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THE TECH TEKE

Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity | Georgia Institute of Technology | Fall 2016

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Letter from the BOA Chairman
TKE Beta Pi Beta Pi One of Top Fraternities on Campus

Board of Advisors:
Dear Fraters: for the board of advisors, my goal for the next two
Ric Gray It is with great pride I write this message today, years is to focus on operational excellence. Not
Chairman with our undergrads having only operational excellence
gt87rgray@gmail.com just won the Top Teke Chap- for the undergrad chapter,
770-570-8671 ter Award. It has been over but also in our communica-
four years since I took over tions with alumni. There are
Keith Altobelli as Chairman of our Board of many areas for us to improve,
Finances Advisors. My first few years in most importantly, knowledge
office, I have been focused on management and retention.
Matt Biggers recruiting a larger board with With the transitional nature
Facilities a mindset of participation of a college fraternity and the
matthew@mgbgroup.com and engagement with the constant transition to new
Michael Costner undergrad chapter. My goal leaders, our undergrads of-
Kitchen is to build a strong board of ten have to “reinvent” or “re-
15—20 alumni representing discover” operational knowl-
Scott McNinch all age groups. My desire is edge and skills that have
Membership Development to have enough bandwidth been done many times before
scott.mcninch@icloud.com on the board so the effort but often lost in the constant
does not become a burden turnover.
Michael Smith on a select few, but rather It’s my strong belief that if
Recorder and Chapter Adviser a rewarding and enriching At our most recent BOA meeting, we make better use of tech-
three- to five-year service for Chairman Ric Gray presented Jake nology to enable the board
Matt Zerkus a larger number of alumni. White with a plaque to express our and chapter officers to retain
Recruiting With greater numbers, we will appreciation for his leadership. basic knowledge on opera-
mzerkus@gmail.com be able to focus on achieving tions and pass it down to the
Minton O’Neal higher goals and guiding the chapter to more Top younger new officers consistently each year, then
Teke awards.
we as a collective group can achieve even greater
Philanthropy Over the past few years we have come a long goals and make Top Teke an annual occurrence.
minton@theoneals.org
way toward achieving that goal and currently have The board of advisors, working in conjunction
Bryan Hess 14 board members both young and old. Although (continued on next page)
Alumni Relations I will always have a need to continue recruitment
bryan.hess@comcast.net
678-354-8340 Beta Pi Takes Top TKE Award

Justin Migliaccio
Alumni Relations Fraters:
Karl Paul It is with great pleasure that I announce to you support over this past year. It would have been
Member At Large all that Beta Pi has been recognized and awarded much harder on Danny and I had you all not been
gtkarlpaul@hotmail.com as a Top TKE Chapter for the 2015-2016 year! I there to guide us along the way. So with that
just got off the phone with Cory Martin from said, congratulations to you all!
Doug Hale HQ, who gave me the news. Twelve out I am confident that this success will
Member At Large of 251 chapters were given the award be something that the chapter will be
this year, but he said that we were con- able to continue in the coming years,
Gavin Rinaldo sidered in the top three nationwide. HQ and I look forward to using this as mo-
Ex Officio Resident Adviser should be sharing the news publicly mentum for the coming year.
in the near future. YITB,
Jake White I really want to say thank you Jake White
Ex Officio, Chapter Prytanis to all of you for your continued Prytanis