s KRA’s cover such areas as:
Initiates (#), Philanthropy ($), Service (hours), Academics (GPA), and Involvement (# in organizations outside of
the fraternity). Our focus in our semester planning meetings with the collegiate Fraters is to review these areas,
the goals for each, their status to them, and their plans for meeting, sustaining, or exceeding the goals.
If you wish to reconnect with our beloved fraternity by being a part of the BOA, please contact me via email at:
[email protected] . The BOA meets four times during the academic year (twice each semester). We meet at
the beginning of each semester at Albion College, (typically on a Sunday afternoon) for our planning meeting;
and again during the semester, at a “central location” (recently in East Lansing at the home of an alumni Frater on
a weeknight evening) for updates and discussion of business related issues.
Yours in the Bond…forever.
I love this fraternity!
Frater Jim Gaus ‘81
Ω 1160
Life Loyal Teke
Chairman,
TKE Omega Chapter
Board of Advisors
TKE Alumni Gathering at Cascare!i’s, Homecoming 2013: Fraters Jim Anderson ‘83,
Jim Gaus ‘81, Wayne Ives ‘83, Chuck Schubert ‘77, Mike “Wiebe” Martin ‘81
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Fraternity Life in the Ω House
By TKE, Omega Chapter Prytanis, Frater Chris Ailstock ‘15, Ω1764
This is a great time to be living in the Omega chapter
house of Tau Kappa Epsilon. We had our elections for
jeweled officers at the end of the fall semester, and as
the new Prytanis I am very confident in all of those
who were elected to the other positions. Frater John
Foresyth ‘16, Ω1784 is our new Epiprytanis -- a
sophomore with lots of promise for further leadership
roles in the house. Frater Jakob Hunter ‘15, Ω1779
is our Crysophylos and keeping our budgetary needs in
line as well. Frater Joshua Engel ‘15, Ω1767 is
Grammateus and Frater Tony Marchello ‘15,
Ω1780 is Hypophetes and both are doing an excellent
job. Frater Max Brosnahan-Lusk ‘15, Ω1765 is
our Histor; Frater Charles Jordan ‘15, Ω1769 is
our Hegemon and he is proud to be educating seven
new member candidates this spring. As the new
Prytanis, I, Chris Ailstock, am very proud of my
executive board. We have big plans to update the
condition of the house, as well as increase the already
large number of actives and alumni involved in the
annual Pig Roast event which took place on March 29,
along with the upcoming Homecoming Open House
next October 4th. The Pig Roast is our annual
philanthropy event for St. Jude’s Children’s
Research Hospital. Last fall, our Homecoming
Open House was a success with many TKE alumni
and friends of the fraternity in attendance. We want to
extend an invitation to even more this coming fall,
because the 2013 open house was truly a blast for the
actives as well as the alumni who attended.
Our chapter actives are heavily involved in many other
campus programs and organizations and we all enjoy
participating in other Greek activities. During the fall
semester, TKE came in Third Place in the Alpha Chi
Omega A-Chi-Roke Karaoke event to raise awareness
about domestic abuse.
We also are proud to announce the last spring we were
victorious for the fourth consecutive year in “Greek
Week” and it couldn’t have been done without help
from the sisters of Kappa Delta. Overall life in the
Omega chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon, is as always
unpredictable at times but through the practicing of
Love, Charity, and Esteem we are able to be gentlemen
at all times and continue to carry on the legacy of our
brothers that came before us.
Frater Ailstock recently
accepted the Albion Co!ege
Inter%aternity Council ‘s
“Chapter Community
Engagement Exce!ence
Award “ on behalf of TKE.
New Sweetheart of TKE
At the recent TKE Red Carnation Ball, Alexandra
Crim ‘15 was officially named the new Sweetheart of
TKE. Alexandra is a member of Alpha Chi
Omega. She is pictured above being serenaded by
the collegiate Fraters of Omega Chapter.
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Omega and Upsilon Tekes Raise Money for St. Jude’s
By Frater Kyle Erdman, Alpha-Gamma Chapter
Communications Specialist, TKE International
Most people were drawn toward the recent Final Four
and major league baseball opening day. Two TKE
chapters in the State of Michigan decided to dedicate
their time towards another cause; raising awareness
and raising money for St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital. The Omega Chapter at Albion College and
the Upsilon Chapter at the University of Michigan
finished the month of March by raising money to save The University of Michigan campus played site to the
Upsilon Tekes who were pushing their bodies to the limit
lives.
for the children of St. Jude. The Wolverine Tekes did
The Omega Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon put
pushups to raise awareness for the Children's hospital; the
together a Pig Roast event that was more than just
chapter did 13,500 pushups symbolizing the 13,500
great food. On March 29th, Fraters and friends feasted children that become diagnosed with pediatric cancer
for a cause and raised $1,141 for St. Jude Children's
each year. Their efforts attracted friends, family, and
Research Hospital. Their efforts remind TKE nation other students to donate to the cause. Upsilon Chapter
that it is never too late to make a difference and
has raised $18,510 for St. Jude and their efforts rank them
dedicate our time for Frater Danny Thomas' dream.
at the top in TKE nation.
“Twenty years ago today, I made a promise to always be guided by the
values of Tau Kappa Epsilon - to treat others with Love, Charity and
Esteem - and to better myself and the world around me in the process.
My life was forever altered by that act. Being a Teke is simply and
inseparably part of who I am. When I reflect on the experiences I've had,
the lessons I've learned and - above all - the people I have met and come
to love because of it, I would not have it any other way.
I am blessed. I am grateful. I am Tau Kappa Epsilon, and I love the
Fraternity.”
--- Frater David Towne ‘97 Ω1485
Omega and Upsilon-Xi Chapter Advisor
Facebook Post -- April 4, 2014
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Road Trip!
The Ives Brothers’ Homecoming
Journey -( Continued from Page 1 )
The Omega house was different, yet
it seemed the same. Next door is
now the college chaplain office! The
first person we met was a faithful
pledge, dutifully putting up the
TKE flag. We were welcomed and
shown around the house. In the
basement, the bar was gone and the
foosball/pool table room locked up,
but there was abundant evidence of
a bash the night before! Different
but the same.
Dawn (the current Omega Chapter
house cook) was busy in the kitchen
and kindly made us breakfast which
was different, especially for
breakfast boy Greg! Since it was
still early, we walked around the
campus and were surprised to see a
little park now blocking East Porter
Street, and a parking lot where the
I-House had once stood! Wayne
visited his geology professors at
Norris and was shown the new
geology labs and classrooms and the
function center that was once the
Harlen Bretz rock garden. Then it
was back to the hotel where we
crashed hard!
Breakfast in the newly renovated
Baldwin Hall dining room the next
morning was swank, and Greg
greeted some familiar folks from his
dish room days. The Keller is now a
dining hall extension -- no longer a
short-order haven with a juke box.
Different but the same.
Back at the TKE House, Wayne
clarified the myths that had grown
up around the origins of the “Girthy
Brothers” (Garth Girthy—where are
you?) and explained the
The 957-mile road trip from Saco, Maine to Albion, Michigan
traditional food fight rules from what
is misty pre-history for today’s
Omega Fraters!
The Homecoming Parade TKE float
wasn’t the flying house landing on a
DePauw Tiger with a tornado circling
on Mad Max that Greg remembered,
but was still the parade’s best entry.
Wayne met up with Fraters Gaus,
Anderson, Martin, Emerson,
Schubert and AXΩ alumna Cyndy
Cleveland ’83, for pizza and beer at
Cascarelli’s before heading to the
Class of ’83 reunion at Schuler’s in
Marshall.
We found that Epworth Hall is now
gone and the sheets promoting
campus events are now hung on a
ground-level fence (really?). And,
now there are rules for painting “the
rock” and for fraternity parties. Now, we’re not saying to break any
rules...!!
The TKE Fraters made good use of
the chapter house’s barbeque pit for
lunch and we compared stories of our
glory days with a Class of ’73 Frater
and his wife, and then roamed the
campus and were treated to tailgating
hospitality by spouses of professors
Cliff (Chemistry) and Karen
(Communications). At the stadium
we watched the Briton football team
triumph and one of our collegiate
Fraters in the marching band play on
a beautiful fall afternoon. At twilight,
Wayne visited professor emeritus
Larry and Jean Taylor at their home
for the annual party for geology
students and alums. Greg joined his roommate and
Fraters Matt Reineke ’88 and
William Lefevre ‘88, along with
TKE Little Sisters Cyndi Larkin
and Nancy Reed at Cascarelli’s for
the Class of ‘88 reunion.
After the dinner, Wayne and a few
‘83 classmates headed back to
Cascarelli’s where the brothers
watched the Tigers beat the Red Sox
in a 1-0 pitching duel. Though the
Sox lost the game, the rest of the
playoffs went well for the BoSox!
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Road Trip!
The Ives Brothers’ Homecoming Journey -(Continued from Page 6)
On our final day in Albion, we finally got around
to venturing over to the legendary Lopez Taco
House. Sadly, we found that it’s not open on
Sundays -- another reason to road trip back! We then took one last nostalgic drive around
campus, remembering dark beer parties at the
Goodrich Club... memories of the Fiske House
girls... then once more around the Quad and past
Wesley Hall, and finally the TKE house. Then,
without fanfare we headed home to Maine.
Fraters Wayne “Razegast Girthy” Ives ‘83, Ω 1161 and
Greg “Givesman” Ives ‘88, Ω 1280 at the TKE House
fo!owing their road trip %om Saco, Maine to Albion, Michigan.
Although the weather was beautiful in Albion,
we found ourselves once again driving through
rain when we got to Cleveland. Stopped at
White Castle for some sliders (since we don’t
have them in New England!), then took the NY
Thruway, followed by a trek through the Green
Mountains in the dark over the windy roads of
Vermont. We finally arrived home at the crack
of dawn after a great trip!
NETWORK WITH TKE AND STAY CONNECTED
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IMPORTANT DATES: 2014
ALBION COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT:
Saturday, May 10, 2014
CHAPTER HOUSE SUMMER CLEAN UP DAY: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Tentatively planned for late August 2014: Volunteers needed for interior painting, house clean up and yard work.
Watch for details on our Omega TKE Alumni Facebook.
ALBION COLLEGE HOMECOMING:
Saturday, October 4, 2014
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Frater Lomas Honored at
TKE Nation’s ‘Better Men For
A Better World’ Courtyard
During his presidency, Frater Lomas (le() was a
familiar face on the Albion campus. In this 1981 photo
he is greeting Omega Fraters Robinson, Chavel, Gregory
and Martin.
On November 16, 2013 more than 100 Fraters, friends and family gathered to dedicate the Better Men
for a Better World Courtyard at the Offices of the Grand Chapter in Indianapolis, IN. The purpose of the
courtyard is to create a visible representation of TKE Nation, one that honors our hallowed values of Love, Charity
and Esteem. The thoughtfully designed space includes significant symbols such as three pillars, a triangle-shaped
fountain, and statue of Apollo. Frater Bernard T. Lomas ‘46, Ω287,
president of Albion College from
1970-1983, has been honored by the Omega Chapter Alumni Association with an inscribed brick in the courtyard.
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Frater Schauer Running
for Michigan Governor
By Frater Justin Vanblaricom ‘16
Ω1786
Omega TKE alumnus Frater Mark
Schauer ‘84 Ω1188 is currently a
candidate in the upcoming 2014
Michigan gubernatorial election. Frater
Schauer is running against incumbent
Governor Rick Snyder. Frater Schauer is
no stranger to Michigan politics. He
served in the Michigan House of
Representatives representing Michigan's
62nd district from 1997-2003. He also
served in the Michigan Senate from
2003-2009. Most recently he
represented Michigan's 7th District in
the US Congress from 2008-2010.
During his term, Frater Schauer
supported the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act and the repeal of
Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
“ There’s no question Michigan is a great state to live, work,
and raise a family. But I believe it can be a greater one.”
-- Frater Mark Schauer ‘84
From the Ω Chapter
Archives...
Gloria...The “Heart of the House”
Gloria Forchione was a 60-year old widow from Bemidgi, MN when she
became the Omega Chapter house cook in the late 1970’s. When she
retired in 1982, the Tekes honored her with a special appreciation dinner,
and her experiences as our house cook were featured in a Battle Creek
Enquirer article. Pictured above with Gloria are Frater Scott Orr ‘83
and Frater Mark Schauer ‘84. Gloria was the “heart of the house”
during those years and she fondly referred to “her boys” at TKE as her
second family. She was the best fraternity house cook on campus and her
famous Bid Dinner speeches were great for Rush!
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Love, Charity and Esteem in Daily Living
Frater Kribs Shares Views on TKE Values and Summer Job Experiences
With Habitat for Humanity
When I joined TKE, I can say with absolute certainty
that I did not grasp the importance of our trinity of
values - love, charity, and esteem - nor did I know how
integral the three would be in my life in the coming
years. I still cannot claim that I know even half of how
our values will shape my future, but I can say with
utmost confidence that they have forever made a mark
on the measure of the man I am becoming.
Frater Zach Kribs ‘15, Albion Co!ege Student Senate president,
welcoming incoming %eshmen -- Goodrich Chapel, 2013.
I don’t want this to be another lengthy diatribe about
the benefit of the values our fraternity bequeaths
upon us post-graduation. All of us have read enough of
that literature before (and probably post) graduation
to last us a lifetime. What I do want to communicate
is how exactly these values have been made as real to
me in the past few months as Dawn Morgan (our
house cook) swearing in the kitchen, or my roommate
keeping his beer stein on the bathroom counter!
Often, the only times we mention our values are when
things aren’t going according to plan, when we need to
have a “come to Jesus” talk (as my mother so fondly
called them) with the chapter. Other times, we find
ourselves gradually doing and saying things that are
reflective of the three virtues, but we usually can’t
remember explicitly ever deciding to act in a such a
manner. This is not a bad thing, if anything, I
would think it evidence that our values are
becoming reflexive. But this past summer, I
decided to make a conscious effort to live in a
manner in accordance to love, charity, and esteem.
A few short weeks before the end of the last school
year, I had two job offers. The first was a solid
summer campus job. It paid well, was in a familiar
environment, and most of all, was secure. The
second, was an offer from Habitat for Humanity of
the Grand Traverse Region. There, five hours from
any family, I would be doing work in marketing and
communications, a field I had never had any formal
training in. I didn’t even have a place to stay. I was
faced with a fairly frightening decision: take the
secure job where I knew I would have a good
summer’s pay, or go work in a place where the only
thing secure was the hope in my mind that I could
make a difference in some other person’s life. I
chose the second.
Traverse City is not a horrible place to spend a
summer. With a growing population of young
professionals, TC is quickly staking a name as a
vibrant community with a commitment to the arts
and palate for some extraordinary eats. But despite
all the economic wealth in the city, there is large,
and by some numbers growing, population of
individuals that are disadvantaged. Immediately
crossing the city limits, one finds that Traverse City
is an island of wealth surrounded by some of the
poorest communities in Michigan. Like Habitat
organizations around the state, Habitat for
Humanity - Grand Traverse Region (HFH-GTR)
seeks to provide a hand up to these individuals,
offering them a low cost, decent space to live so
that they can begin to turn their life around.
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Love, Charity and Esteem in Daily Living -(Continued from Page 10)
In true Traverse City fashion, HFH-GTR decided
that just offering housing for those in need was not
good enough. That’s when they decided to build
homes that were not only cost-effective in terms of
the mortgage, but also in maintenance costs. They
embarked on a pledge to build homes for ten families
that would have a net-zero energy cost, meaning that
they would produce renewably as much energy onsite
as they consumed. This translates to a homeowner
energy bill of $0 annually. Or at least very close to it.
For families who cannot afford a marketplace
mortgage, freeing them from energy costs gives them
an opportunity for saving as much as half a million
dollars over the course of a 30-year mortgage.
During my summer with Habitat, my official title
was Marketing Outreach Intern, though anyone who
has worked for a small company knows that you do a
lot more than the signature on the bottom of your
email suggests. This was certainly true with my
experience. I did everything from sit in a dunk tank
to plan events. One of my favorite experiences
during the summer was a small crowd-funded capital
campaign I directed that raised $25,000 in the span
of a week.
The most meaningful part of the summer, however,
was not the dollar amount we raised ($120,000), but
the fact we were able to give a home and hope to a
family in need. Because of the effort of everyone who
pitched in during my three months, we were able to
move a mother and her two daughters from a moldfilled basement into an energy independent home.
A newcomer to the TC area, I was also shown love,
charity, and esteem. Three families, one of them of
Frater Chuck Judson, ‘73, housed me for the entire
summer. They were more than hospitable to me,
adopting me into their families as well as their
community.
Fraters of Omega, thank you so much for adopting me
into this brotherhood. I am grateful for the
opportunity to live by love, charity and esteem in my
daily life.
Yours in the bond,
Frater Zach Kribs ‘15 Ω1771
(In addition to serving as Student Senate president, Frater
Kribs is active in many campus programs including: Gerald
R. Ford Institute for Leadership in Public Policy and Service;
Prentiss M. Brown Honors Program; Concertmaster,
Symphony Orchestra; Albion Student Ambassadors; The
Bridge Interfaith Advisory Council; and served as Omega
Chapter Epiprytanis. He was also the recipient of the
Wi!iam C. Prout, Jr. Scholarship and the Dr. John L.
Seaton Scholarship, awarded by Omega Chapter in 2013.)
Albion College Prepares for
New President
Albion College will be celebrating the inauguration
of Dr. Mauri Ditzler on Friday, September 12th at
2 p.m. The event will take place on the Campus
Quadrangle to welcome Dr. Ditzler to the Albion
College Community. Let’s give Dr. Ditzler a big
TKE welcome to Albion College! Io Triumphe!
In Memoriam
The following alumni Fraters of Omega Chapter entered the
Chapter Eternal in 2013: J. Richard DeVinney ‘58 on
April 20, 2013; longtime Albion College coach and physical
education professor Elkin Isaac ‘48 on August 13, 2013; and Larry
Elkins ‘60 on September 5, 2013.
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THE ALUMNI NEWSLETTER OF TAU KAPPA EPSILON, OMEGA CHAPTER
TKE/Ω: Better Men for a Better World
Collegiate Fraters of TKE, Omega Chapter with TKE Sweethearts past & present, at
the recent Red Carnation Ball held in Toronto, Ontario.
(Photos courtesy of Rebecca Bouldrey ‘14, Kappa Delta)
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