Delta Tau Delta - Ball State University

Delta Tau Delta Association of Muncie P.O. Box 6261 Fishers, IN 46038-6261 Address Service Requested THE IRIS Attention: This newsletter is intended for alumni and parents. If your son is still attending Ball State University, he will receive a copy at the chapter house. If he has graduated, please send us his permanent address to update our records. Thank you. Riley Akers '19 Crown Point, Ind. Nathan Beeler '20 Lafayette, Ind. Carson Brooks '20 Indianapolis, Ind. Nick Butts '19 Carmel, Ind. Derek Davidson '20 Indianapolis, Ind. Jack Franklin '20 Fort Wayne, Ind. Justin Gilmack '19 Crown Point, Ind. Andreas Hji-Avgoustis '20 Carmel, Ind. John Hogland '20 St. Louis, Mo. Lucas Jackson '17 Muncie, Ind. Brandon Karsnick '20 Westfield, Ind. Luke Lammers '20 Westfield, Ind. Kyle Lewis '20 Fisher, Ind. Mark Leyden '20 Indianapolis, Ind. Banistre Lienhart '18 Willowbrook, Ill. Chad Meek '20 Indianapolis, Ind. Danny Nestorovski '20 Valparaiso, Ind. Jake Newbold '20 Granger, Ind. Jaleel Pryuer '20 Indianapolis, Ind. Donavon Puetz '20 West Lafayette, Ind. Nate Pullin '20 South Bend, Ind. Jacob Rhoad '20 Fishers, Ind. Arturo Ruiz '20 Indianapolis, Ind. Sam Starnes '20 Indianapolis, Ind. Zach Steele '20 Carmel, Ind. Matthew Stevens '20 Goshen, Ind. Curtis Stokes '20 Markham, Ill. Dominic Trapp '20 West Lafayette, Ind. Sean Wilson '19 Noblesville, Ind. Welcome, New Members those walks from the Shelter to class became memorable as a time to reflect on the wise decision made on pledge night." Doug Laslie '69 "One of the most special recollections I have centers on the Shelter. We were so thrilled to finally take possession of the Parson property that nothing could dampen our spirits. Shortly after taking possession, we needed a sign. This is especially meaningful to me because my dad designed, built, and paid for the first sign. It was his way of letting me know that he recognized and appreciated how important this fraternity was to me. Our pride couldn't have been matched as we stood around our newly erected sign, singing 'Delta Shelter' among the people who were so important in our lives. Then, sometime during the first night after it was installed, someone decided that our pride needed to be dampened and a culprit doused the sign with gray paint. We discovered the damage shortly after it happened and naturally we were enraged! We dismantled the sign and took it to the basement where we cleaned and repainted it. We had the sign reinstalled before dawn the next morning amidst much cheering and back-slapping. We definitely took the wind out of the vandals' sails. The sign has undergone numerous evolutions over the last 50 years, but that first sign will always have a special spot in 'the old guard's' collective memories!" Cliff Cochran '69 The big lighter, the pledge book, the Pi Delt cap, the really huge lighter! Respect, line-ups, Beaver Patrol sweatshirts, and making Guio start losing his hair. Thanks for the quarter system (I know if were not for the fraternity, I most likely would have left school and gone back to work in Detroit); special Pi Delt ritual in the fall; and the Delt ritual in November; pledge trainer; Guio's whole wall stereo system and his Lincolns with their suicide doors; Zeke's washing machine key that we all seemed to use; TC's piranhas; Wagnon's Chevy; our first big trophy because of Ricky Hawthorne banging on us for Spring Sing; the donut shop; green jalapeños at JJ's and Witt's; recruitment parties; Delt winter coats; walk-outs; the Shelter, finally, the Shelter! Rozelle, Cain, Richards, Cochran, all in Jim's Opal, riding around on a rainy Saturday morning listening to 'Buffalo Springfield'; Dave Koehler's innate ability to make bodily function sounds on call; McGuire's great movies; a bunch of us at the pig farm in 1969 watching Namath shock the crap out of the NFL; all of us in the original dining room glued to the TV watching The Lottery; the University Ave. apartment with Beck and McGuire, where we shot at rats in the basement and killed 'old' green and amber Ball jars instead; getting pissed because I couldn't go with Cain and Whittington to Woodstock; and so much more." Charter Member Reflections (Continued from page 3)

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