The Delta Chi National Headquarters, EIU’s
office of Greek Affairs and your EIU Delta Chi Alumni Association
has been busy making plans for the chapter’s recolonization
for this fall. Delta Chi National Headquarters, led by
Peter Lange, has developed a three month plan to establish
the initial colony at EIU. Below is a summary of the workplan:
- Phase 1: The first phase will encompass
advertising in the Daily Eastern News this spring,
sending letters to incoming freshman this summer, sending
letters to all male undergraduates who have a GPA above
2.75, and hosting three alumni receptions this spring
and summer.
- Phase 2: Phase 2 will involve the
actual RUSH. This will take place about two weeks after
the formal RUSH on campus so that we are the only social
organization with a RUSH event during that time period.
It is anticipated that this will occur during the last
two weeks of September. During this period, members
of the Alumni Association are encouraged to assist
with the on-campus events.
- Phase 3: Phase 3 will be performed
by Headquarters and this will involve training of the
new colony, determining the first executive board,
identifying a chapter advisor and also a chapter BB.
At the end of the fall 2008 semester, the class will
be initiated and we will have an official colony in
place.
The Alumni Association will be actively involved with
each phase, but Headquarters will be spearheading the efforts.
In fact, HQ will provide all the funding for recolonizing
the chapter including paying for the advertisements, printed
materials, cornerstones, and alumni receptions. The first
of three Alumni Receptions will be held in Chicago on June
21,2008.
What can you do to help? Below
are a few of the main items that will be needed by our
Alumni:
- Donate Towards Colony Scholarships -
Make a one-time donation for scholarships being set
up for the incoming colony. We would like to set up
a one-time scholarship for each of the new colony members
of approximately $250 each. If you would like to make
a donation for a scholarship, please send a check to
the Alumni Association Treasurer, Dave Mills, or send
payment on our website through PayPal www.eiudx.com.
- Recommend Underclassman - If you
know of any incoming freshman or existing underclassman
at EIU that would be good to start the initial colony,
please send their information to one of the Board members
of the Alumni Association.
- Attend a Delta Chi Alumni Reception – This
summer there will be three alumni receptions. We are
planning the first summer reception in Chicago (see below)
and the other two in Charleston later this summer. The
purpose of the receptions will be to gather the EIU Delta
Chi alumni, introduce the HQ consultants, and invite
key EIU constituents.
For the first time in over forty years we will be starting
a new colony of new brothers this fall. The RUSH process
being undertaken today will shape our fraternity on EIU’s
campus for decades to come.
You have the opportunity
to contribute to this Historical RUSH for our fraternity—it
is our lifeblood. |
