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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 repair projects

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]
.
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

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.

Alpha starts rushing for its 181st Line

Bro. James B. King, Al-'73 (107th Line)

GU's newest faculty brother

and formerly Sony's head of global real estate

on Monday, 22 February 2010

talked to brothers and prospectives

about how to make most use of college years

in having a successful career in life.

Alpha Chapter
initiates its
180th Line

Sixteen Line Brothers and one National Brother

took the Fraternal Oath;

at the City Tavern Club of Georgetown

on Sunday, November 15, 2009

The new Line Brothers are:

Seán Thomas Quigley of Franklin, NC,

Bradford Thomas Crist of Overland Park, KS,

Christopher Jay Mlynarski of Wilmette, IL,

Kyle Andrew Trotta of Welcome, MD,

Christopher Michael Finnegan of Garden City, NY,

Jordan Eskil Grushkin of Pinole, CA,

Zachary Abraham Krumme of Puway, CA,

Daniel Alexander Hrebenak of Chantilly, VA,

Andrew Joseph Pence of Indianapolis, IN,

David Yu Liu of Davis, CA,

Dario Jevtic of Edina, MN,

Thomas Pierre Hupez of Washington, DC,

Christopher Jerome Sullivan of Ridgewood, NJ,

Cameron Jay Sumner of Hummelstown, PA,

Joshua Alexander French of Fabens, TX,

Garett James Schuman of Watchung, NJ,

The new National Brother is:

Karl Matthew Logan of Arlington, TX,

owner of an internet technology firm.

The Initiation Team:
Bro. Andrew Sullivan, Al-'98, was the Line Captain,
Bro. Adam Kemal, Al-'06, was the Senior Assistant Line Captain,
Bros. Petr Janda, Al-'08; William Quinn, Al-'07;
Dalton Dwyer, Al-'08; Reza Jan, Al-'06;
Inha Choi, Al-'08, and Boris Zikratov, Al-'07,
were the Junior Assistant Line Captains;
and Bro. Blair Munhofen, Al-'08,
was the Line Chaplain.

Bro. Mubarak al-Khalifa with former Secretary of State Albright

Brothers at the 179th Initiatory Banquet

Alpha Chapter
initiates its
179th Line

Fifty-six neophytes

took the Pledge Oath;

twenty-eight of them,

and one G.U. faculty member,

were sworn in

on April 5, 2009.

The new Line Brothers are:

David Matthew Heckler of Indianapolis, IN,

Jagmeet Singh of Edison, NJ,

Samuel Scott Hyman of Greensboro, NC,

Anthony Bradley Eben of Chicago, IL,

Mark Thomas Nelson of Bethesda, MD,

Vincent Ze Ming Lu of Maywood, NJ,

Arun Sasank Avva of Edison, NJ,

Neil James Chirite of Luray, VA,

Lucas Maximilian Stratmann of Münster, GERMANY,

John Webster Leslie of Fairfield, CT,

Edward Patrick Cadagin of Milan, MI,

Ivo Georgiev Dimitrov of Sofia, BULGARIA,

Brendan Patrick Travers of Monroe, NY,

Zachary Ross Olson of Fairfield, CT,

Louis Edward DiPaola of Elizabeth, NJ,

Garrett Patrick Georgia of Roxbury, CT,

Wesley Cody Bayer of Westford, MA,

Christopher Thomas Maynes Mika of San Anselmo, CA,

Michael James Spaulding of Sandy, UT,

Stephano Manuel Medina de Velasco of Winnetka, CA,

Mubarak Ali Al-Khalifa of Bahrain, BAHRAIN,

Trevor MacDonnell Topf of Madison, NJ,

David Michael Smith of Warren, NJ,

Aryeh Samuel Blank of New York, NY,

Rafael Vicente Notario Becerra of Bethesda, MD,

Julien Pierre Apollon of Miami, FL,

Judd Daniel King of Lincoln, MA,

Todd Alexander Liipfert of Houston, TX,

Daniel Ribeira de Paula Lima of Flushing, NY,

The new National Brother is:

Julian Matthews Chesnutt of Washington, DC,

The Initiation Team:
Bro. Francis Piotrkowski, Al-'98, was the Line Captain,
Bro. Patrick Nanson, Al-'06, was the Senior Assistant Line Captain,
Bros. Franklin Hung, Al-'07; Joseph Hart, Al-'07;
Tyler Stone, Al-'07; Colin Judd, Al-'07;
Michael McGillen, Al-'07, and Erim Sarinoglu, Al-'07,
were the Junior Assistant Line Captains;
and Bro. John Dougherty, Al-'07,
was the Line Chaplain.

One third (all that the camera could capture)

of the members of the 179th Line,

the largest Line ever of Alpha Chapter,

at their 1st Line Meeting .

Pi Chapter Re-Activates

Delta Phi Epsilon's chapter at The American University
was installed in December 1967,

but inactive since 1972.

Pi recently returned to the fold.

Christopher Carey and William Hubbard,

two American University students

who were driving force behind the re-activation efforts.

The first pledgees of the 9th Line of Pi Chapter

pledged at Founders' Day,

27 February 2009.

In the following week

seventeen more joined them.

The initiation of the 9th Line of Pi Chapter

at The Bombay Club, Washington, DC

Twenty of the thirty-five neophytes took the Fraternal Oath

on April 16, 2009.

The initiation of more neophytes of the 9th Line of Pi Chapter

at Alpha House, Washington, DC

Another s even of the original thirty-five neophytes

finally took the Fraternal Oath

on Sunday, November 15, 2009

Beta Chapter Re-Activates

Delta Phi Epsilon's second chapter,

installed at New York University in December 1920,

returns to the fold after a forty-five year absence

On Monday, October 27, 2008,

Bro. Nick Miede, an Alpha alumnus, administered the Pledge Oath

to Beta Chapter's first pledge class

in over forty-five years.

Their initiation was then scheduled for Saturday, January 24, 2009.

The initiation of the 79th Line of Beta
Twelve new brothers with their Initatiation Team,

comprised of Bros. Frederic Ohrn, Be-'67, Terrence Boyle, Al-'63,

and Éamon Nolan, Al-'06,

following their initiation on 24 January 2009.

The initiation of the 80th Line of Beta

Thirteen neophytes of Beta's 80th Line

took the Fraternal Oath

on May 8, 2009.

The New Psi Chapter

Delta Phi Epsilon

Professional Foreign Service Fraternity

On Sunday, November 16, 2008.

a new chapter was installed

at the University of the Pacific

in Stockton, California,

becoming the first new chapter

of Delta Phi Epsilon

in more than thirty years.

The new Brothers of Psi Chapter

Existing and new Brothers following the 178th Initiatory Banquet

The City Tavern Club

Alpha Chapter
initiates its
178th Line

The eight neophytes

took the Fraternal Oath;

on Sunday, November 9, 2008.

The eight new Brothers are:
Andrew Hamilton Green of Austin, TX,

Michael Alan Counihan of Columbus, MS,

Thomas Stephen Zuzelo of Warminster, PA,

Justin Reeves Albert Castleberry of Lexington, SC,

Neel Dilip Sodha of Fleet, ENGLAND,

Petr Janda of Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC,

Thong Moua of Springfield, VA,

Thomas William Crecelius of West Lafayette, IN.

The Initiation Team:
Bro. Christopher Whipps, Al-'00, was the Line Captain,
Bro. Fabien Thayamballi, Al-'06, was the Senior Assistant Line Captain,
Bros. John Dougherty, Al-'07; Patrick Nanson, Al-'06;
Daniel Hill, Al-'07; Daniel Riva, Al-'03;
Phillip Wilcox, Al-'06, and Ivan Batishchev, Al-'07,
were the Junior Assistant Line Captains;
and Bro. Tyler Stone, Al-'07,
was the Line Chaplain.

The New National President

Delta Phi Epsilon

Professional Foreign Service Fraternity

Fra’ James-Michael von Stroebel, Al-'54 (68th line)
National President of Delta Phi Epsilon,
Professional Foreign Service Fraternity, Inc.
2008-2010

Brief Biographic Résumé

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1927.

Attended Catholic elementary schools; Marquette University High School, in the Jesuit Latin/Greek discipline;
Marquette University; St Stanislaus Jesuit Seminary, Florissant MO;
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Washington DC;
Universidad Iberoamericana Jesuit university in Mexico City;
and Georgetown University Graduate School;
Berlitz Institute, Guadalajara, Mexico;
and the Foreign Service Institute language school.

Traveled to Germany in the summer of 1950 to work with Bavarian Caritas (Catholic Charities),
but because of the Korean police action, enlisted in the U.S. Army,
serving in Germany and France (1950-1952).

Except for an interim as assistant dean of Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City in 1956,
entire civilian career was with the United States Department of Commerce
or Foreign Commercial Service in the international field:
1957 – 1973
worked in Washington DC on Latin American affairs, from country desk officer up to director;
1973 – 1984
served as deputy director of the trade and international marketing centers at the American Embassies in Mexico City, Tehran and Bonn,
with temporary duty in Zagreb, and as commercial officer in the American Consulate General in Montreal.
In 1982 was commissioned as Consular Officer.

After retirement, worked as a volunteer with the Whitman-Walker Clinic (AIDS services) in Washington DC:

1985 – 1994 management committee of their housing services and food bank, being chairman after 1987;
1987 – 1994 on the AIDS steering committee;
1989 – 1992 on board of directors; and was a principal founder of the Washington AIDS Walk.

In April 1992 was invested in the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta,
a very old religious order of the Catholic Church, established about 1070,
and currently one of the principal relief agencies in the world.

In December 1995 became the second American-born, and the third person born in the Western Hemisphere
to be admitted to the First Class of the Order, as a Knight of Justice,
subject to the religious vows of obedience, poverty and chastity,
and eligible to work in the governance of the Order.
The Order of Malta, as it is commonly known today, is very active providing domestic emergency medical training,
ambulance and hospital services, aid to the sick and the poor and disaster relief in many countries where it is established,
and providing international aid and assistance to the sick, the poor, refugees, displaced persons, and the like in over a hundred countries.

45th Biennial National Convention

Delta Phi Epsilon,

Professional Foreign Service Fraternity, Inc

The Convention Delegates

June 27, 2008,

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

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,

and also the proxy for Epsilon's NVP Josef Chytry, as well as 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.

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.

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,

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.