Delta Tau Delta fraternity receives top honors
Contact: Amanda Barth
3/16/06
DELTS RECEIVE TOP HONORS – Epsilon Phi Delts traveled to Atlanta to win 11 awards at the Delta Tau Delta Southern Division Leadership Conference. Members in attendance at the conference in late February were, front row, from left, Derek Roth, Christopher Barcelona, Steven Faught, Gary Prescot (former president), Robbie McCray (current president), Justin Poche, Nicholas Locascio; back row, from left, Jeff Miller, Greg Vick, Adam Penny, J. T. Erwin, Jeremy Barrios, Daniel Brown, Fletcher Seymour.
HAMMOND – The Epsilon Phi chapter of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity at Southeastern Louisiana University earned 11 awards at its Southern Division Leadership Conference recently held in Atlanta.
Epsilon Phi was one of three chapters in the Southern Division to receive the Top Chapter award for their commitment to excellence. The chapter also earned the Outstanding Brotherhood award and recognition for Outstanding Campus Involvement.
“Our chapter has worked hard over the past few years and these awards are a testament to that work,” said Delta Tau Delta President Robert McCray of Baton Rouge. “We have been recognized for many of these in the past, but not anywhere near this magnitude.”
Epsilon Phi earned significant recognition for recruitment including an award for a 175 percent increase in spring recruitment numbers and a 100 percent increase in fall recruitment numbers. The chapter also received the “10% Challenge,” an award for increasing membership size by 10 percent, and recognition for exceeding recruitment goals set by the chapter.
“Our chapter had worked hard over the past few semesters in exceeding our recruitment goals. We have been very successful, maintaining the biggest chapter at Southeastern,” McCray said.
The chapter also was acknowledged for exceeding the All Male and All Fraternity Grade Point Average at Southeastern and also for their New Member Education Program.
Gene Pregeant, Epsilon Phi’s Chapter Advisor, was awarded the Outstanding Advisor award for the entire Southern Division. Nicholas Locascio of Metairie was recognized for his work as the Interfraternity Council president at Southeastern.
The Southern Division Conference of Delta Tau Delta is composed of 23 chapters.
Delta Tau Delta was founded in 1858 and currently has 116 chapters and colonies across the United States, divided into four divisions. The Epsilon Phi chapter was founded at Southeastern in 1969.
The fraternity is based on four principals including truth, courage, faith, and power. It is committed to building lives of excellence and posts a combined grade point average of 2.93, making it one of the top large men’s Greek fraternities in academics.
Members of Epsilon Phi chapter include:
ALGIERS - Jeremy Barrios
BATON ROUGE - Daniel Hawkes, Robbie McCray, Adam Penny, Andrew Ross
COVINGTON - Jordan Cole
DENHAM SPRINGS - Kody LaBarthe
FRENCH SETTLEMENT - Daniel Brown
KENNER - Garrett Hemstad, Derek Roth
MADISONVILLE - Rudy Koppenol
MANDEVILLE - Greg Gaiennie, Fletcher Seymour
MARRERO - Christopher Barcelona
METAIRIE – J. T. Erwin, Justin Poche
NEW ORLEANS - Naeem Uddin
NEW ROAD - Logan Mix
PEARL RIVER - Tommy Silbernagel, Greg Vick
PONCHATOULA - Joel Alack, Chris Peltier, Joe Vandigo
PRAIRIEVILLE - Kennedy Johnson, Chad Krumholt
SLIDELL - Chris Boles, Steven Faught, Jeff Miller
KAPOLEI, HAWAII – Nick Cavaretta
For more information on Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity, visit www.delts.org.
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