Cornerstone
State the Preamble to the Delta Chi Constitution.
“We, the members of The Delta Chi Fraternity, believing that great advantages are to be derived from a brotherhood of college and university men, appreciating that close association may promote friendship, develop character, advance justice, and assist in the acquisition of a sound education, do ordain and establish this Constitution.”
We break our house positions up into what three categories?
Executive Board, Big Four, Appointed Chairs
What month and year was the Delta Chi Syracuse chapter first established?
May 1899
Describe IFC.
IFC is an elected fraternity member-run council that represents and oversees accredited social fraternities.
Which actives brothers grew up in New Jersey?
Noah Francis Cotler (Alpha Phi)
Jinming Zhang (Alpha Phi)
What is the name of our spiritual founder, and what is his most influential work?
Sir Edward Coke; Petition of Right
Name every appointed chair in the house, and who holds that position.
Scholarship: Ryan Nicholas Rivard (Beta Alpha)
Housing: Jinming Zhang (Alpha Phi)
Formal: William Andrew Chambers (Alpha Phi)
Community Service: Baden Crew Salinas (Beta Alpha)
Public Relations: Alexander Neil Coelho (Alpha Omega)
Before Big Red, what street was the Delta Chi's most previous house on?
Euclid Avenue
Name 3 Panhellenic sororities at SU.
(+20 pledge points if you know the "Syracuse Triad")
Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Epsilon Phi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Phi, Alpha Xi Delta, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Delta Phi Epsilon, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Phi Sigma Sigma, Sigma Delta Tau
Syracuse Triad: Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Gamma Delta
Who currently lives in the house?
Noah Francis Cotler, Dylan James Van Breda, Alexander Neil Coelho, Braden Tyler Polekoff, Alexander Ford Baldwin, Jinming Zhang, Brian Sylvester Chudzik
What is the greatest gift that you can give to Delta Chi?
Your son
Which positions are responsible for reading the Chapter Management BRIEF, and where can you find it?
A, B, and BB; under the "Officer Resources" section of deltachi.org, physical copy in Austen's room, or can be sent to you by a chapter coach/other IHQ employee/advisor
Which members of the current Executive Board have been previous Executive Board members, and what positions have they held?
Ryan Benjamin Hirsch (Alpha Phi) - Currently A, previously C
Luis Bartolo Jimenez Perez (Alpha Omega) - Currently F, previously F
Where is the FASA office located? Give directions as if we've never been there.
Suite 138 of the Women's Building
Walk in the doors that face Euclid Ave and the Women's Building Field, and the office will be immediately to your left.
How Many Bongs have Angel bought and what are their names?
Fiona (Yellow), Carly (Pink), Evee (Small Bong), Dexter (Broken Bong RIP)
Describe the entirety of the coat of arms.
Three parts:
Crest: fraternity badge and tie
Shield: 3 black, feetless martlets on a gold background in 1st and 4th quadrants & white battle ax and scimitar crossed on a red background in 2nd and 3rd quadrants
Scroll: "Leges", open motto of fraternity
Which positions are responsible for using OmegaFi to perform (some of) their duties?
"A", "C", "D"
Order every current head of our house families by when they first came to the Delta Chi chapter house.
Branden Tyler Polekoff (Alpha Phi - No Names)
William Andrew Chambers (Alpha Phi - Knights Errant)
Ryan Benjamin Hirsch (Alpha Phi - Swingers)
Alexander Ford Baldwin (Alpha Chi - Kimball Club)
How many fraternities are apart of Syracuse IFC?
15.
Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Chi, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Delta Tau Delta, Delta Upsilon, Lambda Chi Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi, Psi Upsilon, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Chi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Theta Chi, Zeta Beta Tau.
Name all active brothers that have gone abroad.
Brian Chudzik
Alex Coelho
Alex Baldwin
Andrew Kassel
Branden Polekoff
What is the DCEF, what does it do, and how does it benefit chapter members?
Delta Chi Educational Foundation; financially supports educational and leadership-based programming; offers scholarships for tuition, hosts events like RLA, provides housing grants for educational-based housing additions/renovations, etc.
Which 2 positions technically don’t fall into any of the 3 categories we use to describe house positions?
Associate Member Educator (AME) and both Deputies
Who is our Brother of the Year award named after, and what did he do?
Jason "Jay" Larson; founding member of our 2001 chapter rechartering
What is "Greek or Treat"? Describe the event.
All recognized Greek-lettered organizations set up event in park/public space for local children to Trick or Treat and participate in other Halloween-themed activities, and parents/teachers can pick up costumes and candy that chapters donate for less fortunate
Who are the Founders of Book Club this semester.
Name all the members
Founders: Hirsch, Luis, Baldwin, Rivard
Members: Luis, Baldwin, Hirsch, Stu, Angel, Noah, Coelho