Delta Tau Delta - Indiana University

DTD e Shield e Shield Beta Alpha House Corporation P.O. Box 35 Bedford, IN 47421-0035 Address Service Requested L ike so many Beta Alpha Brothers over the years, Gary Gaddis '79 was drawn to Delta Tau Delta because of how much he had in common with the active members and the mutual desire to be involved in campus activities. From serving as vice president for a term to being active on Beta Alpha's Little 500 team, Gary built strong bonds with several of his Brothers. Gary will always be thankful for how his Brothers genuinely wanted the best for him during a transformational time in his life. "I met many fine people who influenced my character and guided the way I interact with others. I had some unintentional ways of striking and insulting people with my speech and word choices," Gary said. "Some of my Brothers took the caring and time to point this out to me rather than just ignoring it or me. They cared about me as a person. To this day, I work to choose my words, mindful of the things I learned in the chapter." Just as Gary felt Delta Tau Delta was the right fit for him among Indiana's fraternities, he's found the perfect place to flourish in the medical field at Washington University in St. Louis, which is well known for its academic environment and research. Gary has served as a clinical professor of emergency medicine at WashU for the past five years after more than 20 years as an endowed chair for Emergency Medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. His ability to connect with others in various medical settings has been a strength of his thanks in part to his Delt Brothers. "I have had a somewhat unusual career as an academic, but in applying my organizational skills, I have been the scientific chairman for several international emergency medicine scientific congresses. I have co-chaired four meetings in Spanish-speaking nations, as I have added hard-won skills in speaking Spanish since leaving school," Gary said. "I have given several medical talks in Mexico, Costa Rica, and Argentina. This ability to learn and speak a new language has opened doors for me in ways I couldn't have imagined." Gary has also done extensive research for the American College of Emergency Physicians, Academic Emergency Medicine, and Academic Physicians Section of the American Medical Association. Out of his many career accomplishments, his highest honor is being one of fewer than 30 Americans selected as a fellow of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine. For more than a year now, COVID-19 has impacted much of Gary's work and several everyday practices. Gary and many of his colleagues have drawn parallels between COVID-19 and HIV, as there have been a multitude of unknowns that they've had to figure out on the fly. He can say with confidence that mask wearing has decreased the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Even as COVID-19 vaccines roll out, Gary encourages everyone to consider wearing masks in the future, especially during flu season. Gary and his wife of 42 years, Monica, are hopeful that all Beta Alpha Brothers and their loved ones have remained healthy throughout the pandemic. Even 40-plus years later, Gary is amazed by how he's remained connected with some of his Brothers. "Don Jessen '80 and I keep in touch via our workouts on MapMyRide. He developed a medical problem on a ride and reached out to me," Gary said. "I helped explain what he was going through and what he could expect to occur. It is nice to have such a link after all these years." You can connect with Gary at gary.gaddis@wustl.edu. A Doctor Driven by Delt Values Gary Gaddis '79 Builds Upon His Beta Alpha Experience ALUMNI NEWS John Sharpe '97 is a stay-at-home father of two and lives in Longmeadow, Mass. Email: johnfsii@gmail.com Luke Momper '15 is a resident orthopedic surgeon at St. Louis University Hospital. Email: lamomper@indiana.edu SHELTER UPDATE W hile there aren't any Delts living in the Shelter at 1431 N. Jordan, we are still using the property as a source of revenue. We considered numerous tenants and signed a lease with Theta Phi Alpha Sorority that provided revenue for three school years, sufficient to keep our bills current and sock a little money away for a rainy day. By May 2020, we had $366,038 in savings. When the sorority moved out, we looked at additional tenants before negotiating a lease with Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Given the financial devastation from the pandemic, we have had to deplete most of our savings. PIKE has assured us that they will adequately fill the house to get us operating in the black. We feel quite confident that we have been good stewards of the assets of the corporation. As of June 30, 2020, the assets were $4,714,513 and liabilities were $2,562,422.

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