The following is an open invitation to the summer get together, organized by the Class of 1961.

Greetings Brothers,

The date is set and we hope that you will all mark you calendars to attend. The date and location are:

Wednesday July 16
Great Wolf Lodge
Wisconsin Dells

This notice is just to make everyone aware of the date ect. The event will be the same, meet before noon, visit, have lunch, visit and then be on our way.

Every one is invited and last year we had 29 Bros and 17 ladies attend. As of now I have heard from Dave Engen that he will be attending. All of you other non Wis[consin] guys make your return trip to be here for the Lunch.

Please reply with your plans to me and I will keep everyone posted, the more attending will encourage others.

All Brothers are welcome at this luncheon. This includes Delta Kappa, Chi Delta Rho and Lambda Chi Alpha members, everyone. Ladies are welcome as well!

The reply is not a reservation so no cost is incurred, and we do not need reservations so you can come by just showing up.

More details and directions will follow.

Fraternally,
Mike Skogstad 61

Directions to Great Wolf Lodge can be found by using this link (CLICK HERE) and then put in your address.

    

RSVP List (below)
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So, what happens next?

First the Dean of Students needs to approve our return.

Pending that approval, a visit from our International Headquarters Recruiting Team to put together an interest group on campus. The goal is to get a group of 20 men who would be the new base of Lambda Chi Alpha in Whitewater. From there, the Colony Process begins.

When can all of this start?

The Recruitment Team will be on campus starting Sept. 20th, 2008. There are more specific details about the timeline, which will be presented in a future post.

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Many thanks to our Chi Delta Rho Brother Hugh Foy for sending these great color photos from Whitewater Homecoming 1961-1962.

Congratulations to the following Brothers who were the Top 3 finishers in the NCAA March Madness Tournament Challenge:

1) Trent Olsen (AKA: one of my Little Bro’s!) with 132 points (42 of 63 picks correct)

2) CJ Kactro with 122 points (42 of 63 picks correct)

3) Jeff Reisdorfer (me) with 105 points (43 of 63 picks correct)

Trent and CJ will both be awarded a Lambda Chi Alpha t-shirt of their choice from The Chop Shop (www.ChopShopping.com), my Lambda Chi Alpha Apparel shop-site.

Had it not been for that final 3-pointer by Kansas at the end of regulation, the standings would have been much different! Thanks to all of the Brothers who participated in this free contest. Be sure to visit the site regularly to learn of other contests where you can win prizes for free!

Many thanks to Brother Paul Korth for sending us this 1962 Chi Delta Rho composite.

Click on the image to view/download the full-size composite.Check back for other composites submitted by Brother Korth.

(***Note: The photo of Brother Korth has been PhotoShopped in from a 1961 composite, as his photo had been cut out of the submitted composite.)

Many thanks to Brother Paul Korth for sending us this 1963 Chi Delta Rho composite.

Click on the image to view/download the full-size composite. Check back for other composites submitted by Brother Korth.

If you have items you would like to have archived, be it Yearbooks, Fraternal antiquities, Membership Badges, please use the Contact Us page to send me, Jeff, an email about your item(s) and I will provide you the address to send them to.

Our goal is to keep items for a running history of our organization throughout it’s tenure at UW-Whitewater. From the creation of Beta Kappa Nu in 1929, to Chi Delta Rho, Delta Kappa, back to Chi Delta Rho and finally Lambda Chi Alpha…we feel it is important to preserve our history and share it with all of our Brothers, friends and the University. The men of our organization have contributed so much to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and to one another. We do this to recognize our combined effotrs and contributions.
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Many thanks to Delta Kappa Brother Dwane Kamla of Janesville, WI.

Dwane has recently supplied the Fraternity Archive with color copies of the Whitewater Minneiska Yearbooks from 1953-1959, specifically the covers and all pages mentioning Delta Kappa.

The final installment of Chi Delta Rho photos from Brother Bill Hamilton. Again, many thanks to Brother Hamilton for these photos. (Click the thumbnails to the left…and see the full-size image!)

	Mitch Covic and Dottie at the Whitewater Lake Home, October 1964.
	Bill Hamilton and girlfriend Pam at the Whitewater Lake Home, October 1964.
	Howie Krueger and date at the Whitewater Lake Home
	Mitch Covic and John Siivonen at the Whitewater Lake Home
	Bill Hamilton (left), Howie Krueger and roommate Tom. Christmas picture, 1968.
	Howie Krueger (top), Bill Hamilton (center) and roommate Tom - alternate Christmas picture, 1968.

A little piece of history that many of your may be interested in, a Chi Delta Rho Membership Certificate. Click the certificate to see the larger version.

This one is from the Gamma Chapter at Milton College, courtesy of the Milton College Preservation Society. (*Note: Image color enhanced from a photocopy for effect).

Here is the first archival piece of Chi Delta Rho I want to share, which I received from the Milton College Preservation Society. It is the Chi Delta Rho Song. I am not sure if this was local to Milton College, or our Chi Delta Rho Brothers may know it as well. (image was color enhanced from a photocopy for effect.)
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I have been in communications with the Milton College Preservation Society about the Gamma Chapter of Chi Delta Rho which existed there while Milton College was still in operation. The MCPS has been very accomodating and has taken the time to send us copies of Chi Delta Rho materials and photographs.

These items will help us in putting together a complete history of our Fraternity, as well as the history of Chi Delta Rho as a Fraternity.

Many thanks to the Milton College Preservation Society for these photos and other materials. Some of our Chi Delta Rho Brothers may recognize some people/places in these pictures.

Visit the Milton College Preservation Society online at: www.miltoncollege.org

With over 950 Lambda Chi Alpha Brothers, it’s often hard for many of us to keep up with one another’s birthdays.

Fuzzy has written a great application for the website which displays the names of Alumni who have a Birthday in the current month. Be sure to scroll down the page and see the list of Alumni Birthdays in the right column.

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I have begun the process of adding Chi Delta Rho as an official entry in Wikipedia.

If anyone can offer any important information about Chi Delta Rho, please comment here or use the Contact Us page to send me a message with the relevant information.

Things I am looking for:
- A list of all Chapters (schools)
- Official Colors, Mottos, Slogans, Values, etc
- Was there a headquarters?

…I am planning to add a Delta Kappa entry to Wikipedia as well, once the Chi Delta Rho page is underway and has some “guts” to it.

There is an Alumni Association Business Meeting scheduled for:

Tuesday, February 5, 2008
7:00 pm, 213 Hyer Hall

AGENDA:

***NOTICE: The meeting has been cancelled due to an approaching snowstorm. The meeting will be rescheduled. The current agenda will be covered at the rescheduled meeting.

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Another installment of Chi Delta Rho photos from Brother Bill Hamilton. Again, many thanks to Brother Hamilton for these photos. (Click the thumbnails to the left…and see the full-size image!)

	Jim Liska (facing camera) at the Fraternity Christmas Party, December 1964.
	Tom Hinz (standing center) and his wife, Marilyn. Sitting at his left is Bob Frisch. Staring at Tom is Tom Bell. Right background is Bob Knudsen…at the Fraternity Christmas Party, December 1964.
	Ron Freeman (left) and Steve Zantow (right) at the Fraternity Christmas Party, December 1964.
	Ted Haasch (left) and … Schaetten at the Homecoming Parade, October 1965.
	The “Gorillas”, top intramural bowling team in 1964-1965 academic year. Tom Hinz and Bob Knudsen to right. Non-fraternity members from left to right at Roy Schmidt, Mike Obendorfer and Brian Bohaty. Hawk Bowl, early 1965.
	Mitch Covic and girlfriend Dottie. Jefferson V.F.W. costume party. October 1964.

Another installment of Chi Delta Rho photos from Brother Bill Hamilton. Again, many thanks to Brother Hamilton for these photos. (Click the thumbnails to the left…and see the full-size image!)

	Steve Zielke (right) at the Whitewater Lake home, September 1964.
	Ron Franzen, Dennis Kelley and Bob Frisch. Check out the Chi Delta Rho shirt on Bob! Fall 1964
	Ron Franzen and one of his girlfriends in October 1964.
	Ron Franzen having a bottle for breakfast at home. October 1964.
	Dennis Kelley preparing something to eat at the Whitewater Lake Home in September 1964.
	Bill Hamilton (back) and Dennis Kelly (facing camera and wearing Chi Delta Rho shirt) fixing breakfast at the Lake Home in October 1964.

Another installment of Chi Delta Rho photos from Brother Bill Hamilton. Again, many thanks to Brother Hamilton for these photos. (Click the thumbnails to the left…and see the full-size image!)

To make the most of Bill’s photos, I will be releasing them in groups. Be sure to check back often to see “new” photos of Bill’s!

	Bill Hamilton and someone else’s date at a Fraternity party at Peg’s Supper Club, September 1964 (AFTER the police raided for underage partygoers).
	Faculty chaperones: Mr. Zenz & Mr. Cox with their spouses at a Fraternity party at Peg’s Supper Club, September 1964.
	Joe Palmer at a home on Whitewater Lake, in unapproved housing. In those days, the Dean of Students had to approve all off-campus housing. (September 1964)
	Ron Franzen’s Dad and Bob Brandt at a Whitewater Lake party, October 1964. At the unapproved home of Joe Palmer, Bill Hamilton, Ron Franzen, Bob Frisch, and Dennis Kelley.
	Steve Dennis, Bob Brandt & several Dads at the Whitewater Lake home, October 1964.
	Ron Franzen, Steve Zantow and dates at the Whitewater Lake home, October 1964.

2007 was an eventful year for the Alumni Association. Here is a quick re-cap:

March: We re-launched this website in a new, easy to use format.

April: We started receiving pictures from Delta Kappa and Chi Delta Rho Brothers to be shared on the website!

May: There was a great House Cleanup and remodeling session…
We started acception Donations for the Alumni Association online, via our secure PayPal connection…
Our first Interview with Alumni Association President, Martin Hoke.

June: We ran our first-ever online donation campaign, Recolonize in 5, yielding almost $1,000 for the recolonizing of Lambda Chi Alpha at Whitewater! Thank you to all donors!

July: We posted our first of many Composites for all to enjoy

August: We received images of the Chi Delta Rho / Delta Kappa Reunion Luncheon from the Wisconsin Dells…
We won the 2007 Website Development Award at The Leadership Seminar!

October: The Alumni Association ran the first-ever (anywhere!) Online North American Food Drive, collection $1,150 which was donated to the Whitewater Food Pantry. The conversion was 8,050 lbs. making our total #38 out of all 80 reporting Lambda Chi Alpha Chapters!

November: The news of Brother Tom Boelk stepping down as Chapter Advisor…
The first Now & Then photos of our Fraternity Houses that have been occupied in Whitewater. Many thanks to Brothers Mingo Nicks and Chris Zimbrick for taking the Now photos.
We started a Facebook group, which now has over 71 of our Brothers linked together!

December: The Alumni Association hosted Christmas Cards online for all Brothers to see…
Brother Bill Hamilton sent us a stack of Chi Delta Rho photos from the 60s!

It’s been a great year and we look forward to an even better 2008 (with the Recolonizing of Lambda Chi Alpha in Whitewater!)

Thanks to everyone who continues to support the Alumni Association and this website with funding and content!

Our featured Interview this week is with Brother Terry Lawler (Lambda-Iota 151). Terry joined in the era right after Chi Delta Rho transitioned into Lambda Chi Alpha. Terry has answered the call to assist in Recolonizing Lambda Chi Alpha in Whitewater. He has been an active participant in University / Fraternity relations for many years.

Terry, when were you in school in Whitewater?
I attended Whitewater from 1964-68 and again from 1973-77.

Two times! What degrees did you attain from your times in Whitewater?
I hold a Bachelor of Education and an Master of Science in Teaching.

I know that you are now retired, but while you were out in the business world, what did you do for a living?
I taught English at Tremper High School in Kenosha for over 33 years. I was English Department Chairman for fourteen of those years. In the last five years, a fellow retiree and I have been operating a small private tutoring business, E&L Educational Enterprises.

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Christmas came early for me! I opened my mailbox today to find a package FULL of Chi Delta Rho photos. So many thanks to Brother Bill Hamilton for these photos. (Click the thumbnails to the left…and see the full-size image!)

To make the most of Bill’s photos, I will be releasing them in groups. Be sure to check back often to see “new” photos of Bill’s!

	Ken Laun (right forward) at a costume party at the Jefferson County V.F.W. Hall, October 1964.
	John Siivonen at a costume party at the Jefferson County V.F.W. Hall, October 1964.
	Tom Bell (left) and Mitch Covic (center) at a Fraternity party at Peg’s Supper Club, September 1964 (before the police raided for underage partygoers).
	Gary Johnson (who is 6′7″) dances with his date who is standing on a chair…at a Fraternity party at Peg’s Supper Club, September 1964 (before the police raided for underage partygoers).
	Ron Fish (hoisting a mug) at a Fraternity party at Peg’s Supper Club, September 1964 (before the police raided for underage partygoers).
	Frank Rahne (left, holding the limbo stick), Arden Kuhn (right, holding the limbo stick), and Steve Zielke (doing the limbo under the stick). Dennis Kelley can be seen on the left wearing a white shirt. In the center is Stephen Dennis wearing a dark shirt. To the right is Gene Schaetten who is wearing glasses and light sweater. Fraternity party at Peg’s Supper Club, September 1964 (before the police raided for underage partygoers).
Thanks again to Brother Bill Hamilton for these great images!