Delta Tau Delta - Ball State University

3 DELTA TAU DELTA Logan Stevens '15, Garrett Heathcote '14, Eric Andonian '15, Taylor Hurst '15, Kyle McEvoy '15, Dylan Whitten '14, Jonathan Wolfschlag '14, Andrew Childress '15, and Ryan Williams '14 await the rewards reveal at the Northern Division Conference. Members of Delta Tau Delta sing to our Sweetheart, Kelby Sankey, on Bid Day to welcome the new members of Alpha Phi and show our pride for such a great Sweetheart. The 41st Annual Watermelon Bust raised over $19,000. Members wish a speedy recovery to brother Adam Guyot '98, who was injured in a motocross accident in late September. Undergraduates Continue to Build Reputation on Campus S ince the start of the fall semester, the brothers of Epsilon Mu have participated in an assortment of campus-wide events, hosted one of the most successful Watermelon Busts to date, and initiated a promising 13-man pledge class. In addition, we have made enormous strides in bettering our image on Ball State's campus and have exceeded our expectations in intramural participation. Increased GPA Ranking For the spring semester, our chapter earned a cumulative GPA of 2.87, which ranked us fourth out of 12 fraternities on campus. This is noticeable progress when compared to our 2.75 GPA and sixth place ranking from fall 2012. We are pleased to announce that Logan Stevens '15, our current chairman and future president, put in the legwork and completed our academic team's plan. This fall marks the inaugural term of the plan's implementation, and we have high hopes for the academic progress it will potentially lead to. $19,000 Raised for Philanthropy held by our undergraduate chapter. Jonathan Wolfschlag '14 is the vice president of internal affairs for IFC and Sterling Zuiegel '16 is aspiring to the VP of community outreach position for the 2014 IFC term. A handful of other members are executive board members of their campus clubs as well. We believe that campus involvement outside of Greek life is paramount to the success of our chapter and is directly correlated with our chapter's image on campus. Our executive team encourages all members and potential new members to become involved in a club that strikes their interest or is associated with their major at the earliest possible chance. Intramural Participation Up As noted in our spring report, our intramural teams continue to show progress. Our sports chairmen, Will Stephens '14 and Sterling Zuiegel, have really pushed the chapter to attend and participate in more intramural sporting events than I have ever witnessed in my four years as a member of this chapter. We hope to reap the benefits of their hard work and place third or better overall and win basketball and indoor football this winter season. We are proud to still be the leader among fraternities in philanthropy. Our expectations for Army Games were exceeded in the spring as we helped raise over $4,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project and the Indianapolis VA. Our initial goal was to raise $3,200 for the causes. We are also proud to announce that we had an extremely successful 41st Annual Watermelon Bust in which our chapter and Alpha Chi Omega raised $19,000! Yet again, Bust was by far the biggest philanthropy on Ball State's campus for the 2013 academic cycle. Outside of our own philanthropies, we completed 690 community service hours and participated or donated money to nearly every other Greek organization's philanthropy. Alumni Involvement Appreciated Strong New Member Class Again, I would like to extend a special thanks to all of our active alumni and encourage you to reach out to the chapter and become more involved if your schedule permits. Our membership has also remained steady and we have maintained a chapter of 65+ men for the past two years. As previously stated, we initiated a 13-man pledge class on October 29, 2013, at our national headquarters in Fishers, Indiana. We have high hopes for recruitment going into the spring semester and our recruitment chairman, Zach McManus '16, has already started compiling a potential new members list. Fall and Spring Activities Extracurricular activities for the fall included our pairing with Alpha Phi for Homecoming, and Social Chairman Scott Overmyer '14 worked with Chi Omega for a Thanksgiving dinner in late November. Our annual Christmas gift exchange among brothers was at the end of November. It should also be noted that we have extended a bid to Delta Zeta to pair with us for Dance Marathon in the spring and are currently deliberating on whom to pair with for Greek Week in mid-March. Campus Leadership Posts This year we have seen a dramatic increase in campus leadership roles We were pleased with the number of alumni who attended Homecoming this year and hope that this number continues to increase in the years to come. Perhaps one of the most beneficial events of the semester was the recruitment workshop that brother Brett Benson '98 hosted for our chapter in September. Also, brother Dan Hockney '65 presented the early history of our chapter to our new members in early October and we were lucky enough to have him attend a handful of chapter meetings over the course of the year as well, including the executive dinner in October (special thanks to Mrs. Benson for spoiling us yet again)! Lastly, thank you to the following brothers for making my term as president an enjoyable experience: Dan Hockney, Terry Hunsucker '71, David Frye '04, John Knox '78, Jordan Knox '09, Jeff Hern '92, and Brett Benson. These men have had a huge involvement in the chapter over the past year and much of our success can be attributed to the work these guys put in behind the scenes. Happy holidays to each of you and your families. Fraternally, Ryan Williams '14 President (765) 210-2555 rmw31191@gmail.com

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