DKE History
Values & Excellence
Kappa Epsilon
Alumni
Miscellaneous
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What was the date DKE was founded? 

June 22nd, 1844

100

What are the three main values of a Deke?

Gentlemen, Scholar, and Jolly Good-Fellow

100

What year was Kappa Epsilon founded?

1910

100

How many Presidents of the U.S. has DKE had?

Five

100

What is DKE's philanthropy?

Movember

200

Where and which was the first chapter of DKE?

Phi at Yale

200
What is the highest award a chapter can earn?

The Lion's Trophy

200

Which DKE alumni played an influential role in Kappa Epsilon's founding?

Fredrick Padelford

200

How many Supreme Court Justices has DKE had?

Four

200

What are DKE's colors in French?

Azure, gules, and or.

300

What was the first chapter known as on campus?

The Southerner's Fraternity 

300

What is the Standards of Excellence?

A program that evaluates active and associate chapter performance.

300

Which four buildings at UW are named after DKE alumni?

Kane, Haggett, Padelford, Gould

300

Which President of the U.S. was considered an honorary member of DKE? 

Rutherford B. Hayes

300

How often is convention held?

Every two years

400

What was the first Southern DKE chapter?

Gamma or Vanderbilt

400

What is the first object of DKE?

The Cultivation of General Literature and Social Culture

400

To which Fraternity was the first DKE chapter house sold to?

Tau Kappa Epsilon

400

Which Deke was the fourth man on the moon?

Alan Bean

400

Where is IHQ located?

Ann Arbor Michigan.

500

What fraternities caused DKE to be founded?

Alpha Delta Phi and Psi Upsilon

500

What is the Charles O. Blaisdell award given for?

For the best undergraduate DKE

500

Which alumni association is heavily involved with Kappa Epsilon?

The Delta Kappa Epsilon Puget Sound Alumni Association 

500

From what chapter did DKE's executive director, Doug Lanpher, graduate from and in what year?

Gamma 1977

500

Where is the DKE club located?

New York