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AZD Philanthropy- PuzzlePalooza

robertmann09 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:52:06 +0000

After the brothers of the Pi Delta chapter were done with Habitat for Humanity, they made their way to the Alpha Xi Delta philanthropy to benefit autism- PuzzlePalooza. This was a tournament in which teams competed to put puzzles together the fastest. There were four rounds to the event with each round’s puzzle harder than the last. Light snacks were served throughout the event. The TKE brothers had 4 teams to enter and they ranked 2nd overall.

All proceeds benefited the Autism Speaks and the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation!

Alabama Province Education Conference at UAB with Past Grand Prytanis Mark C. Romig

robertmann09 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:23:19 +0000

On October 3, 2009, the Pi-Delta chapter of TKE was honored to host the 2009 Alabama Province Education Conference (PEC). Among the list of great facilitators, Past Grand Prytanis Mark C. Romig conducted a session about servant-leadership principals. Besides Pi Delta, about 50 fraters from 5 different chapter were in attendance.

PEC is typically a one day, local area conference that is free to attend for all Tekes in the area. The conference is planned and facilitated by local volunteers. PECs provides a great opportunity for fraters to share ideas with local TKEs, learn skills to make their chapter stronger, develop base leadership skills, and, of course, extend their TKE network! All active and candidate members of every chapter in the province are encouraged to attend.

This year’s workshops included risk management, leadership, social and career success, ritual, and recruitment. The day of sessions was ended with a round-table where the attendants got split into several groups to discuss and share habits and practices that make our chapters successful.

All the attendants finished off the day with a social event in a private venue in downtown Birmingham. Here is a list of all the chapters that were in attandance:

- Pi Delta @ UAB
- Lambda Zeta @ Troy
- Upsilon Alpha @ Spring Hill
- Tau Psi @ The University of West Florida
- Sigma-Psi @ Clemson University

Last but not least, we would like to thank all the volunteers for their great support and life loyal dedication. Their generous donation of time and money is always a source of inspiration and key to the success of the TKE Nation

- James Warren (Alabama Grand Province Adviser and organizer of the conference)

- Mark Romig (Past Grand Prytanis)

- David Adcock (Past Grand Officer)

- Matt Cole (Georgia Province Adviser)

- Jason Meier (Pi Delta Faculty Adviser)

- Charles Thomson (Alabama Province Adviser)

- Matthew Barclift (Nu Mu Chapter Adviser)

Alumni Event

robertmann09 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:00:59 +0000

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.

Kon-Teke-E

robertmann09 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:50:45 +0000

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.

Honorary Member Initiated

robertmann09 — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:40:02 +0000

Pi Delta brothers

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.

Conclave in New Orleans

robertmann09 — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:25:47 +0000

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.

Check the links for pics and a video.
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International Headquarters Summer Retreat

robertmann09 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:28:38 +0000

The weekend of July 24, the Vice-President of Fraternal Services, John Deckard paid the Pi-Delta chapter a visit. John, along with Nat Sheppard headed up a brotherhood retreat. The retreat was filled with activities and exercises that brought the brothers of the Pi-Delta chapter closer together. With the fall semester only days away, the retreat was a great way to get the brothers together and in the right state of mind for the school year.

: Retreat Outdoor Activity

Retreat in-class worskshops

At the conclusion of the weekend, the chapter hosted many of the alumni of the Pi-Delta chapter at the TKE house. The alumni and the current brothers alike had a great time seeing old friends and making new ones.

Frater Waldrop grillin some burgers.

Undergards and alumni looking at old composites

Undergrads, alumni, and friends

Outstanding 30th Anniversary Weekend

robertmann09 — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:46:24 +0000

Well over 100 Pi Delta Fraters gathered to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Pi Delta Chapter. The weekend began on March 27 with a casual cook-out at the Pi Delta Chapter House. Active Fraters enjoyed socializing with Alumni spanning the decades. Then, the next morning, the scheduled golf tournament was replaced with an outing to Vestavia Bowl due to inclimate weather. Frater Scott Barnett, Pi Delta 54, bowled the high score of 164. The weekend culminated with the Anniversary Banquet at the Birmingham Sheraton. The semi-formal event was maxed to capacity as Fraters and guest listened to captivating speeches by the Andrew Stone, Active Prytanis, Pi Delta 407; Tripp Warren, Grand Province Advisor and Pi Delta Chapter Advisor, Pi Delta 411; Andy Marsch, UAB Student Life; and Benny Bliss, Pi Delta Founder. Mike Hobbs, Pi Delta 189, acted as emcee for the evening and kept things moving along, and we were glad that he was able to join us! Frater David Bala, Pi Delta 448, prepared a video of recent chapter history for the event. Also, the annual Pi Delta Chapter Awards were presented. Following the banquet dinner, guests enjoyed a closing reception with a live band. One event of note during the closing reception was that active serenaded alumni and vice versa with some traditional TKE songs…”Yo Ho” and “Fraters, Fraters, Fraters,” respectively. The evening ended with all Fraters joining in Rappa Tappa. The event was a great success thanks to the help of many individuals, but special thanks goes to Patrick Tatum, Joshua Waldrop, and Jason Hall for their hardwork and dedication to the project.

T-Shirt Printing with Frater Tommy Miles

robertmann09 — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:15:45 +0000

Frater Tommy Miles, alumnus of the Xi-Chi Chapter at Southern Polytechnic State University, volunteered his time and screen-printing expertise for an excellent Pi Delta brotherhood event at the Chapter House on Saturday, March 21, 2009. This was quite a treat for the active Pi Delta chapter. Frater Miles is legendary for his collection of TKE screen-printing equipment. Active fraters printed TKE logo gear on backpacks, gym shorts, t-shirts, and flags. The Pi Delta Chapter is truly grateful for Frater Miles volunteering his time and equipment to allow our chapter some quality TKE brotherhood time.

Tau Kappa Epsilon Brotherhood Retreat

robertmann09 — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:02:56 +0000

On March 7, 2009, the Pi Delta Chapter held a Brotherhood Retreat and Ritual Workshop at the Chapter House. Tareq Fayyad, Pylortes, led the Ritual Workshop and Andrew Williams, Hypophetes, led the Brotherhood Retreat. Frater Williams focused the Brotherhood Retreat on three essential themes – Ritual, Scholarship, and Brotherhood. For the Ritual Workshop, Frater Fayyad reviewed the Initiation Ritual and Secret Works. A large percentage of the active chapter was in attendance as well as one alumus, Frater Justin Bramblett.