Delta Tau
Delta Tau chapter's logo
Chapter Name	Delta Tau
School	Mississippi State University
Date Chartered	November 14, 2001
Mascot	Ozai, the dragon
Chapter Colors	Maroon, White
Active Brothers	59
Website	http://www.facebook.com/pspmsstate

Delta Tau Chapter, December 2016

Delta Tau Chapter (Founded 14 November 2001) is located at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi. The Chapter was founded by Kappa chapter alumnus, Dave Nussbaum (K ???, ΔΤ 36), along with thirty-five other students and belongs to the South Region.

Chapter History

Founding

2001-2002

Delta Tau's history begins in May 2001, when our founder Dave Nussbaum graduated from the California University of Pennsylvania. After graduation, Dave moved to Starkville, Mississippi to begin graduate school at Mississippi State University. Phi Sigma Pi's national office contacted him about helping start a chapter at MSU. Once Dave arrived on MSU's campus, he worked with the national office and the university to start a new organization. Once that was complete, Phi Sigma Pi sent down one of the Chapter Development Directors to help him with information meetings and to get the word out about Phi Sigma Pi. After a few months, they were successful in reaching the amount of interested students to start a chapter and on November 14, 2001, Delta Tau was formed. The following summer after the 2001-2002 school year, Dave and another Brother, Terra Kendrick (ΔΤ 15), traveled to the 2002 National Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where they received Delta Tau's charter. Delta Tau was officially a chapter.

Early Years

2002-2003 to 2006-2007

Middle Years

2007-2008 to 2012-2013

Recent Years

2013-2014 to 2015-2016

The Active Chapter

Some of the Chapter, August 2016

2016-2017

Recently, the chapter has really turned around. The Chapter has made a lot of progress in focusing on becoming more successful.

Current Leadership

These are Members who hold leadership positions for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Executive Board

President: Dallas Brock (ΔΤ 200)
Vice President: Hunter Moorman (ΔΤ ???)
Secretary: Kristina Domitrovich (ΔΤ 232)
Treasurer: Kameron Talley (ΔΤ ???)
Historian: Harley Chase (ΔΤ 245)
Recruitment Advisor: Bailee Pipkin (ΔΤ 240)
Co-Initiate Advisor: Logan Smith (ΔΤ 216)
Co-Initiate Advisor: Mack Rather (ΔΤ 249)
Brother At Large: Andrew Dippel (ΔΤ 223)
New Member Liaison: Scott Shepard (ΔΤ ???)

Executive Council

Scholarship Chair: Hollie Lovelace (ΔΤ ???)
Service Chair: Savanna Yelverton (ΔΤ 243)
Social Chair: Lloyd Dedeaux (ΔΤ 217)
Public Relations Chair: Keishana Johnson (ΔΤ ???)
Spirit Chair: Amber McCord (ΔΤ ???)
Fundraising Chair: Hannah Mitchell (ΔΤ ???)
Inter-Chapter Relations Chair: Samantha Vakos (ΔΤ ???)
Awards Chair: Destiny Burns (ΔΤ ???)

Advisors

Chapter Consultant: Danielle Victory
Faculty Advisor: Chelsey Vincent (ΔΤ 230)
Alumni Advisory Board
- Chair: Mercedes Alberson (ΔΤ 168)
- Member: Folly Crawford (ΔΤ 187)
- Member: Anna Follett (ΔΤ 183)
- Member: Ashley Pecot (ΔΤ 139)
- Member: Delta Stark (ΔΤ 150)
- Member: Paula Underwood (ΔΤ 76)

Family Lines

Delta Tau's current Big & Little family lines stem from two Brothers. The Purple Tree stems from Ernest Sanders (Kappa) and the Gold Tree stems from Emma Hughes (Nu). The White Tree is a collection of all the small trees that haven't been traced back.

Ernest Sanders Family Line
Emma Hughes Family Line
Unfinished family trees

Delta Tau's Purple family tree

Delta Tau's Gold family Tree

Delta Tau's White family Tree

Chapter Events & Activities

Founder's Weekend

Alpha celebrates the Chapter's founding...

Other Event or Activity

Since Delta Tau's founding, the chapter has hosted an annual Easter egg hunt during the spring semester for the local Starkville residents.

Leadership in Action

Local Facilitators

Since Leadership in Action's creation, Delta Tau chapter has had several members become Local Facilitators, meaning they have participated in a training course and received Certification to instruct prior to facilitating Local Modules.

Mandy Hackman (ΔΤ 127)
Ashley Pecot (ΔΤ 139)
Mercedes Alberson (ΔΤ 168)
Alison Stokley (ΔΤ 179)
Marissa Gonzalez (ΔΤ 198)
Dallas Brock (ΔΤ 200)
Donmari Pingul (ΔΤ 228)
Harley Chase (ΔΤ 245)
Hannah Mitchell (ΔΤ ???)

Certification

Delta Tau chapter has had five members achieve their Leadership in Action certification, meaning they attained 75 points through participating in the program.

Mandy Hackman (ΔΤ 127), 2011-2012 academic year
Ashley Pecot (ΔΤ 139), 2011-2012 academic year
Mercedes Alberson (ΔΤ 168), 2015-2016 academic year
Alison Stokley (ΔΤ 179), 2015-2016 academic year
Donmari Pingul (ΔΤ 228), 2016-2017 academic year

Leadership Advancement Society

Delta Tau also has members who have become members of the Leadership Advancement Society, meaning they attained ten or more points per academic year post-certification. The Leadership Advancement Society Members represent a distinguished group of members and leaders committed to life-long learning and continued improvement.

Ashley Pecot (ΔΤ 139), 2014-2015 academic year

Mascot

Delta Tau chapter's official mascot is Ozai, the Night Fury. The mascot was made while on a Brotherhood Retreat to Atlanta during the Spring 2015 semester.

Ozai at 2015 National Convention in Washington, D.C.

Notable Alumni

Dave Nussbaum (Alpha class)

Dave is a charter member of Delta Tau. He graduated from the California University of Pennsylvania, and completed a Master's degree at Mississippi State University. He is now a broadcast meteorologist for WWL-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Nakimuli Davis (Alpha class)

Nakimuli is a charter member of Delta Tau. She graduated from Mississippi State University in 2005. Afterwards, she went on to graduate magna cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law. She has since become a successful lawyer in the Jackson, Mississippi area and a well-respected member of the legal community. She is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She is now an associate at the Baker Donelson law firm in Jackson.

Danielle Grimes (Phi Class)

Danielle is a recent graduate of Mississippi State University. During her undergraduate career, she was inducted into the Bagley College of Engineering's Hall of Fame, while she was also Chapter President. Since graduation, she has been working on her Master degree at MSU in Biomedical Engineering, where she has been conducting engineering education research on what motivates women to go into engineering and the obstructions that women face in the field. Also, she has recently received a fellowship from the National Science Foundation to continue her research and pursue her Doctorate degree.

Chapter Honors and Awards

National Awards

2015 Top in Region Award

Local Awards

Chapter Service Keys
- 2016: Nicole Birch, Folly Crawford
- 2017: Dallas Brock, Harley Chase, Devin Edwards, Marissa Gonzalez, Bailee Pipkin

University Awards

None to date

Other Awards and Honors

Fourth place on Leadership in Action's Top 25 Chapter list, 2011-2012 academic year
Third place on Leadership in Action's Top 25 Chapter list, 2012-2013 academic year

Gallery

Some of the Delta Tau Chapter on our Centennial

Further Resources

In the News

Mississippi, Alabama students honored by retired MSU faculty

Delta Tau Chapter
Founded November 14, 2001 • Mississippi State University
Presidents	Christopher Schaffer • Lisa Rubiano • Josh Hagar • Greg Harris • Katie Jackson • Ernest Sanders • Ryan Poe • Chuck Emerick • Mandy Hackman • Delta Stark • Danielle Grimes • Mercedes Alberson • Alison Stokley •
History	List of Delta Tau Chapter Initiate Classes • List of Delta Tau Family Lines
Chapter Service Key Recipients	Delta Stark • Ashley Pecot • Rachelle Thomason • Nina Garcia • Danielle Grimes • Mercedes Alberson • Anna Follett • Alison Stokley • Nicole Birch • Folly Crawford • • Harley Chase • Devin Edwards • Marissa Gonzalez • Bailee Pipkin
National Council Members	None
Joseph Torchia Outstanding Chapter Awards	None

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