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                                             RHO CHAPTER OF DELTA TAU DELTA




                                             Rho Chapter Continues to Improve

      Save  the Date                         By Liam Regan ’19                    in  part  to  the Rho Rewards program,
                                                                                  instituted by Kennedy ’19 and former
      —
                                                Under the leadership of former presi-  academic chairman Anthony Lanza ’18. A
                                             dent Alexander Kennedy ’19, Rho Chapter  focus for this year’s academic chair, Noel
          LAD XXII                           made great strides in 2017. The chapter  Smith ’19, will be to carry on the success
                                             saw improvement in all                            of positive-reinforcement
          22  ND  ANNUAL!                    facets of its brotherhood,                        programs, like Rho Re-
                                             particularly in academics,
                                                                                               wards, and  to find  new
       Friday, June 1, 2018                  recruitment, and com-                             ways to bolster the chap-
                                             munity involvement. This                          ter’s academic support
                                             year’s new administration                         plan so that Rho’s average
          Lee Allan Dowches                  seeks to build upon the                           GPA can continue to rise.
                                                                                                  Recruitment in the
        Memorial Golf Outing                 successes of last year’s, as                      past year has been  truly
                                             well as to address some of
         1:30 p.m. shotgun start             the chapter’s persistent                          excellent.  Joseph Vitiello
       Beaver Brook Country Club,            weaknesses.                                       ’19 did a tremendous
                                                In 2017, Rho Chapter
                                                                                               job of attracting new
         Annandale, New Jersey.              emerged as an academic                            members. In 2017, Rho
                                             leader among national                             initiated  nearly  40  new
           Registration is open              chapters.  In  the  spring,   President Liam Regan ’19  members and now boasts
        www.deltgolfouting.com               Rho was recognized for                            one of  the largest  mem-
                                                             th
                                             placing  in the 90  percentile  for GPA  ber bodies on campus, with 85 brothers.
          Please respond by May 19.
                                             among all ΔΤΔ chapters nationwide. At  Furthermore, of the 40 new brothers
                                             this year’s Eastern Divisional Conference,  from  last  year,  six  of  them  already  hold
                                             our chapter received an award for having  positions in the house, two of which are
                                             a  chapter  GPA  above both  the all-male  on our executive board. This year’s recruit-
                                             and all-fraternity averages on campus.  ment  chair,  Zachary  Eberding  ’19,  will
                                             Our  academic  prestige  is  thanks  largely       (continued on page three)



                                             Reflecting on an Amazing Brotherhood

                                             By Luke Castellano ’18               being initiated in 2015 as a sophomore,
                                                                                  the fraternity and its brothers have seen
                                                As I reflect on my time as a Rho Delt, all  stellar growth in all aspects.
                                             I can do is smile, joining this brotherhood   I joined Delta Tau Delta because the
                                             is one of the best decisions I’ve made. I  fraternity was filled with brothers whom I
                                             wouldn’t trade the experiences I’ve had  looked up to. I saw guys like Mike Maroon
                                             and relationships I’ve developed for  ’15 excelling in athletics, Conner Towne
                                             anything. I had the opportunity to make  ’15 and Tim Leahey ’15 excelling in the
                                             lifelong friends and memories, meet  classroom, and Anthony Grasso ’17 push-
                                             extremely  inspiring  alumni,  contribute  ing the fraternity in the right direction. I
                                             to the growth of the fraternity, succeed  met alumni like Dave Manhas ’88, Bruce
                                             academically and professionally, and  Boylan ’63, Ken Henriques ’06, and many
                                             most of all, make a positive impact. Since         (continued on page three)


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