Red Carnation

RED CARNATION November, 2001 Volume 77, Issue 1 2000-2002 National Board President Michael Blackstock 954-796-3145 ADG085@aol.com Vice-President Derrick "Fugi" Cabrera 314-322-4309 Cabrerad@slu.edu Treasurer Brent Coomes 502-491-4355 Bertadg@aol.com Secretary Bryan Lind 314-223-6867 Bryanlind@hotmail.com Student Rep. Tony Vaticano 305-785-0998 tonyv332@aol.com Moderator Br. Smulders 310-338-5954 Members@ AlphaDeltaGamma.org Convention 2002 in Saint Louis, Beta's 75th This year Convention will be held in Saint Louis at Beta chapter; it will be their 75th anniversary as well. Convention will be the dates of August 6-10. There are a lot of great plans including a visit to the Gateway Arch, Budweiser Brewery Tour, and a Cardinals baseball game. Saint Louis also has a very good bar scene within walking distance of the hotel. To make hotel reservations call Radisson Hotel and Suites at 314-621-8200. Be sure when making reservations to tell them that you are with the Alpha Delta Gamma Convention. This convention will be a very interesting and eventful one. Not only will we be electing all new National Officers we will have a new format for the officers to follow. Derrick Cabrera “Fugi” and Bryan Lind “Lucky” made some very extensive changes to the national constitution that will be implemented this year. We hope that all will make plans to attend this monumental convention. If you would like any more information please feel free to contact: Mark Niemeyer 314-753-9284 niemeyer@slu.edu Bryan Lind 314-223-6867 bryanlind@hotmail.com Derrick Cabrera 314-322-4309 cabrerad@slu.edu Kappa's Year of Firsts This year Kappa held their First Annual ADG Halloween Party at the campus bar. Many people wore costumes and there was even a contest for the best dressed at the end of the night. They also held their First Annual ADG Toga Party. In the styles of Animal House, two live bands played until everyone finished having a good time. Hopefully the interest will grow throughout the years. Kappa’s pledge class won the Catholic University of America School Fight Song contest. The official fight song for CUA is now attributed to Alpha Delta Gamma. Congratulations. Bill Phelan was inducted into the CUA honor society and several candidate members are involved in the honor society. Besides getting together every Wednesday night at the campus bar, the brothers had a “Dunk a Delt” event on campus. They were also involved in the school’s haunted house and fundraising for the September 11 fund. A special congratulations to the new actives at Kappa: Scott Jackson Jim Lee Hector Herrera Patrick McGuire Alex Razzook Francis Sullivan Tony Andrade Greg Smith 1

Red Carnation ~Alpha Delta Gamma National Fraternity~ 2001 Award Winners Benjamin Aranda Active Convention Delegate: Anthony Shembari -Xi Wayne Palmer-Ball Alumni Convention Delegate: Chris Sapp-Rho National President's Award (Alumnus): Pete Manning-Xi National President's Award (Active): Bryan Lind-Beta Jelen-Schiro Travel: Psi Chapter Fil Fuetes Charitables: Beta Chapter Campus Service: Kappa Chapter Outstanding Growth: Xi Chapter Outstanding Membership: Lambda Chapter Communications Award: Xi Chapter Most Improved: Xi Chapter Epsilon's Strong On Campus The Epsilon brothers were active in Loyola’s Take Back the Night, a walk against domestic violence and Wolves on the Prowl, a community service project. Again this year they won the Intramural athletics award. They also donated some money to the Red Cross. They are now the only fraternity on campus to have a house on campus. It is now getting some renovations done. Wanna Buy a Delt? Psi chapter held its first annual Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction last night. Men and women were auctioned off to the standing room only crowd. Many area Restaurants donated dinners for two and several other hotspots in the area donated gift certificates. The buyer and their date then enjoyed themselves and the chapter raised a total of $440 dollars. “We suggest every chapter try this idea.” Awards (cont.) Most Outstanding Chapter: Beta Chapter Outstanding Moderator: Damian Pataluna-Xi Mac Boland Award: Athar Khan-Xi Congratulations to all the winners. Keep in mind, your National Reports decide the winners. Keep up the good work and turn things in on time. Alpha Prepares for Spring Alpha chapter inducted 10 new members and have also held their new elections. Congratulations to the new Alpha officers. Like Epsilon they are working on house renovations. Among other fundraisers, they co-sponsored a massive clothing drive with the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority on campus. While Tony Vaticano visited they prepared for convention by defeating the SAEs on campus in a football game. Blackstock Visits Beta Mike Blackstock embraced Beta chapter with his presence in early November. There was a convention planning meeting that went very well. He also helped them at their annual Ronald McDonald House Auction, and after had a little time to relax with the actives. Beta chapter is preparing for their Christmas Party and Invite Party to be held in early December. After a rough 8 weeks they initiated 7 new actives bringing their totals to 25. A special congratulations to the new actives at Beta: Nick Crow Chris Graham Brian Koenig Paul Lawler Mike Otepka Mike Sanley Dan Vianello 2