1999

New York Alumni hosted
Christmas Party in Manhattan

NYAA's 1999 Christmas Party was at Harry's,
at 1 Hanover Square
(between Pearl and Stone),
on Friday, December 9, 1999,
from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.

For questions about NYAA:
dpe_nyaa@hotmail.com.


Fra' James-Michael von Stroebel

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Alpha Brother
becomes the Third North American
in History
to Be a Full-fledged
Knight of Malta
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Click here for a picture tour of the whole ceremony
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Shown above kneeling
in St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, DC,
on December 2, 1999,
while reciting his perpetual vows
as a Knight of Justice
of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order
of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta
(usually called "the Knights of Malta")
is Bro. James-Michael von Stroebel, Al-'54,
who in 1954 was a Line Brother on Alpha's 68th Line,
and later that year was the Line Captain for Alpha's 69th Line
and ever since 1962 has been a member of the Board of Directors
of Delta Phi Epsilon Foundation for Foreign Service Education.

H.E. James Cardinal Hickey,
Archbishop of Washington, D.C., and
H.E. Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo,
Apostolic Nuncio to the United States,
presided at the ceremony
on December 2, 1999.

In the picture above
Bro. von Stroebel is shown facing
His Most Eminent Highness,
Fra' Andrew Bertie,
the Prince and Grand Master of the Order,
while at Bro. von Stroebel's right is Fra' Gian Luca Marchese di Chiavara,
The Receiver of the Common Treasure of the Order.
and at his left is Dr. Elie Comte de Comminges,
a candidate to become a Knight of Justice.

Click here to learn more about the Knights of Malta. 

GERMAN AMBASSADOR
SPEAKS AT ALPHA HOUSE

Shown above, left to right, are
Alpha President Andrew Sullivan, Ambassador Jürgen Chrobog, and Mr. Michael Dobbs

On Thursday, December 2, 1999,
H.E. Jürgen Chrobog,
the German Ambassador to the United States,
addressed an overflow crowd
at Alpha House
on the Tenth Anniversay
of the Berlin Wall's coming down.

Also speaking was Michael Dobbs,
the Washington Post's correspondent
covering Russia
and author of a new biography
of Secretary of State Albright.

ALPHA INITIATES ITS 160th LINE


The brothers of Alpha, Fall 1999

Initiated on November 11, 1999,
in the Great Room of Alpha Chapter House
were four sophomore and one junior students
plus one alumnus
.

The new Line Brothers are Philip Hahn of Pebble Beach, CA;
Stéphane Lautner of Pelham, NY; Joseph Juhn of Whitestone, NY;
Marco Ciocca of Key Biscayne, FL; and James Gilbert of Ossining, NY;

The new National Brother is William Dirlam of Bethesda, MD,
formerly U.S. Deputy Under-Secretary of the Treasury
during the Reagan Administration.
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The Initiation Team:
Bro. David P. Ayala, Al-'98, was the Line Captain.
Bro. Jason W. Goldsmith, Al-'97, the Senior Assistant Line Captain.
Bros. Evan F. Kolhmann, Al-'98; Matthew B. Harvey, Al-'97;
Daniel P. Wald, Al-'97; Michael F. Bober, Al-'98;
Francis S. Piotrkowski, Al-'98; Zachary M. Radford, Al-'98;
and Eric P. Wright, Al-'98, the Junior Assistant Line Captains.
and Bro. Jonathan M. Cook, Al-'99, the Line Chaplain.

Bro. Gayden E. Thompson, Al-'66
Appointed
Under Secretary of the Army
for International Affairs

ALPHA BROTHER WRITES ANOTHER THRILLER

Bro. Christopher R. Reich, Al-'79, was born in Tokyo, Japan,
and grew up in Los Angeles, California.
After graduating in 1982 from the G.U. School of Foreign Service,
where he became a Delta Phi Epsilon brother on the 120th Line,
Bro. Reich worked in the private banking department of the Union Bank of Switzerland in Geneva
before joining the bank's mergers and acquisitions department in Zürich.
In 1995 he decided to pursue writing full-time.
He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and child.

Bro. Reich's first novel, Numbered Account, was published in 1998
and tells the harrowing story of a young man willing to risk everything
- his career, his integrity, and even his life -
to hunt down his father's killer.
Set in the secret, labyrinthine world of Swiss banking,
this book, with its detail and intelligence,
could have been written only by an insider.

Bro. Reich's new novel, The Runner, published in March 2000,
is the story of an American judge in postwar Europe
and his personal vendetta against the Nazi
responsible for his brother's death.

Reviews of Bro. Reich's first Book.

Reviews of Bro. Reich's second Book.

An Interview with Bro. Reich.


Bro. James Sexton Tully, Al-'85,
on May 20, 1999,
a showing of his painting and video,
curated by Alfredo Martinez,
at VOID, 16 Mercer Street, in New York City.
 

ALPHA INITIATES ITS 159th LINE


The brothers of Alpha, Spring 1999

Seven freshman students
at Georgetown University,
along with four National Brothers,
were initiated into the Fraternity
at Alpha Chapter House
on March 28, 1999,
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There was also the delayed initiation of a pledgee
from the 158th Line

The new Line Brothers:
Brendan Franich of Los Altos, CA;
Sean Kulkarni of Livingston, NJ;
Nicholas Cook of Columbia, MO;
Nicholas Majka of Colonia, NJ;
Matthew Axelrod of Short Hills, NJ;
Joseph Crace of Nashville, TN;
Dennis Graham of Ocean Township, NJ

Peter Kohanloo of Needham, MA,
who pledged the 158th Line
but missed last semester's initiation weekend
underwent it this spring.

The new National Brothers:
Indalkatchew Adenaw of Silver Spring, MD;
Rev. Andrew Christiansen, S.J., of the Woodstock Theological Center in DC;
Kurt Klismet, a seminarian of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity in Hyattsville, MD;
the Hon. Robert Seiple, the newly confirmed U.S. Ambassador-at-Large
for International Religious Freedom.

The Initiation Team:
Bro. Anthony A. Padovano, Al-'96, was the Line Captain;
Bro. Charles H. Ballard, Al-'95, the Senior Assistant Line Captain;
Bros. Ryan V. McHugh, Al-'96; Andrew W. Kieley, Al-'97;
David P. Ayala, Al-'98; Christopher M. Cook, Al-'98;
Evan F. Kohlmann, Al-'98; and Daniel J. Meade, Al-'95,
the Junior Assistant Line Captains;
and Bro. Robert B. Dunphy, Al-'98, the Line Chaplain

THE SUN NEVER SETS ON DPE


Bros. Charles Ballard, Al-'95, Glenn Ketover, Al-'97,
Andrew Padovano, Al-'96, and Andrew Kieley, Al-'97, welcome back
Bro. Jeffrey C. Mooradian, Al-'93,
after his return from South Africa

WASHINGTON ALUMNI HOST RECEPTION
FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAHRAWI REPUBLIC


Photographed above, at Alpha House on March 10, 1999,
are (l. to r.) Bro. Joseph K. Grieboski, Al-'94, the President of
the Washington Alumni Association of Delta Phi Epsilon,
M. Moloud Said, Ambassador-at-Large of the Polisario, stationed in Washington, D.C.,
H.E. Mohammed Abdulazziz, the President of the Sahrawi Republic,
and M. Ahmed Boukhari, the Representative of the Polisario to the United Nations.

The Sahrawi Republic, formerly known as Western Sahara,
and, previously, as Spanish Sahara,
was from 1885 to 1975 a colony of Spain.
In 1975, at the death of Generalissimo Franco,
Spain abruptly withdrew from the colony.
Western Sahara was promptly invaded by neighboring Morocco and Mauretania,
which divided the former Spanish colony between them,
the northern two-thirds going to Morocco and the remainder to Mauretania.

The inhabitants, however, mostly wanted to be an independent country.

Backed by Algeria, the Sahrawis orgainized a resistance called Polisario
and fought a fierce guerilla war.
Within a few years, Mauretania bowed out, transferring its portion to Morocco.
In succeeding years the fighting gradually died down and
the U.N. was able to broker an agreement among all the concerned parties
calling for a referendum of all Sahrawis later this year to choose
between independence and becoming part of Morocco.

OUR NATIONAL PRESIDENT
BRO. JOSEPH OLIVER EBLAN, Al-'45,
Died 23 February 1999
in New Hampshire

Bro. Eblan, a retired Foreign Service Officer,
became in June 1990 the National President
of Delta Phi Epsilon Professional Foreign Service Fraternity
and was always our tireless advocate.

R.I.P.
.

Bro. Joe Eblan

W.A.A.'s
79th FOUNDERS' DAY BANQUET
was held on Saturday, February 27, 1999

Our speaker and guest of honor
was Bro. Walter I. Giles, Al-'49,
celebrating his 50th year
as a Delta Phi Epsilon brother.

Fifty-four brothers and eight pledgees attended,
most with wives or dates.
The twenty-seven new sisters were also there.


The active brothers at Founders' Day

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BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

Robert J. Quinn, who lived in Alpha House in the mid-1950s
while a student in the G.U. Foreign Service School,
for years regretted not having become a brother.
At this year's Founders' Day he finally made it,
with the support of his schoolmates
Bros. Richard Backus, Eric Karlson and Clifford Rees.

Shown above is new Bro. Bob Quinn
with Alpha President Bro. Glenn Ketover
right after taking the Fraternal Oath.


On Saturday, February 27, 1999,
twenty-seven of the thirty women pledging on the Hypatia Line
were initiated as sisters of Delta Phi Epsilon
by Sr. Julia Hassman, Al-'97.

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Click here for more about the Hypatia Line.

Click here for more about the Sorority.

Click here for the web site of Alpha Chapter,
Delta Phi Epsilon Professional Foreign Service Sorority

 

Independent Counsel
Kenneth Starr
is a Delta Phi Epsilon brother

But wait, the story gets better. Another Delta Phi Epsilon brother is Congressman Bob Barr (R, GA), who was initiated in the spring of 1970 by Delta Chapter at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA.

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The Deputy Judge Advocate General, United States Air Force, has announced that Brigadier General Edward F. Rodriguez, Jr., Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Judge Advocate General, will retire from the United States Air Force Reserve. A ceremony will be held on 13 May 1999, at six o'clock at the Officers' Open Mess, Bolling AFB, Washington, DC.

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