The Christmas Cards are rolling in! Here is one we received from Lambda Chi Alpha Headquarters, featuring a photo of the Headquarters Staff.

Many thanks to Brother Aaron Lauzon for sending us this Composite from 2004-2005.

I have to say, all of the guys look really sharp wearing the Official Lambda Chi Alpha tie! (They even got Tom to wear it!)

If you have some of these composites from your undergrad years, please scan them and send them to: to get them posted on the website.

There is an Alumni Association Business Meeting scheduled for:

Tuesday, December 18, 2007
7:00 pm, 213 Hyer Hall

AGENDA:

1.) Expansion Committee preparation
2.) Update on University initiatives toward Greek reform
3.) Scheduled meeting w/ University officials to discuss Recolonization concerns
4.) Funding of “High Pi’ Conference travel
5.) Misc House business
6.) Any other new business

This will be the last meeting of the year and so, the last one before the Spring and active Colonization efforts. We hope that you can be present as there is a lot of business and issues to discuss. Please let Alumni Association President Marty Hoke know if you have any other issues to add to the agenda (mhoke@uline.com) and please RSVP, if you think you can make it.

This is our first interview with an Undergraduate Lambda Chi. Aaron Lauzon has been at Whitewater since 2004. In my conversations with him, I can tell you he is a bright young man with a lot of heart. I am truly proud to call him our Brother!

Aaron, you are the first Undergrad I have interviewed for the website…so, tell me, what are you majoring in?
I am majoring in Elementary Education with a minor in Coaching.

Are you graduating this spring? What do you hope to do afterwards? Where would you like to work when you do graduate?
I will be graduating in the spring of 2009. Education is now a 5 year program. I would really like to end up somewhere around the Madison area.

We all know that school takes up almost all of the free time in the day…but when you find a few extra minutes, what do you do for fun?
I am a Big Brother for Big Brothers/Big Sisters…other than that I just try to balance my busy school schedule and an even busier social life.
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Finally, a composite from when I was an Active!
Sorry about the poor quality, I am not sure what happened on this one.

If you have some of these composites from your undergrad years, please scan them and send them to: to get them posted on the website.

Our Facebook group has hit 50 members. In just a couple months, we have already accumulated 50 of our Brothers. If you haven’t joined Facebook, I highly recommend it. While the average users of Facebook are under 30, the largest growth in Facebook members is 30+

Remember, our Facebook group is a “Members Only” group and you must be invited or request to gain access.

Feel free to comment to this post or contact me directly with questions on how to join our group or Facebook, itself.

Here is another composite for all of you to enjoy.

Be sure to look for:
Alumni Association Secretary, Andrew Ellinger
Kevin “Doggers” Grabowski
Christopher “Roach” Rollette
Alumni Association Treasurer, Robert Hazod
Alumni Association Vice President, Don Reinbold
Michael “Ninja” Reden
Mark “Lurch” Litscher
Patrick “Toucan” Watson
Robert “Schep” Scheper
and a favorite from my undergrad days Mark Sperbeck

If you have some of these composites from your undergrad years, please scan them and send them to: to get them posted on the website.

I wanted to let everyone know that we made the Cross & Crescent’s feature article on the 2007 North American Food Drive. Click here to visit CrossAndCrescent.com and read the story.

Check out the photo of Brother Darren Hafford presenting our Chapter’s check for $1150 to the Whitewater Food Pantry.

I am most proud to announce that UW-Whitewater’s Lambda-Iota Chapter ranked #34 in pounds of food raised, out of the 80 reporting Lambda Chi Alpha Chapters. Congratulations to us all and so many thanks to all of our Brothers who donated to this continually growing philanthropic event!

After joining Facebook and creating the Lambda Chi Alpha : Wisconsin-Whitewater group, I re-connected with Brother Peter Jacquin. I remember Pete from our undergrad days, Pete was the charismatic Scholastics Chair. He and I have been corresponding through Facebook ever since. (This is my soft-sell for joining Facebook and our Chapter’s group). I interviewed Pete for the website and I am pleased to share it with you now!

What did you major in while you were at Whitewater?
Political science and Psychology

What are you doing now, professionally?
I am a skydiving instructor living in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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The following is a re-cap of the Alumi Association Advisory Board, from Brother Michael Easton.
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A meeting of the Alumni Advisory Board was held on Tuesday, November 13, 2007.

In attendance: Tom Boelk, Michael Easton, Terry Lawler, Paula Mohan, Mark Litscher (aka Lurch), Bob Hazod, Ryan Trezek, Nick Weisensel (aka, Pokes), Kevin Grabowski (aka, Doggers), Luke Villwok, and Andy Ellinger.
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The following is a message from Brother Tom Boelk.

“After 25 years as serving as “High Pi” for the Lambda Iota chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, I will be stepping down and will move to emeritus status. I will continue to attend Leadership Conferences and will stay active in both chapter and International activities, but it is time for a new person to take on the role of “High Pi” as the chapter recolonizes. I will be around to help the new person transition into the job and will always be available to give advice and to share the knowledge I have picked up over the years. To whoever steps forward to take this on, please know that you will not be alone but will have the support of both me and other brothers. I also hope that whoever becomes the new “High Pi” finds it as rewarding as I have over the years.”

The following message is from Alumni Association President, Marty Hoke.

“Given that Tom Boelk has indicated that he’d like to step down as High Pi, we’d like to offer the opportunity to any brother who would be willing and able to take on this rewarding challenge. Please think carefully about what this commitment will entail.

While there will be a great deal of support from other brothers and especially from Tom, Jarod Holt, who will be leading our recolonization effort, has made it clear that it will be necessary for the new “High Pi” to spend a significant amount of time helping to establish the colony and making sure that the new officers understand their roles in the beginning months. After the colony is established, it is anticipated that time requirements will be that of an established High Pi, and so will require less time. So, if you live somewhat close to Whitewater and you feel you have the time, energy and enthusiasm to make this commitment, please consider it.

If you have any questions or would like to nominate someone as a prospective candidate, including yourself, please contact Marty Hoke (mhoke@uline.com). Nominations will close at midnight on December 7th.”

Today we honor all of Veterans who have given so much of themselves for our country, our liberties and our way of life. We are honored to acknowledge our Brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha, Chi Delta Rho, Delta Kappa and Beta Kappa Nu who have sacrificed for us all.

(the list below is incomplete, only what we have from research and personal accounts, please let us know of others who deserve recognition)

- The entire Fraternity of Chi Delta Rho during World War II, as they were all called to serve, but specifically we know the names of:

Phil Gnatzig: Chi Delta Rho (WWII)
John Bumbalek: CDR (WWII)
Vic Matousek: CDR (WWII)
Stan Hittesdorf: CDR (WWII)
Harvey Schener: CDR (WWII)
Bob Chaffee: CDR (WWII)
Philip Tarpley: CDR (WWII)
Wayland Norell: CDR (WWII)
Clyde Morris: CDR (WWII)
John Austin: CDR (WWII)
Dick Olsen: CDR (WWII European Theater)
Kenneth Clark: CDR (WWII Pacific Theater)
Don Peterson: Delta Kappa (France)
Roger Buelow
Dave Engen
Fred Malcolmson
Joe Monday
Mike Skogstad
Bill Teuting
Ken Westphal
Joseph Adamson: Lambda Chi Alpha (Iraq)
Peter Agerholm: LCA
Mike Fitzsimmons: LCA
Jerry Perez: LCA
Darren Hafford: LCA (Bosnia)
Garrett Kucifer: LCA
Michael Ramig: LCA (Iraq)
Pat Sykes: LCA (Iraq)
Leo Cross: LCA
Gary Garber: LCA (Iraq)
Matthew Nelson: LCA
Michael Terpstra: LCA
Tim Bein: LCA (Iraq)
Jonathan Nathan: LCA

We would like to recognize:
Lt. Eldon Broman: Chi Delta Rho (1942)

We recognize Brother Broman’s courage and perseverance as a World War II pilot and Prisoner of War.

I first learned of Brother Broman and his experience while reading the 1944 Whitewater Minneiska Yearbook. Further research yielded a publication titled “B-17s Over Berlin: Personal Stories from the 95th Bomb Group (H) “by Ian Hawkins which includes a full account of Brother Broman’s story, in his own words. (Click here to read a preview from Google Book Search)

The recount tells of Brother Broman piloting a B-17F Bomber over Germany which was shot down, his undercover travels through Holland under an assumed identity, his capture by Nazi SS troops and finally his release as a Prisoner of War. (I will print a better account when my copy arrives).
(*Note: Brother Broman attended the Homecoming Banquet in 1946, as reported by the 1946 Minneiska)

Thank you to all of our Brothers who have given so much without thought of their own sacrifices.

If your deserving name was not listed, we apologize. Please comment on this post, or email Jeff and it will be added immediately.

Congratulations to Brother Mike Hintz (1999) and his wife Jenny on the birth of their second child Abbigail Rose. Little Abbigail was born on October 15, 2007 at 4:42 P.M. and was 20.5 inches long and 9 lbs. 3 oz.

Abbigail is pictured in the photo held by her big brother Tom.

If you have Alumni news you would like to share, email it to us.

I am proud to present an extended interview with our Brother and Renaissance Man, Darren Hafford.

Darren, for those who may not know you, can you give us a little background (full name, Rush class, Iota #) on yourself?
Well, my full name is Darren Lee Joseph Beaulieu Hafford. I grew up in Beloit, WI. I rushed, man this is going to date me here, in the Spring of 1994. My Iota # is 696.

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Did you know that Lambda Chi Alpha is the 2nd oldest Fraternal organization in Whitewater? Only surpassed by Phi Chi Epsilon, Lambda Chi Alpha has roots as a Fraternal organization that goes back to 1929!

I have begun to compile our local history of an organization in Whitewater. Currently, I have all entries from Whitewater’s Official Yearbook, The Minneiska, from 1932-1990. This details the history of our organization, begining with a Fraternity known as Beta Kappa Nu, to Chi Delta Rho, to Delta Kappa, back to Chi Delta Rho and finally becoming Lambda Chi Alpha.

As I put together a complete history and map out all of the houses our Fraternity(s) have used throughout the years, I ask all of you to contribute any information you have to this effort. I am specifically looking for documents, photographs and other items that would prove useful in this documentation.

If you have materials or stories you would like to share and add to our local history, email me …remove the parens from the email address. If you do not have means to scan these documents to email, let me know and I will make arrangements to get the from/to you in an orderly fashion.

The top 2 stories from the September 2007 Edition of The Cross & Crescent.

Indiana’s New Head Football Coach
by Tad Lichtenauer
Previously an assistant coach, Bill Lynch was named Indiana University’s head football coach on June 15, 2007. He assumed the top job after Terry Hoeppner, the previous head coach, bravely fought and eventually lost a long battle with cancer.

2007 Order of Achievement Recipient
by Chris Barrick
A 2007 Order of Achievement recipient and owner of Sleep Train, Dale Carlsen has made hiring Lambda Chis a cornerstone of building his successful business. Today, his company has grown to more than 200 stores under the brand names Sleep Train, Mattress Discounters, and Sleep Country USA.

Here is the first picture of Chopper that was officially recorded.
Check out the great Lambda Chi Alpha sweater Chopper is wearing!
It appears that our mascot is being held by David Rumage Don Roden (Thanks to Brother Terry Lawler for the correction!).

(Photo from the 1967 Minneiska Yearbook).

I have been doing some research, tapping into the archives department at Anderson Library at the University in Whitewater. I have received scans of Whitewater yearbooks (formerly known as the Minneiska) from years in the early 30’s-60’s. The remaining years from the 70’s-early 90’s (when the publication ceased printing) will be in my possession shortly. I will be putting together a complete history of Lambda Chi Alpha, Chi Delta Rho, Delta Kappa, and Beta Kappa Nu lineage throughout our existance in Whitewater. Check out a sample of the great photos, such as this one of Chi Delta Rho from 1937 (click thumbnail to enlarge).

Besides all of the great photos, we can trace the movement of the Fraternity houses throughout the city as Chi Delta Rho and Delta Kappa moved several times.

Keep your eyes out for the history to be posted soon, as well as photos to be posted for enjoyment of everyone. Speaking of which, here is a photo of a major contributor to the site: Brother Red Moeller from 1963.

These materials are fantastic and I would like to thank the Archive Department at the Anderson Library and their zeal in finding materials related to our Fraternity.

This is a follow up to my previous post about our Alumni Association winning the Lambda Chi Alpha - Alumni Website Award at this year’s Leadership Seminar.

The Lambda Chi Alpha - Alumni Website Award was judged on the following attributes:
-Use of computer technology
-Layout
-Content management
-Computer graphics
-Website design
(Content and usability were stressed to the judges)

Specific content that was mentioned included:
-Ability to donate online (live donations)
-Graphics used in posts
-Quality posts about history and current events
-Salute to our Brothers
-Vir Quisque Vir
-Business Meeting re-caps