Lambda Chi Alpha Lambda Delta Zeta Newsletter January 2017

2016 Highlights, 2017 Plans!

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

2016 In Review
Our 2017 President 2 Good Alumni,
Cool Things from 2016 2 Thank you for your time to catch up with the men of
Lambda Chi Alpha Lambda Delta Zeta. As the new
Meet High Delta 2 semester, and New Year, begin, we are excited to
Meet High Phi 3
share with you some of our accomplishments of 2016!
Recruitment
Upcoming Events 3 We are proud to announce that our chapter
added 3 new members in the spring of 2016 and
Meet a Soon-to-be Alumni 3
a whopping 13 new members in the fall of 2016.
Help Support Us 4 The newly initiated (16) brothers are sure to be a
great addition to our brotherhood.
Philanthropy
Striving to continue traditions of our organization, we continued our support of ECHO
food shelf by hosting the 4th Annual Spooktacular event. Spooktacular is hosted at the
chapter house, which is covered in Halloween decorations. There is a $5 admission fee at
the door, and we ask everyone to dress up in their greatest costume. We raised $800 to
donate to ECHO. Additionally, we held our annual bag drop to raise food donations,
cleaned our Adopt-A-Highway, and worked toward our goal of 20 hours of community
service per member.
Chair System
New to the chapter, we have developed a chair system so that each member takes on a
responsibility to uphold their duty within the fraternity operations. We are excited for each
active member to take on a role bettering our organization.
Fraternity Education
It is with great pleasure we share that Lambda Delta Zeta received the Lewis A. Plourd
Award for the 2nd year! This award recognizes chapters whose fraternity education
programs truly exemplify excellence.
Academics
School always comes first and we have the honor of sharing that Lambda Delta Zeta
continues to hold the highest GPA among all fraternities at MSU. For six semesters in a
row we had the highest GPA amongst fraternities on campus. This past semester we came
in second.

Website In the Making

Brother Rob Kueny, Lambda Delta 573, decided to take on the task of creating, and
hopefully maintaining, a functional website. It will include a home tab that shows
various pictures of our chapter. An about us page explaining who we are, and what
we do. There is also a Meet the High Zeta and how to contact us. The website will
be posted to the Alumni/Actives page, and the link will be in future newsletters to
come, as soon as it is ready.
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Our 2017 President Caleb Ebeling

Caleb is currently a junior pursuing a major in finance and a minor in
economics. He aspires to work in the banking industry as a financial advisor or
wealth manager. Previously, Caleb has held the offices of High Gamma
(Secretary) and High Tau (Treasurer), thats a lot of positions! When not studying
because you are
and running the chapter, he enjoys; fishing, hunting, and spending time with his
potentially changing
the course of ones family and girlfriend.
life personally and When asked what his favorite experience from 2016 was, he said, was
professionally. getting to see new leaders make a difference within themselves. This last Fall
semester, we initiated 13 new brothers, which has been the largest initiate class
that I have experienced, and every single one of them had the courage to take on
roles within the fraternity right off the bat. Caleb loves being a part of
developing new members and finds it fulfilling because, because you are
potentially changing the course of ones life personally and professionally.

Meet High Delta Brian Kelly

Our new High Delta is Brian Kelly. Brian was initiated his first semester freshman
year, in the fall of 2016. He is really passionate about baseball and this brotherhood.
There is a passion for recruitment in him that I have never seen before, and it is really
energizing to hear him talk! When asked why he has this passion he said, The reason
behind my passion for recruitment is because this fraternity took a shot on me, and I feel
like I owe it to this fraternity, of great brotherhood, to give back to them and bring in
young gentlemen that have and lived our seven core values. Out of all of the seven
core values, his favorite is respect. This is a value that isnt a one way street. When you
respect others they'll most likely respect you back, Brian said, then it's a lot easier to
get along with people and a calming presence is brought with you.
Brians major is Sports Management, but eventually he wants to be a Sports
Broadcaster. If he brings that kind of energy to broadcasting, I would watch just about
any sport!
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Meet High Phi Mitchell Condon

Ever since his initiation in Fall of 2013, he has been very interested in our Ritual and
the positing of High Phi in general. Our ritual exemplification has pushed me to
become a better leader and a better man within this chapter, says Mitch.
With that passion he has had the opportunity to serve on the International Ritual Team Our ritual
in 2015, and the Ritual and Emblems Committee at IHQ working directly with the exemplification has
Grand High Phi David Huffine in 2016. He plans on taking High Phi very seriously by pushed me to become a
making it fun and interactive, but still being very educational. better leader and a
His goal is to create new passions for the new members, and to re-establish excitement better man within this
with the older members all while bonding together over our incredible Ritual. Mitchell chapter
was initiated in Fall of 2013, and will be graduating with a degree in Law Enforcement
in May.
His favorite quote is from Bob Marley; The greatness of a man is not in how much
wealth he acquires, butt in his integrity and his abilities to affect those around him
positively, because it describes how he wants to be in Law Enforcement.

Upcoming Chapter Events

Business Meetings Every Sunday
o If you would like to attend a meeting, please let us know! An alumni presents
many fantastic ideas that current members may not think of.
1st Associate Member Ceremony February 5th
(Tentative) 2nd Associate Member Ceremony February 19th
o Please come and greet our new members at this open ceremony! There isnt a
better opportunity to start off their Lambda Chi journey than meeting Alumni.
Beginning of 7 Weeks (Loyalty Week) February 19th
o Here starts the journey for our new Associate Members on their path to Initiation
Fort Snelling (Duty Week) February 26th
o Every Semester we take a trip up to the Fort Snelling National Cemetery for
Duty Week. Our members, new and old, take a solemn walk past the graves of
those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, and reflect on their duty as an active
member.
Lambda Chi Alpha Founders Day March 22nd
(Tentative) White Rose Formal Date TBD
o Our White Rose Formal is a capstone to look back on all that we have
accomplished in the previous semesters. More information (date/location/etc.)
will be released in the future. Fall 15 Class
Initiation Day Friday, April 14th (Back row left to right) Mac
o Mark your calendars! If there is one event to attend throughout the semester, it Nelson, Jeremy Nelson, Matt
has to be initiation. Relive the experience first-hand, connect with current Quist, (Front row left to
right) Cole Buesgens, Charlie
brothers, and welcome in the new initiates! It would be awesome to see a large
Anderson, Harley Ries
alumni presence. Please contact High Rho or High Alpha for more information.
(Contact info is given below)
Alumni Luncheon Saturday, April 15th
o Following initiation there will be a get together of alumni and active members
to build connections. Time and place will be released closer to this day!
Lambda Chi Cookout April 22nd
o More information will be given out at a later date.
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Lambda Chi Alpha Meet A Soon-To-Be Alumni

415 S. Broad St. In May, we will have 3 brothers go through the
Apt.1-3 ceremony to become alumni. This section features
Mankato, MN, 56001 each one of those alumni, that you may learn
more about them.
This newsletter features Brother Patrick Riesterer.
Pat grew up in the town of Milton, Wisconsin,
and decided to come to MSU Mankato for their
fantastic Aviation program! When he is at home,
and isnt tending to the steer, he is an avid
outdoorsmen. Hunting anything from ducks to
deer and occasionally bear, but Pat said he would
also love the opportunity to hunt elk.
Within the fraternity, Pat has held the positions of High Theta and High Phi, as well on
serving on the Executive Committee. Outside the chapter, he held a position on the
Interfraternity Council for Vice President of Risk Management.
Following graduation, Pat hopes to pursue a career in the airlines. When asked what is
favorite thing about aviation was he stated, the freedom!.
Please wish Brother Riesterer well as he continues his passion for flying! And be sure to
keep a lookout for more Soon-To-Be Alumni!

(From Left to Right) Harley Ries,

Derek Herzog, Logan Welch, and
Grant Lundquist helping at the
Mankato Marathon.
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Help Support Your Favorite Fraternity
Our accomplishments throughout the past couple years couldnt have been accomplished
without the help of our alumni. With continued support whether it be time, talent or treasure,
we could bring the chapter to new heights. Please consider coming to an event, getting in
touch with any of the active members, or donating treasure to help members financially. If
you have any questions on how to get involved, or events to attend, please contact High Rho
(Brandon Turgeon) or High Alpha (Caleb Ebeling) or High Pi (Erik Heller).
Please keep an eye on our social media accounts (below), look out for emails, and please
check the Alumni/Actives page on Facebook to stay up to date.

Kato
Contact High Alpha
Phone 507-317-6519
E-mail Caleb.Ebeling@mnsu.edu

Contact High Pi
Phone 651-246-0642
E-mail ErikHeller3@gmail.com

Contact High Rho

Phone 952-994-8777
E-mail Brandon.Turgeon@mnsu.edu