Event: Beer and Skits
Location: Wiseguys
Time: 7pm

Each group will perform a skit that they have prepared and a winner is awarded based on effort, enthusiasm, creativity and response from the audience.
Points: 50pts
Additional Points: funniest 10pts; most creative 10pts

Event: Giant Twister
Location: 1st floor UC across from Tim's
Time: 12:30pm

We will play three (3) rounds; ladies only, guys only and everyone. The winner of each round wins ten (20) points for their team.
Points: 60pts (20pts per round)

Event: Newlywed Game
Location: St. Paul's College Theatre
Time 7pm

We will play three (3) rounds; real greek couples, fake greek couples and brother/sister couples. Each group will have to choose three (3) different couples to represent them. Every couple will answer a series of ten (10) questions and reveal their answers to the entire group. Winners will be awarded at the end of each round based on effort, enthusiasm and response from the audience.
Points: 150pts (50pts per round)
Additional Points: cutest real couple 10pts; funniest fake couple 10pts; most similar brother/sister pair 10pts

Event: Jello Eating
Location: 2nd floor UC outside of MPR
Time: 11:30am

Each group will select one person to be their jello eater. Those people will have three (3) minutes to consume the most jello. Once time is up the person who has consumed the most jello wins.
Points: 20pts

Event: Karaoke
Location: Limelight
Time: 8pm

Each group will have the chance to perform as many songs as they so choose. All submissions for judging must be made before 10:30pm. A winner is awarded based on effort and response from the audience.
Points: 50pts
Additional Points: best duet 10pts; most creative 10pts; best Brittany Spears song 10pts

Event: Capture the Flag
Location: Meet in UC in front of Tim's, we will be going outside
Time: noon

All groups will be divided up into two (2) teams. Each team will have a flag at opposite ends of the field and the team who gets the opponents flag across the field wins. Each group with members on that team will receive 10 pts and the individual person who gets the flag across the field receives an additional 20pts for their group.
Points: 10pts per group on winning team
Additional Points: 20pts

In addition to points for winning each event, for each evening event groups will receive 10 extra points for having a theme (i.e. all wearing hats, etc)

Points will also be awarded for attendance in a proportional system:
0-10% 5pts
11-25% 10pts
26-50% 15pts
51-75% 20pts
76-99% 25pts
100% 50pts

For more information, please contact rush chairman Greg Taylor
e-mail: greenfrog.7 (at) gmail dot com
phone: (204) 997 4384
or Jeff Timlick

Congratulations to the Alpha Tau executive of 2007/2008!

President - Stephen Pratt
Vice President - Adam Slater
Pledge Trainer - Steve Synyshyn
Treasurer - Matt Hlynsky
Recording Secretary - Jeff Timlick
Corresponding Secretary - Iain Connor
Historian - Gregor McKenzie

Rush Chairman - Greg Taylor
Social Chairman - Al Fourcade
Assistant Pledge Trainer - Craig Murray
Bar Manager - Anders Webb
Sergeant at Arms - Johnny Spacek
Philanthropy Chairman - Dylan Webb

At long last, DKE Formal 2007 is upon us.

Our hosts at the Radisson Hotel Downtown are hosting Alpha Tau for the second year in a row, with drinks starting at 6:30pm and dinner at 7:00pm.

The remainder of the evening will be filled by awards for our hardest working chapter members, as well as the announcement and introduction of our 2007-08 Alpha Tau executive.

Many thanks to our Formal Planning committee, chaired this year by our Vice President Dylan Webb. Tomorrow their hard work will pay off in what promises to be a great night.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

The Formal Committee is proud to announce that the Delta Kappa Epsilon year end Formal 2007 will be once again held at the Radisson Downtown on March 31st, 2007. Tickets for Active members will be handled at our regular meetings while Alumni members may contact Andrew Synyshyn for details.

Details including a schedule of the evenings events will be posted shortly.

As the year finds itself closing down, Alpha Tau begins a few of its most important meetings of the year.

Starting next Thursday (the 15th), ΔKE Alpha Tau will being the process of not only nominating and voting on their elected positions for 2007-08 (results will be posted later this month); but also ratifying a formal set of bylaws.

These bylaws have been written over he last twelve months by our executive council, with help from Alumni Andrew Synyshyn, ΦA 01, and a great deal of input from various Alpha Tau Alumni. Though the final details will be discussed and voted on in upcoming meetings; early drafts of these bylaws are based on versions from other Canadian and American chapters, with specific changes to make them 'Manitoba-friendly'. It should be noted that many of the rules outlined by these bylaws are ones that Alpha Tau has been unofficially(or at least informally) following for at least the past few years. Even still, the Active Chapter of DKE believes this is a critical step towards rebuilding Alpha Tau, and these bylaws will aid greatly in the future running of our chapter.

Any Alumni member interested in the contents of these bylaws is invited to contact any member of the Alpha Tau Active chapter executive.

Thats right, the time we've all been waiting for is almost here. Building on the great success and fun of our 2006 formal, Alpha Tau is proud to announce that this years dinner and dance will be taking place on March 31 2007.

So mark your calendars for what promises to be a memorable evening. Details as to location, ticket prices, etc will follow shortly.

Borrowed [Read: Stolen] from the MB Greeks page

JANUARY 15 -20 (the long anticipated) GREEK WEEK 2007!

Points will be awarded based on enthusiasm, participation, Wearing greek letters @ day time events and victory in competition!

Monday:

Beer & Skits @ The Zoo (Osborne Village Inn - downstairs) -- Start time: 8 pm

Tuesday:

Capture the Flag Event @ Greek Council Office 174 Helen Glass -- Start time: 1 pm

Karaoke @ LimeLite Tavern -- Start Time: 8 pm

Wednesday:

Giant Twister in University Centre @ Tim Hortons -- Start time: 12 noon

Thursday:

Snowman Building Contest in Quad (Weather permitting) @ Fletcher Argue -- Star time: 1 pm

"Newly Weds" Game @ 104 Tier -- Start Time: 7:30 pm

Friday

Break.

Saturday

Greek Formal 2007 @ U of M, Marshall McLuhan Hall, UC -- Start time: 8pm -- Tickets are $10.00 and can be purchased from Greek Council Reps

Well, with the induction of five new members to Alpha Tau, we come to the close of our 2006-07 Pledge Period. As always, this time of the year was filled with great fun and memories; but it came on the shoulders of some hard working DKEs. This year represented a unique challenge as it was the first year in recent memory that Pledging had been run without the aid of a DKE House. None the less, the Active and Alumni of Alpha Tau succeeded and there are a few special members that deserve recognition.

From the Alumni:

• Andrew Synyshyn,


• and Steve Peers; for their help in Pledge Education.







• Ross Robinson,


• Tom Sidebottom,


• Orest Sedun,


• and John Hare; for donating venues during Pledging.






• Colin Morrison,


• and Rick Frost; for their hard work in ensuring a memorable Pledge Period.

Our esteemed guests from out of town:

• Cam McPhail of Phi Alpha,


• and Andy Bouchier of Delta Phi

From the Actives:

• Leo Narynskyyi,


• Steve Chamaa,


• and Mike Sorensen; for donating venues during Pledging.






• Leo Narynskyyi,


• Alain Fourcade,


• Steve Synyshyn,


• Adam Slater,


• Theo McPherson,


• and Mike Hildahl; for embodying everything that makes a good Neophyte class.






• Greg Taylor our President,


• and Dylan Webb our Vice President; for ensuring the Active chapter ran smoothly during Pledge.






• And last, but certainly not least,


• Steve Pratt for running one of the smoothest Pledge Periods in recent memory under difficult circumstances

Huge congratulations and snappers are in order for our five newest members.
They are ( in no particular order ;) )

1. Les Taylor


2. Craig Murray


3. Anders Webb


4. Matt Hlynsky


5. Johnny Spacek

Expect the members page to be updated soon with new profiles.

From DKE International

December 27, 2006

To the Brotherhood:

I am sorry to report that Gerald R. Ford, Omicron '35, Honorary Chairman of the Rampant Lion Foundation is no longer with us. My experience in knowing Brother Jerry for some 32 years is that he truly exemplified the open motto of DKE "Friends from the heart, forever."

President Ford was always proud of his association with DKE. He would happily write motivational materials for the pledges, wrote the dedication for the 150 Year Illustrated History, and on a personal note, when my wife Susan died of cancer nearly 5 years ago, his hand-written personal note was one of the first and most heartfelt condolences that I received.

The fraternal bond meant a great deal to him. I had the pleasure of hearing him reminisce about his days on the dishwashing crew at the Ann Arbor DKE house when he needed a job to pay his house bill. His invitation to initiation ceremonies hangs proudly on the wall of his Grand Rapids, Museum.

Jerry Ford always had time for Delta Kappa Epsilon, and the world and we have lost a friend and a brother who filled a critical role for the United States, and who was always proud of his association with DKE.

In one of life's ironies, I must report that I received President Ford's check for his annual dues two weeks ago making him one of the first responders to our annual dues appeal. That an individual who had experienced in life what Brother Ford experienced would take time to support his fraternity to the very end says it all.

We are planning to name and fund an endowment in the Foundation to his memory and in his honor. Details will be available early in the New Year.

In the bonds,

David K. Easlick, Jr.
Executive Director
Delta Kappa Epsilon
President
Rampant Lion Foundation

The DKE Alumni Holiday Dinner is being held again on Thursday, December 14th at the Round Table, so mark your calendars!

Last year the event turned out really well for all those who came, and I know that most of the Actives and Alumni that attended are looking forward to it again this year, so I hope to see you all out. There will be more details to follow (re: time, menu & cost).

Also, as if prime rib, beverages, and good friends weren't enough enticements, there are some updates and plans regarding the NEW DKE CHAPTER HOUSE which will be unveiled at the Holiday Dinner!

Hello again,
Just a quick note from your friendly neighbourhood webmaster to appologize for the lack of updates. We were in the process of moving servers, but everything seems to be back up and running. Stay tuned for all the news and pictures that we've got backlogged.

Iain Connor

Some Greek events are right around the corner.

First, to cap off Mini-Greek-Week, this Friday (the 6th) is the Obstacle Course in front of Fletcher Argue, starting at 12:30.

Second, Greek Council Tailgate Party, Oct 14, U of M stadium, Noonish - 4. Bring a football if you got one and come have a great time.

Thanks go out to the hardworking Greek Council volunteers for putting together these events!

The photographs page has been updated with some pictures of our ΔKE - Alpha Tau Formal Rush 2006. Congradulations go out to all of the guys who recieved bids and a huge thank you to the Alumni who hosted, helped organize, and attended the event. It was certainly a great way to cap off a great rush period. Stay tuned for information on the upcoming Pledge season as well as details for mini-greek-week.

Sorry about the long hiatus, folks. It seems our news system was having some problems uploading pictures. Fear not, though, everthing is back to normal in time to check out some shots of our DKE Poker Night on the photographs page.

DKE is proud to support International Talk Like a Pirate Day! It only comes around once a year, so enjoy it while it lasts.

A slightly revised rush calendar has been posted to the website outlining the goings-ons for September. The previous calendar includes the major activities for all Greek organizations.

A quick update to let everyone know that the website is back in Rush-mode. What this means is that the Rush information section above is now open to the public with information on what Rushing ΔKE involves and what potential members can expect from their Rush experience.