Theta Chi - Bradley University

MANIFESTO THE NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF GAMMA UPSILON CHAPTER OF THETA CHI FRATERNIT Y AT BRADLEY UNIVERSIT Y - FALL 2019 C H A P T E R : t h e t a c h i b u . c o m | A L U M N I : g a m m a u p s i l o n . o r g Gamma Upsilon Celebrates 70th Anniversary of Its Installation into Theta Chi Fraternity The 70th anniversary celebration took place April 26-28 in Peoria. Alumni started the night at Sullivan's in Peoria Heights before taking part in a bean bag tournament at Landmark Lanes. Twenty alumni/ undergrad pairings dueled it out. Prizes were given to the top three teams: taking first place was Emery Halverson '14 and Jonathon Thomal '10; second place was Greg Domaszewicz '88 and Matt Jobe '20; and third place Ben Blomberg '09 and Eric Grey '21. The tournament was organized by Greg Domaszewicz, Beta Rho Chapter, Illinois Wesleyan '88, who lives in Peoria, earned a graduate degree from Bradley University, and has a daughter who attends Bradley. Greg also constructed and donated a custom set of bag boards commemorating the 70th anniversary. For his efforts, Greg was not only made an honorary member of Gamma Upsilon, but also presented the Citation of Honor. At the Silver Legion dinner on Saturday evening, brothers were recognized for their efforts and accomplishments over the past five years. The following 13 brothers were recognized with the Silver Legion Award (by pledge class): February 1983 – Carl Alston '87; February 1984 – Rich Krol '88; December 1985 – Joe Beranek '89; February 1988 – Gordon Lau '95, Randy Moulton '92, John Niklewicz '92; February 1989 – Sam Dhingra '92, Mike Wright '93; February 1990 – John Guio '92, Wil Lynn '93, Mike McCormac '93; and February 1992 – Tibor Meszaros '94, Eric Petersen '96. Four alumni were presented with the Citation of Honor for outstanding Fraternal service: Ben Blomberg '09, for his work as chairman of the chapter advisory board; Jeff Albrecht '07, treasurer of the alumni corporation; Larry Santello '00, the just retired secretary of the alumni corporation; and Randy Moulton '92, the youngest member of the Red Carnation Lifetime Giving Club. A Citation of Honor was also presented to Nathan Thomas, the vice-president of student affairs at Bradley University, who has been a strong supporter of the fraternity movement and Gamma Upsilon during his tenure at Bradley University. Nathan delivered an address welcoming our brotherhood back to campus, congratulating us for 70 years of serving the interests of Bradley University, and hoping to see us all again in 2024 at the 75th. Theta Chi's National Counselor (Member of the Grand Chapter) Creig Andreasen, Alpha Pi, University of Minnesota '90 also delivered an address to those present. Chief Development Officer Philip Thornton, Gamma Theta, University of San Diego '05, represented the Foundation Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity. Brothers Andreasen and Thornton assisted us in the presentation of awards as well. To cap off the night, Dru Neikirk '88 was presented with the George T. Kilavos Alumni Award. Dru was nominated for this award, one of the most significant in Theta Chi, for his philanthropic efforts on behalf of Gamma Upsilon, Theta Chi Fraternity, and Bradley University. Dru has also extended The Helping Hand on a personal level to numerous alumni brothers and is a great example of living the Creed of Theta Chi. Congratulations to Dru and a big THANK YOU for all the alumni and their families who were able to attend this event. We hope to see all of you in five years for the 75th! Fraternally, Bob Carroll '88 Chairman 70th Anniversary Committee Alumni Corporation Elections to Be Held on October 13 The Gamma Upsilon Alumni Corporation will hold its biennial election meeting on Sunday, October 13, at 1 p.m. The meeting will take place at the office of Assa Abloy, 235 E. Lies Road, Carol Stream, Ill. A meeting agenda will be available at gammaupsilon.org prior to the meeting, and printed copies will be available as well. All alumni are invited and encouraged to attend and ask questions of the board. The election process will consist of three phases. In phase 1, nominations will be taken for board members. In phase 2, those nominated (and seconded) will be voted upon by the board. Those who achieve a majority vote will be named a director of the board (maximum of nine seats on the board). In phase 3, the newly elected directors of the board will take nominations and vote for specific board offices. If you are interested in serving on the alumni corporation board, contact President Marty Deering '89 (md961203@yahoo.com) or any other board member for additional information. Fraternally, Ken Lombard '99 Secretary Gamma Upsilon Alumni Corporation Planning for a Great Year Chapter Looks Forward to New Member Engagement The chapter has a lot of exciting things planned for this semester. We have 35 members and intend to recruit 15 new members this semester. At the time of writing, work week will be upon us within a matter of days. Twenty members will live in the house this year, most of them being sophomores. Work week plans to improve the house include the usual maintenance and cleaning, building a bar in the "C" room, touching up old paintings around the house, and even cleaning the ΘΧ window in the basement that ants have somehow crawled into. (Continued on page 2)

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