Phi Kappa Tau - Alpha Delta

Alpha Delta Chapter in Maxwell Running Again

John Zamojski — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:22:24 -0400

For the second consecutive year the Alpha Delta chapter is a finalist for the Maxwell Award, the award given to the most outstanding Phi Kappa Tau chapter. The Alpha Delta chapter won this award last year for the first time since the chapter was first chartered in 1925. In the final round the brothers attending the 58th Annual Convention in Loiusville, KY will give a presentation and go through a question and answer session on Friday, August 8 about how the chapter lives out the mission statement of Phi Kappa Tau.

For all alumni the chapter needs a representative from the graduate council present at the Convention, which runs from August 6 to 10. Details for the Convention can be found by following this link: http://link.phikappatau.org/content.aspx?item=The%20Link/Content/Programs/Convention.xml

Which was your favorite weekend in April?

John Zamojski — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:38:42 -0400

April 4-6: Greek Week

39% (11 votes)

April 11-13: Formal

18% (5 votes)

April 18-20: Relay for Life & Initiation

21% (6 votes)

April 25-27: Party on the Floor, End of the Year Dinner, & Last Chapter

11% (3 votes)

Can't Decide

11% (3 votes)

Total votes: 28

Phi Kappa Tau to hold Annual Casino Night

Timothy Sutcliffe — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:11:21 -0400

On Friday March 28th, Phi Kappa Tau will be holding our annual Casino Night in Carlton Commons. All benefits from this will event will be donated to Hole in the Wall Gang Camps. In conjunction with this, Delta Upsilon will be holding their annual Poker Night. Proceeds from this will also be donated to Hole in the Wall Gang Camps. So if you're looking for something to do Friday night please stop by and help out our charity. Chips are $5.00 and tickets to enter and watch several of Case's performing groups are $3.00 (But are included in the $5.00 chip fee)

For More information visit the Casino Night Page.

IM Hockey Regular Season Finale

John Zamojski — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:37:27 -0400

Phi Tau had its last intramural hockey game of the season against Phi Kappa Theta on Thursday. After falling behind 1-0 halfway through the first period, Alex Greenwald responded with nice goal to tie the game. After falling behind again 2-1, Tim Sutcliffe responded by scoring off of a Phi Kap giveway. In the second period Tim had two more goals to finish off the natural hat trick. Phi Kap fought back to make it 4-3, but smart defensive play and solid goaltending by

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What could this year's Greek Week use most?

Peter Simko — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:18:49 -0400

More Dancing!
38% (13 votes)
More Beards!
32% (11 votes)
More Philanthropic Events!
6% (2 votes)
More Sledding!
21% (7 votes)
More Wes!
3% (1 vote)
Total votes: 34

Phi Taus Race at Conference Track Meet

John Zamojski — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:04:36 -0400

This past weekend Case Western Reserve University hosted the 2008 UAA Indoor Track & Field Championship. Juniors Dominic Smith and Michael Petro participated in this meet against the best competition in the conference. Dominic took first place in the 5000 meter run with a time of 14:47.56, which is a provisional qualifying time for the Division III Indoor Track & Field Championship next weekend at Ohio Northern University. Dominic also finished in third in the

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Brotherhood Board and Appointed Positions

Eric Webb — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:08:41 -0500

The newly formed Brotherhood Board of Phi Kappa Tau finally set its membership in the past few days. Jason Lau will run the board as the Brotherhood Chair. Joining him will be Senior Adam Goodrich, Junior Connor Burke, Sophomore Paul Hay, and Freshman Tim Sutcliffe.

This Brotherhood Board was designed to strengthen our fraternal bonds of brotherhood. Board members will be responsible for planning certain brotherhood events throughout the semester and reaching out to individual brothers to see how Phi Tau can help them and they can help Phi Tau. The Brotherhood Board will meet regularly to discuss what actions they will take with regard to the fraternity as a whole and to "Brothers-In-Need" individually.

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New Officers for 2008

Eric Webb — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:14:18 -0500

Yesterday, Phi Tau held elections to decide who would hold officer positions for 2008. After a marathon presidential election and many other close races, here are the newly elected officers:

President: Eric Webb
Executive Vice President: Brian Browne
Vice President of Alumni Relations: Mayank Prasad
Secretary: Dominic Smith
Treasurer: Michael Petro
Membership Orientation Officer: Joe Dickman
Recruitment Chairman: Brad Wright
Scholarship Chairman: Brian Nelson
Chaplain: Paul Hay
House Manager: Pete Simko
Social Chairman: David Karnick
Philanthropy Chairman: Justin Fisher
Chief Justice: Michael Kowalski

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7th Annual Phi-K A Success

Brian Browne — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:05:27 -0500

On Saturday November 3rd, the Brothers of the Alpha Delta held their 7th Annual Phi-K 5-K Run for the Kids. An event that has happened yearly since the Chapter was rechartered, this year's Phi-K pulled in an estimated $1000 for Hole in the Wall Camps, approximately enough money to pay for half of a camper's costs.

The Brothers of Alpha Delta would like to thank all sponsors, donors, and participants for helping to make this year's race a success. Congratulations are also in order for Mark Grogan, who broke the previous men's course record with a time of 16:24.0.

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Phi Tau Powers Through IM Racquetball

Ethan Engle — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:50:52 -0400

On Saturday October 27, Phi Tau continued its streak of IM racquetball prowess by putting two men in the finals of the fraternity singles group A bracket. Drew Nassal and Davorin (Cro) Skender each battled through three tough rounds to face off in the final match. Drew's outstanding agility and Cro's exceptional racket handling allowed them to climb through the rest of the field and battle in an exciting final match. After two games in the best-out-of-three match, Cro took the victory. In other racquetball action, Matt Collins stepped up to play in the tournament, losing in the second round of the group A bracket to a tough opponent.

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More Awards for the Brothers of Alpha Delta

Brian Browne — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:41:14 -0400

On the night of Thursday October 25th, President Barbara Snyder and the Office of Greek Life took the opporunity to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of Case Western Reserve's Greek Life community at it's annual Fall Awards Reception. Various members and chapters were recognized on the night, including the entire Alpha Delta Chapter, with special attention being paid to several specific Brothers. Brothers Michael Druschel, James Meehan, Drew Nassal, and Eric Webb were all tapped as members of Gamma Sigma Alpha, an organization recognizing Greek Scholars with a cumulative GPA over 3.6.

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Phi Tau Dominates IM Running

John Zamojski — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:26:46 -0400

On a cool Friday evening on September 28 the brothers of Phi Tau particiapted in the annual IM Outdoor Track & Field meet. Phi Tau finished first among five fraternity teams with 93 points beating the second place team by 37 points. The top finishers were as follows: Jeff McManus finished first in the 800m (2:06) and first in the 5-lap steeplechase (7:14); Mike Druschel finished first in the 200m (26.66) and second in the long jump (18'0"); Chris Schlechter finished second in the 200m (27.81); Adam Goodrich finished first in the 1500m (4:42); Drew Nassal finished first in the javelin (114'2") and third in the discuss (83'7"); Matt Collins finished second in the javelin (89'2"); and Mike Kowalski finished third in the shot put (36'8"). The 400m relay team consisting of Mike Kowalski, Mike Druschel, Alex Greenwald, and Todd Jacobs finished third (51.36), and the 1600m relay team consisting of Drew Nassal, Mike Druschel, Todd Jacobs, and Jeff McManus finished first (4:05).

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Phi Tau Associates 6 New Members

Eric Webb — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:52:27 -0400

Last night, Phi Tau associated 6 new brothers. Tim Sutcliffe, Mike Regan, Shane Lu, David Karnick, Mike Grese, and Justin Fisher were associated in front of a large gathering of guests and brothers. Ethan Engle, Phi Tau's chaplain, had decided to make sure this association was actually a public event, in contrast to past associations, where no guests were explicitly invited. Tim, Mike, Mike, and Justin are freshmen, while Shane and David are sophomores. Phi Tau welcomes them them into our circle, and hopes they find a permanent home here.

Phi Kappa Tau Alpha Delta Announced as Best National Chapter

John Jervinsky — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 13:58:20 -0400

The brothers of the Alpha Delta Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau were awarded the Maxwell Trophy this past Saturday at the national Phi Kappa Tau convention for being the best chapter in the nation. The brothers received this award after being announced to be a finalist from four other chapters. Brian Browne, Ethan Engle, and Matthew Aehle delivered an award winning presentation to earn the brothers the Maxwell Trophy. In addition to winning the Maxwell Trophy the brothers for a second year in a row won the Moosnick Trophy for having the highest cumulative GPA of all the chapters nationally.

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Maxwell Presentation Rehearsal Video

Benjamin Golub — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:02:17 -0400

Click here to watch the 2007 Maxwell Presentation Rehearsal Video.

Alumni Golf Outing

James Slater — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:40:57 -0400

Summer has arrived in Cleveland and it is finally time to enjoy a good game of golf. The Alpha Delta Alumni Committee would like you to join us for an alumni golf outing on Saturday July 28th at the Pine Ridge County Club in Wickliffe, OH. We will be playing a standard game of 18 holes with carts and groups of four. Our first tee-off time is at 9:55AM sharp with a final tee time of 10:55AM for our group. This event is limited to only 32 people so please RSVP as soon as possible if you would like to attend.

WHAT: Alumni Golf Outing
WHEN: Saturday July 28 @ 9:55 AM

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Phi Tau Recognized for On Campus Excellence

Brian Browne — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:56:13 -0400

Wednesday April 25th was Case's annual Greek Awards ceremony. A time when fraternity and sorority chapters on campus are recognized for their dedication to their own creed, the Case Greek life Creed, and supporting endeavors that make Greek Life as prominent as it is.

In addition to having several Brothers individually recognized for their participation in Order of Omega, Gamma Sigma Alpha, and as Recruitment Ambassadors, the Chapter itself was recognized for its outstanding performance in several fields. The Brothers took home the sportsmanship award in recognition of the Chapter's conduct on and off the field during IM games. Phi Tau also placed second in the overall race for the All Sports Cup.

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2007 Spring Alumni Newsletter

James Slater — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:11:53 -0400

The Gavel is out!

Casino Night

Joseph Dickman — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:07:28 -0400

On Saturday, March 24^th, Phi Tau held their annual Casino Night to raise money for Boggy Creek, a Hole in the Wall camp in Florida for terminally ill children. This year, the theme for the night was chosen to be “Casablanca”, a 1942 movie. To decorate for the theme, posters of cast members from the movie were put up on the walls, the lighting was dimmed through the use of desk lamps, and paper streamers were hung from the ceilings and across the door.

The night itself featured several tables featuring three main casino games, craps, roulette, and black jack, for the guests to spend their chips on. The roulette table was sometimes a little slow, but it is a classic casino game that is easy to pick up. The craps table kept a fair amount of patrons around it for the duration of the night, drawing them in by the intrigue of the complicated game. Black jack, always a favorite, ran four tables which were kept full either by love of the game, or perhaps some generous dealing by the dealers. In addition, guests were able to play poker or other card games on the side. The night also included guest appearances by local singing groups Case in Point and Bigger than a Bread Box.

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2007 Variety Show Video

Benjamin Golub — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:44:45 -0400

Phi Kappa Tau Places Fourth for Greek Week 2007

John Zamojski — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:15:14 -0400

This year's theme was Greek Week Heroes: Cape Optional. Here are all the events in which Phi Tau placed.

Greek Sing - 2nd with a medley of Backstreet Boys and Justin Timberlake

Banner - 3rd with a tribute to Doc Oc

Variety Show - 4th with a Men In Black meets Peter B. Lewis Building skit

Spot Shot - 1st

Beach Ball Relay - 3rd

Raft Race - 5th

Can Castle - 1st with the Batmobile

Pyramid - 3rd

Congratulations also goes out to the Rope Pull team who advanced to the second round with a victory over Beta Theta Pi and for a valiant and gutsy effort in the second round after a near disastrous start against 3rd place Phi Delta Theta.

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Phi Tau Dominates Indoor Soccer

Eric Webb — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:13:34 -0400

Last Friday and Saturday, the annual intramural indoor soccer tournament was held. Phi Tau continued their recent string of soccer domination by finishing 3rd overall and 1st among fraternities. Last year at this time, Phi Tau was one of the last 4 teams in the winner's bracket. This year, Phi Tau made it to the finals of the winner's bracket before losing to the eventual champions. Here are the scores of the games we played:

Win over Fudan 5-0

Win over Sigma Nu 3-1

Win over FC Weatherhead 2-1

Loss to Willabee's 4-2

Loss to FC Weatherhead 6-1

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The Greek Week theme is superheroes. Which of the following superheroes would you want to be?

Shardule Shah — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:20:36 -0500

Luke Skywalker
28% (10 votes)
Neo (from The Matrix)
17% (6 votes)
Chuck Norris
22% (8 votes)
Tony the Tiger
19% (7 votes)
Chief Wahoo (the Cleveland Indians' mascot)
14% (5 votes)
Total votes: 36

Early season IM floor hockey wins

Jon Lux — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:53:16 -0500

After our first two games of the IM floor hockey season, Phi Tau is sitting with a 2-0 record.

Our first victory came against Sig Ep, a tough opponent. It was extremely close all the way through the game. Sig Ep scored early in the first half but Phi Tau evened it up before the end of the half. In the second half both defenses would not let up, but two quick Phi Tau goals near the end of the game sealed it for the good guys.

Last night Phi Tau took on Sigma Chi. They brought some physical play that threw us off in the beginning, but some pre-game trash talking got some of us fired up and once we figured them out, our offense couldn't be stopped. 7-0 win for Phi Tau.

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Phi Tau Sings Again

John Zamojski — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:50:34 -0500

On the night of Monday, February 26, six of the brothers traveled to the top of the hill on Southside to serenade to the new members of Phi Sigma Rho. The brothers impressed the sisters with their renditions of "You're the Dream Girl of Phi Kappa Tau", the Gummy Bears theme, "My Girl", and from the 2005 Greek Sing "Phi Tau's There for You". All in attendance had a wonderful time.

Phi Kappa Tau Hockey Scores!

Shardule Shah — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:19:44 -0500

The brothers of the Alpha Delta chapter scored a victory in their first hockey game of the season, 3-1, against Sigma Phi Epsilon. Goals were provided by Shardule Shah and Jon Lux (two). Fantastic goaltending came courtesy of Drew Nassal. The main strategy of the game consisted of keeping everyone fresh by substituting every three minutes. There were two forward lines and two defense lines.

The two forward lines were Jon Lux/Mike Kowalski and Ethan Engle/Matt Collins. The two defense lines were Mike Rienzo/Joe Dickman and Shardule Shah/Alex Greenwald. Adam Goodrich stayed for the duration of the match to provide moral support. The game was a tough match with much (gentlemanly) pushing and shoving, but in the end Phi Tau came out on top due to constant pressure on the offensive end and control of the neutral zone.

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Phi Tau Claims Two Awards

Adam Goodrich — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:03:59 -0500

Feb. 22, 2007 -

Periodically, the judicial board of Case IFC accepts nominations for the Creed and Values Award. This award is an opportunity for the Greek Life community at Case Western Reserve University to recognize those individuals and chapters that have demonstrated their creed and the values contained in it through their deeds and words.

This past evening at the bi-weekly IFC meeting the winners for the Creed and Values Award were announced. Phi Tau brought home two awards, that for exemplary individual (Michael McAlister, Lambda class) and outstanding chapter.

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Brotherhood Meeting!

Shardule Shah — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:14:17 -0500

Last night's Brotherhood Meeting was held in Browntown (Suite 601). Brotherhood chair Jason Lau discussed various topics relating to the structure and health of the fraternity. The main issue at hand was accommodating associates and brothers who may not be able to live on the Phi Tau floor due to the fact that space on the floor is in high demand. Adam Goodrich and Connor Burke will work on a solution to that potential problem so that everyone is happy about where they end up living next year.

In addition, some of the meeting revolved around brothers who may be overexerting themselves. The goal is to ensure that each brother has the proper support system in times of academic and/or personal stress. While the main goal was to establish that each brother has his own way of doing things, he should know that there are 60+ people who will fully back him no matter the situation.

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Who is the biggest 6th Floor Lobby Rat?

Shardule Shah — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:04:51 -0500

Who is the biggest 6th Floor Lobby Rat?:
Brian Browne

Joe Dickman

Jared Gregory

Jon Lux

Ryan Miller

Mark Sgambellone

Other

What is your favorite Edgar Wilson catch-phrase?

Brian Browne — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:09:28 -0500

Boom Boom!
69% (27 votes)
True Story
18% (7 votes)
OOOH Snap
13% (5 votes)
Good Deal
0% (0 votes)
Total votes: 39