DKE Summer Series – Zach Lizmi

Brother Zach Lizmi is spending the summer working for Wells Fargo Advisors, an investment and financial services firm. His responsibilites include aiding with analysis of equity and fixed income accounts for the Senior Vice President of Investments, along with helping in marketing. When he is not fulfilling these tasks, he is brought in to learn about the business of financial advisory and general finance.

DKE Summer Series – Kevin Seery

Brother Kevin Seery is spending his summer working as an intern for EGR International, a business and advertising firm that specializes in engagement. His main projects include working on and planning events and receptions for Fortune 500 companies, as well as logging company invoices and cataloging. In addition to this, he is working as a sales representative for Vector Marketing.

Kevin currently serves as one of the rush chairs for DKE.

DKE Summer Series – Rob Howe

This summer, Brother Rob Howe is working as an intern for AIG in New York City. While at AIG, Rob is a business analyst in the Legal Operations Center. His responsibilities include creating graphical and analytical reports for carious areas of the company with an overall goal of effectively managing and reducing spending associated with legal counsel. For Rob, this is his second summer working with AIG. Last year, he worked as a strategic marketing intern in the Global Distribution Department where he worked on a handful of projects, most notably the 2013 Global Market Strategy.

Brother Howe most recently served as the Director of Service and Philanthropy for DKE. In this position, he organized the numerous philanthropic events for the chapter, namely the Jeremy Saxe Memorial Basketball Tournament that is held each spring. He will serve as the social chair this coming fall.

 

DKE Summer Series – Billy Leonard

Brother Billy Leonard is spending the summer working for UBS Wealth Management, where he works in the unclaimed property division. His team works to provide support for their clients accounts that are either about to or have already been escheated.

Additionally, Brother Leonard currently serves as treasurer for DKE Rho and has been actively preparing for his duties this coming fall.

DKE Summer Series – Brandon Goldstein

Brother Brandon Goldstein is spending his summer days working as a Finance Intern for EducationsDynamics in Hoboken, NJ. While there, his work revolves around doing trend analyses of the history of a given company’s income statements. In addition Brandon is also working for the David Kramer Tennis Academy camp in Florham Park, NJ teaching tennis at the Brooklake Country Club.

DKE Summer Series – Henry Sandman

Brother Henry Sandman is spending the summer working for Aries Group, a financial consulting firm. While at Aries, Henry has found himself working side-by-side with senior personnel conducting research on their current projects. He is additionally tasked with reviewing and editing consultants’ reports for Aries’ clientele.

Henry also serves as DKE Rho’s Scholarship Chairman and has been actively analyzing grade information from this past semester as well as preparing for his duties this coming fall.

DKE Hosts Annual Faculty Reception

On Thursday, April 18, the Brothers of the Rho Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon hosted our annual faculty reception.

 
This event is one we look forward to each spring. DKE welcomed many Lafayette faculty members and administrators to the house to meet the brotherhood while enjoying food and drinks. IMG_1748Our cook, Walt, made several fine dishes including quiesh, a vegetable platter, cheese and crackers, and shrimp, while Sodexo provided an open bar. For many of the guests, it was their first time in the DKE House, so tours were given frequently throughout the reception.
Guests included professors, deans, and members of the President’s cabinet. For the brothers, it was a chance to spend time outside of the classroom with their professors and other administrators.

“It was a great pleasure for the brotherhood to get the opportunity to have more casual conversations with professors and administrators and get to know them better away from the classroom.” President Michael Kelley said.

The event was a huge success and we would like to thank all of those who took time to attend. Although far away, the brothers of DKE are already looking forward to next year’s reception in the hopes of another great event.

Viva la DKE!

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DKE Alumni present talk on Law School

On Wednesday, April 3rd, the brothers of the Rho Chapters of Delta Kappa Epsilon, along with the Government and Law Department and the Office of the Dean of the College sponsored a presentation titled “Full Disclosure: Persepctives and Advice on Law School and the Legal Profession.” David W. Kiefer ’95 and Fletcher C. Thomson ’98, both DKE alumni, conducted the presentation and conveyed to aspiring potential law school students the benefits and challenges that come with the legal profession. Kiefer and Thomson provided a detailed insight into their experiences through law school, from the application process to the steps after graduation. Upon completion of the presentation, the students left with a deeper understanding of how to look forward, and approach a potential application to a law school.IMG_1711

This presentation is another example of how the brothers of Delta Kappa Epsilon are attempting to connect with the student body and provide learning experiences for the entire campus.IMG_1725

We would like to thank Brothers Kiefer and Thomson for coming back to present such a detailed and informative lecture.

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The 5th Annual Jeremy Saxe Memorial Basketball Tournament

Last Saturday, the brothers of the Rho Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon hosted the 5th Annual Jeremy Saxe Memorial 3v3 Basketball Tournament in the Kamine Gym. Teams spent the week signing up and preparing for either the competitive or noncompetitive bracket, both of which received a large turnout.

The noncompetitive bracket was won by brothers Dan Toutoungi, Andrew O’Brien and Will Brandt, who relied on tenacious defense to win the championship trophy. 

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The competitive bracket featured several marquee matchups. Lafayette basketball star Tony Johnson teamed up with two members of the Lafayette football team, while Bryce Scott, another member of the basketball team, headlined a team of his own.

The two squads met in the championship game. With a large crowd on hand, the highly competitive game did not disappoint, but in the end, the rookies were no match for Johnson and company. Brothers Michael Kelley, Rob Howe, and Charles Roberts finished in third place.

 

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DKE would like to send a heartfelt thank you to everyone who showed up to participate and to those who worked to make this event possible. An estimated $7000 to $8000 was raised for the Jeremy Saxe Foundation, which was created in honor of brother Jeremy Saxe ‘09. Its mission is to strengthen education and development in Nepal. The foundation awards educational scholarships to underprivileged children, has built a daycare center so that young mothers can continue their education, and is in the process of building a K-6 Elementary school.


Lastly, DKE would like to extend a special thank you to the Lafayette women’s basketball team, which came out to the tournament in full support. DKE is already looking forward to continuing their status as the team’s SuperFans next season.