The Iris - Fall '08

THE IRISEpsilon Mu Chapter Newsletter • September 2008 • Volume # 2 • 1001 W. Riverside Ave. Muncie, Ind. 47302

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WELCOME BACK DELTA TAU DELTA – EPSILON MU!

We would like to begin by welcoming all of our alumni back. This chapter has set

strong goals for the 2008-09 school year. We feel that “The Iris” is a great way to

communicate with everyone that has been involved with this Chapter over its distin-

guished 42 year history. We hope that you enjoy receiving this information as much

enjoy providing it. We have set our sights on an incredible amount of success and

we encourage you to be as actively involved in this chapter as when you were an

undergraduate. The sky is the limit for Epsilon Mu and we welcome you to join us in

our adventure. We want to assure all of our alumni that our chapter is only going to

get stronger. With the past behind us and avidly work on developing our future aspi-

rations. We invite you all to come by the Shelter anytime you are in the Muncie area.

We welcome you with open arms and encourage you to contact us if you have any

questions, concerns, constructive criticisms, compliments, or suggestions about our

Chapter and newsletter.

Provided is a short directory for you to use should you have any recommendations:

Taylor Orf Matt Jaenicke Jeff Hern Brian HobbsAlumni Relations/ Internal Vice President President of Housing Corporation Epsilon Mu Chapter AdvisorNewsletter Committee Chairman [email protected] jeff [email protected] [email protected]@bsu.edu

Epsilon Mu Newsletter CreditsWritten by: Taylor Orf & Matt JaenickeEdited by: John KnoxLayout/Design: Andrew Lentz


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A Word from Kyle Pfeifer - President of Epsilon Mu

Brothers of Epsilon Mu, As my term as President is coming to an end I wanted to share a few thoughts with you before I am done. I want you all to know it has been a privilege to be the president of this chapter. I ran for President in December with a good understanding of what was asked of me and I feel like I have contributed to returning our chapter to prominence. We, as a chapter, have poured our hearts and souls turning Epsilon Mu around and we are still working hard at it. I hope that everyone that is apart of Epsilon Mu is proud of what we have accomplished. I personally want to thank everyone that has helped our chapter get to where is it today and that we couldn’t have done it without you all. My focus, now that we have completed fall recruitment, will be to focus mainly on our ac-creditation report due on November 1, 2008. We have worked very hard to improve our chap-ter and I believe it will show on this report. With the help of my Executive Council and our advis-ing team, I am confi dent we will be in contention for some major awards this year. I currently have a date set with our advising team to look over a rough draft of the report and to suggest any improvements. The date of this meeting will be on Saturday October 18, 2008 at National Headquarters. If any of you of would like to attend, I would be pleased to work with you. Being a Delt is something that means a lot to me and something I will never take for granted. It has been challenging at times, but it’s an amazing experience that I would never change. Our four fundamental principles have been the cornerstone for the past four years and will continue to be for the rest of my life. I hope that some day, I will be able to give back to this brotherhood what it has given me. TCFP, Kyle PfeiferEpsilon Mu [email protected](317) 340-1734


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Chapter Succeeds Following Spring Semester

The men of Epsilon Mu have prevailed over trying times this last year, but the future looks very bright. After consecutive semesters of below average academic expectations, the current members took the initiative by achieving a 2.86 GPA during the spring smeester. We are now ranked second on campus academically, well above the all men’s and all fraternity average. An extremely solid core group of Brothers lead the Chapter into the fall 2008 semester. These men, paired with the support of Alumni and a strong recruitment plan, gives the Delta Tau Delta slogan, “Our past is bright, our future is brilliant” new meaning.

A Different Approach to Rush For Fall 2008 Semester

This chapter has dedicated itself to growing as the strongest and most elite fraternity this campus has seen. With strong alumni support, we have developed a Value-Based Selection Process that allows us to strategically recruit the best men on Ball State’s campus. Before rush started, the chapter took time out of our Saturday morning to work with alumni Brett Benson on a dynamic recruitment plan. We hit Ball State’s campus and were able to meet and greet over one hundred freshman men. We took our time to talk with these men and explain to them the opportunities and possibilities of joining our successful organization. We discussed everything we have to offer. We successfully handed out twenty – one bids, prior to rush week, to men who were more than qualifi ed to join our Fraternity. Please take a moment to review the process on that we have developed on page four.


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Value-Based Selection Process

Values StandardsBrotherhood 3+ brothers speak on his behalf Signed membership expectation form

Knowledge GPA must be higher than the All Men’s Avg. No Bid with less than 2.7 GPA

Integrity Thoroughly complete the personal info form

Commitment Come to 2+ rush events

Leadership Involved in 1+ organization in High School OR is in volved in 1+ organization at Ball State

Guidelines:• Brotherhood, Knowledge, and Commitment standards are mandatory• These values serve as the benchmark for all candidates being considered for member-ship

Adopted and approved February, 19 2007 by Delta Tau Delta___________________________ ______________________________Chapter President Name Signature

___________________________ ______________________________External Vice President Signature


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Improved Recuruitment Techniques Lead to Rush SuccessMen of Delta Tau Delta bring in strong 32-man pledge class

Pledge Class of Fall 2008

D.J. Andrews

Chris Barnett

Clay Barns

Chris Bates

Forest Bender

Sean Bergman

Zach Behrmann

Brody Carter

Michael Ely

Thomas Enneking

Jason Gilbert

Kyle Goodridge

Alex Grusak

Jaron Huesman

Hans Koester

Chase Lennon

Cale Lester

Eric Louder

Pat Mautner

Chris McCotter

Mark Mosias

Justin Newsome

Austin Oliver

Cory Pollen

Alec Ream

Alex Stellema

Tyler Shirley

Andrew Skaros

Jake Sloane

Peter Standley

David Stogner

Drew Tarkington


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A Word from Brett Benson - Director of Alumni Affairs

When I think about my Delt experience at Ball State, I remember a lot of hard work and the most fun I can remember in my life. After spending the past ten years recruiting for sev-eral industries in Chicago, I am the biggest advocate of networking. I made a living from a skill I learned by recruiting candidates into Delta Tau Delta. After moving back to Indianapolis I took a corporate position. While there, I noticed I was missing the very thing I loved about recruit-ing: helping people climb their personal mountain. That led me back to our Fraternity and the position of Director of Alumni Affairs.

Upon starting my new position I found myself going through the Ritual and really listen-ing to the Oath that we all made. I realized that those words were more than just words on a page or a way to get a badge. They had become a part of who I am.

I found that Truth, Courage, Faith, and Power were not just ideals to live by in college, but words which grow character. Those four words have built a sense of pride inside of me, because character creates action...every day. Being shown the formula to living a life of excel-lence is a premium gift and can never be repaid.

I welcome all of you to contact me and network with your brothers by joining www.delt-incircle.com. We were given the opportunity to be great by the alumni that served us in advi-sory roles or who donated to Delta Tau Delta. One thing is sure; these current and future active brothers will need our help. I challenge you to reconnect with your brothers, visit the house this year, share your best stories, count how many times you laugh till you cry remembering them, and give back to the home that helped you become the success you are today.

Always your brother,

Brett R. Benson, Director of Alumni AffairsDelta Tau Delta International Fraternity10000 Allisonville RoadFishers, Indiana 46038-2008Phone 317.284.0203 ext. 1360Cell 317.418.9818Fax 317.284.0214


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Chapter Highlights of the 2008 Spring Semester

The spring semester brought not only improved academic performance, but also a wide array of successful philanthropic events that have shined a positive light on the chapter. Here are some examples:

First Ever Greek Day Members of several different fraternities and sororities could be found on the front lawn of the Shelter during this fi rst ever annual event. Volleyball, cornhole (beanbag toss) tournaments, and a live DJ provided entertainment for the guests. The entree fees from the tournaments, as well a large donation from the Chapter, raised $2,000 for the Chi Omega Make a Wish Founda-tion. The women of Chi Omega were responsible for raising a large portion of the sponsors and it was voted that the proceeds would go to a charity of their choice. The volleyball and cornhole tournament ended with the home team, Delt Thunder, taking fi rst place in both.


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Gold Canyon Candle FundraiserIn order to insure Greek Day as a success and raise some funds for Shelter improvements, the brothers took it upon themselves to go out and raise money by selling Gold Canyon can-dles. Internal Vice President Matt Jaenicke’s mother provided the connection for the candles. $1027 was raised, some of which went to a charity and the rest to a wireless printer for the Shelter. It was a great tool of which we can make great use in the future.

Easter Egg HuntStrengthening the community is essential to our vitality and the brothers in the house take this phrase in our mission and values very seriously. Children from the Boys and Girls Club of Muncie came to the Shelter and took part in a massive Easter egg hunt that involved roughly 42 children. The Brothers hid hundreds of eggs fi lled with candy throughout the front yard and watched as the kids raced to pick them up. A few of the eggs were spray-painted gold, which entitled their fi nder to a special prize. The day was an overwhelming success for the house and the children. Here is the story as it ran in the Ball State Daily News the following day:

More than 200 attend UPB, Delta Tau Delta fraternity events

Muncie residents had two opportunities to take their children on an Easter egg hunt Thursday on Ball State University’s campus.

Hundreds of people showed up for Delta Tau Delta’s annual Easter egg hunt for the Boys & Girls Club of Muncie and the University Program Board’s Eggstravaganza.

Delta Tau Delta President Kyle Pfeifer said about 45 children and 36 adults from the Boys & Girls Club attended the event. Fraternity members hid Easter eggs fi lled with candy in their front yard for the children to fi nd. They also had door prizes for those who found special eggs, he said.

“It was a good turn out,” he said. “The kids had a lot of fun. It was a good time. Any-thing you can give back to Muncie is a good thing to me.”

Nick Hewitt, a UPB director, said more than 200 children and their parents went to the soggy Quad for Eggstravaganza. UPB provided free popcorn, cotton candy and bottled water to those in attendance. Children could have their faces painted, com-pete in sack races and compete in coloring contests. Egg spoon races and ring and bean bag tosses were other games children could play. Every child received candy and novelty prizes.

They also could participate in Easter egg hunts and have their pictures taken with the Easter Bunny, Hewitt said. The event was free and open to the public.

“It was defi nitely a success,” he said. “Almost every UPB member was here. ... We got lucky with the weather. ... All the kids had fun.”


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Continued Success Requires Effective Risk ManagementA Letter from Epsilon Mu’s Risk Manager

Dear Brothers,

For Epsilon Mu to continue its climb toward another Hugh Shields award, following

the rules and sanctions handed down by the Delta Tau Delta national fraternity, as well

as Ball State University, has been a necessity. One of the sanctions that remains in ef-

fect for another semester is the prohibition of alcohol on Delta Tau Delta property. I can-

not stress the importance of this enough. Although we have improved as a chapter over

the last year, we are still under close supervision. I regret to inform you that Ball State

has denied our request for an alcohol exemption during homecoming weekend. There-

fore no alcohol will be permitted before or after the game on our property. We hope this

does not affect your decision to come back to the Shelter and support your alma mater.

Henry J. Mortensen

Delta Tau Delta

Director of Risk Management

812-483-1433

[email protected]


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Important Upcoming Dates

September •Homecoming Week (Sep. 22-27) •Homecoming Football Game - Sep. 27 - Noon •versus Kent State

October •Watermelon Bust - Oct. 11 - 9 a.m. at Lafollette Field •Fall Break - Oct. 17-19 •Mom’s Day - Oct. 26 - 2 p.m. at the Shelter •Pumpkin Carving for the Boys & Girls Club of Muncie - Oct. 30 - 4 p.m. •We host anywhere between 40-60 children in the Shelter’s basement. Each child receives their own pumpkin to carve and take home with them for Halloween. The event is done with a sorority of our choice. It is the sorority’s job to provide all refreshments for the event.

November •Chapter Nominations - Nov. 16 - 7 p.m. •Chapter Elections - Nov. 23 - 5 p.m. •Thanksgiving Break - Nov. 26-30

December •Finals Week - Dec. 15-20 •Angel Fest for the Boys & Girls Club of Muncie - week before Christmas Break •We participate in a secret Santa event that provides under-privileged kids with Christmas gifts. Each brother receives the name of a child and purchases around $20.00 worth of gifts for their child. We wrap all the gifts and deliver them to the Boys & Girls Club.

Ball State Football (4-0) Remaining Home Schedule

•Saturday, Sep. 27 - Kent State (HOMECOMING) - Noon •Saturday, Oct. 25 - Eastern Michigan (Family Weekend) - Noon

•Wednesday, Nov. 5 - Northern Illinois - 8 p.m. [ESPN2 or ESPNU] •Tuesday, Nov. 25 - Western Michigan - 6 p.m. [ESPN360]


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Delta Tau Delta Sweetheart - Lauren Madden

Name: Lauren MaddenHometown: Greenwood, IN

Sorority: Alpha Phi PresidentMajor: Telecommunications, Dance Minor

”Over the summer I interned at WISH-TV in Indianapolis. I went out on stories everyday and shadowed the reporters. Some of my favorite memories are meeting Peyton Manning, Gover-nor Mitch Daniels, and the Jonas Brothers! I really enjoy being the Delta Tau Delta Sweetheart. These are some of the best men on campus and it’s an honor being a part of their chapter.”

Intramural Sports for Fall 2008 Semester

All Delta Tau Delta sporting teams compete in Fraternity League, Individual Events, and Team Tournaments. Points are received for competing as well as how well the individual or team places. The Ball State recreation offi ce tallies these points between all Fraternities on campus and at the end of the semester they declare a Grand Champion. Due to a lack of funds, we were restricted to competing in only a few sports over the last few years. This Fall we will be competing in every

single intramural sport. We would like to thank Wade Baertschi’s mother, Becky Kevoian, for donating funds that covered the entire fall intramural schedule. Below is a complete list of the

athletes competing for the Fall 2008 Fraternity All Sports Title.


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Fall 2008 Intramural Teams

GolfTaylor Orf

BowlingWes Berkshire

Cornhole TeamJustin Bruce and Danny Sontag

Football TeamPhil Glasser, Taylor Orf, Kyle Zoller, Matt Jaenicke, Joel Sheets, Brandon Clymer, Josh Shipe, Bryce McDonald, Kyle Pfeifer, and Chaz Burgess

Sand Volleyball TeamPhil Glasser, Taylor Orf, Joel Sheets, Matt Jaenicke, Kyle Zoller, Jordan Knox, Kevin Butler, and Alex Bradshaw

Softball TeamJosh Shipe, Justin Bruce, Phil Glasser, Taylor Orf, Matt Jaenicke, Bryce McDonald, Alex Bradshaw, Danny Son-tag, Joel Sheets, and Kyle Zoller

Indoor/Outdoor Soccer TeamHank Mortensen, Conrad Jacobs, Danny Sontag, Zak Shobe, Jordan Knox, Darrell Scott, Blake Fogelsong, and Taylor Orf

Doubles Wallyball TeamJoel Sheets and Matt Jaenicke

Tennis TeamRoss Cochran and Matt Jaenicke

3 - on - 3 Basketball TeamJoel Sheets, Kyle Zoller, Matt Jaenicke, Andrew Lentz, and Alex Bradshaw

Quad Volleyball TeamJoel Sheets, Matt Jaenicke, Taylor Orf, Phil Glasser, Alex Bradshaw, Kyle Zoller, and Jordan Knox

BilliardsBlake Fogelsong

Kickball TeamMatt Jaenicke, Joel Sheets, Kyle Zoller, Bryce McDonald, Taylor Orf, Phil Glasser, Zak Shobe, Darrell Scott, Conrad Jacobs, Hank Mortensen, and Alex Bradshaw

Racquetball TeamMatt Jaenicke and Ross Cochran

Dodgeball TeamMatt Jaenicke, Phil Glasser, Taylor Orf, Justin Bruce, and Alex Bradshaw


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Epsilon Mu Delts Land Internships for Summer 2008

The following is a list of Ball State Delts who had internships last summer. Many of Ball State’s undergraduate programs allow for internships to be used as credit for graduation and to further one’s personal career. We highly encourage all of our brothers to further their pro-fessional career by any means necessary. We would like to praise and acknowledge the fol-lowing brothers for their outstanding professional work over the summer:

Matthew Jaenicke – Finance Major and Property Management Minor – Finance Internship with MAC Property Management located in Chicago, Illinois

Joel Sheets – Business Administration Major – Internship with Praxis Consulting located in Muncie, Indiana

Conrad Jacobs – Business Administration Major and Legal Studies Minor – Internship with Halakar Real Estate located in Indianapolis, Indiana

Kyle Pfeifer – Accounting Major – Internship with Architectural Materials, LLC.

Zakary Shobe – Construction Management Major – Internship with Gaylor, Inc. located in Noblesville, Indiana

Joshua Shipe – Sport Administration Major – Internship for Peerless Pump for Maintenance

Cory Dunbar – Business Administration / Economics Major - Landscape Architecture Intern-ship with Brickman Group

Andrew Lentz – Sport Administration Major – Indiana Pacers Media Relations Intern

Christopher Andrews – Actuarial Science / Math Economics Major – Internship for Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company


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Special Thanks to the Following:

Housing Corporation for all the support and guidance you have provided for our chapter. Handyman Matters for the new fl oor in the mail box room and for the tremendously great work you do on our Shelter.

Brett Benson for your dedication to our chapter and your leadership in our new recruitment process.

John Knox for always being right around the corner to lend a helping hand in any aspect of our chapter.

Karol Jaenicke for providing the chapter with its candle fundraiser.

Becky Kevoian for donating to the chapter and making it possible for the chapter to compete in intramurals.

Lastly, we would like to thank all the alumni that, in some way, shape and reach- out to help our chapter. We strongly believe that alumni support is one of the most positive, reassuring, and comfortable aspects of this chapter. We greatly appreciate everything you have done for us and we owe much gratitude to each and every one of you.

With much appreciation and respect,THE MEN OF DELTA TAU DELTA CHAPTER EPSILON MUBALL STATE UNIVERSITY

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