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Spring/Summer 2014

Important Dates

Fall Semester: Aug 25th – Dec 18th 2014

Rush week: Sep 1st – Sep 5th 2014

Chi Phi Alumni Weekend: Oct 24th –

Oct 26th 2014

Homecoming: Oct 24th – Oct 26th 2014

Mid Semester Break: Oct 15th – Oct

19th 2014

Thanksgiving Break: Nov 22nd – Nov

30th 2014

I-Week: Nov 30th — Dec 6th 2014

Truth, Honor, and Personal Integrity

In This Issue

Page From the Editors 02 Alpha Report (State of the Chapter) 03 Alumni Committee Update 04 Alpha-Chi Alumni Weekend 2014 Overview 05 Graduation 2014 06 Senior Biographies 2014 07 Flashback to the ’00s - Chi Phi/Kappa Kappa Gamma

Easter Egg Hunt 10

New Member Education Review 11 Alpha-Chi in OWU News 12 Alpha-Chi in the News 16 Alpha-Chi Alumni Interviews 18 Active Alpha-Chi Brothers 23 Spring 2014 Pledge Class 25 2012 - 2013 Composite 26 Spring 2014 Committees 27 Spring 2014 Room Assignments 30 Chapter Eternal 31 Announcements 32 Scholarships and Recognition 34 Spring 2014 Academics and Statistics 34

Contact Information 35 Alpha-Chi Alumni Committee Members 36

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From the Editors

Brothers, it is our pleasure to bring you the

Spring/Summer 2014 version of the Acorn.

Another exciting academic year has drawn to a

close, and the Actives have been involved in

many interesting and exciting activities. The

Kappa Karaoke, Aaron Riley ’11 Memorial

Chili Cookoff, and return of the Brotherhood

retreat are just some of the fun highlights of

this semester.

In what has now become a tradition in our

spring edition, we send off the current gradu-

ates with individual biographies of each senior.

As they enter post-college life, we hope the

Brothers reading this can tap into their net-

works and offer any guidance they might have

for the new graduates.

We’d also like to recognize Anthony Peddle ’14,

for his courage during the incident at the Oaks

this past Spring. While it came as a shock to

many in learning an intruder broke into the

house, we are glad that Brother Peddle ’14 has

made a full recovery. Brothers near and far,

active and alumni, all came together in support

after learning of the incident – the Brother-

hood is strong.

- The Editors

Devinda Hiripitiyage ’10

Graphic Designer

William Heistand ’10

Manager

Kit Faiella ’11

Editor

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Alpha Report (State of the Chapter)

TJ Clark ‘15

The Spring 2014 semester has been an active

and rewarding one for the Alpha-Chi Chapter,

and one in which we have succeeded in many

ways. In philanthropy, the annual Aaron G. Ri-

ley ’11 Chili Cookoff raised almost $1750 to

benefit the Aaron Gregory Riley '11 Memorial

Scholarship, founded three years ago. Further-

more, Chi Phi's have triumphed in finishing

strong with the Spirit Award in Greek Week,

first place in Delta Tau Delta's Capture for the

Cure, and second place (and crowd favorite)

performing a sultry rendition of "Everybody

(Backstreet's Back)" by the Backstreet Boys at

Kappa Kappa Gamma's Kappa Karaoke. In re-

cruitment, we are glad to welcome 10 new

Brothers into our fraternity, Wyatt Hall '17,

Truman Haycock '17, Reginald Hemphill '17,

Hayden Knisley '17, Dane Poppe '17, Kevin

Rossi '17, Jake Simpson '17, Viesulas Sliupas

'17, Evan Snapp '17, and Victor Soder '17. We

look forward to their contributions to add to the

strength and integrity of Alpha-Chi.

We have also just completed a new brotherhood

event where we camped out for a night, courte-

sy of Brother Hall's ’17 grandparents. Festivi-

ties and late-night bonfire singing were had.

The brotherhood is looking forward to a pros-

perous future, and seeing what we can accom-

plish as a brotherhood, and to further our ever-

lasting bond. We also thank the Alpha-Chi

Alumni for their ongoing contributions and

dedication towards the fraternity, and we look

forward to building a deeper connection with

those who have helped us reach the stage that

we are at. And with that, it has been another

favorable and renewing year at the Alpha-Chi

Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity.

Please visit our newly launched webpage:

http://owuchiphi.weebly.com/

Alpha TJ Clark ’15


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Alumni Committee Update Greg Mack ‘02

The Alpha-Chi Alumni Committee would like

to welcome two new members: Rich Karban ’14

and Anthony Lamoureux ’14. These two recent

graduates join the rest of us (Greg Mack '02,

Aaron Palmore '06, Brian Marion ’08, Will

Heistand '10, Kit Faiella '11, Mike Brockfield

'03, Macauley O'Connor '13, Paul Kline ’13) in

our mission to foster Alpha-Chi’s alumni com-

munity and connect with the Active Chapter.

The next Alpha-Chi Alumni Weekend will

again be held in conjunction with Ohio Wesley-

an’s Homecoming. The dates Homecoming this

year are October 24th - October 26th 2014. We

look forward to seeing you all again this year

for fun and Brotherhood festivities.

The Alumni Committee has been in contact

with members of the OWU administration re-

garding the Student Housing Master Plan,

which will be addressing much-needed renova-

tions of the fraternity houses including The

Oaks. We have established a dialogue with rel-

evant members of the administration and are

looking forward to providing insight and input

through the years-long process. We will be up-

dating you as these events progress.

The Alpha-Chi Alumni Committee would also

like to acknowledge those who have already do-

nated to the new Alpha-Chi Alumni Fund. As a

reminder, these funds will support the activi-

ties of the Alpha-Chi Alumni Association, in-

cluding the Alpha-Chi Alumni Weekends and

other endeavors that benefit the Alpha-Chi

Alumni and the Active Chapter. Some of these

donations have already been put to use, and we

will report that to you once we have the fin-

ished products. Here are the donors thus far:

Shields Abernathy ‘73

Robert Casey ‘66

Ron Danielson ‘66

Dustin Green ‘12

Kirk Hornbeck ‘68

Dana Jackson ‘69

Michael Manner ‘05

Brian Marion ‘08

Corey Strinka ‘08

C David Wright III ‘76

You can join their ranks and help grow the Al-

pha-Chi Alumni Fund! Any amount is welcome.

There are two ways you can donate:

1. This PayPal link

2. A check.

If paying by check, please include the

following with your donation:

Name and graduating year

Email address

Please make the check payable to “Alpha-Chi

Alumni Association” and mail it to:

Alpha-Chi Alumni Association, The Oaks, 216

N. Franklin St., Delaware, OH 43015.

Greg Mack ’02

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Alpha-Chi Alumni Weekend 2013 Overview

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Graduation 2014 The One Hundred and Seventieth Com-

mencement

Date: 11th May 2014

Keynote speaker: Stephen Ollendorff.-

Attorney and founder of the Ollendorff Cen-

ter for Human and Religious Understand-

ing

Graduating Class: 390 Graduates

Summa Cum Laude: 20

Magna Cum Laude: 33

Cum Laude: 65

Awards:

Paula White, Professor of Education,

received the Bishop Herbert Welch Meri-

torious Teaching Award

Ashley Biser, Assistant Professor of Pol-

itics and Government, was presented the

Sherwood Dodge Shankland Award for

the Encouragement of Teaching

David Caplan, Professor of English, re-

ceived the Welch Award for Scholarly or

Artistic Achievement

Joseph Musser, Professor of English,

was awarded the Daniel E. Anderson

Award and the Adam Poe Medal

Jed Burtt, Professor of Zoology, was

awarded the Adam Poe Medal

David Hickcox, Professor of Geology-

Geography, was awarded the Adam

Poe Medal

Chi Phi Graduates:

Sean Anthony ‘14

Max Bruch ‘14

T.J. Dasch ‘14

Rich Karban ‘14

Anthony Lamoureux ‘14

Paul O’Loughlin ‘14

Anthony Peddle ‘14

Erik Poicon ‘14

Stephen Ollendorff

Paula White

Ashley Biser

David Caplan

Joeseph Musser

Jed Burtt

David Hickcox

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Senior Biographies 2014 As we reflect on this past year, we want to recognize those who are preparing to move into the

next phase of their lives. We asked the recent graduates (1) where they are going to be, (2) what

they are planning to do post-graduation, and (3) also reflect on where they see themselves in the

next three to five years. Congrats Seniors 2014!

- The Acorn Staff

Sean Anthony ‘14

1. I have no idea where I'm living, proba-

bly Lewis Center, OH.

2. I am going to be doing research and

gaining experience at several zoos in the

area and across the nation so that I can

apply to vet school.

3. In 3-5 years, I will be in vet school, pur-

suing a combined degree program for a

PhD/DVM. The PhD in neurochemistry or

biochemistry.

Max Bruch ‘14

1. Living question is hard because

there's like a pretty good chance I'm liv-

ing in either Washington D.C or Char-

lotte, NC and a tiny chance I'll remain in

the Greater Columbus, OH area.

2. I am moving with my fiancé for his

work and finding a job where we go most

likely in hospitality or state healthcare.

3. 3-5 years see myself switching to a job

which will be more career-oriented most

likely in a hospital or in a healthcare ar-

ea perhaps considering by then going

back to graduate school.

Do you have any suggestions to make the Acorn better?

Email Us with your ideas to alphachialumniassocia-

[email protected]

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T.J. Dasch ‘14

1. Kansas City, MO.

2. I don’t know.

3. I haven’t planned that far.

Rich Karban ‘14

1. I am not sure where I will be living

long term but I will be in Martha's Vine-

yard, MA for the summer.

2. Teaching tennis at Mattakesett Ten-

nis Club for the third year in a row.

3. In 3-5 years I see myself living on the

east coast working in finance, business,

or sales.


1. Hopefully I will be living in New York

City, NY or in the Columbus, OH area.

2. Hoping to work for City Year or at a

post-graduate internship at OWU.

3. Either attending graduate school for my

masters in higher education or working

with at-risk youth in New York City, NY.

Paul O’Loughlin ‘14

1. Somewhere warm.

2. Working at a bank or financial firm.

3. Working in the Cayman Islands,

working by day and sipping mojitos by

night.

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1. In the Greater Columbus, OH area, like-

ly near Lewis Center, OH.

2. There are a few options, and the most

realistic opportunity is to be teaching lo-

cally.

3. Pursuing a graduate degree whilst

teaching at the elementary level.

Erik Poicon ‘14

1. Work for either an NGO or a paid in-

ternship with a senator.

2. Hopefully Washington D.C. or Califor-

nia.

3. Either traveling or continuing with a

political career. Possibly continuing with

NGOs or a career in philanthropy.

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Flashback to the 00’s - Chi Phi/Kappa Kappa Gamma

Easter Egg Hunt Gretchen Croll (Kappa Kappa Gamma ’10)

I don’t think I ever expected to be dressed in a

bunny costume that was roughly 3 sizes too

large in my life, but that’s what happened

when I joined the sisterhood of Kappa Kappa

Gamma.

Each year, on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan

University, the brothers of Chi Phi and the sis-

ters of Kappa Kappa Gamma hosted the Easter

Egg Hunt for the children of faculty and staff

members of the University. And each year, one

of the sisters dressed up in the bunny costume

and played the part for the little ones who at-

tended the hunt. It became a sort of “family

tradition” for my sorority family.

The Easter Egg Hunt was always a special

event for me, one that I really enjoyed doing

while I was a student at OWU. I felt that this

event was a special philanthropy event because

it directly impacted not only the Delaware,

Ohio community, but it was a tradition for

many of the faculty and staff’s families. Many

of the children who attended remembered at-

tending egg hunts from years past and would

point out my older sisters and remark that “she

was the bunny last year” and how much they

enjoyed looking for candy. Having that connec-

tion with professors and other staff members of

the university is something that is hard to find

at larger universities and is a part of Greek life

that has continued to be an enduring impact of

my time as a Greek member at a small Mid-

western liberal arts college.

The egg hunt was also fun because I got to in-

teract in an enjoyable way with some of my

closest friends at Ohio Wesleyan, which hap-

pened to be many of the brothers of Chi Phi.

The dedication they showed to putting on this

event for the young ones of Delaware—even

when, at times, there wasn’t a great deal of en-

thusiasm for the event—showing the commit-

ment with which they exhibited the values of

the fraternity; truth, honor, and personal in-

tegrity. Values they exhibited in all of my in-

teractions with them, and values that have

made them some of my closest friends to this

day and men I am proud to know.

So, though many may view pictures of them-

selves wearing a too large bunny costume with

embarrassment, when I see those photos now, I

see them and feel proud and honored. I re-

member serving the Delaware community, the

OWU community, and spending time with my

sisters and the ever dignified brothers of Chi

Phi.

Gretchen Croll (Kappa Kappa Gamma‘10)

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New Member Education Review

Hugh L. Nichols 1888 was born March 25,

1865 at New Richmond, Clermont County,

Ohio from parents of Scotch-Irish descent. He

was educated in the public schools of Batavia,

Ohio, and at the Ohio Wesleyan University in

Delaware, Ohio, where he was a member of

the Chi Phi Fraternity and the Cincinnati

Law School. He was admitted to the bar in

1886.

In the Autumn of 1897, Nichols 1888 was

elected to the Ohio State Senate to represent

the 2nd and 4th Districts, (Butler, Warren,

Clermont, and Brown County, Ohio), for the

73rd General Assembly, 1898-1899. In the

1898 election, he was nominated by the Demo-

crats for a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court,

but lost to Republican William T. Spear. He

was a delegate to the 1900 Democratic Nation-

al Convention, and was Chairman of the Dem-

ocratic State Executive Committee, where he

managed the successful campaign of Governor

Harmon.

In 1911, Lieutenant Governor Atlee Pomerene

was elected to the United States Senate and

resigned. Governor Harmon appointed Nichols

1888 to fill the vacancy, and he was re-elected

in 1912.

Nichols 1888 was appointed September 22,

1913 to the new position of Chief Justice of the

Ohio Supreme Court by Governor Cox, and

elected to a full six-year term in 1914, serving

until the end of 1920. He lost re-election in

1920.

After defeat in 1920, Nichols 1888 founded the

Cincinnati firm Nichols, Wood, Marx and

Ginter, where he was senior partner until his

death.

In 1922, Nichols 1888 was appointed chair-

man of the U. S. Grant Memorial Centenary

Association, which directed the restoration of

the Grant Birthplace in Point Pleasant, Ohio,

and directed the state to acquire it.

On October 19, 1942, Nichols 1888 was admit-

ted to Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati with a

fractured vertebra. He died there of a coro-

nary thrombosis December 29, 1942, and was

buried in Batavia Union Cemetery. He had an

adopted daughter, Amy House Nichols, who

preceded him in death.

Hugh Nichols 1888

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Alpha-Chi in OWU News Alumni Happenings: Andrew Tuchow ‘13

Courtesy of Ohio Wesleyan Magazine

Andrew Tuchow ‘13 is opening a food truck

called Kinetic in Spring 2014. Located in Co-

lumbus, Ohio, the food truck will focus on local-

ism, nutrition, and modern health living. An-

drew ’13 and his co-founder plan to use Kick-

starter campaign to help fund the start-up

company; more information can be found at

www.kineticfoodtruck.com.

Paul Janowicz ‘08

Kinetic Food Truck run by Andrew Tuchow ‘13

Alumni Happenings: Amze Emmons ‘96


Amze Emmons ‘96 - A multi-disciplinary artist,

was featured in artNOW: Philadelphia, a seven

-person exhibition that took place in February

2014 at the Kohl Gallery at Washington Col-

lege in Chestertown, Maryland.

Amze Emmons ‘96

Alumni Happenings: Paul Janowicz ‘08


Paul Janowicz ’08 recently joined the Cleve-

land, Ohio law firm of Tucker Ellis LLP. He

works in commercial litigation and white collar

criminal matters. Paul ’08 received his law de-

gree from Case Western Reserve University

School of Law.

http://www.kineticfoodtruck.com

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Thomas Urban ‘70

Alumni Happenings: Paul Moore ‘59


Paul Moore ‘59 was appointed class of 1959

Alumni Weekend 2014 Reunion officer. Paul Moore ‘59

Alumni Happenings: Thomas Urban ‘70


Thomas Urban ’70 retired from Houston Com-

munity College in Texas in December 2012,

where he served as head of the Philosophy pro-

gram and was the 2011-2012 president of the 6

-college institution’s 3,300-member Faculty As-

sociation. On 1 Jul 2013, he became chair of

the American Philosophical Association’s Two-

Year College Committee, to run through June

2016.

Police Investigate Assault at Chi Phi

Courtesy of the Transcript

Ohio Wesleyan senior Anthony Peddle ‘14,

class president, is recovering after being

stabbed Saturday in his fraternity house by an

unknown assailant.

A Delaware Police Department report made

available to Transcript staff Sunday at 10:54

a.m. describes the attack as “felonious assault”

and lists no information on potential suspects.

Capt. Adam Moore of the Delaware Police De-

partment said Monday morning that detectives

continue to work the case.

“(They) have spoken with several witnesses,”

he said in an email. “We have also talked with

a ‘person of interest’ but there have been no

charges filed or arrest made. Some evidence

has been collected that will require additional

testing.”

The incident occurred at 3:36 a.m. Saturday,

May 3, according to an advisory sent out to

students at 6:15 a.m. by the university’s Public

Safety.

Following the incident, Peddle ’14 was trans-

ported from the fraternity – Chi Phi, at 216

North Franklin Street – to Ohio State Univer-

sity’s Wexner Medical Center for treatment.

“Witnesses report seeing a male suspect in ei-

ther a blue or green hoodie who fled on foot,”

the advisory said.

“There is no sign of a forced entry. No one else

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was injured, and no additional details are available at this time.”

The advisory did not identify the student who

was stabbed, but at 5:02 p.m. Ohio Wesleyan’s

President Rock Jones did in a email to the com-

munity.

Jones’ update said Peddle ’14 was “in good spir-

its” and had undergone surgery for injuries to

his hand. He also said the university had been

assisted by the Delaware City Police Depart-

ment, who secured the house following the at-

tack.

The members of Chi Phi were also supported

by OWU staff from Student Affairs, Residential

Life, Public Safety and the Chaplain’s Office

following the incident.

“The health and safety of our students is of vi-

tal importance,” Jones said, informing students

that Counseling Services and the Chaplain’s

Office would be open to students on Sunday.

“Incidents such as this are rare, and they im-

pact us deeply when they occur,” Jones said at

the end of his message.

“They make us especially thankful for each

other and the supportive Delaware community.

We will continue to remain in close contact

with Anthony ’14 and his family to help with

whatever needs arise.”


A Different Kind of Fast Food

Courtesy of the Transcript

A new food truck will be fueling the streets of

Columbus this spring, thanks to a recent OWU

grad and his partner.

Andrew Tuchow ‘13, and his business partner,

Andy O’Brien, are opening their food truck

starting April 1 of this year.

Tuchow ‘13 graduated last May with a double

major in neuroscience and psychology, while

O’Brien graduated from the Ohio State Univer-

sity with a major in food business.

The two have been friends for a long time, and

came up with their business plan over dinner

last March.

This is when they realized they had a shared

interest in making healthy eating more accessi-

ble.

At the time, O’Brien was working on a project

for his school that was primarily for athletes.

His idea was to use modern day nutrition to

help athletes eating at his concept restaurant

fuel their bodies better, and therefore get more

out of their workouts.

Tuchow ‘13 saw potential in expanding this

idea outside the realm of just athletes. That

started the initial planning towards the devel-

opment of “Kinetic.”

Tuchow ‘13 said he came up with the name for

the food truck “after a solid amount of thought

and effort.”

“We wanted the name of our place to capture

everything that we wanted to put into it,” said

Tuchow ‘13, “that it’s nutritious, modern, local,

active and simple- we think the name can cover

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all that.”

Tuchow ‘13 said the two decided to invest in a

mobile food truck, because of the lower over-

head costs to it as compared to a traditional

restaurant.

“We also believe in the food truck movement

and how connected you can feel to the trucks

because they can be so personable,” said Tu-

chow ‘13.

Deciding to start a business together was

“almost a no-brainer” said Tuchow ‘13. But the

process has been long and arduous for the pair.

Tuchow ‘13 said he has much more respect for

small business owners now that he has to deal

with paperwork, legal filings, funding, and

“thinking of every little component that goes

into it.”

The Menu

Kinetic will have some pre-set bowls, like a

buffalo chicken or stir fry bowl, and a selection

of smoothies that are aimed to have specific

health benefits, such as antioxidant-rich or pro-

tein dense.

Some of the sides will include things like

grilled pita and hummus, fruit skewers and

roasted almonds. The options for sweets in-

clude a banana cookie (gluten free and vegan)

and a walnut chocolate chip cookie.

Price range for some of the items like the bowls

will depend on the protein like $7 for chicken,

$8 for steak or tofu. Smoothies will vary as well

- $4 for a 16oz and $6 for 32oz. The sides will

range from $3 to $5, while the sweets are set at

$2 a piece.

The two are working together on the menu;

however, O’Brien has the final say in what

makes it and what does not.

Tuchow ‘13 said all the creations are made

with natural ingredients, and will be locally

sourced as much as possible. They also hope to

source from food purveyors who source local or

those who take a stand for sustainable practic-

es.

Getting the Word Out

Tuchow ‘13 said they hope to set up in Co-

lumbus and its surrounding suburbs.

“What this really means is that we want to

share our food with anyone and everyone,” Tu-

chow ‘13 said. “We plan on catering graduation

parties, business lunches, sports games, festi-

vals and so on.”

The pair also wants to find locations by OSU’s

campus and in the Short North. Tuchow ‘13

said they also hope to provide food for those

running 5ks and marathons, setting up shop

during special events.

As their truck gets closer and closer to opening,

Tuchow ‘13 said the pair is using social media

to their full advantage to get the word out.

“We are creating small incentives and rewards

for following or interacting with us via social

media,” he said. “One such incentive is if you

grab one of our stickers and place it on campus

(OSU, OWU or anywhere else), then take a pic-

ture of it and tweet it at us, you get 20 percent

off you purchase at the truck.”

Kinetic had its first food tasting on Saturday,

February 22, at Tuchow ‘13’s home in Hilliard,

Ohio.

“It went really, really well,” said Tuchow ‘13,

“It was nice and informal and we had great

people join us.”

Andrew Tuchow ‘13

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Welcome New OWU Volunteers

Courtesy of OWU Bishop Banter

Bishop Pride Leadership Board

David Mertz ‘13

2013 - 2014 Alumni Association Board

of Directors

Fred Evans ‘68

Trevor Hawley ‘10

David Mertz ‘13

Fred Evans ‘68

Trevor Hawley ‘10

Alpha-Chi in the News

Boulder Realtor Christmas

Courtesy of boulderrealestatenews.com

Bob Gordon ‘88 is currently living in Boulder

Colorado and actively selling real estate with

Re/Max Alliance. He has achieved a milestone

with his blog - he has now been blogging every

day, non-stop, for 15 months. He hit the one

year mark in October when he wrote this post:

http://www.boulderrealestatenews.com/i-love-

boulder/. The following is another of his blogs

explaining another couple great honors:

Happy holidays to everyone. Thanks for stop-

ping by to view my blog, especially on a holi-

day. It has been a busy 36 hours for us. We

started with an afternoon celebration on

Christmas Eve for my step children and now

are at the in-laws doing the big family thing.

Really big as Julie’s family is a big Italian fam-

ily with great grand kids.

Things I have to be happy and thankful

for this year include!

You. Thank you for helping make my blog a

success. Through your visits and interactions,

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I’m starting to meet new people and sell

homes. And exciting Boulder Realtor news –

my page is now ranked “2″ by google. While I

have a ways to go — the big sites are ranked 7,

8 and 9, my page is ranked two solely on organ-

ic outreach. This is probably the best Christ-

mas gift!

Thanks Re/Max

Thank you also to Re/Max. I was awarded the

Hall of Fame pin this month. This is earned

for selling one million dollars in commis-

sions. Really super exciting accomplishment

which I could not have done without great cli-

ents like you.

Thank You Julie – Merry Christmas

And a big thank you to my loving wife Julie for

supporting me emotionally in my quest to blog

every day for two years. At this time, I’m a lit-

tle more than halfway to my goal. And of

course, thank you for visiting my site. It is back

to work tomorrow, so check in for an official

post. I’m showing property in the afternoon to a

new investor buyer. Boulder’s real estate mar-

ket is hot! — Bob ‘88

Bob Gordon ‘88

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Benjamin Bunsold ’95 : (L) in 1995, (R) in

2014

Alpha-Chi Alumni Interviews

Benjamin Bunsold ‘95

Active years at Chi Phi?

1993-1995.

What was your nickname?

Helga due to the fact that I was a voice major

and the brothers decided that the proverbial

operatic stereotype image of the ‘big-boned’ la-

dy with the horned helmet, spear, and breast-

plate was surely named ‘Helga.’ (For the rec-

ord, I do not own a breastplate).

When did you graduate?

1995.

What was your major(s)/minor(s)?

BM in Music-Voice.

Which room(s) did you leave in?

3rd floor in a room that, I swear, was once used

as a broom closet.

What are you doing now?

Professional operatic tenor and, most recently,

DMA candidate at Ohio State.

Do you have a spouse? Children? Grand-

children? Are any of them OWU grads?

My wife’s name is Oluwakemi (Kemi) Jinadu.

and we have a new baby girl, Naomi Ayomide

Bunsold born Aug 19, 2013. My wife, who is

originally from Nigeria, attended Midwestern

State University in Texas and majored in

Nursing. Speaking of Texas, that is where we

met. We met while I was on a singing gig per-

forming a lead role in Verdi’s opera, Falstaff

(based on the Shakespeare play, not the beer)

with Fort Worth Opera. We met through mutu-

al friends who followed my singing career. Long

story short, we married after a 5 year court-

ship, had wedding ceremonies in Nigeria and in

the U.S., and now have a 6 month old daugh-

ter.

Favorite memory of house?

The Haunted House was great to be a part of. I

also appreciated the connection between the

house and the OWU music building, Sanborn

Hall through Martha Sanborn.

Were you involved in Haunted House?

Yes, although I think I mostly made people

laugh more than actually frighten them.

Who was your big?

My big was Zoltan Szentkiralyi ‘95.

Where do you currently live?

We recently moved back to the central Ohio ar-

ea to be near relatives and for me to begin my

Doctorate work in Music at Ohio State. Kemi,

my wife, is a nurse at the James Cancer Hospi-

tal at Ohio State.

Where have you lived since college?

As a professional singer, I’ve lived in many

places for short periods of time depending on

the length of the gig. I’ve lived in New York

City, NY to Los Angeles, CA to Tampa, FL to

outside of Munich, Germany. As a native Ohio-

an, it’s nice to be back in my home state.

What are some of your hobbies?

As a fond remembrance of the opera I was per-

forming in when I met my wife, I decided to col-

lect Falstaff-related items. Since Sir John Fal-

staff, the Shakespearian character, was a pro-

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lific beer drinker, I’ve amassed a modest collec-tion of Falstaff Beer-related memorabilia, from

signs to trays to cans, all with the Falstaff Beer

logo. Of course I needed a place to display my

wares, so I have a Falstaff-themed pub room in

my house aptly named, “The Garter Inn”.

What does Chi Phi/the Oaks mean to you?

Chi Phi was a wonderful place to grow as an

individual and, at the same time, to be a part

of something greater. It was a place for me to

develop, learn, and understand the value of

friendship, loyalty, and accountability to my-

self as well as to others.

What sorority did you spend the most

time with?

I didn't really spend time at any sororities

(perhaps that was for the best).

Joe Kennedy ’02 : (L) in 2002 (R) in 2014

Joe Kennedy ‘02


2000 - 2002.

What was your pledge class name and

year?

Spring 2000, Spoons of Justice.


Mole Rat.


I graduated in 2002.


My majors were International Business and

Spanish. I did not have any minors.

Which room(s) did you live in?

I lived in the room on the second floor in the

middle by itself (211 I think) and then on third

floor in the room that faces that spiral stair-

case (202 I think).


Since 2002 I have been working at Seven Sev-

enteen Credit Union in Warren, Ohio. Cur-

rently I am the Compliance Auditor. Then in

2003 (and ever since) I picked up seasonal

work at H&R Block. During the winter and

spring I write tax returns, and there in the off-

season I do corporate training.

In October 2013 I completed the final require-

ment and attained my designation as a Certi-

fied Public Accountant in Ohio.



OWU graduate requirement aside, these things

(in order) are on my to-do list.


I would say my top four memories were steak-

um night, chicken cordon blue night, chicken

wing night, and fish sandwich night. I literally

keep these memories close to me; they’ve

forged a lasting presence lodged deep in my gut

all these years, even to this very day.

Rounding out the top five would be the events

that we did together as a fraternity. Also, I

think there was a road trip to Indiana that de-

serves honorable mention.


I was involved in Haunted House. I think that

was my first event I went to at the Oaks.

Highlights include one year I was a jack-in-the-

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box (a diversionary tactic for the real scare in

the room), and another year I was a deranged

bunny. The latter role was reprised at an

Easter Egg hunt. All I remember was that I

left many children scared, no wait, scarred,

well, probably both.

Fondest memory of the room you lived in?

My fondest memory in my room (after sleep)

was probably our weekly card night.

What leadership positions did you hold in

house?

I was an Interim Zeta for a semester, and I was

Delta for a year. I was also Kitchen Steward

the entire time I lived in the house.

Who was your big, who were your little

(s)?

My big brother is Garrett Moore, ’02.

I have one brave little brother, Kris Bertoglio,

’03.

What else besides Chi Phi were you in-

volved in at OWU?

I was involved in the Jazz Band and Wind En-

semble. I spent a lot of time in the Music De-

partment, and that’s where I met and became

friends with a lot of the brothers, and this led

up to me joining Chi Phi.

I was also in Chess Club, where my win per-

centage again against Delaware’s finest 9-year-

olds stands to this day at 0%.

Where do you currently live? Where have

you lived since college?

I currently live in Trumbull County, Ohio, just

north of Youngstown, between Cleveland and

Pittsburgh.


I started going to Church (born again in 2006),

and a side effect of that is that I’ve made a lot

of friends over the years. Accordingly, I never

lack for opportunities to fellowship and social-

ize. When I need time away from people I will

generally hop on my motorcycle and ride wher-

ever I feel like, even in the winter (though un-

derstandably not anywhere near as much as in

the summer).

What is your best memory with a brother

since you’ve graduated?

It seems that few brothers dare to tread into

Northeast Ohio, so since I’ve graduated any

new memories have come from seeking broth-

ers elsewhere. That’s fine by me though, as

that gives me an excuse to go somewhere fun

that I haven’t been before, though unfortunate-

ly opportunities arise only once or twice a year,

if that, because of work. Each and every trip I

had the chance to take has therefore been a

wonderful blessing. If I have to choose though,

I select my most recent trip in October to

Charleston, SC, where I experienced the gener-

ous hospitality of Brother Sverre Aune ’03 and

I had a blast.


This is truly a Miss America question, which is

best answered by “world peace”. Additionally,

I wish to thank for years of wonderful experi-

ences all those brothers that I got to know over

the years, from those that were in the house

when I pledged, those that had to live with me,

and those I’ve met after I graduated. And if I

didn’t join Chi Phi, I wouldn’t have that to be

thankful for.


time with?

Thank you for presupposing in the question

that sorority women cared to spend time with

me. At the time, most of the brothers had girl-

friends in Delta Zeta, so by association that is

who I spent the most time with.

How would another brother from your

days as an active describe you?

They would describe me truthfully, I expect,

though I don’t know if that would be good or

bad thing. For more information I’m afraid you

will have to ask them. All I can say is I thank

God that social media didn’t exist back then.

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Rob Williams ‘12


2009-2012.

What was your pledge class name and

year?

My pledge class name is actually a point of

contention. During my I-Week we settled on

“Dirty Three-Quarters”. Soon after that, how-

ever, we began changing it slightly. I person-

ally enjoyed creating funnier, more inappropri-

ate versions. I believe we are officially known

in Brother Mike Brockfield’s ’03 tome as “They

couldn’t make up their minds”.


My nickname was/is Beef Jergens. There’s a

story; which I’ll be happy to share the next

time I see you in person!


2012.


My major was Biochemistry with no minors.

Which room(s) did you leave in?

Sophomore year, I lived on the 2nd floor, imme-

diately next to the bathroom. For my Junior

year, I moved across the hallway to the other

corner room (208?). It was called the “Red

Room” before I lived there, but the University

repainted it over the summer before I moved

in. Senior year I moved down the hall to the

room closest to the Formal Stairs. That room

had a pair of impressive lofts. My roommate,

Brother Seth O’Loughlin ’12, and I wanted to

live there to preserve the lofts for one more

year, before the University finished renovating

the house.


I recently started a contract position with a

staffing firm working for a company called

Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Labs (Quite the

mouthful, most call it BIRI). My job title is

Scientist I and I work in the Quality Control

department.



Nope


This is an impossible question. Or, at least, it

is for me.


Yes! I worked on the 3rd floor as a Freshman

volunteer. Lead by Brother Greg Cook ’11, the

theme was some sort of Insane Asylum. Soph-

omore year I was in the basement following

the orders of Brother Neill McGrann ’10. My

task was to jump out at people from a wall of

masks. As a Junior I ran the 2nd floor. My

Idea was “Heaven gets invaded by hell and

zombies and stuff and this angel you meet at

the beginning dies at the end!” The first night

or two, I was the angel. I would greet each

tour group at the back stairwell and lead them

down the hallway (“You shouldn’t have come

here!”, “This way!”, “Swiftly!”), while zombies

popped out of Brothers’ rooms, only to be

strangled at the formal stairs landing, at

which point the Tour Guide would say some-

thing cruel. I quickly tired of this, however,

and traded places with Brother Andrew Tu-

chow ‘13, to try my hand at being a tour guide.

I discovered that was my favorite role, and my

Senior year I did it again.

Favorite memory of the room you lived

in?

I always loved it when people would wander

into my room (primarily Junior year, but Sen-

Rob Williams ’12 : (L) in 2012 (R) in 2014

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ior year, too) and watch whatever video game I

was playing. If there were enough brothers, I

would switch over to a party game. Which was

usually Super Monkey Ball, Monkey Target

mode. If you don’t already know what I’m talk-

ing about, explaining it would likely make

things worse.

What leadership positions did you hold in

house?

As a sophomore I was the Philanthropy chair

for the fall semester. The next year, I was

elected Epsilon. I parlayed my experience

there into a successful bid for Beta my senior

year.

Who was your big, who were your little

(s)?

My big is Greg Cook ’11 and my little is Paul

Kline ’13.

What else besides Chi Phi were you in-

volved in at OWU?

Early Freshman year I saw an email about Tae

Kwon Do Club and was surprised to find

Brother William Heistand ’10 who I had met

on Fresh-X (he could never remember my name

and always guessed “Greg”). Towards the end

of that year Brother Taylor Bliss ’10 dragged

me along to a Campus Programming Board

(CPB) meeting. I stayed on with both groups,

becoming the reluctant President of Tae Kwon

Do Club for the calendar year of 2010. Within

CPB I was briefly the Web-Site chair, but

mostly a class-clown type. After Brother Bliss

graduated there was no one to restrain my sil-

liness and I am proud to say I had no small

part in preventing Brother Dustin Green’s (’12)

presidency from being a model of efficiency (We

have the special gift of being able to riff inces-

santly, at the expense of everyone else’s sanity.

He couldn’t help but join in my antics).

Where do you currently live? Where have

you lived since college?

After graduating, I moved back home for the

summer. There I proceeded to enact a half-

assed job search. Luckily, Dr. Heather

Grunkemeyer thought I was moving back to

the Columbus area and asked me if I could

teach a single section of General Chemistry

Lab. Even though I had not been planning on

returning, I accepted the offer at my family’s

behest. So I went back to Delaware where I

moved into a house with Brothers Tony Buzal-

ka ’13 and Dustin Green ’12. Brother Green

‘12 moved out in May, but was replaced by

Brothers Cole Oberli ’13 and Paul Kline ’13. I

still live here, at 5 Michael Avenue, across the

Delaware Run from Philips Hall. Don’t come

visit!


Brother Kline ’13 and I have been golfing bud-

dies of late. Also, I ‘m saving up to buy the

parts and build my first computer (it’ll be a

mid-range gaming rig).

What is your best memory with a brother

since you’ve graduated?

Living with all these Brothers the past year is

likely something I will remember fondly for a

long, long time. More specifically, Brothers

Oberli ‘13, Kline ‘13, Buzalka ‘13, Green ‘12,

and Eric Poicon ’14 joined Brothers Seth ’12

and Paul ‘14 O’Loughlin at their parents home

in Michigan for the Fouth of July weekend.

Non-brothers were also in attendance and a

great time was had by all playing Croquet and

Bocci, going to the pool and enjoying fireworks

beside a lake.


Oh, boy. If I had the rest of my life to answer

this question, I still wouldn’t know what to

write.


time with?

Most of my female friends in college were ei-

ther sisters of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta

Delta Delta or unaffiliated.

How would another brother from your

days as an active describe you?

“Rob ’12 is funny hahaha; He loves chemistry!”

Not how I would describe myself, but people

said things along those lines often enough.

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Active Alpha-Chi Brothers

Alpha

TJ Clark ‘15

Beta

Jacob Henicheck ‘15

Gamma

Sam Borchart ‘16

Delta

Alex Johnson ‘15

Epsilon

Doug Gibson ‘16

Zeta

Dan Coutcher ‘16

Eta

Christian Sanford ‘16

Recruitment Captain

Kyle Simon ‘15

Sean Anthony ‘14

Pre-Professional Zoology and Pre-Veterinary

double major

Psychology minor

Coldwater, OH

Max Bruch ‘14

Psychology major

Film minor

Worthington, OH

T.J. Dasch ‘14

International Studies major

Economics and German Studies double minor

Medina, OH

Richard Karban ‘14

International Business major

Elyria, OH


Politics and Government major

Theatre minor,

Woonsocket, RI

Paul O'Loughlin ‘14

International Business major

Mandarin and Spanish double minor

Ann Arbor, MI


Early Childhood Education major

English minor

Shelby Township, MI

Erik Poicon ‘14

Politics and Government and International

Studies double major

San Jose, CA

Ian Boyle ‘15

Theatre major

Danbury, CT

TJ Clark ‘15

Neuroscience and Psychology double major

Philosophy minor

Martinsburg, PA

Ryan Haddad ‘15

Theatre and English double major

Film Studies minor

Parma, OH

Jacob Henicheck ‘15

Psychology and Zoology double major

Ruther Glen, VA

Alexander Johnson ‘15

Urban Studies major

Accounting and Social Anthropology double

minor

Bucyrus, KS

Hugh Kerins ‘15

Sports Science major

Columbus, OH

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Arie Leffel ‘15

Music major

East Asian Studies minor

Williamsport, OH

Matt Shriver ‘15

English major

Mt. Vernon, OH

Kyle Simon ‘15

Zoology and Psychology double major

Bessemer, AL

Connor Stout ‘15

Music major

Psychology minor

Medina, OH

Sam Borchart ‘16

Psychology major

Philosophy minor

Westfield Center, OH

Dan Coutcher ‘16

History major

Biology minor

Toledo, OH

Nathan Dean ‘16

Genetics major

Grosse Pointe, MI

Doug Gibson ‘16

Chemistry major

Waterford, VA

Conor Golden ‘16

Journalism major

New Albany, OH

Nathan LaFrombois ‘16

Economics Management major

Whitefish Bay, WI

Alex Landgraf ‘16

Biochemistry major

Streetsboro, OH

Chris MacDonald ‘16

English major

Los Angeles, CA

Mark Mandych ‘16

English major

East Aurora, NY

Colin Moore ‘16

Psychology and English double major

Powell, OH

Christian Sanford ‘16

Theatre major

Birmingham, MI

House Dog Maxi House Dog Brooke

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Pledge Class Name – Dank Sinatras

Spring 2014 I-Week co-chairs: Richard Karban ‘14 and Jacob Henicheck ‘15

Wyatt Hall ‘17

Big Brother: Alexander Joseph Paquet ‘16

Art History major

Delaware, OH.

Truman Haycock ‘17

Big Brother: Jacob Henicheck ‘15

Pre-Professional Zoology major

Columbus, OH

Reggie Hemphill ‘17

Big Brother: Christian Sanford ‘16

Theatre major

Cincinnati, OH

Hayden Knisley ‘17

Big Brother: Paul O’Loughlin ‘14

Undecided major

New Vienna, OH

Dane Poppe ‘17

Big Brother: Richie Karban ‘14

Undecided major

Fargo, ND

Kevin Rossi ‘17

Big Brother: Sam Borchart ‘16

Genetics and Neuroscience double major

Stow, OH

Jacob Simpson ‘17

Big Brother: Sam Borchart ‘16

Music major

Olney, MD

Viesulas Sliupas ‘17

Big Brother: Kyle Simon ‘15

Astrophysics and Mathematics double major

Vacaville, CA

Evan Snapp ‘17

Big Brother: Anthony Lamoureux ‘14

Undecided major

Bellefontaine, OH

Victor Soder ‘17

Big Brother: TJ Clark ‘15

French and Psychology double major

Tallahassee, FL

Dank Sinatras: Wyatt Hall ’17, Hayden Knisley ’17, Victor Soder ’17, Viesulas Sliupas

’17, Kevin Rossi ’17, Matthew Mehaffy (OWU ’17), Reginald Hemphill ’17, Jacob Simp-

son ’17, Evan Snapp ’17, Truman Haycock ’17, Dane Poppe ’17

Spring 2014 Pledge Class

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2012—2013 Composite

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Spring 2014 Committees The Acorn Staff asked current committee

chairs to explain goals and accomplishments of

this semester.

Accreditation

Chair: Nathan LaFrombois ’16

The accreditation committee has just recently

received access to Chi Phi's accreditation site.

We have been working hard to acquire finan-

cial documents and new member reports. Most

recently we have begun revisions to our bylaws

to better match what The National Office man-

dates. All of this must be done before May 1st.

Alumni

Chair: Dan Coutcher ’16

We have recently contacted several alumni to

attain old photographs of the Oaks and docu-

ments, including a database of all brothers

since recolonization. We are looking forward to

alumni weekend next semester as always and

remind any alumni coming through that they

are always welcome to come by the house!

Brotherhood

Chair: Chris MacDonald ’16

We organized brotherhood evenings where we

closed the house to only brothers for the night,

to allow us the chance to catch up on each oth-

er’s lives. They have been wonderful for bond-

ing, and maintaining the close-knit community

within the brotherhood. Now that the weather

has improved, we will soon be lighting up the

grills for brotherhood BBQs and volleyball.

However, our main goal this semester was to

bring back our retreat. It has been a few years

since the brothers took a weekend retreat to-

gether. With a group of great novitiates newly

initiated, and as we finish up our times with

the Senior Class of 2014, we, the Brotherhood

Committee, wanted one last big bonding expe-

rience for us all. We are very excited to go

camping this April. Cooking, campfire, s’mores,

sharing stories, and leaving the phones and

computers at the house - it should make for a

great and unforgettable night.

Brotherhood camping: T.J. Dasch '14, Chris-

tian Sanford '16 and Chris MacDonald '16

Sam Borchart ‘16

TJ Clark ’15, Jacob Henicheck ’15

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Intramural

Chair: Hugh Kerins ‘15

This current semester we are only taking part

in intramural basketball since we were unable

to get enough people for soccer. Our current

team has five active brothers taking part on

the team (Kerins ‘15, MacDonald ‘16, Sanford

‘16, Knisley ‘17, and Hemphill ‘17), and a few

other friends of the house. We are hoping that

in the future more brothers take part in intra-

murals, but as of right now we are trying to do

the best we can with what we have.

New Member Education

Chair: Anthony Lamoureux ‘14

In new member this semester we decided to re-

vise the new member education book so it

would stay up to date with the chapter’s values

and goals. Other than that, we successfully

brought in 10 fantastic young men this semes-

ter.

Philanthropy

Chair: Mark Mandych ‘16

This spring, we helped out with Deer Haven

Nature Preserve's Cuisine Along the Ravine

Valentine ’s Day dinner once again. We also

hosted our largest-ever chili cook off to benefit

The Aaron G. Riley ’11 scholarship. Close to

$1700 was raised, with 15 teams participat-

ing. Recently our chapter fielded a team to

participate in Kappa's karaoke event, placing

2nd with a sexy cover of the Backstreet Boys.

We also sent a large team to Relay for Life. It

looks like most of the brotherhood will surpass

the 15-hour requirement for service this semes-

ter!

PR/Scholarship

Chair: Alex Landgraf ‘16

The PR and Scholarship committee puts on a

faculty and staff dinner each semester. This

dinner helps our brothers get to know the pro-

fessors outside the classroom and is great for

networking. The committee is also in charge of

publicity for the chapter’s events at the house

including flyers and banners that are hung

around campus.

Hugh Kerins '15

Alex Johnson ’15, Nathan Dean ’16

Anthony Lamoureux ‘14, Steven Johanson, Jordan

Peterson

Wyatt Hall ’17, Jacob

Henicheck ’15, Truman

Haycock ’17, Reginald

Hemphill ’17

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Recruitment

Chair: Kyle Simon ‘15

As recruitment captain I hope to continue the

level of involvement we've had in the past cou-

ple of months. By continuing to reach out to

freshmen who will be sophomores in the fall we

can also have a really strong fall pledge class. I

hope to begin transitioning the next recruit-

ment captain and to finish writing the binder

so that future recruitment captains will have a

foundation to lead with. At the same time, once

spring actually comes we hope to do another

soup kitchen possibly with alumni involve-

ment.

Social

Chair: Christian Sanford ‘16

The social events that we’ve had this year have

been very exciting. We had a Kard Nite with

the Kappas, we all played poker, Cards

Against Humanity, and Euchre. We were also

able to have a Murder Mystery Dinner with

the DZs. Even though we experienced some ad-

versity with our registered event we had our

first Euro Club and added a bunch of lights to

the basement.

Song-Master

Chair: Connor Golden ‘17

This academic year, we as actives decided to

revive a long-empty position of Song-Master.

Under my tenure, I organized and choreo-

graphed Chi Phi’s “boy-band” in Kappa Kappa

Gamma sorority’s spring philanthropy: Kappa

Karaoke. Despite being the crowd favorite per-

forming the Backstreet Boys hit “Everybody

(Backstreets Back Alright)” the judges decided

to give us second place among the fraternities.

In addition, I also worked on collecting long-

dormant Chi Phi songs and completely re-

organized/cataloged a ridiculous amount of

Song-Master files. My favorite moment as Song

-Master this year aside from winning the

crowd at Kappa Karaoke would have to be in-

troducing/displaying a 2011 video of Aaron Ri-

ley ‘11 and the then-active brothers performing

“Wagon Wheel” at our annual Spring philan-

thropy: The Aaron G. Riley ’11 Scholarship

Chili Cook-Off.

Jacob Henicheck ’15, Reginald Hemphill ’17

Kyle Simon ’15, Alex Landgraf ’16

Jacob Henicheck '15, TJ Clark '15, Mark Mandych

'16, Jake Simpson '17, Hayden Knisley '17, Truman

Haycock '17, Evan Snapp '17

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Spring 2014 Room Assignments

2nd Floor

3rd Floor

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Chapter Eternal

Jay Taber ‘51 died Aug 22nd 2013

Thomas Muchmore ‘48 died February 22nd 2014

Jay Taber ’51 Thomas Muchmore ‘48

The Chi Phi Fraternity Prayer

Almighty Father, who dost vouchsafe to direct those who acknowledge Thee in all their ways,

look, we beseech Thee, with favor upon our Fraternity.

Make it a blessing and a benefit to all its members.

Deliver us from those evils to which we may be at any time exposed. Grant us the light of Thy

truth and the illumination of Thy spirit.

Unite us in the bonds of love.

Keep us in charity with all mankind.

Incline our hearts to walk humbly before Thee and help us so to acquit ourselves in this life that

we may dwell with Thee in life everlasting.

Amen.

If you know about a dear brother who has passed away and would like to

notify the brotherhood, email us at [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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Announcements

New Family Members

John Chilcote ’00 new daughter

Quinn Roslyn Chilcote born Nov 11th

2013

Haden Chilcote, Nicole Chilcote, Quinn Chilcote, Reese

Chilcote, John Chilcote ’00

Engagements

Dan King ’02 is engaged to Erika

Moore

Erika Moore and Dan King ‘02

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Ben Owen ’08 is engaged to Dianna

Gniadek

Ben Owen ‘08 and Dianna Gniadek

Kelsey Brewer (OWU ‘14) and

Alex Johnson ‘15

Lavalieres

T.J. Dasch ‘14 lavaliered his girl-

friend Madeline Miguel (OWU ‘14)

Alex Johnson ‘15 lavaliered his girl-

friend Kelsey Brewer (OWU ‘14)

Madeline Miguel (OWU ‘14)

and T.J. Dasch ‘14

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Scholarships and Recognition

2014 Greek Awards

Chapter Philanthropy Award: Chi Phi

Silver Chapter Award: Chi Phi

National Recognition 2014

Campaign Benefactors: Reginald Brooks ‘46

Chi Phi National Campaign Patrons: Dana

Jackson ‘69

Spring 2014 Academics and Statistics

Chi Phi GPA - 2.86 (5th out of 9 Fraternities)

All Fraternity GPA - 2.96

All Sorority GPA - 3.34

All Men GPA - 2.90

All Women GPA - 3.12

OWU GPA - 3.00

Chi Phi # of Actives - 32 (5th out of 9 Frater-

nities)

Fraternity Total # of Actives - 265

Sorority Total # of Actives - 245

Total # of Greeks - 510

Total # of Non Greeks - 1253

OWU # of Men - 794

OWU # of Women - 969

OWU # of Students - 1763

Number of Chi Phi New Members - 6 (1st

out of 9 Fraternities)

Fraternities (9) - Alpha Sigma Phi, Chi Phi,

Delta Tau Delta, Phi Beta Sigma, Phi Delta

Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Kappa Psi, Sig-

ma Chi, Sigma Phi Epsilon.

Sororities (7) - Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta

Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Delta Sigma Theta,

Delta Zeta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa

Gamma.

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Contact Information National Contact Information

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Suwanee, GA 30024

Phone - (404)231-1824

Fax - (404)237-5090

www.chiphi.org

Chapter Contact Information

216 North Franklin Street

Delaware, OH 43015


Facebook Group

“Chi-Phi Fraternity Alpha Chi Chapter”

Network on LinkedIn

“The Alpha-Chi Chapter of the Chi Phi Frater-

nity Network”

Alumni Association email

[email protected]

House Father: Peter Chew ’92

[email protected]

Academic Advisor: Bart Martin ‘02

[email protected]

Faculty Advisor: Chad Johns ‘02

[email protected]

Bart Martin ’02

Spring 2014 Chakett

Chad Johns ’02

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Alpha-Chi Alumni Committee Members

Mike Brockfield ’03 [email protected]

Kit Faiella ’11 [email protected]

William Heistand ’10 [email protected]

Rich Karban ‘14 [email protected]

Paul Kline ’13 [email protected]

Anthony Lamoureux ‘14 [email protected]

Greg Mack ’02 [email protected]

Brian Marion ’08 [email protected]

Macauley O’Connor ‘13 [email protected]

Aaron Palmore ’06 [email protected]

Alpha-Chi Alumni Committee: Top Row (L-R): Mike Brockfield ’03, Kit Faiella ’11, William Heistand ’10,

Rich Karban ’14,

Middle Row (L-R): Paul Kline ’13, Brian Marion ’08, Greg Mack ’02,

Bottom Row (L-R): Macauley O’Connor ‘13, Anthony Lamoureux ‘14, Aaron Palmore ‘06

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If you would like to support our fraternity, house, and brotherhood in the form of a monetary

donation please mail in care of Brother Mike Brockfield `03 to Alpha-Chi Alumni Association,

216 North Franklin Street Delaware, Ohio 43015. Please make checks Payable to Mike Brock-

field `03.

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