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Chapter News

From the by a GT fraternity by over $7,000. Greek Week Congratulations to our new associate
Chapter President was also a success with us coming in second members of Spring 2016!
overall in Greek Week and second in Greek
This past spring has Sing. We also continued our three-year winning the Fraternity’s affairs.
been one of the streak with the Greek Week Tug competition Your support means a lot to the chapter and we
busiest springs I have by beating Lambda Chi in the finals.
experienced during my know we would not be where we are without it.
membership tenure at DU As far as internal affairs are concerned, I’m Be sure to come by the house in the fall to watch
with St. Baldrick’s, Greek Week, the Alumni proud to report that our chapter’s average GPA some football and tailgate with us. If you have
Field Day, a mixer for the previous fall semester was 3.30 putting any questions about the undergraduate chapter,
with ΑΓΔ, and all us above the all-fraternity average and the all be sure to reach out to president@gtdu.org.
our other regularly Fraternally,
scheduled events. men’s average at
It has been GT. Our chapter Sam Brown
great seeing our size grew to 71 with
members grow the initiation of six
into this active on quality young men
campus role. who were part of
One of the major our spring 2016
highlights from pledge class. This
this spring is our pledge class was
chapter’s continued one of the largest
involvement with pledge classes of all
St. Baldricks the fraternities on
foundation. This year we had 24 brothers shave GT’s campus.
their heads to raise a combined $26,000 for this
spring, which broke the record for the most As this spring
money raised for the St. Baldricks foundation semester comes to
a close and our Fraternity is gearing up for
the summer as well as a new academic year, I
would like to personally thank all the alumni
who have continued to play an active role in

Chapter Matthew Wallace
Spotlight

Editor Notes: Representing the chapter as Spotlight is Matthew was little I have loved building things, whether
Wallace. From the hometown of Apex, NC, Matt is pursuing a it was Hot Wheels, train sets, K’nex, or building
double major in Business Administration, & Civil & Environment blocks, building things is what I wanted to do.
& Engineering & Construction and is on track to graduate in 2018 As I’ve gotten older, my perceived career path
at Tech. He is currently serving the chapter as Associate Member changed from architect to structural engineer to
Educator, and he is active on campus with the American Society construction engineer. While each of these are
of Civil Engineers; he is a past member of Swim Club; and is fairly different within the scope of building things,
currently forming a new committee, the Civil Engineering Student there is one common element that has existed
Engagement Committee. Matt works part-time doing sales and amongst each of these career paths: I want to lead
Matt dyed his hair blue to help marketing at Utility Inc. This summer, he will work for Holder a business, that’s why I added the second degree.
raise money for St. Baldrick’s Construction in Washington DC as an intern. For fun, Matt enjoys Leadership, communication, and creative work are
before it was shaved. The chapter cooking, going out to restaurants, swimming, and golf. what I enjoy, and what I excel at. School, and civil
raised over $25,000!

engineering specifically, is a technical background
What led you to join the chapter? education program over the past few years, I have that I want to leverage in the professional world
restructured and expanded upon the material
Personally, I never wanted to be Greek. I enjoyed taught during the pledge process to be more to move up so that I can lead my coworkers in
being social, going to events, and hanging out with building projects that change our human landscape.
friends, but I didn’t need a fraternity to do that. comprehensive and logical in progression.
However, over three years and numerous times at Currently, I am working on ways to get
DU, I realized that there was a lot more to a fraternitybig brothers more involved in their little’s
than just the social aspects. Fraternities join men pledge process. One of the major things Matt (middle) with the Initiated Spring 2016 Associate
to have a greater impact on their community. The that I’ve done is reinstating big brother Members. From left to right: Giancarlo Vargas, Cal
Georgia Tech Chapter of Delta Upsilon supports expectations to ensure accountability Stephens, Jake Waldner, Matt Wallace, Nick Pinto, Max
team work, builds soft communication skills, and for basic requirements for big brothers Trussell, and Koushik Krishnan.
cultivates leaders. That was something that – even throughout the pledge process.
as a third year – I wanted to be a part of. There is no
other fraternity that I would have ever considered Why are you pursuing a double major?
joining, but I can’t imagine what my life would I chose to pursue two degrees at Tech,
have been like had I not joined DU.
How have you revitalized the Associate because I really love Tech and wanted to
Member Education program? be in school for six years. Just kidding.
While I do love Tech, I am ready to get
ΔΥAfter using a similar associate member out with both of my degrees. I chose
civil engineering, because ever since I

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