Dr. Dory Curtis, Pi Delta 9, was recently elected to the position of chapter advisor for the Pi Delta chapter. Dr. Curtis is an orthopedic surgeon at Medical West in Bessemer, AL , a UAB affiliate. He has enjoyed great success in his field and wishes to continue on with success as the chapter advisor. The brothers of the chapter gratefully extend their hand in welcoming Dr. Curtis as the chapter advisor.
On Friday, August 28 many Pi Delta alumni payed the TKE house a visit. The alumni got to see many of their brothers who they had not seen in many years while the new brothers got to hear stories of years past. Alumni are so important to the Pi Delta brothers and all of them thank the ones who were able to come and support the current chapter. The chapter is planning on hosting more alumni based events in the near future, so please be on the look-out for new posts.
Saturday, August 29, the brothers of Pi Delta chapter hosted the legendary Kon-Teke-E party. This party has been hosted by the Pi Delta brothers for decades, and it has always been a huge success. Kon-Teke-E is a luau style party complete with Tiki torches, bamboo, grass skirts, and just about everything else tiki. The brothers worked long and hard to transform the TKE house into a tropical paradise fit for the occasion. The house was covered with bamboo and tiki torches and even a fire-spinner to top it all off. The party-goers also dressed for the occasion with some wearing grass skirts, bathing suites, and others wearing various outfits fit for the beach. One fact, however, that out-did all the rest was the shear number of attendees. The house was literally covered from front to back with people. The pictures can speak for themselves on that fact.
Overall, Kon-Teke-E was a huge success and will go down as one of the best parties of the year.
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The Pi Delta brothers would like to proudly announce the initiation of Jason Meier into the bond TKE. Jason is not only is the Pi Delta’s faculty adviser, but he also is the Assistant Direct for the office of Student Involvement on the UAB campus. Jason oversees University Programs Council, UAB Lecture Series and the Undergraduate Student Government Association Senate and Executive Branch.
Jason graduated from Texas Tech University in 1999 with an undergraduate degree in Advertising. After that, Jason continued his education by obtaining a M. Ed. in Higher Education. He enjoys running, pop culture, iloveuab.com and Mille Bourne.
Jason Meier is a great addition to the Bond of Tau Kappa Epsilon.
The 55th Biennial Conclave, held in New Orleans, had a record number of attendees this time with 843. The Conclave, which is held every other year, is a time for fraters from all over to meet and conduct business. A few of the highlights of the event included over 2000 hours of community service at City Park, election of a Grand Council, and amended the Constitution and Bylaws of the Fraternity.
On the first day of the Conclave, the Fraternity initiated the 250,000th member, Frater Steve Forbes.
The second day of Conclave provided attendees with several opportunities to continue with education. The men were among several breakout rooms for sessions ranging from “Understanding the Black Book” to “Recruitment” to The Blueprint and beyond.
The end of Friday saw one of the biggest TKE parades on the famous Bourbon Street. The street was overflowing with TKEs as the International Sweethearts and Frater Buckwheat led the procession. The parade was so large that it even drew the attention of the locals. The parade ended at the House of Blues were all the TKEs had a great time till the early hours of morning.
Conclave is always a huge event and this year’s Conclave at New Orleans proved to be the biggest. All had a great time and all are looking forward to 2010’s Conclave at the city of San Antonio.
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