Delta Kappa Epsilon - Wesleyan University

The Deke Newsletter 3 Christopher lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he enjoys playing golf, working out, and playing poker in his free time. He has a younger brother, Alex '25, who is also a DKE at Wesleyan. If you'd like to contact Christopher, you can send him an email at cgutt202@gmail.com. Mystic Circle Edward W. Lifset '53 – October 22, 2021 Morris B. Beechen '61 – January 2022 John R. McCarron '62 – March 24, 2022 William J. Gustus '74 – September 19, 2022 Steven Beauchamp '77 entered the Mystic Circle on July 1, 2023. Born in Waterbury, Conn., Steve graduated from Wesleyan with honors and was co-captain of the football team. Steve studied music in Sienna, Italy, where he became an accomplished operatic singer and focused on becoming an actor. During his career, he appeared in many television shows such as Set It UP, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ugly Betty, and Boardwalk Empire along with films including The Irishman and many commercials and voiceovers. He was a proud member of SAG-AFTRA. Steve loved his craft so much that he opened the Steve Beauchamp Actor Workshop in NYC to teach critical acting skills to others. Steve was a military history buff who had a gift for trivia. He was also a passionate Green Bay Packers football fan. Other hobbies included poker playing, board games, cooking, and making up nicknames for the people closest to him. Steve, AKA Mountain Hippo, was larger than life and had many, many friends around the globe who will miss his wit and big heart immensely. Alumni News Ron Reisner '69 married Chryssa Yaccarino in 2021 after five years together. Ron retired from the trial bench in 2016 after 15 years; he now works part-time and enjoys traveling with Chryssa. They went to Ron's 50th reunion at Duke Law in April 2022 with a side trip to Pinehurst, N.C. He also traveled to London last year to visit his grandkids and to Charleston, S.C., for golf. (He got a hole-in-one in 2021 at age 74!) Ron lives in Fair Haven, N.J. Email: ronlreisner@gmail.com Thomas F. Dwyer '72 moved to Bluewater Bay, Fla., in 2017, near Niceville on the Florida Panhandle. Email: tfdwyer4207@ gmail.com Chris Fletcher '78 is retired and moved from Nashville to Pawley's Island, S.C., in the spring. Email: cwf10@columbia.edu Alum ni Update Turning the Page for His Next Adventure Q&A with Exiting Chapter President Christopher Guttman '23 Why did you choose to join Delta Kappa Epsilon? I was looking to get out of my social comfort zone and become friends with more than just the guys on the football team. During my freshman year, I did just that and created bonds with a bunch of young men I otherwise wouldn't have met. The driving motivation for us when reviving the chapter was the desire to give future classes that same opportunity to expand their horizons. Why did you decide to serve as a chapter officer? It was a natural move—I had led the efforts to gain reinstatement, but I was also passionate about the effort to revive the chapter and had a vision for how a thriving DKE might look. What did you hope to accomplish as president? My main goal was to enable the chapter to smoothly transition into a fully self-reliant entity. This meant putting three separate classes through an education process to go from 16 to 66 members in a single semester. Another major priority was for the chapter to be seen positively by the rest of the school. This included doing 50/50 raffles for charity and making sure all members acted in a proper manner. What aspects of the chapter and your officer group were you most proud of? I'm proud of the younger members for buying into the culture and trusting us to make their fraternity experience the best it could be. I want to shoutout my 15 classmates who were integral to the revival of the chapter and thank the Gamma Phi alumni who were immensely helpful throughout the process! Why is it important for members to serve in leadership roles and take those posts seriously? All organizations and teams need solid leadership to help navigate the chaos, and that's especially true in fraternities. It's crucial to have responsible leaders that ensure the chapter is headed in the right direction. Taking those roles seriously shows respect for the decades of hard work that came before in establishing the foundation of the chapter and its core values. How did Gamma Phi help make you the person you are today? It helped me break out of my shell as a freshman, and I haven't looked back since. It also allowed me to hone my leadership skills, which I'm positive will be extremely valuable as I transition into the "real world." What is next for you? I will be staying at Wesleyan and pursuing a graduate degree!

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