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President's Column

Alumni important to success

Brothers,
Through my first two months as President of Epsilon Xi, I have had the oppportunity to travel many places and the chances to sit down and rest have been few and far between. Nonetheless, I have been thoroughly enjoying myself serving our great Fraternity.
Southern Division
What a great weekend! I could not have asked for a better weekend then the weekend myself and our brothers spent in Atlanta, Ga., the last weekend of February.
First off, we had a very large delegation in Atlanta, which I know will pay dividends in the next year and beyond. Also, for the second consecutive year, the entire Epsilon Xi delegation joined the “Crescent Society,” the undergraduate giving society to the Delta Tau Delta Educational Foundation.
I was also very, very pleased to see Brother Lee Grace appointed to the role of Division Vice President. Lee has been involved with Epsilon Xi and the National Fraternity for quite some time. I am very happy for Lee and I know that he will do a great job in his new position and represent Epsilon Xi well.
Lastly, it was my great honor to accept the “Horizon Award” on behalf of Epsilon Xi. I know that my brothers have worked so hard to improve our chapter in the past year, I was really proud of all their hard work and all the support we have gotten from you, our alumni.
Summer Golf Outing
I have been working hard with Chapter Advisor Derek Olive in making the initial preperations for the annual Delta Tau Delta Summer Golf Outing.
It has been a couple years since we have pulled this event off successfully. We are going to have a lot of different activities planned for participants on the course, as well as an on course lunch.
I hope everyone will be able to make it back to Warren County for the event and will be able to participate. Feel free to invite your family and friends. I hope to see everyone on June 24.
Alumni Involvement
It was great seeing Brother Lee Grace getting appointed to his new posistion witih the National Fraternity. Alumni involvement is one of the most important aspects of not only the National Fraternity, but also the local chapters as well.
While Epsilon Xi is lucky enough to have an active chapter advisor, we are still lacking both an Alumni Advisory Team and a Housing Corporation.
I spoke about the AAT last newsletter with very little response. I feel that having an AAT will establish a foundation and balance to the chapter. While officers change every year, an AAT would offer a stability to certain positions and many, many mistakes could be evaded. Being a member of the AAT would require at most a phone call or e-mail per week and 2-4 meetings per year (which could coincide with alumni events).
Even if you weren’t an officer during your years at Epsilon Xi, you most likely know as much, if not more, than a brand new officer. Those of you who were officers know the overwhelming feeling you get when you assume a new office. Having an advisor to help guide you through your specific position would not only ease the stress, but again, offer stability and cut down on common mistakes.
Alumni List
Vice President Aaron Young has done an excellent job adding to Epsilon Xi’s alumni list. He has worked diligantly adding and editing names and information. A copy of that list should be attached to the e-mail this newsletter came in, please take a second to check your information as well as some of the brothers you are still close with. If there are any changes, let Aaron know at aaron.young@wku.edu.
Homecoming
We are already starting to make the initial preparations for Epsilon Xi’s 40th anniversary celebration at Homecoming. The event, October 27-29, should be a wonderful weekend for all. We want to make this one of the biggest, if not the biggest Homecoming Epsilon Xi has seen. I look forward to seeing everyone in October.
It’s a great day to be a Delt!
Fraternally,

Paul Newton
paul.newton@wku.edu
(815) 275-9444