Delta Kappa Epsilon

THE REUNION WAS A GREAT SUCCESS — THANKS TO ALL 182 OF YOU FOR JOINING US!

SEE YOU IN 2016 FOR THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION!

Welcome to reunion headquarters. Updated September 28, 2011 5:07 PM ET

Mark your calendars and plan to join us to celebrate three amazing milestones:

• 40 years since our chartering as the Sigma Alpha chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon in 1971
• 70 years since our founding as Delta Kappa Sigma in 1941
• 100 years (roughly) since the construction of our gem of a house at 302 E. Roanoke Street

We’ll be updating this page often — watch this space for details as they develop.

Registration

Please register online ASAP, as soon as you’ve decided to come. EVERYONE MUST REGISTER, NO EXCEPTIONS. This is the only way to process payment, and helps us know what kind of crowd to expect and plan accordingly!

We accept payment via credit card or by mail-in check.

• Already registered for a single-day ticket for Friday or Saturday, but want to upgrade to the full weekend? No problem — just buy an upgrade ticket. (Must already be registered for a single-day ticket.)You can also buy a Saturday roundtrip bus ticket between Roanoke and Blacksburg using the  upgrade link above.

Who else is coming?

Go to our registration form to see who has registered so far!

Schedule

We’ve got a full slate planned for you!

Thursday, September 29:

• 6:30pm: Gathering in Roanoke, VA for early arrivals (see below)

Friday, September 30:

• 4:00pm: Hotel check-in available
• 4:30pm: Cocktail hour with A Few Old Deeks (see below)
• 6:00pm: Banquet begins. Social hour, dinner buffet begins
• 7:00pm: Formal banquet program/presentation begins
• 8:00pm: Football team arrives for meet & greet
• 10:30pm: Banquet event ends; optional nightcap in downtown Roanoke

Saturday, October 1:

• 10:00am: Group bus transportation departs Hotel Roanoke to Blacksburg on Saturday (additional fee)
• 11:00am: Open House Reception at the DKE House begins
• 12:00pm: Light catered lunch at the DKE House
• 1:30pm: DKE House event ends, head to stadium
• 2:00pm: Alumni Reunion Tailgate at Lane Stadium, Lot 4, Space 94
• 4:00pm: Catered dinner service begins
• 5:30pm: Tailgate event ends, head into stadium for game!
• 6:00pm: VT vs. Clemson kickoff (unfortunately, game tickets are NOT available via the fraternity; you must find and purchase your own)
• Post-game: Group bus transportation departs Lane Stadium to Hotel Roanoke.

Lodging

The Alumni Association organized a discount group hotel block at the Hotel Roanoke, site of the Friday banquet festivities. Unfortunately, this block of rooms is now sold out. Please call the hotel directly at (866) 594-4722 to inquire about the waiting list if any space becomes available.

Cost

We are pleased to confirm cost of the reunion weekend as follows. We can accept payment online via credit cards, or by check via snail mail.

Fri & Sat: $125 Adult / $35 Child / $60 Student
Fri only: $70 Adult / $20 Child / $35 Student
Sat only: $70 Adult / $20 Child / $35 Student

Optional roundtrip bus transport between hotel and Blacksburg:
$35 per person (adult or child)

Register Now via our secure site and pay via credit card or by mailing in a check! Only registered & paid brothers and their guests will be admitted to reunion events and venues.

Thursday Night Gathering Information

Charlie Webb (Spring ’85) will welcome all early arrivals for drinks and appetizers at 6:30pm on Thursday at The Quarter, 19 E. Salem Ave. (just across the footbridge from the hotel, then turn right on Salem Ave.) Please email cwebb@benefitsgroup.net to RSVP.

Friday Banquet Information

Here is information about the Friday events!

“Three Old Deeks” Pre-Banquet Cocktails: 4:30pm-6:00pm

• Three Old Deeks, Ben Robison (Fall ’65), Sands Woody (Winter ’64) and Dick Anderson (Winter ’64) would like to share an adult beverage with you prior to festivities beginning on Friday!
• Stop by Room 374 at the Hotel Roanoke to say hi, get reacquainted or meet for the first time, and listen to three old Deeks claim they did the craziest shit when they were brothers.

40-70-100th Anniversary Reunion Banquet: 6:00pm-10:30pm

• Emcee: Theta Bowden
• Dress code: “Relaxed semi-formal” — jacket and slacks for men (tie optional), cocktail dresses for women
• Dinner buffet and social hour: Begins at 6:00pm. Menu:
• Broccoli Almond Salad with Crisp Bacon, Toasted Almonds, Wisconsin Cheddar
• Peanut Soup – the Hotel Roanoke famous specialty
• Italian Sausage Stromboli
• Turkey & Ham Slider Station
• Martini Mashed Potato Bar
• Dessert Station
• Draft beer service. Wine & cocktails available via cash bar.
• Formal banquet program/presentations: Begins at 7:00pm. Highlights:
• An update from DKE International: Doug Lanpher, Executive Director
• “Tales From The Decades”
• Stories from the ’50s: Ed Owens
• The Famous Camping Trip (’70s): Bill Markley
• The Origins of BC Moose (’80s): Drew Wine and Hank Scheck
• DKE in the Modern Era: Patrick King, speaking from deployment in Afghanistan
• Lifetime Achievement Award presentations
• Football team & coaches Meet & Greet opportunity
• Hokie Bird visit!!

Optional nightcap: 10:00pm.

• The hearty amongst us head to downtown Roanoke bars for a nightcap.

Saturday Events Information

Here is information about the Saturday events!

Open House Reception at the DKE House: 11:00am-1:30pm

• Join us for morning drinks, along with a light catered lunch, and spend some time getting reacquainted with our fraternity house, which has undergone quite a few changes since you probably last saw it.
• Let the actives give you the grand tour of the upgraded facility, meet and mingle with brothers new and old, and catch some relaxation time on the veranda. We’ll have yard games like cornhole going on in the backyard as well, for those of you who can’t sit still.
• Menu:
• Barbecue sandwiches
• Coleslaw
• Baked beans
• Pasta salad
• Chips
• Cake
• Coffee
• Beer, Bloody Marys and Screwdrivers
• At 1:30pm, the DKE House closes and we head to Lane Stadium for the Tailgate!

Reunion Tailgate at Lane Stadium: 2:00pm-5:30pm

• With over 150 people currently registered for Saturday (and more signing up daily), it’s going to be quite the party. Come to the tailgate for catered food & drinks and meet & mingle with brothers old and new.
• We’ve upgraded our facilities to include a 30′x40′ tent, with some tables and chairs, so we can tailgate comfortably rain or shine. (Forecast is for sun!!)
• Our caterer is ready to feed the whole crew with a menu including:
• Bratwurst
• Grilled chicken
• Hamburgers/cheeseburgers
• Chili
• Potato salad and coleslaw
• Chips
• Cookies
• And naturally, this being a crowd of Dekes, we’ll of course have a full open bar: beer, bourbon, vodka, mixers, etc.
• The tailgate starts at 2:00pm. Food service will start around 4:00pm. We’ll wrap up by 5:30pm to get everyone into the stadium in plenty of time for kickoff.

Football Game & Ticketing Information

Virginia Tech will face the Clemson Tigers in an ACC conference game on Saturday, October 1. Game time will not be announced until one or two weeks before the game.

Although the Alumni Association is organizing all the extracurricular activities like catered tailgates and cookouts, unfortunately we will not be able to provide access to football game tickets. Interested parties must purchase their own tickets.

To secure tickets, we recommend keeping an eye on secondary ticket market sites like StubHub, fan message board ticket exchange forums like TechSideline, and also the University’s official sales outlet HokieTickets.com which occasionally releases extra game tickets later in the summer.

Volunteers Desperately Needed

We need help from volunteer alumni to help further organize and manage the event. Please contact Charlie Webb at  cwebb@benefitsgroup.net if you are willing to join our Steering Committee. No level of participation is too small!

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