Fraternity Begins Colony at Illinois State

Normal, IL
 
Delta Tau Delta is thrilled to once again be a part of the Illinois State University Greek system. The Fraternity is pleased to return to welcome the Theta Phi Crescent Colony to the Delt family. The Theta Phi Crescent Colony (CC) joins several proud chapters in the state of Illinois including DePaul University, the Illinois Institute of Technology, Bradley University, Quincy Unviersity, Eastern Illinois University, Western Illinois University and the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana.

Like new colonies at Iona College and Willamette University, Theta Phi CC started as an interest group. In February, now president Nick Weaver contacted the Central Office with the ambition of forming a Delt Colony. Director of Chapter Services Jack C Kreman traveled to Normal to meet with the young group. He encouraged them to function as an interest group until they could meet colony criteria.

On May 3rd their colony petition was accepted by the Arch Chapter. Later that evening, with the men of Zeta Omega chapter at Bradley University performing the formal pledging ceremony, they officially became the Theta Phi Crescent Colony.

The colony is blessed to have so many enthusiastic alumni participating on their alumni advisory team. Bruce Peterson appointed Chris Mossell (Zeta Omega 2004) to serve as colony advisor and Frosty Krummel (Beta Zeta 1975) as assistant colony advisor. Several Theta Phi alumni will round out the alumni advisory team. They include Eric Marsaglia (Theta Phi 1998), Jeremy Flemming (Theta Phi 1998), AJ Van Pelt (Theta Phi 1998), Eric Holverson (Theta Phi 1999), Jim Harvey (Theta Phi 1999), and Kirk Poldek (Theta Phi 1999).

Congratulations may be sent to Chapter President Nick Weaver at njweave@ilstu.edu.

 

Fraternity Expedites Referrals
In an effort to quickly distribute new referral information, the Fraternity changes distribution format.

Each year, the Fraternity receives hundreds of referrals for Delt membership.  Unfortunately, a slow delivery process impeded the chances for a timely bid.

In years past, when the Fraternity received information on a potential new member it would create information packets for him, build a referral case for the chapter, and request feedback on chapter follow up.  This process leaned heavily on traditional mail.  Unfortunately, most cases were not completed and information was lost in the process.

After listening to undergraduate members’ requests for electronic formatting, the Central Office has streamlined the process, making referral information obtainable more quickly. 

Each month, the Central Office will add referral information to its database which will then be distributed to undergraduate recruitment chairmen.  The database will include all referred information including the referral’s name and contact information; additionally it will include information on the referrer and his/her contact number.  Chapters are encouraged to use social networking to fill in any gaps in a referral’s contact information.

The database will be ease to access and digest; it also will be available to undergraduates running Windows Mobile ® software.

The database will be sent out monthly to the email address on file noted as a respective chapter’s recruitment chairman.  To update the recruitment chairman’s address, go to: https://chapterreporting.delts.net/login.asp

Each year, the Central Office receives over 100 referrals for potential new membership into Delta Tau Delta Fraternity.  To build on this, chapters are encouraged to refer potential new members on other Delt campuses, thus building a community of referral networks.  To refer a man, go to http://www.delts.org/update/request/AlumniReferralForm.aspx

For more information on what Delt can do for you, email us at delts@delts.org.

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College Hazing Has A New Enemy

Indianapolis, IN (August 28, 2007) – As part of the ongoing attempt to end hazing on college campuses and particularly within Greek organizations, 21 international fraternities and sororities have joined forces in a coalition to establish the Greek Anti-Hazing Hotline.  The toll-free number is 1-888-NOT-HAZE (1-888-668-4293).

The line is available to those who think they, or students they know, have been or may become victims of hazing. Callers may remain anonymous or provide personal information so their concerns can be responded to directly.

The Anti-Hazing Hotline connects to a dedicated voice mailbox at the Cincinnati law firm of Manley Burke, the publisher of Fraternal Law, a well-known law journal that chronicles legal issues involving collegiate Greek organizations and higher education.

Manley Burke will monitor the anti-hazing hotline on a daily basis and will forward all messages to the appropriate fraternal organization, along with the hazing laws from the relevant jurisdictions. In states in which the law requires notification of other authorities, this will be done. A hazing alert for an organization not involved as a sponsor will be handled as though that organization were a sponsor.  A voluntary invoice will be sent to cover costs.

“Fraternities and sororities take hazing very seriously and have worked hard to see that hazing is eliminated,” said Tim Burke, president of Manley Burke. “They recognize too many people have been hurt or died as a result of hazing incidents and that today more than 45 states make hazing a crime. Officers of Greek organizations are consistently teaching their members that hazing is antithetical to the high ideals of brotherhood and sisterhood embodied in the fraternity movement,” he continued.

Norval Stephens, chairman of the Delta Tau Delta Educational Foundation and former international president of the fraternity, led efforts in establishing the hotline. Stephens worked to grow interfraternal support for the hotline from the time it was conceived in January 2007 through recruitment of sponsors and participating organizations and finally to its implementation.

Stephens explained the goal: “Our experience in the Greek world on hazing and alcohol abuse is that behavior is not changed by research. We believe educational programming and action change behavior.  Research illuminates the problem but does not solve it.  We hope the hotline helps to eliminate hazing.”

Stephens added, “Without exception, all national fraternities and sororities are serious about addressing hazing on the college campus. Many fraternal groups not listed as sponsors already have their own hotlines dedicated to the fight against hazing. We stand with them in our common goal to eliminate these behaviors.”

The Anti-Hazing Hotline is a crucial new tool for Greek organizations to use to fight hazing.  The 21 founding sponsors, who represent in excess of 35% of all fraternity and sorority members, have invited other fraternities and sororities to join as official sponsors of the Greek Anti-Hazing Hotline.  For more information, please contact Dan McCarthy at Manley Burke at 513-721-5525.

The following organizations serve as founding sponsors:

Fraternities                                                      Sororities

Alpha Epsilon Pi                                    Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Sigma Phi                                   Alpha Delta Pi
Delta Chi                                             Alpha Epsilon Phi
Delta Sigma Phi                                    Alpha Phi
Delta Tau Delta                                    Alpha Sigma Tau
Delta Upsilon                                       Chi Omega
Kappa Alpha Order                               Gamma Phi Beta
Lambda Chi Alpha                                Kappa Kappa Gamma
Phi Gamma Delta                                 Sigma Sigma Sigma
Phi Kappa Psi                                       Zeta Tau Alpha
Sigma Pi

For additional information or quotes, contact coalition spokesman Norval Stephens (847-382-1588) or Dan McCarthy (513-721-5525) at Manley Burke.