Class of 1956 Reunion

The Tri-Kap Class of 1956 has scheduled a Reunion between 3 pm and 4:30 pm at the house on Friday, June 9. We encourage brothers from that class, as well as brothers from any time in the 1950's to stop by and say hello to a few Brothers and congratulate them on their 50th Reunion.

If you are planning on attending, please inform Adam Patinkin '07 at Adam07@Dartmouth.Edu and Chuck Soule '56 at Cesoule@cs.com.

Ham Chase '47 Retires

At Tri-Kap's Corporation Meetings this year we experienced a veritable "changing of the guard" for our Alumni Board. Three Brothers stepped down after years of service, and three new Brothers took their place. Perhaps most significantly, Ham Chase '47, our Brother Primarius, former Chairman of the Alumni Board, and a Tri-Kap to the core has decided to leave the Alumni Board.

Ham is one of the finest of all Tri-Kap Brothers. During his years of service he has enlightened us with his wit and humor, with his common sense and wisdom, and given back more than we can ever hope to repay. Unfortunately, age has caught up to Ham and he feels that he can no longer give what he used to; the bottom line is that we all still love and respect Ham, and hope that he makes time to visit 1 Webster Avenue whenever he is able. The undergraduates have written him a thank-you letter that we hope to post shortly.


In addition to Ham, two other Brothers have stepped down: Kevin Fleming '93, a former undergraduate House Manager, and David "Lucky" Luchenbach '00. They have distinguished themselves through their years of service, and we thank them both for their dedication to the Brotherhood. Unfortunately, increasing demands from their personal lives will prevent them from continuing to serve on the Tri-Kap Board.

Fortunately, we have very capable and passionate Alumni stepping into the void. Ed Lee '04, a former President of the house, Matthew Brown '05, and Scott Sabol '88 have offered their services and we are excited about the new ideas that will assuredly come from the infusion of new blood to the Society's leadership.
New Alumni Board member Matt Brown '05, flanked by varsity squash stars, and Tri-Kap Brothers, Adam King '08 and Faisal Ratansi '08.

Green Key is Here!

Green Key is here!

The brotherhood is excited, once again, to celebrate this crazy weekend. We kicked off the festivities tonight with a hip-hop dance performance by SHEBA, which packed our living room with over 200 students. We have a party set for Friday night that should be, per Kappa tradition, the best on campus. And we already have tons of alumni up for the weekend.
We also have our Corporation Meetings on Saturday beginning at noon with drinks. All Alumni far and near are encouraged to attend. The discussion, drinks, and initiation into the Society will start at noon and last until about 3 pm. We have some exciting things to discuss- our house renovation, new members of the Alumni Board, and the many phenomenal things the undergrads have recently accomplished.

If you cannot attend, but would like to call in, please e-mail TriKap@Dartmouth.edu.

New Term Begins!

Spring term has officially begun!

The brothers are all back on campus, and with a new crop of leaders on the undergraduate Executive Board, we are all excited for an awesome term. The guys have already been out playing baseball and basketball this afternoon with our recent spate of good weather, and here's hoping that it stays nice out for a while yet.

To kick things off, we already have a party planned for this Friday night. After all, work hard, play hard is a way of life up here in Hanover.

Our first House meetings of the term are tonight, and we will report back afterwards with any news. There are a number of big projects on our plates this term, and we'll keep you up to date as they get off the ground.

Donations

Additionally the Rosenbaum family has asked that contributions in David's memory be sent to:

Rosenbaum Family Fund/CFNCR
1201 15th St. NW, Suite 420
Washington, DC 20005

The Undergraduates have elected to send a donation, and we encourage the rest of the brotherhood to do so as well.

Sad News

As many of you might have heard, David Rosenbaum '63 and a Tri-Kap through and through, was recently tragically murdered in Washington, D.C.
To read more about it, you can visit these websites:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rosenbaum
http://www.thedartmouth.com/article.php?aid=2006011001010

Maureen Dowd recalled her close colleague and friend at a memorial service of 700 on Capitol Hill that included five U.S. Senators in attendence:

"The day we mourned a man whose life was devoted to clarity, this city was hidden in fog. You couldn't see the Potomac, even on its bank...he had an unglamorous, unsanctimonious, unvain sort of goodness. He had a black-and-white sense of honor that was oddly old-fashioned in a capital slimed by lies, bribery, greed, corruption and ends-justify-the-means malarkey."

Happy Holidays

The fall term ended a few weeks ago, and our Tri-Kap men have dispersed across the globe. Our brotherhood for generations has been considered diverse in every respect- socially, ethnically, geographically. And perhaps it comes across most clearly now, as you could travel to any continent, and any part of the United States, and be sure that a Brother is not far away.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, and Happy Holidays everyone!

New Executives Chosen

Yesterday the undergraduate brothers elected the President and Vice-President for Tri-Kap for the coming year, as well as an interim House Manager and an interim Programming Chair for winter term.

Harris Chung '07, a former Social Chair, was chosen to be President, and Adam Patinkin '07, a former House Manager, was selected as Vice-President.

In addition, Jason Danker '07 was elected to be the interim House Manager and Tomi Jun '08 was named the interim Programming Chair.

Lock-In Football Game

During this term's house "lock-in", we played a classic game of American-style football: pledges vs. bros.

The pledges took the field prepared for some serious combat....


...Bobby was lookin' good...


....A serious Defensive Line if I've ever seen one...


....And the action was fierce....


At the end of the day, the pledges had (unfortunately) taken the contest 9-6 in an upset of epic proportions. Oh well- just wait 'til they play the bros. in basketball...

Trustees Visit Tri-Kap

This past Friday night, many of us were startled from our weekend reverie by the sudden appearance in our basement of three Dartmouth College Trustees- T.J. Rodgers '70 (and his wife), Todd Zywicki '88, and our very own Tri-Kap Peter Robinson '79!

The Trustees hung out in the house for nearly two hours, mingled with the brotherhood, and took the time to talk with us about Dartmouth, its future, and life as a Trustee. If you have been following recent events at the College on the Hill, you might be aware that these three Trustees all won spots on the Board as petition candidates. All three are not only incredibly successful, they are also more than willing to pose the hard questions that in recent times have not been asked by the other more mainstream Trustees.

Already you can see changes afoot- and they are for the better. Suddenly Parkhurst is taking our opinions seriously. Suddenly Administrators are actually listening. And suddenly Trustees are showing up in the basement of 1 Webster Avenue.

You could see it in the resolutions adopted by the Trustees this past weekend. All three major Trustee moves were spurred on by student, not Administrative, activism. What a difference a year makes.

But not everything has changed up here at Dear Old Dartmouth- as Peter joyously told us upon his arrival, "the house hasn't changed one bit!"

To put it simply, we can't wait to welcome him home again.