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V O L U M E
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
Presidential
Address
1
Re-Amped
Pledgeship
1
Community
Service
2
Drummer Boy
2
A Journey to
Brotherhood
3
Spring Rush
3
Renovation
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I S S U E
1
A P R I L
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New, Young Leader
A message from the President
My goal as president
is to shore up a few values that
have not necessarily been lost,
but perhaps misplaced recently. The first of these, service to
the community and university,
is a must. The old adage:
“From him whom much is given, much is expected,” should
be our driving force. We have
been given much, and we need
to redouble our efforts to pay
back. I will focus on having
Theta Chi Fraternity lead the
way this year when it comes to
community service hours.
are using their time effectively
to master material for their
classes.
Josh Adair is from Yokohama,
Japan and a sophomore pursuing
a major in Aeronautical Engineering
The second value I’d
like to improve upon is academic excellence. It is imperative that all brothers focus on
honing their study habits. Our
fraternity system provides,
among other things, a phenomenal networking tool for opportunities down the road; however, these will not materialize
unless backed up by sound
academic achievement. I will
set the bar high when it comes
to ensuring that all brothers
Thirdly, I believe we
need to take a look at our rituals. Some of these have been
discontinued or they are not
taken seriously anymore. I
want to see us get back to our
roots more when it comes to
honoring our traditions.
camaraderie of the brotherhood improve – and I believe
that the previous
“goals” (articulated above) will
assist in this area. Additionally,
sponsoring more events outside our own house and with
the other Greek houses should
help to bring us all closer. I will
make every attempt to have us
more involved socially around
campus as well.
Admittedly, this is a
very aggressive agenda to complete in less than year’s time,
but I think the effort alone to
see it come to fruition – “the
journey,” if you will – will serve
to make us all closer as a
brotherhood, will benefit Theta
Chi significantly, and will ultimately make us more successful in our endeavors after college.
Lastly, my desire is to see the
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Re-Amped Pledgeship
More formal, Strict Way to Initiation
This semester the
pledge education of the new
members of the Alpha Delta
chapter was greatly improved.
The semester began with five
goals: have the pledge class
GPA above a 3.0, make a
stricter and more formal
pledgeship, get the pledges
involved on campus, have solid bonding within the pledge
class and have the pledge
class become close with the
brothers as well, and show
them how to be a model Brother for all to see. During their
eight weeks, there was a quiz
on every chapter in the manual
to see if they had actually
learned what they were taught.
It worked. With the final exam
having 53 question on all the
material they all passed with
above a 90%.
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Assisting Hand
Community Service a Priority
This semester the Bothers of Alpha Delta have
logged 924 hours of community service.
During the beginning of
March the Brothers of Alpha
Delta Chapter assisted the
Girl Scouts of America clearing a nature trial just outside
of the Lafayette Area. In
total, the brothers logged
over 100 service hours at
this community service
event.
The Relay for Life is an-
“It took me
countless hours of
rehearsal to
prepare the
repertoire for the
show, however at
the end of it , it all
paid off.”
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other service event the
brothers participated in. This
event is a relay that brings
all different communities
and organizations together
to honor cancer survivors,
remembers the lives of ones
lost and to fight back against
the disease. The money is
given to the American Cancer Society to be used for
research of every type of
cancer and to provide information to cancer patients
and their loved ones. This
year, Alpha Delta raised $2,
452.
The Brothers of Alpha
Delta chapter also helped
donate a couple hundred
dollars worth of items to
Weed and Seeds. The organization assists domestic
anise victims and chronically
homeless. The chapter will
be receiving a letter of recognition from the local government as a thank you for the
donations provided by Alpha
Delta.
Drummer Boy
A Dream Come True
Matt Hassett is a sophomore
in the College of Engineering
pursuing a majoring in Industrial Engineering.
had the privilege to do a clinic
and play a show with Jeff Coffin, the Saxophone player from
Dave Matthew’s Band. When I
heard Jeff Coffin was coming
In fifth grade, I was
to the Purdue Jazz Festival to
faced with a decision that
be our featured guest artist, I
unknowingly would shape the
was overwhelmed with exciterest of my life. It was the deciment knowing I would finally
sion to start playing percushave the rare opportunity to
sion, which has impacted me
play a show with him. It took
in many ways for the last ten
me countless hours of reyears. The reason why I wanthearsal to prepare the repered to play percussion as a fifth
toire for the show, however at
grader was because I would
the end of it, it all paid off. The
look at drummers from variprominent being jazz.
standing ovation at the end of
ous rock bands and thought
the concert served as a rethat they were the coolest
As the drummer of
minder of why I have invested
people in the universe.
the Purdue Jazz band for the
so much time into playing the
fourth consecutive semester, I
On my journey as a
drums and why I plan on conhave actively been staying on
percussionist, I have played in
tinuing that hobby for many
top of my Jazz studies and
various venues from catheyears to come.
skills while at Purdue. Purdue
drals across Germany and the
has offered me numerous
Czech Republic to stages in
opportunities to play with faDisney World and even the
mous musicians. Recently, I
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turf of Ross-Ade stadium with
the Purdue Drumline. Playing
the drums has opened my
musical taste to many different genres of music, the most
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A Journey to Brotherhood
From Rush, To Pledgeship, To Brotherhood
Kurt Krull is a sophomore in the
Pledgeship really gave me
one to talk with, there will always be
Krannert School of Management
the feeling that I was a part of
someone there for me. From home-
pursuing a major in Management.
something larger than just a group
work, to personal issues, to just
of guys. Much more than people
relaxing, someone is there for me.
My experience with Theta
Chi has been unforgettable. Not
only do I love being a part of our
great fraternity, but I felt that way
from the first rush event I went to.
Showing up to rush felt different
than any other house. The brothers
actually wanted to talk with me,
instead of just trying to fake a conversation and head out as quickly
as possible. When I came back,
brothers remembered my name
and already made me feel welcome
and wanted. As soon as I received
my bid, I knew I wanted to be a
Theta Chi.
you can hang out with, but people
you can share life changing experiences with. From the philanthropies, to the community service, to
the cheering on for events as a
group, I truly enjoy being a part of
our fraternity. It was so great to get
close with not only my pledge class,
but the entire house.
Throughout pledgeship, I
became a part of the house, and a
part of the Brotherhood. Once I was
initiated, I felt so happy. Being a
Brother with my fellow Brothers is
the best feeling in the world. I know
that whenever I need help, or some-
Now that I am a brother
and that we have new pledges, I
recall the pledge I took when I was
inducted as a pledge. To better the
fraternity, to be the best person I
could be, and to uphold the values
“Pledgeship
of our fraternity. I am excited that I
really gave me
can become friends, and soon
the feeling that
brothers, with people who believe in
the same ideals that I share with
I was a part of
everyone else in our Brotherhood. It
something
is an exciting time, and I wouldn’t
larger than just
trade it for anything in the world. It
truly is the best decision I have
made in my college experience.
a group of
guys.”
Spring Rush
Change in a Better Direction
Recruitment for Alpha Delta this year was really focused on
quality, not quantity. Our Recruitment chairman and co-chair had the
opportunity of attending this year's
National Recruitment Boot Camp
where they learned effective recruiting strategies and spent many hours
writing our chapter's action plan for
successful recruitment.
There were five goals that
structured our action plan for the
recruitment season. The first was to
implement a long term incentive
plan to improve recruitment participation to 90 percent of in-house
brothers. The second goal was to
implement a team based plan that
would challenge groups of brothers to
get out there and recruit as many men
as they could. The third goal of our action plan was to ensure the chapter
knew exactly how to seek out potential
new members and what exactly they
should exemplify in order to become a
new member. We created the acronym
C.H.A.I.R.S to describe what an ideal
recruit should be and have: Character,
Health/wellness, Academics, Image/
poise, Responsible, and Social. This
was our universal way of telling if a
potential was worth extending a bid and
if they possessed four of the five qualities, then they were worthy of receiving
one. The fourth goal was to enhance
the overall image and professionalism
of the fraternity to better our reputation,
brand, and brotherhood as a whole. The
final step to our action plan was to continuously educate the chapter on the
skills and tips needed for successful
recruiting.
This semester's pledge class
has 14 new members that are results of
a productive, successful recruitment
season. Recruitment Boot Camp made
it very apparent that once we actually
have a plan for recruitment, it's foolproof and will practically run itself; it's
just up to us to actually put the plan in
action. Theta Chi's mission is to build
better men that will uphold our legacy
and I feel this year, Alpha Delta has
found men that will do just that.
Renovation
Purdue University Dance Marathon
A New Room with a Great Purpose
The spring pledge class of 2013 came up with
the idea to renovate the game room on the second floor.
The master plan is to turn it into a theater room. The new
theater room would include installing a projector and
projector screen, full surround sound, stadium seating
and repair and repaint the walls. Not only will this room
serve the purpose as a place to watch movies or playing
videos games but it will be a common area. This will be a
place for Brothers to come, relax and enjoy each others
company. Currently, there is no room in the house were
Brothers can commonly meet. This room would improve
the house over-all and be an asset in recruiting new
members.
New Member Referral
If you know of a young man worthy of becoming a gentleman of the Alpha Delta Chapter of Theta Chi please do
not hesitate to send us an email so that we may have
the opportunity to get to know these men before recruitment
Raising Money for the Kids
PUDM in the past ten years has raised
over $1,000,00 for the kids and families at Riley
Hospital for Children. All donations go directly towards the Cancer Center and Camp Riley. Last
year, the marathon raised $528,654.67 for the
kids. PUDM’s goal this year is to raise
$1,000,000. There is a competition between fraternities called the Greek Cup. One way to win is
by winning the Greek wars. The goal is to raise
more money for PUDM than the your opponent. To
make a donation to the Alpha Delta chapter please
go to www.helpmakemiraces.org, search Theta Chi
in the search bar and click on the Theta Chi team
to donate. Any contribution will help, and all donations are tax deductible. Of course, the goal is to
raise all the money we can but its about celebrating the lives, hopes and love of the children and
the families.
Clubs, Organization, and More
Alexander Fuller
Alumni Relations Chair
This semester the executive board
of Alpha Delta has been encouraging brothers to get involved on campus. This not only helps the organization on campus improve but it
allows brothers to interact with new,
diverse people, to able to promote
the house and find new men for the
house. The following is a list of a few
but not all organizations brothers
are participating in.
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Aeronautical and Astronautically Student Advisory Council
Alexander Fuller is a sophomore in the
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Future Farmers of America
Political Science program with a minor
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Purdue University Dance Marathon
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School of Management Council
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Institute of Industrial Engineers
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Running Club
Chi fall of
United States Green Building
Committee
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Design Build Institute of America
2012. Along
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Purdue Jazz Band
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volved in Greek
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Krannert Leadership Development
National Honors Accounting
and Finance Fraternity
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Purdue Men’s Lacrosse
Student Government, Purdue College
Professional Practice Ambassadors
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Krannert Kelly business case
Competition
Democrats and active Eagle Scout of
Society of Asian Scientists and
Engineers
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Club Tennis

Agriculture Future of America
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in Peace Studies. Alex was
initiated into
the Brotherhood of Theta
with being inLife, he is a member of the Purdue
the Boy Scouts of America.