Delta Alpha Chapter

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Delta Alpha Chapter (Founded 18 October 1998) is located at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. The Chapter was founded by alumni Mark Huebeler, Thomas Schaller and Jonah Goodman and is a member of the Northeast Region.

Historical Overview - Founding to Present

Founding

Delta Alpha chapter was founded in 1998 by Mark, Tom and Jonah in an effort to bring a new social outlet to an otherwise highly academic focused campus. The three started looking at professional fraternities as an option to bridge the multiple disciplines of the university. Professional fraternities also allowed co-ed membership. Similar groups were non existent on the majority male campus. After not being able to find a professional fraternity that was open to multiple professions (Mark and Tom were studying engineering while Jonah was studying graphic design) the three stumbled upon the Alpha Rho chapter's website and decided to pursue bringing Phi Sigma Pi to RIT.

While the three were invited to look into expansion possibilities in 1997, it took nearly a year before they were able to get recognition from the university as a new student group. In the Fall of 1998, the three students worked with Betsy Jaquith, then Director of Expansion to set up mailings, information nights and colony events. On October 18, 1998, the charter class of the Delta Alpha chapter of Phi Sigma Pi was inducted with 38 members. A 39th member was inducted soon after.

Brothers Inducted (by Class)

Charter Class

Induction Date: October 18, 1998 & November 8, 1998.

Notes: On October 18, 1998, 38 members were inducted into Phi Sigma Pi as the charter class, along with two honorary members, Dr. Ellson and Dr. Mayberry. On November 8, 1998, one more member was inducted, bringing the official count of charter class to 39 brothers.

Brothers inducted (39 total): Jonah Goodman, Mark Huebeler, Thomas Schaller, Jillian Haber, Tabitha Lavis, Amy Storch, Brian Perry, Donna Thibault, Kristin Schrader, Melissa Vasilev, Alison Kronenwetter, Erin Sharkey, Leslie Fox, Shawn Kosmala, Sherita Parmer, Jennifer Wedding, Prabhat Shrestha, Kari Wiltse, Jason Parry, Francesco Aiello, Robert Orefice, Colleen O’Conner, Sara Golden, AnnaLisa Stockwell, Joshua Hirschorn, Jason Pacchiarotti, Rachel Bucholtz, Adam Rackoff, Eric Marderness, Ken VenderVeer, Danielle Paradis, Kyle Daving, Broderick Messmer, Eric Janus, Erin Ionson, Daniel Lerner, Matt Sudol, Sarah Thomas, (Teru King is considered never inducted).

Alpha Class

Induction Date: May 2, 1999

Brothers inducted (15 total): Michael Cantin, Adrian Dabkowski, Dionisios Favatas, Holly Groff, Liz Hassett, Chad Heinzenrater, Tatum Krawczyk, Kevin Kriegbaum, Kim Miller, Maren Nalepa, Carly Rachocki, Tim Reeve, Dana Reynhout, Lisa Vulvovich, Angie Walker.

Beta Class

Induction Date: November 7, 1999

Brothers inducted (6 total): Scott Liu, Liz Williams, Erin Mahar, Jennifer Dashnau, Kelly Quick, Ted Mulrane

Gamma Class

Induction Date: September 10, 2000 & September 24, 2000

Brothers inducted (7 total): Melissa Fletcher, Kelly Zysik, Jeremiah Davie, Chris Cardinale, Bill Gross, Pete LoVullo, Brandon West

Delta Class

Induction Date: December 17, 2000

Brothers inducted (12 total): Rebecca Alperstein, Colleen Althoff, Chris Banner, Lisa Barrett, Daniela DeRosa, Don Jay, Kerin Lee, Terri Page, Abigail Purcell, Tim Sutton, Brad Virkler, Jin Yoon

Epsilon Class

Induction Date: April 29, 2001

Brothers inducted (20 total): Lakeshia Haynes, Eric Majewicz, Lauren Richardson, Lonnie Parker, Timothy Lebo, Tianay Hardy, Brian Matthews, Nathan Gardner, Sarah Samaroo, Amanda Griffin, Amy Raia, Nannette van Baarsen, Kristen Witt, Brandon Peterson, Denishea Flanigan, Sara Stallard, Christopher Mabry, Curtis Bolser, Aaron Bosley, Robert Cassell

Zeta Class

Induction Date:

Brothers inducted (7 total): Joe Abbate, Bryan Berg, Kelley Crouse, Rashanna Lee, Jessica Petty, Elizabeth Stock, Barb Trozzo

Eta Class

Induction Date: April 28, 2002

Brothers inducted (10 total): Josh Baker, Tina Balch, Jamie Clark, J.P. Knauss, Courtney Martin, Bhushan Mehendale, Frank Sanders, Nkima Skeete, Lauren Still, Matt Weinstock

Theta Class

Induction Date: December 15, 2002

Brothers inducted (12 total): Nicole Campbell, Leo Chiaraluce, Katie Hill, Carson McCain, Cedric McClary, Tiffani Moody, Joe O’ Bryant, Josh Reed, Beth Soref, Melissa Troy, Jarrod Wagoner, Jeff Webb

Iota Class

Induction Date: May 2, 2003

Brothers inducted (15 total): Miguel Bazan, Dustin Collins, Alecia Eppelsheimer, Zac Holmes, Mike Matteson, Nikhil Nampalli, Matt Panas, Shawn Pfister, Nick Potkalesky, Becca Sager, Kevin Sawicki, Jonathan Stinton, Mike Strickler, Allison Tentis, Jacqueline White

Kappa Class

Induction Date: January 11, 2004

Brothers inducted (15 total): Jessica Campbell, Beth Cook, Owen Dublin, Anne Froustet, Rachel Porter, Gal Potashnick, Chris Reed, Jason Rodriguez, Josh Rosenberg, Elsie Samson, Josh Rosenberg, Nick SanFratello, Matt Serbinski, Onisha Smith, Myung Woo

Lambda Class

Induction Date: April 30, 2004

Brothers inducted (10 total): Alexis Blondrage, Jeff Burnham, Christopher Daley, Rebecca Lebowtiz, Luis Piedrahita, Lee Rynearson, Rachel Samaroo, Thien Tran, Peter Weisberg, Jason Weisburd

Mu Class

Induction Date: January 7, 2005

Brothers inducted (7 total): Victoria Liu, Sabrina Lugo, Devin Koestler, Sung Min Kwon, James Perkins, Nakesha Smith, Brittany Ray

Nu Class

Induction Date:

Brothers inducted (6 total): Carmen De Vito, Nicholas Duers, Brendon Kapinos, David Raim, Snehapriya Rao, Andrew Tsai

Xi Class

Induction Date: January 14, 2006

Brothers inducted (17 total): Michael Barth, Alex Butarbutar, Renee Cornett, Shanyssa Findley, Kate Foss, Michael Gingras, Rahul Gupta, Luke Kailburn, Caitlin Kempski, Jason McSheene, Joe Panzik, Joel Samaroo, Leslie Schreck, Maria Soto, Andrew Torkelson, Alex Walker, TzeFeng Yong

Omicron Class

Induction Date: May 13, 2006

Brothers inducted (10 total): Rachel Deutschman, Andrew Getty, Autumn Hale, Aziana Ismail, Young Jun Jun, Stacy Kowsz, J. David McCloskey (honorary), Simone Perry, Stephen Sarnelle, Aaron St. John

Pi Class

Induction Date: December 20, 2006

Brothers inducted (8 total): Sarah Exley, Kristin Evans, Nitin Nampalli, Daniella Hand, Aderonke Adegoke, Eden Waithe, Andrea Abreu-Mercado, Melisande Fritzsche

Rho Class

Induction Date: May 12, 2007

Brothers inducted (11 total): Catherine Smythe, Lindsay Block, Gregory Leaper, Omar Ghani, Alexandra Johnson, Chris Forbes, Jennifer Hill, Calgary Branagan, Andrea Braganza, Jamie Eustace, Katherine Varandas

Chapter Leadership

Past Chapter Presidents

Active Chapter

The current Delta Alpha chapter has 50 Active brothers, led by the Executive Board. The Executive Board is made up of;

Chapter Events & Activities

Karen's Walk

Karen's Walk is a 5K Run/Walk that sponsors heart failure research in memory of Karen Decker. Delta Alpha established the Karen Decker Cardiomyopathy Fund at the University of Rochester Medical Center after a friend of the fraternity passed away from postpartum cardiomyopathy, a form of heart failure.

"The Karen Decker Cardiomyopathy Fund supports research which furthers the understanding and treatment of cardiomyopathy and other forms of heart failure. Scientists at the University of Rochester Cardiovascular Research Institute draw from the fund to support their projects, and progress is made every day." (karenswalk.com)

Notable Alumni

Chapter Honors and Awards

National Awards

University Awards

Chapter Awards - Yearly

Chapter Service Key

Brother of the Year

Outstanding Senior Award

Other Awards

Further Resources

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