Elections for 2010-11

We recently held elections for the tenure of Spring 2010-Winter 2011

Saagar Kaul '12 argues why he'd make a good rush chair

The back of Leonard Lewis '10's head and some deliberating voters during elections

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So, without further ado, we'd like to congratulate to our new executives!

Cameron Sharman '11, President-Elect, likes his girlfriend almost as much as Greek organizational administration

The only problem with Michael Abendroth '11, Vice President-Elect, is that he cares too much

Sonny Kung '11, Treasurer

Marcel Wolff '12 and Jinwoo Baik '11, Housemen

Max Yoeli '12 and Michael Joseph '12, Social Chairs

Kenneth Wang '12 and Eddie Vaisberg '12, Programming Chairs

Maxwell David and Saagar Kaul '12, Rush Chairs

Wei Zhou '12, Philanthropy Chair

Alec Brodsky '11, Academic Chair

Travis Whitfield '12, Jock Chair

We also elected Allen Zhang '10 and Ben Burke '12 as our interim housemen for Spring 2010.

Winter Rush

Our Winter Rush was a success!

We have three new excited members:

"Lean on me, when you're not strong": Dan, Juan, and Aki

Aki Onda '12

Juan Gonzalez '12

Daniel Whalen '12

MLK Day

Today we celebrate the work and life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

This day is especially relevant to Tri-Kap historically. Dr. King visited Dartmouth in 1962 and gave a speech entitled "Towards Freedom" in Dartmouth Hall 105. Afterwards, he came to our house for a reception. Tri-Kap was chosen because, as a local fraternity, we had a diverse brotherhood that was not restricted by most national organizations' strict segregation policies.

After the reception at 1 Webster, Dr. King famously stated: "Well, that's the best KKK meeting I've ever been to."

The full transcript of his speech can be read here.

Matt Brown at the Dartmouth Relays

We had the pleasure of seeing Matt Brown '05 compete in the Dartmouth Relays today, Sunday January 10 as a shot-putter.

Matt embraces Eric Larson '10, Michael Brasher '10, and Andrew Jean-Louis '09 at Leverone Field House

He came in third place!

Matt winds up to hurl

We offer our sincerest congratulations to Matt as an exemplar of post-graduate athletic excellence.

Enjoy this video of Matt's incredible toss at the Relays. Way to place, Big P!

Happy Holidays!

The brothers of Kappa Kappa Kappa (especially Mark Heller '10) want to wish all of you a happy and healthy holiday season.

The newest class of Tri-Kap smiles for two different cameras.

Please let us know if you plan on visiting the house during winter term.

We'll keep you updated on special Winter Carnival events for alumni, as well as plans for house renovations.

YiK,

The Tri-Kap Undergraduates

Formal Fun

Tri-Kap enjoyed another wonderful formal this fall at the Hartness House in Springfield, Vermont.

Valentino Wong '10 struts his stuff

The historic inn served a delightful dinner buffet in its banquet-style dining room, while couples listened to Sinatra and got ready to hit the dance floor.

A photogenic couple --- Connor Heinrich '10 and Ellie Chapman '10 smile for the camera

The Seniors of the '10 Class (and Tomi Jun '08) pose for a chaotic group photo

Tri-Kap Halloween

Tri-Kap hosted the Third Annual Webster Avenue Halloween Party for the Upper Valley on October 31st, and it was a great success.

Upper Valley children visit the hallowed halls of Tri-Kap for some Halloween activities

Many children from the area came to enjoy stories by the fire in our living room, a haunted house in our basement, a dunk tank, trick-or-treat stations, and facepainting. Thanks to Sig Ep, GDX, Alpha Phi, and AZD for their help setting up and manning the events!

In addition, we were incredibly honored to host Jim Kim, President of the College, and his family, in their first public appearance at a Greek house this year.

President of the College Jim Kim and family pose with Tri-Kaps and house girlfriends



Jim Kim's son enjoys decimating the Pinata-of-lame-duck-institutional-presidency

President Kim honors Greek leaders Michael Brasher '10 and Zachary Gottlieb '10 with a commemorative tote bag, which he filled with candy to take home

Wiz Khalifa and the Homecoming Dance Party

The brothers of Tri-Kap put on the best homecoming party of recent memory last week; rapper Wiz Khalifa, an up-and-coming performer from Pittsburgh, graced out Kappa stage for a full-fledged concert right in our living room.

Wiz Khalifa entertains the crowd

Blair Randall '11, a.k.a. DJ Kemmik, opened, showing off some of his amazing talent.

D.J. Kemmik gets ready to rock the party

Afterwards, Kemmik was DJ for the three-hour dance party that followed. Needless to say, it was a very sweaty and very successful affair.

Jamie Schlosstein '11 holds back the papparazzi and adoring fans from mobbing the stage

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Saturday included a reception for all visiting alumni, who were able to stop by, have a snack, and mingle by the fire with current undergraduates. Our most esteemed guests included Tri-Kaps John Mitchell '60 and Tom Cutter '62, who regaled brothers with stories of a clean house and good furniture.

Expect more to come from our multi-talented brothers!

Y.I.K.,

Zachary Gottlieb '10
Vice President

New Members!

We welcome the newest group of Tri-Kap men, our Class of 2012:

Wei Zhou hails from Ohio
Deep Shah hails from New York
Geroge Bahena hails from California
Robbie Moss hails from Ecuador
Max Yoeli hails from New York
Juan Carlos Freile Franco hails from Ecuador
Ben Burke hails from Alaska
Sagaar Kaul hauls from New York
Kenneth Wang hails from California
Michael Joseph hails from New York
Marcel Wolff hails from Florida
Hector Lopez hails from New York
Max David hails from New York
Charles "Trey" Hunt hails from West Virginia
Luke Fowlie Hails from New Jersey
Eddie Vaisberg hails from California

Rush

Brothers and Alumni,

Rush for the Class of 2012 will be held from 7-9 PM in the Tri-Kap living room on Saturday October 10, and Sunday October 11. We welcome all alumni to return, spend some time mingling with brothers and rushes, and relive the splendor of the deliberative process.

Please e-mail Zachary Gottlieb at zrg@dartmouth.edu or Michael Brasher at mbrash@dartmouth.edu if you plan on attending.

Who will fill the void left by our graduating Class of 2009? Find out this Saturday and Sunday!

Also, expect to receive the Fall 2009 Pillar in your home mailbox shortly! If you can't wait for it, you can see it (in color!) here: http://tri-kap.com/pillar.php

Y.I.K.,

Zachary Gottlieb '10