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Those of Our Brothers Who Have Recently Died

Since 1920 Alpha Chapter has occupied eleven Fraternity Houses.

Click here for Pictures of all eleven Alpha Chapter Houses.

Click here for a Photographic Tour of the present Alpha House.

Click here for a History of the present Alpha House's Lot and Building.

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Alpha House Renovation Project
has gotten started
with a serious study
on what repairs are needed

Click here for a Building Engineer's Inspection Report

Click here for photos of this summer's proposed repair projects

 

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Now You Can Pay Your Dues,
and/or Become a Life Member,
and/or Make a Donation to the House
electronically
by using your credit or debit card

[How to do it]
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or the old-fashioned way
by mailing your personal check or money order

(made payable to "Delta Phi Epsilon") to:

Delta Phi Epsilon
P.O. Box 25401
Washington, DC 20027

 

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All DELTA PHI EPSILON MEMBERS

ARE URGED TO JOIN

OUR NEW LinkedIn GROUP

DPE recently created a LinkedIn network,
whereby DPE brothers may easily keep in touch

and stay informed about each other.

If you click on the URL below,
request to join the DPE group,
you will automatically be included in the new group.

http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/3223/4897BF30D93C

No mass e-mails will to be sent to you.

Instead, the group (which is closed to non-DPE brothers)
just allow DPEs to find each other from a index
and gives out merely the info about yourself
that you yourself want listed.

 

This new group is already proving very useful.
You too can benefit.

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45th Biennial National Convention

Delta Phi Epsilon,

Professional Foreign Service Fraternity, Inc

27 June 2008,

Law Offices of Foley & Lardner,
3000 Washington Harbor,
Georgetown, District of Columbia

The Delegates:

l to r: Michael Parker, Secretary for Alumni Associations, Elliot Gillerman, the Eta Chapter delegate (and the proxy for Eta's NVP Edward Gnehm),

Christopher Whipps, Secretary for Collegiate Chapters, James-Michael von Stroebel, President, Terrence Boyle, General Secretary,

(and the proxy for Alpha's NVP George Viksnins, the proxy for Epsilon's NVP Josef Chytry, and the alternate delegate for the No. Calif. Alumni Association),

Jeffrey Mooradian, the delegate for the Washington Alumni Association, Justin Charity, the Alpha Chapter delegate,

and Aaron Ordower, the Epsilon Chapter delegate.

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Here is a still photograph taken from a newsreel movie clip

of former DPE National President Rufus B. von KleinSmid, De-'23,
the longtime President of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California,
shown in 1950 presiding at the dedication of Delta Chapter House

(which lasted only 5-6 years - the building, however, still exists on the USC campus).

The Los Angeles City Archivist in June 2008 e-mailed this photo,

asking who / what it was all about.

The man in the middle is the DPE's National President in 1950, Horace W. Cutler, Be-'21

and the one to the right is Bro. von KleinSmid.

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Alpha Chapter
initiates its
177th Line

Eighteen neophytes

took the Fraternal Oath;
on 6 April 2008.

The new brothers are:
Alexander Christian Hart of Winter Park, FL,

William Wallace Smith of Vienna, VA,

Nicholas Blair Munhofen of Alpharetta, GA,

Erim Sarinoglu of Germantown, TN

Dalton Khalili Dwyer of London, ENGLAND,

William Louis Georgia of Roxbury, CT,
Mark Berel Badanowski of Jacksonville Beach, FL,

Alexander Reed Moss of Huntington Valley, PA,

Franklin Chi-yen Hung of Hong Kong, CHINA,

Brendan Thomas Carney of Scranton, PA,

Timothy Séan Doherty of Simi, Valley, CA

Raja Karthikeya Gundu of Secunderabad, INDIA,

Emmanuel Charles Hampton of Sugar Land, TX,

Paul In-ha Choi of Cresskill, NJ,
Joshua Langley Mogil of Great Neck, NY,

Ryan Joseph Kurtz of Voorhees, NJ,

Philip Joseph Drouin of Edmonds, WA,

James Ryan Zambon of Medford, NJ,

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The Initiation Team:
Bro. Christopher Henderson, Al-'00, was the Line Captain,
Bro. Stephen Kim, Al-'05, was the Senior Assistant Line Captain,
Bros. Robert Hurtekant, Al-'06; Kent Elliott, Al-'05;
Adam Kemal, Al-'07; Ryan Gelinas, Al-'06;
Denis McLaughlin, Al-'07, and Justin Charity, Al-'07,
were the Junior Assistant Line Captains;
and Bro. Jason Hwang, Al-'05,
was the Line Chaplain.

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Cyrus Reza II Pahlavi

the exiled Shah of Iran

speaks at Georgetown University

as Alpha Chapter's first rush function

of the Spring 2008 Semester

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The Shah addressing an overflow audience.

Seated together on the stage

are Prof. Carol Lancaster, GU Government Department,

Bro. Jason Hwang, Al-'05, and Bro. Stephen DeMatteo, Al-'05

 

Following the Shah's Address, there was a private reception

for officers and members of Delta Phi Epsilon.

Officers of Alpha Chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon Foreign Service Fraternity

with Shah Cyrus Reza II Pahlavi and his aide-de-camp Gen. Oweissi.

l to r., Bros. Clayton Holk, Denis McLaughlin, Stephen DeMatteo, Pierce Nixon, Spencer French.

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Officers of Alpha Chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon Foreign Service Sorority

with Shah Cyrus Reza II Pahlavi.

l to r., Srs. Lindsey Purdy, Cassandra Virgin, Sevan Angacian, the Shah, Mary Cirincione, Alexandra Landegger.

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Bro. Francisco R. Soutuyo, Al-'98 (157th Line),

deacon at a Solemn High Mass,

was shown kneeling for the Elevation of the Chalice

on the front cover of the December 24, 2007, issue of

U.S. News & World Report.

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At the University of California - Berkeley

Epsilon Chapter

of the Fraternity
initiates its
94th Line

and

Epsilon Chapter

of the Sorority
initiates its
8th Line

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Group photograph of the Brothers and Sisters of Delta Phi Epsilon Foreign Service Fraternity and Sorority

 taken at the 29 November 2007 initiations by the Fraternity's and Sorority's Epsilon Chapters

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Fraternity's Alpha Chapter
initiates its
176th Line

Brothers attending Alpha Chapter's 176th initiatory Banquet

 

Fourteen Line Brothers

and one National Brother
took the Fraternal Oath
at Alpha House,

the Line Brothers on November 11, 2007,

and the National Brother on December 8, 2007.

The New Line Brothers are:
Robert Benjamin Nelson of Chicago, IL,
Kenneth Looby Morris of Stony Point, NY,

Tyler Colin Stone of Harvard, MA,
William James Quinn of Detroit, MI,

Ivan Andriyovich Batishchev of Rome, GA,

Lawrence Cenk Laws of Falls Church, VA,

Alejandro Mendoza Márquez of El Paso, TX,

Andrew Grassette Perrin of Wien, AUSTRIA,

Joshua Thomas Pierson of Troy, VA
Tom Jichang Han of Shrewsbury, MA,

Joseph Edward Miller of Itasca, IL,

Timothy James McLaughlin of Franklin, MA,

Michael William McGillen of River Forest, IL,

Christian James Assaad of Frederick MD.

The New National Brother is:
Tyler John Gardner of Lexington, VA,

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The Initiation Team:
Bro. Christiaan De Luigi, Al-'02, was the Line Captain,
Bro. Clayton Keir, Al-'04, was the Senior Assistant Line Captain,
Bros. Desmond Rawls, Al-'06; Patrick Latimer, Al-'05;
Michael Kuebler, Al-'05; Charles Prahl, Al-'05;
Nicholas Greenough, Al-'06, and Reza Jan, Al-'06,
were the Junior Assistant Line Captains;
and Bro. Timothy Ralls, Al-'05,
was the Line Chaplain.

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Eta Chapter
begins pledging its
57th Line.

Nine neophytes
took the Pledge Oath

and, as of October 28,

all nine remain.

Harry Dobelle, Eta Chapter's Vice-President for Membership,

(in the GWU shirt)

with pledgees of Eta's 57th Line,

at work in the party room of Alpha House

on finishing their paddles.

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Active Brothers and their Girlfriends

Gather Following Polo Matches

at the Great Meadows Farm of Bro. Philip Karber,

September 2007

 

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Student Brothers at Work Weeding and Gardening

the Sidewalks and Lawns of Delta Phi Epsilon House,

September 2007

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Graduating Brothers of GU's Class of 2007

Have Farewell Bar-B-Q

at Alpha House

6 May 2007

Gaurav Garg, Gene Gerzhoy, Nick Miede, Dante Randazzo, Joe Brennan, Anthony Comfort, Christian Dully, Brad Sammis, Joslyn Ureña, Ed Duffy,
Michael Kaiser, Alex Reish, Michael Jacko, Clayton Keir, Ryan Gelinas, and Frank Vargas
(attending, but not in picture: Kenneth Martin, Patrick Morrissey, Emilio Lopez)

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Alpha Brothers Start

Chess Nights

at Alpha House

Weekly Multiple Chess Games

Became a Tuesday Night Fixture this Spring

at 3401 Prospect Street

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Eta Chapter
initiates its
56th Line

On Sunday, April 15, 2007,

Eta initiated fifteen Line Brothers and one National Brother

in ceremonies at The George Washington University University Club.

The George Washington University University Club.

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New and old Eta Brothers following the swearing-in.

Brothers and Pledgees of Eta Chapter

paid a visit to Alpha Chapter

12 April 2007

prior to Eta's initiation weekend.

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Alpha Chapter

Delta Phi Epsilon Professional Foreign Service Sorority
initiates its
Victoria Line

The new and old sisters of Alpha Chapter

following initiation ceremonies for the Victoria Line

13 April 2007.

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The Student Sisters of Eta Chapter

of Delta Phi Epsilon Professional Foreign Service Sorority
Gathered Together at Delta Phi Epsilon's 87th Founders' Day

24 February 2007

Epsilon Chapter
initiates its
92nd Line

On Friday, December 8, 2006,

Epsilon initiated the two Line Brothers

of its 92nd Line.

All the student brothers of Epsilon Chapter,

at the initiation ceremonies for the 92nd Line.

Alpha Chapter
initiates its
175th Line

The Initiation Team:
Bro. Robert McCutcheon, Al-'94, was the Line Captain,
Bro. Christopher Kellen, Al-'04, was the Senior Assistant Line Captain,
Bros. Eugene Gerzhoy, Al-'05; Gaurav Garg, Al-'05;
Patrick Sullivan, Al-'05; Christian Perlingiere, Al-'04;
Shawn Marhamati, Al-'06, and Fabien Thayamballi, Al-'06,
were the Junior Assistant Line Captains;
and Bro. Ryan Gelinas, Al-'06,
was the Line Chaplain.

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Hispanic Heritage History Month: Robert J. Castro

Released by the Office of Regional Media Outreach
Bureau of Public Affairs
October 2, 2006

Bob Castro serves as Chief of Staff

(rank-equivalent of a Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary) to the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO),

which has an annual budget of over $1.4 billion and over 1,200 authorized positions worldwide.

In this role, Bob coordinates activities of the five principal offices reporting to the OBO Director/Chief Operating Officer,

the designated Senior Overseas Real Property Manager for the U.S. Government.

These functions include Planning & Development, Real Estate, Project Execution, Operations & Maintenance,

and Resource Management.  Bob joined the State Department in February 2004,

serving as OBO's Special Assistant for Congressional and Business Affairs

until his promotion to Chief of Staff in December 2005.

Bob's career in public service spans over 15 years in Washington, D.C.,

including 10 years on Capitol Hill and two years managing an internationally-renowned

public opinion and market research firm, in addition to launching his own business

and consulting with various other ventures. In 2002, he co-founded the Inter-American Business Council.

National Journal named Bob one of the most influential Congressional staffers under age 30 in 1995.

He has appeared or been quoted in various media and news articles,

from The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and The New York Times to CNN, C-SPAN and Univision.

An Atlanta native, Bob received a Bachelor's degree in History from Georgetown University,

where he was also president of the professional foreign service fraternity, Delta Phi Epsilon.

As a sideline, Bob has officiated intercollegiate and interscholastic soccer and basketball for over a decade.

GU Faculty Bro. Phillip A. Karber, Al-'05,

hosts "Delta Phi Epsilon Day"

at Great Meadows Polo Field in Northern Virginia

His team won the day's match and Bro. Karber presented the silver placque to Alpha Chapter president Edward Duffy

Front, l to r: Bros. Chris Kellen, Frank Vargas, Phil Karber, Ed Duffy, Christian Dully,

Fabien Thayamballi, Brent Morowitz, Clay Keir, Chuck Prahl and Reza Jan;

Rear, l to r: Bros. Chris Whipps, Spencer French, Mike Kaiser, Ryan Gelinas, and Jason Hwang.

Farewell for Bro. Benjamin A. Montañez, Al-'00,

Before He Leaves for FSO posting in Saudi Arabia

Bro. Joseph P. Urban, Benjamin A. Montañez, Terrence J. Boyle, Howard R. Schaffer and Matthew C. Axelrod,

at the Childe Harold Restaurant near Dupont Circle, gather to send off Bro. Montañez (162nd Line),

who leaves in August 2006 to become the Political / Economic Affairs Officer in the U.S. Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 

Bro. Urban recently passed the written part of the FSO examination.  Bro. Axelrod is the Desk Officer for Egypt and North Africa

in the Department of Defense.  Bro. Schaffer is a former U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh.

The Childe Harold Restaurant, on 20th Street, NW, is between two former Alkpha Chapter houses.

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Delta Phi Epsilon at The George Washington University

Almost all of the members of Eta Chapter gathered for the 54th initiatory banquet on May 6, 2006

Delta Phi Epsilon's Oldest Living Brother

Celebrates His 100th Birthday at Home in New Jersey

Bro. B. Preston Root, Al-'26 (15th Line)

A 100-year life, lived one day at a time
Bastion of Morris community overcame

illness, a tornado, family loss

-- all with a smile

BY ROB SEMAN
MORRISTOWN DAILY RECORD

MORRIS TWP. -- There are two distinctive features on B. Preston Root's face.

One is a testament to the age of the man who turned 100 years old on Wednesday.

The other is a testament to his youth.

In 1927, at the age of 21, he had gone for a swim in a contaminated lake

and caught bacterial sinusitis. It was an ailment that today could easily be cured with antibiotics.

But penicillin would not be developed until 1929,

and doctors were forced to operate, removing bone in his forehead.

He calls the scar his "trademark."

"People recognize me, so it doesn't hurt," Root said with a big smile.

That's the other feature --and that's what he says is the secret behind his long life.

"Keep smiling and keep breathing," Root said.

"I think you have to smile.

It's the best antidote there is."

It could be his genes, too. Root's mother, Faye, lived to be 101.

His sister, Felice, is 97 years old,

and his brother, Rex, died at age 80.

His wife died in 2001 at 97.

Regardless of the secret,

Root's life and involvement in the Morristown community

made the sharp-minded centenarian the center of attention of friends, relatives and local officials this week.

He was given a proclamation on Wednesday by the Morris Township Committee

hours after the senior citizen's club in Morristown threw him a birthday party.

On Saturday, Root's life was portrayed in the Church of the Redeemer's annual Men's Dinner Cabaret.

The show is typically a raunchy, somewhat off-color production,

but this year the parishioners behind it dedicated the show to Root,

who has been a faithful member of the church since 1943.

The script was culled from a five-page biography

that Root prepared for director John DeAngelis and writer Len Resto.

Resto first met Root when Resto joined the church in 1999.

Resto said that, since grade school, he sat in the back of the room,

and it was in the rear pews that Root also sat.

Resto said he is astonished that Root is as sharp as he is at 100.

In February, Resto told Root he would be having knee surgery,

but he did not expect the 99-year-old to remember that.

"I saw him a few weeks later and he asked, 'How did your knee surgery go?'" Resto said.

"I'm just so impressed by that."

While the cabaret actors portrayed Root's 100-year life a few years at a time,

Root's own approach to life was far simpler.

"You have to take one day at a time," Root said.

"The best way to do it is say, 'this is it, this is my problem today and I've got to solve it,'" Root said.

"And if I do a good job today, maybe tomorrow will be a good day, too."

In 100 years, Root has had his share of good days and bad.

Root grew up in hard times, when money was tight even before the Great Depression.

Born on a 400-acre farm in Wells, Minn., Root's family was uprooted

when a tornado leveled the farm, leaving them in bankruptcy.

His parents divorced when he was 16

and he, his brother, his sister and his mother moved to Minneapolis.

His mother began working as a reporter for the Minneapolis Star,

while Preston began working at a number of jobs,

from delivering newspapers to selling them on street corners

to delivering film and working in a grocery store.

"My mother made it a point that we lived in a nice house," Root said.

"Even though we were poor, there was a lot of dignity."

Root eventually made it to college, first at the University of Minnesota,

then transferring to Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service,

where he met his wife, Elinor.

He graduated with a bachelor's degree in foreign service in 1930

and in vain, as the Great Depression struck and the U.S. government closed many of its embassies.

Root would find refuge the following year, however,

taking a job as a sales agent with Metropolitan Life Insurance in Washington, D.C.

He rose through the company ranks and eventually was relocated to New Jersey.

He was promoted to sales manager of Morris, Sussex and Warren counties,

and moved to Morristown in 1943.

Root ordered the company's longtime home at 211 South St.

to be built at what now is the site of an Eckerd drugstore.

To his employees, Root embodied a bygone era of the insurance field

in which agents would work on a debit system,

collecting premiums every week from clients and marking their payment in a debit book.

That system has long since been replaced by annual payments by mail.

Root believed in personal relationships with his clients,

something the debit system lent itself to -- at least in his approach.

As an efficiency expert for the company, Root recommended that his agents take their time doing their job.

In stark contrast to what most might consider efficient in the modern day,

it would be better to collect $300 in premiums over five days, even though it could be done in two.

"That (five days) gave people the chance to talk to people about the need for life insurance," Root said.

With only two days, "you had no opportunity to prospect, no opportunity to make friends," Root said.

"The idea was, you do it in two days, what are you going to do in the third, fourth or fifth day?" Root said.

"Find a new job."

Don Schuld and Larry Faschin, two of Root's former agents, said their boss was demanding,

but he always kept an even tone with his employees and never yelled.

Root also was a very conservative man, they said,

who believed that only husbands, not wives, should work

-- a belief that had less to do with gender

and more to do with ensuring that his male employees would work hard.

That wasn't to say that Root didn't employ women.

Root gave Morris Township Committeewoman Kathleen Hyland her first job after high school.

Hyland said Root was demanding, but never rude.

"He made you toe the line, but he had a very gentlemanly way about him," Hyland said.

Root also is described as a progressive and tolerant man,

particularly by his fellow parishioners at the Church of the Redeemer,

which has a legacy as the place of worship for gay families and those afflicted with AIDS.

"He's sort of the conscience of this church," Resto said.

Resto said Root is credited with breaking the logjam of indecision

over whether to convert the church's former rectory into housing for AIDS patients in 1994.

Root said that, at the decisive meeting on the issue, he simply asked,

"if Jesus were alive today, what would he do?'"

Resto said that was all that was needed to make the decision

to turn the rectory into what is now the Eric Johnson House.

"He's a really, really progressive guy," Resto said.

"I think you have to treat people like you want to be treated," Root said.

"You have to accept everybody. I feel everybody is the same as I am."

Timeline of a life

The following is a timeline of personal and world events that occurred in the 100-year life of B. Preston Root:

April 19, 1906 -- B. Preston Root is born at the family farm in Wells, Minn.
1906 -- San Francisco earthquake
1907 -- Oklahoma is given statehood
1910 -- U.S. population -- 91,641,195
1912 -- New Mexico and Arizona given statehood
1916 -- Root family farm destroyed by cyclone
1917 -- Family moves to Minneapolis
1920 -- Prohibition
1922 -- Root's parents divorce. Mother becomes reporter at St. Paul Dispatch and Pioneer Press.
1924 -- Root enters University of Minnesota School of Business Administration
1926 -- Root transfers to Georgetown School of Foreign Service; joins Delta Phi Epsilon; meets Elinor Johnson, his future wife
1927 -- Contracts bacterial sinusitis from swimming and is operated on at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota
1929 -- Root and Johnson attend inaugural ball of president-elect Herbert Hoover; stock market crash; penicillin discovered
1930 -- Root graduates with bachelor's degree in foreign services; Great Depression hits; Root marries Johnson on Oct. 23 in Philadelphia
1931 -- Root starts career with Metropolitan Life as sales agent in the company's Potomac district, Washington, D.C.; Empire State Building opened
1938 -- Moves to Larchmont, N.Y.
1939 -- Roots adopt daughter Elaine Louise from Canada; World War II begins
1942 -- Preston Root Jr. is born in Jersey City about 8 weeks early after Elinor is injured in an auto accident
1943 -- Root is promoted to district sales manager for Morris, Sussex and Warren Counties, moves to Morristown, joins Church of the Redeemer.
1944 -- Moves to current home in Convent Station
1944-1968 -- Root participates in a number of community groups, including: Dover Kiwanis Club, YMCA, Dover Chamber of Commerce; organized the Life Underwriters Association of North New Jersey, Morristown Kiwanis Club, Morris County Chamber of Commerce board, National Affairs Committee, Deer Lake Swim Club in Mountain Lakes, American Lung Association, board member of Planned Parenthood, New Jersey State Association of Life Underwriters, Morris County Golf Club; board of Morristown Memorial Hospital until 1966, Community Chest Morris County board member, deputy administrator of Civil Defense for Morris and Sussex Counties, foreman of the Grand Jury of Morris County, Morris County American Heart Association, trustee of St. Bernard's School in Gladstone; moderator for the New Jersey Child Welfare Conference, trustee of the Morris County Children's Home Foundation, board member for St. John the Baptist School for Girls in Mendham, director of Morris County Savings Bank, advisory committee of the Morristown Women's Club
1945-1991 -- Cold War
1950-1953 -- Korean War, polio vaccine
1961 -- Berlin Wall built, first man into space
1962-1975 -- Vietnam War, assassination of JFK
1973 -- World Trade Center opens
1984 -- Preston and Elinor move to Sarasota, Fla.
1990-1991 -- Operation Desert Storm
1990 -- Preston has open-heart surgery
1993 -- Elinor suffers from chronic illness and is sent to hospital, rehabilitation, nursing homes and home nurse care
1999 -- Return home to Convent Station
2001 -- Elinor dies, Sept. 17, at age 97

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W.A.A.'s and Alpha's

Celebration

of

Delta Phi Epsilon Fraternity's

86th FOUNDERS' DAY

held on Saturday, February 25, 2006

Brothers, Sisters and Dates at Founders' Day

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House Foundation Trustee Completes Trilogy on "the Afterlife"

Bro. Rocco E. Porreco, Al-'61,
honoree for the 2003 Cenacoli Mariani Foundation gala,
signing copies of his new book for Cenacoli President Antonio Randino
and the Cenacoli Mariani Foundation.

Bro. Rocco Ernest Porreco, Al-'61 (83rd Line),

a member of the Board of Trustees of the Alpha House Foundation

ever since its incorporation in 1962,

has completed his fascinating three-volume magnum opus

The Life of the World to Come,

which is modeled on Dante's Divine Comedy
and based on the assumption that the basic principles
that apply to earthly life are also operative in the afterlife.

His views on life after death are based not on religious teachings,

but rather on one's introspection and self-examination.

Vol. I ("Hell") appeared in 2001, Vol. II ("Purgatory") in 2002,

and Vol. III ("Paradise") in 2004.

Bro. Porrco is a decorated World War II combat medic (awarded the Silver Star),

a former State Department intelligence analyst,

a former dean of the Georgetown University Graduate School,

a Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and

former chairman of the G.U. Department of Philosophy.

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W.A.A. HOSTS

LUNCHEONS AND SUPPERS

L to r, Bros. Keith Gerver (164th L), Jeffrey Mooradian (147th L), Sean Kulkarni (159th L),

Michael Parker (166th L), Alexander Hamilton (150th L), Aaron Myers (167th L),

Mark Eblan (112th L), Mrs. Mark Eblan, Charles Skuba (98th L), Marcus King (139th L),

Terrence Boyle (86th L), Peter Collins (83rd L), Lance Burton (75th L), & Charles Pucie (85th L)

Under W.A.A.'s new Pres. Charles J. Skuba, Al-'68 (98th Line).

there have been throughout 2005 a number of well-attended alumni get-togethers.

Pictured above is a luncheon that was held in October 2005

at the site of the very first Alpha House

at 1335 Connecticut Avnue, NW,

which Delta Phi Epsilon occupied from Oct 1920 to Oct 1921

(It is now the Heritage India Restaurant).

The Former Alpha Houses.

 

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Former Eta Chapter President Edward Gnehm, Et-'64, with the 53rd Line

Eta Chapter
at
The George Washington University
in Washington, D.C.,
is re-born
after being inactive for 35 years

The thirteen pledgees of Eta's 53rd Line
took the Fraternal Oath in ceremonies at Alpha House
on Sunday, November 13, 2005.
Bro. Edward W. Gnehm, Et-'64,
a past president of Eta Chapter,
and former U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait,
presented the new brothers
with their DPE lapel pins:

Daniel Kiernan Balke of Portage, MI,
Noah Kai Cherry of Gloucester, MA,
Peter Yun Lu Fu of Naperville, IL,
Elliot Joseph Gillerman of Rehoboth, MA,
Joseph Patrifck Greeley of Norwood, MA,
Christopher James Hanley of Livermore, CA,
Adam Mitchell Rosen of Pittsburgh, PA,
Michael Ernest Schmitz of Mount Airy, MD,
Michael Vincenzo Scrimenti of Erie, PA,
Eric David Soucie of Southampton, CT,
Andrew James Framknecht of Erie, PA,
Brian Paul Gallo of Bay Village, OH,
Michael Ray Huerta-Cross of Las cCuces, NM,
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Alpha Chapter
initiates its
172nd Line

Ten Line Brothers and Five National Brothers
took the Fraternal Oath;
in ceremonies at Alpha House on November 13, 2005.

The new Line Brothers are:

Robert Clayton Holk of Magnolia Springs, AL,
Nicholas Romuald Ignatius Poplawski of Wilmette, IL,
Christian Hans von Dewall of Dortmund, GERMANY,
Peter Adams Sorrentino of Marblehead, MA,
Charles Geoffery Prahl of Cambridge, MD,
Benjamin Isaac Lazarus of Chapel Hill, NC,
Timothy Amadeus Ralls of Briarcliff, NY,
Dermot Patrick Maher of Alpharetta, GA,
Joon-ho Lee of Seoul, KOREA,
Carlos José Infante-Ardila of Potomac, MD,
Robert Andries Hurtekant of Dallas, TX,
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The new National Brothers are:

Harry Morton Lee De Witt of Laurel, MD,
a Vice-President of Citizens National Bank.,
Stephen M. Feiler of New Haven, CT,
Catholic Communications Specialist for the Knights of Columbus,
Keith Paul Hrebenak of Magnolia Springs, AL,
Professorial Lecturer in Political Geography
at the G.U. School of Foreign Service
Thomas Mulvihill King, S.J., of Washington, DC,
Professor of Theology at Georgetown University
Howard Bruner Schaffer of Washington, DC,
Director of Studies, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
at the G.U. School of Foreign Service

The Initiation Team:
Bro. Andrew Griffin, Al-'01, was the Line Captain,
Bro. Charles Perin, Al-'02, was the Senior Assistant Line Captain,
Bros. Jan Halaska, Al-'03; Christian Dully, Al-'04;
Alexander Reish, Al-'04; Francisco Vargas, Al-'04;
Anthony Comfort, Al-'04, and Clayton Keir, Al-'04,
were the Junior Assistant Line Captains;
and Bro. Christopher Kellen, Al-'03,
was the Line Chaplain.
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Alpha Chapter
initiates its
171st Line

Twenty-seven Line Brothers
took the Fraternal Oath;
on March 20, 2005,
as well as one National Brother:

Michael Robert Weintraub of Los Angeles, CA,
Alexander Reid Ennis of Washington, DC,
Nicholas Hans Miede of Irvine, CA,
Christopher Joseph Brill of Bethesda, MD,
Nicolas Olivier Lizop of Paris, FRANCE,
Donald Pierce Nixon of Little Rock, AR,
Patrick Raymond Latimer of Chevy Chase, MD,
Michael Gerard Kuebler of Elyria, OH,
Stephen Joseph DeMatteo of Greensburg, PA,
Alexander Jonathan Stein of Morristown, NJ,
Nicholas Antony Thomas Hartman of Port Townsend, WA,
John Vittorio Cantalupi of Redwood City, CA,
Christopher Robert Dittmeier of Manalapan, NJ,
Ryan Christopher Hughes of Cherry Hills, NJ,
Eric Moses Lightfoot of Bethesda, MD,
Kent Michael Elliott of Walnut Creek, CA,
Bradley Pearson Sammis of Wallingford, CT,
Brent Allen Morowitz of Allendale, NJ,
Jun Oh Yoon of Anaheim, CA,
Patrick Myers Sullivan of Indianapolis, IN,
Billy Clarck Dumé of Pembroke Pines, FL,
Nahshon Alphonse-Stefano Oliver of Coral Springs, FL,
Joslyn Stephen Ureña of The Bronx, NY,
Spencer Lawrence French of Chatsworth, CA,
Jason Sun Jie Guang Hwang of Princeton Junction, NJ,
Adam Van Frisoli of Annandale, NJ,
Stephen Hun Yong Kim of Glendale, CA,

Matteo Pedercini of Milano, ITALY

 

The Initiation Team:
Bro. Alexander Hamilton, Al-'94, was the Line Captain,
Bro. Harrison Osbourn, Al-'02, was the Senior Assistant Line Captain,
Bros. Michael Taormina, Al-'02; Daniel Riva, Al-'03;
Edward Duffy, Al-'04; Michael Parker, Al-'02;
Jeffrey Mooradian, Al-'93, and Andrew Fahmi, Al-'03,
were the Junior Assistant Line Captains;
and Bro. Christian Dully, Al-'04,
was the Line Chaplain.
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Alpha Chapter
initiates its
170th Line

Eleven Neophytes took the Fraternal Oath;
on November 14.2004:

Kenneth John Martin of Grapevine, TX,
Michael Alexander Jacko of Plano, TX,
Haamid "Happy" Xavier Johnson of Chicago, IL,
Dante Jamil Randazzo of San José, CA,
Jae Yi of Washington, DC,
Michael Robert Kaiser of Somerset, NJ,
Clayrton Chester Keir of Oreland, PA,
Patrick Neil Morrissey of McLean, VA,
Eugene Valeriavich Gerzhoy of Owings Mills, MD,
Christian Chuery Perlingiere of Valinhos, BRAZIL,
Gaurav Garg of Dayton, MD

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The Initiation Team:
Bro. John Givens, Al-'00, was the Line Captain,
Bro. Francis Piotrkowski, Al-'98, i]was the Senior Assistant Line Captain,
Bros. Charles Perin, Al-'02; Amit Gosar, Al-'03`;
Timothy Heck, Al-'02; Michael Taormina, Al-'02,
Matthew Schmidt, Al-'03, and Christopher Kellen, Al-'01,
were the Junior Assistant Line Captains;
and Bro. Joseph Urban, Al-'03,
was the Line Chaplain.

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Alpha Chapter
initiates its
169th Line

Twelve Neophytes took the Fraternal Oath
on March 28, 2004:

Alejandro Manuel Rhett of Highstown, NJ,
Peter Daniel McLaughlin of Burr Ridge, IL,
Vikram Agrawal of Princeton, NJ,
Jay Alexander Johnston of Seattle, WA,
Christian Thomas Dully of Boca Raton, FL,
Alexander Edward Reish of Portage, MI,
Moises David Mendoza of Portland, OR,
Anthony Lawrence Comfort of Cupertino, CA,
Francisco José Vargas of Houston, TX,
Andy George Linderman of Levitttown, PA,
Philip Bruce Lacovara of Tucson, AZ,
Edward William Duffy of Vacaville, CA

One National Brother was also initiated:

Roi-Charles Aquila Augustine Coulombe of Los Angeles, CA,
a much published author and commentator

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The Initiation Team:
Bro. Christopher Hajduk, Al-'01, was the Line Captain,
Bro. Brian Griffin, Al-'02, was the Senior Assistant Line Captain,
Bros. Geoffrey Paquette, Al-'03; Marc Gersen, Al-'01`;
John Menzel, Al-'01; Joseph Urban, Al-'02,
Kyle Zilles, Al-'03, and Jason Atwood, Al-'01,
were the Junior Assistant Line Captains;
and Bro. Christiaan DeLuigi, Al-'02,
was the Line Chaplain.

 

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Alpha Chapter
initiates its
168th Line

Eleven Neophytes took the Fraternal Oath;
on November 16, 2003:

Nazareth Haysbert of Hampton, VA,
Joseph Krajewski of Chadds Ford, PA,
Daniel Hensley of Harriman, TN,
Pedro Mendoza of Caracas, VENEZUELA
Brooks Lindsay of Seattle, WA,
Matthew Schmidt of Finleyville, PA
Daniel Riva of East Norwich, NY,
David Ojeda of Dallas, TX,
Peter Turner of Burlington, CT,
Scott Greenwood of Los Angeles, CA,
Matthew Howell of Whitefield, NH
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Three National Brothers were also initiated:

Patrick Giguere of Southbridge, MA,
a fourth year midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy
in Annapolis, Maryland,
Phillip Karber of Great Falls, VA,
Chairman of the Board of John F. Kennedy International Air Terminal LLC,
at Jamaica, New York, and
an Adjunct Professor of Government at Georgetown University
Charles King of Washington, DC,
an Associate Professor of Government at Georgetown University

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The Initiation Team:
Bro. Robert Dunphy, Al-'98, was the Line Captain,
Bro. Roger Rigaud, Al-'90, was the Senior Assistant Line Captain,
Bros. Harrison Osbourn, Al-'02; Brian Griffin, Al-'02;
Neil Gormley, Al-'01; David Littlejohn, Al-'02,
Charles Perin, Al-'02, and Wesley Cross, Al-'00,
were the Junior Assistant Line Captains;
and Bro. David Gioia, Al-'02,
was the Line Chaplain.
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One Neophyte from the 167th Line
who was not able to be initated last fall with the rest of his Line,

finally took the Fraternal Oath along with the 168th Line:

Jan Halaska of Foxboro, MA

 

 

Alpha also conducted on Novembr 16,

on behalf of the newly re-activated
Epsilon Chapter at the University of California,
the initiation ceremonies for one of its neophytes,
not able to be in Berkeley for his own Pledge Line's initiation
that took place on November 23:

Winston Quang Le of Albany, CA

Photographs from the Initiatory Banquet

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N.Y.A.A. President Is Married in France

L to r: Bros Shelby Guilbert, Andrew Sullivan, Stéphane Lautner,
Jeffrey Mooradian, Thaddeus Strobach, William Holmberg,
Robin Filmer-Wilson, John Galbraith, and Townsend Baldwin
gather at Montfort l'Amaury, France,
for the September 2003 wedding of Bro. Holmberg to Miss Sybille Cottin,
the daughter of Aude and Bruno Cottin of Paris, France.

Bro. Holmberg is currently a graduate student
at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Boston, MA.
Before starting graduate school, He worked in sales and marketing
for early-stage technology companies
as well as in investment research for Oppenheimer Capital International.
He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Georgetown University.

 

for more pictures of the wedding

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Summer Get-Together of Actives
in Chicago

Several of the actives who were in D.C. drove to Chicago this summer
to visit with a number of their Illinois confreres.

See the pictures

Alpha Chapter
initiates its
167th Line

 

Twenty-five neophytes originally took the Pledge Oath;
on March 30, 2003,
fifteen of them were initiated as Line Brothers:

Geoffrey Scott Paquette of Novi, MI,
Thomas George Kozlowski of Norridge, IL,
Christopher Nathaniel Kellen of New York, NY,
Michael James Boswell of Elk Grove, IL,
John Robert Turpin of Austin, TX,
David Allan Baker of Racine, WI
Nathaniel Steven Wright of Blackfoot, IO,
Charles Melvin McClees of Lakeside, CA
Joseph Paul Urban of Dallas, PA,
Nicholas Patrick Pessolano of Wilbraham, MA,
Aaron Daniel Myers of Lexington, OH,
Daniel Patrick Culley of Lakewood, OH,
Andrew Edmund Fahmi of London, ENGLAND,
Ahmit Raghavji Gosar of Princeton Junction, NJ,
Kyle Bryan Zilles of Flower Mound, TX

The Initiation Team:
Bro. Brendan Franich, Al-'99, was the Line Captain,
Bro. Francis Piotrkowski, Al-'98, was the Senior Assistant Line Captain,
Bros. Christopher Whipps, Al-'00; Jeffrey McAlpin, Al-'00;
Daniel Schier, Al-'02; Christopher Hajduk, Al-'01;
Brian Griffin, Al-'02, and Aaron Thompson, Al-'00, and
Harrison Osbourn, Al-'02, were the Junior Assistant Line Captains;
and Bro. Theodore Senasu, Al-'02,
was the Line Chaplain.
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Gallery of Photographs
Taken at the Initiation
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