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 (Univ. of OK) 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. Chapter meetings are every Sunday at 7PM. The current officers and committee heads are:
Executive Board:
- President - Taylor Duke
- Vice President - Lauren Pettit
- Recording Secretary - Kimberly Anderson
- Treasurer - Christina Sneed
- Rush Advisor - Austyn Slavych
- Initiate Advisor - Zoe Spangler
- Historian - Fion Kei
- Parliamentarian - Rachel Roach
- Corresponding Secretary - Sarah Lehman
- Brother At Large - Ellen Doss
- Inter-Chapter Relations - Zach Derrick
Committee Chairs:
- Scholarship - Patrick Hiebert
- Fundraising - Elisabeth Garlington
- Service - Whitney Turney
- Social - Shelby Grissett
- Alumni Relations - Avery Davis
- Rules and Standards - Whitney Jones
- Rush/Public Relations - Austyn Slavych
- Technology - Matthew Wiegmann
- Awards and Brotherhood - Kimberly Anderson
- Initiate - Zoe Spangler
- Alumni Adviser - Michelle Rodgers
The Rest of the Brotherhood
- Aldo Alfaro
- Bryanca Dykes
- Celeste Graham
- Evan Lewis
- Latifah Richard
- Laura Darby
- Lauren Perdue
- Marjolyn Varano
- Robert Maynard
- Sarah Mosier
- Simone Kendle - Inactive Fall 2011
- Teresa Longino
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)
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 Candy Pong Rush game. 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 or 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
Chapter Honors and Awards
National Awards
- 2004 Clarence O. Williams Most Improved New Chapter Award
- 2009 Sanders P. McComsey Most Improved Old Chapter Award
University Awards
- None to date
Other Awards
- None to date