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Dear Readers, Shockingly, it is already late April and my presidential duties have come to an end. It’s hard to believe that my term - and undergrad- uate career - is coming to a close, but I believe that Delta Phi Epsilon built on its founda- tions and traditions for a successful semester. We started the semester with record turnouts at our rush events and the induction of twelve amazing pledges. Building on that momen- tum, we had our fourth semester-ly retreat at Bodega Bay, which fostered both the beginnings and continuations of some beautiful friendships. At our weekly meetings, we enjoyed hosting speakers on topics such as the Darfur Stoves Project and fair trade, in addition to developing professional skills. Our efforts in expanding our alumni database also let us hear from an esteemed alumnus from the pre-rechartering generation, Jim Sherburne. The ‘A Night in Bombay’ philanthropy event featuring bhangra dancing and henna tattoos raised almost $600 for Project RISHI, a great campus group that does development work in rural India. April’s main event, planned and hosted by our pledge class, gave us an informative look at the drug war in Mexico. All in all, the semester was a resounding success. I give the majority of the cred- it for this to the amazing Executive Committee members and committee chairs I had the privilege of working with. The rest of it goes to the wonderful actives and pledges. Delta Phi Epsilon survives not only because of the international speakers and professional development opportunities, but because of the dedi- cation and enthusiasm of its members. The bonds that form during our time in this organization will last for decades to come. I know this holds true for me. The people I’ve met have continually impressed and inspired me. I wish everyone the best of luck and I can’t wait to see what Delta Phi Epsilon does in the future! Fraternally yours, Tiffany Hsieh Spring 2010 President Epsilon Chapter Tiffany Hsieh, front left, with some of the members of her Executive Committee enjoying a day at the park. THE DIPLOMAT STAFF Ingrid Budrovich Nisat Chowdhury Jessica Li Glory Liu Selina MacLaren Melissa Ng Devon Peterson Tiffany Wang wishes you a wonderful banquet! 1 Letter from the Presi-

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Dear Readers, Shockingly, it is already late April and my presidential duties have come to an end. It’s hard to believe that my term - and undergrad-uate career - is coming to a close, but I believe that Delta Phi Epsilon built on its founda-tions and traditions for a successful semester.

We started the semester with record turnouts at our rush events and the induction of twelve amazing pledges. Building on that momen-tum, we had our fourth semester-ly retreat at Bodega Bay, which fostered both the beginnings and continuations of some beautiful friendships. At our weekly meetings, we enjoyed hosting speakers on topics such as the Darfur Stoves Project and fair trade, in addition to developing professional skills. Our efforts in expanding our alumni database also let us hear from an esteemed alumnus from the pre-rechartering generation, Jim Sherburne. The ‘A Night in Bombay’ philanthropy event featuring bhangra dancing and henna tattoos raised almost $600 for Project RISHI, a great campus group that does development work in rural India. April’s main event, planned and hosted by our pledge class, gave us an informative look at the drug war in Mexico. All in all, the semester was a resounding success. I give the majority of the cred-it for this to the amazing Executive Committee members and committee chairs I had the privilege of working with. The rest of it goes to the wonderful actives and pledges. Delta Phi Epsilon survives not only because of the international speakers and professional development opportunities, but because of the dedi-cation and enthusiasm of its members. The bonds that form during our time in this organization will last for decades to come. I know this holds true for me. The people I’ve met have continually impressed and inspired me. I wish everyone the best of luck and I can’t wait to see what Delta Phi Epsilon does in the future!

Fraternally yours, Tiffany Hsieh

Spring 2010 PresidentEpsilon Chapter

Tiffany Hsieh, front left, with some of the members of her Executive Committee enjoying a day at the park.

THE DIPLOMAT STAFF

Ingrid BudrovichNisat Chowdhury

Jessica LiGlory Liu

Selina MacLarenMelissa Ng

Devon PetersonTiffany Wang

wishes you a wonderful banquet!

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Things Heat Up in Iceland

The volcano with the impossible name of Eyjafjallajokull, located under a glacier in Iceland, erupted Wednesday April 14, causing 800 res-idents to evacuate and requiring the cancellation of over 300,000 flights. As of Tuesday, almost $1 billion in economic damage has been caused by the eruption, with $250 million in New York City alone. The British Civilian Aviation Authority, accused of overreacting in the call for flight cancellations, reversed its decision on Tuesday following successful test flights in low levels of ash. The disagreement seen in the European Union regarding flight regulations is one sign of the difficulties faced by an economic and political union, in which several countries hope for cooperation but face unique, autonomous agendas. Delta Air Lines alone lost $20 million and has cancelled over 400 transat-lantic flights. But the erup-tion’s economic conse-quences reach far beyond the loss in airline revenue. Just-in-time manufactur-

ing, by reduc-ing inventory and responding to immediate rather than pro-jected demand, allows pro-ducers to save money on raw materials and use less ware-house space and transportation. This method of

manufacturing has become increasingly

important in the U.S. recently due to the recession, but it backfires in times of natural disaster. Since the volcano’s eruption, Nissan and BMW have both been forced to shut down at least five auto assembly plants due to in-ventory shortage. Dell is also experiencing delays in delivering computers to European consumers. Although air travel in Britain and the Netherlands is opening up again,

scientists are cautious, consider-ing the possibility of future volca-nic risks. Some worry that global warming may trigger more volcanic activity. The eruption on Wednesday launched material as high as 20,000 feet, which is 13,000 feet short of having global climatic effects at the moment. However, the story might not be over. In the past three record-ed eruptions of Eyjafjallajokull, its larger neighbor Katla erupted soon thereafter. Also, this is the second time this month that Eyjafjallajokull erupted, although the last time was 10 to 20 times less severe.

Meanwhile, Entertainment Weekly is trying to draw a connection be-tween the gigantic cloud of black

smoke featured in the televi-sion episode Lost, while also imagining a smack-down be-tween the volcano and Miley Cyrus, who had to forego the premier of The Last Song. We all have our unique con-cerns. And Mother Nature wins again.

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Lava and lightening at the center of the volcano, Eyjafjallajokull, which rests underneath a glacier.

Ash clouds from the volcano rolls in on the rural towns.

Farmers herd and rescue cattle from exposure to the toxic volcano ash.

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Letter from Abroad

Hey DPhiE! Greetings from abroad! Firstly, I want to congratulate all the gradu-ating seniors! We’ll miss you guys and all the guidance you’ve given us throughout pledging, initiation, and the whole frat life in general. Sec-ondly, another congratulations to the spring 2010 pledge class! I’m sorry I missed this last semester in Berkeley, but for all of you who don’t know, I’m currently studying abroad in Hong Kong at the University of Hong Kong. It’s been an amazing experience so far and I highly encourage each and every one of you to go abroad as well! I’ve skyped with other DPhiE members also abroad this semester and I’m sure they would also encourage you to go! Hong Kong was a great choice for me personally, because I study economics and public policy. Being so close to China, Hong Kong is a great place to study the up and coming economies of both China and

Hong Kong. Also, Hong Kong is a prime location for doing some extra travelling while I’m in Asia. So far, I’ve been to China and Thailand as well. I also plan to visit the Philippines, more of Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and anywhere I can get my hands on! Being interested in Foreign Service and international relations, going abroad is also a great opportunity to look for jobs

or internships abroad and get a head start on working internationally. Living abroad also allows you to observe and submerse yourself into the culture so you are better suited to possibly work there and with the native people there someday in the near future. Upon moving into my apartment, my 5 apartment-mates were already a sign of how many people I would meet. Between the 6 of us, we came from 6 different countries—The US, New Zea-land, Australia, Canada, Singapore, and Norway! The great thing about meeting people abroad is that when you decide to travel the world one day, you’ll have friends all over the place. :) I just recently got back from an Easter trip to Guilin and Yangshuo in China, and the hostels I stayed at were very cheap, averaging about $5-6 USD a night. From my room, I could see the dream-like mountains every morning I woke up (at noon). Anyways, China was awesome and these places in particular were gorgeous. Being known for their beautiful landscapes, I did some hiking to the rice patties and took a bamboo boat down the Li River. The mountains looked like they came straight out of Avatar and it was so surreal. I also did some biking while I was there to more rural areas of China where I saw old ladies pulling water buffalos at least 6 times their weight and oxen tending the field with little kids playing in it. I ended my trip with some rock climbing and came back to Hong Kong ridiculously sore, which was well worth it though. Now onto FOOD. I know my DPhiE peeps love food. I was feasting like a queen. Skewers, steamy hot zhong zi, clay pot fried rice with the burnt bottoms, freshly ground soy milk - my mouth’s watering just thinking about it. I’ll show you guys pictures when I get back! We’ll catch up over FOOD! Time flies when you’re having fun, and my 5 months here have proved that. I don’t ever want to leave but I miss Berkeley and I miss all of you as well! I have stories to tell about everything from academics and registra-tion in Hong Kong to eating and shopping to the Full Moon Party in Thailand, but I can’t cover it all in a letter! I hope to see some of you when I get back this July and I look forward to seeing everyone else next fall and meeting the new actives!

Lots of DPhiE Love,Isabel

Shout out to my pledge family! You guys still rock!

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This picture is from my trip to Thailand when I went elephant trekking in Bangkok right be-fore the riots!

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It is the eternal unfortunate para-dox that, generally speaking, the type of students who place travel on the top of their list of priorities are the same students who are pursuing degrees that may not prove spectac-ularly lucrative in today’s economic climate. For many of us, the presti-gious, well-paid job offers we were certain would flood our inboxes se-nior year do not seem to be getting through (must be a bad internet con-nection!), and, jobless and plan-less, we hope to somehow find a way to escape the States for a year before we go to grad school, settle down with babies in the ‘burbs, or actu-ally find that well-paying job. Find-ing a job might be futile, but with a bit of research and some sound ad-vice from fellow DPhiE members, these post-graduation nut cases need not sacrifice their goal of travel. The following are sugges-tions for an inexpensive yet epic “gap year” life experience:

The Researcher: “I’m intellectual.”There are several scholarships and fellowships available for graduating seniors with solid research project ideas. The Marshall Scholarship and Rhodes Scholarship fund gradu-ate study in the U.K., and the Ful-bright and Watson Fellowships offer money and support for research in a number of countries. One interest-ing example of a current Fulbright research project in Rajasthan, India, is focused on population genetics of camel herds. So if you want to expe-rience a new country, get paid, and watch camels getting it on, maybe the research path is the right one for you.

The EAPer: “I’m Not Graduating! No, no, no!”If you are a student eligible for fi-

nancial aid and will be finished with your major requirements a semester or two early, consider taking ad-vantage of the University of Cali-fornia Education Abroad Program. Although the College of Letters and Sciences requires at least 24 of your final 60 units be completed at UC Berkeley, with a little help from an L&S advisor it is completely possi-ble to spend your final year or semes-ter abroad. Plus, many scholarships are available for these students. One example is the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program, which provides $5,000 to some students eligible for Pell Grants.

The English Teacher: “ABC, 123”The Fulbright Program, in addition to offering grants for research, also offers full grants for English Teach-ing Assistantships. It is also possible with a teaching license or ESL cer-tification to independently secure teaching jobs over seas. Many salary packages include housing, round-trip flights, free schooling for children, paid utilities, and professional devel-opment tips. Check out teachabroad.com for openings; China and Tai-wan have an especially high demand for English teachers at the moment. Also, contact nonprofits directly and ask if they have any job openings; several shelters in developing coun-tries are eager to hire new teachers

but do not list their openings online.

The Hippie: “I love strangers. And I smell.”If you are outgoing, fearless, and don’t mind not knowing when you’ll be able to shower next, consider some unconventional travel options. One such option is Willing Work-ers on Organic Farms (WWOOF), a program that sets up volunteers with farmers. As a participant of WWOOF, you’ll be placed any-where from Pennsylvania to Indone-sia working on a farm for a month or two in exchange for food and shel-ter. Also consider CouchSurfing, which can be a great way to get free lodging and meet the locals. Those who are upbeat, outgoing, and come bearing gifts from their homeland tend to have the best CouchSurf-ing experiences. A third unconven-tional method for travel is crewing on yachts. Spend some time learn-ing how to sail (perhaps through Cal Sailing Club, which offers inexpen-sive weekend lessons in the Bay) and then head down to a local yacht club in San Diego, where many yachts take off, and volunteer your skills to help transport a rich person’s yacht. These are all great ways to see the world without paying for a hotel or sleeping on the side of the road.

By Selina MacLaren

How To Make the Most of Your Gap Year

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DPhiE Travels: Mexico

Chilango is the term widely used to describe all things belonging to Mexico City. It was something I tried to understand since the first time I heard it on the eve of my departure. My best friend’s older brother took me aside and told me about Chilan-golandia, a place where your shoes were stolen right off your feet and your taxistas held you for ransom. As I quickly learned, everyone had something negative to say about Chi-langolandia- especially those from other parts of Mexico. While the word chilango is used with an air of pride within the DF’s limits, outside of city, people practically spit the word instead of saying it. Of course, life in a rancho of Michoacán drasti-cally differs from life in DF, just as life in small town middle America differs from life in New York City. As my time in Mexico progressed, however, I started noticing things that were perceived purely as Chi-langismos. After a few months of practicing the ancient art of faking-it-until-you-make-it, I finally felt like

I could pass as pura chi-langa- okay maybe not, but at least as someone that was belonged more in chilangolandia than gringolandia. And now to save all of you the trouble of sticking out like a sore dedo, here is a guide to cultural camouflage in Mexico City.

1) Talk the Talk One of the first things noticed upon entering DF, is the pervasive-

ness of slang in everyday speech. I remember equat-

ing it to learning a language within a language. Here a few words that will make you seem like you are a true defeño...well at least the PG ones. - Güey (pronounced “way”): Rough-ly translated as “dude” and should be used at the end of each clause. Ex-ample – “Yes, güey, let’s go eat tacos right now, güey.”- Chela: Simply, a beer. Example: “Let’s go for some tacos and chelas, güey.” - Chido/Padre: The chilango equiva-lent for cool. Example: “How padre! You bought us tacos, güey!” - Neta: Means “truth” or “word” and should be used when trying to em-phasize that something really hap-pened and no, you are not exaggerat-ing. Example: “Pure neta, güey, I ate 14 tacos last night.” - Pedo: My personal favorite, and literally translated means, fart. In the context of the DF, however, it means problem (or in some contexts, drunk).

Example: “Don’t worry about it eat-ing the last taco, güey, there’s no pedo, güey.”

2) You Are Where You Eat If you want to blend in with the people, you should eat with the peo-ple. This means eating street food. Near any area that is heavily traf-ficked be it metro car, street corner or apartment complex, there will be people selling food that is probably not up to most health or sanitation standards. From tamales to tortas, this is where you will find the most delicious food in all of Mexico City. Two types of tacos that I would not leave the capital without trying are tacos al pastor (it must be served with pineapple!), and tacos de ca-nasta. They are amazing! My advice to you is: be brave, eat up, enjoy and repeat! However, make sure that the meat is thoroughly cooked and rest assured that with some sweet-talk-ing, most pharmacies will sell you Cipro without a prescription.

3) Public Transportation The metro in Mexico City is tru-ly amazing. It costs only two pesos (roughly 15 cents) and runs through-out the most of the city. There are quite a few things, however that I would advise knowing before you

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Chilang@licious: Your Guide to Blending in, in Mexico City

Rachel Whyte proudly displays her DPhiE track jacket while touring ancient ruins in Mexico.

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Did you know that: - Drug cartels earn on average $13.6 - 48.4 billion annually? - 230 U.S. cities are influenced by the drug cartels? - 18,000+ people have been killed in the violence? Delta Phi Epsilon’s Spring 2010 Pledge Class helped shed some light and awareness on this issue through their pledge class event. Held in the Unit 2 APR on April 28th, the pledges provided a free screening of the BBC

documentary “Mexico’s Drug Wars.” They also presented background information on the issue and engaged the audience in meaningful discussion. The documentary covered the stories of several families in Mexico - ordinary people who had lost loved ones, were in the police force, fought in the Mexican army, or even cooperated with the drug cartels. The documentary explored the fight between the different cartels for control over border routes that would allow for the shipping of these lucrative drugs into the United States. It also addressed the battle within the communities of Mexico - people who wanted to cooperate with the car-tels for the economic opportunities it provided and those who wanted to see an end to the bloodshed. Though the drug cartels provide economic benefits to many communities in Mexico, it is also hurting legitimate economies throughout the country.

Because the drug trade is fueled by the demand in the United States, the pledge class presented actions that students at Berkeley could take from their own com-munities, including writing to senators and representatives about tougher legislation. By Nisat Chowhury

Pledges Present Mexico’s Drug Wars

hop on, so as to avoid looking like it’s your first day off the rancho.

a) Pop your personal bubble. Prepare to feel like some sort of canned fish good, because if you are travelling during rush hour, there will barely be room to breathe. Stay calm, and try to find a seat (highly unlikely), or a wall to lean up against.

If you are carrying a backpack, turn it front ways to avoid theft. If you

are on the metro with some-one else, only speak Span-ish. Make sure to use lots of slang. If you don’t speak Spanish, don’t speak at all. b) The art of staring. One of the most unnerving things about public transpor-tation in DF is the fact that people stare...a lot. And un-like the United States when

you catch someone staring, chilangos do not sheepishly pretend like they were never staring in the first place. Nope, everyone is fair game to stare at in the metro car. My advice - em-brace the staring. This is one of your only chances to stare without shame

or fear of being rude. You think that guy’s haircut is awesome? Stare at it. Does that woman have a bag that is emitting a strange odor? Stare at it. The one thing you must not do when staring, however, is smile. This will be perceived as flirting, as it would be here, and maybe that cute girl’s not-so-cute uncle is standing right beside her.

Okay folks, well there you have it, just a few tips to help you get by in one of my favorite cities. And you never know, one day you may have a layover in Chilangolandia and want to go exploring.

By Rachel Whyte

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Alumni Spotlight Alumni are a valuable resource. They have experience and insight that can serve us well in our futures, and tend to be sufficiently well-dis-posed towards us to share it. For-mer Ambassador Nicholas Veliotes is no exception. Graduating from Cal with a BA in 1952 and an MA in 1955, Nick went on to join the foreign service and serve as an FSO for 31 years, culminating in posts as Ambassador to Egypt and Jordan. “The best aspects of our FS career were the work, the sense of commit-ment and the people, American and foreign, with whom we lived and worked,” he says, “plus the excite-ment, even romance, of living in in-teresting, even ‘exotic’ places.” Nick served in a variety of lo-cations over the course of his career with the Service, from Laos to Italy, but had a strong focus on the Middle East. His interest in the region has continued after his retirement, and he currently sits on the board of or-ganizations such as the Foundation for Middle East Peace and the US Egypt Friendship Society, of which he is chair, among several others. A few of his thoughts on the region speak to issues very recent on cam-pus: “The most useful, single policy the US should implement would be to actually lead Israel and its Arab neighbors to peace. The unhappy status quo cannot last; unless there is real progress towards peace the situ-ation will simply deteriorate.” After retiring “early” from the Foreign Service, Nick served for 12 years as president of the Association of American Publishers, which pro-vided services to member publish-ers, as well as lobbying efforts on their behalf. The organization “used to do battle regularly with those in

Texas who wanted to censor social studies/history text books,” and also had a committee which worked with Helsinki Watch and Human Rights Watch to protect freedom of expres-sion abroad. Nick represented the AAP in a number of international organizations, and led delegations to book fairs around the world, includ-ing Beijing, Moscow, and Havana. For his contributions to international publishing Nick was decorated as a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the government of France. Though he was plenty involved in student groups while at Cal, includ-ing the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and the Society of the Golden Bear, as well as playing football and rugby, ironically there was one group that Nick Veliotes didn’t spend all that much time with – Delta Phi Epsilon. “I was a very late comer to DPhiE and was inducted on the eve of our departure for Washington to join the Foreign Service. Under the circum-stances,” he remarks, “I can’t add to the global knowledge of DPhiE lore those many years ago.” Alas. Nick doesn’t paint a totally rosy picture of work in the Foreign Ser-vice. “The worst aspects [of working as an FSO] were the disruptions of

family and children’s education due to the many transfers and the need to adjust to many different cultural /lin-guistic areas. Often it is difficult for spouses/dependents to work abroad.” Still, he speaks with passion about the importance of the work he and his colleagues in the Foreign Service were doing, asserting the “need for the US to do its utmost to resolve disputes and achieve its policy goals by the use of diplomacy.” He is op-timistic about moves being made by the Obama administration towards a multilateral approach to internation-al relations, but warns that it is just a beginning. “The move in the direc-tion of demilitarization of our policy is still fragile,” he observes. “If you wish to support the use of diploma-cy to promote US interests abroad, I suggest you be informed, organized and stay engaged...the other side is not going to leave the field anytime soon.” By Devon Peterson

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TO ALUMNI As you may know, we have all been working quite hard to continue build and continue the legacy of Delta Phi Epsilon on the UC Berkeley campus. Every passing year has been extremely fruitful in the expansion of our fra-ternity, and this is in large part due to the sturdy foundation that has been set from our brethren before us. A stron-ger alumni network is in great need. Not only will it allow current fraternity members to benefit from your wisdom and guidance, it would serve as a mean for everyone to collaborate, communi-cate, and assist each other. With that, this is an invitation for you to support our community and fall back in love with Delta Phi Epsilon. Please contact [email protected] to learn how you can get involved again. We’d love to share a drink with you and learn more about where your careers or pur-suits have lead you.

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Sophia Lane

Pledge class: Fall 2008 Hometown: Los Olivos, CA Major: Political Economy Post-grad plans:Grad school and travel adventures. Favorite DPhiE memory: Bhangra dancing in San Francisco. Favorite sound: Laughter. Least favorite sound: Slide guitar. Favorite word: Cherimoya. Least favorite word: Hella. Profession you would most like to attempt: Patissier.What turns you on? Danger.Who would you like to see on the next banknote? JFK. If you were reincarnated as a plant or animal, what would it be?Humpback whale, traversing the oceans.If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say at the pearly gates? “Sophia, party of one? Your table is ready.”

Tiffany Hsieh

Pledge class: Fall 2008Hometown: Walnut, CAMajor: Political Science, Public Policy (minor)Post-grad plans: Backpacking through Ecuador and Peru with David and Terri, then find-ing a job in Africa.Favorite DPhiE memory: Sloshball Spring 2009Favorite sound: Waves against the sand.Least favorite sound: Utensils clanking together.Favorite word: Enigma.Least favorite word: Jaundice. Profession you would most like to attempt: Wildlife photographer.Who would you like to see on the next banknote? FDR.If you were reincarnated as a plant or animal, what would it be? A dolphin.If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say at the pearly gates? “Come on in, the water’s fine!”

David Berrios

Pledge class: Fall 2008Hometown: Lima, Peru/ Santa Rosa, CAMajor: PACSPost-grad plans: Travel in Latin America.Favorite DPhiE memory: Sloshball Spring 2009 Favorite sound: My voice. Least favorite sound: Nails scratching a chalkboard. Favorite word: Glorious and Pejorative.Least favorite word: I love all words. Profession you would most like to attempt:Becoming the president of FIFA. What turns you on? Neil Patrick Harris, JT, Star Wars Light-sabers. Who would you like to see on the next banknote? ME.If you were reincarnated as a plant or animal, what would it be? Either a turtle or a cheetah. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say at the pearly gates? “Yo.”

Graduating Senior Profiles

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Glory Liu

Pledge class: Spring 2007Hometown: Columbia, MOMajors: Classics, Political EconomyPost-grad plans: MPhil, Political and Intellectual His-tory, Cambridge University.Favorite DPhiE memory: Salsa dancing.Favorite sound:Pointe shoes and ballet music.Least favorite sound: Motercycles.Favorite word: Karpouzaki Mou (means “my little watermelon” in Greek).Least favorite word: Fat.Profession you would most like to attempt:Professional ballroom dancer.What turns you on? Expositions on Ciceronian rhetoric (or just Cicero), sexy ballerina men, and old books.Who would you like to see on the next banknote?Sidney Crosby, even though he’s Canadian.If you were reincarnated as a plant or animal, what would it be? A dolphin. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say at the pearly gates? “You’re too early!”

Terri Harel

Pledge class: Fall 2008Hometown: West Lafayette, IndianaMajor: Political EconomyPost-grad plans: Traveling, revolutionizing.Favorite DPhiE memory: Retreat Spring 09!Favorite sound: Birds in the really early morning. Least favorite sound: Nails on a chalk board.Favorite word: Pony.Least favorite word: Contingent.Profession you would most like to attempt: Professional travelerWho would you like to see on the next banknote? Adam AstanIf you were reincarnated as a plant or animal, what would it be? CatIf heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say at the pearly gates? “I’m Johnny Depp.”

Ingrid Budrovich

Pledge class: Fall 2007Hometown: Los Angeles, CAMajor(s): History and Interdisciplin-ary Studies (ISF)Post-grad plans: Summer in Italy teaching bambini italiani english,living at home for a year to figure out the next step, most likely gradschool.Favorite sound: Tennis ball hitting a racket, crackling of a dry leaf,mocking birds and their mating song. Least favorite word: “Love” in the english language, does not encom-pass enough of the emotions and feelings it holds to represent.What turns you on? Chefs, knife skills, genuinely passionate humblepeople, languages, good food, great wine, a sunny day.If you were reincarnated as a plant or animal, what would it be? Venus Fly Trap (third wave femi-nism: smart, strong, and feminine); an old Vine Zinfandel in Southern California, where it is hot, I am wise, and I am cared for; a wolf, because they are cool, they run in packs, andSarah Palin is not hunting them any-more but talking about them onDiscovery.If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say at the pearly gates? (In the voice of Morgan Freeman, of course): “Shokrin. Now go, Christ be your Shalom.”

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Delta Phi Epsilon at UC Berkeley

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President Tiffany Hsieh

External Vice PresidentLorenz Noe

Internal Vice PresidentRachel Whyte

Membership Vice PresidentsYasmine AgelidisCaity Knowlton

TreasurerMarie Collins

SecretaryTiffany Wang

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Answer Key for the Final Issue