Delta Kappa Chapter
Delta Kappa Chapter (Founded 3 December 1999) is located at University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. The Chapter was founded by Gamma Phi (University of Oklahoma) alumnus John Butenschoen and is a member of the Lonestar Region.
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Chapter History
Founding
The Delta Kappa Chapter at the University of North Texas was founded on December 3, 1999, by John Butenschoen from the Gamma Phi chapter at University of Oklahoma. The other founding members were Bart D. Orren, Alecia Breanne Hess, Racheal S. Miller, Elizabeth Masters, Kimberly Leann Cocherell, Lauren C. Gall, Laurie A. Cmerck, and Nealia Frazee.
Early Years
The Active Chapter
The Delta Kappa chapter is constantly growing and expanding its involvement on campus and in the Community.The current officers and committee heads are:
Executive Board:
- President - Michelle Giles
- Vice President - Jaelin Mercer
- Recording Secretary - Cassie Dean
- Treasurer - Amy Koestler
- Rush Advisor - Adan Perez
- Initiate Advisor - Hailea Merritt
- Historian - India Wilkerson
- Parliamentarian - Sarah Pena
- Corresponding Secretary - Caitlyn Dougherty
- Brother At Large - Sean Bailey
- Inter-Chapter Relations - Tori Wheelis
Committee Chairs:
- Scholarship - Sue Olusanya
- Fundraising - Maela Ramos
- Service - Corina Gomez
- Social - Amy Koestler
- Alumni Relations - Alexandra Pace
- Rush- Whitney Turney
- Public Relations - India Wilkerson
- Technology - Jaelin Mercer
- Awards and Brotherhood - Arlisha Francois
- Initiate - Raeven Bostic
- Alumni Adviser - Michelle Rodgers
Active Brothers
- Adan Perez
- Aldo Alfaro
- Alexandra Pace
- Amanda Baker
- Amy Koestler
- Ana Gonzales
- Anessa Yuriar
- Ariel Bailey
- Autumn Field
- Bosco Theodore
- Caitlyn Dougherty
- Carolina Mancilla
- Cassie Dean
- Cleo Eckstein
- Corina Gomez
- Destiny Richards
- Emily Eells
- Emily Kent
- Erin Braden
- Hailea Merritt
- India Wilkerson
- Jaelin Mercer
- Janae Graves
- Jenna Norris
- John Moorman
- Jordan Nicks
- Katie Johnson
- Kelsey Chippeaux
- Kendra Hamilton
- Kory Peal
- Krista Hitt
- Matthew Wiegmann
- Michelle Giles
- Patrick Hiebert
- Sarah Pena
- Sean Bailey
- Suliat Olusanya
- Tiffany Mayberry
- Tori Wheelis
- Victoria Nelms
- William Flanagan
- William Haralson
Honorary Brothers
Separated Brothers
Past Chapter Presidents
- Jonas Greene (2003)
- Greg Harris (2006)
- Caryn May (2007)
- Chris Quattlebaum (Spring 2008)
- Jessica Parker (Fall 2008 - Spring 2009)
- Dedran Simpson (Fall 2009)
- Stephen Kurtz (Spring 2010)
- Marjolyn Varano (Fall 2010 - Spring 2011)
- Taylor Duke (Fall 2011 - Spring 2012)
- Aldo Alfaro (Fall 2012 - Spring 2013)
- Michelle Giles (Fall 2012 - Present)
Initiate Classes
Main Article: List of Delta Kappa Chapter Initiate Classes
Chapter Events & Activities
Founder's Weekend
Delta Kappa Chapter celebrated its 10 year anniversary December 2009!
Rush Events
Delta Kappa hosts a variety of events during their Rush week. Events range from Games nights to bowling and also some scholarship events such as dancing. Delta Kappa Chapter has also becoming famous on campus for creating the Frisbee-Football-Soccer or FFS. Delta Kappa has also introduced a new rush event called Get to REALLY Know the Bros to motivate interaction through ice breakers and get-to-know-you games.
Scholarship, Social, and Service Events
Regular Delta Kappa events focus around three main committees: Scholarship, Service and Social.
Scholarship events include simple get-togethers to watch documentaries and discussions, dance workshops, visiting museums, seeing musicals and even kick-boxing classes.
Service events range from building a shack for the Habitat For Humanity Shack-a-Thon, cleaning our campus, Adopt-a-Spot to helping with recruitment for Teach For America. The service committee has also created the Recycle Your Ass Off event in order to pick up items on campus that were not recycled.
Social Events have been bowling nights, tailgating at UNT football games, Pumpkin Carving parties, and Brotherhood Retreats.
Notable Alumni
- Misty Harper (1999)
- Founding Member
- Zach Derrick (2010)
- Technology Skills and Regional Conference 2012
Chapter Honors and Awards
National Awards
- 2004 Clarence O. Williams Most Improved New Chapter Award
- 2009 Sanders P. McComsey Most Improved Old Chapter Award
Further Resources
- Calender/site where you can find the latest dates of events and our twitter, YouTube, and wiki links.
- Delta Kappa Chapter Website contains basic information about the chapter.
- Delta Kappa Chapter Portal When you are a member you can log onto the national site here.
- Facebook Our Facebook group which creates our events on Facebook. You should upload your pictures and videos here. For members only.
- Twitter Our Twitter page. All are welcome to follow!