The Teke - Spring 2004 - Tau Kappa Epsilon

The Magazine of Tau Kappa Epsilon Spring 2004

It’s getting to be that time of the yearagain. The snow has melted away, springbreak was a lot of fun for our collegiateFraters, and everyone’s getting ready forthe wrap-up of the academic year.Summer’s almost here!For just about everyone, summer is a

time to recharge your batteries. For ourcollege students, summer usually meansa break from classes and time off to bespent with friends. For our alumni mem-bers, summer means time with the fam-ily, a more laid-back work week, and theopportunity to enjoy some sun and theclean, refreshing warmth of the outdoors.

While it’s tempting to put our gears in neutral duringthe summer, let’s do our best to capitalize on this time – forus personally and for TKE. This summer, how about orga-nizing get-togethers with your fellow Fraters – barbeques,picnics and the like, to help us plan for a tremendous falland successful year ahead. What a great time to hold achapter retreat, when the stress level is down and everyonecan focus on the future.

For our collegiate Fraters, I’d like to encourage you todo two things over your summer break. First, how aboutinvesting some time in giving your chapter a tremendoushead-start on recruitment for next year? Do some summernetworking or recruitment to get your college’s enteringfreshmen interested in Tau Kappa Epsilon. If you spendtime getting your plan together and make some new friends,chances are you’ll succeed at rush. Second, don’t take abreak from preparing for your future. Take an internship,co-op, do some academic-enriching travel, or do somethingelse which will make your resume stronger for future em-ployment. Remember, employers like to hire people withsound academic credentials, well-rounded experiences, andsolid work experience. Get a leg up on the competition bymaking good, productive use of your three-month hiatus fromcampus.

For our alumni Fraters, why not spend some time get-ting reconnected with fellow TKE alumni from your homechapter, or with Tekes who live in your area. We’ve gotTekes located just about everywhere in the United Statesand spread throughout the world. Summer is a great timeto get in touch with fellow Tekes and either become reac-quainted or make some new friends yourself. Think aboutattending an area TKE alumni association gathering or evenorganizing one yourself. What a great chance to spend sometime with others who share a common fraternal backgroundwith you, helping you network even deeper into your com-munity. The Offices of the Grand Chapter can put you intouch with Tekes just about everywhere, so let us know ifwe can help.

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Kevin M. Mayeux, CAEChief Executive Officer

“Don’t Take A Break This Summer”

For the Fraternity, summer will be a time for us to re-focus, train, and prepare for what we anticipate will be oneof our most successful years yet. In June, the 18th TKE Lead-ership Academy will take place at Bradford Woods, and theUndergraduate Interfraternity Institute (UIFI) will beginholding its training sessions for Greek leaders from acrossthe continent. Later that month, our volunteer Regional Ser-vicing team members will gather in Indianapolis for a week-end of training and game-plan setting. In July, theprofessional staff will attend a variety of leadership confer-ences with other fraternity professionals, sharing ideas and“best practices” so we can better serve our chapters andmembers, and then continue our staff training exercises sothat TKE is fully prepared to offer the best service it can tobenefit our members and chapters in the new school year.

Many of our chapters have seen tremendous gains thispast year. Our chapters are getting stronger – not just interms of size, but also in being more academically focusedand in producing more college graduates. Our RegionalLeadership Conferences saw their best attendance in morethan a decade, and the amount of community service andoutreach conducted by our chapters is at a modern day high.We’re quickly building momentum toward our goal of help-ing the Alzheimer’s Association in their research efforts,with more and more of our members making a personal com-mitment to helping find a cure for this debilitating disease.Tekes are making a difference, and we should be preparedto do even more in the new year ahead.

The summer can provide all Tekes with an opportunityto soak in some sun, relax a bit, and then plan for the yearahead. Let’s all make the most of it, and come back re-freshed, recharged, and ready to go in August or September.

Enjoy the summer, Fraters!

2 CEO’s Message: Don’t Take A Break This Summer

4 Making your TKE Leadership

Position Sound Great on a

Resume

5 Tau Kappa Epsilon LicensedVendors

6 Duty, Honor, Country: Tekes

in the Military14 Regional Leadership Confer-

ences Recap

18 Alumni Spotlight: Frater GregoryTarancon, U.S. Special Forces

20 TEF: Giving Made Easy

21 TEF: Creating Opportunities ...22 The Vision that is Life Loyal Teke

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GRAND GRAMMATEUSGRAND CRYSOPHYLOS

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GRAND PYLORTESGRAND HEGEMON

MEMBERCOLLEGE FRATERNITY EDITORS ASSOCIATION

Frater Gregory Tarancon (Alpha-Eta Chapter) currentlyworks for the Department of Homeland Defense as a mem-ber of the U.S. Army Special Forces. When he’s not in themiddle of action, Tarancon can be found training, debrief-ing, and preparing troops both in the field and in the class-room.

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Mark Sterner (Tau-Mu) is one of the nation’s most widely-requested andleading speakers on the topic of responsible decision making and driving underthe influence. Mark recently received the NationalSpeaker of the Year Award from Campus ActivitiesMagazine.

His popularity has brought him to over 150 cam-puses every year for the past five years, reachingmore than a million college students with his tragicstory and message of personal responsibility, and hewas recently featured in the Winter 2004 edition ofTHE TEKE magazine.

In support of Frater Sterner and his powerfulmessage, the Offices of the Grand Chapter has initi-ated a co-sponsorship program to assist TKE chapters in sponsoring “DUI: APowerful Lesson” at their respective campuses. If your chapter is interested insponsoring Frater Sterner at your campus, please contact Heather Redeske,Director of Communications, at the Offices of the Grand Chapter: (317) 872-6533 or [email protected] for more details.

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You worked hard as a leader in your chapter. You know it, yourFraters know it, but when it comes time to land that first jobor internship, you need to make sure the Recruiting Director

knows it.But here’s the catch: getting your resume to stand out is no easy

task. There are hundreds, and in someinstances thousands, of students apply-ing for the same jobs, so competitionis fierce. Additionally, with so manyapplicants, Recruiting Directors onlyhave time to spend about 15 secondsreading a resume. Pretty scary.

Don’t worry. If you know whatyou’re doing, and you know what com-panies are looking for, you can get tothe interview stage. And believe it ornot, your fraternity experience is keyin helping you emerge from the stackof resumes.

So how do you write aboutTKE in a compelling, relevant way that

will make your resume move to the top of the pile?The most important thing you can do is to focus on your specific

accomplishments.A vast majority of students write job description resumes – they

simply tell the reader what anyone in that particular position woulddo, as opposed to what they specifically accomplished.

Let’s look at an example:

President, Tau Kappa Epsilon Social Fraternity, Fall 2003! Responsible for the operations, facility and administra-

tion of 95-member fraternity! Oversees all activities of executive board and commit-

tee members! Key correspondent with other Greek chapters on

campus

The fact is, ANY fraternity president in the history of the Greeksystem, whether at TKE or not, can write this exact same statement.All you’ve done is tell the reader what a fraternity president does.And guess what? The Recruiting Director already knows that!

If what is written in a resume can be written by the personwho did the job – before, with, or after you – then you haven’tdone yourself justice.

Resumes need to be infused with numbers, accomplishment, andspecificity. It can be difficult to do, but it will dramatically improveyour resume.

When listing your accomplishments, think about the following:• How was the organization better as a result of YOUR in-

volvement?• What did YOU specifically accomplish?• How did YOU do it differently than the person before, after,

or next to you?• How were YOU selected?• Use facts and figures whenever possible.

Let’s take a look at how to rewrite the Prytanis job:

President, Tau Kappa Epsilon Social Fraternity, Fall 2003! Responsible for the operations, facility and administra-

tion of largest Greek chapter on campus, increasingmembership more than 15%

! Chapter recognized nationally as 1 of 17 out of 270for outstanding scholarship, philanthropy, social service,leadership, and overall excellence

! Increased community service by 50% to more than12,000 hours in one year; second highest national chap-ter total

! Raised weekly meeting attendance 25% by overhaulingmeeting content and format

Now that’s impressive! And this can work for you even if youweren’t the President of your chapter. For instance, if you’re the Re-cruitment Chair, talk about how many members you recruited, abouthow your class compared to previous classes, or even about how itcompared to other fraternities on campus. The key is to make sure it’sspecific as to what you accomplished.

Companies are craving people with strong leadership skills anda host of real world experience. You have the skills … it’s just aquestion of conveying them in a compelling and meaningful mannerto the reader.

Making your TKE Leadership PositionSound Great on a Resume

By Brad Karsh, President, JobBound


TKE is pleased to offer a partnership with JobBound– a company dedicated to helping students landtheir first job or internship.For more great resume and interviewing advice,

check out www.jobbound.com. Brad Karsh, President of JobBound, is a na-tionally recognized job search expert specializing in helping college studentswith their resumes and interviews.

Brad is available to come speak to TKE chapters and work one-on-onewith students, helping them write their resumes.

For more information, contact Brad at [email protected],800.979.1121.


Greek Licensed Products (GLP) are products that are approved by Tekes forTekes. They are products that are produced, manufactured and sold only byTKE approved vendors.

As one of the largest and most widely recognized fraternities in the world, itonly makes sense that the TKE name appear on merchandise that is of theutmost quality.

www.tke.org/ShopTKE

Sixty years ago, the battle of World War II had already been raging for five long years. Indicating a true TKE patriotic spirit,roughly 2,500 Tekes (more than 25 percent of Fraternity’s membership at the time) were honorably serving their countryin the Armed Forces overseas.

And ever since, many of our beloved Fraters would also bear the letters of MIA, POW and KIA, defending liberty andfreedom throughout the world.

Fast-forward to 2004 and our Fraternity is proud to recognize those TKE Fraters selflessly serving our country, both in theU.S. and abroad. While many of these Fraters have returned home safely, many more are still fighting the battle against terror-ism and working to make the world as we know it a safer place to live.

This is our tribute to all military Fraters, past and present, active and veteran, who emulate the true meaning of “patriot.”

GRAND CHAPTERCPT Richard G. Dunn, 1st ArmoredDivision, currently stationed inBaghdad.

Aaron Dunn [right] writes: Flyingback to Ft. Bragg, our unit stopped atthe Air Force Base in Frankfurt,Germany for three hours. Mybrother, Richard [left], drove downfrom his post to visit me before we de-parted for Pope AFB, NC for our return. Two weeks later, he was in Baghdadwith the 1st Armored Division.

BETA-PI/GEORGIA INSTITUTE OFTECHNOLOGYMichael “Psycho” Picciano is fly-ing F-14 Tomcats for VF-32“Swordsmen” aboard CVN-75 USSHarry S. Truman which is in theMediterranean.

Philadelphia Inquirer: Picciano flew to northern Iraq. The countryside lookedlike Nevada, where he had trained. Everything went just as it had duringtraining and yet there he was, dodging anti-aircraft fire, seeing explosionsto the south in Baghdad. It was hectic, and stressful, and surreal, he said.Picciano kept in contact with a ground soldier and could hear the excitementin his voice: "Great hit! Direct hit!" Only when Picciano was headed backacross Turkey toward the carrier did he begin to relax. "I can only think thatus going out there and doing that saved American lives," he said later.

Daniel Prochazka flies E-2C Hawkeyes for VAW-115 “LibertyBells” aboard CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk in the Gulf or the ArabianSea. The vessel's home port is Yokosuka, Japan.

Daniel writes: Though I pray for peace, I am ready to do the job that Ihave been training so many years for. Freedom is not free and we need toensure that justice and liberty are not catch phrases dropped at a cocktailparty in D.C. but ideas that are spread throughout the world.

GAMMA/UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISAndrew Lardner

RHO/WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITYBrian Hissem, National GuardReserve, Iraq.Chris Hissem, National GuardReserve, Iraq.

TAU/OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYJon Tschetter, U.S. SpecialForces.

ALPHA-ETA/RUTGERS UNIVERSITYGregory Tarancon, U.S. SpecialForces

ALPHA-OMICRON/NEW MEXICOSTATE UNIVERSITYCharles Wolff, U.S. CoastGuard.

ALPHA OMEGA/UCLADr. Craig Amshel, 31st CSH,Iraq.

BETA-ZETA/LOUISIANA TECHJoseph A. Chrisman

Jon Tschetter


By Heather Redeske, Director of Communications

GAMMA-MU/FURMAN UNIVERSITYCOL Eric W. Berg, M.D., foren-sic pathologist, medical examiner,101st Airborne.

DELTA-ETA/NORTHERN ILLINOISUNIVERSITYDavid Picchi

Fraters of Delta-Eta: David will besent down to Missouri for training andthen potentially overseas. We as achapter will be supporting himthrough his time abroad.

THETA-SIGMA/ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITYCpl. Omar Tsatsis, 4th Marine Division 2nd Battalion, 25thMarine Regiment Reserve Unit.Cpl. Samir Hussain, 4th Marine Division2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment Re-serve Unit.

Omar Writes: Being called up to serve for Opera-tion Iraqi Freedom was the second time Samir andI were called to active duty. We were only homefor 3 months after serving a year-long tour, pro-viding Homeland Security on Operation EnduringFreedom. While in Iraq, our unit was attached tothe 1st Marine Division located in CampPendleton, CA. We were in Iraq from March 30- August 1, 2003. Our tour of duty consisted ofsecuring the city of An Nasiriyah and once the President declared all majorcombat over, our mission changed to acting as a police force, while providing

humanitarian relief to theIraqi community. Samirserved as Scout/Sniper and Iserved as a Fire Team leaderand Squad leader with theInfantry.

Omar Tsatsis on a vehicle patrol, holding an M203 Grenade launcherattached to an M16A2 Service Rifle.


DELTA-PSI/NORTH DAKOTASTATE UNIVERSITYSPC Aaron Dunn, U.S.Army, 82nd Airborne.

Aaron writes: (An Najaf,Iraq) – Getting a haircut is goodprevention from lice that wasspread from the local populationwe would come into contact withwhen we handed out food &water. I had no access to ashower, much less running wa-ter for about a month.

At this point, we were about to go home andweren’t required to carry our weapon or protectivemask everywhere. Before this time, neither itemwas further than arms’ reach – ever.

SGT Brian Steiner (ND National Guard),recently activated and on his way to Iraq.

EPSILON-NU/UNIVERSITY OF WIS-CONSIN-STEVENS POINTSPC Matthew Jindrich, U.S.Army, C Company 724th Engi-neering Battalion, 264th Engi-neering Brigade.

Timothy Beck, deployed to Eu-rope.

ZETA-DELTA/ALMA COLLEGELCpl. Matt Johnson, U.S. Ma-rine Corps, serving in NorthernIraq guarding the supply line.

ZETA-THETA/WESTERN ILLINOISUNIVERSITYSPC Drew Veeneman

Drew writes: As a U.S. Army Reserv-ist, I've been transferred to the 266thOrdinance Company (an ammunitioncompany) of Camp Santiago, PuertoRico for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Re-cently I've also been selected as the 4thPlatoon Historian.

Omar Tsatsis (left) andSamir Hussain (rear) on“Spring Break 2003 – Iraq.”

Samir Hussain with a kitten herescued from the localchildren, who were throw-ing rocks at it.

Samir Hussain raising morale & en-tertaining fellow troops with his“Darth Vader” impression.

SPC Drew Veeneman

Cpl. Omar Tsatsis

“Above all, we mustrealize that no arsenal,or no weapon in thearsenals of the workedare so formidable as thewill and morale andcourage of free men andwomen. It is a weaponadversaries in today’sworld do not have.”

–Ronald Reagan

THETA-NU/SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITYSPC Jonathan Adkins, Louisiana Army National Guard. Called upto active duty on July 7, 2003, and arrived in Bagram, Afghanistan onthe 16th of August (his birthday).

Jonathan writes: The other night, I was jogging along the outer perimeter of thebase here ... the road was cleared for landmines, but not the areas surroundingthe roads. It was pitch black and all I had was my little flashlight with me; all of

1LT Nathan Trussoni, 82nd Airborne, just re-turned from a tour in Afghanistan, CampStronghold Freedom, Uzbekistan. Now inBalad, Iraq (Camp Anaconda).

At the safe house (below) we lived at in Kabul. Theguys with me are our guards. They were not armed,but they were our eyes & ears 24/7. They had all got-ten their job because they were somehow connected to

someone who had been working with the Americans from early on, so we couldbe fairly certain of where theirallegiances were. Many of themwere quite educated; one had beena helicopter pilot. They mademore money working for us thanthey could at any other job in thecity. In a land torn apart by war,unfortunately, there is no mar-ket for most skills that come witheducation.

CPT Matt Brown, U.S. Army, 101st Airborne 502nd Infantry, 3rdBattalion Command “Widowmakers.” Recently returned from tourof duty in Iraq; now at Ft. Benning, GA


IOTA-OMEGA/Glenvil le StateCollegeSGT James C. Upton

MU-NU/UNIVERSITY OF WISCON-SIN-PLATTEVILLEGregory Allen Byal, U.S. Na-tional Guard, 229th Engr. Co.Tom Byal, U.S. National Guard,229th Engr. Co.Jason Matthys, U.S. NationalGuard, 229th Engr. Co.Scott Johnson, U.S. NationalGuard, 229th Engr. Co.Eric Percival, U.S. NationalGuard, 229th Engr. Co.Colin McChesney, U.S. Na-tional Guard, 229th Engr. Co.Josh Snyder, U.S. NationalGuard, 229th Engr. Co.SSG Timothy Hahn, 266th Or-dinance Company, CampSantiago, Puerto Rico.

THETA-PHI/UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LACROSSECPT Mathew Hintz is the S5 and Force Protection Officer at CampBlack Jack.

CPT Ryan P. Ahrendt de-ployed to Iraq with the 3rd In-fantry as a Mortar PlatoonLeader; has returned and is inAdvance Course at Ft. Benning.

SSG Brian Joseph Pollack,U.S. Army Reserve Recruiter.

1LT Steven Rull, Military Po-lice Branch of the U.S. Army,detached to the 101st Airbornedivision training Iraqi police.

1LT Richard Pittman,Youngsan, South Korea, 94thM.P. Battalion.

CPT Keven Beattie, U.S.Army, Balad, Iraq, 4th Infan-try Division.

1LT Ryan Hedberg, just com-pleted U.S. Army FlightSchool, Ft. Rucker; heading toHonduras to fly Black Hawksfor counter drug ops.

CPT Ryan Kovarik, serving inKorea as a general’s aide withthe Special Forces Command.

CPT Ryan Raymond, CampBondsteel, Kosovo.

2LT Brady Spees, U.S. Army.Spees is in charge of a platoonof approximately 45-50 sol-diers deployed with the 172ndTransportation Company, Iraq.

IOTA-PHI/DEFIANCE COLLEGEDavid IkeDavid writes: I was in the Middle East(Egypt-Israelborder) whenbin Laden is-sued his initialwarning inJune 2001.

Regardlessof where one isstationed orwhat his or herjob is, there is a lot of work to be donein the Middle East. I'm ready ... rightnow, it's my turn. My goals aresimple: 1) Accomplish the mission, 2)Bring all my men home.

Every day, I get plagued with thefrustrations that come with the mili-tary, but the benefits far outweighthem. One of those benefits is know-ing there are people who truly appre-ciate what we do. Knowing things likethat makes it all worthwhile.

the sudden, I found myself running in sand. I stopped and took a close look aroundand found I ran off of the road and into the desert! I froze, and contemplatedwhat I should do ... I couldn't help but think of my family back home and all ofmy TKE brothers. After a few minutes, I got the nerve up to walk on my originalpath back to the road which was 20 feet away from me. Needless to say – I wasshook up after that. I wish to extend my personal thanks and gratitude to all mybrothers back home for their support, packages, and continued communicationwith me through my deployment.

CPT Mathew Hintz and Kay

My name is Kay, I'm a Delta flight attendant and I took Matt to Rome; fromthere he continued on to Kuwait. He couldn't sleep for awhile, so we talked on myjump seat; he was writing letters. He's an extraordinary young man. Tell hismom she should be very proud of him. I didn't get to tell him goodbye and to staysafe, so please forward that message to him. I hope to bring him home soon.

XI-ETA/MISSOURI WESTERN STATECOLLEGESPC Andrew Ferguson. Andrewwas just initiated last fall (2002),and has done a good job of keepingus “in the loop” with e-mail updatesduring his various excursions in Ku-wait and Iraq.

Andrew writes: Well, this is it, a day anda wake up. Tomorrow, we start our two-

day road trip sleeping overnight in our humvees or on the ground. Person-ally, I like to sleep on the hood because it stays warm for a good while intothe night. I'll be in Kuwait for about 2 weeks, rail loading our vehicles onships and our stuff too. Idon't know if things havegotten any better at thecamp we're going to (I gotfood poisoning there). Ev-eryone, enjoy your dayand pray for me to have asafe trip since I’ll beriding in a soft tophumvee all the way.

Jeremy McClure returned tothe St. Joseph, MO, area aftera lengthy tour of duty overseasin Kuwait with the U.S. Ma-rine Corps in support of Op-eration Iraqi Freedom. Uponreturning to the community,Jeremy immediately begansupporting the Homeland Se-curity Force, working securityat the Kansas City Interna-tional Airport.

Geoffrey “Scott” Coleman,U.S. Army. Active overseas inGermany.

RHO-RHO/SAM HOUSTON STATEUNIVERSITY1LT Mike Martin, U.S. Army,3rd Armored Cavalry Regimentbased in Fort Carson, CO.

Mike writes: I have been in Al Qaim,Iraq since March and do a variety oftasks. My job as a Platoon Leader ispretty general, but I'm in charge offour M1A2 Tanks, and six M3A2Bradley Fighting Vech., and about 65personnel. I have been on active dutyfor about 1-1/2 years and in the Army National Guard for a total of sixyears. I plan on going Special Forces after my deployment for OIF.

Fraters of Rho-Rho: Frater Martin (far left) has shown remarkable brav-ery in his duties in Iraq and has put his own life in danger to make sure wehave our freedoms and liberties here in the USA. It makes us very proud toknow and have a Frater who is truly a hero.

John Lopez IV, active in Fort Hood, TX.Michael Waldrip, active in Fort Hood, TX.

NU-MU/UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHALABAMALT Chris Dickenson, U.S. ArmySignal Corps.Rick DarnelMatthew NewbyJoel PoucheJason Boles

XI-XI/SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATEUNIVERSITYCapt. Sean Roche, U.S. MarineCorps.

XI-TAU/LYON COLLEGEPatrick McCarty, U.S. NationalGuard, recently spent eightmonths in Egypt on active dutyand will ship off to Iraq soon.


OMICRON-ALPHA/APPALACHIANSTATE UNIVERSITYSPC Robert L. Watson, cur-rently in the Middle East, work-ing as a Military Police officer.

PI-IOTA/UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-RENOAdam FetterlyMasten Bethel

Fraters of Pi-Iota: We wish them goodluck and Godspeed in their endeavors.

PI-OMICRON/NORTHERN KENTUCKYUNIVERSITY1LT Eric P. Hillner, ChemicalOfficer in 1-26 Infantry, part ofFirst Infantry Division (Big Red),Iraq.

PI-OMEGA/SUNY-ALBANYLCpl Kevin Sylvester, USMC.

Kevin Writes:You should be proud to know you have several Fraters who are currently

serving our country both here and overseas. I know that the guys I pledgedwith all love this country and are proud that we have Fraters going over tofight. I think those who might not know us personally would be proud toknow there are TKE flags headed back to the desert to do the job. I’d like itto be the last thing Saddam ever sees … either that or my face.

Phil MiscioneTim O’Brian

LT Chris Dickenson

Like so many Fraters who served before them, many morewill return from Operation Iraqi/Enduring Freedom older,

wiser, changed men. Today, we remember all those currently inthe service of the United States and all her allies. While militaryconflicts are never easy to accept, neither is the denial of basichuman rights. Whatever our opinions or beliefs, we respectand honor those who are answering the call to serve theircountry. FRATERS, THANK YOU.


IOTA-KAPPA COLONY #768/CLARKSON UNIVERSITY1LT Andrew “Hubcap” Bischoff is currently serving in the U.S.Army's Special Forces.

Andrew writes: The Army is the only organization where you can take anyplatoon, give them a mission, and they execute to standard, regardless of thelevel of training in that area.

TKE COLONY #755/UNIVERSITYOF NORTH ALABAMAJesse Holladay, U.S. Air Force48th Munitions Squadron, ALUdied, AB, Qatar.

Jesse (right) writes: The Qataricitizens are very happy to have ushere, and show much humblenessand gratitude. Many nationalswork on the base as contractors fornew construction, vending, and gen-eral services.

My home base is RAFLakenheath, UK, 48th Munitionssquadron. I am deployed here withthe 379th Munitions Squadron atAl Udeid AB, Qatar. My careerfield is munitions systems, or –AMMO! In other words, my squad-ron builds bombs. Our primary mis-sion is in support of OperationsIraqi Freedom and Enduring Free-dom. I am currently changing shopsfrom Conventional munitions, toPrecision Guided Missiles (PGM).

TAU-ETA COLONY #539/SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITYJoseph C. DeLuca attached to the 118th Medical Support Battalion based in Newington, CT.

Fraters of Tau-Eta Colony: On November 8, 2003, Frater DeLuca learned that his Army National Guard Unit, the118th Medical Support Battalion, was being activated for Operation Iraqi Freedom 2 and would be deployed in thebeginning of 2005. Joseph has given TKE all he can and will do the same for our country. He has even joked, "I willmake sure I have TKE somewhere on my Kevlar helmet so everyone knows I am a Teke." The Fraters of Tau-Eta Colonyand of the Connecticut area will surely miss Frater DeLuca's unique discussions and we pray to keep him safe and out ofharm’s way.

RHO-THETA/LAKE SUPERIOR STATEUNIVERSITYDillon MackowiakDan Bennette, U.S. Marine Corps.Mike Jones, U.S. Marine Corps.

Frater J. T. Russell (Xi Chapter,Washington University).

RHO-UPSILON/FRANKLIN COLLEGECpl. Jeremy Johnson, MilitaryPolice, Marine Corps, Company ‘A’4th Service Support Group, Opera-tion Enduring Freedom.

RHO-OMEGA/UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHCAROLINACPT William T. Young, U.S. Army.Currently stationed with 1st Battal-ion 15th Infantry Regiment. As a partof 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division,he was part of the “main effort” formost of the war. Frater Young foughtin An Nasiriyah, As Samawah, AnNajaf, Al Hilla, Karbala and helpedseize the southern part of Baghdad.

SIGMA-RHO/MARIST COLLEGEJosh Morrow, U.S. Marine Corps.

RHO-KAPPA/LONGWOOD COLLEGE

CPT John Monihan, U.S.Army, was happy to leave Ft.Dix, NJ and is now stationed inNorthern Iraq.

MAJ John Pastino, U.S. Army,in Germany (MEDCOM Con-tracting Center - North Atlantic).

Coxwain Brian Wilson, U.S.Coast Guard, serving out of Nor-folk.

CPT James Eugene Monihan,U.S. Army, Field Artillery, Inac-tive Reserves.

LCpl Ryan Bonney, U.S. Ma-rine Corps, Active Reserves.

From Iota-Kappa: A convoy of Humvees (“Hubcap’s” platoon) was attacked;he is alright. Some mines and grenades were remotely detonated on the roadwhen they were driving and simultaneously attacked. “Hubcap” lost 2 of hismen. He returned fire. His platoon recently stopped a similar attack fromhappening when they saw some Iraqis setting up tripwire across the road. Weare extremely proud of “Hubcap” here at I-K.

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Beta-Beta ChapterNorth Carolina State

Beta-Beta Chapter at NorthCarolina State University (other-wise known as Dixie Alpha, thefirst chapter in the South) wasonce one of the strongest chaptersin the Southeast. Since the early‘90s that has not been the case.They have constantly struggledfinancially, wavering between 17and 30 men, and almost lost theirhouse.

Then came 2001. As the uni-versity raised rent on the TKEhouse, the chapter faced a toughdecision. After a Board of Advi-sors meeting, they decided to takeon the risky proposition of build-ing a new home. The alumni com-mitted to planning and buildingit, and the undergraduates commit-ted to growing the chapter, whichhad 32 members.

Today, Beta-Beta has a new$3 million home (right) thatsleeps 41 men. With three sto-ries, the house has a laundryroom, social room, dining hall,chapter room and kitchen. Therooms are designed as two, two-man rooms making up a suite andsharing a bathroom. The alumni,led by James Goodnight, JohnHester, Jack Martin, and Mark

Lowder, raised money, planned,and completed the project withina year and a half. By the timethey moved in, Beta-Beta had 62members – more than doublingchapter size in the same period.

The chapter has some otherthings to be proud of. They werethe 2003 Greek Week Champions.Prytanis Jeremy Barefoot wasawarded Greek Man of the Year,and Resident Advisor ToddHolmes – Greek Advisor of theYear. The chapter also hosted the2003 Carolinas Rush Conference.

The chapter is shooting high– by the end of the year their goalsinclude growing to 75 men, win-ning Greek Week again, winningthe Caldwell Cup for top NCSU

fraternity, and being named a TopTKE Chapter.

Mu-ThetaLycoming College

Congratulations to Mu-Theta Chapter on their strong aca-demic standing during the fall2003 semester. TKE ranked firstamong fraternities and fourthamong all Greek chapters with a3.0313 grade point average,which was an increase from lastsemester . Eleven Fraters markeda 3.5 or above for the fall 2003semester, with two men receiving4.0 grade point averages. Thisachievement reflects well on thechapter, its members, and theGreek community.

Beta-Mu ChapterBucknell University

At the 2003 Greek AwardsCeremony February 10 atBucknell University, TKE wonthe following awards: Commu-nity Service Program, Risk Man-agement, and CampusInvolvement. Fraters Jeff Puroand Luke Stehouwer received theOutstanding Junior Award, andHood Johnston was honored asOutstanding Alumni Advisor.Congratulations to the chapter fortheir achievements.

Gamma-Theta ChapterUniversity of Florida

TKE recently returned in full stride to the University of Florida,with the initiation of 31 new Fraters. The group was revitalized bythe Fraternity’s expansion team this past fall, and has continued togrow on campus to nearly 40 men. On March 21, the Lambda-IotaChapter (Florida State) provided the ritual team and support to ini-tiate these new Fraters, and were joined by representatives from Xi-Iota Chapter (University of Central Florida) as well as local TKEalumni. Gamma-Theta already has plans for a new chapter house, hasbecome networked in numerous student organizations, and is “Rede-fining Fraternity” in Gainesville.

Welcome back, Gator Tekes!

Tau-Eta ColonySouthern ConnecticutState University

Tau-Eta held their first an-nual charity event with other TKEchapters from around the state,hoping to raise $20,000 for theAlzheimer’s Association (Ronaldand Nancy Reagan Research In-stitute).

The CT TKE Plunge tookplace February 21 at Jimmy’s ofSavin Rock. Members dove intothe frigid waters of Long Islandin honor of Frater Ronald Reagan,who celebrated his 93rd birthdayFebruary 6, making him the old-est living president.

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TKE Chief Executive Officer KevinM. Mayeux shares a moment withnewly installed GrammateusGordon Van Owen following theinitiation ceremonies.

Patrick Jackson (GqGqGqGqGq #653) andJohn Stockton (LILILILILI #748) bothEagle Scouts, joined TKE at UFand FSU, respectively.

REGION 1

REGION 2

Zeta-Alpha, Wagner UniversitySuccessfully paid off a

$7,000 past debt.Sigma-Phi, Temple University

Have grown from a two-manchapter to over 30 in less thantwo years.UMBC Colony, University of Mary-land – Baltimore County

Took the largest new mem-ber class on campus of 10 menafter having to wait until theother fraternities completed rush.Developed “Take Your Time” astheir theme.Zeta-Mu,Worcester PolytechnicInstitute

Raised $3,800 forAlzheimer’s by hosting aMemory Walk.Kappa-Psi, Quinnipiac Univer-sity

Raised $3,500 forAlzheimer’s by walking up“Sleeping Giant” hill.

Mu-Tau, James Madison Uni-versity

Worked out, and executed aplan to clear close to $9,000 indebt.Mu-Omicron, Tennessee Tech

Sent 10 members to Re-gional Leadership Conference inCharlotte, North Carolina.Epsilon-Omicron, University ofHouston

Entire Executive Boarddrove close to 1,000 miles to at-tend RLC in St. Louis, Missouri.Rho-Rho Chapter, Sam HoustonState University

Five members drove over1,000 miles to attend RLC inCharlotte, North Carolina.Lambda-Iota, Florida State

Continued strong recruit-ment efforts by initiating 11 moremembers, bringing this year’s to-tal to 50 so far … having begunthe year with 14 members.

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Theta-Zeta ChapterRutgers University atNewark

On February 1, 2004, Fratersof Theta-Zeta Chapter joinedarms with the Maplewood Emer-gency Medical Services Squadand American Red Cross to hosta blood drive inMaplewood, EssexCounty, New Jersey.Four Theta-Zeta Fratersgave blood while othersadvertised the nonprofitevent at various loca-

Region “Shouts”

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Rho-Beta, Michigan StateCombined commitment to

leadership education, sound riskmanagement and “hands-on advi-sors,” bringing them toward a TopTKE direction again!Gamma-Rho, Indiana State

Doubled chapter size whileseeking leadership opportunitiesand conference participation;seniors are highly involved,past their roles as “officers.”Theta-Upsilon, Sacramento State

Developed strengths in lead-ership and financial managementon campus; re-established a strongadvisory team and sound organi-zational/management principles.Delta-Tau, University of NorthernIowa

Doubled its chapter size inpast year with serious efforts tobe open minded and try new “outof the box” techniques on recruit-ment concepts all year round.Zeta-Zeta, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Took a serious leadershiprole in the Fraternity, having oneof the highest Life Loyal Tekememberships, with majority ofgraduating seniors signing up.

tions throughout thesurrounding area. De-spite the frigid coldand the fact i t wasSuper Bowl Sunday,members of Theta-Zetawalked the streets toconvince people to do-nate blood. This wasthe first blood drive tobe held in 15 years atthe location.

Maplewood EMS crewmember Suhagi Shah spear-headed the drive and commented,“We couldn’t have done it with-out everyone’s help.”

Fraters of Theta-Zeta plan tohelp the EMS squad make this anannual event.

TKE Fraters Paint the TownAlpha-Psi Chapter’s annual service project made the 6

o’clock news on Channel 5 in Elkins, West Virginia, October31. When the project was completed, over 200 fire hydrantsin the town of Elkins were painted by TKE members.

The fire department uses color coding to identify theamount of water that is released in gallons per minute. Somehydrants are all red, some are red with a green or yellow top,and non-functional hydrants are painted black.

This project was agood way for the chapterto share their bond withinthe community. TheDavis & Elkins Tekeswere also featured in a re-cent article in The Inter-mountain.

Chartered in 1909As TKE’s 2nd chapter


is available to work on-site with your chapter, to helpit grow and succeed. For a limited investment of$1,000 or less, Buckwheat will come to your campusand help your members and advisors put together agreat rush. Chapters interested in a rush consultationsession with Buckwheat should contact him directly at(317) 872-6533, ext. 300 and check on availability.Chapters accepted to the program – who produce 10or more new initiates over results from the previousacademic year – will get a refund of their rush con-sultation fee as a reward for succeeding!

Call Buckwheat today to schedule yourconsultation for the 2004-05 school year.

RLCs 2004This past February, TKE offered the Regional Leadership Con-

ference program as a steppingstone to create positive change at eachchapter. Three cities served as host to the ever-popular event as Tekesfrom across North America came prepared to learn about ChapterManagement and Operations, Recruitment, Candidate and MemberEducation, Finances, Risk Management, and Motivation. The confer-ence layout was designed to attract multiple students from individualchapters – both established and emerging leaders – looking for insight

to create positive change at their chapter. Conferences were held inPhiladlephia, Pennsylvania (153 in attendance); Charlotte,

North Carolina (126 in attendance); and St. Louis,Missouri (271 in attendance.) Each Regional Lead-

ership Conference opened with a Ritual Workshopalong with the performance of the Initiation Ritual.

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April 2004Corey G. Mathews & Joseph R. Gillespie

Frater Corey Mathews is a 1996 initiate of Gamma-Theta Chapter at the University of Florida where he was atwo-term Prytanis. In 2000 Frater Corey was recognized as an International Top Teke. After graduation Corey movedto Tallahassee and became active as a Province Advisor for Northern Florida. Frater Corey is also currently serving

as the Chapter Advisor for Lambda-Iota Chapter at Florida State University.Frater Joe Gillespie has been involved with the Fraternity since 2000 when he was

honorarily initiated by Gamma-Theta Chapter. Since his initiation Frater Gillespie has becomeactively involved as a volunteer for the Fraternity, most notably as a member of the Lambda-Iota Chapter Board ofAdvisors. Frater Joe graduated from Florida State University and currently works for the Florida State Senate.

Working together, over the course of the last year, Fraters Mathews and Gillespie were able to assist theyoung men of the Lambda-Iota Colony “redefine” the Teke experience at Florida State. The Lambda-Iota Colony,established in 1997, consistently struggled prior to the arrival of these two Fraters. At the beginning of the fall 2003school year, the Lambda-Iota Colony consisted of 10 very dedicated men. At the end of fall recruitment, the 10members of the Lambda-Iota Colony had recruited an amazing 39 candidates. In early December, the Lambda-Iota

Colony was officially installed as a chapter of TKE, due in large part to the hard work of Fraters Joe and Corey. The dedication to TauKappa Epsilon and the work these two Fraters do on behalf of our great Fraternity is truly inspiring. Congratulations to Fraters CoreyMathews and Joe Gillespie who embody the true spirit of the Fraternity for Life. Both Fraters are also Life Loyal Tekes.

June 2004Richard F. Wolfgang

Raised in Exton, Pennsylvania, Frater Wolfgang was initi-ated into Pi Chapter at Pennsylvania State University in 1991.As an undergraduate he held the offices of Epiprytanis and Prytanis(1993). He briefly served as Chapter Advisor of Pi Chapter fromApril to June of 2003, and has been a member of Pi’s Board ofAdvisors since 1998, serving as president since 2003(www.TKEpennstate.com). Richard is a founding member ofthe TKE Central Texas Alumni Association (www.TKEcentex.org)and currently resides in Austin, Texas.

Richard majored in engineering at Penn State, graduatingin 1994, and later received his M.B.A. from Carnegie MellonUniversity in 2001. He is currently working in sales and market-ing for Synergy, Inc.

Frater Wolfgang encourages othersto become a TKE volunteer – for selfish rea-sons: “My undergraduate experience at PiChapter was the biggest test of character Ihave ever had. The challenges for our housewere overwhelming. I did my best to try tosolve them but graduated feeling unsuccess-ful and unpopular.

“It was only a few years afterwardswhen I realized that the experience posi-

tively changed every aspect of my life from career to health torelationships to spirituality. TKE taught me integrity, leader-ship, initiative, commitment, sacrifice, love, strength, disciplineand, most importantly, who I was and what I was capable of.

“I’ll never be able to give back to TKE what it has givenme. The very least I can do is to help undergraduates realize thevalue of leadership and the leadership opportunities in front of them.

“In my opinion, leading a company to success is easier thanleading a fraternity to success. So you see, I’m really just beingselfish. I encourage you to volunteer too – your life may never bethe same.”

May 2004Andrew H. Simon

Frater Andy was initiated into LambdaChapter at the University of Wisconsin atMadison in the spring of 1997. He servedas Pylortes, Epiprytanis and Prytanis in the1999-2000 school year. Andy was the re-cipient of the Lambda alumni-sponsored“Thinking Outside the Box” Award in 1998 and the InauguralLambda Chapter, Andrew H. Simon Undergraduate LeadershipAward in 2000.

Andy graduated from Leadership Academy X and has as-sisted in the facilitation of the College of Leadership and Chap-ter Management at the 1999 and 2001 Conclaves. He was anApollo Team Leader at the 2002 St. Louis Regional LeadershipConference and a facilitator at the 2003 Philadelphia RLC.

Frater Andy graduated with a B.A. in political science inMay of 2000. While an undergraduate, Andy served the Greekcommunity as chairman of the Alcohol Policy Revision in the fallof 1998, as a Justice on the Greek Judicial Board from 1998-2000, including Chief Justice in 2000, and as a member of theIFC Advisory Board in 1999-2000. Andy also was an undergradu-ate facilitator at the Big Ten Greek Conference in spring of 2000.Andy worked with the University of Wisconsin administration asa member of the Commission on Fraternities and Sororities, serv-ing as chairman of the Recruitment Committee.

Andy is currently employed as a sales representative for Stan-dard Imaging in Madison, Wisconsin. He serves Lambda Chap-ter as Chapter Advisor and Alumni Association President. Healso is an alumni member of the University of Wisconsin Com-mission on Fraternities and Sororities.

He was a member of the 2002 and 2003 Academy Facilita-tion Teams and is currently serving as Grand Province Advisorfor the Horseshoe Province. Frater Simon is a Life Loyal Teke.

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(L-R) Standing: Rho-Kappa Alumni Association Fraters Andy Hight, SebastianVolcker, John Devaney, Steve Wertz, Patrick Wright, Mark Thompson, ChrisDunn, and John Schlesinger. Crouching: Doug Shamblen, Dan Harrison, andWill Hottel. Not pictured: Darryl Morris and John Monihan.

Longwood Tekes HoldSecond Annual Toys forTots Party

Tekes and friends came to thehome of John Devaney and AndyHight for Rho-Kappa AlumniAssociation’s Toys for Tots Party2003. Although a winter stormkept some away, the Tekes didwonderfully well, collecting 143toys for the Marine Toys for TotsFoundation and $335 in giftcards for the patients of theWhitman-Walker Clinic ofNorthern Virginia. ArleenSamuels and Girl Scout Troop 920assisted in the effort by startingthem off with 68 toys.

The party also served as anopportunity to recognize those whogive of themselves to the commu-nity. The PKAA Philanthropist ofthe Year award was created andextended to six worthy Fraters:Ellery Bradley for raising $1,120personally and $21,900 with histeam for the American CancerSociety’s Relay for Life; JohnDevaney for raising $2,600 for theWhitman-Walker Clinic by run-ning the Washington, D.C. MarineCorps Marathon and for hostingthe Toys for Tots Party; JohnBenton for raising $740, with thehelp of his family, for the Ameri-can Heart Association by partici-pating in the three-mile walkOctober 4 in Byrd Park, Richmond,

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VA; Patrick Wright for his workon the board of directors of theFair Lakes 8K Race to raiseawareness and funds for freebone marrow screening clinics;Russ Hancock for volunteeringfor the Mechanicsville Fire De-partment in Hanover, VA; andDarryl Morris for volunteeringfor the Crozier Fire Departmentand Rescue Squad in Goochland,VA. Congratulations Fraters, youare worthy Tekes.

Lambda-Zeta AlumniAssociation

The Association at TroyState University got the secondhalf of the year off to a great startby sending a voting delegate tothe Conclave in Dallas. FraterJim Cross, accompanied by hiswife Cheryl and son Paul (whowas the undergraduate delegatefrom Nu-Mu at the University ofSouth Alabama), had the experi-ence of a lifetime – and sharedit with all alums andundergrads who would listenupon their return.

At the annual Alumni Re-union August 23, which wassponsored by BOA President JimPope and members Jerry Key andCliff Potter, the chapter suppliedthe food and the BOA/AA had achance to meet informally. As aresult of a request in the fall

Lambda-Zeta alumni presented new ritual robes to the chapter at Homecom-ing, October 18. (L-R) Fraters Jerry Key, Jim Cross, Jim Pope and EpiprytanisSean Trawick.

newsletter, about $2,400 was col-lected (the annual membershipdues, together with two older in-active AA accounts which werereclaimed). In September anotherBOA/AA meeting was held withChapter Advisor Chris Pugh at-tending. It was decided to pur-chase new ritual robes, to replacethe charter which was stolen, topurchase 20 stackable chairs and

Holt Appointed Profes-sor in Germany

Frater Gary B. Holt, a 1969graduate of Miami University andinitiate of Delta-Xi Chapter,#234, has been appointed full pro-fessor at the Cologne College-Conservatory of Music, Germany.He is a professor for the interpre-tation of the classical art-song.The Cologne Conservatory is thelargest music university in Europewith some 1,800 students and 440faculty members.

to give each new initiate a LZguard for his badge and a polostyle shirt with “TKE LZ”monogrammed on them. Therobes, guards and chairs havebeen distributed, with the char-ter and shirts to follow. The chap-ter and alumni are decidedlyupbeat about the future and arelooking forward to the winter/spring semester.

Basinger Leads Countyin South Alabama

Frater Eric Basinger (Iota-Upsilon #553, University of WestAlabama) is the first-ever execu-tive director of the EllmoreCounty Economic DevelopmentAuthority. His job involves show-ing any prospective industrialexecutive the various potential in-dustrial sites across the county.

He became interested in hisline of work while taking commu-nity planning courses as a gradu-ate student at Auburn Universityand as a researcher at theuniversity’s Center for Govern-mental Services. Growing up inan old coal mining town, he isfurther motivated by knowingwhat it means to see people losejobs when industry changes andnew jobs to come to the area.

Eric previously served theEvergreen-based Conecuh CountyEconomic Development Author-ity as executive director.


Grand Pylortes Charlie Trabold (left) was in Minneapolis the weekend ofFebruary 13 to honor a 25-year TKE volunteer, Jay Taylor (right of TKE ban-ner), who is stepping back from his role after an outstanding career of ser-vice. Frater Trabold presented a certificate of appreciation to Jay duringthe biannual Twin Cities Alumni Association Meeting. Also during the meet-ing, Jay Taylor and Dick Foley were the first inductees into the Association’sHall of Fame. Theta Colony (University of Minnesota) also presented Jaywith a gift of appreciation.

Delta-Nu Celebrates50th Anniversary

The Delta-Nu Chapter ofTau Kappa Epsilon will celebrateits 50th anniversary May 15, 2004,in Maryville. The chapter, lo-cated at Northwest Missouri StateUniversity, was chartered in 1954as TKE’s 109th chapter and hasbeen the fastest growing chapterin the International Fraternity’shistory with more than 1,400members on the chapter member-ship scroll in less than 50 years.

On Friday, May 14, the ninthannual TKE Memorial Golf Tour-nament will kick off the anniver-sary weekend at Mozingo LakeGolf Course. The tournament is a4-man scramble format. Sign-inis set for 10:30 am. on the 14th.Cost is $38 per player, which in-cludes 18 holes of golf, cart andprizes. A post-tournament mealwill be served at the TKE Houseat 6 p.m. as registration for the50th Anniversary begins.

Saturday includes a “DecadeBreakout Luncheon” at the TKEhouse at noon, an all-TKE Ritualcelebrating the bond of TKEbrotherhood, a social hour and anevening banquet looking back atthe past 50 years of TKE atNWMS. Registration for theweekend begins at 6 p.m. Fridayand will continue at 9 a.m. Satur-

A Team to Remember: Frater George J. Millice of Kansas City, Missouri,submitted the above photo of perhaps “the best intramural basketball teamto ever represent TKE!” It is the Alpha-Xi Chapter of Drake University teamof 1947, 1948 and 1949. Best, because in those three years the team did notlose a single interfraternity game! This team was so good it was used toplay the Drake freshman team before varsity games. The starting five frontrow are (left to right) Gus Williamson, George Millice, Dave March, Richard“Beaky” Baum and Bill Kniel.

Grand Prytanis & ElvisPerform Duet

Frater Elvis hasn’t beenaround for a while but accordingto GPA Walt Jenny, he did makeit to the Grand Prytanis Founders’

Day Dinner January 10. One ofthe guests at Saturday night’sevent was Clark Atkins, an alum-nus from Beta-Psi/Arkansas State

Three former Epsilon-Omicron BoardChairmen with a Chapter Advisorfrom the 1954-1955 school year:Willie Burns (Rho Beta local, chartermember of Epsilon-Omicron, pastBOD Chair), Steve Glover (Past BODChair, CA, and Hall of Fame Advisor),Ed Gerlach (CA to Rho Beta in 1954... when Willie was a kid), and BobPlanck, Past Grand Prytanis. FraterGerlach is in his 80s and is famousfor leading the #1 “Big Band” era or-chestra in the Southwest. Rho Betabecame Epsilon-Omicron of TKE in1956.

which initiated Elvis in 1960. AsWalt was rambling through thelead-in for Elvis, his cue for theElvis impersonator was to turn toClark and ask him if he knew ofanyone from Beta-Psi Chapterwho could help the crowd re-learnsome of the TKE songs. Think-ing he could catch Clark flat-footed, but (without amicrophone) he loudly responded,“The only one I know who coulddo that would be Elvis, but Elvisis dead!” The next thing youheard was “Elvis” from the backof the room commencing theSweetheart Song. He worked hisway through the audience, flirt-ing with girls from table to table.After making his way to the headtable, he talked Frater Romig intojoining him in the Closing Ode.What a show!

day at the TKE House.A silent auction is being as-

sembled for the anniversaryweekend. The auction will helpestablish a TKE Scholarship-Edu-cational Grant through the TKEEducational Foundation. Itemsare being accepted for auctionfrom TKE alumni and friends ofthe Fraternity. Those interestedin donating items for the auction

should contact Frater Steve Mossat [email protected].

The alumni committee isalso collecting any TKE artifacts,pictures or interesting memora-bilia for display at the anniversaryweekend. If you have any itemsfrom the past that can be dis-played, contact Jerry Knauss [email protected] or 319/752-8624 or 319/759-2032.

Email questions about theweekend to [email protected] information will alsobe available at www.nwtke.com/alumni.

ALUMNI: Send news about yourevents, such as marriages, careerchanges/promotions or humaninterest stories, and submit infor-mation about alumni associationactivities to THE TEKE at theOffices of the Grand Chapter.

Teke LegacyJoe Elias Knight, born Oc-

tober 25, 2003, is a future Fraterand the son of Terry Elias Knight,a 1990 initiate of Gamma-BetaChapter, #467, and Angela LynnKnight.

For nearly two decades, Gregory Tarancon (’82 Alpha-Eta, Rutgers University) has lived a life many of usonly see and experience in fictitious, action-packed

Hollywood films. This Special Forces Frater has traveledall over the world, defending peace not only for Americaand her allies, but also for those who can only dream of alife where democracy prospers.

Tarancon’s major deployments have included: Desert Storm,Panama, Columbia, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Honduras and Cen-tral and South America. Most recently, Tarancon was deployed to Op-eration Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The reality of Tarancon’s military life is that he has seen thestone-cold stare of his enemy face to face and witnessed the processand aftermath of the persecution and torture of an entire people. Dur-ing a single mission, he will not only manage high-crisis negotiations,analyze complex intelligence, but also instinctively make life and death

decisions in a split second. While only moments later, his hands mighthold a terrified, crying child who is only comforted by a piece of candyor rag doll – the same child who has been taught his entire life thatAmericans are the enemy.

In 1982, Tarancon enrolled at Rutgers University and becamethe 800th member of Alpha-Eta Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon. Hetook a break from college in 1984 and enlisted in the U.S. Army.

Joining TKE for Tarancon was much like being part of a bigfamily. “TKE was a positive expe-rience in my life. The fraternal ex-periences helped me adapt better toother fraternal organizations such asthe military and law enforcement.”

Two years later, he attendedEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical Univer-sity. Graduating as a DistinguishedMilitary Graduate of the U.S. ArmyROTC program, he also received aBachelor of Science degree in Aero-nautical Engineering. He has beenserving in the military ever since.

Three years ago, when Gregvolunteered for U.S. Army SpecialForces Training, he was paired upwith Jon Tschetter, and they becamethe best of friends. Greg and Jonsuccessfully completed training andwere deployed together as a part of Operation Enduring Freedom (Af-ghanistan) and Iraqi Freedom (Iraq). Greg later discovered that hisnew best friend is also a Teke and former chapter Prytanis from Or-egon State University.

During Operation Enduring Freedom, Tarancon and other Spe-cial Forces units conducted “classic unconventional techniques” todefeat the Taliban and Al-Quaeda terrorists. This involved becomingembedded with local tribes and winning over the hearts and minds ofthe native people. Once the Special Forces Team had the support ofthe people, only then were they able to conduct a more successful,

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LEFT: Greg (right) and unit bring smiles to an Afghani nomad man; MIDDLE: Greg handing out Juicy Juice to local tribes people; RIGHT: Greg (left) andfellow Special Forces team member keep watch over burning opium and heroin drug lab.

Greg and Special Forces unit give kites to local children.

Greg patrolling inside suspectedTaliban compound.


unconventional warfare campaign.Frater Tarancon’s unit, Operational Detachment Alpha or A-Team

(ODA) 2025, was one of several teams of the 20th Special ForcesGroup (Airborne). The information they gained from sources and in-telligence-gathering raids provided Tarancon’s unit with a good ideaof where to look for the insurgents and their cache of drugs andweapons.

“These radicals make their living from the black market and thedrug trade,” said Tarancon. It has been speculated that the Talibanand Al-Quaeda have been backed financially through the trade andsale of opium. According to Tarancon, the exact connection and moneytrade is unclear. But based on well executed drug raids by Tarancon’sunit, they “uncovered evidence of Taliban items such as weapons andmaterial which leaves little doubt there is a connection.”

There is yet another vastly different side to a successful SpecialForces’ mission in countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq. Along withthe given military assignment at hand, Tarancon’s ODA unit oftenserved as “community builders” as well.

Tarancon recalls when the children would see his unit coming;all the men could hear were young voices shouting “Chocolate! Choco-late!” The street where his safe house in Afghanistan was locatedwas fittingly named “Chocolate Alley.”

As a father himself, this interaction has been unforgettable, “Chil-dren might not have the same ways, customs or language, but it doesn’t

matter. Because it does not take much to make them laugh or smile.Give them a ball and watch them play. Let them hear some music andhear them sing or watch them dance. But, give them chocolate andyou have made a friend.”

An example of the wide range of tasks Tarancon and his unitperformed was when toys were donated to Afghani children by charitygroups. One toy happened to make it to an Afghan child (seen in photoabove). According to Tarancon, the child is crying because in a “sur-vival of the fittest” society, children are considered weak, and an adultmale Afghani subsequently beat the child and took his doll.

“The ODA members recovered the doll for the young child – butonly after making sure the adult male learned the lesson of picking onsomeone his own size,” he said.

Now that Greg is safely back in the States, he is in continuousspecialty training every day. Most of his off-time is spent with hisfamily, enjoying quality time and “doing the typical dad stuff.” Healso likes to cook and read classics like Shakespeare, Steinbeck andDickens.

When he reflects back on his life and career, Greg provides someinsight to undergraduate Tekes: “There are going to be people whotell you [that you] can’t do it. Don’t listen; instead, listen to your ownvoice. Follow your dreams and never give up! Believe in yourself andyou will be able to realize your goals.”

Greg owes much of who he is today to his father, who had thecourage to leave Communist Cuba in 1968 with only the clothes onhis back. “His sacrifice gives me the strength and inspiration to dobetter,” Greg said. “Dad owes everything to coming to America – acountry that values freedom above all else. This is why I wanted togive something back to America by serving in the Armed Forces.”

To read more on Frater Tarancon’s story, go to the TKE Web site atwww.tke.org/Spring Spotlight.

Greg with suspected Taliban leader detained shortly after a raid on his busi-ness turned up numerous firearms, rockets, rocket-propelled grenades andvarious bomb-making materials.

Greg (right) comforts child with a doll.

Chocolate! Chocolate!

“There comes a time in every man’s life to do avery special thing unique to him. What a

tragedy if he should find himself unprepared!”– Sir Winston Churchill

Greg received theBronze Star for his actof heroism in Afghani-stan for saving the livesof over 200 personnel &civilians.

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Leading the Way . . .Kevin M. Mayeux, CAE (center), Chief Executive Officer of Tau Kappa Epsilon, withmembers of Mu-Upsilon Chapter, Illinois State University, sets the tone for TKE profes-sional staff in serving the needs of the undergraduate chapters. The impact these staffcontacts have, to a great degree, determine the success of member development at thechapter level.

Staying Involved . . .As members move into the alumni ranks, their Fraternity experience really begins, andbecomes more rewarding as they stay engaged and serve in various roles to assist TKE.(From left Shimul Mehta, Rutgers University – Newark; Mike Drozd, New Jersey CityUniversity; Tom Schaaf, Lebanon Valley College; Dave Hojnowski, New Jersey CityUniversity; and Daniel Miller, Lycoming College.

Setting the Standard . . .Tekes who have attended Leadership Academy tend to set the standard for moving TKEforward with their commitment to assist the Fraternity’s efforts. (Front row from left)Michael Louison – LAXVII, Peter Morrison – LAXIV, Eric Ratinoff – Chairman, LABoard of Governors/Faculty, David Wood – LAV, Member, LA Board of Governors/Fac-ulty. (Second row from left) David Wittig – LAXVI, Justin Studebaker – LAXVI, An-drew Simon – LAX/Faculty. (Top row from left) Mark Foret – LAXVI, Chris Leemon –LAXVI, Tim Wardlow – LAXVII and Zach Ramsay – LAX. The group discussed thedevelopment of an Academy Graduate Summit, which would provide training to becomeeffective facilitators for TKE educational programming.

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(Top) Greg Woodson (center), University of Southern California,member of the Foundation Board of Directors, converses with RegionalLeadership Conference facilitators Will Sylianteng, California State -Northridge, and Matthew Previts, Spring Hill College. (Lower) Thenorthern contingent volunteers attend the Philadelphia RLC: (from left)Tom Hogan, University of Maine – Orono, New England GPA; GrandHistor Brian Barrett, Concordia University; and Ed Dominy, ClarksonUniversity, International GPA. (Top) Missouri Valley College alums, Scott

McCulloch (left) and Troy Scott are actively buildingthe chapter alumni association. (Lower) ErnieErnest, Bucknell University, with Fraters at the St.Louis RLC, serves on the Board of Advisors, and isan incoming member of the Foundation Board ofDirectors.

Volunteer facilitators are the key to programming the Regional Leader-ship Conferences: (upper) Jason Endress, Knox College; (far left)Matthew Cole, Washington University – St. Louis; and (lower) JohnDeckard, Grand Chapter, all led sessions at the RLCs. Deckard beganhis involvement in TKE as a professional leadership trainer with theLeadership Academy at Bradford Woods, where today he serves asMarketing Director.


The Vision that is Life Loyal Teke

Life Loyal Teke is a vision. A vision, which looks to inspire Fraters, young and young at heart, to continue their involvement with Tau KappaEpsilon for life. A vision, which seeks to reengage our alumni membership. A vision, which will build a stronger, healthier Tau KappaEpsilon by championing the values of the Fraternity for Life – Love, Charity and Esteem.

Imagine, in the future, a Fraternity that is alive at every accredited four-year degree granting institution. A Fraternity, that is not only alive but isthriving in every aspect, from academics to service to athletics. A Fraternity, which has the resources to fully support and properly oversee eachchapter and colony. A Fraternity, that has an alumni association to support and provide activities for continued membership for every initiatedFrater throughout the United States and Canada. A Fraternity, which is revered by its competitors and recruited by academic institutions. This isthe Fraternity that Life Loyal Teke seeks to create.

Life Loyal Teke will create this Fraternity by creating resources that will enable the heart of our Fraternity (the individual members, chapters,and colonies) to be strengthened. However, the degree to which Life Loyal Teke is able to do these things depends on us – the Fraters of TauKappa Epsilon. We must unite as a Grand Chapter in pursuit of bettering our Fraternity, our individual chapters and our members.

Life Loyal Teke is the mechanism through which we can unify our Fraternity across all generations; to renew the spirit of the Fraternity and itspurpose, and better the brotherhood we know as Tau Kappa Epsilon. Although, currently, many Fraters become disconnected with the Fraternityupon graduation or upon moving locations. This disconnect is unacceptable and must be reversed. Life Loyal Teke seeks to reverse this problemby ensuring that every Frater receives some form of communication from the Fraternity, for life. Moreover, through the educational programs andthe rituals of the Fraternity, Life Loyal Teke will engrain in each and every member the values of the Fraternity for Life. Life Loyal Teke will providegraduating seniors and alumni with the means to quickly and easily update their contact information and will link Fraters together from across theGrand Chapter through the World Wide Web.

Though, make no mistake, enrolling in Life Loyal Teke is a sacrifice. But I urge you to consider the impact you as an individual can have on theFraternity and your own local chapter by enrolling. The scholarship funds created by your enrollment may one day help send Fraters to Conclaveor a Regional Leadership Conference or help a Frater pay for tuition. The housing assistance funds created by your enrollment may one day helpthe men of your chapter buy computers or install wireless Internet throughout the chapter house. Furthermore, you will be assisting the Fraternityby creating resources that will strengthen the bonds of our brotherhood by providing valuable services to our members.

Can anyone say they would not like to see this vision of TKE become a reality? I believe that every Teke would like to see the Fraternity continueto improve and better itself. Though, to do this we must work together as alumni, undergraduates, volunteers and staff. We must have the will,desire, and courage to continue to roll up our sleeves and make the sacrifices necessary to strengthen our Fraternity to the benefit of ourmembership and society.

I encourage everyone to help make TKE better than it has ever been at any point in its 105-year history by embracing the vision of Life LoyalTeke. Those of you who are Life Loyal Fraters, I ask you to take the Life Loyal Teke vision to each and every chapter, colony and individual Frater.To those Fraters who have not yet joined, I call on you to stand up and embrace this vision by enrolling in Life Loyal Teke as soon as possible. Ourtime is now! Together, as Life Loyal Fraters, let’s pursue the destiny of our great Fraternity – to be the best lifelong collegiate social Fraternity.

By Erik L. Glenn,Director of Administration

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Rank Chapter University LLT’s Money Raisedfor Chapter

1 Xi Washington University 13 $1,400

2 Zeta-Zeta University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 11 $1,100

3 Zeta-Theta University of Western Illinois 10 $1,300

4 Gamma-Theta University of Florida 9 $1,400

5 Theta-Mu University of New Orleans 9 $1,300

6 Mu-Nu University of Wisconsin-Platteville 9 $1,000

7 Omicron-Nu Florida Institute of Technology 8 $1,100

8 Gamma-Beta Colorado State University 6 $ 800

9 Zeta-Alpha Wagner College 6 $ 700

10 Xi-Iota University of Central Florida 6 $ 600

Help Your Chapter Make the Top 10by Enrolling in Life Loyal Teke

The Life Loyal Teke Top 10 Poll(as of March 18, 2004)

Tau Kappa Epsilon FraternityLIFE LOYAL TEKE MEMBER APPLICATION FORM

Interwoven about thesentiments of our name andour pin, and ingrained inthe fiber of every member isthe Teke spirit - a spirittypical of our fraternity - aspirit that does not shrinkfrom sacrifice, that knows nodefeat; a spirit indomitable.If we keep Tau KappaEpsilon intact, the Tekespirit, will flow on forever.

Wallace G. McCauley

For undergraduates, graduating seniors, alumni 25 years old andyounger, and those who graduated within five years of enrolling:

( ) I authorize you to charge/debit my Life Loyal Teke fee of $395.

( ) I authorize you to charge/debit my Life Loyal Teke fee of $39/month for the next 12 months.

For all other TKE alumni:

( ) I authorize you to charge/debit my Life Loyal Teke fee of $495.

( ) I authorize you to charge/debit my Life Loyal Teke fee of $49/month for the next 12 months.

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Please return to the Offices of the Grand Chapter c/o Life Loyal Teke, 8645 Founders Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268 • Fax (317) 875-8353

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CHARLES R. WALGREEN, JR.

Chairman (Ret.)Walgreen Drug Company

Life Loyal TekeCharter Member

• Past Grand Officer• Endowment Campaign

Honorary Chairman• Leadership Academy

Endowment Benefactor• Fraternity for Life Award• Order of the Golden Eagle

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