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Chapter News

ChapteFrromPrtheesident The chapter also hosted multiple
events including a Parent’s Weekend
Brothers, cocktail party and also an alumni
tailgate for the homecoming game
Fall 2015 for the Delta against Clemson. Both of these events
Epsilon chapter was a were a great success and allowed the
semester full of hard chapter to showcase all that we are
work, excitement, giving back, doing this year to parents and alumni. The Executive Committee accepting the Peterson Award at
learning, and achievement; in Balfour LTW. From left to right: Max Uhlig, Magister; Jake Froelich,
a word, it was an exemplary We hope to have even more people Pro Consul; Thomas Welborn, Consul; Mike Ursillo, Grand
one. We started off 2015 by having our executive come out in the years to come. Consul; Dalton Nickel, Quaestor; and Jon Tobin, Annotator.
committee attend the Balfour Leadership Training
Workshop in Bowling Green, OH in which we At the Order of Omega Awards, the
were awarded the Peterson Award for the third year chapter was awarded the Sustainability
in a row – a great achievement. Upon returning Award and was also listed as a finalist for the an end, I would just like to say how much of a
back to school, a tremendous recruitment effort Caldwell Cup, being recognized as a Caldwell pleasure it has been to serve as Consul this semester
was led by Andrew Martin and Hamilton James Chapter for all our success during the 2014-2015 and how proud I am to be a Sig at such a strong
and we are now on course to initiate 19 pledges school year. This gives us the belief that we will chapter. I can’t wait to see what we achieve during
this semester, all of which are strong students with soon reach our goal of winning the Caldwell Cup. my last semester in office and will continue to work
good character and we hope they will help our Lastly, Hayes Griggs was just elected to be hard to make all Delta Epsilon alums proud.
chapter continue its upward trend. the IFC President for the 2016 calendar year!
We are extremely proud of Hayes and this is a strong In Hoc,

indicator of just how involved our chapter is on
campus and just how large of an impact we have on
the community. With the semester coming towards Thomas Ring Welborn

Chapter:Spotlight: James Ridinger

Editor’s Note: Representing the chapter as Spotlight collateral ligament, I was forced to undergo
is Jamie Ridinger. From the hometown of Newtown Tommy John Surgery, ending my baseball career
Square, PA, Jamie is pursuing his degree in Professional and subsequently starting my golf career. Shortly
Golf Management at NC State and is scheduled to after this, to complete my high school graduation
graduate in 2017. Our current Philanthropy Chair I was required to shadow a profession for two
and Derby Days Chair, Jamie helped the chapter raise weeks that led me to observe the head and assistant
$30,000 last spring for the Frankie Lemmon school for professionals at Merion Golf Club. Immediately
special needs children. He was also named brother of following the experience I knew this was exactly
the year for the 2014-2015 school year. A member of what I wanted to do.

(Pictured left to right) Jamie with his Father the PGM Club, Jamie has expanded his knowledge of How are you preparing to work in the industry?
Robert, and Brother Sean on Christmas Day. the golf industry with a summer internship at Marion My preparation for getting ready to work in
Golf Club, at Congressional Country Club, and with
Olympia Fields Country Club in Chicago. the golf industry is structured around my major of
Professional Golf Management, which requires a
minimum of sixteen months of internship worked
What led you to join Delta Epsilon? How did you improve the process for the into the five-year program. Through that process and
Coming to NC State from Philadelphia and event as chair? the approach to surround myself and learn from the
knowing no one, I knew joining a fraternity was the The itinerary for the Derby Days week itself is absolute best golf professionals in the industry I have
route I wanted to take. During the rush process I was near perfect after being developed through many achieved two three month internships at Merion Golf
led to Sigma Chi and was taken back. These guys years of trial and error, but unfortunately the Club outside Philadelphia, PA and Congressional
who I now call my brothers sincerely wanted to get details inside each day’s events were limiting us Country Club in Bethesda, MD. In addition to that,
to know me, which immediately stood out compared to be stuck around the $15,000 mark. Knowing I recently just concluded a sixth month internship at
to any other fraternity on campus. Then after getting our chapter had the ability to do so much more, Olympia Fields Country Club south of Chicago, IL.
to know them and the opportunities that would arise I saw this as a challenge and thus
from joining, it was a simple choice. These were the improved each individual day to boost
guys I wanted to share my college experience with both brother and sorority participation.
and that would become my lifelong friends. This, along with bringing in a different
vendor for shirts and other unique
Why did the Derby Days position appeal to you? fundraising opportunities we were able
The Derby Days chair first appealed to me to both double what we had made the
after volunteering at the Frankie Lemmon School previous year and set the new chapter
and spending a day at each classroom seeing record of $30,000.
exactly where our money raised was being used.
Witnessing the real life-changing impact their When did you develop a passion Jamie volunteering with the Frankie Lemmon school.
staff had on the students and their parents was for golf management?
absolutely incredible. It truly made me want to do
anything possible to help them with their cause My passion for golf management
and applying for the Derby Days chair was the started shortly after a previous
passion came to an end. Following
2 first step to making that happen. a baseball injury that tore my ulnar