Delta Kappa Epsilon

DKE Rampant Lion

The next two weeks marks the Sigma Alpha Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon’s Spring Rush.  We invite all Virginia Tech students to come out to our events to see what membership of our historic fraternity is all about.

We maintain the official rush schedule on our Rush DKE Facebook page. If you have any questions contact our Rush Chairman Florian Maier at (609) 760-4372 or fmayer@vt.edu.

The weekend came and went in a blur, and the 40-70-100 Reunion is in the history books. The final headcount: over 180 brothers, pledges, little sisters, wives, girlfriends and children, plus a few more unannounced appearances who we still have to send Cousin Vinnie to collect money from.

For those of you who joined us, THANK YOU! It was great seeing all of you and we hope you had as much fun as we did.

For those who missed out… we’re sorry we missed you, and hope you’ll catch us for another tailgate this fall.

If you took PHOTOS at the Reunion, we kindly ask that you upload them to our private Facebook Group’s Reunion Photo Gallery! You’ll see several folks have already shared their pics with the masses…

You have to be a member of the Facebook Group to view the gallery… to join, just go to the main Facebook Group page.

See you soon!

Take it from us, the reunion was great! We’d like to thank all who were involved for the many hours of work they put in towards making last weekend what it was.

We were delighted to hear the many stories and memories that were shared at the banquet — especially the history of our friend B.C. Moose, who you can bet had a great weekend as well.

Saturday, with the exception of the final score, was a great chance for us all to be together and celebrate what makes us who we are, Friends From the Heart Forever. The house full of loud and obnoxious Dekes before the tailgate and the massive circus-sized tent next to Lane Stadium were images that will linger in our thoughts until we do it again… 50-80-110 anyone?

We welcome all to return and enjoy some time at the house with us soon. Next weekend is the Miami game and we hope to see you there!

FFTHF,

Active Chapter

We would like to congratulate and welcome our Fall 2011 pledge class.  All 11 are great guys who have what it takes to become Dekes!

DKE Pledge Pin

We look forward to introducing each of them to Alumni this weekend at the reunion!

For all prospective Dekes,

Below is our rush schedule for the next two weeks.  We encourage everybody to come out to these events to get a chance to meet our brothers and to learn what it means to be a Deke.

• Tuesday, September 6th : Shooting Range
• Wednesday, September 7th : Driving Range
• Saturday, September 10th : VT vs. ECU Viewing at the House
• Tuesday, September 12th : Poker Night at the House
• Saturday, September 16th : VT vs. Ark State Tailgate and Game
• Sunday, September 17th : Closed Rush (Mandatory)

The active chapter of DKE in Blacksburg would like to take this time to welcome all incoming freshman and students alike. We are excited to proceed with Fall Rush and we have a great line-up events planned to open our doors to new members. If you are looking for Greek life, life-long friendships, community outreach, or just plain good times, come out to our events and get to know us. We are a friendly group of students situated on Roanoke St. in downtown Blacksburg who are always welcoming new members who are willing to continue the time-tested traditions of DKE for years to come.

Please contact our Rush Chairman, Florian Mayer, at FMayer89@vt.edu for a full list of events and information pertaining to our rush process.

The Nebraska Tailgate was a complete success not only reuniting dozens of alumni, but also aiding in securing 10 pledges for the fall semester.  With this game being “the game” of the year, numbers are expected to be even greater.

Theta and his wife will be hosting.

As usual, our spot is Lot 94 spot 4 (the very interior corner spot).  It is very close to the light at Southgate and Spring St.  Come out, it’s sure to be a great time.

This is the first home tailgate.   We know many of you will be in town… please join us on Saturday for the Marshall tailgate!

The active chapter is hosting the event this week to help you rekindle old friendships with familiar faces. Kickoff is at 1:30 pm, so we’ll start at 10:30am.

The actives are using the tailgate as a rush function to attract new members and as such we are looking for a large alumni turnout to help demonstrate the strength of the brotherhood and friendships that last for many years past our undergraduate days.

As always (second year in a row at least!), our location is Lot 4, Space 94, located across Spring Drive from the football stadium and just down from the softball field. We’re in the corner, with one side facing Southgate Drive and the other side backing up to the track. See you there.

The Nebraska game is the next week and Alumni Bob Dreelin (Spring ’71) and Buzz Wainman (Fall ’74) have graciously offered to be the organizing hosts for the event.  A 3:30 pm kickoff means we will be going by noon with tailgate.  This game is expected to be the largest crowd of the season.

Maryland tailgate in its early stages

We are continuing to attract new believers to the Alumni Tailgate.

A full list of attendees is forthcoming, but we did see Jerry Bryant, Chuck Bradley (Winter ’76) and Charlie Webb (Spring ’85) among others, plus an awful lot of active brothers including all 10 Fall ’08 pledges. Impressive. And, the Hokies might even have an offense. Things are looking up.

On that note we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve come up with a real reason to come to the Duke game on November 22:

THE ANNUAL DKE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEETING
AND OPEN HOUSE

Second Annual Alumni Open House
12:00-1:30pm at the DKE House. See the completely finished attic renovations in person at noon, then stay for…

The Alumni of the Sigma Alpha Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Inc.
Annual Meeting (both fun AND required by law!)
1:30-2:00pm. Ask demanding questions of your alumni board. Then join us for the grand old tradition that is the DKE House-Lane Stadium Stumble to…

The Duke Alumni Tailgate
2:30pm until kickoff at 5:30. (Yes, Duke really is a night game!!)

Mark your calendars.

The Hall brothers, active and alumni

DKE extends a warm welcome to new Virginia Tech students, returning Hokies and visiting alumni. We’re gearing up for an exciting year – our 67th at Virginia Tech – filled with football tailgates, social events, alumni reunions and the usual DKE House scene.

Over the summer our new active leadership and our Alumni Board have been working together to position the fraternity for aggressive growth and a busy calendar of events.

As we gear up for fall recruitment, we’d like to invite all new students to come see what makes DKE special. Come visit the house – we’re the big house on the right side of Roanoke Street, with the big white columns. There’s sure to be something going on.

Stay tuned for more information about fall Rush.