Brother Kemuel LaChance

MU Brother Kemuel LaChance (Spring 2006) recently graduated from Northern Maine Community College with distinction. He also won the following awards:

• NMCC Excellence Award (given to the student who best represents the values of the College).
• The Presidents Scholar Award for academic achievement, and;
• Who’s Who amongst Junior Colleges

Brother LaChance is also the Husband of Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority, Kappa MU Chapter Sister Jenni-lyn LaChance (Spring 2004).

Congratulations Brother LaChance and best wishes on your future.

The UMaine Presque Isle Student Senate ask the Campus Community for help on their volunteer service project entitled "Help Your Seniors Day". They joined with the Aroostook Area Agency on Aging in organizing a community outreach project to reach out a helping hand to area seniors.

Kappa Delta Phi, Mu Chapter at UMPI Brothers answered the call, comprising 1/2 to 3/4 of all students that came out to help.

A few of the Brothers in attendance pause to gather for a photo

Article from the UMaine Presque Isle newspaper.

Many members of the local community were grateful to have campus and community members volunteer to help them around the house on Saturday, April 26. Approximately 30 people came out to help 22-23 households during “Help Your Seniors Day.” The event was sponsored by the Student Senate at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, the Aroostook Area Agency on Aging along with UMPI administration members President Don Zillman and Dean of Students Christine Corsello.

The basic idea behind “Help Your Senior Day” was to help local seniors with tasks they may not be able to accomplish themselves, such as clean windows, do lawn work, or organize and re-arrange rooms. Wal-Mart donated a $100 gift card so the Student Senate could purchase cleaning supplies including, paper towels, Windex and trash bags.

Zillman and Corsello came up with the idea of helping local seniors.

“We worked with Steve Farnham and the Aroostook Area on Aging,” said Corsello. “Mr. Farnham, through his agency and work, collected the names of the seniors who wished to have projects completed at their homes.”

Steve Callioras, the director of Student Senate’s External Affairs committee, and Megan Fowler, a member of the committee, organized the event. People who volunteered ranged from members of Student Senate to brothers of Kappa Delta Phi fraternity to other students and faculty. Even Zillman and Corsello did some volunteer work.

Sign-in started at 8:30 a.m. and teams of 2-4 formed and houses were designated to each team. T-Shirts were given out to everyone that participated in the event. Teams then grabbed cleaning supplies and headed off to there designated houses ready and willing to do what was asked of them. Participants provided their own transportation, so most teams car-pooled.

According to Corsello the groups went to homes in Presque Isle, Caribou, Washburn and Easton.

“I sure appreciate this,” said Marcelyn Carter of Presque Isle as one team cleaned her windows. “I am 75 years old and this is the first time anyone has offered anything like this. My husband, Wendell Carter, has Alzheimer’s, so it’s hard for me to do things around the house.” As Carter began to shed tears of joy she said, “Thank you guys very, very much.”

At another house, Kenneth Oliver III, an alumnus of Kappa Delta Phi fraternity, was just getting done taking a few storm windows off a home. Oliver smiled and said, “We helped some people out and learned a few things along the way.”
At around 1:30 p.m., people finished up their tasks and gathered at Zillman’s house on the UMPI campus for a BBQ lunch provided by Aramark in celebration of a job well done. Many people discussed their experiences and how they felt everything went.

“The day went great for our first attempt,” said Callioras, “the amount of people that helped out was amazing. We had a few kinks, such as people not home or available, but we worked through it.”

Fowler suggested that this event should be done yearly.

“You feel so good,” said Margaret Smith, a student attending UMPI. “It feels great being a part of the community.”

Benjamin Marquis, a brother of Kappa Delta Phi fraternity, shared his experience as well. “All the folks that we helped were really thankful that someone else in the community cared about them. We truly made a difference and this is something I hope the University keeps as a tradition. Kappa Delta Phi will always be there to lend a helping hand.”

At the BBQ, Zillman gave a short thank you speech. He was proud of everyone who volunteered there time to help out the elderly. He also said that this was a terrific start to what he hopes will be a big annual event.

Since Saturday’s event, participants have returned to some of the households to finish up tasks around the homes. Callioras hopes this will become both a spring and fall activity for the campus community, since many tasks need to be done seasonally.

Kappa Delta Phi Brother Jon Lowery, pledged 1988 at Mu chapter at UMaine Presque Isle, was Killed in Action in Iraq.

He took the lessons he learned as brother, service to God, Country and his fellow man and applied them as service in the Army.

Brother Scott Harriman remembers Brother Lowery's service.

This was Jon's sixth tour in Iraq, including Desert Storm.
I remember when he came home from Desert Storm he drove up to PI and he and I hit the bar.......we just reminisced and talked about old times. He would not talk about Desert Storm in any great detail.
I then took a couple of days off around the 4th of July and went down to his camp on Drews Lake in Houlton and spent 5 days with him while he decompressed from his tour.
He was a good man, a good soldier, and a great Brother!

from bangornews.com

HOULTON, Maine - A 38-year-old soldier with ties to Maine was killed in Iraq on Friday when his unit was attacked by small-arms fire, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Allen Lowery, who originally was from Houlton, died in Mosul, Iraq, on Dec. 14 when enemy forces attacked his unit.

Lowery was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas.

Gov. John Baldacci said he was "saddened" to learn of Lowery’s death Sunday.

"He was a dedicated soldier and a brave man who made a career out of the military," said Baldacci. "He was also a father, a brother and a son. While we honor his memory and his service, we will also keep his family in our prayers as they cope with this terrible loss."

Baldacci added that Lowery’s father resides in Houlton.

David Farmer, the governor’s spokesman, said Sunday afternoon that Baldacci had spoken with Lowery’s father, but the governor’s office was not authorized to give out additional information about the family.

Rep. Michael Michaud and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins also expressed sadness upon hearing of Lowery’s death.

"I am deeply saddened by the death of Sergeant 1st Class Jonathan Lowery who died serving our country in Iraq," Michaud said in a written statement. "He has given the ultimate sacrifice and he will never be forgotten. My prayers are with his family and friends during this very sad time."

Collins offered her condolences to Lowery’s family and friends, saying the 38-year-old "served his country selflessly and his bravery and courage will not be forgotten."

"I join my fellow Mainers in honoring his legacy," she added.

Funeral arrangements had not been announced as of Sunday. Baldacci said flags around the state would be flown at half-staff on the day of Lowery’s funeral.

from sunjournal.com

AUGUSTA (AP) - A career soldier from Houlton has died in Iraq, Gov. John Baldacci said Sunday.

Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Allen Lowery, 38, was killed Friday in Mosul. Lowery was serving with the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, based in Fort Hood, Texas.

Lowery died of wounds he sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire, said U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, who joined the other members of Maine's congressional delegation in offering their condolences.

Lowery's father lives in Houlton, Baldacci said. Flags will be ordered flown at half-staff on the day of Lowery's funeral.

"While we honor his memory and his service, we will also keep his family in our prayers as they cope with this terrible loss," Baldacci said.

for discussion visit this thread.

Brother Darick Williams, Mu Chapter of Kappa Delta Phi at UMaine Presque Isle won the UMaine Presque Isle Student Senate Presidential Election. He will take office starting the spring semester of 2009, and hold the President position until next fall. Congratulations, Brother Williams and serving as an example of leadership in the community and college.

Brother John Dakin will be inducted into the UMPI Hall of Fame on saturday at UMPI. Dakin became a Brother of Kappa Delta Phi, Mu Chapter at UMaine Presque Isle in 1959.

Dakin, a member of the Class of 1962, lettered in basketball and baseball at the former Aroostook State Teachers College. He was among the school’s first graduates with a degree in health, physical education and recreation.

Recently graduated Brother Eric Russell of Kappa Delta Phi, Mu Chapter at UMaine Presque Isle will be beginning his career in Higher Education. He has been hired as the Assistant Director of Residential Life and Wellness at UMaine Fort Kent.

Brother Russell has been a two time chapter president, a two time outstanding president of Kappa Delta Phi and he has recently accepted a position as a Field Consultant for Kappa Delta Phi.

Please take a moment to congratulate Brother Russell on his noteworthy accomplishments so early out of the college gates. Kappa Delta Phi looks forward to his dedication and enthusiasm he will be bringing to the National Board.

Brother Russell, pictured center. 

for discussion - http://forums.kappatalk.com/showthread.php?t=47626 

Congratulations to Brother Brian Wood on the birth of his firstborn. On June 7, 2007 at 8:36 am, Destiny Faith Wood came into this world 6 weeks early. She weighed 4 lbs, 11 oz and was 17.75 inches long. She is doing fine, mother is doing fine. Brother Brian is married to a Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority sister from Kappa Mu chapter, Amber Wood.

Brother Brian Wood pledged at Mu Chapter at UMaine Presque Isle in the Fall of 1997.

Congratulations to Brother Jeff Kimball and Adam Michaud. Both are brothers of Mu Chapter of Kappa Delta Phi National Fraternity at University of Maine at Presque Isle.

Brother Jeff Kimball graduated this last fall with a 4.0 GPA and was the Class Valedictorian.

Brother Adam Michaud graduates this semester and was given the Outstanding Criminal Justice Senior Award.

Mu Chapter of Kappa Delta Phi National Fraternity at UMaine Presque Isle celebrates it's 55th Founders day on Saturday, January 10th

From the 1960 Anniversary Book of Kappa Delta Phi

    The first information available concerning the beginning of Mu Chapter, Kappa Delta Phi Fraternity, Aroostook State Teachers College, begins with its founding in 1952.