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Vice President of Alumni Association Phi Class, 1998

2015 Polar Plunge

Brothers,

This year I am planning on representing The Delta Tau Alumni Association in the Chicago Polar Plunge on March 1st. As you may or may not know the Polar Plunge helps raise funds for the Special Olympics and that happens to be Sigma Tau Gamma’s national philanthropy.

So if you would like to sponsor my effort you can donate online at https://www.classy.org/fundraise/team?ftid=43179 or If you prefer, you can write a check payable to SCC/Special Olympics Chicago and mail it directly to their office at 541 N. Fairbanks Court, 4th Floor, Chicago, Il 60611. Please be sure to include my name(Mike Van Camp/Sigma Tau Gamma Alumni Association) so that the staff will know where to credit the contribution.

If you want to be crazy and join me on March 1st in Chicago to jump in to Lake Michigan email me and I will get you on the team.

I appreciate your support!!!

Fraternally,
Brother Van Camp
President
STG DT AA

2015 Alumni Meeting

Brothers,

As we enter 2015 we celebrate our 25th year of the Delta Tau Chapter. With that said I would once again like to remind everyone you can make your reservations for this year’s White Rose Formal at www.whiterose25.eventbrite.com . This email is to invite Association Members in good standing to the annual Alumni Association meeting. The meeting will be held at 1:00 PM EST on Saturday, April 11th 2015 at the Embassy Suites Downtown, Indianapolis.

At this time I would like to officially open nominations for the 2015-16 Alumni Association Board of Directors. To nominate a Brother you yourself must be a current Association Member in good standing for your nomination to stand, additionally the person being nominated must also be an Association Member in good standing. The positions to be filled are as follows…

President (nominations for President can only include an Association Member who has served at least one term on the Board of Directors previously)
Vice President
VP of Membership
VP of Programs
VP of Finance

All nominations will be posted on our website weekly.

To nominate someone simply email me your nomination to mike@vansindustrial.com . I would suggest before you make a nomination you consult with the person you are nominating prior to submitting the potential candidates name. Furthermore if you have any new legislation you would like to have incorporated to the meeting or other agenda items I respectfully ask you submit those to me via email as well.

The deadline to make nomination or submittals must be sent to me no later than Monday, March 16th at 1:00 PM EST. Any nominations or submittals submitted past the deadline will not be considered at the meeting. Please respect that preparation for the meeting can be very tedious and time consuming.

Fraternally,
Brother Van Camp
President
STG DT AA

2015 Formal

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Brothers,

You have been invited to the 25th Anniversary of the Delta Tau Chapter of Sigma Tau Gamma. This very special occasion will be celebrated at the Embassy Suites in downtown Indianapolis the weekend of April the 10th – 11th.

This historic weekend for Delta Tau will feature a three course meal on the evening of April 11th 2015. During the banquet we will honor all those Brothers and special guests who have lifted Delta Tau to its Silver Anniversary.

The Alumni Association has also arranged a hotel room block for the weekend or a single night if you should so choose. To take advantage of this please call 317-236-1800 and ask for the Sigma Tau Gamma room block.

All Alumni Association members in good standing are also invited to part take in a reception on the 10th of April at the Embassy. Cost for attending the reception is complementary pending your Alumni dues are current.

The cost of Dinner per person will also include a special commemorative favor to mark this 25th Anniversary.

To purchase your dinner tickets please visit www.whiterose25.eventbrite.com

I would like to wish you all a very safe and Happy New Year!!!

Fraternally,

Brother Mike Van Camp

President

STG DT AA

2014 Winter Dinner

The Sigma Tau Gamma Delta Tau Alumni Association will be hosting a winter dinner on 1/17/15!!! The dinner will be held in the heart of downtown Chicago at Howells & Hood. This restaurant offers some great food with excellent drinks. We would like to invite all current Association members and their guests to join us.

Hotel accommodations will be on your own, however we would suggest based on location and accommodations you consider booking at the Doubletree Chicago, 300 E. Ohio St, 312-787-6100.

You must purchase your dinner tickets here. This will be a three course dinner including salad, entree and dessert. Please note there is an upgrade ticket if you would like to order steak. Also cost of dinner does not include any drinks.

This dinner is for adults 21 years of age and older. You will be required to present a valid ID to enter the dinner.

You must purchase your tickets via www.stgwinterdinner.eventbrite.com you can also pay your Alumni Dues there if you wish.

Also please don’t forget our Thanksgiving Dinner coming up in a few weeks on 11/15/14!!!

Fraternally,
Brother Van Camp
President
STG DT AA

Thanksgiving 2014

Active and Alumni Thanksgiving Dinner hosted by the White Rose and the Alumni Association.

Here is a personal note from Brother Zac Garner…

“It would mean a lot to me personally if every brother able could double check their schedule and see if this is something they could make. I think the family dinners are the best way of getting us back to a common ground with everyone.”

The rest of the Alumni Board of Directors agrees with Brother Garner. We respectfully request that everyone attempt to make it. We feel that this is a great tradition to start.

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This is for Active Brothers and Current Association Members. So please pay your dues and join us.

We do ask that you please RSVP to Brother Garner by November 10th, 2014.

Bats And Bullets

“Bullets”

We are going to meet at Terre Haute Sporting Clays at 10:00am, 1041 W Sandford Ave, West Terre Haute, IN 47885 (812) 535-3787.

We are going to do a round of sporting Clays (100 Birds/shots) Brother Garner was told it costs $30-$35. When we are done if guys want to do any side bets or shoot offs they have trap set up, that we can walk on and do.

“They also have a long gun range. A few of us are going to bring a few other guns, AR’s, Hi-points, slugs blah blah blah to have a little fun with also. Feel free to bring what you would like to shoot. You will be responsible for all your own ammo and fee’s to shoot. “ – Brother Garner
After the shooting, Brother Ben Hanson has offered to have the brothers who have taken part in the shoot over for a lunch cookout and drinks.

The Alumni Association would like to make it clear that firearm safety is critical. Those planning on attending to take part in the “Bullets” event should observe all federal and state laws as it pertains to transportation and position of any firearms or ammunition.

If you do not wish to part take in the “Bullets” portion of the day the Active Chapter will be helping with “Move-Ins” you are more than welcome to assist them in their recruitment efforts.

“Bats”

The dinner cookout will take place at 5:30 PM at the Chapter House. We will then be moving over to Frairbanks Park for the “Bats” portion of the day for the 4th Annual Actives vs. Alumni Softball game under the lights. First pitch will take place at 7:00 PM.

There will be an Alumni post game reception at Ole’ Simrell’s following the completion of the game.

I wish everyone safe travels and hope to see you all this weekend. Brother Garner will be accepting dues payments this weekend via check, cash or charge for those who have not paid their $50 annual alumni dues.

Fraternally,
Brother Van Camp
President
STG DT AA

Churchill Downs

We are having an Alumni Gathering at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY coming up on June 14th @ 4pm. See the Flyer for more details.

This event is open to ALL ALUMNI, whether you are a paid association member or not. We need to know a head count of who all is coming. The cost of the event will be at least $10 but the exact price is still unknown. If you are planning on attending, please contact Rhett Huffaker or Mike Van Camp before June 1st. They will be able to give you details on the hotel rooms.

You MUST register with them to attend the event.

2014 Formal Weekend Recap

Brothers,

I have much news to report.  Included in this post, you will find the official meeting minutes from the Alumni Association Meeting held on 4/6/14.  (Meeting Mins 4-06-14)  Thank you to those who were able to attend and to those who submitted a proxy.  Our newly Elected Board of Directors are…

  • President: Mike Van Camp
  • VP: Curt Binder
  • VP Membership: Rhett Huffaker
  • VP Programs: Dave Schroeder
  • VP Finance: Zac Garner

Since our election we have all been very busy making this association the best it can be.  We have already had a call and attached are the minutes from that call.  (4-9-14 Call Notes)  We would like to highlight some items.  First, our motto this year is “Year of Fun” (YOF) you will see this expression used plenty this year and we hope you can all get on board with the YOF!  With that said this year much like our 20th Anniversary, the Alumni Association will work alongside the Active Chapter to host our 25th White Rose Formal and we are very excited to announce that 4/11/15 will be the date in Indianapolis, IN!!!  That will be the last event we will host this year but between now and then we have a full calendar of events we would now like to unveil…

    • May 3rd Graduation Celebration & Derby Party, Terre Haute cookout and derby!
    • June (6-8) Special Olympics Games @ ISU [community service] Terre Haute
    • July 12th 3rd Annual Family Day, Indianapolis
    • August 9th 4th Annual Active V Alumni Softball Game & 2nd Annual Golf Scramble, Terre Haute
    • September 13th Football Game Indianapolis
    • October (10-13) Homecoming Weekend
    • November 8th Sig Tau Thanksgiving w/Actives, Terre Haute
    • December 13th Alumni Association Christmas Party, Chicago
    • January  Possible Pacers Game Outing, Indianapolis
    • February Possible Blackhawks Game Outing, Chicago
    • March 7th   2nd Annual Special Olympics Benefit Show @ Ole Sims, Terre Haute
    • April (10-12) Sigma Tau Gamma 25th Anniversary White Rose Formal Weekend, Indianapolis

We hope to see many of you at these events.  This list is subject to change and even grow but we will notify you of any changes.  If you have yet to join the Alumni Association for this term please contact Rhett Huffaker or visit our NEW website created by Curt Binder at www.sigmataugamma-deltatau.org

The Active Chapter would like to invite any Alumni to the 4/26/14 Family Day at the Chapter House.

Our next official Alumni Association event will be 5/3/14 in Terre Haute to help celebrate graduation with our new Alumni Brothers!!!  There will be food and drinks provided and possibly some Derby wagers!!!

We are a Brotherhood I hope we can all share that bond this year!!!

 

YOF,
Brother Mike Van Camp
President
STG DT AA