Reflections from the DKE Convention 2012

Last week Brother William Leonard and Brother Robert Howe attended the 168th DKE Convention.  Reflecting on his experience Brother Leonard writes:

Recently, Brother Howe and I attended the 168th DKE convention, hosted by the Psi Chapter, at the University of Alabama. Despite excruciatingly long delays, missed connecting flights, and a night spent at the airport in Atlanta, we finally arrived in Tuscaloosa on Thursday morning. Unfortunately, we missed the welcome dinner and tour of the legendary Bryant-Denny Stadium, home of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team.

Throughout the course of the convention, we attended various seminars that covered topics such as recruitment, risk management, new member education, dekeunited website management, and ritual. Brother Howe and I especially enjoyed executive director of DKE International, Doug Laphner’s presentation on DKE HQ’s finances. It was interesting to see what our international dues have been funding and how they will help DKE International’s future plans of expansion. Hopefully some of the techniques we learned at the convention will help the Rho chapter achieve excellence in all of its future endeavors.

There was an informal presentation made for the delegates during every lunch and  dinner. In my opinion, these were by far the most interesting and informative sessions of the convention. The speakers included  Nick Pence, Sigma Kappa ’99 (Army Ranger, member of unit that brought Ayman al-Zawihiri to justice), Bill Kavan, Theta Upsilon ’92 (Director of Development at Arizona State University), John McCardell (President Emeritus of Middlebury, Vice-Chancellor of Sewanee: The University of the South, leader of a coalition of college presidents that are in favor of lowering the drinking age back to 18), Robert Witt (Chancellor of the University of Alabama), and Terry Stewart, Phi Chi ’69 (President of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and former Chairman of the Board of Marvel Comics).

Although the seminars and presentations were interesting, Brother Howe and I agreed that the most valuable experience from the convention was the opportunity to meet and interact with other Dekes from across North America. Although chapters differ from school to school, it was quite evident that all the delegates truly were gentlemen, scholars, and jolly-good fellows. We have all kept in touch through Facebook, and I think it’s safe to say that we made friendships that will last a lifetime. The convention showed us that our motto “friends from the heart forever” applies not only to the brothers of our chapter, but to every Deke across North America, regardless of what school they attended and what year they graduated.

Brother Leonard and Brother Howe at the 2012 DKE Convention

1,555 thoughts on “Reflections from the DKE Convention 2012

  1. Do you still know the movie “Back to the Future II” from 1989, in which Michael J. Fox played the main character Marty McFly and with Dr. Brown traveled back in time to 2015? There the term hoverboard was mentioned for the first time, but there it was a self-floating skateboard, which is also the translation of the term hoverboard.

  2. Türk diş hekimleri açıkladığı yeni fiyatlar çerçevesinde kliniklerin uyması gereken implant materyali hariç fiyat 2070 tl dir ve buna seçeceniğiz implant markasının belirlediği implant materyali eklenebilir. Alttaki tablodan veya hesaplama aracından tam tedavinizin yaklaşık fiyatını öğrenebilirsiniz.

  3. Adana profesyonel halı yıkama hizmetinde en çok müşteri yorumuna sahip markamız TemizlikBu ile halılarınızı yenilemeye hazır mısınız? Artık halı halı kaybolmasına, gittiği gibi gelmesine, yırtılmasına ve gecikmeye bir SON veriyoruz. Halılarınızı teslim edeceğimiz esnada en kirlisi hangisi ise açıp kontrol etmenizi istiyoruz.

  4. Baskılı poşet üretim alanlarına göre farklılık gösteren dayanıklılığı ve uzun süreli kullanımları ile birlikte tercih edilen ürünlerdir.

  5. Çalıştığımız birçok firma için farklı renk model ve ebatlarda baskılı poşet üretimi gerçekleştirmekteyiz. Başlıca poşet baskı türleri arasında market poşeti, fırın poşeti, mağaza poşeti, pastane poşeti, kırtasiye poşeti, elektrikçi poşeti, kasap poşeti ve buna benzer birçok poşet baskı türü bulunmaktadır.

  6. baskılı poşet imalatı ve toptan poşet baskı yaptırmak isteyenlerin adresi. Poşetçi Ecopack Ambalaj her zaman en uygun poşet fiyatları ile hizmet vermektedir.

  7. Tempobet  numaralı bahis sitesi bahis şirketleri, Türkiye’nin en güvenli canlı bahisini oynayabilir.! Tempobet giriş adresi Şimdi kaydolun ve kazanmaya başlayın!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *