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Lamda Gamma Epsilon Kings Fraternity
The ChronicleSpring 2017 August 16
That’s Our President Important DatesGraduationMay 1, 2016
Kings Alumni CookoutAugust 23, 3pm
KingsfinishedoutthispastFallsemesterstrongwithsomeofthebestgrades,mostcampusorganizationalinvolvement,andhighestcommunityservicehoursthatwehaveseeninawhile.OurfocusonsupportingindividualsinthechapterandhelpingeachbrothersucceedintheirowncollegiateendeavorshasseenusthroughasuccessfulsemesterandassistedinourrusheffortsfortheSpring. ComingoffofabeneficialFallsemester,wewerelookingforwardtothisSpringsemesteranditwaswellworthit.Ourrushparty,andfinaldinner,atthestartofthesemesterwerebothgreatsuccessesandledtoastrongclassthatresultedintheadditionoffour,stand-upindividualstothechapter.Theirnewideasandfreshper-spectiveswereverymuchwelcomedtothechapter,andwelookforwardtothefutureKingstheywillhavehelpedlead. Wehavehadtheblessingofstabilitythispastyearinregardstothehouseandtreasury.Thehousehasremainedstandingthankstotheworkoftheactivesandthevery,veryoccasionalhelpoftheschool(evenifwestilldon’thaveacabinetdoorthatservicetook).Wehaveseveralprojectswewillbeworkingonthissummer,seehousemangerreportforinfo,soifyouhavetime,stopbyandseewhatwe’reworkingon! We’reclosetofinalsnowandI’mlookingforwardtowrappingupanothergreatsemester.ComingupsoonwehaveanarehavinganAlumniCookoutandwewouldlovetoseealumniandhearsomeoftheirstories.IfyouplanondonatingtoOtterbeinviathecallcenterorotherwise,rememberthatyoucanhelpOtterbeinandKingsoutbydonatingtoourscholarshipaward.JusttellthemyouwouldlikeyourdonationtogototheLamdaGammaEpsilonScholarship.
Thankyouagainforallthesupport,
Hail KingsNathan“Redneck”Tarr,‘16-‘17
In This Issue:PresidentialAddress
SocialChairmanReport
Vice President Report
House Manager Report
Chancellor Report
Chaplain Report
Alumni Cookout Announcement
HomeImprovementOutreach
Guidance,Paper-work,andaNewFaceofLeadership Letmestartoffbysaying,genuinely,howinterestedandexcitedIamtodothisjobtotheverybestofmyability.I’vehadmyeyessetonthisposition,andbeingabletoperformitwell,forsometimenow.Incooperation,asIamverynewtotheworkingsofVicePresident,withourformerlong-termVicePresident,andnowalumni,SeanFeverston,aswellasthemostrecentVP,TristonAnders.Butit’sonethingtosayyou’regoingtodowell,it’sanothertoact.Withthat,Ihopethatthispublication,asmyfirstmajorprojectasVicePresidentHopestoserveasprooftomydedication,now,andfortheyeartocome. OurVicePresidentPositon,whileessentialtofraternaloperations,hasslowlysteeredintoapaper-workposition,onerequiringimmensehoursoutsideoftypicalfraternityfunctions;specificallytimespentonone’sown,writing,coordinating,eventualexection,and,whileIseethoseastremendouslyimportant-Ihopetoreturnthepositiontopartofit’sformalapplication.Ihope,undertheguidlinesofcompat-abilitywiththecurrentpresident(JacobStayner),toseekasastrongvoiceofleadershipwithinKings.Andnotjustwithin,Iseektoupholdouridealsbeyondthefraternity,andtoextend,asmanyhavedonebeforeme,ourimageandidealstoAlumni.Specifically,andwithoutrhetoric,theupcomingalumnicookouteventwearehosting(referencethehisterically,done-to-the-best-of-my-abilityposteronpage2),shouldaidinfurtheringourrelationswiththenewandoldbloodsofthisFraternity-soplease,ifyoucan,attend.We’dlovetoseeyouthen. Thereisnotstrengthgreaterthanwhat,weasKingsman,canaccomplishtogether.
Ifyouhaveanyconcerns,andyouwantyourvoicetoresonatedirectlywithintheActivechapter,contactme.Joe“Chief”Rigsby,[email protected]
(614)-584-2853 AdelphoiEisTonAiona
ActiveRoster
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ChapterGrowthWithFirstKnightClassSince2015 ThisSpringsemester,theChaptertookitsfirstKnightClasssincetheFallof2015.Withthisclass,camesevenhopefulindividualseagertobecomefreshnewKingsman.WiththeUniversitykeepinganeverwatchfuleye,weledaprogramthatwouldkeeptheFraternitysafewhilesimultaneouslystickingtotheide-alsoftheChapterandthespiritoftheRenaissanceProgram.AstheChancellor,itwasextremelyimportantthatthesevaluesbeinstilleduponthenewActives,andsotheProgramthatwasbornoftheless-than-per-fectconditionswasshapeduntilitwasbelievedthatitliveduptoexpectations. Duringtheprogram,threeoftheseKnightscametodropfromtheprogram,withtwoofthempos-turedtoreturnintheFallof2017.Theremainingfour,Alex“Ace”Godwin,Beau“Blue”Lajoie,Justin“GOAT”McCurdy,andTrey“Simba”Milush,allsucceededtheprogramandarewellontheirwaytobecominghealthyandprosperousKingsmenwithintheChapter.HavingalreadytakenpositionsbothExecutiveandNon-Execu-tive,theyhaveassimilatedintotheChapter,anditisclearthatabrightfutureisahead. AsChancellor,IamproudtopresentyouallthenewestActivesofourLambdaGammaEpsilonKingsFraternity,andIhopeyouwillallhavesometimetostopbyandintroduceyourselvestothem!
Hail Kings, TristonAnders,Chancellor‘16-’17
A large portion of our chapter spending time ca-sually with our beloved sister sorority, Theta Nu!
Our sisters, the morning of a breakfast gathering with them, surprised us with an amazingly heartfelt, and effort-ful, rock painting.
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King’sHeadquarters,asitStillStands It’sbeenagreatyearhereattheKingshouseandsinceyourlastupdateonthehouseacouplethingshavechanged!Wehavesincehadtheupstairsbathroomtiled,andOtterbeinserviceiscontinuingtohelpusimprovethehouse.Wehavealsohadanothermajorimprovementwiththeinstallationofbrandnewcarpetonthefirstfloor!Itiskeepingupwellwithallthetrafficthatcomesthroughthehouse.Wecurrentlyhavesixresidentslivinginthehouse,andnextyearweexpecttohavethesameamounthere,includingeveryone’sfavoritethreeleggedemotionalsupportdogRio! Wehaveacoupleprojectsplannedforthissummertocontinuethegeneralupkeepandimprovement.Someprojectsspecificallythatwehavelookedatdoingoverthesummeraregravelingandfixinguptheparkinglotnexttothehouse.Wearelookingatpossiblyexpandingitoutaswellaspaintinglinestomoreclearlydefineactualparkingspaces.Wearealsolook-ingtogivetheoutsideofthehouseafacelift!Paintinganewcrestoutfrontandimprovingthebricksandsidewalkareallontheagendathissummeralongwithsomeothersmallerprojectshereandthere.Iftheseprojectsinterestyou,andyouwanttocontribute,pleaseseethefinalentryofthispublicationoninstructionsonhowyoucanassistinfraternaloperations!
Gabe“Cactus”Jones,[email protected]
AdelphoiEisTonAiona
The Chronicle
SororityShenanigans-StartingAnew Thissemesterwehavebeenfocusedonstrengtheningourbondwithoursisters,ThetaNu.We’vespentampletimewithoursistersduringevents,projects,andalsojusthangingout.Beingthewonderfulsistersthattheyare,ThetaNueveninvitedusoverforahomemadebreakfast.Thiswasagreatwayforsomeofournewermemberstogettoknowoursistersbetter.Thiswasalotoffun,andtheywereinvitedtocomeovertoourhousesowecouldreturnthefavor.Thesekindsoffun,spurofthemomentactivitiesarewhatweplantohavemoreofwithoursistersinthefuture.Allittookwassomepaint,sometime,andeachother’scompany.Therearemanymorethingsthatwehavedonewithoursistersthissemester,suchasplanningagrill-outandhelpingthemsellGirlScoutcookies.Welookforwardtohelpingthemcelebratetheircentennial,whichwilltechnicallybeduringthefall. Ouractiveshavebeenmakinganefforttobemoreinvolvedoncampus.ThishasimprovedouroverallpresenceandhashelpedmoreKingsmenbecomerecognizedfortheleadersthattheyare.Thissemester,KingshasactivesthatareapartofOtterbein’sResidenceLife,ThePromiseHouse,OtterbeinTrack&Field,Orientation,TheOt-terbeinThriftShop,OtterbeinStudentGovernment,andmanymore.Wearecurrentlyachapterthatthrivesonstu-dentinvolvement.It’shardtogoanywhereoncampusandnotseeaKingsmanthatyouknowbecauseofthediverseinterestsofourmembersandtheirpassionforgettinginvolvedwithwhattheylove.Wearelookingforwardtohavingaboomingfall2017semester. Wehopetobemoreinnovativeduringrecruitmentsothatasmanynewstudentsaspossiblecanfindthehomethatisrightforthem.Wealsoarelookingintobecomingmoreinvolvedwithnotonlyoursisters,butwiththerestofGreeklifeaswell.Thebrotherhoodisstrongrightnow,andoursocialstateisoptimistictowardsthefuture.
Jacob“Jiggs”Stayner,SocialChairman,[email protected]
(740)-262-7035AdelphoiEisTonAiona
Theactiveclassimmediatelyfollow-ingthissemester’sactivation.
New Blood, New Bonds, New Brothers OverthepastfewmonthsweunderwentTheRenaissancePro-gramandintroducedfournewmembersintoourorganization.Overtheprogram,thebrotherhoodcouldnothavebeenstronger.Trustandfor-givenessarethekeyelementsthatforceaknightclassthroughthepro-gram.Weunderstandthateachmemberhasdifferingopinionstothatofyour,butwemustseepastthatandworktogetherinhopesofforminganewresolutionthatcanonlymakeourbrotherhoodstronger. Withthat,wehaveintegratedthenewguysintoourbrotherhood,makingthemfeelathomeandapartofourfamily.Soonwewillbehav-ingourbi-annualsummerretreatinHockingHillsandtheguyscouldnotbemoreexcitedtospendaweekendwithnoonebuteachother. WehadelectionsandvotedinmanyofthenewmemberstoExec-utiveboardpositions,includinganewChaplain.IwouldliketotakesometimetointroducethenewestChaplainofLambdaGammaEpsilon,Beau“Blue”LaJoie-asthenextreportyousee,inthenexteditionof“TheChronicle”,willbehis.
Matt“Cub”Wollam,Chaplain/Arbiter,[email protected]
AdelphoiEisTonAiona
ActiveRosterTriston “Dealer” AndersJosh“Otter”CourtneyAlex“Ace”GodwinGabe“Cactus”JonesBeau“Blue”LaJoieJustin“Goat”McCurdyTrey“Simba”MilushDavid“Napolean”ParkisonJoe“Chief”RigsbyVincent“Bippity“SanfilipoNicholas“OldHickory”SkidmoreAlexey“Rocky”StanislovovichJacob“Jiggs”StaynerNathan “Redneck” TarrMatt“Cub”Wollam
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WanttoGiveBacktoKingsFraternity? ThishousebelongstoallmembersofthisFraternity,bothyoungandold.Itisourmainheadquarters,itiswherewebond,wherewedevelopsuchdeepfra-ternalconnections.Thatbeingsaid,thissummerweplantofinishseveralprojectscenteredaroundrennovatingthegroundsandparkinglotofthecurrentHouseat94WParkSt.Ifyouwouldliketodonatetohelpusre-graveltheparkinglot,fixupourgardens,levelthetiles,repaintthecrest,andworkonseveralotherprojects,pleasecontactJoeRigsbyformoreinformation.BesuretowatchonourFacebookpageforupdatesthroughoutthesummeroftheprogresswehavemade!Wewouldn’tbeabletodothiswithoutyou. Thankyou,again,foranyandallconsiderationregardingcontributionsmadetowardstheFraternity.
PhysicalContributions:Mail/Deliverto94W.ParkSt.OnlinePayments:EitherContacttheCallCenterorseeFacebookformoreinfo
**Ifyouhaveanyquestionspleaserelaythemtojoseph.rigsby@otterbein.edu**Pamphletmadeforformerrushseason-ArtisiticallyTaken!
KingsmanandpotentialnewmembersjoininprayeratourFinalDinner
Honorary BrothersDylan“Sherlock”JonesBrett“Spud”Scherzer