Consul - Patrick Andridge
Senior Tribune - Joe Colombo
Junior Tribune - Alex Repeck
Praetor - Alan LaTour/Vineet Patel
Quaestor - Christopher Dugan/Doug Sollman
Risk Manager - Josh Gallihugh
House Manager - Erik Piszar
Propraetor - Thomas Sanday
Pontifex - Alex Givens
Historian - Timothy Hooper/Pete Vereecke
Centurion - Chris Piszar
Following Elections, the brothers entered 2009 with
high hopes and expectations for the chapter. Bids were given out, with 2 young
men successfully pledging to become brothers of Kappa Delta Rho.
Entering Greek Week confident
of a repeat victory from the previous year, Kappa Delta Rho once again rose to
the challenge of victory to become the new back to back champions! The Brothers
started out strong winning Pyramid, Obstacle Course, Basketball, Volleyball,
Chug, and Tug of War. Leaving no signs of weakness, the brothers competed
without a single 3rd place finish throughout the week. Entering Airband
bolstered with the knowledge that even disqualification assured victory, Kappa
Delta Rho presented ‘A Day in Life of Tommy the Titan’; a controversial
presentation of the daily happenings at UDM. The day started with a look at
campus security and community safety, then a look into the hard knock life in
the dorms, followed by the TDR for some quality food. Tommy moved on to playing
kids games with Registrar and Financial Aid and the square deal we get from the
bookstore. This lighthearted look into the UDM community was ill received by the
judges however, and the brothers received last place, but as previously stated,
it didn’t even matter and Kappa Delta Rho still won Greek Week. Brothers Robert
DeCoste, Alex Givens, and Thomas Sanday were honored with awards for Greek Man
of the Year and Pledges of the Year respectively.
Rose Formal was a great success and saw many new
changes. The first change was the event being handled entirely by the Alpha
Gamma Alumni Corporation. Formal was held at the historic Fort Shelby in
downtown Detroit. The brothers were also pleased to name three new sweethearts:
Amanda Cornwell, Dawn Kosal, and Alyssa Starkey to Alpha
Gamma.
Fundraising was another major focus for the chapter
and a new joint venture with Kappa Beta Gamma was formalized at Comerica Park.
Going into the Fall Term, the brothers were pleased
to see a successful rush. Brother Joseph Colombo led Rush over 2 weeks which
yielded 10 pledges to Alpha Gamma. The brothers were treated to a visit from the
new National Consultant, Shane Henry, who provided valuable feedback for
improvement of the chapter. As Pledging progressed, the pledges worked hard to
meet their requirements; ultimately, Alpha Gamma was happy to welcome 9 new
brothers into her ranks.
Another accomplishment for the brothers was receiving direct support from Calihan officials in support of tailgating the Men’s Basketball games.
