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Did You Land a Job Thanks to DKE? DKE was filled with many fun memories, and served as the foundation for great friendships that have lasted well beyond graduation. But we know that the DKE connections have likely led to great job opportunities too. Did you land a job thanks to a career network formed at DKE? Share your story on the
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Also, if you’re looking for a new job or looking to hire, the DKE brotherhood is a great place to network. You can share your details on the
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Phi Alumni Association Established, Brothers Needed We have incorporated the Mother Phi Alumni Association to be the alumni association for our Phi Chapter. It currently is a nonprofit corporation that will serve as the advisory board for the Chapter. It will be entirely financed by alumni dues and have its boards and committees composed of Phi alumni.
This was developed via a number of conference calls over the past few months. Initial participants were
Rusty Pickett '72,
Scott Johnston '82,
Chris Plunkett '89,
Steve Gallo '88,
John Bockstoce ’99,
Eric Wenzel ’03,
Russell Sprole ’07,
George Rider '55 and
Jay Richmond ’09. The goal is to get this board functioning soon and to sponsor an event at the Yale Club.
Ron DeSantis '01 is our latest addition to the alumni board. A busy lawyer who will be running for Congress from Northen Florida, Ron, author of the new book, Dreams From Our Founding Fathers: First Principles in the Age of Obama, was the varsity baseball captain and a four-year starter and letterman, graduating magna cum laude with distinction in the major of History. He also graduated with honors from Harvard Law School. His writing has appeared in National Review, The Washington Times, Human Events, The American Thinker and The American Spectator.
A Bit of DKE Trivia Did you catch our chapter featured on National's web site over the weekend?
The posting read: "A little bit of DKE trivia. Harvard and Yale began their football programs in the same year, 1872. Robert Grant was the captain for Harvard and David Schaff was the captain for Yale. Both were members of Delta Kappa Epsilon."
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Alumni News Scott Johnston, Phi '82, is new to our alumni association board. He has been a loyal supporter for years. He and Scott McNealy have put together a new social media called Wayin.
According to Scott, Wayin is a new mobile engagement service developed by Scott McNealy, founder of Sun Microsystems, and Scott Johnston. Utilizing the free Wayin app on their mobile devices, users post images and questions that will spark humorous, passionate and lively debate among the global Wayin community. As soon as a Wayin user posts content, he or she will receive an instant pulse of other people's sentiment about an entertaining topic. Wayin allows users around the world to connect with each other in real-time, giving them a gaming platform to share instant feedback on items that are most important to them and their friends. More importantly, all Wayin users know their voice will be heard - and their "vote" will be counted - anytime, anywhere.
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Memorable Games in Harvard-Yale history From the 11/18/11 issue of Yale Daily News The Game of 1894: The Hampden Park Blood Bath In an era before protective equipment and modern safety rules, players from both Harvard and Yale suffered hospitalizing injuries in the violent game of 1894. Known as both the “Hampden Park Blood Bath” and the “Springfield Massacre,” the excessive brutality led administrators to suspend the competition for two years.
“The record of French duels for the last dozen years fails to show such a list of casualties as this one game of football produced,” the New York Times reported following the game. “Black eyes, sore shins, and strained backs cut no figure in this contest.”
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