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a lot of personnel management related to became actively involved with the alumni Call (Continued from Page 1) staffng. The toughest part for me with handling corporation. During that time, I got to know the staffng was political in that I had to work more Delta Sigs (young and old) and realized What led you to Delta Sig? with other managers who were trying to get the what a great fraternity we have. The crowning same staff on their assignments as I was. When point was when I got to witness the initiation The brothers that I met during Rush were down you lose key staff on an audit relationship, it of several classes of young brothers. I realized to earth and from various parts of the country. disrupts your client relationships. that even though decades had passed since There was a good spirit among them that made I was initiated, the brotherhood exhibited at me feel at home. Why did you decide to become an initiation was still alive-what a revelation! Why did you move back to Florida for independent certifed public accountant? The other events that I like to participate in are school? I had an older professor who purportedly taught the annual homecoming gathering and Alpha 75% of the CPA’s in Florida. His emphasis Gamma Open. The fraternity has become a What I have come to realize over the years is was on being an independent certifed public much more active gathering of brothers since that I would never have been a good engineer accountant, meaning you were responsible for its recollection. I would like to see more of the compared to the guys at Ga. Tech. Being a the decisions you made. That made sense to me older brothers drop by and see for themselves second rate engineer did not appeal to me for and spurred me on to get my license. what is happening at Alpha Gamma. a lifetime of work. The move back to Florida allowed me to reexamine my abilities and What does “semi-retired” translate What does it mean to you to see the goals. During the process, I earned a BSBA too? fraternity back on campus today? from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, I have had a very loyal following of clients while starting my adult life, being married and for 25 years. When I left BKR Metcalf Davis From a personal effort point, it means that brothers having children. under their mandatory retirement program, from my era should be proud of having worked hard to get the fraternity back on campus. The How did you get a job with Arthur my clients asked me to continue providing tax current active brothers are leading on campus in Andersen & Co.? services to them. I have done so and enjoyed many areas. Their fraternity grade point average my continuing relationships. Each year several My fnal quarter at Florida Atlantic was flled of my clients end would put my group to with 19 hours of classes, interviewing about 20 up referring new “It is impressive to see the shame. They are enjoying frms on campus, and having about 10 off campus clients to me that building the brotherhood on site interviews. The last interview the day makes the work brotherhood as strong today and have shown continued before Thanksgiving was with Arthur Andersen more gratifying as as it was in the early 1960’s” interest in the brotherhood & Co. in Miami, the top international accounting my practice grows. since graduation. frm in the world. I really had my sight set on landing a job with them. They extended an offer Outside of work what do you do for fun? What advice can you out of the Miami offce thinking that I wanted to offer the alumni about maintaining their work there more than another offce in the Firm. The most important thing that I have done is to relationship with the chapter? get engaged. My wife and fraternity sweetheart The day after Thanksgiving, I contacted them to First, try to get involved. The hardest thing request the offer be granted out of Atlanta. That passed away fve years ago. For two years after the alumni corporation has to do is to keep up worked and I was back to Atlanta with my wife her passing, I existed. Now I have a reason to with graduates. We all left Georgia Tech and and family. continue life and live it abundantly. As to activities, scattered across the county. However, as time I play golf, work on my landscaping around my What was the most diffcult part of being home, and have become an avid reader. goes by many of the alums have reconnected and show up each year at homecoming and in management? the annual golf outing. If you have time to I really excelled at Arthur Andersen & Co. By Which Delta Sig event do you enjoy contribute, you should get involved with the the end of fve and one-half years I was an audit most? alumni corporation. You might even consider manager supervising audit relationships with That is not an easy question. After Alpha working with a Delta Sig fraternity near your ffteen to twenty major clients. That job required Gamma was reinstated at Georgia Tech, I home. The process is truly enriching! New Member List Anthony Gabriel Santana Markevitch San Juan, PR Howard Beach, NY William Craver Connect with Hunter Hatcher Great Falls, VA Marietta, GA Alec Adamski Delta Sig! Adam Berger Thousand Oaks, CA Sandy Springs, GA Austin Bayon Mason Karim Palm Harbor, FL Be sure to visit the alumni website Davenport, FL to update your contact information Kyle Zeitler and make a donation to the Avinash Ram Barnegat, NJ Alpha Gamma Century Campaign. Bellevue, WA Gus Gonzalez www.godeltasig.com/alumni Johns Creek, GA Alumni communication services provided by Te Laurus Group | www.thelaurusgroup.net | 770-903-3987 | @thelaurusgroup