Delta Alpha Chapter of Delta Tau Delta at the University of Oklahoma
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New MeMbers aNd Fall 2018 INItIates UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA I t is my pleasure to announce that this fall our chapter of Delta Alpha had the largest pledge class on campus amongst frater- nities, signing 61 new men into Delta Alpha. We plan to host multiple sorority mixers with Gamma Phi Beta, our University Sing competi- tion partners, and Pi Beta Phi, our Homecom- ing partners. We are also preparing to host many tailgates, which Mike Johnston '88 has been facilitating. The first tailgate of the year was the weekend of September 8 for the OU vs. UCLA game and was a hit. Our chapter is planning many events for the fall and we are generating a newfound and superior culture within the chap- ter and across campus. Last fall, our chapter had 13 members earn 4.0 GPA, helping the overall chapter GPA be a 3.175. This GPA is up from a 3.04 last semester and moved our chapter up to seventh out of 17 fraternities on campus. In addition to grades, we will attend our second annual fall philanthropy, the JDRF OneWalk in Oklahoma City, Okla., on September 30. Additional important events include hosting our Dad's Weekend Tailgate Day, which will be held on the weekend of November 16 of this year. On Friday night, members and their families will Delta Alpha Welcomes Largest Pledge Class at OU UndergradUates Charged Up for dad's Weekend Douglas Adair '22 | Edmond, Okla. Cliff Alshara '22 | McKinney, Texas Noah Andes '22 | Moore, Okla. Jared Ashcraft '22* | Oklahoma City, Okla. (Father Thad Ashcraft '85) Zach Bearden '22 | Norman, Okla. Ty Bergerson '21 | Edmond, Okla. Carson Blevins '22 | Oklahoma City, Okla. JT Bray '22 | Edmond, Okla. Patrick Brockwell '21* | Vienna, Va. (Father Matt Brockwell '83) Park Cameron '22 | Oklahoma City, Okla. Jack Childress '22 | Oklahoma City, Okla. Colton Conley '21* | Yukon, Okla. (Brother Caleb Conley '20) Jason Copeland '22 | McKinney, Texas Dom Couture '22 | Edmond, Okla. Christopher Craig '22 | McKinney, Texas Trevor Dare '22* | Austin, Texas (Father Brian Dare, University of Texas '93 and Brother Tyler Dare, Arizona State University '18) Zach Dillon '22 | Edmond, Okla. Ryan Finnegan '22 | Houston, Texas Brandon Frisby '22 | Edmond, Okla. Chris Geiger '22 | Oklahoma City, Okla. Hunter Griffin '21 | Fort Worth, Texas Sam Gwinn '22 | Houston, Texas Luke Hawthorne '22 | Fort Worth, Texas Connor Heller '21 | Mooresville, N.C. Ryan Hernandez '21 | Edmond, Okla. Braedan Hudson '22 | Grapevine, Texas Liam Hunt '22 | Norman, Okla. Jaylen Johnson '22 | Moore, Okla. Travis Kelly '22 | Yukon, Okla. Colin Kiesling '22 | Lewisville, Texas Caleb Killebrew '22* | Oklahoma City, Okla. (Brother Steve Killebrew '91) Logan Kring '22 | McKinney, Texas Tyler Lach '22 | Colleyville, Texas Sam Lee '22 | Oklahoma City, Okla. Seth Lincoln '20 | Fort Worth, Texas Adam Maestas '22 | McKinney, Texas Lucas Martin '22 | Edmond, Okla. Christian Martinez '22 | San Antonio, Texas Deshon Maycumber '22 | Norman, Okla. Drew McConn '22 | Houston, Texas Salvador Moreno '22 | Keller, Texas Liam Nixon '22 | Piedmont, Okla. Reid Pippin '22* | Edmond, Okla. (Father Louis Pippin '91) Austin Prince '22 | McKinney, Texas The recruitment team celebrating a great summer of recruitment. From left: Fox Pever '21, Blake Harris '21, Cole Stalcup '20, Cayde Edwards '21, Paul Kelley '20, Logan Holtmeyer '21, Evan Goodearle '20, PJ Novak '21, and Delta Alpha Chapter President Kevin Helm '19. Internal Vice President Kyle Summerville '20, James Thompson '21, and Drew Heinen '20 (not pictured) attended the Karnea Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, in August. The Oklahoma Delts were awarded a Leadership Award for raising over $14,000 for JDRF, our fraternity's philanthropy! be invited to a rented out bar at Sooner Leg- ends on Lindsey Street. On Saturday, Novem- ber 17, we will host a tailgate at the Shelter for families, and of course, any alumni who want to come, before the OU vs. Kansas game. We want to extend a special thanks to Scott and Wendy Thompson for stepping up as the new heads of the Delta Parent's Association. They have been great to work with, and continuously show their love and support for our chapter. Each day, the men of Delta Alpha are growing stronger on campus and as brothers. Between alumni tailgates, career days with local alumni, and golf tournaments, our chapter is continu- ing to move in a great and confident direction. We are continually grateful for alumni support and are always looking forward to meeting new alumni. We hope to see you at the Shelter in the near future. Fraternally, Kevin Helm '19 Chapter President (210) 542-5663 kevin.r.helm-1@ou.edu The Delta Alpha recruitment team with the fall 2018 pledge class. Braden Pruett '22* | Argyle, Texas (Brother Trey Pruett '19) Parker Reed '22 | Edmond, Okla. Nicholas Roberts '22 | Boerne, Texas Draven Rodriguez '22 | Hampshire, Ill. Jace Rosser '22 | Edmond, Okla. Andrew Schovanec '21 | Norman, Okla. Josh Smittle '22 | Norman, Okla. Connor Stein '22 | Houston, Texas Jackson Stuart '22 | Edmond, Okla. Bret Vanice '22 | Kansas City, Mo. Landon Wat '21 | Tulsa, Okla. Garrett Weeks '22 | Oklahoma City, Okla. Nicholas White '22 | Deer Creek, Okla. Greyson Williams '22 | Norman, Okla. Griffin Williams '22* | Norman, Okla. (Cousin James Thompson '21) *Legacy, relative in parenthesis