Delta Upsilon, Phi Kappa Theta, and Sigma Kappa take 1st in Greek-Week!
By Chris Grimaldi
The Ohio Chapter of Delta Upsilon just finished a very successful Greek Week. With the
combined efforts of Phi Kappa Theta, Delta Upsilon, and the sorority of Sigma Kappa we
finished 1st place in the 2006 Greek Week. Sunday afternoon was the start of Greek
Week with the opening games. In these events we placed 1st in tug of war, 1st place in
the banner competition, 2nd in the two legged race, and 2nd in the chalk drawing
competition. Out of the 14 male participants that day, 9 of them were members of Delta
Upsilon. One of Tuesdays night's events was kickball. Unfortunately the effort that was
put forth was not enough for us to pull out a victory. Later Tuesday night the brothers
attended a speaker who was diagnosed with AIDS. The speaker talked about the troubles
he had overcome and some of the challenges he must face everyday. Wednesday event
was one of the most traditional events of Greek-Week, the Greek God and Goddesses.
We selected one of our most talented brothers, Tony Irwin, to participate in this event.
After performing in a dress and singing a Jennifer Lopez single, we finished in 2nd place
for this competition. The final event was the Air-Bands competition. The team of Phi
Kappa Theta, Delta Upsilon, and Sigma Kappa's dance skills appeared to be better than
the rest, but the judges did not agree. We placed 4th in this competition. This was a
successful Greek Week and Delta Upsilon is looking forward to Homecoming in the fall!
Parking Discounts for DU Members and Friends
The Housing Corporation has approved a 50% discount
off the cost of parking at the DU parking lot (next to
36 Elliott Street) for all DU Members. Also approved
was the "friends of DU" discount, receiving 15% off
their parking spots. The friend must first be
recommended by a member for the 15% discount.
Members, please contact Mrs. Goldsberry for more
information.
DU, SAE, and ADPi Take 2nd At Homecoming!
By: Tony Irwin
We, the Ohio University chapter of Delta Upsilon, just finished up a very successful
homecoming week in which we saw our homecoming team take second place in the
overall category for the week. We were active in every event and we worked well
with our paired sorority of Alpha Delta Pi and fraternity of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Monday night of homecoming was a philanthropic night where 24 volunteers from
each of the 9 paired teams, wrote 30 letters a piece to family and friends to raise
money for St. Jude's hospital. Six of those 24 volunteers were members of Delta
Upsilon. Tuesday night's event was kickball and our team played a close game and
won at the end to advance to the next round. Unfortunately due to inclement
weather the remaining of the games were cancelled and every winning team was
rewarded the same amount of points. Wednesday and Thursday night's events were
attendance events. Wednesday was a very entertaining comedian by the name of
Bernie McGrenahan, and Thursday was a pep rally for Saturday's homecoming game
versus the Ball State Cardinals. The next event was the parade Saturday morning
at 10 am. The float that we built for the parade was unfortunately destroyed by
the weather that morning. The final event was a lip-syncing contest on the
following Monday in which the team of ADPi, DU, and SAE captured first place,
vaulting us to second overall for the week. This was a successful Homecoming
and DU is looking forward to Greekweek and Founder's Day!
Ohio Chapter Donation Clubs
The brothers of Delta Upsilon would gratefully accept any donations made.
Alumni who donate between $25-$99 to OUDU qualify for the Sapphire Blue Club.
Alumni who donate between $99-$499 to OUDU qualify for the Old Gold Club.
For any brother who donates more than $500, there is the 1834 Club. All clubs
will be acknowledged on our website and in our news letter "Delta U Nuz". Click
to see Donations list.
The Hessberger, Simowitz, and McCulloch Brother of the Week Award
This award is presented every week at chapter to the brother who has shown
his dedication and hard work for Delta Upsilon. The winner is determined
through a majority vote of members present at chapter. The winner of the most
brother of the week awards in one quarter is given $100 off his dues. In the case
of a tie, the $100 will be split between those tied. To qualify for this award one
must be up-to-date on all dues and have GPA of 2.5 or higher. Thanks to Gary
Hessberger, Mark Simowitz, and Mark McCulloch for the donations!
**Alumni- Please feel free to mail or email the Ohio Chapter of Delta Upsilon how
you and your family are doing! We would love to hear from you and we will put
the information you send us in our newsletter "Delta nUz" and on the alumni
section on the website. Send your contact information along with the update and
a picture if you have one to 32 Elliot Street, Athens, OH 45701. Thanks.
