Brother Dana Nelson gives an inspirational talk to the brothers at Sigma Alumni Reunion
Brother Dana Nelson, Sigma Chapter at Plymoth State College gave an inspirational talk to the brothers at the Sigma Alumni reunion.
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Alpha Gamma Alumni Chapter News Letter - Summer 2008
Alpha Gamma Alumni Association of Kappa Delta Phi has made available their alumni newsletter. Thank you Brother Mike Circe on a job well done.
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Congratulations to Brother Erik Richard
Brother Erik Richard, Iota Chapter at University of Southern Maine, pledged Fall 02 and was Chapter President 2002-2003.
Erik joined the Air Force on 21 July 2004 and went to Basic Training at Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX. Once he graduated from Basic Training Erik went to the Security Forces Apprentice school also at Lackland AFB. He was a distinguished Graduate of the SFA school and left to go to his home unit of the 101st Security Forces Squadron in Bangor, ME. While there Erik stayed on active duty orders to full fill their mission there. On 7 Sept 05 He was promoted to SrA, and deployed to Al Dahfra AB, United Arab Emerites.
Currently Eric is deployed to the Middle East in support of OEF/OIF. He was promoted to the rank of SSgt on 25 July 08. Erik is due to redeploy home sometime in September.
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Brother Steve Vose published for the second time in "The Maine Sportsman" - New England's Largest Outdoor Publication
Congratulations to Alumni Brother Steve Vose, Eta Chapter at UMaine Machias, Kappa Delta Phi National Fraternity. He's been published for the second time in "The Maine Sportsman" - New England's Largest Outdoor Publication. His story below will be in their August 2008 edition. The article will be part of the magazines “special sections” (pg. 25-26) and will highlight how to properly care for your field retriever.
You can visit his personal blog at The Maine Outdoorsman.
To discuss visit this thread.
Simple Steps to Protect Your Field Retriever by Steve Vose
As the dull morning light began to creep over the horizon, my black lab Onyx and I were sitting side by side in the duck blind quietly sharing a breakfast burrito and awaiting the first flights of the morning. Suddenly, distant shots rang out up-lake and to the north east of our position and following almost immediately after two green winged teal sailed over our blind like mini F16 fighter jets. I fired two quick successive shots at the lead duck and somehow managed to drop the back bird the number six heavy shot managing to magically find its unintended target. I looked back at Onyx to send her after the duck and she was already on her way swimming to the floating duck, hmmm I thought to myself going to need to work on that next Sunday. As she returned to the blind, I commanded her to “give” and upon inspection was impressed that she had managed to return the duck with very few bite marks. The drab and drizzly morning soon developed into one of those very rare occasions when the ducks were flying well and I was shooting fair and I could not have been happier with my little girl and her first time a field. As I looked over at my two-year-old retriever I could tell that she was having the time of her life. The energetic sixty-three pound black lab was completely at home in the duck blind and the apparent grin on her face seemed to indicate that she was absolutely loving every minute of it.
Unfortunately, things in the blind that particular morning did not continue as pleasantly as they had begun and this tale is not one of those hunting stories that ends happily with a satisfied limit or a beautiful on the wing double play. After a few short hours of hunting, I looked down at my feet and noticed several drops of blood on the floor of the blind. Trust me when I say the gravity of the situation hit me much more intensely than Onyx who was busy enthusiastically sniffing a recently expelled shotgun shell. After a through examination, I found that the cause was only a small slice in her right front paw but the situation could have been much worse and this fact got me seriously thinking about some of the possible accidents that could occur when hunting with a dog in the field. As any good sportsman knows, waterfowl hunting can be dangerous business; moving vehicles at the boat launch site, boat motor props, sharp sticks and rocks at entry points, decoy lines, improperly stowed firearms, ticks and even spicy breakfast sandwiches can all pose possible hazards for your retriever. While it would be impossible to safeguard your canine against every dangerous scenario that could present itself, there are some simple steps that you can take to insure your dog returns home safely.
Congratulations to Brother Sean Riley on the blessed event of the birth of his daughter
Congratulations to Kappa Delta Phi Alumni Brother of Omicron Chapter @ Massachusetts College Of Liberal Art, Sean Riley on the birth of his daughter Grace Riley. She weighed in at 7 lbs. 13 oz.
Mother and daughter are doing excellently and Sean is one very proud father of an adorable little girl.
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Iota Alumni Association Reunion 2008
It’s that time again, folks. As always, the Kappa Delta Phi's Iota Chapter at Universirty of Southern Main, annual summer reunion will be held the first Saturday in August, this year on the 2nd.
The location will once again be the home of Scott “Cranbo” Cranston, in Standish, Maine. Scott has foolishly graciously offered to open his home for the second time in a row.
Festivities will begin at 11:00am and continue, if history is any indicator, until well into Sunday morning. As always, we will provide grill and condiments, so bring your favorite food and beverage, and prepare to party!
The Association will hold it’s annual meeting at 3:00pm.Elections for all Association officers will be held. All Brothers are welcome to attend and contribute their ideas and input, but you must be a member in good standing for the 2008-2009 year to vote or to be elected for an Association office.
There are a number of routes from Portland to Standish, but the easiest is probably Route 22, which runs out of Portland via outer Congress Street.Take exit 5B off of Interstate 295 and go west on Rt. 22.Cranbo’s place is 20 miles from Portland (Rt. 22 becomes Saco Rd. when you get to Standish). You can also take exit 48 off the Maine turnpike in Westbrook and take Rt. 25 west for about 15 miles to Saco Rd; turn left and go about a mile to Cranbo’s.
If you’re coming from the south or north and want to bypass Portland, check your DeLorme’s map; use Mapquest, MSN Maps, or something to plot a route.However, there is a maze of secondary roads out there and it’s easy to get lost, so we recommend traveling to Portland or Westbrook first and taking one of the routes above.
Iota Alumni Chapter News Letter - Spring 2008
Iota Alumni Association of Kappa Delta Phi has made available another edition of their news letters.
Highlights in this issue -
- From the President
- Membership History
- Upcoming Events
- Reunion 2008
- National Alumni Association Meeting
- News from the Brothers
- Brothers in the News
- Mystery Picture
- More Pictures
- Christmas Party 2007
- Convention 2008
- BIGS Only Weekend
- Kappa Iota’s 30th Anniversary
- Spring ’98 Class Reunion
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KappaTalk's Kappa Kamping brings chapters together annually for fraternal good times.
by Scott Moody, Alumni Brother of Xi Chapter at Lyndon State, Kappa Delta Phi, for KappaTalk.com
Kappa Kamping was started on the KappaTalk Forums as a “what if” thread, sometime in 2002-2003. The idea was to put together a mellow event that all chapters could attend if they wanted. A few of us got excited about it, started brainstorming, and decided could be done.
The location, in the Central Vermont town of Granville, in the Green Mountain National Forest, was chosen due to it’s out of the way, private nature. The next campsite is quite a distance away, allowing for some privacy and in our case…the freedom to be a tad loud and not bother other campers. Unlike state campgrounds, the camping facilities in the forest are “primitive”, meaning it only has a fire pit, and a privy…pack in, pack out.
Nighttime has brought us a few surprise visitors. On year one, Beth Peavey, Sister of Kappa Nu Chapter at Thomas College, Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority, found us at around 10pm in the pitch black…2 miles up a mountain road in Vermont….not bad navigating! There was also my fireworks incident….that’s for another time. The following year, the neighbors from a deer camp up the road came down, shared a beverage or two and played their guitar with us. Year three saw the gay firedancer from the Rainbow Family of Living Light who lost his way; give us a really cool firedancing show. Last year…oh last year…it was Scott Noble (Brother of Tau Chapter at Castle State College) who showed up with salmon steaks, ribs, and chicken breasts!!! Not to mention the quarter barrel that Karen Hall (Sister of Kappa Gamma Chapter at Keene State College, Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority) bought for the weekend.
This year marks the 5th Annual Kappa Kamping. Each year, the event attracts at least one or two new folks with a few of us like Jeffery Willette (Brother of Mu Chapter at UMaine Pesque Isle), Beth Peavey and myself having been to all of them. There are usually around 10-15 campers in the tent city. Kappa Delta Phi Fraternity Chapters represented Alpha, Gamma, Xi, Mu, Rho, Tau, and Eta have been represented at one point or another and sisters of Kappa Nu and Kappa Gamma have represented Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority.
It is a weekend of good food, (we usually hold a pot luck supper on Friday night, and Beth Peavey and I have put on a traditional breakfast on Saturday morning) and good times….the bonfire is always going, there is usually people swimming in the arctic brook nearby, or hiking along the Clark Brook Trail, or just sitting at camp and playing a game of cribbage.
Kappa Kamping is held annually, on Father’s Day weekend, in the Green Mountain National Forest in Granville Vermont, just off Route 100. It’s a weekend of tent camping, smores, radio baseball, and relaxed socializing with fellow KDP folks under the stars… and no better way I can think of to start the summer off right!
Kappatalks' KT Meeting 08 in Portland Maine a complete success.
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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.
Nu Chapter Alumni Banquet - RE-SCHEDULED
The Nu Chapter Alumni Banquet has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 26th at 6:00 p.m. The location will still be the Lobster Trap in Winslow, Maine.