Kappa Delta Phi Alumni Brother, Dave Campbell of Iota Chapter at University of Southern Maine is preparing for another triathlon to benifit others.

An email from Dave,

June 22, 2008

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Last year I participated in my first Triathlon with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training. Their mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. I ran the Hyannis Sprint Triathlon with TNT, raising over $3,000 for the Society. I was honored to have Jamie and Zanna Mangini join me at the finish line with their son, Jordan and daughter, Jenna. I trained because Jenna had been diagnosed with leukemia at just a few months old. Jenna battled for just over a year, but tragically left us this past December. Her short life touched many others. In her memory I will be training for another Triathlon. This time I will be raising the bar.

On September 14th I will be competing in the Nation’s Triathlon in Washington D.C. this event is a little longer than the Sprint I did last year. This is an Olympic distance Tri. I start with a .93 mile swim, then a 24.8 mile bike ride and finish with a 6.2 mile run. Just to make things interesting I dislocated my knee back in January. I was in a leg brace for seven weeks and have worked hard to get back into shape. This will still be a challenge, but I’ve learned the meaning of “No pain, no gain.” And I have met some really inspirational people. Some cancer survivors, some whose lives have been touched by cancer, and some who just want to make a difference.

This last year I’ve seen what you might think is a little thing can mean to someone. I’ve seen how cancer can turn a family upside down and I’d like your help in making things a little better. My goal this time around is to raise $3,500.00. Donations need to be received by July 15th. Every little bit helps. Thank you so much for your support. I know that it means a lot to a Brother and a Sister who have been through one of the worst things anyone can face.

Please make checks payable to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and send using the enclosed envelope to:

David Campbell
PO Box 409
Weymouth, MA 02188

Or you can visit my race webpage at:
http://pages.teamintraining.org/ma/nattri08/dcampbeh62

I will be updating as I continue training, so check back to see how I am doing.

MTSND,

Dave

For more info and discussion - http://forums.kappatalk.com/showthread.php?t=61463

Brother Scott Moody (Xi chapter) and Sister Nicola Reis-Sedgwick (Kappa Chi Chapter)

Sisters clean up crew

Scott Moody (xi), Dave Jones (chi), Jill Bivona (Kappa Chi)

Kappa Alumni @ evening social

On March 28th 2008 Kappa Delta Phi Brothers and Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority Sisters met in Portland Maine to perform community service and for a social meeting.

Chapters represented

• Gamma Alumni
• Eta Alumni
• Iota Alumni
• Nu Alumni
• Xi Alumni
• Omicron Alumni
• Chi Alumni
• Alpha Alpha Actives
• Alpha Gamma Alumni
• Kappa Eta Alumni
• Kappa Iota Alumni
• Kappa Upsilon Alumni
• Kappa Chi Alumni

We met at couple of locations and then trekked to Chi chapter alumnus, David Jones. Dave Jones was seriously injured a year ago during a skiing accident, but due to his perseverance he has made incredible strides in recovery. This is not surprising as that he has been described as Captain America by his Chi Chapter alumni.

Kappa Chi Alumnus Sister Jill Bivona arranged the community service for Brother Dave Jones. They knew each other during their active days when Dave was an active Brother of Chi chapter and Jill was an active Sister of Kappa Chi, located at Southern New Hampshire University.

The crew of Kappa Delta Phi Alumni Brothers, Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority Alumnae Sisters and Active Brothers from our UMaine Colony helped Dave clean sweep his basement, handle some over growth in his yard, and clean swept the upstairs of his house.

While Brother Scott Moody (Xi chapter) and Sister Nicola Reis-Sedgwick (Kappa Chi Chapter) whipped up some serious grub for the hard working teams.

Brother Vinnie DeMambro (Eta Chapter) was the brother of the day, installing two sets of banisters and re-doing an exterior wall and other construction around the house, Brother DeMambro operates a construction company located in Bar Harbor, Maine.

The active brothers of Alpha Alpha colony (with a little help and supervision from alumni brothers from a couple of different chapters) were set to some serious lifting, carrying a lot of heavy weight from the basement to the pickup trucks making runs to the local dump.

Brother Scott Cranston (Nu Chapter) was the master of yard shrubbery and tackled some serious overgrowth. We are happy to report Scott still has all of his digits and did one heck of a job.

The alumna Sisters from Kappa Chi, Kappa Iota and Kappa Eta turned their critical eye to the overflowing wardrobe of Dave Jones and performed a “what not to wear” episode before our very eyes. Once the “what not to wear” episode was over they changed channels to “Flip this house” and they transformed the upstairs into an area any top notch bed and breakfast would be proud to own.

Yard work, Basement and Upstairs transformations and construction being completed we turned our attentions to the food and to wishing Alumni Sister Victoria DeMambro (Kappa Eta) a very happy birthday.

We then broke camp for the day and returned to our assorted hotel rooms to rest and get ready for the evening social.

Kappa Eta Sister Jennifer D’Appollonio secured our evening social at Foreplay Sports Bar in Portland Maine. The Owner of Foreplay Sports Bar is married to Kappa Iota Alumni Sister Chandra Palian. They were extremely gracious hosts to us closing off the upper level for our social.

Our Sisters of Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority, Kappa Chi chapter at Southern New Hampshire University, are going to be participating in the school sponsored Relay for Life. They hope to raise $1,500 by February 29th. If you can contribute any amount of money, even if it is only $1, please go to http://main.acsevents.org/goto/kappachi and donate! It is an event put on to help find a cure for cancer.

for discussion - http://forums.kappatalk.com/showthread.php?t=55863

Brothers of Kappa Delta Phi and Sisters of Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority, the KappaTalk and it's moderator team invites you to the first Kappa Talk Meet to be held in Portland Maine on March 29th, 2008.

The Day time event will be a community service, make sure to wear your letters! Followed by a night time social at a local establishment.

From the UMAINE Fort Kent Campus Website

Kappa Delta Phi fraternity of the University of Maine at Fort Kent
will hold a “Diamond Dinner” on Saturday, October 13 for the benefit of
local charities.

The evening will begin with a social at 5:30
p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m.  The dinner will take place in
Nowland Hall on the UMFK campus.

Calling all Kappa Brothers and Sisters,

From the Daily Bangor News.

Brown memorial scholarship golf tourney on tap

Fraternity brothers and friends of the late Thomas Hayes Brown, who was 39 when he died in March 2005 in Bar Harbor invite you to join them and take part in a golf tournament in Brown’s honor and memory, the Thomas H. Brown Memorial Scholarship Tourney.

Congratulations to the Sisters of Kappa Alpha Iota Chapter, Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority ( our sisters ) at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

They were honored as Sorority of the Year and also walked away with the community service award.

The youngest chapter of Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority has certainly turned some heads with their accomplishments.

Story from - http://sumag.ship.edu/sm7briefs.html

For discussion - http://forums.kappatalk.com/showthread.php?t=47572

Brother Dave Campbell raised over $3,100 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on June 9th in Hyannis. He did the triathlon in honor of Jamie and Zanna Mangini's Child, Jenna Mangini. Jenna is less than a year old.

Jamie Mangini, father of Jenna, is also a Kappa Delta Phi Brother of Iota chapter at University of Southern Maine who pledged in 1990. Jenna's Mother is Zanna Mangini, a sister of Kappa Iota, Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority at University of Southern Maine.

June 15th is the Relay for Life which benefits the American Cancer Society. It's an 18 hour walk that Kappa Iota is participating in. The walk starts at 6pm and goes all night! Kappa Iota will be camping out, cooking out, hanging out, walking and raising money for a good cause! you can join our team or donate money at

http://www.acsevents.org/relay/mesouthportland/kappaiota