Upsilon Rush Has Begun at RPI!
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Dear Brothers,
Welcome to the weekly reactivation recruitment drive update! The Delta Tau Delta recruiters are already on campus and rushing has started. Each week the UAA will provide a brief of the on-campus effort, updates on our fundraising campaign, and news from the House Corp as they execute the renovation project. Here's a summary of this week's edition: - UAA Brother Recruitment Fund Update
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Upsilon Delts Rush and Brotherhood Calendar
- Meet the National Chapter Recruitment
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UAA Brother Recruitment Fund
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* Fundraising total displays only donations to the "Brother Recruitment Fund". Unrestricted donations and donations to other funds are not included in this total. * |
We'd like to extend a huge thank you to all the Upsilon brothers who've donated to the Brother Recruitment so far. We've raised nearly six thousand dollars in less than a week! We've a lot more to go, so please donate today!
Our goal is to provide additional incentives to attract new members, recognizing the substantial effort and time they will be committing to re-seeding and growing the chapter as superneos. To that end, this fundraising campaign aims to raise funds to defray 25% of the year one house bill for each of the first 20 new members (bids signed). 20 Bids x $2500 = $50,000 fundraising goal - Annual housing costs are estimated to be just under $10,000 (RPI amount).
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Help defray ~25% or $2500 scholarship award per new member for the effort to help restart the chapter.
- Alumni can sponsor a bid ($2500) individually, or link up with other alumni to sponsor a bid as a group.
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Any funds exceeding the $50,000 goal will go towards general reactivation and social events.
- Funds raised as part of this campaign will remain in UAA “coffers” until house renovations are complete ahead of Fall 2025 semester move-in.
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In the event of insufficient recruitment numbers, donations can be reimbursed or earmarked for other efforts by direction of giver.
Questions? Reach out to the UAA fundraising team!
Brian Plackis Cheng & Louis Wetstein
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Upsilon Delts Rush Calendar
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We're pleased to share the 2025 rush and pledging calendar with the entire Upsilon Delts brotherhood.
The key events are in red. The yellow highlighted events are where the consultants are requesting alumni participation. This is your chance to get involved in the reactivation efforts! Please email Jeff (Fluke) and/or Jason (Herpes) if you can attend.
PLEASE REMEMBER: The recruitment consultants will be talking about the Delts Brother Recruitment fund to defray living expenses while they rush. It's vital we reach our goal! Please donate today. Jeff's message to the RPI community at large:
The fraternity looks forward to revitalizing the Upsilon chapter and reconnecting with the Engineer community.
Know outstanding men at RPI who exemplify leadership, service, and academic excellence? Use the link below to refer them.
Referral link: https://shorturl.at/hnH8g
Key Dates: -
January 13th - Rush Begins
- January 29th - Final Bid Day / Formal Recruiting End
- February 3rd - Informal Recruitment Begins
- February 13th - Pledge Ceremony
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Jason Gerrish & Jeff Andritz
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Meet the National Chapter Recruitment Consultants
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Trey Wallen was born and raised in Golden, Colorado and is extremely excited to be serving Delta Tau Delta as a Leadership Consultant. Trey graduated from Colorado State with a degree in biomedical sciences and theater performance. Trey served as a founding father, director of recruitment, academic affairs, vice president and president of the Epsilon Omicron colony turned chapter. He is serving the Fraternity to hopefully give the leadership experiences and love for the Fraternity to every chapter that he meets.
Chapter: Epsilon Omicron
College: Colorado State University
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Hunter Brackett from Tyler, TX, earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and is currently enrolled in graduate school for sociology. Hunter joined the Fraternity in 2019 and held positions such as director of risk management, director of academics, new member educator, and president. Hunter has a passion for teaching and wants to become a professor in sociology. He also enjoys photography, playing music, and the beach. Chapter: Epsilon Zeta
College: Sam Houston State University
Class of 2023 |
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Kevin Gonzalez (Abort '01)
Anonymous Donor Brian Margulies (Archie '94) Jason Gerrish (Herpes '02)
Brian Plackis Cheng (Waxoff '89)
As we reactivate Upsilon and renovate the Shelter in 2025, your financial, expertise and volunteering support is most appreciated!! The UAA has been created to strengthen the Delt community by providing face to face and virtual events, provide a communication platform for the Alumni, and importantly, provide continuity and separation from RPI. Your tax-deductible donation is appreciated, and eligible for corporate-matching via Benevity. Also, please consider how you can get involved directly in a UAA role in 2025. Please contact us for more info.
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