Alpha Delta Phi - University of Washington

Rooms Sponsored at the Temple e Washington Alpha Delt 4 WHAT'S IN A ROOM NAME? When I moved into the Chapter House in the fall of 1977, most of the rooms in the original Chapter House (the old section as we called it) had a name: "The Balcony," "Bunny Basin," "The Bowling Alley," "Bird Cage," etc. Nobody knew who named them or when they were named. Some of the names were based on the room characteristics, like the large room on the second floor with the iron balcony facing south was "The Balcony." Others like "Bunny Basin" are a mystery. The room names were a great way to communicate where people lived versus describing the location. Even today, when I'm with my Brothers, we talk about the rooms we shared based on the room name. Fast forward to 2020, the Built to Last fundraising committee set up a room naming campaign to raise additional funds to ensure we were able to complete the Chapter House remodel with the highest-quality materials. It also had a double purpose to reestablish the traditional names of the rooms and name the new rooms in the house. The campaign enabled alumni to name a study or sleeping room in the Chapter House with a specific donation. They could choose the historic name of the room or an original name. In exchange for the donation, a bronze plaque with the room name would be mounted on the door, and a second plaque with the sponsor's name would be mounted below. To date, alumni have sponsored the following six rooms. BASE CAMP: SPONSORED BY THOMAS P. NAU JR. '58 IN MEMORY OF THE CLASS OF 1958 Thomas chose the accessible room on the first floor. In addition, he requested a second plaque to be placed inside the room with an image depicting Mt. Everest with the following quote: "You have attained a major goal in life, now on the road with more peaks to climb." Tom wanted to leave an inspiring message to future inhabitants of this room who have overcome physical challenges to get to this point in their lives. THE NEW TOWER: SPONSORED BY THE PLEDGE CLASS OF 1982 As construction of the updated Temple neared completion and momentum built toward the grand reopening, the 1982 pledge class decided to explore a room sponsorship. Alex Smith '86 spearheaded the initiative, and after some quick emails, a strong sentiment emerged to give generously back to a place that meant so much to us and provided so many lasting memories and friendships. Converting that sentiment into donations took a four-week campaign with weekly updates on pledges and a constant fine-tuning of contact information. Many old stories and pictures were shared throughout the process, and in the end, 12 members of the 1982 pledge class from across globe committed to fund a room sponsorship. From there, it was a near-unanimous vote that The New Tower, with its commanding views of Lake Washington, Mount Rainier, and Husky Stadium, was the room to sponsor and where they wanted to leave their legacy. THE BOWLING ALLEY: SPONSORED BY ALLAN HERBERT ERSHIG '60 Herb is a generous donor to the ADPhi rebuild/ remodel. During discussions over room naming, he indicated he wanted to name his room as The Bowling Alley. This room, where he spent his time, is located on the second floor and is directly above the front door. The front door produced a constant slamming "bang!" from many departing and entering the house. This is a testament to Herb's fondness for his time as an ADPhi undergraduate. THE FIRM: SPONSORED BY DAVID M. BENINGER '84 David sponsored an unnamed room in the new addition of the house. The committee chose a room on the second-floor senior wing for him. David built a successful legal career specializing in personal injury and wrongful death. He is currently a partner at the Luvera Law Firm in Seattle. THE BALCONY: SPONSORED BY THE CLASS OF 1984 IN MEMORY OF THE FOUR FALLEN BROTHERS: GRANT GRAYBEAL '84, DAVID MCKAY '84, CHRIS VASKO '84, AND TODD MILLER '84 The class of 1984 (pledge class of '80) spearheaded an effort during the Built to Last campaign to create a lasting and permanent memory that honors four men from our original class of 28 pledges. These were accomplished The class of 1982. The class of 1984.

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