The Best and the Brightest

The Brothers of the Kappa Kappa Kappa Society are proud to report that during the winter 2012 term, they bested every other fraternity on campus in terms of average GPA, and a majority of the sororities and other greek houses too. This suggests that Tri-Kap is the most intelligent fraternity at Dartmouth with an average GPA of 3.53/4.00. The statistics also indicate that 31 of the 49 active members logged a GPA greater than 3.5/4.0 and zero members scored below a 2.0. Moreover, the average for all undergraduate students during this term was 3.45.

Due to Andrew Lohse's recent allegations toward SAE fraternity and the Dartmouth Administration, the Greek System, and more specifically Dartmouth fraternities, have received a great deal of unwanted attention and criticism, damning the system as unnecessary, hostile, and barbaric. However, that 50% of the Greek Organizations outscore the Dartmouth undergraduate average and unaffiliated student average (also 3.45) indicates that Greek Life may benefit ones academic performance and promote scholarliness.

We're forever proud to be Dartmouth's first truly literary society.

For more statistics, view the full report: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~orl/greek-soc/docs/gpasummary_w_2012.pdf

YiK,
Daniel C. Krawec
Tri-Kap Vice-President

Lock-In 11F

On Saturday, November 12th, Tri-Kap enjoyed its termly Lock-In, with events that reinforced our tightly-knit and lively brotherhood.  Lock-in kicked off with an epic football game between brothers and pledges, which provided some great competition and the brothers ultimately emerging victorious.  After the match, the brotherhood feasted on choice dishes from Big Fatty's such as pulled pork, ribs, and corn bread, as well as pizza and fresh cider.  While enjoying our spread, brothers hosted a forum for discussion topics regarding both crucial short term and long term issues, that mainly focused on ensuring the protection, stability, and longevity of our home's beloved hallowed halls.  Finally, to cap off Lock-In, we staged our usual mock meetings, in which pledges had the chance to experience a small taste of the pleasures and responsibilities that await them upon becoming a brother; the brothers on the other hand, had the rare and nostalgic opportunity to once more experience the bittersweet pleasure that is pledge term.  The brotherhood continues to foster our bonds through enjoyable events and experiences such as these, as we both  simultaneously uphold our timeless traditions and also look towards the future. 

Yours in Kappa,
Johnny Yoon '13
Programming Chair

Some Brothers, Pledges, and Hamilton pose for a photo after the game

House History

Tri-Kap Class of 2014 and their New Member Educators outside of Rauner

 New Member Educators Ben Burke ’12 and Paul Wagdalt ’13 brought the new members of the Class of 2014 to Rauner Library. While there House Historian Marcel Wolff ’12 spoke to the new members of the importance of learning House tradition and history. Then they began looking through boxes of House historical artifacts that are being stored at Rauner. Some of the highlights were a class picture outside of Parker House, a picture of the 1 Webster when it was first built, as well as even some old Tri-Kap T-Shirts.  At the end of the visit the new members became more aware of the great history of Kappa Kappa Kappa that they are now a part of.

Yours In Kappa,

Matt LaBove, Academic Chair

House Historian, Marcel Wolff, educates our New Members on Tri-Kap History

Annual Halloween Haunted House

Some Trick-Or-Treaters enjoy the activities on the First Floor

On October 30^th, we hosted our annual Halloween on Webster Ave. event for children of the Upper Valley. Having raised over $1400 for the event, this allowed us to host one of the most frightening haunted houses in recent history. Partnerships with sororities like Alpha Phi and Delta Delta Delta gave trick-or-treaters the options of face painting, cookie decorating, and bobbing for apples. All in all, the event was a great success, attracting over 100 kids and their families. We would like to thank the following organizations for sponsoring our event: the Office of the President, the Office of Dean of the College, the Greek Leadership Council, and the Interfraternity Council.

-Christian Mgbonyebi, Philanthropy Chair

Yun Jung '14, Max Frenkel '14, Juan Gonzalez '12, Dan Harritt '13,

Kevin Miao '14 and Parth Kaul '14 all dressed up for the event

New Table!

One of the most cherished traditions in Tri-Kap is the yearly pong table every class builds each Summer, leaving a bit of themselves behind for future classes. The '12s class are no different, although we may have procrastinated just a bit. The '12s class recently installed our Sophomore Summer pong table. While a little tardy, Hector and I recently put the finishing touches on the table, and with the help of Max David '12, George Bahena '12, and Robbie Moss '12, we mounted the table last Saturday.



It's been a hit with brotherhood and Friday lines on A-table are in the double digits. We plan on converting the '09s table, which was formerly on A-table, into a movable table and I expect we will get years of enjoyment from both.

YiK,
Marcel Wolff '12

Puppy

As we approach the fall term we would like to welcome a new member to our Brotherhood, our puppy Hamilton. Named after Tri-Kap's very own Ham Chase '47, at 9 weeks old Hamilton is an adorable, energetic young Vizsla with a love for socializing. Having met everyone from students to police officers, Hamilton is sure to be a great addition to our house.
In the past 5 days he has learned how to sit and give his paw, both of which he does enthusiastically for a treat. His favorite spot so far is the green, where he runs around frantically, only to lazily sprawl out 5 minutes later. We have high hopes for Hamilton and know that he will be a fantastic dog.

Yours in Kappa,

Tanay Ganga '13
Social Chair

11X Cabin Trip

As a break from Hanover city life, the '13 Tri-Kaps made the annual trip to the Class of '66 Cabin. It was refreshing to take a break from our basement scene and relax in the peace and quiet of the great outdoors. It was a time for us to reflect on our goals for the remainder of the summer, as well as on our future as a house.


We had a blast. A group of brothers decided to go on a morning hike into the woods, which proved to be a fantastic experience. A creek near the cabin lent itself as the best spot to relax and watch the wildlife in the morning. The highlight of the night was when we circled up as a class and gave each other hilarious nicknames based on our habits and behavior during the past year. All in all it was a great time, and we hope to do it again in the coming years.

Yours in Kappa,

Tanay Ganga '13
Summer Vice President

11X Programming

This summer, brothers and their guests have had the opportunity to go on numerous adventures and trips with the help of planning from Programming.

On Saturday, July 2nd, Tri-Kap 13’s ventured to the ledges to enjoy the 3-day weekend and the sunshine. Upon inheriting the Sophomore Summer list of things to do, passed down through many Tri-Kap generations, we decided to start off Summer right. It was a treacherous journey down the stream of mini-waterfalls, filled with agile maneuvering (read: flopping into the water), bruises, and good times. A rescue mission was also undertaken to rescue a tire found at the bottom of the stream. Robinson, Jorge, Chris, and Will took it upon themselves to transport the tire up the waterfalls and back to Tri-Kap to use as a tire swing for our front lawn. Every adventure needs a medic of course. With less than 5 steps between Tanay Ganga and the shore, he had a nasty slip, causing a cut that required the assistance of our resident EMS, Nick Valentini.
The journey ended at the Mobil gas station in West Lebanon with everything getting together at the Chinese restaurant like one big happy family.

On Saturday, July 16, Tri-Kap 13’s went on another adventure, this time to Union Village Dam, which is located 20 minutes away from campus in Vermont. Although worried at first that we were lost, we eventually found a great spot on the river near the dam to spend our afternoon at. Brothers and their guests enjoyed jumping off of big rocks into the cool water, sliding down nature-carved chutes, and just enjoying relaxing under some beautiful summer weather.

In addition to planning more events like this term’s Slip ‘N Slide with APhi and Movie and S’mores night with Kappa, we plan to start next term off strong with more Programming adventures to come.

YiK,
Will Tong
Dexter Zhuang
Programming Chairs

Former Bolivian President Visits Our Hallowed Halls

In the midst of their sophomore summer, the ’13 Tri-Kap Brothers received a special guest into our hallowed halls on Tuesday as the former President and Supreme Court Justice of Bolivia, Eduardo Rodriguez Veltze, came to speak to the brotherhood. President Rodriguez is currently spending summer term at Dartmouth as a Montgomery Fellow and teaching a seminar on "The Rule of Law in Latin America."

During the discussion, President Rodriguez explained his unusual rise to the presidency, the perks and hardships of being the leader of a nation, and his views on economic and political development in Latin America. Needless to say, the brotherhood was extremely honored to host such a distinguished guest and learn from his interesting and insightful talk.

We thank President Rodriguez for his time and wish him a great rest of the term in Hanover.

Yours in Kappa,

Donghan Zhao ’13
Academic Chair

2011 Reunions!

The 2011 reunions we’re a smashing success! The house was crawling with over 50 younger alums (’06 and prior classes) that came back to our hallowed halls in order to relive the Kappa experience. A handful of older alums, a couple of ’81s and a number of ‘86s, also stopped by to share a story or just say hello. James McKim ’83, Sunil Bhagavath ’03, Matt Brown ’05 and Nannan Hu ’06, were all up as representatives of the Alumni board.

Amidst all the celebration, the brothers came together during an impromptu meetings in order to address the need to improve the physical plant of the house. In particular, our very own Richard Park ’01 organized a reunion pong tournament with the purpose of raising funds for future renovations. The champions were Sung Cho ’01 and Phil Lee ’01 (above). The tourney not only raised over $2000 but also generated great interest among other classes who seek to hold similar events in the near future. I feel confident that the Board and brotherhood in general will stand united as we continue forward with the renovation process.

Hopefully next year's reunions will have the same energy as these had! Until then, I encourage anyone who has an opportunity to make the trip to come out and visit!

YiK,

Paul Wagdalt '13
Summer President