Recent News

BEST CHAPTER AWARD: MINNESOTA

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Nik VanDenMeerendonk

During the 178th Alpha Delta Phi International Convention held at the Miami Chapter in Oxford, Ohio, the Minnesota Chapter was awarded the E.O. Blackman Award as the most outstanding undergraduate chapter for the 2009-2010 school year. The active chapter was evaluated over the past year by the Fraternity's Chapter Service Consultants on a number of factors including recruitment, literary programming, leadership and academic success and was determined to be the highest achieving chapter within the International organization. The award was accepted by Chapter President Nicholas Mangano '11 on behalf of the chapter.

SWORD & SPEAR: BLACKBURN '10

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Nik VanDenMeerendonk

The 178th Convention presented the Order of the Sword and Spear to a Minnesota brother - Jeremy Blackburn '10. The Sword and Spear - the highest award an undergraduate can receive - is given annually to one brother from the fraternity for his dedication and service to his chapter, his community, and the University.

2010 ADPhi Active/Alumni Golf Tournament

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Nik VanDenMeerendonk

The annual Active Alumni Golf Tournament will be held at Keller Golf Course on August 8, 2010. We will meet at the chapter house at 10:30 AM and head over to the golf course for our noon tee-time. The cost is $60 per alumnus, which covers 18 holes of golf, golf gift certificate prizes, as well as other prizes. We will end the day back at the chapter house for dinner and socializing.

Please RSVP to Dan Johnson (email or 651-214-6205) by July 28, 2010.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Alumni Lecture Nights

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Nik VanDenMeerendonk

A well-rounded Alpha Delt possesses a wealth of knowledge and skills beyond the confines of a textbook. Active members have maintained the success of their lecture nights, in which a designated active member offers to teach his fellow brothers a topic of his choosing. Topics can range from an hour-long mathematical explanation of "The Golden Ratio," to a 15-minute demonstration of "How To Make The Perfect Long Island Iced Tea."

In an effort to share and spread the widespread knowledge and talents of all brothers, we would like to extend the call to all alumni in hopes that they will volunteer their time and pass on their experiences to the future of the fraternity. Tuesday, April 27th will mark the first Alumni Lecture Night in which alumnus Russell Flewellen '05 will lead the actives in an outdoor session of Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art. Any alumni interested in hosting their own lecture night may contact Nik VanDenMeerendonk at nikvanden@gmail.com.

Pledge Project Spring 2010

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Jeremy Blackburn

Each winter break, the active members host a winter retreat at a luxurious cabin in which goals are established to maintain and build upon the overall development of the chapter. This winter, we created a set of core values that we believe either represent the personality and characteristics of the current members or represent traits that we should strive for to become even more successful. Since the completion of initiation, we have decided that this semester's pledge class will have the privilege of creating reminders of these core values around the chapter house by painting them onto the walls of the second floor hallway. This way, we are reminded to live our lives according to these values each day. Congratulations to these four new members on their successful initiation and we wish them luck on their pledge project!