University of Michigan Chapter of Alpha Delta Phi ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN SPRING 2014 Alumni Brothers – As another class of Alpha Delts graduate from the University of Michi- gan, it’s important to reflect on the state of our chapter and what needs to hap- pen over the next year. We made some promising strides this year in alumni relations. Following a strong Homecoming in the fall, we hosted a spring alumni-active golf out- ing. On April 26, 40+ alumni and actives came together at Lake Forest Golf Club for morning golf and an afternoon BBQ. Feedback from the event was very posi- tive, and as one attendee put it, “it’s re- markable how effortlessly these gen- erations of alumni and actives could get together and immediately have rapport, telling stories, reminiscing and catching up.” Special thanks to Luke Stein P’08 and Jordan Hirschhorn P’15 for their efforts to plan this event. We’d like to continue to have more events like these in the future, but they require dedicated time to plan and coordinate with the chap- ter. If you’d like to take a more active role in planning future social events, Alumni Board’s Report please reach out to one of the alumni board members. Looking ahead, there are two criti- cal areas that we as a chapter must focus on. The first is Fall Rush, which falls mostly on the shoulders of actives. We’ve communicated with them the importance of delivering a strong pledge class, but there are a couple ways that alumni can help. • For recently-graduated alums, please support the actives by showing up for one or two nights of rush. Hav- ing alumni present impacts a rushee’s perception of our chapter’s strength. • For older alums, if you know of HS seniors who will be attending Michi- gan, please consider talking to them about checking out the house. Even if they’re not interested in joining, it would be helpful to get feedback on their rush experience at our chapter. The second area of importance falls on us alumni. We’ve mentioned the house renovation before and I’m pleased to report that we’ve had a few walkthroughs with builders/architects and are working on quotes to help with the foundation of a capital campaign. We’re going to need a large committee in order to take on this endeavor. We must get the capital campaign started this year, as it’s clear that our house is not competitive with housing options available in Ann Arbor and even the housing options of other fraternities. If we are to survive, we have to reno- vate in the near future. Please reach out to Jason Sparks (esparks56@ yahoo.com) if you’d like to be a part of the renovation/capital campaign com- mittee. One last note – we’re continuing to compile an updated contact list for alumni, particularly email addresses (e.g. you may not have received emails on the recent golf event). If you haven’t already responded, please email [email protected] with the follow- ing information: Full Name, Class Year, Primary Email , Secondary Email (if applicable), Cell Number, Home Address and Profession. Xaipe, The Peninsular Society Alumni Board Chapter President’s Report Dear Fellow Alpha Delts, I hope this newsletter finds you in good health. The 2014 Winter Semes- ter has been a tough but rewarding one at 556 S. State St. While we have faced many familiar challenges, there have been plenty of bright spots to feel en- couraged about. One of our great successes of the semester was coming in 2 nd place for Greek Week. It was a great way for brothers to get their minds of the ev- eryday stresses of school and bond with each other. Our sing team and variety teams did exceptionally well with sing placing second and variety getting an honorable mention. Brothers on both these teams put in a lot of effort and time into their respective events and became closer with each other and the sorority we were paired with. This semester was one of the most philanthropic in recent memory. For in- stance, Brothers raised over $1,600 for Motts Children’s hospital through the Dance Marathon event. We also had Brothers participating in the Detroit Partnership Day and went to the city of Detroit to help create an urban gar- den for people to grow their own food. Moreover, we are revitalizing the fall volleyball tournament for next year to benefit the Veterans’ hospital. Besides these events, there is much anticipation surrounding the Alumni Golf Outing that will have occurred by the time this newsletter reaches you. There will be over 25 active brothers attend- ing and we are encouraged by the many alumni that have signed up to attend. We have placed a premium on building alumni relations these last few years, and this event should be a great foun- dational step in this process. I want to thank Lucus Stein (P’08) and Jordan Hirschorn(P’14) for their help organiz- ing the event. While certainly the Peninsular Chap- ter has continued to endure the familiar struggles of the last few years, we have found ways to thrive in other areas and are excited about our near future. Xaipe, John Roelant President, Peninsular Chapter Alpha Delta Phi Literary Fraternity
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University of Michigan Chapter of Alpha Delta Phi
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN SPRING 2014
Alumni Brothers –As another class of Alpha Delts
graduate from the University of Michi-gan, it’s important to reflect on the stateof our chapter and what needs to hap-pen over the next year.
We made some promising strides thisyear in alumni relations. Following astrong Homecoming in the fall, wehosted a spring alumni-active golf out-ing. On April 26, 40+ alumni and activescame together at Lake Forest Golf Clubfor morning golf and an afternoon BBQ.Feedback from the event was very posi-tive, and as one attendee put it, “it’s re-markable how effortlessly these gen-erations of alumni and actives could gettogether and immediately have rapport,telling stories, reminiscing and catchingup.”
Special thanks to Luke Stein P’08 andJordan Hirschhorn P’15 for their effortsto plan this event. We’d like to continueto have more events like these in thefuture, but they require dedicated timeto plan and coordinate with the chap-ter. If you’d like to take a more activerole in planning future social events,
Alumni Board’s Reportplease reach out to one of the alumniboard members.
Looking ahead, there are two criti-cal areas that we as a chapter mustfocus on. The first is Fall Rush, whichfalls mostly on the shoulders of actives.We’ve communicated with them theimportance of delivering a strong pledgeclass, but there are a couple ways thatalumni can help.
• For recently-graduated alums,please support the actives by showingup for one or two nights of rush. Hav-ing alumni present impacts a rushee’sperception of our chapter’s strength.
• For older alums, if you know ofHS seniors who will be attending Michi-gan, please consider talking to themabout checking out the house. Even ifthey’re not interested in joining, it wouldbe helpful to get feedback on their rushexperience at our chapter.
The second area of importance fallson us alumni. We’ve mentioned thehouse renovation before and I’mpleased to report that we’ve had a fewwalkthroughs with builders/architectsand are working on quotes to help with
the foundation of a capital campaign.We’re going to need a large committeein order to take on this endeavor. Wemust get the capital campaign startedthis year, as it’s clear that our house isnot competitive with housing optionsavailable in Ann Arbor and even thehousing options of other fraternities. Ifwe are to survive, we have to reno-vate in the near future. Please reachout to Jason Sparks ([email protected]) if you’d like to be a part ofthe renovation/capital campaign com-mittee.
One last note – we’re continuing tocompile an updated contact list foralumni, particularly email addresses(e.g. you may not have received emailson the recent golf event). If you haven’talready responded, please [email protected] with the follow-ing information: Full Name, ClassYear, Primary Email, SecondaryEmail (if applicable), Cell Number,Home Address and Profession.
I hope this newsletter finds you ingood health. The 2014 Winter Semes-ter has been a tough but rewarding oneat 556 S. State St. While we have facedmany familiar challenges, there havebeen plenty of bright spots to feel en-couraged about.
One of our great successes of thesemester was coming in 2nd place forGreek Week. It was a great way forbrothers to get their minds of the ev-eryday stresses of school and bond witheach other. Our sing team and varietyteams did exceptionally well with singplacing second and variety getting anhonorable mention. Brothers on boththese teams put in a lot of effort andtime into their respective events and
became closer with each other and thesorority we were paired with.
This semester was one of the mostphilanthropic in recent memory. For in-stance, Brothers raised over $1,600 forMotts Children’s hospital through theDance Marathon event. We also hadBrothers participating in the DetroitPartnership Day and went to the cityof Detroit to help create an urban gar-den for people to grow their own food.Moreover, we are revitalizing the fallvolleyball tournament for next year tobenefit the Veterans’ hospital.
Besides these events, there is muchanticipation surrounding the Alumni GolfOuting that will have occurred by thetime this newsletter reaches you. Therewill be over 25 active brothers attend-
ing and we are encouraged by the manyalumni that have signed up to attend.We have placed a premium on buildingalumni relations these last few years,and this event should be a great foun-dational step in this process. I want tothank Lucus Stein (P’08) and JordanHirschorn(P’14) for their help organiz-ing the event.
While certainly the Peninsular Chap-ter has continued to endure the familiarstruggles of the last few years, we havefound ways to thrive in other areas andare excited about our near future.
A publication for the alumni issued bythe Peninsular Chapter of Alpha Delta PhiFraternity at the University of Michigan.Alumni NEWS is welcome. Please direct itto the Peninsular Society of Alpha DeltaPhi, c/o P.O. Box 312, Evanston, Illinois60204.
The Peninsular SocietyAlumni Officers & Committees
Winter TermPresident: John RoelantVice President: Ian McEachernTreasurer: Jordan AndersonHouse Manager: Jimmy DavisSecretary: Gian AngiollioSocial Chairs: Matthew Hoffman
Clayton BeyersRush Chairs: Michael Petrillo
Kyle SaukasSenior Advisor: Nick Espey
Incoming OfficersPresident: John RoelantVice President: Ian McEachernTreasurer: Jimmy DavisSecretary: Jordan AndersonHouse Manager: Mitchell BieniekSocial Chairs: Colin Finley
Olivier KanickiRush Chairs: Connor Saukas
Andrew HustedSenior Advisor: Sean Carter
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The Peninsular and other alumniprojects are financed solelythrough alumni contributions.
Their success rests on yourgenerosity.
On March 29, members of the Pen-insular Chapter went to the volunteerin Detroit as a part of Detroit Partner-ship Day. Among other activities, thebrothers contributed to trash clean-upand painting in neighborhoods through-out the day.
The Detroit Partnership Day wasstarted in 1999 as a means for studentsfrom the University of Michigan to goto Detroit and provide public serviceto the worn down city. Although onlyone day of service is obviously notgoing to make a huge change to thecity, Detroit Partnership Day is help-ful for exposing the students to theconditions of Detroit, and perhaps asan encouragement for others returnand make a larger difference. At theend of every Detroit Partnership daythere is a reflection time so studentscan think about their initial perceptionsof Detroit, and how they might haveshifted after volunteering.
Adam Weber particularly foundgreat value in the experience, remark-ing that, “Detroit Partnership Day wasa truly unique opportunity. Detroit is acity that so many people have givenup on and counted out, but it was souplifting to interact with people whostill care and are willing to fight for thepeople of the city.”
This exposure is essential to themain principle of the Detroit Partner-
Alpha Delta Phi Lends Detroit A Handship Day: service-learning. The orga-nization believes that it is not benefi-cial to go into the day with the mindsetof “fixing” Detroit. Their belief is thatone should go into the day trying to learnwhatever he/she can about Detroit, andperhaps gain an appreciation for whatthe city holds. The organization hopesthat many Wolverines will end up com-ing back to Detroit to help out in thefuture.
This year, about 1400 students fromthe University of Michigan will be at-tending DP day. The Detroit Partner-ship works in two communities,Brightmoor and Southwest Detroit.The brothers spent their day specifi-cally working for the LA SED organi-zation (Latin Americans for Social andEconomic Development). JamesDavis, Jr. was eager to share his en-joyment of the collaboration: “It wasgreat to be able to help out at LA SED.It was truly amazing all the people thatwould thank us as they drove orwalked past us as we landscaped andgardened. It is always nice to seepeople appreciating the hard work wewere putting in.”
Based on this experience, it’s cer-tain that the Peninsular Chapter willcontinue to participate in the DetroitPartnership Day, and are eager to lendtheir hands in making small differencesin Detroit.
SAVE THE DATESaturday, November 1st
Michigan vs. IndianaPlease make plans to joinbrothers from all eras tocelebrate Homecoming
this fall!!!Details to be announcedin the coming months.
Another Reminder...We thank the many Peninsular
Alpha Delts who have already paidtheir 2014 Alumni Dues. If youhave not sent in your $50.00annual dues please do so soon.Make your checks payable to thePeninsular Society of Alpha DeltaPhi and mail in the reply envelopeenclosed to the Peninsular Societyof Alpha Delta Phi, c/o P.O. Box 312,312, Evanston, Illinois 60204.
In a separate check make a taxdeductable donation to the DanCarlson Peninsular Fund in theSamuel Eells Literary & EducationFoundation (SELEF) restricted toour chapters use.
Spring 2014 THE PENINSULAR 3
Spring Break is the perfect oppor-tunity to get out of Ann Arbor and openyourself up to new experiences. Thissemester, five Peninsular Chapterbrothers and I took a non-traditionalapproach to Spring Break, and trav-elled to Moab, Utah to camp and hikeat the and Canyonlands NationalParks.
The trip began at Arches NationalPark, where we front country campedfor 3 days and 2 nights. Instead of tak-ing more tourist friendly trails, we de-cided to hike the more difficult “primi-tive” routes to the various archeswithin the park, which led to a fewexhausting days. These trails includedsteep uphill treks and even steeperrock climbing. They were physicallyexhausting and technically difficult,requiring us to work together as agroup to strategize and to push eachother both mentally and physically.
Following our stay at Arches, wemoved on to the next segment of ourtrip – backpacking in Canyonlands Na-tional Park, where we also spent 3days and 2 nights. This time however,because we were backpacking, we didnot have the luxury of having onecampsite. Every day we had to packup camp and hike over, around, andbetween mountains, all while carryingas much as 70lbs on our backs. Aftermiles of hiking we would reach ourcampsite, set up camp, and get readyto repeat the process. Throughoutthese few days we worked as a team
in every single thing we did: setting upand taking down camp, making the hiketo the next campsite, reading and fol-lowing our maps and compasses, etc.
The trip to Arches and Canyonlandswas one that this group of brothers willnever forget. It was physically andmentally exhausting, but it was also oneof the most unique and rewarding ex-periences any of us have ever had. Wewere able to work together as broth-
Peninsular Chapter Brothers Spring Break in Moab, Utah
ers to overcome challenges and com-plete extremely strenuous tasks. Wewere able to see parts of the countrywe had never seen before and to takein beautiful views. Through this tripwe strengthened our friendships andbrotherhood bonds with one another ina way that would never have beenpossible in Ann Arbor.
Colin Finlay ’16
Thomas E. Carnaghi ’84 is CFOfor Fruehauf Family, an oil and gas com-pany. He and his wife, Angela, resideat 24505 Sherbeck, Clinton Township.MI 48036. His e-mail is [email protected].
Andres E. Rowley ’92 lives atW73N356 Greystone Dr., Cedarburg,WI 53012-2280. His e-mail is [email protected].
Gerald F. McLellan ’60 is retiredvice president for Marketing Associates– Detroit. He and his wife, Ann, resideat 14 Duke Street, Asheville, NC 28803.
Henry Wm. Tenbroek ’55 is in en-gineering management for Honeywell.He and his wife, Margaret, reside at4533 Vandervork Ave., Edina, MN55436-1432.
James H. Davis ’92 is first vicepresident of investments for MerillLynch. He and his wife, Amrita, resideat 409 S. Monroe, Hinsdale, IL 60521.
William B. Holmes ’80 is a pilotand captain With American Airlines. Heand his wife, Wendy, reside at 4765Bridgeway Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48103.His e-mail is [email protected].
John W. Pugsley ’64 is a retiredexecutive vice president for NationalPublishing Co. He and his wife,Maureen, reside at 14825 W. PiccadillyRd., Goodyear, AZ 85395. His e-mail [email protected]. “We spend thesummers in Bay View, Michigan andwinter in Goodyear, AZ.”
Stephen E. Upton ’49 is retired asa vice president for Whirlpool Corp. Heand his wife, Elizabeth reside at 100Ridgeway, St. Joseph, MI 49085. Hise-mail is [email protected]. “We arehappily married 63 years and now re-tired on Lake Michigan. I miss myfriends in Alpha Delta Phi and wouldbe pleased to hear from any of them. Ienjoyed my presidency there manyyears ago.”
Alumni News
(L to R) Brothers Colin Finley, Benjamin Hazelton,Omar Khawaja, Adam Weber, Julien Cohen and friends.
Brothers backpacking down their southwestern trail.
4 THE PENINSULAR Spring 2014
Senior Spotlight: Tyler Rospond, Former Chapter President
By Kyle Saukus, P’15The Peninsular chapter of the Alpha
Delta Phi has a storied history of socialevents, brotherhood bonding, and aca-demic excellence. Yet as students at oneof the most prestigious schools in thenation, and brothers in a fraternity thatplaces moral growth as a major part ofits mission, the current brothers realizethat the privilege of studying here isn’tsolely to earn a piece of paper, butrather to train ourselves to become as-sets to our community.
Tyler Rospond P’14 a native ofDewitt, Michigan, a second year stu-dent in the Ross School of Business anda former President of the Alpha DeltaPhi Peninsular chapter, is a true testa-ment to how a Brother should serve thepublic. Over the past few years, Tylerhas also given back by contributing tothe Dance Marathon at the Universityof Michigan — the largest student runorganization on campus. This year, Tyleris the Community Relations Chair onthe Central Planning Team, which is atthe top tier of leadership within theDance Marathon Organization. InTyler’s own words he is responsible for“organizing student organizations, spe-cifically Greek life, to participate andjoin us throughout the year. †In addi-tion, I am responsible for reaching outto local non-profit organizations to findvolunteering and partnership opportu-nities.”
With over 1,250 students projectedto be participating in this year’s Dance
Marathon, his role is essential to theestablishment’s continued success. In2012 and 2013 Dance Marathon at theUniversity of Michigan raised over$500,000 each year to benefit the Mott’sand Beaumont Children’s Hospital pe-diatric rehabilitation programs. Over30,000 families have benefited fromDance Marathon projects across thecountry to help many children afford achance to experience, “sports, music,and even tree climbing.” Tyler gives sig-nificant credence to these rehabilitationprograms since “these therapies givechildren with disabilities the opportunityto experience many of the activities wetake for granted as children” and“through these experiences, the childrengain valuable mental, physical, and lifeskills while providing a monetary breakfor the families who have already putso much of their income into their chil-dren.”
This year Tyler has organized mul-tiple brothers from the Peninsular chap-ter to participate in Dance Marathon tosponsor the Shigley family. Justin andLaura Shigley have three great childrennamed Jonathon (10), Leah (4), andJames (1 year old). Jonathan has spas-tic quadriplegia, a subset of cerebralpalsy which restricts his developmentand movement, but a tremendously funattitude. The team met with the familyto help carve pumpkins and take part inother fun activities at the Cube on Nov.27th. The day served as a great way toshow the Brothers how their efforts
help create great experiences for kidslike Jonathan.
Tyler states that the benefit for stu-dents participating in the organization isvaluable in its own right, “on an indi-vidual advancement level, the opportu-nities for personal development… areinvaluable for students looking to dif-ferentiate themselves.” He attributesmany of his leadership and networkingskills to the experiences he has hadworking with other Dance Marathonmembers over the years. However, hisgreatest reward is still helping manychildren each year experience life withmore laughter and joy than they wouldhave had without Dance Marathon.
Since publication of our last editionof The Peninsular we have learned ofthe deaths of John C. Anderson ’46and Edwin C. Kidd ’50. We extendour condolences to their families andfriends.
Chapter Eternal
The Shigley Family with Broth-ers Kyle Saukus, John Lopus, WillEllis and Sean Carter.
The Shigley Family at the fund-raiser.
The Shigley child dressed up incostume.
WHAT’S HAPPENINGWhen was the last time you
filled us in on your activitiesand adventures? Please sendNEWS to The Peninsular Edi-tor, Peninsular Society of AlphaDelta Phi, c/o P.O. Box 312,Evanston, Illinois 60204.
