19W Update

Brothers,

A chilly hello from the undergrads up in Hanover! Much has happened in the first half of our winter term:

The undergrads are recovering from a great Winter Carnival. We held several fun social events over the weekend to celebrate Dartmouth's 250th winter. We were happy to welcome back Marcus Reid '18, Jerry Peng '18, and Ted Bausch '18, who came up to campus to partake in the big weekend revelries. Additionally, several brothers took advantage of the ample daytime programming, enjoying a trip out to Occom Pond for the annual Pond Party.

The main ice sculpture backlit in cool blue on Winter Carnival Friday.

Brothers skating around on Occom Pond during the Pond Party.

Earlier on in the term, we held our winter rush. The undergrads of Trikap are beyond excited to welcome Colin Shaughnessy and Alex to our already amazing class of '21s.

Alex '21.

Colin Shaughnessy '21.

We have had a great (or terrible, depending on your point of view) winter up here this year, with several feet of snowfall and recently frigid temperatures. Several of the undergrads have been greatly enjoying the snow and cold: learning to ice skate on Occom, taking ski trips to local ski mountains, and participating in Club Ski Racing on the weekends.

The Kappa Lodge covered in its winter coat.

Brothers Kevin Hoffer-Hawlik '19 and Brian Schoenfeld '19 learning to skate on Occom Pond.

Brothers Daniel Lein '19 (Bib #44) and Brian Schoenfeld '19 (Bib #45)
participating in a giant slalom ski race at the Dartmouth Skiway.

Beyond enjoying the winter weather and festivities, the undergrads of Trikap have been working hard to give back to the community. Several brothers recently cooked for Students Fighting Hunger, a charity we helped support in the fall and are honored to be able to support on a continuing basis. Additionally, several brothers will be giving blood in an upcoming Red Cross blood drive this week.

Brothers Raj Chanda '21, Alex '21, Johnny Emanuel '19, Zach Bilcheck '21
Chris Kartsonis '21, Brian Schoenfeld '19, Jake Philhower '21, and Daniel Lein '19
cooking at a local church for Students Fighting Hunger.

Members of the community enjoy a delicious meal cooked by Trikaps for
Students Fighting Hunger.

Finally, several Trikaps sacrificed both body and dignity in winter IM sports. We fought valiantly in IM basketball, but despite several close games, we were unable to come away with a victory. In IM hockey, we were able to battle some stiff competition and fight our way to a 1-2 record, even though several of our players had never skated before. We look forward to hopefully making the playoffs in hockey, but if not, we will have to wait for the spring to claim our IM victories.

That's all for now, stay tuned for an end of term update coming in a few weeks.

YiK,

Daniel Lein

2018-2019 Vice President