delta tau delta - au rush brochure 2013
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Recruitment 2013 Auburn University Epsilon Alpha ChapterTRANSCRIPT
Delta Tau DeltaEpsilon Alpha ChapterAuburn University
Recruitment Guide 2013
“Committed to Lives of Excellence”
Rush delt
Rush Delta Tau Delta
First and foremost, the Epsilon Alpha chapter of Delta Tau Delta would like to commend you on your decision to attend Auburn University. Delta Tau Delta has grown to be a leader on
Auburn’s campus and throughout th Greek community nationally. Our diverse brotherhood shares in our founding principles, following our motto, “Committed to Lives of Excellence.” We strive to maintain a brotherhood composed of the best young men attending Auburn University to continue on what so many men before us have built. Delta Tau Delta truly provides a unique
experience for young men while in school and beyond.
Our new house has become a landmark on Auburn’s campus and for all members of Delta Tau Delta. Delta Tau Delta is constantly looking for and recruiting men whom embody the char-acteristics of upstanding, distinguished, and virtuous gentlemen. We encourage you to come out to events in the spring, summer, and fall to meet some of our members and give us a chance to
meet you.
Delta Tau Delta is able to offer tremendous value in enhancing your collegiate experience and your post graduate career with the philosophy of lifelong learning. We are committed to
developing men of integrity, accountability, and high moral character. Delta Tau Delta provides its members with access to an outstanding network of men whom pride themselves on being
scholars, leaders, athletes, and above all, gentlemen.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have about our chapter,
Like our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/auburndeltsor follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/Delts_at_Auburn
War Eagle!
Ruben QuesadaRush Chairman(205) 873-4301
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Neil GranberryRush Cabinet
(334) [email protected]
Matt DavisRush Cabinet
(334) [email protected]
Colin MarmanRush Cabinet
(407) [email protected]
Brotherhood
Brotherhood Sustains Us
When you associate with a fraternity you’re not just meeting new friends or acquiring a place to live and party. It’s much more than that. You’re becoming a part of a brotherhood.
Brotherhood is a unique, private bond based on intangible and invisible principles. Because of this bond, you’ll be making friends which last not a semester, or four years, but for a lifetime.
Being part of a fraternity is incomparable to anything else; it’s brotherhood, pure and simple. It is the common bond, which ties all Delts together.
The friendships you will make as brothers of Delta Tau Delta will last a lifetime. As part of the fraternity, you will have brothers who will be there during any time of need. In order to better foster such strong friendships our brothers attend a Brotherhood retreat. This retreat takes place
during the same weekend as the new members retreat and creates lifelong memories you are bound to reminisce of years down the road.
Our brotherhood consists not only of the friendships you will make, but it also consists of our vast alumni network across the nation because membership in Delta Tau Delta is lifelong.
Webster says Fraternity is “the state of being brothers, a body of men associated for their common interests.” As brothers, we have suffered when one of us has lost loved ones, we have
celebrated each other’s accomplishments, and have been there to support each other. As a family, we have had our disagreements, but as a family, we as brothers come together and move forward.
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Social
Involvement
Involvement
Active involvement is an essential part to becoming a well-rounded Delt. At Delta Tau Delta, we believe in getting involved in various academic, charity, and leadership organizations.
In addition to brothers participating in honor societies in their respective majors, we have broth-ers that are involved with the SGA, UPC, IFC, Honors College, Honors Congress, Freshmen Leadership Program, International Student Organization, American Institute of Architecture
Students, and various other organizations that may or may not be affiliated with the university.
Our fraternity is proud to be part of the JDRF philanthropy in order to help people fight diabetes. This is our national philanthropy and our chapter raises money every year for the cause.
Many brothers also participate in study abroad programs and co-op programs that help them to gain expertise in their respective field while seeing different parts of the world and meet-
ing influential people in their line of work.
Another resource some of our brothers are taking advantage of is undergraduate research. Undergraduate research is a great way to build a resume for graduate school while becoming
closer with professors and making spending money as well. At Delta Tau Delta, we are commit-ted to developing brothers in every aspect of their lives so that they may live lives of excellence.
Social
Delta Tau Delta is a social fraternity. As a social fraternity we will have formals, semi-formals, socials, swaps, band parties, tailgates, and various other social gatherings. This past
spring we had our formal in New Orleans. While in New Orleans, we enjoyed the atmosphere and all the festivities of Bourbon Street including an elegant formal at a premiere Blues bar.
In addition to our formals, we had three different large band parties, and a few smaller single musicians to play for us. Also, we’re planning a variety of socials with other fraternities and
sororities. These socials give us a chance to meet many of Auburn’s outstanding sororities and leaders of our campus.
We are also in the process of booking various bands for the fall, and we’re already looking into some larger band parties for the football season. As a social fraternity, the house is always
open to every brother or potential rushees; there are always brothers and other people spending time at the house.
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Pledgeship
Academics
Pledgeship
In Delt, pledging is an 8 week temporary trial period of membership during which time you will learn more about the history and fundamental principles of the fraternity, as well as how the chapter operates as an organization both at the local and national levels. The pledge period is also a chance to take advantage of all the academic, social, leadership, and service opportunities the chapter has to offer, and to see what Delt can do for you. But most importantly it’s about get-
ting to know the brothers who are part of Epsilon Alpha and people all across campus.
Every Delt will tell you that the semester that they pledged Delta Tau Delta is their favor-ite semester at Auburn. As busy as you will be during pledgeship, academics are placed above all
pledgeship activities and you will not be required to miss classes or study sessions for any activity. New Members this past year participated in several philanthropy events including G-Phi Beats, a lip sync competition put on by Gamma Phi Beta Sorority in which one of our teams placed 3rd.
There will be swaps held throughout the 8 weeks in order for the new members to meet many of the sororities on campus, for instance, we have already planned swaps with Alpha Chi Omega, Gamma Phi Beta, Delta Delta Delta, and Kappa Kappa Gamma for the Fall 2013. Also the new members will have a retreat, and will be welcome to attend all other events such as for-
mals and socials.
Academics
Lifelong learning and growth are vital. For Delta Tau Delta this is more than just a value statement. It is who we are. Academics are our number one priority. Our brothers have consis-
tently outdone their peers in the classroom and are striving to increase our academic success.
The newly initiated class had almost half of its members in the Honors College. Our Aca-demic Chair has also instituted a 2.5 GPA to remain in good standing in the fraternity. We are
looking for new members that we feel will be successful academically, become leaders on campus, and are well rounded.
We have nine required study hours per week as new members, and most if not all of the classes that you will be taken have been previously taken by a brother who will be glad to give
you study tips and advice. Many people come out of pledgeship with some of the best grades they have had thus far at Auburn, which is attributed to the large support net that the brothers at Delta
Tau Delta will provide.
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Alumni
Epsilon Alpha Alumni
Our alumni are outstanding; they contribute so much to Delta Tau Delta both in time and resources. They are among the most involved on Auburn’s campus. We have alumni come out
and tailgate at the house with us on game day and visit us at our new house regularly.
With over 125 active chapters and 120,000 alumni you will have access to Delt broth-ers all over the world who have sworn an oath to give back to those who follow. Nationally, our
fraternity has the most CEO’s in the Forbes 500 list, numerous politicians, movie stars, and sports celebrities.
Our alumni support from our Epsilon Alpha chapter enabled us to move into our new shelter this past fall of 2012. They are constantly looking to make improvements around the
property and currently have some big developments in store for the future. Alumni are a great resource for insight on college and your future after. In a job market that is as tough as todays
you need something to distinguish yourself and sometimes it helps to have the connections. Our alumni are leaders in their respective fields and know the type of men that Delta Tau Delta pro-
duces are intelligent, respectable, trustworthy, and hard-working.
Delta Tau Delta is a fraternity of gentleman which offers you a chance to grow and mature as a man. Delta Tau Delta can offer you lifelong friendships, brotherhood, leadership develop-ment, and community to distinguish yourself among a campus of 20,000 students. If you like
what you’ve seen, heard, and read; if you share our commitment to excellence and values; if you share our academic integrity and leadership qualities, then you should come see what we have to
offer.
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Summer Rush Calendar
May 2013: Saturday the 25th- Buiscuits Baseball Game in Montgomery, AL.
Brothers and rushees will meet at the Delt House a couple hours before the game starts. The fraternity will provide baseball game tickets, but rushees are encouraged to reserve a spot in advance. At the house there will be snacks and water provided for the ride. If rushees are from the area, they can meet us there.
June 2013: Saturday the 8th- Skeet Shooting in Wetumpka, AL
Brothers and rushees will meet at the Delt House at 10am. Rushees are encouraged to reserve a spot in advance. At the house there will be snacks and water provided for the ride. Guns and equipment will be provided at the Lower Wetumpka Shotgun Sports Club. If rushees are from the area, they can meet us there.
Saturday the 22rd- Alumni and Parents Cookout in Auburn, AL. Brothers, parents, alumni and rushees are welcome to come over to the Delt House at 11 am. We will have food, music, and beverages for guests. If parents or rushees have any questions or inquieries about the fraternity or rush, this will be the perfect time to be answered.
July 2013: Saturday the 20th- Birmingham Barons Baseball Game, Birmingham, AL.
Brothers and rushees will meet at the Delt House the morning before the game. We are driving to Birmingham where we will tailgate with brothers from our chapter and from the Delta Tau Delta’s University of Alabama chapter. If rushees are from the area, they can meet us there.
Saturday the 27th- Braves Baseball Game in Atlanta, GA.
Brothers and rushees will meet at the Delt House the morning before the game. We are driving to Atlanta where we will tailgate with brothers from our chapter and from the Delta Tau Delta’s Georgia Southern chapter. If rushees are from the area, they can meet us there.
IN ORDER TO COME TO OUR EVENTS, 1- Email any of the brothers in the Rush Cabinet to RSVP (when and what event you want to attend). 2- No alcoholic beverages, guns, or drugs are allowed in any of our events. 3- Rushees and parents are encouraged to come to the Delt House and visit throughout the summer. 4- Follow us on twitter @AuburnDelts, or like our Facebook Page, Delta Tau Delta- Auburn University. We will update our calendar and events on our Facebook Page through out the summer.11
The s. bentley scholarship
The Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Delta Tau Delta would like to encourage you to apply for our New Member Scholarship. In honor of our recently deceased Alumni, Steve Bentley, who exemplified the values and foundations of our fraternity, Delta Tau Delta offers a scholarship for those that also exemplify the values that our fraternity holds dear.
Please take a few minutes to go through the following questions. After answering them, please email the responses to the Rush Chairman, Ruben Quesada ([email protected]), for the opportunity to win a one-time $500 scholarship aimed at incoming Auburn students.
-What was your high school GPA (please include scale)? Mention any AP and dual enrollment credits.Please list all scholarships that you have been awarded both through Auburn and other organizations.
-What organizations, sports or clubs have you been involved in the past (list leadership roles specifically)?
-What are your favorite hobbies?
-Why are you interested in rushing a fraternity?
-Why are you rushing Delta Tau Delta specifically?
-What do you want to get out of the fraternity experience at Auburn University?
Thank you for applying and best of luck,Epsilon Alpha’s Rush Cabinet
“We are Delta Tau Delta,
Gentlemen who exemplify the values of honesty, truth, integrity, faith, power, responsibility, and loyalty.
We are looking for men who are committed to Lives of Excellence, who excel scholastically, athletically, and philanthropically. Men who appreciate and give
back to their family, community, university and country.
We are looking for you” 12
Executive comittee
President Andrew Higgins
Rush Chairman Ruben Quesada
New Member Education Collin Carnahan
Academics ChairmanBrandon Marshall
Guide Andrew Johnson
Social ChairmanMatthew Davis
Correspondig SecretaryNeil Granberry
Recording SecretaryDaniel Yurcaba
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Director of Risk ManagementArmando Caceres
Treasurer Michael Halvorson
Vice-President Hunter Hodnett
chapter adviser letter
Dear Parents,
Now that your son has made possibly the biggest decision of his life to come to Auburn University, it is time for him to make the another important decision: whether to join a college fraternity.
As an Auburn Delt who pledged and graduated at this chapter, it is my privilege to serve it as the chapter advisor. My duty to the chapter also includes communicating with parents and prospective members about the benefits of Greek Life. Delta Tau Delta specifically is more than just a social fraternity, and prides itself in creating men of character by using the foundation of friendship and education to mold the future leaders of our society.
Please feel free to contact me at 334.663.6975 or by email at [email protected] if you would like to discuss any aspect of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity.
Sincerely,
Kevin M. Perry
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