Delta Tau Delta - Ball State University

3 DELTA TAU DELTA EPSILON MU CREATES STRATEGIC PLAN TO BECOME HUGH SHIELDS CHAPTER Chapter Leadership Ready to Excel A fter receiving our 19th Court of Honor (third in the past four years) and being ranked 17th of the 118 national chapters, the Delts at Epsilon Mu are hitting the ground running. In the beginning of the semester, the executive committee held an annual retreat at the home of Dan Hockney '65 which was facilitated by Delta Tau Deltas Director of Growth Kyle Yarawsky, Morehead University '10. After assessing the state of the chapter, the executive team developed its vision of how we can regain our standing as a Hugh Shields chapter. Success is not measured by what an organization does best, but by what an organization does least well. The executive team's strategic plan is to direct our efforts in our deficient areas of academics and relationships that were reported in the most recent chapter consultant summary. Less than halfway into the semester we have made progress toward improving our relationships on campus. A notable accomplishment is the establishment of our first Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year award. The recipient of this honor will be nominated and voted upon in the coming semester. Sterling Zweigel '16 serves as vice president of risk reduction, and, three of the six members on the IFC Judicial board are Delts: Daniel Ullrich '16, Scott Crilly '16, and Logan Wolfschlag '16. Prior to spring recruitment, the executive team created an evaluation system called 5-Star recruitment, a screening process for new members that measures honorable conduct, involvement, referrals, finances, and, most importantly, academic excellence. As a way to enrich chapter culture to reflect academic excellence, our new members are now required to have a minimum 2.7 GPA prior to receiving a bid. We were pleased to receive 12 new members with 10 having a GPA above 3.0. One of the most important aspects of fraternity life is learning to balance work and socials. We recently held a Valentine's Day dinner with the lovely ladies of Chi Omega. The women enjoyed the singing, dancing, and speed dating. We also invited the Ball State hockey team to the Shelter for a spaghetti dinner before their conference tournament the next day. I'm excited to announce that there will be an upcoming alumni luncheon tentatively set for September 26. More information will be posted to social media outlets and the website as the event draws near; I hope this makes you all as excited as I am. We are most definitely in an upswing and I can promise that the Shelter is in good hands. Thank you all for your support and even more for a strong foundation. Fraternally, Kyle P. Carson '16 President (574) 850-0941 kylecarson57@gmail.com Delts and Code Red Dance Team with our Riley kid, Hannah, at Ball State's Dance Marathon. The executive board at an officer training retreat led by Delta Tau Delta's Director of Growth Kyle Yarawsky, Morehead University'10. Members of the new spring pledge class. Find Us on the Web BSU Delts Alumni @BallStateDelts www.emdtd.org www.bsudelts.org f l 8 8 President Kyle Carson '16 (574) 850-0941 kylecarson57@gmail.com Internal VP Dan Ullrich '16 External VP Sterling Zweigel '16 Treasurer Kevin Kelly '18 Risk Manager Scott Crilly '16 Sergent-at-Arms Patrick Kuhn '16 Corresponding Secretary Matt Shackelford '16 Academic Chairman Matt Nardini '17 Ritualist Dillon Lane '17 Recruitment Chairman Conner Haupt '18 (219) 789-1609 cjskinnyhurt@gmail.com Recording Secretary Austin Rose '17 2015 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

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