November 14, 2006
Dave Lodes recently announced his retirement as Superintendent
of the Arrowhead Highschool. Information about his retirement
is available here: (click
here to see the article)
Mark
Weinfurter (mark.weinfurter@nmfn.com) came back
to Oshkosh over the summer for the EAA convention.
He continues to live in Seattle Wa working as a financial
advisor for Northwestern Mutual.
Scott McDonald (yitbos79@yahoo.com) recently got married
to Heather on (September 16th) at the Trinity Lutheran Church
in Oshkosh. He continues to work for M&I Corp.
Al Davies (allan@landoltsecurities.com) is living with his
wife in Menasha. He recently got a new job for Landoit Securities
in Oshkosh. His wife recently gave birth to their second
son (Brandon).
Andrew Ahlborg got married to Kerri in
Appleton on October 21st. He is a territory manager for
Packaging Tape Inc. drewahlborg@msn.com
Erick Alatorre (alatoe92@gmail.com) recently
became a father. His wife gave birth in mid October to
Alex Scott in Oshkosh WI. He continues to work for Barr
Inc in Oshkosh WI.
Sean Tobin (Sean.Tobin@mercmarine.com) works
for Mercury Marine. He lives in Kimberly with his wife
and recently born baby.
John Close (closefinishes@aol.com) will receive
the Wisconsin Motorsport Charities Inc Ted Lake Dedication
to Racing Award in Milwaukee WI. Close has stayed active
as a motorsports journalist over the past decade contributing
stories to top racing publications such as NASCAR Scene,
NASCAR Illustrated, Stock Car Racing and Circle Track Magazines.
His first book – Tony Stewart – From Indy Phenom
To NASCAR Superstar – was released by MBI Publishing
in 2004. Close’s next book – The NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series – Desert Dust To Superspeedways - will
be released by MBI in February 2007.
Dave Prokop (scoutxo@msn.com) is planning the Ice Fishing
Jamboree in Wausau Wi (on January 6th) where he lives with
his wife and kids. He recently had surgery in his neck
and back, but he is doing fine.
Chris Andrews (swede) He works for Sony Ericksson in Sweden.
He recently got married to Amanda in Sweden but had a ceremony
in Milwaukee Wisconsin mid summer. (click
here to check out his website)
Peter Esser (esserpm@comcast.net) He is retired from computer
engineering. He continues to be active at the local middle
school and high school, coaching basketball. He spents
the past summer working with 9th through 12th grade basketball
teams, preparing them for the school season. His wife and
him stay active by being a taxi service for my 15 year
old stepson, and all of his athletic activities. He does
look forward to a true retirement some day.
Chad Behling (chadbehling@hotmail.com) He continues to
work for Cisco systems in Denver Colorado.
John Kelly (kona-1@comcast.net) He continues to work for
Groot Industries as a Development Manager in Lake County.
He has two kids (Patrick and Brendan) with his wife Dyan.
Jim Leutenegger (jim@wmbob.com) he works as a CPA for Westbrook,
McGrath, Bridges and Orth in Duluth GA. He recently got
married in Costar Rica to Jessica.
Bill Bannantine: (bannantine@yahoo.com) Married (8 years
now) and living between Burriana, Spain most of the year
and just north of Milwaukee most of the summer. Our 20
month old, Sara is growing and a handful. My tile exporting
business continues to go well.
Chad Bork (ChadB@MBM-IDT.COM) continues to work in Appleton
for Modern Business Machines. His son Alex is going to
be 5 in January. (no longer married)
Mark Novell (mnovell@cox.net) continues to
live in Chandler Arizona with his wife Umi. They recently
had a baby boy (nicholas). Their daughter Natalie is almost
three years old.
Rob WIlcox (rob_father@hotmail.com) got married on July
22nd in Oshkosh Wi.
Scott Gurholt (SGurholt@HNTB.com) continues to work for
HNTB Corporation as a Senior Marketing Coordinator. His
wife recently gave birth to their first baby.
Ross MacDowell (trcc8421@hotmail.com) continues to manage
his athetic shoes store (runaway shoes) in downtown Oshkosh
WI. He recently opened a new store in Green Bay off of
hwy 41 and Oneida.
Kris Kaminski works for InPro Corporation
in Milwaukee Wi as an Architectural Sales Representative.
His wife Nicoele received her masters degree in Education
from U of M and is currently teaching in Wakesha West.
Mike Graff (graffm@slinger.k12.wi.us) is
a teacher in Slinger WI.
Ben Bollenbacher (bbollen@kcc.com) he joined
the Innovation Management Department for Kimberly Clark.
He recently got promoted to a management position in his
team. He is in the Global Regulatory, Clinical and Scientifical
Affairs Team.
Eric Stephani (eric.stephani@gmail.com) completed
his MBA in December of 2005. He got married to Rebecca
Timm in Appleton Wi. He works for Miles Kimball as a Database
Administrator. He recently purchased a home in Menasha.
Matt Krenke (mkrenke@msn.com) he accepted
a position for Thrivent Financial as an investment planner.
His brother Aaron continues to run the pizza business (figaro's)
on the east side of Appleton.
Matthew Krenke
Thrivent Financial
333 N Commercial St., Suite 350
Neenah WI 54956
920-886-3963
Mike Morril (mmorrill1@new.rr.com) lives
in Appleton with his wife Brooke and his two kids. He works
for Oshkosh Truck in their Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting
Division.
If you want to be listed on this update, send me an email.
We would like to thank the following brothers for their
outstanding contributions to the housing fund and scholarships:
Scott Bucklin
Robert Wilcox
Bill Banantine
Eric Johson
Mark Novell
Jason Dedering-
Greg Conger
Dennis Larsen
Chad Bork
Doug Derosier
Bruce Dentice
Rob Kenan
John Kelly
Tom Krueger
(thank you)
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Oct 17, 2006
We would like to thank the alumni brothers of Epsilon Beta
that attended the homecoming events at UW Oshkosh last weekend.
This is the third year on a row the brothers of the Delta
Sigma Phi fraternity showed up in large numbers. In addition
to our fraternity sponsored events, the All Greek event at
the Union was also a success.
It was good seeing Rich Neumann, Chuck Milam, Scott Gurholt,
Scott Bucklin, Chris Lundgren, Doug Derosier, Jason Schouten,
Greg Conger, James Rath, Ron Schrier, Brent Seifert, Matt
Krenke, Chad Bork, Rob Wilcox, Doug DeRosier, Bill Bannantine,
Peter Williams, Bill Frank, Mike All, Eric Johnson, Dick
Bidwell, Tom Tuttle, Andrew Ward, Ross McDowell, Jason Dedering,
Larry Baier, among others. Thank you!
The people in attendance from my 1971 pledge
class were:
Tom Hanson (1971)
Jim Rath (1971)
Jack Gabrielsen (1971)
Pete Williams
Mike Jung (1968)
Bill Frank (1968?)
Dick Bidwell
David (1970's) and Phyllis Howie
Gerald and Darlene Gonyo (from the predecessor Delta Kappa
- 1960)
Ron Schreier (1965)
Jerry Tatera (1970's)
Tim Berner (1970's)
(click here to see pictures
of the event)
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Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 7:08 PM
As we are approaching the 5th ann. Of the Sept. 11th
terrorist attack I
wanted to update you and the chapter on some developments
regarding
Bart.
His wife has set up a memorial fund in his name www.bartjruggiere.com
<http://www.bartjruggiere.com/> The web site talks
about him and the
foundation. Also Claudia has been busy this past year.
She co-authored a
book with 3 other sept. 11th widows titled: Love You
Mean It. It is on
sale at all the major book retailers. The web site for
the book is
www.lovyoumeanit.com <http://www.lovyoumeanit.com/>
She is going to appear Friday, Sept. 8th on 20/20 with
Elizabeth
Vargas. Then she will be on The Today Show, Good Morning
America and
Larry King Live on Monday, Sept. 11th
Please pass this along to the actives at their meeting
and send it out
via the alum. email distribution list. I would be more
than happy to
discuss that with any of the actives at homecoming. Hopefully
I haven't
forgotten anything. If I have I'm sure someone will let
us know. Thanks
for your help.
YITBOS
John Kelly
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Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 7:08 PM
Today September 6, Pat Coniff sold Heroes Club. It reopens
Thursday September 7 under new ownership and management
with a new name. It will not be booking live music, which
is too bad, but we wish the new owners much success as
they pursue downtown Green Bay's lunch, happy hour and
evening business with beverages and food service.
You're receiving this message because at some point you
emailed Heroes Club or Pat's home. Pat appreciates his
loyal patrons and the musicians who made Heroes Club
a local legend. Thank you for your support of us. I'm
Pat's wife and most of you know I'm not very timely with
the emails. But if you want to email back a message for
Pat, I am printing emails and making a scrapbook for
him. Please feel free to share this email with other
friends of Heroes. I also posted additional information
on our web site http://heroesclub.com
Best regards, Pat and Barbara Coniff
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Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Alumni Association
When: Saturday, October 14th, 2006, during Homecoming
Weekend!
Events: 3:30pm – 5:30pm
Art Reception @ Gail Floether Steinhilber Gallery,
in Reeve Memorial Union
Featured artist: Terra Chmielewski
3:30 to 5:30 pm
Live Music featuring Old Mil at 5:00 to 7:00 pm
Titan Underground, Reeve Memorial Union
Reception RSVP by October 10, 2006
To: alumni@uwosh.edu
Reference: Young Alumni
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cash bar provided.
All we need is you!
Meet with old friends,
Reconnect with the University,
Listen to great tunes, and
Tour the renovated Union!
For complete homecoming schedule of events: www.homecoming.uwosh.edu
For more information regarding alumni perks: www.uwosh.edu/alumni/index.php
For more information regarding Old Mil: www.oldmil.net
For more information regarding lodging at GCC: www.mio.uwosh.edu/gcc
Or call GCC Main Desk at (920) 424-1107
Or email them at nylen@uwosh.edu
For any additional questions, please contact:
Jess King (920) 235-6690
jking@oshkoshlawyers.com
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On June 3rd, 2006, Chris Andrews got married to Amanda
Schmeling (ZTA) in Växjö Sweden. They are
having a Ceremony in Milwaukee on August 11th. Congrats
on my behalf and the chapter's.
(click
here to see their website )
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Recently, I (victor alatorre) was able to scan a lot of the
pictures taken when I was the chapter's historian and secretary.
Some argue these pictures reflect the best and worst of what
greek life had to offer at UW Oshkosh in the early 1990s.
In the mid to late 1990s, there was a shift on the culture
and expectations vested on greeks on campus. I hope these
pictures generate positive nostalgia for our alumni and other
greek friends from that era.
YITBOS
(click here to see pictures)
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Joshua Thurmer (former president) and Erin Bade got married
on July 1st, 2006. The event was held in Waukesha WI. A few
of us had the pleasure to attend this event in the life of
Josh and Erin. Congrats to the couple. The event was surreal
because Erin's father is also a Delta Sig, so we had the
pleasure to meet Delta Sigs from an alumni chapter at UW
whitewater. It was a very memorable event for those who attended.
(click here to see pictures
of the event)
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From Victor Alatorre
Recently, a few of the brothers noticed our letters on a
water commercial. It brought back good memories and nostalgia.
Nevertheles, I strongly believe in the positive impact of
good PR. It is not the beer and drinking games that makes
a chapter, it is its membership. (click
here to see the commercial at google)
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From Brad Heutmaker
This is a picture from our chartering ceremony from this
past Saturday night (June 10, 2006) at Chase Field here in
Phoenix. The picture is of our current executive board from
left to right, Lee Dueringer - Secretary - Univ. of Illinois,
Tom Hewitt - Vice President - UW-Oshkosh, Craig Scrimpshire
- President - Texas A&M, and myself - Treasurer - UW-Oshkosh.
If you could put this on the chapter website in the alumni
section it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you and YITBOS...
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The picture above was created using special software and
about 10,000 pictures of Delta Sig events. The original picture
is the second delta sig house on Algoma Blvd. I double dare
you to find yourself in the picture. :)
(click
here to see a larger version of this picture)
Warning: the file is very large.
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Through a collaborative effort between
Victor Alatorre, Dan Beck, and Peter Willams, we have been
able to scan, color correct, recover, remaster the legacy
of our fraternity brothers from the 1960s and 1970s. The
archive came from 2 sources: the old scrapbooks held by
me and negatives from the collection of Peter Williams.
The process has been time consuming, but we hope our brothers
enjoy this collection showing the long-term legacy of delta
sigma phi on campus.
[ 1964-1969 | 1970-1971 | 1972
set 1 | 1972 set
2 | 1973 | 1976 | 1979-1980 | book
1 | book 2 set
1 | set 2 | set
3 | set 4 ]
Warning: broadband suggested, 1000
picture and large file warning.
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Our brother, Eric Hafsoos recently emailed me
to announce the birth of his daughter Alaina. Congrats
to the new dad are in order! :) |
The active chapter of Delta Sigma Phi, would like to cordially
invite our alumni to the Homecoming Celebrations at UW Oshkosh.
The last two years have been extremely successful in terms of
attendace and participation. This year, we will be honoring all
of our Veteran Brothers and the Spring Pledge Class of 1971.
Gregory Buteyn
Bruce Dentice
Willam Doyle
Gary Ferron
Enrique Gomez
Jack Gabrielsen
Thomas Hanson
Daniel Kollatz
Donald Kopidlansky
Steven Litchfield
Charles Lomas
Randall McGowan
Bruce Miresse
Robert Pfrank
Patrick Pretty
James Rath
Michael Robillard
Eugene Sprenger
Robert Van Gruensven
Paul Walgenbach
Peter Williams
6pm - Alumni awards night - Union
9pm - Era gatherings 60's & 70's at The Magnet, 80's
at Kellys,
90's and 00’s at Kelly’s Saturday,
8:30am - ACB Meeting Reeve Union
9:00am - Gathering at Pollock Alumni House Lawn
10:00am - Parade
11:00am - Gathering at Chapter House - 414 Irving
12:00pm - Gathering at Titan Stadium tent
1:00pm - Game at Titan Stadium
4:00pm - 5th quarter at Hilton Garden Inn
6:00pm - Cocktails at Park Plaza
7:00pm - Dinner with Tri-Sigma at Park Plaza
8:00pm - Presentations and dance
“’til next year” Brunch
(please go home, your wife awaits you)
Park Plaza 800-365-4458
Tell them you’re a Delta Sig
And get the $63 room rate!
For reservations at the Gruenhagen Conference Center
Call GCC Main Desk at (920) 424-1107
Or email them at nylen@uwosh.edu
The cost per plate will be $30 dollars per person. Please send
RSVP and/or check payable to EB ACB to: Rob Wilcox, 535 Monroe
St., Oshkosh, WI 54901 or email:
Scott Bucklin or Rob
Wilcox. (click on their names for email address)
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Prior to leaving for Uganda, Mark helped lead fundraising
efforts which funded the construction of a new church, transportation
of Medical Staff, and the purchase of over 1200 pounds of medical
supplies for the people in the community he visited. Once there,
he and 11 members of his church spent two weeks teaching the
local population about AIDS prevention, family health, and
the Bible. During the two week trip Mark was impressed with
the friendliness and hospitality of the people he met, as well
as the responsibility they showed for each other (many older
children helped raise the younger ones, even if they weren't
related). He hopes to return on a similar mission in the future.
In Mississippi, Mark spent a week clearing trees and brush,
removal of drywall and trash, and helping local people with odd
jobs. Mark's mom once lived in the Pensacola area, so he's familiar
with that part of the United States. "The destruction was unbelievable," said
Mark, "I couldn't believe what I saw was here in our own country.
The coastal area is completely devastated." He said he was glad
to have helped out but there is lots more to do. Mark also continued
his church mission and spent time talking to local people in
the evenings.
Mark is an avid photographer and took many pictures during his
trip.
(Click here to see pictures of
his trips)
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Ok, ok quit bitching please. I have been temporarily
indisposed for a few weeks, of which my last installment left
off. In that time, I have managed to come back south and
set up shop here in Kuwait.
Well, while I was in Iraq, I was mortared 3 times. The
first time was a bit of a surprise as we were sitting in the
trailer and heard the boom. We were like WTF was that? I
got the call from my lot guy and he said it was damn close,
close enough to see the flash. So we went through or
incoming procedures and everything turned out fine. Well,
the second time was a little different. "They" were
close enough that we could hear the rounds leaving the tubes
and subsequent impacts in our AO. The first is always, "WTF
was that?" and then the boom. I heard it again and I
said, man, I think we are getting hit again. Sure enough, the
FOOMP and delayed KRUMP of the shell going off is a clear indicator
someone doesn't like you. The third one was by far the
closest and rattled the shit out of the trailer. We went through
the same procedures, again, and all was well. The third
time, I was actually reading and could hear all sorts of racket
outside. I had heard a couple of booms, but wasn't sure if
we were getting hit again. We were. So I called
down and my group said they weren't sure. After I hung up,
I heard the "All Clear" called out and I was like well, whatta
ya know? 3 times mortared and no one hurt, thank god. Its
just like 5 O'clock Charlie from MASH, the damn drone of the
motor and then the booms all around, but hitting jack shit.
Thanksgiving was awesome and we chowed big time, so much that
I was looking for the blanket and remote so I could take a nap,
it was that good. The kicker was when I was offered Egg
Nog, which I always drink, especially with Southern Comfort. That
brought a tear to my eye, actually, and I was really missing
home then at that moment.
Ya know, not really too much happened over the past couple of
months. There has been accidents that we helped out with,
and just our every day routines. It is really nice hear,
like Wisconsin in June or early July.
The other ass kicker which has been driving me crazy is missing
gun season. I live for that shit and had to miss it. At
least we got pix here from all over of everything that was dropped
over the season, and there were some slobs that didn't make it
for next year.
One of the funnier moments was on my way from Talil to Cedar. I
was driving back and of course the little urchins are begging
for water and food and all the other stuff they want. I
locked up the Humvee and said, "look at that kid!" My
buddy was like, "What? What?" I said, "LOOK!" And he said, "AT
WHAT???" I said the kid has got a freakin MULLET! We
both started laughing our asses off. I sure as hell hope this
isn't part of the American culture that gets firmly embedded
in the Iraqi culture. If it is, we are doomed...Sl'ainte
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Oshkosh, Wis - Delta Sigs at the University of Wisconsin -
Oshkosh celebrated the 40 th anniversary of their chartering
on October 22 nd . The weekend also included a dedication ceremony
of their newly purchased house at 414 W. Irving. National Representatives
Chris Northern and Tom Wible were on hand for the festivities,
as well as several 60's and 70's Alumni and their wives, many
of whom shared stories of what campus life was like in the
1960's.
A Dinner at the Oshkosh Convention Center followed the activities
at the house. Chris Northern, Past Grand Council President noted "Last
year, I heard some plans and some dreams set forth by the chapter
and the ACB. A year later, I have seen many of those plans implemented,
and several dreams fulfilled."
Scott Bucklin, Spring '87 and EB ACB President explained "We're
very fortunate to have Alumni who were willing to step up and
make personal guarantees so that we could purchase this house.
We had the down payment, but the bank needed to know we had people
backing up the organization. Our guarantors were secured in less
than 60 days." Ten Alumni from Epsilon Beta signed personal guarantees
of $5000 to purchase the house.
Homecoming Fall 2005 (series
1, series
2, series
3, series
4)
Formal Ceremony (video
1, video
2, video
3, video
4)
Pictures and Video, Courtesy of Scott Bucklin, Victor Alatorre,
Troy Van Eperen
Tom Hewitt - My pledge trip with Mike R. in 1963, also the winter
formals throughout the 60's were very memorable.
Tom Kontny - St. Patricks Day 1965 at the Westward Ho. There
were 2 Fraternities and 2 Sororities - on roller skates.
Tom Hobart - Spring '66 pledge class - taken to laundry mat in
Omro and left there in our underwear.. we beat the actives back
to the fraternity house!
Gene Sprenger - All the studying and no partys - Ha Ha!
Tom Hanson - The house, the camaraderie, and my graduation
Dick Bidwell - Pledge trip to Parson's College in Fairfield,
IA with Bob Koch and Jim Hobart
Tom Krueger - Far too many to list, many of which were experiences
that could have never been replicated!
Tom Sippel - Playing basketball every Saturday morning at a local
school after partying on Friday nights. Also, listening to "Grama" at
the Sunday Brunch, on how we needed to be as good as the boys
in the other fraternities.
Gerald Gonyo - the holiday parties
Peter Williams - the parties and fellowship
Ken Willkomm - sitting on the floor at the "circus" drinking
and singing after songfest
Scott Bucklin - as a pledge, feeding a Alpha Xi's pledges pistachio
pudding while blindfolded (with both groups of actives cheering
us on) - then having them return the favor! Also, hanging out
with Tim Dewitz in Daytona - Spring Break '87.
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Click on the picture for a larger version.
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Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Alumni Association
* When: Saturday, October 22nd, 2005, during Homecoming Weekend
* Where: Titan Underground, Reeve Memorial Union
* When: 4:30 pm Reception begins
5:00 - 7:00 pm Live music featuring Old Mil is formed by Greek
Alumni of UW Oshkosh! Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and
cash bar provided, all we need is you!
* Meet up with old friends,
* Reconnect with the University,
* Listen to smooth tunes,
* Tour the renovated Union, and
* Demonstrate your support of Greek Organizations at the University
of Wisconsin Oshkosh!
For complete homecoming schedule of events: www.homecoming.uwosh.edu
For more information regarding alumni perks: www.uwosh.edu/alumni/index.php
For more information regarding Old Mil: www.oldmil.net
For information regarding lodging at GCC: www.mio.uwosh.edu/gcc
or call GCC Main Desk at (920) 424-1107
or email nylen@uwosh.edu
For any additional questions, please contact:
Jess King (920) 235-6690 orjking@oshkoshlawyers.com
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Dave Prokop has been in Iraq for three weeks already.
His web log is a good source of info about Dave's current life
events. desertsmiles.blogspot.com
Scott Gurholt just found out he is going to be a Dad some time
in April.
Sean Tobin recently got married in Fremont, WI. He continues
to work for Mercury Marine in the IT group. Further news about
him and his wife as they become available.
Dave Prissel recently emailed me to tell me his wife is also expecting
their first born child around late february of next year.
Ross McDowell continues to be a prolific PR person for his business
in Main St. Click
here to see an article about his current venture on the Advance
Titan.
Click here
to go to his website
Scott Bucklin's wife Sharon recently gave birth to a baby girl
named Katherine Ava Grace on August 25 th , 2005.
Justin Bangert also got married in Madison, WI. Justin recently
graduated from UW Oshkosh. Many of the recent members of delta
sigma phi attended the event.
Joe Kelley has a new address: joevkelley@sbcglobal.net
15 alumni members of epsilon beta guaranteed the purchase of
the new chapter house at 414, Irving. So the chapter has a home
that is building equity every month. Donations for home improvements
are always welcome. (YITBOS)
Tom Tuttle recently started his own business of hardwood and
culture stone installations. His website is: www.hardwoodstoneworks.com
4 years ago, Bart Ruggiere passed away during the attacks of
the world trade center. Bart was member of the epsilon beta chapter
in the early 90s. Although many of us didn't have the pleasure
of meeting him, I know he was a great friend of many of our founding
fathers.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/memorial/people/3822.html
Andrew Ahlborg is back in the Fox Valley area. He works as a
territory manager for Packaging Tape Inc in Neenah. His new email
address is: drewahlborg@msn.com
The ACB is planning several events during Homecoming to celebrate
our bond.
Additional Information about the campus wide
event at the following:
http://homecoming.uwosh.edu/
6:00 pm UW Oshkosh Alumni Reception at Reeve Memorial Union
7:00 pm Dinner at Reeve
8:00 pm 60's Alumni gathering at the Magnet in Main Street
9:00 pm 90's Alumni traditional gathering at Kelly's
8:30 am ACB Meeting at Reeve Memorial Union (Room TBD)
9:00 am Pollock House Pre Parade Reception (free food)
10:00 am Delta Sig Alumni Parade participation (meet at the Pollock
House)
10:30 am Parade (meet at the Pollock House)
11:30 am Delta Sigma Phi House Dedication at 414 West Irving
(frat fry)
1:00 pm Homecoming Game at Titan Stadium
1:00 pm Reception at George's Gas Light sponsored by Jim Rath,
Ron Schreier and Dick Bidwell
4:00 pm Fifth Quarter at the Hilton Garden Inn (complimentary
refreshments)
6:00 pm Delta Sig Formal Cocktails at the Park Plaza in Main
St
7:30 pm Delta Sig Dinner ($30 per plate)
9:00 pm Music, Reception and Alumni gathering at the Park Plaza.
Rob Wilcox, the ACB treasurer will be responsible for handling
the dinner payment for the alumni. Checks should be written to
epsilon beta.
His address is: 535 Monroe St, Oshkosh WI, 54901
more info posted as it becomes available.
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June 2005
Dave Prokop's national guard unit was reactived recently, therefore
he is temporarily stationed in Fort Shelby, MS. He may be in Iraq
soon. He has a weblog at: desertsmiles.blogspot.com
Mark Ortloff recently contacted me to inform
me that he is working at Humana as a Senior Financial Analyst.
His email address is: mortloff@humana.com
Keith Wales also contacted me to inform me of job
opportunities at his current employer at the Conserve School
at Land O Lakes Wisconsin. He currently works there as an Art
Instructor.
Brian Weiland no longer works for Eastbay. His
new email address is: bweiland1@new.rr.com.
Jason Kipp recently contacted us to let us know that he lives
in Green Bay doing band bookings, marketing and promotional events.
His email address is: kiptcb@rock.com
Jason Schouten recently moved to chicago to take an account executive
position for an engineering consulting firm. He will be getting
married in the Fall. His email address is: jschouten@sterling-engineering.com
Tony Stibeck recently contacted me to say Hi and
to let us know that he is working in the Racine area. His email
address is: toneoftime@aol.com
Brad Heutmaker recently moved back to Arizona after
a year assignment in Washington DC. His new email address is:
bsheut@gmail.com
Bill Ulezelski recently changed email addresses. His new email
address is ffbiluski@sbcglobal.net
Ben Bollenbacher 's wife (Molly Rhon) recently gave birth to
their second child. Noah John Bollenbacher was born on Monday
April 25th, 2005
Chris Andrews recently accepted a Buyer position
for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications in Sweden. His new email
address is: andrec54@gmail.com
Tim Wessel was deployed to Iraq on December 2004. His email address
is: timothy.wessel@usarmy.mil
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May 2005
On April 30th, the active brothers celebrated the annual Sailors
Ball at the Fin and Feather banquet hall in Winneconne. We would
like to thank the guests, past Presidents, Alumni and family members
that attended the celebration.
(Click here
to see pictures of the event)
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April 2005
On April 2nd, the active brothers of Delta Sigma Phi celebrated
the life and contribution of Joe Mostofi. Joe was football coach
here at UW Oshkosh. He died in a tragic accident in early March.
The actives organized a silent auction dinner at a local steak
house in Appleton Wisconsin. The outcome was positive for those
involved. Oh yeah, Rob Davis from the Green Bay Packers attended
the event.
Click here to see pictures of the
event
Click
here to read about it on the Advance Titan
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February 2005
ACB Announcement and Request
From Scott Bucklin:
Brothers -
As a result of many months of work by the ACB, we have a plan to purchase
a house in the coming months. We are not asking for money, but we do
need your support.
Jim Rath and I sat down with Scott Chiccone of the UW-Oshkosh Credit
Union last month. Scott is very willing to help us to purchase a house
and helped us narrow our options. He is willing to coordinate sponsorships
of the house to allow many Brothers and friends of the chapter to "chip
in" with their personal guarantee - in essence - cosign for the
house.
There are two ways this can be done -
Option A)
A 4 year CD of $5000 earning 4% (1% above market) held by the UWOCU.
The $5000 would serve as collateral for the loan for those 4 years.
The 4% belongs to the person who purchased the CD - a good deal if
you've got the money to invest.
Option B)
A $5000 Co-sign which would require only a signature and guarantee
the payment of the loan through the entire term of the loan. No down
payment required. Note that the risk goes down each year as the mortgage
is paid.
As for the house, the Actives are moving to 414 Irving this Summer,
and have already signed a lease to occupy this dwelling. Our goal is
to purchase this dwelling from the Litjens family for $75,000. Rob
Wilcox and I have discussed our plan to purchase and they are willing
to wait for us to contact our members and enlist the guarantors under
options A and B. We would put 20% down on the house ($15,000) and then
guarantee the $60,000 balance with plan A and B, so we're looking for
12 guarantors.
The remainder of the housing fund would be "renamed" a
house maintenance fund, from which the mortgage would be automatically
drawn each month and also any necessary repairs would be drawn from
as well. As we currently have about $22,000 in the fund, this would
leave $7,000 on hand for incidentals and serve as a financial cushion.
All rent would be paid into this fund, and any excess would help to
grow the fund for the future.
I encourage you to step forward and help the chapter make this long
awaited dream a reality. Jim Rath and I have agreed to be guarantors,
so we're looking for 10 more. Please respond to ssbucklin@aol.com with
your name, address, and phone number. We will send you the information
c/o the UWO Credit Union.
YITBOS
December 2004
Merry Christmas!
It has been an interesting semester. Things are going well for the chapter, actives
and alumni.
November was a month of engagements for a few brothers of the Delta Sigma Phi
brotherhood. Brothers: Erick Alatorre, Joshua Thurmer, Jason Schouten and Christopher
Andrews got engaged to their respective ladies.
Chris Andrews is moving back to Sweden to pursuit other employment opportunities
back home.
Greg Conger recently moved down to Milwaukee to work for Advance Health Care
in the IT Department.
Larry Baier is back in Oshkosh working for Miles Kimball as an Application Designer.
Bill Bannantine's wife is expecting their first child on late December. Bill
is also planning the annual Brewers baseball outing in the summer of 2005.
Ben Bollenbacher's wife Molly is expecting their second child. He recently donated
$200 to the alumni scholarship fund managed by UW Oshkosh.
The active brothers have been busy doing philanthropy work. They managed to raise
some money for the Salvation Army and a family in need.
PS: Jason Schouten just emailed me to let us know, he recently got engaged to
Kelly Burke. They are planning their wedding for Oct 1st, 2005.
Merry Christmas and YITBOS
Victor Alatorre
Pictures (page 1, page
2, page 3, Page
4, Page 5)
(click here to see pictures of
the 80's dinner event)
The active brothers and ACB would like to thank the 50+ alumni members and
families that attended the 2004 Homecoming Event.
We would also like to thank the following brothers for the donations: Patrick
Minskey, Doug DeRosier, Shane Anderson, Greg Conger, Dennis Larsen Rob Kenan,
Scott Gurholt, Brent Seifert, Richard Neumann, Bill Bannantine, Chad Behling,
Rob Wilcox, Scott Bucklin, Jason Schouten, Tom Hewitt and James Rath. (Note:
this is not final list of donating brothers.
Many of us donated to the scholarship fund held by the UW Oshkosh foundation.
For more information about this fund (click
here):
Or you can contact the alumni foundation directly.
(click here to
go to the foundation website)
The current housing fund is at .
Further information regarding the housing fund is available from Rob Wilcox,
ACB Treasurer. (click here to email
him)
The events on Homecoming 2004 as seen by me. (Victor Alatorre)
The following do not represent anyone's views but mine.
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People started coming on Friday nite. I went to Kelly's after yell like
hell. I hung out with 5 or 6 people: (Conger, Selenka, Krenke, chuck, Bil U,
Bill Bannatine, Chris L, Shaggy, Rich, etc) Things got busy around 10ish. The
guys from the 80s went to the Granary for dinner and then molly's to see Taggart.
Around 11:00 pm, a lot of people started to gather at Mollys. Krueger
and other 80s people showed up and Bannatine, Gialdini, Kenan and such. People
seemed to have a good time
Saturday, I went to the house around 8:00 am for the meeting. The house
was immaculate. The president from the national office was there too. (nice
guy) the actives were precooking everything, so we wouldn't have to wait
for food.
We had the meeting. 20 or so people were there. Scott gave his report,
the 80s talked about their event, rath talked about scholarship, then scott
spoke about donations, money report, nationals report, etc. The first time
Chuck and I walked out feeling calm and happy. I saw many young people donate
small amounts, but for the first time, people were giving. I gave a little
for the first time to Rath for scholarships. No one bitched. No one complained
about actives. There wasn't the usual "respect speech" someone
always goes off on.
After the meeting, we went to the alumni house to see the parade and to
have some hot cocoa. The 60s guys were there. (Ron S., Richard Bidwell and
crew). After the parade, we went back to the house for a cook out. It was
a family friendly event. 80's guys started to show up, Tom Krueger, John
Kelly, Joe Kelley, Mark DeVita, Hafsoos, Julian G, etc. and also the guys
from the 90s, gronk, shane, predator, etc. Many young brothers too. We were
there for about 2 hours. Eric Hafsoos showed up with a picture of the charter
ing event from 1984. I was happy to see the older guys talk to the actives
A few hours later, some of the guys from the 80s went to see the old house
at 555 algoma. Nostalgia filled their hearts.
We talked and talked and talked. Everyone seemed older more mature, more
subdued, low key, etc. I went home around 6:00 pm... The plan was for me
to take a nap and return for the actives formal. I never made out... my couch
was too comfortable. I had had my fair share of drinking, talking and second
hand smoking.
I heard the 80s guys had a good dinner at the Park Plaza. Larry Harvey
made three DVDs with about 3000 some pictures he got from Mark Devita and
others. I guess the multimedia presentation was great. The actives had their
dinner... There were about 15 alumni from the late 90s and early 2000s there.
Around 11:00 the 80s guys came into the hall signing the delta sig anthem.
I guess the scene was pretty intense.
On Sunday, I heard a few actives rave about the 80s participation....
Scott Bucklin, James Rath and myself were happy. For once I felt like people
cared.This was the most people I've seen in a long time. I hope we can maintain
momentum, buy a house, pay bills, gets some scholarships, etc.
YITBOS
Victor Alatorre
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Homecoming 2004
Courtesy of Chuck Milam, Erick Alatorre, Joshua Thurmer and others
(page 1, page
2, page 3, Page
4, Page 5)
Delta Sigma Phi 84-88 Albums
Courtesy of Tom Krueger, Mark DeVita, Larry Harvey and Victor Alatorre
(page 1, page 2)
by Eric Hafsoos
November 2004
The 2004 UWO Homecoming marked the 20th anniversary of the re-chartering of
Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. An event that is ultimately responsible for the
entire reemergence of a Greek system at UWO.
During the 50’s and 60’s UWO had a number of fraternities
and sororities on campus. A Greek system that thrived until the mid 1970’s.
During the Vietnam War, interest waned, membership dropped and ultimately all
of the houses had closed by approximately 1974-75.
I was a freshman at UWO in 1982 living in South Scott Hall. This
is where I met my roommate, John Kelly from Wilmette, IL. Many of John's high
school friends attending other universities were joining fraternities at the
time. Because there were no social fraternities or Sororities at UWO, John
came up with the idea to start one.
Over then next several months John and a handful of others, primarily
from Scott Hall, began asking friends and roommates if they would be interested
in joining. Within a few weeks, approximately 30 other students were recruited
to start local chapter. The question was: which fraternity should we start?
After completing his daily studying, John grabbed a flashlight and made his
way across the parking lot to Wisconsin Ave. Written in the cement sidewalk
in front of the now defunct dance bar "The Alibi" were the names
of a number of Fraternities. He put together a list and did some research.
(click here to read more)
September 2004
Here is the preview version of our summer 2004 letter. Thanks to Dennis Larsen,
Scott Bucklin, James Rath, Chuck Milam for the contributions. This newsletter
will got out next week to 480 Alumni. Dennis Larsen from the
Pool Center LLC from Oshkosh sponsored the costs of this newsletter.
(click below to get a copy in pdf format)
September 2004
Last week I (victor alatorre) had the pleasure to attend Scott and Helen's wedding
in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The reception was held at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown
Milwaukee. These are the brothers that attended the event: Greg Conger, Shane
Anderson, Doug DeRosier, Mike All, Jason Hiland (who also got married last month),
Brent Seifert, Matthew Krenke, Jason Lorier, and John Brad Meyer among others.
A lot of people from Shebegas were there too. :)
I wish them a long and happy marriage.
YITBOS
(click here to go to the picture archive)
From: Scott McDonald
Subject: Good News
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 04:49:57 -0700 (PDT)
Hello friends,
I am just sending a quick email to share some good news. I have
gotten engaged to Heather over the weekend. As far as any plans,
we will not really talk about them much until Heather takes her CPA exam in
October/November. I'll keep everyone posted with details when they
arrive.
May 29th, 2004
It is hard to talk about my life in this page. Nevertheless, last week, I married
Amy Koshollek from sigma (tri). I had the privilege to host a few brothers at
the reception and dinner.
Special Thank You's to: Ben Bollenbacher, Chuck Milam, Doug DeRosier, Scott Bucklin,
Mark Albright, Scott Solberg, Eric Stephani, Dan Beck, Larry Baier, Scott Gurholt,
Jason Lorier, Shane Anderson, Keith Wales, Tim Curless, Josh Thurmer, Greg Conger,
Craig Wuersberger, Bil Ulezelski , Matt Krenke, Nic Betow, Christopher Andrews
and my brother Erick Alatorre.
I also want to thank the chapter for their generous gift.
YITBOS
(click here
to go to the website and pictures of the event)
From: Gary.G.Keesling
Subject: it's a GIRL
Date: April 18, 2004 4:34:46 PM CDT
Hey Victor, I was hoping you could let everyone know that Nikki and I are the
proud parents of a little girl. Taylor Lee. She was born March 30th and was 8lbs
2oz and 20 inches long. Hope all is well. Thanks,
Gary G. Keesling, FIC
Financial Associate
One E. Waldo Blvd Suite 3
Manitowoc WI, 54220
The greek system at UW Oshkosh will be reviewed by the Dean's office. The article
with the facts can be found at the Advance titan website.
(click
here to review the facts)
From: Mark Novell
Subject: I am father.
Date: February 19, 2004 11:48:48 AM CST
Just wanted to pass some information: Umi and I have adding a new member to our
family. Mother and baby are both doing great.
Natalie Boucher Novell
Feb. 16, 2004
7:37 PM
Weight: 7 pounds 4 ounces
Length: 20 inches
(click
here to see pictures of the baby)
YITBOS
Larry Baier: funky dancer, married man.
Sometime late june, 2002
Larry and Karla celebrated their wedding this past weekend
in Oshkosh WI.
Many brothers attended his wedding dinner at the Pionneer
Inn.
Congrats to the couple.
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Brother Klug is now officially a married
man
Pictures of Klug's wedding last weekend in Oshkosh WI
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From left to right: Tim Berner, Tom Taraska, James Rath, Mike
Klaus and Dr. David Lodes.
This picture was taken at a recent gathering of UW-Oshkosh Alums at a gathering
of alums in the Hartland Arrowhead area. Tim is a successful business
owner in the Pewaukee area with a daughter going to "UW Oshkosh. Tom
Taraska is one of the greatest coaches in history of Wisconsin high school
football UWO grad and the only non-Delta Sig in the photo. Mike Klaus
is a sales rep and another 60s guy. Dr. David Lodes is the Superintendent
of Schools for Hartland Arrowhead Schools. All three of these gentlemen
were instrumental in myself becoming a Delta Sig and Coach Taraska has been
very positive in his evaluations of my football crew that has helped us achieve
the ultimate goal of the Wisconsin State Football Championships at Camp Randall.
From: "Bollenbacher, Benjamin"
Date: Fri Oct 17, 2003
To: "'Victor Alatorre'"
Subject: The baby has been born!
Molly went into labor last Sunday afternoon and at 11:40 PM gave
birth to
Olivia Christine Bollenbacher! She's 7 lbs 10 oz and 18.5" long. She's
adorable! I'll send you some pictures next week.
Delta Sigs - EB pledges in 8 new members on September
21st, 2003
EB is proud to announce the incorporation of 8 new pledges to
our brotherhood.
| Tim Curless |
Madison WI |
curlet91@mio.uwosh.edu |
| Kyle Sommer |
Appleton WI |
kubota226@ad.com |
| Bradley VanderZanden |
Appleton WI |
vandeb37@uwosh.edu |
| Nick Rusch |
Brownsville WI |
ruschn29@uwosh.edu |
| Kyle Jensen |
Appleton WI |
jensek33@uwosh.edu |
| Tyler Berndsen |
West Allis WI |
berndt85@uwosh.edu |
| Hamid Almozaffar |
Oshkosh WI |
almozh12@uwosh.edu |
| Jeremy Owens |
Wausaw WI |
owensj05@uwosh.edu |
From: Douglas DeRosier <DeRosier@Apex1.net>
Subject: [Dsp-eb-alumni] 2nd Annual Salvation Army Xmas Philanthropy
Date: November 20, 2003 4:55:15 PM CST
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