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NEWSLETTER10 WEBSTER AVENUE CORPORATION • DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
BONES GATE/DELTA TAU DELTA
WINTER 04-’05HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Chapter President ReportsGentlemen,
It is my pleasure to greet you andapprise you of all the great things that aregoing on at Bones Gate presently.
The mindset of the house has changedover my past three years here from onetoo often characterized by apathy to oneinvigorated by a sense of responsibility.The administrative committee currentlyin charge of the house is grabbing thebull by the horns and finally makingthings happen. We are becoming closerwith our alumni. We are trying hard toinitiate upstanding new members whohave distinguished themselves on theDartmouth campus. We are projectingpride in our house and our brotherhoodthroughout the Dartmouth community,and we are having a great deal of funalong the way.
We have just welcomed 12 new mem-bers into the house, and I cannot sayenough how excited we are to have a fullclass of pledges to rejuvenate the house.They are all solid young men whoembody what the Gate represents in theirown ways. They seem just as excited aswe older brothers are, and—throughtheir comprehensive pledge process—they are learning a plethora of knowl-edge from pledge trainer NicholasOstrow ’05.
A few weeks ago Bill Mitchell ’79, hiswife, and I walked around the BonesGate house with Daniel Johnson and hisassistant from Design Build Studio inNorwich; we discussed plans for anextensive remodeling project scheduledfor next summer. The college is mandat-ing specific improvements to our physicalplant, and, truthfully, they are right: theplace needs to be fixed up. It would begreat to come back a year from now forHomecoming and see a totally remodeledhouse, and I am sure it would bring moreguys into the brotherhood. Bill is spear-heading this important project, and I ask
that you contact him if you would like toknow more about it.
After all the setbacks with social pro-bation last year, this term has been a trulygreat one for Bones Gate. We started itoff right with our newly created countyclub party, which hundreds of studentsattended. We followed that up with aband and a few successful cocktail par-ties. Honestly, I have not seen this manyattractive ladies at Bones Gate in all ofmy time here. Since that is my gauge forsuccess in the house, I figure we are onthe right track.
Sadly, our dog Baron ran away at theend of the summer term. I don’t think hehad anything against us, but he is partwolf and I hope he’s doing all right some-where out there in the wild. Also, we hadto part with a group of 2004 graduateslast year who were an integral forcebehind the current positive momentum ofthe house. We learned a great deal from
them, and hopefully we will see them andmany more of you older Bones at 2005Homecoming. I also invite you to comeand check out the house anytime. If youcannot make the trek up to Hanover, feelfree to contact me if you have questionsor if you just want to chat about the pre-sent direction of the house. I’m alwayshappy to get away from senior-yearresponsibilities and shoot the breezeabout the good ole Gate.
We do a lot of refreshing and enjoyinghere at Bones Gate, but all of us have tomove on someday. At the end of thisyear, I am going to have to move onalong with a great group of ’05s, and wewill have to leave Bones Gate and enterthe real world. I know the Gate will notleave us, and we will carry the memoriesof fun times and great friends.
Austin Brey ’05President
Brothers attend Jeff “Pooch” Battema’s wedding. Standing (from left to right) are:Jared Nylund ’94, Pepe Ruiz ’94, Manny Ruiz ’92, Jason Siegal ’94, Brook Tarbell’94, Dave Puritz ’96, John Steiner ’94, Augie Detlefsen ’94. Kneeling (from left to
right) are: Eric Kuecherer ’94, Jeff Battema ’94, and Greg Rodgers ’94.
PAGE TWO BONES GATE/DELTA TAU DELTA NEWSLETTER
House Improvements Keep Chapter StrongIn general, the house looks pretty
good. A recent inspection reportremarked, “It’s surprisingly clean forBG,” and although “It’s not Sig Nuclean, it’s clean.” Well, we’re doingour best—but I can say that a numberof significant improvements have beenmade to the house over the last fewmonths.
Recently, all of the hallway carpetswere taken out. Recent graduates andanyone who visited the house in thelast few years can verify that thosecarpets were well past their lifeexpectancy. Intended to last eightyears, they stayed around for 19. Thenew hardwood floors are a vastimprovement. Additionally, the floorin the meetings room has been entirelyrefurbished. The doors to all privaterooms were also removed (profession-ally, for a change) and replaced bynew fire-rated doors with steel frames,which have so far proven to be quite
strong. Only one brother has managedto damage his door, but even hecouldn’t render break it completely.
Smaller improvements are also hap-pening on an ongoing basis. A maidcomes regularly to keep the bath-rooms presentable, which we all knowis a challenge, and the house is nolonger being fined $100 every time wemake a (controlled) fire, as the fire-place has recently been brought up tocode. Our water seepage problem hasbeen temporarily alleviated by somework done on the roof. Furthermore,all broken windows have been fixedand, in many cases, replaced withwindow systems that will be cheaperto repair in the future.
You might think all these improve-ments would be enough to appeasethe administration, but unfortunatelythat is not the case. The college has ademanding set of long-term upgrades,which we will have to meet in order to
remain in its good graces. These include new exhaust systems
in the second- and third-floor bath-rooms, a new ventilation system forthe basement, a complete overhaul ofthe roof, and various plumbing andelectrical improvements. The adminis-tration is also requiring that we installa public restroom on the first floorand that the house be accessible to thephysically disabled. The ramp alone isprojected to cost $18,700. We are tak-ing these requirements very seriouslyand intend to fulfill them as soon aspossible.
It’s no secret that the administra-tion has gotten stricter with fraterni-ties over the years; the smartest thingBG can do is not give the administra-tion the excuse it’s looking for to getrid of us.
Nicholas Miles ’05
“Rage”—Brothers and friends celebrate at Bones Gate.
Chapter FinancesStill Need Bolstering
So far, this fiscal year has been one ofthe best in recent Bones Gate history.Over the last two terms, then treasurerSerguey Polissar ’04 saved more moneyfor the house than anyone in recentmemory. His hard work and dedication,along with that of the ’03 treasurer,Mathew Bobb ’03, earned Bones Gatethe prestigious Most Improved FinancialManagement Award presented by thecollege.
With the money saved, we installednew steel-framed wooden doors forevery room in the house and removedthe defunct carpets, revealing the nicehard wood floor underneath. As I amsure our house man will mention, theseimprovements have given the inside ofthe house a much higher aesthetic appealand have made Bones Gate a better placeto live in.
Despite our exemplary financial man-agement, however, our bank accountsremain thin. Bones Gate has never beena house based exclusively on wealth, andour dues and rent accordingly are amongthe most affordable at Dartmouth. Infact, being less “financially advantaged”than other houses on campus allows usto retain the humble qualities—both in
appearance and attitude—that have beendefining characteristics of Bones Gate fordecades. Unfortunately, because of col-lege sanctions and the graduation of the’03 and ’04 classes, our house member-ship is smaller, and fewer brothers areliving in the house. Thus, we have notquite met the Office of Residential Life’sminimum residency requirement the lasttwo terms. As housing coordinator, I amstrongly encouraging all of our newmembers to live in Bones Gate this win-ter, their first term of housing eligibility. Iam confident we will make our quota of16 occupants.
Still, the college is vigorously enforc-ing its sometimes-dubious regulations onfraternities. Their sanctions have cost
Bones Gate financially and in terms ofmembership. We also have seen a $6,000increase in taxes and expect a similarincrease in our college insurance bill.
Bones Gate is a house of responsiblemembers being burdened by the college’snew regulations. We have proven ourability to be fiscally accountable, but weneed the means with which to work.Thus, we turn to you, our alumni, forhelp. In order for Bones Gate’s long andillustrious “tradition of existence” tocontinue, we ask for the support of allour brothers from previous years.
Carlin Rosengarten ’05Bones Gate Treasurer and HAC
WINTER 2004-’05 PAGE THREE
Brothers A Prime Example Of Academic Excellence
BGs Return To The Social Scene
Though this cannot possibly be sur-prising news to Bones Gate alumni,scholastic achievement is thriving at 10Webster.
The results speak for themselves. Wehave consistently ranked highly amongDartmouth fraternities based on averageGPA. Bones Gate was ranked fourth inthe fall term of last year. Viewed in thecontext of the challenging course loadsof many brothers—engineering, comput-er science, comparative literature, etc.—we find this to be quite an accomplish-
ment.But numbers and labels are incapable
of telling the whole story. Bones Gate isremarkable for its diverse array ofmajors and intellectual interests. Wethrow ourselves into these various intel-lectual pursuits with the same vigor andpassion that drives our raging and vari-ous social devices. While Richard Segal’05 readies himself for admission to lawschool, Brian Henthorn ’04 still findstime to stop by the house while pursuinga master’s at Thayer Engineering School.
Our membership sees college from ahealthy and balanced perspective as atime to have fun and engage oneself withthe larger conceptual world.
While the pursuits of alumni whohave completed their time at the collegevary from law school to the film industryto investment banking, one story in par-ticular stands out in my mind. JohnMaloy ’01 has recently attained the titleof “Jeopardy Champion,” appearing onthe February 5 and 6, 2004 episodes ofthe long-running trivia program—whichhas been hailed as the “pinnacle of aca-demic competition” by one critic.
In the house, our 12 new membershave quickly integrated Bones Gatemembership into their overall collegeexperiences. Patrick Handler ’07 andBilly Accomando ’07 have put theirstudy of music into practice, touringcampus with their popular band RightlyGuided Thieves. As the new guys get toknow the house and the older brothers,their balanced approach to social life andacademics, paired with pursuits and pas-sions exterior to both, continues toimpress us.
And these several anecdotes capturebut a snapshot of the exciting world ofBones Gate academics. One need merelyperuse this very edition of the newsletterto hear of all the great excitement thatawaits brothers. From the slopes ofUtah to the skyscrapers of Manhattan,Bones Gates study hard now so that theymight never find themselves bored.
George Wukoson ’05Brothers give new meaning to “water pong.”
“Wait...Bones Gate is cool now?” Before you take offense to this com-
ment overheard at a recent party—asmany a proud BG would—give this amoment’s thought. In the last academicyear, Bones Gate endured a series of gru-eling probation periods imposed by thecollege, making it difficult to upholdBG’s reputation as a perennial spot forgood times. I’m happy to announce ourreturn to the social scene after thisexcruciating downtime has been atremendous one. The Gate is now hang-ing higher than ever.
This fall, the brotherhood seized theopportunity to regain its status as a pre-mier fraternity on campus with an ambi-tious social events agenda and better
risk management. Our first foray intothe party scene—a DJ’ed dance partybilled as “In Da Country Club,”—wasgreatly anticipated by members andfriends of the house. The night was aresounding success, with a turnout andcharged atmosphere that far exceededeveryone’s expectations. Both the firstfloor and basement were jam-packedwith partygoers. Pong games were near-ly impossible to come by in a basementoverrun with gorgeous coeds, and thestage was set for a term where the cam-pus would see what BG was all about.
Thanks to the house’s great Rusheffort, we were able to attract a dozensolid pledges, two of whom also happento have legitimate musical talent. Patrick
Handler ’07 and Billy Accommando ’07make up half of an ultra-smooth bandcalled Rightly Guided Thieves. Theyrecently performed at the Gate for anunusually large crowd. Far from a fewhippies dancing alone in the cavernousmeetings room, sorority sisters andpotential rushees alike filled the floorand spilled over into the basement.
In the coming weeks, we plan to con-tinue our upward trajectory with moresorority events and a slew of additionalparties. If this term is any evidence ofwhat’s to come in the future, our class of2008 will be the largest in recent memory.
Mallory Paine ’05
PAGE FOUR BONES GATE/DELTA TAU DELTA NEWSLETTER
Hurricane BG Hits Florida
Chapter Boasts A Strong Rush
(Editor’s Note: The following articledoes not necessarily reflect reality.)
After the 195-mile per hour windsof Hurricane Charley tore through theSouth on August 13, 2004, some26,000 Florida residents were in direneed of helping hands. Eight brothersfrom Bones Gate packed up their ham-mers and their passion for civic dutyfor a trip to Port Charlotte, Florida.
Dan Kozikowski ’05 recalls his firstencounter with the destruction of Hur-ricane Charley. “There were emptybeer bottles and cans strewn about,trash bags, cigarette butts, cesspools,flooding and spilled beverages. It waslike sink night all over again.” Thebrothers spent three days workingwith Habitat for Humanity, cleaningup wreckage, rebuilding portions ofhomes that were partially destroyedand erecting poorly constructed shel-
ters. Most of the brothers found thework redeeming and even learned athing or two about construction andmaintenance.
Richard Segal ’05 commented onhis first experience wielding a hammer.“It was pretty heavy, and it took me alot of tries before I could get thescrews hammered all the way in.” Theresidents of Port Charlotte seemed tobe very appreciative of our help andmade efforts to make our stay quitepleasant.
One Port Charlotte resident, NancyHarding, expressed her appreciationfor our help by baking us cookies.While pointing at Bones Gate brotherNick Ostrow ’05, she commented,“You boys sure are gangly for a bunchof spoiled college kids.” Nancy wassuch a funny old bird. After three daysin Port Charlotte, the eight brothershad managed to help two Florida resi-
dents move back into their home,which had been vacant for the threeweeks since Hurricane Charlotte.
Charles and Samantha Rosengartenembraced us with big hugs as theymoved their belongings back into theirhome. “I didn’t know linoleum couldbe used for doors and walls,” Saman-tha added as she maneuvered her lug-gage through her new linoleum flapinto the bedroom. “You boys are soresourceful.”
The brothers of Bones Gatereturned to Hanover rejuvenated andexcited for a new fall season of com-munity service. “My passion for civicduty knows no bounds,” says KarimNehdi ’05. “I just hope next year, thehurricane lands a little closer to DisneyWorld.”
Jonathan Urban ’05Vice President and Fictionist
The decision by the Inter-Frater-nity Council to move Rush from thewinter term to the fall of sopho-more year proved to be very benefi-cial for the brotherhood of BonesGate .With a s trong showing ofyoung delinquents in the openingweeks of the term, we received 382shake-outs on the nights of Rush,with representation from a wealthof diverse students. After we gaveout 13 bids, the Turkey got the bestof 11 members of the class of 2007and two members of the class of2006. This is double the number ofnew members garnered in the 2003-’04 school year—four terms plagued
with probation and administrativeoppression. Our new members runthe gamut from athletes on the vol-leyball and cross-country teams tomusic ians in a popular campusband (complete with femalegroupies), and we are working hardon assimilating them into the grandBones Gate tradition as quickly asposs ib le . Many can be spottedaround campus this term wearingBG pants, the shroom coat, andhumming “The End” in the midst ofday-long stupors.
Karim Nehdi ’05
New Members
2006:Bennat I. BergerDennis J. Dwyer
2007:Patrick C. Handler
Allan BennettBrandon M. Carballo
Scott D. AndrewsAugust A. Kehn
Christopher M. FioreWilliam P. Accomando Jr
Sean AdamsAustin P. LashleyMiles E. YourmanEli B. Nofzinger
Send in your newsformHave you been on an interesting
trip or recently become a grandfa-ther? Have you taken a new posi-
tion or moved to a new state? Sendin your newsform and tell us aboutit. News can be sent to Alumni Ser-vices, Bones Gate/Delta Tau Delta at
Dartmouth, P.O. Box 5159,Hanover, NH 03755-5159
WINTER 2004-’05 PAGE FIVE
H O N O R R O L Lo f D O N O R S
Bones Gate at Dartmouth
We wish to thank the following alumni for their generous support during the 2003-’04 giving year.
Your name may not be listed if you made your gift in response to one of our recent solicitations.The names of our additional 2003-’04 donors will be listed in the next issue of our newsletter.
BBOONNEESS GGAATTEE AASSSSOOCCIIAATTIIOONN
Bradford T. Brown 82David A. Cogar Jr. 91Vincent P. DiFiglia 63Richard F. Garfield 88Elisha P. Gould III 79
Christopher L. Greenwald 93James E. Kreitman 85Richard S. Lindahl 85
Richard E. Mayberry Jr. 75James M. Novo 80
Rahul P. Ranadive 90Gregory P. Rodgers 94John H. Shaw Jr. 89John W. Stouffer 90
Jeffrey C. Swiatek 90L. Kendrick Wakeman 90
1100 WWEEBBSSTTEERR AASSSSOOCCIIAATTIIOONN
Mahlon Apgar IV 62Peter D. Areson 72Jeffrey J. Battema 94Mark J. Brooks 88
Herman Christensen Jr. 51Jeffrey B. Citrin 80LeRoy F. Coulter 67
Daniel W. Cummings 75Timothy J. Curran 76
Jonathan M. Ettinger 82Philip J. Ferneau 84
Aaron M. Germain 94
Jeffrey D. Given 82Earl M. Grossman 80
Paul F. Haffner 90Jonathan B. Harrington 92
Craig S. Hilliard 77Edward J. Kerrigan Jr. 91Daniel F. Kozikowski 05
Craig H. Lambdin 80Peter B. Lena 79
Christopher J. Maher 89William G. Martens III 68
Jeffrey K. McElnea 71Kenneth G. McKenna 75Stephen V. McKenna 91
W. Bradford McMillan Jr. 87Gregory M. Melvin 78Murrell F. Murkey 47
Alexander L. Muromcew 85Erik S. Murphy 89
Bennett A. Murtha 82Gregory Nerland 86Jeffrey R. Ogren 82John S. Parke Jr. 56W. Scott Perry II 70
James B. Pinkerton Jr. 59William J. Reilly Jr. 67
Eric J. Rovick 89Robert K. Schoonmaker 42
Gregory K. Schwartz 92Corey T. Shore 91
Michael J. Silberling 88Stephen L. Silver 77Ralph K. Smith Jr. 48
Mark B. Stein 83John S. Steiner 94
Michael C. Stephen 62Stanley L. Weil III 79Douglas A. White 81
Curtis T. Zimmerman 82
CCOONNTTRRIIBBUUTTOORRSS
Robert G. Barnum 63Jerry F. Casagrande 90James M. Chadd 96
Donald J. Charbonnier 55Herbert S. Ellis 57
A. Duncan Gray Jr. 60James C. Gregg 83John B. Jenness 44
Gustav H. Khambatta 91Clark H. Libenson 79Stephen M. Mason 68Robert F. Morison 46Kevin M. Quirk 88
Daniel E. Rottenberg 93Christopher J. Sawch 80Douglas K. Watson 69
Fred Wolf III 68Richard L. Yellen 88Brandon C. Young 95
PAGE SIX BONES GATE/DELTA TAU DELTA NEWSLETTER
JOHN H. HADLEY ’61 lives at 569Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90004.
Write to VINCENT P. DIFIGLIA ’63at 750 State St., #214, San Diego, CA92101. Keep in touch with Vinny by e-mail at [email protected].
JEFFREY K. MCELNEA ’71 lives at439 E. 51st St., New York, NY 10022.Send him e-mail at [email protected].
ELISHA P. GOULD III ’79 writes,“I’m enjoying life in Illinois with mywife, Susan, and our three children—Ellis (11), Hilary (8), and Claire (4). Ihave been with Adams Street Partnersfor just over 10 years, working in the pri-vate equity markets.” Write to “Terry”at 815 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka, IL60093. Send him e-mail [email protected].
WILLIAM MILLER ’85 serves asexecutive director for Morgan Stanleyand Co., Inc., in Boston. Write to Bill at3 Saddle Ln., Wayland, MA 01778.Keep in touch with him by e-mail [email protected].
ALEXANDER L. MUROMCEW ’85writes, “I have recently joined TIAA-CREF as managing director for AsiaPacific Equities in their new San Francis-co office.” Write to “Gearhead” at 2 Per-ine Pl., San Francisco, CA 94115.
MICHAEL J. SILBERLING ’88serves as senior vice president and gener-al manager of Harrah’s casino in Reno.
Write to him at P.O. Box 10, Reno, NV89504; [email protected].
“I got laid off by corporate Americaand decided to change fields,” writesJOHN W. STOUFFER ’90. “I now ownmy own taxidermist business calledStouffer’s Stuffings. If anyone has a goodhunting kill, a nice pet that just kicked it,or wants a good wall mount, let meknow.” Write “The Dog” at 1236 S.Pacific St., #4, Oceanside, CA 92054;[email protected].
When he wrote to us in June,EDWARD J. KERRIGAN ’91 and hiswife, Michelle, were expecting their sec-ond son in July. The couple’s first son,Colin, is almost 3. “In January, wemoved about 20 miles south of Bostonto a small town and a really old house(built in 1709). I’m still teaching eighth-grade science. It’s a tough gig but some-one has to do it. Send me some electronsat [email protected] if you’re inthe Boston area.” Write to “Pokey” at487 Auburn St., Whitman, MA 02382.
GUSTAV H. KHAMBATTA ’91writes, “The ’91 BGs have been prolificthe past few months: C. ERIC SMITH’91 had Jasper on January 29, 2004, andJen and I followed with Emerson onFebruary 12. They have already thrownup together—although, not on eachother.” Send “Goose” congratulations at28 Peaslee Ct., Hampstead, NH 03841.Send him E-mail at [email protected].
JEFFREY J. BATTEMA ’94 writes, “I
got hitched last year. I had to go all theway to LA to find a girl who wouldmarry me, but she’s well worth it. Thereception was one for the record books.Many BGs were in attendance, and trust-ed brethren ERIC K. KUECHERER ’94and GREGORY P. RODGERS ’94 weregroomsmen. (See related picture, pageone.) I’m now up in Seattle designingwebsites.” Send “Pooch” congratula-tions at 6734 18th Ave., NW, Seattle,WA 98117; [email protected].
Write to GREGORY P. RODGERS at2960 St. Gregory Rd., Glendale, CA91206. Keep in touch with “Big Red” bye-mail at [email protected].
“My wife, Jessamy, and I relocated toHouston after two years of corporatemoves,” writes JONATHAN HAR-RINGTON ’92. “We welcomed our sec-ond daughter in October. Please give us aring if you’re in town. We recently pur-chased a pong table for a visit by ADAMPERSSON ’93. Jess is worried that wewon’t get much use out of it. Please helpme prove her wrong. There’s alwayssome cold ones on the bottom shelf wait-ing for you.” Write to “Lurch” at 2829Wroxton Rd., Houston, TX 77005;[email protected].
JAMES M. CHADD ’96 lives at 701S. Wells, #2201, Chicago, IL 60607.Keep in touch with “Smudge” by e-mailat [email protected].
DECEASED
We regret to announce the death ofthe following alumni:
PAUL N. OLSON ’37
W. O’BRIEN BOLDT ’39
ERIK T.F. HVISTENDAHL ’56
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