Dear Alumni,
Many of you might not know me, so I’ll start by introducing myself. I am the current grand master. I pledged the house as a freshman in the fall of 2000, and I have also served as GP, rush chair and scholarship chair.
In the past year, the house has made serious efforts to improve our chapter. One of the changes we have made is putting the alumni newsletter back into the hands of the undergraduates. The purpose of this newsletter is to let you, the alumni of our chapter, know what we have done and are doing for the house.
Our greatest accomplishment last semester was recruitment. We initiated 11 men, the most of all fraternities at Penn State for that spring semester. We did all of our recruitment as a dry house and did the best on campus. This semester we will have seven pledges. Recruitment at these levels has us on track to be one of the largest fraternities at Penn State.
We have done other things for the house as well. We came back early last semester to do house renovations, such as the paneling in the stairwell and repainting the crest. This semester we have been fund-raising for Mary Ellen. For the first time in many years, we have a partner for Thon. We are also very active with community service projects; for example, this Halloween we will be hosting a haunted house for little children. Parents will be able to take their kids trick-or-treating down the halls, and the living room will be made into a haunted house.
While we have come a long way in the past few years, we’re just getting started. We are committed to increasing our membership. Rush will always be a priority for us. What’s more, we are going to continue to find new ways to be involved with the community and the university. Finally, we are planning more major house renovations, such as wiring the house for high-speed Internet service.
This should have you up to speed on where the house is right now and where it will be in the near future. Additionally, you might be asking why the sudden effort to keep you informed. From what I have seen and experienced in the past few years, Alpha Delta has outstanding alumni support. This high level of support is one of the reasons the house did not fold long ago. It is difficult to express in words how much the undergraduates appreciate your efforts, and there is no real way to repay you. Nevertheless, we do hope that through this newsletter we can bring alumni and undergraduates even closer together. Furthermore, if you are ever in State College, drop in for a visit. You’ll always be welcome here.
AEKDB,
Adam Kulp ’04