Delta Upsilon Beacon

Lehigh University Chapter Volume 5, Issue 1 June 2015

Initiation

Photos

Inside!

Greetings Brothers!

With the Spring semester now behind us, I am pleased to share with you the latest installment of the

DU Lehigh Newsletter. This semester was packed full of brotherhood, philanthropy, and community service

events, as well as formal recruitment, the formidable accreditation process, and DU International

headquarters sponsored leadership conferences. I am pleased to announce that our chapter has grown

considerably and has accomplished a wide variety of feats over the past few months. Most notably, we

organized a charity walk designed to benefit the Huntington's Disease Society of America to stand in

solidarity with a brother who very recently lost his father to the disease. We also had a very successful

recruitment process this semester. Further, we worked tirelessly to improve relations within both the Greek

and university communities. Lastly, some of our biggest highlights this semester came from our commitment

to fostering a diverse community on campus. We held several signature events, one of which was called

Courageous Conversations, which brought many different individuals together to

discuss typically taboo topics. Overall, this semester was a busy but exciting one

and next year we hope to continue on the path of improvement, goal achieving and

brotherly bonding that we've been traversing.

Sincerely,

Ricky Johnson

2

Tyler Sloan ’16, Sam

Terry Hart ’68 with son, Ryan

Honoring Terry Hart ’68

Excerpt from Chad Paul’s remarks:

“Terry, there is no gift we can give

you to recognize your many

accomplishments or the

extraordinary service you have given

to your country, your University,

and your fraternity. We do,

however, want to present you with

this small token of our appreciation,

the Lehigh Golden Delta Alumnus

Award. It is given with the hope

that, when you see sunlight

reflecting from its crystal, you’ll

think of your shuttle mission, as well

as the richness your association with

Delta Upsilon has brought to your

life, your family, and also to the lives

of all our Lehigh DU brothers.

Thank you, Terry!”

Chad Paul ’76, Terry Hart ’68 and

Mark Parseghian ’49

3

Robert Cassimore - Dingmans Ferry, PA

Jordan Gifford – Hamden, CT

Andrew Grofe – Boyertown, PA

Cameron Healey – Colmar, PA

Benedict Kim – Bronx, NY

Daniel Moncada – Staten Island, NY

Charles Mulrooney – Westfield, NJ

Tristan Seton –Washington, DC

Mark Shterk – Cos Cob, CT

Sahib Singh – Warren, NJ

Chris Wong – Hong Kong

Welcome New Brothers!

Congratulations to our

Graduating Seniors!

Alexander Buford – New York, NY

Michael Carboni – West Babylon, NY

Tyler Coyle – Parkesburg, PA

Jake Hershner - Denver, CO

Jonathan Jean-Pierre – Brooklyn, NY

Hayao Joji – Tokyo, Japan

Vineet Krishnan - Horsham, PA

James Li Sooey - Westfield, NJ

Nick Marcello - Merrick, NY

Brian Morales – Wallington, NJ

Kyle Moore – Pottstown, PA

Matt Nadler – Marlboro, NJ

Wenner Nunes – Kearny, NJ

Georges Petitpas – Redmond, WA

Chris Piper – Cliffside Park, NJ

Trevor Starer - Tenafly, NJ

Chris Szilagyi – Hellertown, PA

AJ Visconti – Fort Monmouth, NJ

Billy Ziegler - Orlando, FL

We will miss you!

Delta Upsilon Brothers at

Spring 2015

Initiation Ceremony

4

Spring Recruitment

This past year, Lehigh changed their

recruitment policy with a focus on reducing

the number of recruitment events that center

solely around alcohol. The first week of

recruitment was completely dry and each

fraternity was required to host at least two

recruitment events that were open to all

potential new members. Delta Upsilon held a

FIFA video game tournament and an open

gym at Grace Hall. We ended up having the

highest attendance for any open recruitment

event when we held the open gym and our

combined open attendance was just 2 people

short of the highest for any Greek

organization at Lehigh. In recognition for our

strong turnout, we were awarded a gift card

from the Office of Fraternity and Sorority

Affairs and received public recognition at the

weekly Inter-Fraternity Council meeting.

Below brothers and potential new members

are engaged in the FIFA tournament in the

Parlor room with the semifinals being played

at the same time.

Ricky Johnson: IFC

Outstanding Man of the Year

President Ricky Johnson has

worked hard since taking over the

Presidency in January. He has helped

orchestrate numerous events

throughout the semester, as well as

getting the entire fraternity more

engaged in the community and

attending more events on campus. In

recognition of all his accomplishments

this past semester, as well as his hard

work as philanthropy chair in the fall

semester, Ricky was awarded the IFC

Outstanding Man of the Year award.

Ricky said he is grateful for the

recognition but maintains that there is

still a lot more he would like to

accomplish before his presidency

ends. Ricky is pictured below with his

award.

5

Huntington’s Disease Charity Walk

At the end of February,

Delta Upsilon hosted a

charity walk to raise

money for Huntington’s

disease. Kyle Moore lost

his father to the disease

this past fall. There is

currently no cure for

Huntington’s and Kyle

and his siblings have a

50% chance of inheriting

the disease. He teamed up

with the Lehigh

Interfraternity Council,

Panhellenic Council, and

Multicultural Greek

Council and were inspired

by a strong turnout on

what was the coldest day

of the year to date. We

successfully raised over

$3,700 for Huntington’s

disease, which was

donated to the

Huntington’s Disease

Society of America. We

are very proud of the

impressive turnout of our

fellow Lehigh students in

support of Kyle, and the

walk was a truly moving

experience.

6

DU Regional Leadership Academy

Philadelphia, PA

Presidents’ Academy

Indianapolis, IN

The Presidents’ Academy is one of many

leadership education programs provided by Delta

Upsilon International Fraternity. It focuses on

preparing incoming chapter presidents for their role in

the fraternity and the challenges that they are likely to

face. It emphasizes values-based leadership to foster

change within a given chapter.

The most valuable lessons President Ricky

Johnson learned at the January program had to do

with increasing membership motivation and a focus

on Building Better Men. “We started by considering

what inspired each of us as presidents to believe in the

mission and values of Delta Upsilon. We then

identified areas of strength and weakness within our

respective chapters and considered how we could

apply personal understanding of those values to

making improvements in chapter culture.”

Upon returning to Lehigh, President Johnson held a

chapter meeting to discuss some of what he had

learned from the program and how he intended to

apply it as our new chapter President.

Designed for chapter officers,

emerging leaders, and advisors, the

Regional Leadership Academy

(RLA) provided our seven attendees

with the opportunity to develop

leadership skills and engage in

specific training. At our Northeast

RLA, which was held in February,

approximately 15 DU chapters and

colonies from the Northeast region

participated to better themselves and

their fraternity chapters as a whole.

Throughout the weekend, we

attended a number of different

breakout sessions on various topics,

including those focused on

recruitment, loss prevention, and

managing conflict. The culmination

of the weekend was the creation of

our chapter’s plan to promote more

engagement within the house and to

give off-campus brothers a reason to

come up to the house more often. It

was then shared with the rest of the

brotherhood at a chapter meeting and

we have been very successful in our

house team implementation.

Tyler Sloan ’16, Sam Freedman ’17, Dave Remnek ’16,

Ricky Johnson ’16, James Michal ’17, Zach Wilson ’17 and

Connor Boyle ’16 proudly represent Lehigh at RLA

7

Diversity Talk and Police Conversation

Left: Brothers pose with

Officer Drew Devery who

came to talk to us about

various policies as well as the

building of a new police station

across from Rauch Business

Center. He also came with gifts

in the form of sunglasses that

many brothers can be seen

wearing in the picture.

Below: One of the biggest accomplishments Delta Upsilon had this semester was being the first

fraternity at Lehigh to engage in conversations on diversity and inclusion. We partnered with the

Black Student Union in hosting the Diversity Talk and, based on the success of the initial talk, we

held a second conversation on sexual orientation and diversity that was opened to more of the Lehigh

community. The circle below is made up of students engaged in conversation after watching a

documentary. Brother Jonathan Jean-Pierre was instrumental in organizing these two events.

8

A Fun and Active Semester

Top left: Brother Min Sung Cho chats with a

friend while taking part in Relay for Life. Top

right: Brothers and potential new members

pose after an exciting and competitive go-

karting session. Middle right: Seniors in their

DU apparel. Bottom right: Brothers enjoy

some time at the driving range.

9

2015

Undergraduate

Officers:

President

Ricky Johnson ‘16

Rgj216@lehigh.edu

VP – External Relations

Tyler Sloan ‘16

Tas315@lehigh.edu

VP – Academic Excellence

Nate Grayuski ‘16

VP – Administration

David Remnek ‘16

VP – Finance

James Michal ‘17

VP – Loss Prevention

Connor Boyle ‘16

VP – Member Education

Zach Wilson ‘17

VP – Recruitment

Sam Freedman ‘17

Alumni Advisor

Chad Paul ‘76

cpaul@nep.benfranklin.org

Editor’s Note

This newsletter serves to update our DU family on the events and

activities of the current brothers. Thank you for taking the time to read and

recall undergraduate memories.

We invite you to connect with both current brothers and DU Lehigh

alumni on LinkedIn:

“Delta Upsilon – Lehigh Chapter”

https://goo.gl/yJTFSA

Please think of a DU brother for any mentoring, internship or career

opportunities. Brothers have also helped each other with short-term work

projects, relocation advice, and general career insight.

Also, please contact us when you plan to visit campus so we can

arrange access and give you a hearty welcome and tour of our still beautiful

Chapter House. We would love to see you!

Lehigh has implemented key card access to all residential buildings

on campus, including Delta Upsilon. Please contact Ricky Johnson, Chad

Paul or myself at the email addresses listed on this page. Chad’s cell phone

number is (610) 392-8888.

I hope that you have enjoyed this edition of the Delta Upsilon Beacon.

As always, thank you so much for all your support!

Tyler Sloan ‘16

VP – External Relations

10

Delta Upsilon Lehigh Chapter

Dear Brothers,

Greetings from South Mountain! As you have read in this newsletter, our Lehigh DU chapter continues to grow, excel,

and prosper. I want to congratulate all our undergraduates for achieving the highest cumulative average among

fraternities last fall, while at the same time serving the community, supporting charities, building a strong brotherhood,

AND having fun!

Incredibly, 2016 will mark the Fiftieth Anniversary of the dedication of our current chapter house. (The original house,

built in 1885, was the first fraternity house on the Lehigh campus.) Our tentative plans call for a celebration event in the

fall of 2016, so I’d appreciate it if brothers who are willing to work on that committee would let me know as soon as

possible. I would truly appreciate any help you can provide.

To prepare for lots of alumni visitors, and in keeping with our traditions, it’s time for those once-per-decade renewal

projects, some of which are already underway this summer. Your continued support of our efforts in maintaining Delta

Upsilon’s chapter in good condition are truly appreciated. Please make checks payable to Lehigh, but mail them to me at

the address below. Contributions are tax deductible and count toward Asa Packer pledges and giving levels.

Lastly, thank you to all the Brothers who sent me their 11 x 14 composites for the missing years I listed in our last

newsletter. We are still missing 1967, 1969, 1989, 1994, and 2000. Please look through your Lehigh DU “archives” if

you lived in the house during those years and forward any composites to me. We’ll have them copied and returned to

you, along with a DU “Thank You” gift! If you happen to have an actual DU framed composite in your basement, attic,

garage, or elsewhere, we would be most grateful for its return, no questions asked! Our goal is to have a photo of every

class, all the way back to 1885, on display at our 2016 celebration. Please help us achieve that goal!

Best wishes to all of you for a relaxing, enjoyable summer!

Best Regards,

Chad Paul ‘76

116 Research Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015 610-392-8888 cpaul@nep.benfranklin.org

P.S. Just a personal note to let you all know that Mark Parseghian had a series of mini-strokes about 6 weeks ago. He has

moved from the hospital to Moravian Village for rehab and physical therapy. Gretchen says he’s doing well and expects

to be home by July 1.