A Chronological History of The Delta Chi Educational Foundation |
This
history (1954-2000) was researched and compiled by Dr. Jimmie Underwood, Kansas '51 |
Since 1890,
the Lamp of Learning has been Delta Chi's symbol for education. Early in our history the emblem of the Fraternity included the Hand of Humanity reaching for the Key of Knowledge. With this emphasis before them, later leaders in the Fraternity took the opportunity, just offered by the United States government, to create and establish an organization to assist in the realization of the goal of acquiring a sound education. The Lamp of Learning is now in the center of the Seal of the Foundation. On November 26, 1954, The Delta Chi Educational Foundation was incorporated in the State of Iowa, not for pecuniary profit, under the code just adopted by the state. It was organized and its operations shall be conducted exclusively to accomplish the following objects and purposes: To aid, encourage, promote, and contribute to the education of needy and deserving persons enrolled as students in any school, college, or university in the United States of America or in the Dominion of Canada-, To provide educational advantages and educational opportunities for such students; To aid and assist such students financially or otherwise in the improvement of their physical, mental, and moral education; To further sound learning by the establishment or financing of endowments, fellowships, scholarship incentives, and awards; And generally to carry on, either alone or in cooperation with or through others, any and all activities in furtherance of one or more of such objects and purposes; Without limiting the generality of the objects and purposes herein above expressed, the corporation in furtherance thereof, but not otherwise, may supplement or implement the work of any college or university or any integal unit thereof in the promotion of scholarship, character or morality of their students and may assist any student who is needy or deserving to complete his educational work and may make or promote donations or loans to any college or university or to any integral units thereof affording or providing educational advantages and educational opportunities. This hefty statement is included in but one of the fourteen pages of the incorporation document and is only one-half of one of the eleven articles. It is obvious this was a serious effort that had been given much consideration. The signers of the Articles of Incorporation were: Donald G. Isett, Kansas '28, C. Woody Thompson, Illinois '22 and John H. Hogeland '11, Iowa '48. It was necessary that the incorporators be of legal age and residents of the State of Iowa. Don Isett had served from 1951 to 1953 as the Executive Secretary of Delta Chi. Following his graduation in 1928 he served as a Field Secretary for the Fraternity for several years. He had many years of active involvement as an alumnus volunteer officer of the Kansas Chapter House Corporation. He served the Foundation as its Secretary-Treasurer from 1954 to 1956 when he was elected the President to serve until he died in 1971. He lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for many years. C.Woody Thompson received his PhD in economics in 1925 and joined the faculty of the University of Iowa that year to teach there for the next thirty-seven years. He served as "BB" of the Iowa chapter in 1936 and was on their Board of Trustees for many years. His contributions to the Fraternity were many and varied, but perhaps the field of his greatest interest was scholarship. In 1938, the Executive Board of the Fraternity appointed him Director of Scholarship, which later was broadened to become the Director of Educational Activities. He was recognized in 1955, for his seventeen years of leadership in this field, by the Executive Board on behalf of the entire Fraternity with an engraved certificate of appreciation at a testimonial dinner. Thus we had a father-son combination for scholarship with Dean Thompson the 1956 to 1963, Educational Advisor for the Foundation and Woody the Director of Educational Activities for the Fraternity. After retiring from the Fraternity job he was elected Treasurer of the Foundation from 1956 until 1962 when he died. He lived in Iowa City. John H. Hogeland '11 became the necessary third incorporator when O.K. Patton refused. He lived in Iowa, was over 21, a friend of Curtis Klaus' and was willing to help. He was a Director from 1971 to 1976. The first officers and directors listed in the Articles of Incorporation were: Charles M. Thompson, Illinois '09, President; John B. Harshman, Ohio State '07, Vice President; Roger F. Steffan, Ohio State '13, Secretary; L. Harold Anderson, Minnesota-Stanford ‘23, Treasurer, and Donald G. Isett, Director. Charles M. Thompson was the logical person to be the first President of the Foundation as he had just finished serving the Fraternity as its President from 1935 until 1952. Born in 1878, and initiated a Delta Chi in 1909, the year he graduated from the University of Illinois, he became their "BB". He earned his PhD in 1913 and became the Dean of the College of Commerce at Illinois in 1919, a position he held until he retired in 1942. Dean Thompson was actively involved in the Fraternity at every level from his initiation until his death in 1963. John B. "Jack" Harshman was a lawyer who had served the Fraternity as the "DD" from 1913 until 1929 and as the "AA!' from 1929 until 1935. He then served as the Legal Advisor for many years. He served the Foundation as its Vice President from 1954 until 1958. He died of a stroke August 30, 1967, at Dayton, Ohio. Roger F. Steffan was serving as Director of Operations for President Eisenhower, with his office in The White House in 1954. He was listed in the Articles of Incorporation as the original Secretary and as a Director in 1954 but died of a heart attack in December, 1955. Roger was born in 1893, served his chapter as ",A', "C", "E" and as a delegate to the 1911 convention when his interest in the fraternity's membership requirements and governmental organization started. He was a leader in the movement to make Delta Chi a general membership fraternity which was realized in 1923. His only elective office as an alumnus was as "EE" from 1923 to 1925 but his value was great on the support side of the Fraternity. It can be said that he was the "Founder of the Quarterly" as it is known today. He was the originator of the "E" Key Award given to outstanding "E"s each year. This was the first, and for many years, the only individual undergraduate recognition made by the general Fraternity. Following graduation he began a career in journalism, served as an army officer during World War I, switched to banking as an "Educational Director", became an "Account Executive" with a large Cleveland advertising agency in 1925 and the next year returned to banking, finally becoming a Vice President of the National City Bank of New York. He retired in 1953 to take the White House appointment. For many years he was listed among the ten most outstanding graduates by Ohio State University. L.Harold "Pete" Anderson was an engineer who, shortly after graduating from Stanford, wrote the first building code of the City of Palo Alto, California. In 1933 he was named Director of Utilities for the city, launching what was to become a distinguished career in all three phases of public utilities: municipal, private, and regulatory. When elected Treasurer he had just finished his first series of terms as "DD" from 1940 to 1954. He was later to serve the Fraternity as "DD" from 1960 to 1962, and as "AA" from 1962 to 1964. He was dropped as a Director in 1960 because of the desire for separation of the Directors of the Foundation from the Officers of the Fraternity. He died in 1974 at the age of 75. The two brother
Delta Chis who deserve a great deal of credit for helping make
the Foundation a reality are Warren W. Etcheson, Indiana '42,
who was the Executive Secretary of the Fraternity from 1953 to
1956 and Curtis W. Klaus, Penn. State '52, who served as the Administrative
Secretary of the Fraternity during the time of incorporation of
the Foundation. In 1954, Marsh W. White, Penn State '20, was finishing
his two year term as "AA". In February, Warren Etcheson
wrote him about the need to obtain approval of the Fraternity
Convention for the establishment of a foundation. Warren was concerned
about who would write the Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws
of the Foundation. He suggested C. E. "Ed" Eckerrnan,
Iowa '48, an attorney in Iowa City, as a possible drafter. In
requesting copies of articles of incorporation from other fraternities
he discovered that John S. Sickles, the Legal Advisor of Phi Gamma
Delta Fraternity, had written foundation articles and by-laws
for the Cornell Chapter of Delta Chi that were called the Sir
Edward Coke Foundation. Mr. Sickles thought the Coke Foundation
better set up than the Phi Gamma Delta Foundation and had a number
of valuable suggestions as to what should be considered for a
foundation of national scope. In June, Ed Eckerman suggested to Warren that he prepare two memoranda. The first containing the requirements for a non-profit corporation in Iowa and the second the requirements for most advantageous treatment by the Internal Revenue Service. He also wanted to list the required provisions for the corporation and decide the content of those with choice options. He would then undertake to write the articles and bylaws using standard forms and a sample from the Hoemer Foundation of Keokuk, Iowa. In the General Letter to the Executive Board # 1, dated July 1, 1954, Executive Secretary Etcheson announced the interest in incorporation of an educational foundation for the Fraternity and included Ed Eckerrnan's memoranda and sample articles as well as copies from other fraternity foundations and the Sir Edward Coke Foundation. Also included was the fact that some of the foundations had received tax deductibility for their donors from the IRS. He encouraged the Board to announce the establishment of the Foundation at the Biloxi Convention. He suggested Don Isett (a board member), Woody Thompson and himself as incorporators and H. Walter Steffens, Idaho '29, Dean C. M. Thompson, 0. K. Patton, Russell C. Mc Fall, NYU ‘22, Jack Harshman, Alex Black, Kentucky '29 and George Obear, DePauw '30 as directors. In his letter to Brother Etcheson dated July 10, 1954, President White formally moved the Executive Board approve the incorporation of a Delta Chi Educational Foundation, direct that Warren Etcheson, Woody Thompson and Don Isett be the incorporators and that the initial Board of Directors of the Foundation be nominated and elected by the Executive Board. He also enclosed a "modest check made payable to the Foundation as the initial contribution to enable opening a bank account". On July 9, Henry V. McGurren, Chicago-Kent '10, Past "AA" and a member of the Executive Board, registered his support of the Foundation but criticized the fifty year life limit on corporations in Iowa and suggested that Illinois corporations had no limit on their life. He moved to make O.K. Patton an incorporator and a director. He also volunteered to recruit at least nine other members to contribute $1,000 each, which along with his donation would make up $10,000 as a start for the Foundation. On July 13, Brother Etcheson acknowledged Henry's motion and agreed that O.K. Patton, with his interest in scholarship, should receive recognition someplace in the Foundation and "I would guess that he would be one of the first choices as Director." The General Letter to the Executive Board #5, dated July 13, 1954, had already gone out. It carried Marsh White's motion on starting the Foundation. On July 13, Charles Max "Mack" Cole, M.D., SMU '37, a member of the Board of Directors, wrote to Warren "'Tinker" Etcheson of his support and that he was, "in full agreement with your conclusions and arrangements outlined in your letter of June 21 with reference to the Executive Offices". "We shall miss your good work, I am glad to hear of the new teaching position, however, and certainly hope it works out to be just what you are looking for. I have looked over the educational foundation material with much interest. It is something we should have done years ago. I would be glad for you to submit the motion to proceed in my name if you wish." This was the first notice that Warren Etcheson would be leaving Iowa City to accept a position at the University of Washington in Seattle and that a change in the Executive Secretary position would soon be forthcoming. On July 14, Brother McGurren wrote Executive Secretary Etcheson wanting O.K. Patton as an incorporator in place of Don Isett because "there should be no interlocking director or any member of the Executive Board as an Incorporator of the Foundation". He moved to amend the "AA"s motion to read, "that the Board of Directors shall consist of five members, none of whom shall be a member of the Executive Board of The Delta Chi Fraternity". He also moved that Brother Herbert J. Ries, Iowa '16, or some other well-known Delta Chi attorney be retained to assist in the incorporation. He suggested that the benefits from the Foundation not be limited to the United States but extended to the Dominion of Canada due to the existence of the Delta Chi chapter at Osgoode Hall. On July 15, the General Letter to the Executive Board #6-a went out from the Executive Secretary carrying both the motions made by Brother McGurren as well as an explanation for the omission of Canada. "Due to an IRS ruling that corporate contributions are not deductible if such contributions to the Foundation are used outside the United States or its possessions and a desire to obtain as broad a base of support for the Foundation as possible, Osgoode Hall was left out." Canada was later included. On July 16, L. Harold Anderson, "DD", wrote the Executive Secretary expressing his desire to include Canada and wanting to know if the Directors of the Foundation were to be limited to citizens of Iowa as the Incorporators were. He wanted to have the legal opinions on the Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws of both O.K. Patton and the Fraternity Legal Advisor John B. Harshman before the Executive Board gave its final approval. He also named six brothers as possible Directors. In a letter dated July 19, Warren Etcheson answered that Directors didn't have to be citizens of Iowa and assured him that Canada was to be included and that he would submit a motion to the Executive Board in Harold's name that the voting period on the incorporation motion be suspended until the additional legal views of O.K. Patton and Jack Harshman could be obtained. This caused an unwelcome delay that put the date of incorporation past the time of the convention. On July 30, Warren Etcheson wrote formal letters to brothers Patton and Harshman requesting each to submit an opinion on the proposal for incorporation and expressed his anxiety to announce the creation of the Foundation at the Biloxi Convention in September. There is no record of either opinions being received. That same day Brother White wrote to Brother Bernhard C. Shaffer, Penn State '25, thanking him for inquiring about making a bequest to the Fraternity and requesting an appointment to talk over with him plans whereby he might become the first substantial donor to the Foundation. His bequest amounted to more than $100,000. The General Letter to the Executive Board #10 dated Sept. 8, 1954, after the convention, presented Motion #61 as amended which provided that the Executive Board approve the proposed plan for Incorporation of the Foundation making the incorporators Warren E. Etcheson, C. Woody Thompson and O.K. Patton and making the deadline for nominations for Directors from the Board, October 1st. On October 4, Warren Etcheson, as the Executive Secretary living and teaching in Washington State, wrote to Curtis W. Klaus, Penn State '52, now the new Administrative Secretary of the Fraternity, living in Iowa City, advising him that Brother Herbert Ries had refused to help with the incorporation. He noted that Jack Harshman was ineligible as he was not a citizen of Iowa and that Ed Eckerman was no longer in the state as well. He suggested that Brother Peter W. Janss, Iowa ‘??, an attorney living in Des Moines, might be willing to help. He also noted that as he was no longer living in Iowa, he could not be an incorporator. "As the Administrative Secretary can appoint any Delta Chi living in Iowa" he suggested Don Isett be asked. 'To me the important thing is not who does it, but what is being done. Who did it will be forgotten immediately, it's the Foundation that lives on, not the incorporators." On October 12, Curtis Klaus wrote "Pete" Janss asking him to assist in filing the Articles of Incorporation. The incorporators were to be O.K. Patton, C. Woody Thompson, and Don Isett. He sent along all of the pertinent correspondence and copies of the Articles and By-Laws and the information that the Executive Board was then selecting Directors. He stated, "I cannot emphasize too strongly the importance to the Fraternity which the Foundation will have. There can be little doubt that the incorporation of the Foundation will be one of the biggest and most progressive steps the Fraternity has taken in several years." In the General Letter to the Executive Board #26, dated Nov. 4, 1954, Curtis Klaus announced the election of the first Board of Directors of the Educational Foundation. They were L. Harold Anderson, John B. Harshman, Donald G. Isett, Roger Steffan and C. M. Thompson. On November 5, in a letter to Jefferson J. Coleman, Alabama '29, now the "AA:', Curtis wrote that O.K. Patton had declined the Board's offer to be an incorporator and asked him to appoint Dean Thompson as the Temporary Chairman of the Board of Directors for the first meeting. On November 8, Curtis wrote to Warren Etcheson that "Pete" Janss wanted "Dean Thompson or someone like him" to preview our Articles and By-Laws with the IRS to get an informal opinion. He also informed him that "Pete" wanted to make changes in the proposed Articles and By-Laws and would like to side-step getting approval from the Executive Board to go directly to the Foundation Board of Directors. Curtis suggested they might ship them too as "the thing has been dragging on for so long that it's tiring. Besides that, the first Board of Directors will be out of office before they get anything done." On November 10, Warren Etcheson allowed Curtis to by-pass the Executive Board in so far that the Foundation had a Board of Directors. But he must send a copy of the proposed changes to them as a "matter of information". On November 26, 1954, the Foundation was finally incorporated. The first letter in the files of correspondence of the Foundation is dated December 14, 1954, from Dean Thompson to Curtis Klaus. In it, the Dean states that he had arrived in Washington, D.C. that morning and immediately called up the Revenue Department concerning the question of tax exemption for the new Educational Foundation. He further says, "I would hazard a guess that in due time we shall get approved." As with many requests of the government "due time" can become significant. In a March 31, 1955 letter from Mr. P. Henry Needham, Chief, Pensions and Exempt Organizations Branch of the I.R.S. to Dean Thompson, it is explained, "...the corporation should submit its application for exemption after it has actively operated under its articles of incorporation for a period of twelve months in order that its status may be determined for Federal income tax purposes." For a new organization with no capitol this created a bit of a problem. It was overcome with the help of the Fraternity which advanced a generous gift of $2,000 to the Foundation for "start up costs" on April 14, 1955. With this money the Foundation operated for a year and duly applied for exemption. On March 14, 1958, J. F. Worley, Chief, Exempt Organizations Branch stated in his letter, "It is the opinion of this office, based upon the evidence presented, that you are exempt from Federal income tax as an organization described in section 501 (c) (3) of the internal Revenue Code of 1954,..." This action gave the right to advertise for gifts and donations and offer tax deductibility to the donor. However, it also gave the responsibility to use the donation within the rules set down by the I.R.S. The Directors of the Foundation eagerly awaited the money to roll in. They had a perfect organization with wonderful goals and, better yet, now it was deductable. The Treasurer's report for 1956 showed the $2,000 loan from the Fraternity and four identified $100 donations. They came from Edward Southwick, Miami ‘48, Jozach Miller III, Georgetown ‘04, Marsh White, Penn State ‘20 and Jack Harshman. Expenses for the year were $229.62. The first scholarships given by the Foundation were to go to Seniors entering graduate school in 1956-1957. The applicants were to be from our newest chapters and judged on their grades, personality, and promise of success. $ 100 awards were made to the Western Michigan and Connecticut Chapters leaving a fund balance of $1,705.26. At the annual meeting in 1956, Don Isett was elected President and Woody Thompson replaced him as Secretary/Treasurer. They each held their office until they died. Dean Charles M. Thompson became the Educational Advisor. The Directors agreed to try to raise money for the Foundation by "long term personal contact solicitation" with the emphasis being on wills and bequests. They agreed upon separation of the leadership of the Foundation and the Fraternity as advised by Henry McGurren. This principle has been observed ever since. They also agreed to keep the Foundation meetings separate from Fraternity meetings and conventions by holding them at different times and places. Most of the first meetings were held at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. However, in 1962 it was decided, if a quorum was present at the next convention, to hold a special meeting. In 1963 they started holding the meetings at the Delta Chi Fraternity Headquarters or at Don Isett's office in Cedar Rapids. Since 1968 Foundation Annual Meetings have been held during conventions as a separate and exclusive function. In non-convention years the annual meeting is held at a time and place chosen by the Directors. The income
for 1957 was $25.00. The administrative expense was $9.60. A new
Freshman Award Program of $50 each was established. The recipient
must have been a pledge for at least a quarter or semester and
have made at least a "B" average during that time. His
pledge class must have at least a "C" average for that
quarter or semester. Awards were made to the new Southern Illinois,
Kansas City, and University of Houston chapters. An additional
$50 Top Freshman Scholar Award was established for the Wayne State
Chapter. A graduate grant of $100 was made to the Lehigh Chapter.
The capital of the Foundation was listed at $1,625.66. At the 32nd
Convention of the Fraternity held in August 1958, at Lake Texhoma,
a big change was made. The undergraduate members of the Fraternity,
realizing the value of the Foundation and recognizing the problems
it was having, voted a one time $1.00 assessment on each active
member for the 1959-60 school year, to be donated to the Foundation.
This contribution totaled $2,610 in 1960. This assessment idea
was used again in 1962 to create the Fraternity's Housing Fund.
In 1959, $100 graduate scholarships were offered to the Southern
Illinois and the Rollins Chapters. $50 scholarships were granted
to the Southern Illinois, Wayne State, Ball State, Connecticut
and Idaho Chapters. The Treasurer was notified not to send any
checks until the President of the Foundation had received a picture
and a story about the presentation of the award. In 1960 the Foundation
received its first major gift, 20 shares of oil stock, valued
at $19,020 and With these and other donations the fund balance rose to $21,720. However, after repaying the Fraternity the $2,000 "start up costs" gift and purchasing a second mortgage on the Texas Chapter house the fund had a closing balance of $1,640. In a January 1960 letter acknowledging the $2,000 repayment, Joseph F. Lacchia, N.Y.U. '25, "AA!', wrote, "I know that I speak for each and every member of the Executive Board of The Delta Chi Fraternity when I say that you have our sincere wishes for a prosperous and successful future - Godspeed - Delta Chi Educational Foundation." We were attempting big business and getting nowhere. The year 1961 brought change to the leadership of the Foundation. Three new directors were elected. They were; C. Max Cole, SMU '37, Warren W. Etcheson, Indiana '42, and Russell C. McFall, NYU ‘22. Three Freshman $50 Awards plus two Victor Johnson $50 awards to Purdue Freshmen and four $100 graduate awards were given. In 1962 a new feature of the Foundation was introduced when Russell L. Stephens, Kansas ‘24 and J. J. Underwood, Kansas ‘5 1, each made $ 100 donations to support the start of the Kansas State University Colony. Two graduate scholarships in the amount of $125 each were made to David L. Marshall, Auburn '60 and to Thomas C. Morrison, Iowa '61. Freshman $50 awards were made to Albert J. Barnes, Michigan State, for a GPA of 3.6 1; Richard L. Carlson, Miami, for a GPA of 3.83; and to James E. McMillin, Penn State, with a GPA of 3.59. In May, the first meeting of the Committee on Educational Activities was held with C. Woody Thompson, Ralph E. Prusock, Union '52, members and with Harold E. Buchanan, Wisconsin '35, and John R. Crowell, Southern Illinois '60, in attendance. In August, incorporator/director Woody Thompson died and the first named memorial fund, the C. Woody Thompson Memorial Fund, was started. It was merged the next year with his father's, the Charles M. Thompson Scholarship Fund & Chapter Library. At the 1963 meeting, Dr. Charles M. Mason, Director of Student Aid at Iowa University said, "Small merit awards are no longer an object of competition. Those students who have finances are not interested and there is not enough money involved to help those in need. Recognition Awards are the "in thing." The Directors voted to continue the $100 Graduate Awards but to replace the $50 Freshman Awards with a fine wrist watch called the Bulova Accutron, manufactured by the Bulova Watch Company, bearing the Fraternity Crest on the face and costing $120 each. The rules to apply remained the same. In 1965 watches were presented to; Marcus B. Starbuck Miami '66; John W. Larson, Iowa '66; A. Alexander Kennel, DePauw, '66; Paul J. Prutzman, Lehigh '66; Carl E. Dorris, Oklahoma State '66; and Paul Okano, Oregon State '66. The cost of the watch awards varied each year depending on the number of qualified applicants. The Foundation spent as little as $112 for one watch in 1966 to as much as $2,031 in 1970. These awards were made until 1972 when the entire awards program was changed. In 1965 the Foundation joined with the Fraternity to hire the Stewart Howe Alumni Service Company to do a fund raising feasibility study and Rowland R. Manatt, Iowa State '21, was elected a Director. At the 1968 Fraternity Convention in August, President Isett in his report said, "At our present rate of growth it will take the foundation 100 years to get to the $400,000 goal." He proposed an alumni club made up of annual donors of $100 or more. By the 1968 meeting of the Foundation the Century Club had 34 charter members. The club's highest number of members was 60 in 1974 and it was absorbed into another alumni donor recognition program in 1978. Another type of fund was started by the University of Illinois alumni when they purchased bonds issued by their chapter corporation called the Upsilon Alumni Corporation of Illinois and then donated them to the Foundation's Charles M. Thompson Scholarship Library Fund. The bond donations amounted to $7,500 in 1966. The first bequest to the Foundation was received in 1966. Brother Albin C. Ahlberg, Chicago-Kent ‘20, a Chicago patent attorney, left $5,000 to the Foundation. Could he have been influenced by Director Reynolds Pomeroy, Chicago-Kent '20? If so, this is the only case on record except the estates of Past President Victor Johnson and Past Vice President LaVon Linn. In 1968 the idea for a Panel of Educational Consultants was discussed and by 1970 it was appointed and running. The panel consisted of Dr. Marsh W. White, Penn State '20, Osmond Laboratory, "AA'' Emeritus of Delta Chi and Educational Advisor to the foundation was the chairman and the panel consisted of Dr. Earl J. McGrath, Georgia ‘28, Director, Higher Education Center, Temple University; Dr. Russell B. Nye, Wisconsin '35, Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University; Dr. George E. Osborn, Purdue '39, College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island; Philip A. Scheurer, Southern Illinois University (Faculty) '66, Executive Director-Activities, University of Tennessee; Dr. Stephen H. Spurr, Florida '38, Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Vice President, University of Michigan; Dr. H. Walter Steffens, Idaho '29, formerly Academic Vice President, University of Idaho and past "CC" of Delta Chi. This panel along with a like group on the Fraternity side took one year to survey the educational aspects of the Fraternity and suggest an awards program that would encourage undergraduate scholarship. Donald Isett died on July 4, 1971, all of the incorporators and original members of the Foundation had passed on. Now was the time to move on or fold up. A reorganization meeting was held on December 18 at Delta Chi Headquarters with Boyd Boehlje, Iowa State '61, "DD" presiding. Directors Russell McFall and Max Cole resigned from the board. Rowland Manatt was reelected a Director until 1973. Victor Johnson was reelected a Director until 1972 and elected President. This was due recognition of a long time contributing member of the Foundation. Victor had been active in his Purdue Chapter since he was pledged in 1929. He had created the first individual scholarship recognition fund by a member of the Foundation to be used by his chapter on an annual basis in 1958. Although not a Director until 1965, he had attended most of the Foundations meetings and exhibited great interest in and expectations for the Foundation. In 1975 the Fraternity honored Victor by making him the first member of the Order of the White Carnation, an award especially created with him in mind. Richard F. Kauders, Cornell '69, was elected a Director until 1975 and elected Vice President. Mark W. Putney, Iowa '51, was elected a Director until 1976 and also elected Secretary. John H. Hogeland, '11, Iowa '48, was elected a Director until 1974 and elected Treasurer. Marsh White was reappointed the Educational Advisor, Kenneth Brasted, Florida '35, was appointed Managing Director and Boyd Boehlje was appointed the first Legal Advisor of the Foundation. At this time the Foundation had assets of $40,771 and forty Century Club members. The total donation required to allow a contributing member to vote at the annual meeting was lowered from $500 to $200. This gave voting rights to 61 of the 112 donors. At this meeting the membership resolved that: When the proceeds of a dissolution of a Chapter/Colony or it's Alumni Board of Trustees or it's Building Corporation, which may at any time be turned over to the Foundation, the corpus shall be held intact as a special fund for a period of ten years, with the interest thereon being placed in the General Fund of the Foundation for the stated purposes of the Foundation and if said Chapter/Colony has not been reactivated within said ten year period, the corpus of the fund shall then revert to the General Fund of the Foundation for the stated general purposes thereof. At the meeting in 1972, a new scholarship recognition awards program was adopted. As there were eight regions in the Fraternity, the Foundation would give an individualized plaque to the highest GPA pledge; an Accutron watch to the highest GPA sophomore; a $150 cash award to the highest GPA junior; and a $200 cash award to the highest GPA senior, nationally. Plus, there were to be duplicate awards to the top man in each region or the runner-up if the top man won first in the nation. There also were to be Foundation Certificates for Honorable Mention to the runners-up. Thus there would be thirty-six awards and thirty-six certificates. There was no provision made for ties, etc. and with all the trouble and confusion the program was changed again in 1973. This time the Freshman plaques, the Sophomore Accutron watches and the Chapter Scholar plaques were discontinued and four Top Scholar awards of $125 each were offered to each of the eight regions of the Fraternity. The winners were to be decided by each Regent for his region. In the end there were 21 awards made from 55 applications. The Regents didn't like being put on the spot and it was thought more undergraduates were disappointed than rewarded. This year Director Rowland Manat's term ended and he retired from the board and was replaced by George W. Obear, DePauw '30. There were forty-five Century Club members and each Director was urged to write his chapter peers requesting generous year-end contributions to the Foundation. In 1974, the first annual management fee of 2% was charged against the balance of each named fund with the proceeds going into the General Fund of the Foundation. At this time
there were eight funds named. They were the Texas, the Johnson/Purdue,
the Kansas State, the Kauders/Cornell, the McNorton/Alabama, the
Siegelman/ Whitewater, the Thompson/Illinois and the White/Penn
State. The awards program was changed yet again. The plan for
cash awards to the top scholars of each region was dropped. The
new program gave a plaque to the top GPA Sophomore, Junior, and
Senior in each chapter plus a plaque to the top scholar in each
region and in the Fraternity. Plaques were also given to the chapter
with the top GPA in each region and in the Fraternity. A plaque
was awarded to alumni recognizing contributions totaling $500
for the Delta Award and $1000 for the Chi Award. This was the
beginning of the program to encourage alumni giving and to recognize
different levels of alumni contributions. In 1975 there were 147 members and 52 chapters awarded scholar plaques. Some refinements were made in the program. Colonies were made eligible the same as the chapters with the top colony in the fraternity recognized. A minimum GPA of 2.70 on a 4.00 scale was set for chapter/colony scholars. A special plaque for each chapter/colony was added bearing the names of the year’s top sophomore, Junior and Senior to be kept by the chapter/colony. They tried to time the applications so the winners names from the previous year could be printed in the Winter edition of the Quarterly and the plaques could be prepared to be presented at the spring regional meetings. There were 302 members of the Foundation of whom 84 had contributed more than $200. The Century Club membership had dropped in one year from its all time high of 60 in 1974 to a low of 29. This was probably attributable to the 1974 letter solicitation. The assets of the Foundation were $48,308.95; almost double what it had been ten years before but only a $9,000 increase over the last five years. Larry Audlehelm, lowa '71, became the Managing Director of the Foundation. At the meeting in Iowa City in September of 1976, John Hogeland resigned from the board due to poor health and Kenneth M. Snyder, Illinois '30, was elected to the board to complete his term as Treasurer. It was decided to accept future Memorial Fund contributions but unless they meet the requirements to become a named fund they will be incorporated into the General Operating Fund. They agreed to investigate various methods whereby the Foundation could increase its visability within the Fraternity. In 1977, it was decided that the use of funds from closed chapters, controlled by the Foundation, be reviewed on an individual basis and no general rule be made. The Apparent lack of visibility and lack of use of the awards program by the chapter/colonies indicated a need for further study. They agreed to reprint the Foundation brochure and distribute it to the Fraternity. Directors Snyder, Bear and Kauders were appointed to develop the alumni awards program beyond the Chi Award ($1000) and to choose suitable gift recognitions. Marsh White announced a $50,000 fund drive by 1979 in honor of the Penn State Chapter's 50th anniversary with a portion of the money to be allocated to the White/Penn State Scholarship Fund. Director Kauders volunteered to prepare a special Foundation page to be run in the Quarterly. They voted, in spite of their previous experience, to fund a solicitation letter to be sent to past Foundation Award winners, all Foundation donors of the past two years and all Fraternity members celebrating the 25, 35, or 50-year anniversary of their graduation. Finally, they amended the By-laws of the Foundation to require Directors to qualify as voting members. The Committee to Extend the Alumni Donor Recognition Program reported at the 1978 meeting in Iowa City. It was adopted that the Delta Award ($500 in five years), and the Chi Award ($ 1000 in ten years) be joined by a Delta Chi Award ($2,500), a Leges Award ($5,000), a Senior Member of the Delta Chi Educational Foundation Award ($10,000), a Fellow of the Delta Chi Educational Foundation Award ($25,000), a Distinguished Fellow of the Delta Chi Educational Foundation ($50,000) and a Most Distinguished Fellow of the Delta Chi Educational Foundation ($100,000). They stated that if we needed additional categories they would be glad to meet again. The most unexpected conclusions were that the recognition was to be certificates not plaques and that there be no gift at all. Foundation efforts at additional fund raising was to ask the 100 former Century Club donors to each write ten friends or brothers and encourage them to contribute at least $25. At the end of the fund drive, three contributors would be chosen by lot and they would be able to direct a $500, and two $250 cash scholarships to the chapter of his choice. Raymond F. Borelli, "DD", won and divided his award with $200 going to the Illinois Chapter member who had the most improved G.P.A., with at least a "B" average. He also gave three $100 awards to Illinois Chapter "D"'s past and present who had at least a "C+" average and was outstanding in his office. The first $250 cash scholarship went to John McCombs, Purdue’32. The second $250 went to Dean Cross, Penn State'72, who selected Edward Doherty of the Penn State Chapter as the recipient. The program has not been repeated. The 1979 meeting was held in August in Iowa City and as had occurred many times before, the election resulted in Victor Johnson remaining President; Richard Kauders, Vice President; Mark Putney, Secretary; Ken Snyder, Treasurer. Marsh White continued as the Educational Advisor and Boyd Boehlje as the Legal Advisor. The one change was Raymond D. Galbreth, Missouri '69, being appointed Managing Director. For the first time the total fund balance of the Foundation exceeded $100,000. On December 6, 1980, the Foundation again met in Iowa City, and all of the officers were reelected and the appointments continued. However, there were a lot of other changes to be made. Directors Obear and Snyder moved an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation. It increased the number of Directors on the board to nine, with staggered terms to result in three-year terms, allowing three Directors to be elected each year. It combined the duties of the Secretary and Treasurer into the office of Managing Director and appointed Raymond Galbreth to that position. It also included the necessary changes in the By-laws to agree with the amendment, thus making a majority of the members of the board the quorum. The motions passed unanimously. Directors Kauders and Snyder moved to change the collection of the 2% fund management fee to be charged 0.5% on January 1, April 1, July I and on October 1. Raymond Galbreth presented a plan for a Leadership School for undergraduates. Mr. Ed Dorris of Dorris & Associates of Zionsville, Indiana, presented a major capitol fund raising campaign program. Robert P. LaBouy, Washington ‘66, "AA:', presented the Silver Medal Award of the National Interfraternity Conference to Marsh White. This second highest merit honor of the NIC is given in recognition of many years of outstanding service and leadership in the fraternity movement. Marsh began his involvement with college fraternities as a married graduate student as did Dean Thompson. He joined a local fraternity named Delta Pi in 1919 that became the Delta Chi Penn State Chapter in 1929 thus becoming a "BB". He not only attended his first convention that year, starting an unbroken series that extends to this writing, he consistently made wise and timely contributions to the deliberations. He also organized the Penn State Chapter of the honor society for physics students, Sigma Pi Sigma. When he became involved there were two chapters and now there are about four hundred nationwide. Marsh is credited with being involved with the organization of about half of them. Besides this, he received the first PhD awarded by Penn State University and he taught laboratory physics there for forty-two years. He was elected "DD" from 1935 to 1940, "CC" from 1940 to 1952, "AA" from 1952 to 1954 and "AA" Emeritus in 1962. He served as the Educational Advisor to the Foundation from 1964 until 1988. He was awarded the Order of the White Carnation by the Fraternity in 1979. The 1981 meeting took place at Indianapolis during the convention. Mark Putney had resigned from the board in objection to hiring a professional fund raising firm and Jimmie J. Underwood, Kansas ‘51, was elected to replace him. All of the other positions remained the same. The Dorris & Associates report that identified $5,000,000 in needs concluded a concerted fund raising campaign conducted by them could result in $2,500,000 in contributions by 1990 was accepted by the board and solicitation commenced. A separate Investment Advisory Committee for the Foundation was suggested. It was formed and appointed in 1984. Meeting in September 1982, in Chicago, the board removed Dorris & Associates as our fundraisers due to dissatisfaction with their methods and hired John F. Caperton, Jr., SMU '39, as the Managing Director with his main function as major fund raising. An oversight committee consisting of President Johnson, Vice President Kauders and Director Snyder was created to aid him in his efforts. Ray Galbreth was appointed to the new post of Secretary / Treasurer. Marsh White, Marcus Gary Monk, Auburn '65, LaVon P. Linn, Nebraska '38 and Warren G. Harding, SMU '47 were elected Directors and Gary Monk was elected to joint Vice Presidency with LaVon Linn. Director Monk had contacted Senator Henry M. Jackson, Washington '34, who had agreed to contributed $10,000 at a rate of $1,000 a year to help finance a leadership school for undergraduates. Shortly thereafter, the senator suffered a massive heart attack and died. Senator Jackson had just been chosen to become the first "Delta Chi of the Year" and his passing saddened us all. His dedication to the role of law in our society and his service to his fellowman has set an example for us to follow. He had said that, "The years one spends in college, and the experiences gained, have a lasting impact throughout life. Enjoy them and take advantage of the opportunities presented." He also said, "There were 13 pledges, including myself, in 1930. On the wall in my office is a picture of my brothers..... The friendships we made were the most durable of my life and I still keep in touch with several of my fraternity brothers." His foundation has continued to support the college named for him. Convention time, 1983 in Nashville, Tennessee, saw Victor Johnson retire as President. Jimmie J. Underwood was elected to succeed him and to serve on an Executive Committee with co-Vice Presidents Monk and Linn. Director Warren Harding resigned and Gary Monk was appointed to finish his term. The board agreed that the minimum amount required to fund a specified (named) program would be $5,000 and that it must be paid within a ten-year period. With a significant contribution from LaVon Linn the Senator Henry M. Jackson Memorial Leadership College was established. The Capitol Campaign, as of June, had received $356,000 in pledges and $133,700 in donations. At the meeting in 1984 in Chicago, the board adopted a Memorial Resolution in memory of Victor Johnson who had died April 1, 1984. They received Victor Johnson's alumni key fob and dedicated it as the Victor T. Johnson President's Key to be worn by the President of the Foundation when on official business. Raymond F. Borelli, Illinois '58, "AA", presented $5,000 from the Fraternity to be used for leadership development. They elected Ralph W. Smith, Jr., SMU ‘32, a Director with a term to 1987. They discussed the idea of merging the annual solicitation of the Foundation with the annual fund campaign of the Fraternity. Contact was to be made with Development Dynamics Group, the company doing the campaign for the Fraternity. Later in the year they accepted Gary Monk's resignation and appointed Boyd Boehlje, who resigned as the Legal Advisor, to become a Director in his place. The Executive Committee then consisted of J. J. Underwood, President; LaVon Linn, Vice President; and George Obear. Still later this year the board appointed Robert A. Babcock, Kansas '56, as the Legal Advisor to the Foundation. The first Senator Henry M. Jackson Leadership College was held in Birmingham, Alabama, on the 13th and 14th of October, 1984. Raymond Galbreth served the Colonel LaVon P. Linn Chair as Dean. Gary Monk was the administrator and the faculty was composed of Larry Audlehelm, Richard N. McKaig, Ball State '66, Berardino J. DiBernardi, California State ‘76, Leroy A. Mendenhall, Kansas '68, Keith R. Shriver, Florida '79 and Michael L. Carroll, Auburn ‘71, with eleven undergraduates in attendance. It was decided to continue to hold the college in the Southeast for five consecutive years with the hope that a second college could be started before that time passed. The fifth session of the Leadership College was held February 25-26, 1989, in Birmingham, Alabama, with thirty-four undergraduates and four faculty members in attendance. The College is different in appearance and in substance from the regional meetings and conventions of the fraternity. There is a de-emphasis on parties and a concentration on self-discovery and building friendships. A central activity of the program is the use of the DISC personal inventory designed to provide the participant with a better understanding of individual tendencies regarding leadership style, inter-personal behavior, and feelings. Because the College invites chapter members who are seeking leadership rolls in their respective organizations, it is hoped the weekend program will provide them better ways to work with the members of their chapter or colony. An attendance fee of $15 supplemented with $5,444 from the Foundation provided for the cost of the college. Enrollment has purposely been kept small to assure a low ratio of faculty to student. As contributions to the college fund continue to accumulate, expansion into other geographic areas of the fraternity will become possible. The goal is to develop faculty to staff four college sessions a year so that each area of the Fraternity could attend a session every second year. Back in Chicago in 1985, the Foundation elected Robert Babcock a Director and to the Executive Committee as well as continuing his appointment as the Legal Advisor. They replaced LaVon Linn, who had died in May 1985, with Richard Kauders as Vice President and reelected J. J. Underwood, President. Director Kenneth Snyder also died in April of 1985. A clarification of the categories of endowed vs. annual gifts was made. To be considered endowed a gift must be $500 or more made since January 1, 1981 (unless otherwise specified). All other gifts are considered annual (unless other-wise specified). It was agreed that all unidentified gifts be credited to the General Program of the Foundation. It was also agreed that the idea of a combined annual fund drive with the Fraternity was beneficial and charged the Executive Committee to negotiate a contractual agreement with the Fraternity to accomplish it. All officers and appointments continued. In September 1986, the Foundation met in Kansas City. Jack Caperton, Managing Director, reported about the same results as the previous year with expenses greater than identifiable gift income. This was considered the cost of establishing contacts and the hope was that the expense and effort would be beneficial in the future. The Secretary/Treasurer's report showed that the June 30, 1981, ending equity in the general account was $17,300 and the total accounts held $100,900. In 1983, the numbers read $88,200 and $263,300 and in 1986 they were $93,500 and $418,000. It was hard to reconcile these numbers with the report of the Managing Director and the report of a net loss of $516 on the 85-86 mail solicitation. The net increase in funds from our total fund raising projects for the year was a mere $4,800. The endowed vs. annual determination amount was increased from $500 to $1,500. The meetings on the combined fund raising continued. All officers and appointments were continued. The 1987 Foundation meeting was held in New Orleans at the time of the Fraternity Convention. Boyd Boehlje and L. Gene Tanner, Indiana '55 were elected Directors. Boyd was then elected to be the Member at Large on the Executive Committee with President Underwood and Vice President Kauders. Bob Babcock was continued as Legal Advisor, Marsh White as Educational Advisor and Ray Galbreth as Secy/Treas. Jack Caperton was voted a commendation for his efforts as the Managing Director and was continued as a half time position. David Rudeen, Idaho '77, gave the board a proposal concerning the proposed history of the Fraternity. He suggested the Foundation sponsor the project and volunteered to be the managing editor. The board reacted positively to the idea and asked him to present a formal plan of action. The 1988 meeting was held August 27th at Des Moines, Iowa. The Unified FundRaising contract was approved and the President authorized to sign it as taking effect July 1, 1988. The financial report showed the total assets of the Foundation had increased $62,000 from last year. The year's donations were $68,300, up by $18,000. The expenses were $40,600 that included $4,500 for one Senator Henry M. Jackson College session, $15,000 for scholastic recognition, $300 for office expenses, $2,600 for travel and meeting costs and $18,000 for overhead and miscellaneous expenses. Marsh White and Joe Lacchia were reelected to five-year terms as Directors of the Foundation. As of September 30, 1988 the General Account of the Foundation, including both the annual and endowed funds, amounted to $136,419. The grand total endowment of the Foundation was $493,996.99. Thus, we exceeded the $400,000 goal set by Don Isett before the Fraternity became 100 years old. Our new goal is one million dollars. In 1988 there are seventeen named accounts functioning within the Foundation. The following is a brief description of each account; it's purpose and the balance as of September 30, 1988. The Borelli Family Leadership Award Account was established on May 17, 1982, as a memorial to Pamela A. Borelli, the daughter of Raymond and Ann Borelli and sister to Mark Borelli, Illinois '81. This award is to recognize undergraduate leaders who have excelled in academics, chapter/colony leadership and major campus activities such as political office, school band, athletic such as captain of a varsity sports team, cheerleader for one full year or All American designation and/or as editor of their campus newspaper or yearbook. This award must be applied for and is limited to 25 awards made in each academic year. As many as five applicants may be recognized as "with distinction" and will receive a specially designed recognition plaque and a cash award. The account contained $22,939. The Cornell Account was established May 8, 1970 to recognize and promote scholarship or other educational purposes for members of the Cornell Chapter. It contained $3,870. The DePauw Account was established in September 1979 and is restricted to use for leadership, scholarship or other educational benefits at the DePauw Chapter. It contained $11,498. The Illinois/DeLong Account was established in September 1987 along with the following three funds. It contained $5,192. The Illinois/Rose, Illinois/Pucin and Illinois/Snyder accounts are all established for the benefit of the members of the Illinois Chapter and are restricted to use for leadership, educational or scholastic purposes. They contain $6,240, $5.527, and $10,792, respectively. The Illinois/Thompson Account was established in 1963 as a combined memorial fund for the Dean and Woody. By 1968 it had become a Library/Scholarship fund. As of June 30, 1987, $20,600 of the account is restricted for investment in 8% bonds of the Upsilon Alumni Corporation, the housing corporation of the Illinois Chapter. The remaining account balance of $12,788 is restricted to' use for educational purposes and scholarships to be distributed to the Illinois Chapter or its members. The Iowa Account was established May 29, 1987, and is restricted to use of the Iowa Chapter members for leadership, educational or scholastic purposes. It contained $1,591. The Victor T. Johnson/Purdue Account is the oldest fund of this type. In effect it was started in 1958 when Victor started giving $100 a year to fund two $50 scholarships for members of the Purdue Chapter. It is now restricted to scholarships or other educational purposes for the Purdue Chapter members. It contained $5,628. The Joseph F. Lacchia/Michigan State Account was established on July 27, 1982, and is restricted for scholarships or educational purposes for active members of the Michigan State Chapter. It contained $22,118. The Claude B. Layfield, Jr. /Auburn Account was established in August of 1988 as a memorial to Professor Layfield, Past "AA". It contained $310. The Oklahoma Account was established on October 9, 1984, and is restricted to use for leadership, educational or scholastic purposes for the members of the Oklahoma Chapter. It contained $4,362. The Senator Henry M. Jackson Leadership College Account was established in May of 1983, and is restricted to funding various chapter officer leadership workshops at various locations and times during the academic year. It contained $78,686. The Southeast Missouri Leadership Account was formed September 1, 1981, and is restricted to use for leadership development for members of the Southeast Missouri Chapter. It contained $4,740. The Southern Methodist University Account was formed June 30, 1987, by combining the Benson/SMU fund, the Chandler/SMU fund and the Miller/SMU fund. It is restricted to use for leadership, educational or scholastic purposes for the SMU Chapter. It contained $14,937. The Marsh W. White/Penn State Account is by far the largest and is the second oldest account of the foundation. It is restricted to use for promotion of scholarship and grants awards to deserving members elected under the scholarship plan of the Pennsylvania State University Chapter. It contained $128,988. In the interest of making this Foundation Section as complete as possible it is necessary to also give the history of the Kimball Educational Foundation of the Kansas Chapter, which has the same IRS designation, 501 (c)(3), as the Delta Chi Educational Foundation. It was founded in 1965 through the efforts of Earl Knauss’55, Hans Peterson’54, Rex Fowler’60, Warren Beck’48, Jerry Andre’62 and Ed Kangas’65. Its stated purpose is to provide financial assistance to students at the University of Kansas, with a record of academic excellence, civic and campus involvement, and a demonstrated financial need, through the awarding of scholarships, loans and other means of financial assistance. The Kansas Foundation limits its solicitations to members and friends of the Kansas Chapter of the Delta Chi Fraternity and has three donor clubs. The Century Club members contribute $100 a year minimum. The Delta Club members contribute from $50 a year and the Chi Club members contribute from $25 a year. In 1987, a Chapter 11 fund was started to receive contributions for the educational portion of the addition and remodeling of the chapter house. It contained $149,000 on June 30, 1988 and is growing rapidly. The Kimball Foundation has five Scholarship Funds totaling $36,700 and a General Fund containing $13,300. At the May Alumni Meeting in 1988, scholarships and awards totaling $4, 100 were presented to deserving students. At that time the total assets of the foundation were $199,000 and the officers were Richard C. Lucas Jr. '69, President; Edward A. Kangas ‘65, Vice-President and Thomas E. Ruggels ‘77, Secretary/Treasurer, leading a nine member Board of Directors. The Kansas Foundation was not organized to compete with the national foundation. Many Kansas Chapter members contribute to both organizations and moreover, Kansas Chapter alumni have provided half of the presidents, with a total office time of 20 years, and half of the legal advisors to the national foundation. At the present time, besides the individual chapter scholarship /awards programs that are specially designed for their needs, The Delta Chi Educational Foundation has the Borelli Family Leadership Awards and the Senator Henry M. Jackson Leadership College as well as its general recognition program, for Chapter Scholars and for Merit Scholars. These last two categories provide for personally engraved certificates from the Foundation to each student in each chapter in the Fraternity who attains at least a 2.7 on a 4.0 scale cumulative G.P.A. and makes application and a personally engraved certificate to each chapter member who archives at least a 2.75 on a 4.0 scale with at least a 25% improvement over his previous cumulative G.P.A. The Foundation is now embarking upon a new project. The Unified Annual Fundraising Campaign is an under-taking with the Fraternity that will greatly increase the yearly income to the Foundation. The challenge to the Foundation is to be able to fund the programs of the Fraternity that come within our requirements and to develop new possibilities for programs and activities in the future. Members gifts to Delta Chi now come through the Foundation, which makes it tax deductible. This in turn, makes it possible for the Foundation to make grants to the Fraternity to cover the costs of the many educational programs and support it gives to the chapters. Members cannot target annual gifts to a specific chapter, per IRS regulations, unless the chapter has a named account. Otherwise, such gifts benefit a chapter through the support it enables the Foundation to provide throughout the entire Fraternity. We have investigated the legal opportunities for large capital gifts to the Foundation from one or more brothers combined and then have the Foundation grant this money for educational purposes or loan this money back to a chapter in the form of a mortgage. Those interested in more information about this type of gift, contact the Foundation, please. There exists the possibility for an individual student grant or loan program through the specific funding of a chapter account. This has not been utilized at this time but it is expected to be in the near future. The Members of the Foundation are excited about the possibilities to come in our next 100 years. They are happy about the growth, in number, type and scope of the programs of the Foundation. They are pleased with the success of the investment strategies the Investment Advisory Committee has recommended. They are proud and honored by the commitment brothers and their families have made in their gifts, pledges and wills. They look forward with anticipation to the opportunity to serve even better the Brothers of Delta Chi. The Foundation was created to address the leadership development and scholastic needs of Delta Chi. There are programs in place and endless possibilities for future activities. The amount of support of the financial growth of the Foundation is the single limiting factor to the success in reaching the goal for which we all strive. That goal is national excellence for the Delta Chi Fraternity through the realization of the members potential. Hopefully it will not take another thirty-five years to reach the one million dollar mark. The members are now informed and should get involved and buy a part of the program. The address of the Foundation is P.O. Box 383 Columbus, Indiana 47202. |