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TRANSITIONS

Glenn Coulter, ba 1949, died at the age of 82. While at Washburn, he was a member of Alpha Delta, President of the Washburn Press Club and on the Kaw staff. After graduation he was in the construction in-dustry. He was President of the Ichabod Club and a Trustee for the Washburn En-dowment Association. George “Wesley” Otto, ba1953, 76, Lake-wood, Ohio. He was the founding minister of the Broadmoor Community Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dale G. Briman, 11/18/1923—11/22/2008. He participated in the family business, Briman’s Leading Jewelers, until his retirement.

NAMES IN THE NEWS Richard Ross, ba 1971 and jd 1975 is an honorary member of the Friends of the Mulvane Art Museum, Inc. Board. Ronald Wurtz, ba 1970 and jd 1973, has been appointed acting federal public de-fender for Kansas. Greg Brenneman, bba 1984 and honorary doctorate 1999, has been named Executive Chairman of the Board of Quiznos. He also was named chairman and a member of the investment committee of CCMP Capital Advisors LLC.

Kent Stubbings celebrated his 80th birth-day January 2, 2009. He has been married 57 years and retired from The Topeka Capi-tal Journal after 37 years of service.

FROM THE FIELD Military News……….. The following message was sent by Kyle McCann, active chapter president spring 1999. “I wanted to send you a quick note about what I am up to. I recently received my promotion to Major in the United States Army, and am packing up my home at Fort Gordon, GA and moving to Fort Hood, TX where I will get settled in and get on a plane and head over to Iraq for the 3rd time since we started the global war on terror. I am hoping this will be my last go around with the Iraqi’s. They certainly have some strange customs over there, not the least of which are IED’s. I will be working on the counter – intelligence side of the house again and will get involved with helping refine their constitution and get some more government programs initiated. Tough work, but rewarding for the most part. I just finished up my command time as a company commander for a counter-intelligence company here at Fort Gordon and looking forward to moving on. Know-ing that many alums are retired or former military men themselves, I ask that you all keep the soldiers who are currently serving in your minds. Thanks for taking a moment out for me. Coach Tatman Scotty Tatman, who was in the pledge

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ALPHA DELTA ALUMNIBOARD MEMBERS 2008 –

2009 President Bruce Jones Bandr jones@hotmail.com

Vice President Jake Fisher jake@cookandfisher.com

Treasurer David Linderman dwlinderman@silverlakebank.com

Secretary John Minnick MINCAPMGT@aol.com

Resident Directors Jim Sloan jsloan@sloanlawfirm.com

Ken Elder kelder@kelderaccounting.com

Steve Obdyke walking_to_freedom@yahoo.com

Lance Quilling Lquilling@usd434.us

Stephen McIntosh Stephen_mcintosh@hotmail.com

Matt Wilkins matt.wilkens@hotmail.com

Hayden St. John hstjohn@1ttopeka.com

Gary Zook gzook@cox.net

John Burns John.burns@washburn.edu

Non-Resident Directors Larrie Bates Judyb6@cox.net

Lowell Hahn

lhahn@hahnlaw.net

Tad Layton tadlayton@yahoo.com

Terry Marshall Terry.marshall@derito.com

Evan Mulch Evan_mulch@hotmail.com

Josh Parsons kcautoworld@hotmail.com

Clayton Pykiet pykiet@mac.com

Mark Ross Mark.ross@richoh-usa.com

Tom Suther Tomsuther1971@yahoo.com

Martin Toews mltoews@hotmail.com

AD Alum Dick Rosetta carries the Olympic Torch in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah

Want to play golf at Founders’ Day? Brother John Minnick has arranged for us to have a golf tournament with a

T-Time at 1:30 p.m. on April 25th. The cost will be $75 per round with an additional $16 per person if they wish to use a cart.

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FROM THE PRESIDENT’S PEN

The last weekend of January calls me to the hunting fields of Tipton, Kansas. For over 40 years, I’ve had the pleasure of hunting and fellowshipping with two lifelong friends. We gather occasionally dur-ing the year, but our January hunt remains special. My hunting companions are Alpha Delts Bob Maxwell and David Tripp. Since graduating from Washburn in the 1960’s, we have lived in different cities, worked in very different professions and lived different lifestyles. Aggregately, the three of us have raised 17 children! Even with our busy schedules, we have been able to gather each year to enjoy the current year’s hunt and reminisce on the past hunts together.

The 100th anniversary of Alpha Delta is only a few years away and Founders’ Day 2009 is only a few weeks from now. Memories of our time spent at Washburn U will forever be a part of our lives. The ex-periences we have had as Alpha Delts has helped shape the men we are today. Every few months, I learn of the passing of another Alpha Delta brother. Each time I hear such news, I become more convinced that we need to gather fraternally more often. We need to honor the AD philoso-phy and enjoy the memories of the fraternity that brought us together during those formative years. For everything that the fraternity has done for us, there is really

no excuse for not spending one evening a year at Alpha Delta! My hunting days with Bob and Dave will continue until we can no longer see, walk and shoot. Our days of brotherhood, however, will last forever. (For the record, on our annual pheasant hunt we always get our limit of birds and any one of us would gladly share stories about the others’ shooting abilities. Just ask!) Today, there is a renewed spirit at Alpha Delta. The pledges and the actives are among the best at Washburn and we all know the alumni cannot be matched by any other fraternity. So, I sincerely hope you will attend Founders’ Day this spring. It is important to keep the spirit alive, not just on Founders’ Day, but every day. “A band of true and faithful brothers…” that’s you and me. See you soon, Bruce

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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR Today’s Alpha Delta normally has a part time or a full time job. He rarely has extra money and is frequently late with his rent money. He will probably leave Washburn with a degree and a large student loan. In 1959, students earned about $1.00 to $1.25 per hour. Tuition was around $12.00 per hour, non resident fee for Alpha Delta was $19.00 per month and $75.00 per month to live in the house. This included three meals Monday – Friday and one meal on Sunday. In 2009, students earn about $7.00 to $8.00 per hour, tuition is $197.00 per credit hour for Kansas residents, in town fee for Alpha Delta is $85.00 per month and the resident fee is $375.00 per month and includes one meal a week, the formal Monday Night Din-ner. Also included are Cable TV and Internet Connections in each room a comfortable Gathering Room with a fifty – five inch flat screen TV. His expense includes cell phone, laptop computer, and auto insurance over $100 per month and cologne at $70.00 for 2.5 ounces.

Editor Lloyd

Lloyd Fleming

Alpha Delta, Tyler Paszek [Editor Lloyd’s Grandson] and Dancing Blue Chelsey Artzer relax after their dance performance during halftime at an Ichabod basketball game.

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class of 2000 and who served three straight semesters as active chapter president sent the following: “I love the emails. It is nice to see the house has great leadership.” Scotty is Sales and Marketing Supervisor for Acme Foun-dry, Inc. and also Program Director for Leader-ship Coffeyville. He is assistant golf coach for Field Kindley School Golf Team and has helped with the mid-dle school team. He married Robyn Magill from Chanute. Be a Leader Scott W. Farrell is Managing Director Risk Consulting for Marsh Risk & In-surance Services, San Francisco, CA. He wrote the following: “I have been away from Washburn since 1985, but I have used the skills I obtained from all my brothers at Alpha Delta to help me with my career. While I initially joined the fraternity as a way to socialize, it was the knowledge I gained about brotherhood tradition, team-work, edu-cation and diversity of interest that al-lowed me to grow into a better individ-ual. I would credit numerous brothers and alumni who provided me guidance and opportunities throughout my college days to increase my exposure to the business world. I am involved with many community activities. I serve as a Director for the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter and participate on the Advisory Board for Golden Gate Uni-versity’s School of Business. I enjoy spending time with my wife and daugh-

ter. My path is just one example of how the Alpha Delta experience can prepare you for life. I encourage the new pledges in the house to embrace their opportunity at Washburn and within Al-pha Delta. Try new things, get involved and be a leader. More importantly, don’t be afraid to ask Alumni for their help. It is our turn to give back to you what Alpha Delta provided to us. This is what a fraternity is all about. The Olympic Torch “Greetings from Salt Lake City. You have done an outstanding job with the Triangle on line. A great way to stay in touch.” Dick Rosetta “I have so many fond memories of my days at 1533 Col-lege. As you may know, I went West in 1963. I spent my professional life with The Salt Lake Tribune as a sports writer, editor and columnist. 39 years in all. I retired in June 2002. I carried the Olympic Torch the night before the opening ceremonies. I had been in-ducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in July 1999, so I didn’t figure there were any taller peaks to climb. I have spent my time volunteer-ing and serve a curator for the Utah Sports Hall of Fame, after serving as President of the group in 2003 and 2004. That seems like a lot of self-aggrandizement, but the reason I related it was that none of it would have been possible without my 1959-1963 miracle run at Washburn University and Alpha Delta. Oh, the days at the Review and the political science classes under Har-

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old Blostein, the history classes of Ernest Bader and math from Terry McAdam. And I owe nearly everything in my matriculation at WU from an Osage City High School ‘greenie’ to su-per-active campus ‘go-fer’ to Gerald Barker in the Public Relations Office and his assistant Jerry Hutchison. No one enjoyed the collegiate experience more than I did.” PLEDGE CLASS REUN-ION J.P. Buellesfeld is planning a 1984 Pledge Class Reunion for Founders Day 2009. Through the Triangle, J.P. has re-connected with alumni he has not heard from in twenty-five years. J.P. is presi-dent of Buellesfeld Financial Services, Inc. in Wellington, Ks. Professor at Canton College Bob Edwards has been promoted to the rank of ‘professor’ at the State Univer-sity of New York Canton College. His field is Criminal Investigation. He is also faculty adviser to the Veterans Association student group which helps Veterans and their families with their college education.

OLDEST LIVING ALPHA DELT The following notes as sent to the Trian-gle by Don Green. “Many thanks for the updates on the chapter members. Am nearly 93 years old and some of the fondest memories are of my years as an Alpha Delt..was president for three semesters, one before WW11 and two as I returned to Washburn to finish my degree. Please give my dear regards to your house mother..I served meals at the house for two semesters and our dear house mother was Mrs. McKee ...sweet, stern, loving and patient...along with my fraternity life, I was originally a pp stu-dent but eventually ended my academic career with an MBA from Ohio State, a phd. in economics and a ld de-gree ..what a turn-around.. had 17 years as head of business division at a California University.. Skied until two years ago and won seven national rac-quetball titles..plan on living many more years..my wife..formerly Mary Campbell (KAT) is doing well..Happy 2009 to all..Fraternity is a wonderful life for a productive AD..’’ Don Green.

Mother Brouddus and Past Chapter President Jarrett L. Kitch. Kitch graduated in December of 2008 with a BBA Degree. He was given a special recognition award by the Alumni Board last year.

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Greetings fellow Alpha Delts! Hopefully this message finds everyone well. On behalf of Alpha Delta’s Active Chapter I would like to give a warm and hearty hello and hope that everyone has had great start to the 2009 year. First off, I’ll begin by introducing myself for those who don’t know who I am, and are thinking, “Who the heck is E-mailing me”. My name is Victor Elazegui Jr. and I am the current president of the chapter. This is my fourth year at Washburn Uni-versity as well as my fourth year in the fraternity. I’m originally from Olathe, Kansas and decided to come to Washburn University due to their well-recognized Criminal Jus-tice program. My first year at Washburn, I was introduced to the fraternity and was wel-comed by great friends who now I consider my Brothers. My passion for the success of this fraternity is as high as it was since when I first formally pledged in the fall of 2005. Unfortunately, Alpha Delta, as well as many other Greek organizations, is experiencing rough times and less involvement in the Greek community. As many of you know, Alpha Delta is currently in a rebuilding process. Numbers are low, but the foundation of this brotherhood is strong and willing. This strong foundation will be imperative in the re-building of this Fraternity. Recruitment will be a big part of this semester’s plans and we have begun planning already. This past Sunday (February 22) a recruitment committee consisting of current Alpha Delta brothers (me being one of them) met to plan and pre-pare events to help bring potential new brothers to the fraternity. At this meeting, we planned our first event of the semester. Here are the details:

1st Annual Alpha Delta House

Hold’Em Tournament On Friday, March 27, 2009, at 5:00 PM Alpha Delta will be holding a Texas Hold’Em poker tournament, as its first recruitment event for the spring 2009 semester. Planning for this event has already gone into effect. For more details regarding this recruitment event, you are encouraged to contact Shaun Small (Recruitment Chair), Jonathon Rami-rez (Treasurer), or myself (contact info will be provided below). The Active Chapter invites all alumni to attend this recruitment event! Also, if anyone would like to take part, volunteer, or even contribute towards this event you are more than welcome to. The recruitment committee currently has set a budget for this event but

Victor Elazegui

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contributions or donations would be greatly appreciated by Active Chapter. We currently need assistance with the following items:

Chairs Round (poker) tables Poker table tops Poker Chips Playing Cards Decorations Dealers Prize ideas Raffle Prizes!! SUGGESTIONS!!

Any donation of any kind would be appreciated, and thank you all in advance. If this event is successful (which were optimistic that it will be!) we plan on making this event an annual recruitment event. I will be compiling a promotional flyer ad-vertising our event, and will be emailing everyone a copy. We understand that recruitment is key to the survival of Alpha Delta’s future. Ac-tive Chapter is taking this matter seriously and planning accordingly. Once again, thank you for your help and suggestions. If anyone has any questions or com-ments, please feel free to contact me or drop by the house Thank you!

Best Regards, Victor Elazegui Jr. President Alpha Delta Fraternity Victor.Elazegui@washburn.edu

Victor Elazegui Jr. (913) 636-7483

Jonathon Ramirez (785) 845-2013

Shaun Small (316) 706-7451

Victor Elazegui Jr. (913) 636-7483

Jonathon Ramirez (785) 845-2013

Shaun Small (316) 706-7451

Brother Coolphil is working on a pictorial directory of Alpha Delta Alumni. If you haven’t sent him your picture for this directory, you can do so by sending it to coolphil@cox.net. Please include your degree and class year.

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Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009 Place: Topeka Country Club, 2700 SW Buchanan St. Social Hour: 6:30 p.m. Cash Bar Dinner: 7:30 p.m. Cost: The charge for alumni will be 42.00 per person in advance, and $45.00 at the door. The cost for active chapter members will be $32.00 in advance and $35.00 at the door. Family and guests are invited and will be charged according to the category of the member inviting them. Program: Our speaker, Bob Maxwell, graduated from Washburn and Alpha Delta in 1968. He graduated from KU Med School in 1973 and finished his residence at Children's Mercy Hospital in 1976. He is married with 4 grown boys and 2 grandchildren. An avid hunter and fisherman he also enjoys traveling with his wife Nan and racing sports cars. He was in Sagamore at Washburn. Reservations can be made by e-mailing MCMGT5879@aol.com or calling 785 272-4200. All checks should be made payable to " Alpha Delta" and mailed in advance if possible to our PO Box, 1383, Topeka,KS 66601. Cancellations are accepted up until three days prior to the event otherwise the member will be expected to pay for any unused reservations.

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It's letting someone into their room at 3 a.m. because they for-got their room key. It's smiling when remembering the time 2 of our young men tried to catch a bat (that had flown in an open door) with a fry-ing pan and a tennis racket. It is keeping quiet when someone tells a joke that no house-mother should understand. It's smelling pizza cooking at 2 a.m. and hoping they do their cleanup. It's being awakened at 12:30 a.m. and asked to show someone how to cook a ham-burger. It's walking into the kitchen and discovering nobody did their duties. It's watching a whole movie with a young man that was homesick, this was his Mom's favorite movie!! It's being told I have XXXXX because I picked up a half dead mouse and got rid of it. It's watching 8 dz. cookies eaten in record time-----most of them still warm. It's being so proud when you see them in their cap and gown. It's being told "you're such a Mom" and knowing it was meant as a compliment. It's watching the dedication and generosity of the Alpha Delta Alumni. Our young men are blessed with all the extra support that is available to them.

WHAT IS THE LIFE OF A HOUSEMOTHER LIKE? Moira Brouddus, Housemother

Mother Brouddus

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THE ALPHA DELTA TRIANGLE Published Quarterly

Each September-December-March-June

Editor: Brother Lloyd Fleming

lloydmiata@aol.com

Associate Editor:- Brother Phil Menninger coolphil@cox.net

www.alphadelta.org

New Actives [from left to right] Graham Thurber, Nathan Altic, John Henderson, Ryan Calovich, Jesse Fitzpatrick and Shaun Small. Not pictured: T. J. Seelbach.