Lambda Chi Alpha Lambda Delta Zeta Newsletter February 2017

Seven Weeks, Philanthropy, Brotherhood!!

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Let the Seven Weeks Begin!
Meet High Beta 2
Hello good Alumni!
Dance Marathon 2 Thank you for taking the time to catch
Meet New a Member 2 up with the brothers of Lambda Delta
Meet High Theta 3
Zeta in this February Newsletter.
Upcoming Events 3
February 19th marked the beginning of
Recent Chapter Events 4 The Seven Weeks for our Associate
Meet a Soon-to-be Aumni 5 Members! Our Associate Members
Help Support Us 5
also received their Big Brothers who
will assist them in learning about our core
values, and the history and traditions of our great fraternity!
Our four Associate Members are as follows, from left to right;
John Marker (Big- Patrick Riesterer), Nick Evans (Big- Ryan Heither),
Brandon Alden (Big- Mac Nelson)
Mark Pettinger (Big- Mitch Condon).

The Associate Members are very

excited to see what lies ahead on
their journey towards initiation.

If you would like to meet them, please

feel free to come to any of the events
located on page 3 of this Newsletter
(Just give our High Rho a heads up).

TRUE Brother of the Month Chasse Heiskala

Every month the Executive Committee chooses a brother who demonstrates
and lives up to the values of our Fraternity. It shows that helpful actions do not
go unnoticed.
This months recipient is Chasse Heiskala. He demonstrated his abilities to
assist the brotherhood from outside the High Zeta by helping multiple officers
with tasks, and eventually taking over the responsibilities of High Epsilon.
Chasse is always willing to Help a Brother Out in any way he can. Congrats
Chasse!
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Meet High Beta Mac Nelson

Mac is a junior Automotive Engineering Technology major, and our current
Internal Vice President. He was initiated in in Fall 15, is a current Big Brother to
Brandon Alden, and also held the position of High Iota. He obviously loves cars, and
when asked why he likes his major he said, I have always been passionate about
everything cars. This major gives me the opportunity to someday hopefully design
and manufacture cars/parts. His hobbies outside of the fraternity include, you
guessed it, cars. He loves working on cars, riding motorcycles and dirt bikes, but he
also enjoys fishing, anything outdoors, and anything sports related.
Respect is not one His favorite thing about Lambda Chi is the bond that we share as brothers. There
of those things that are certain things only initiated brothers can know, and That is a very sacred honor
you are born with or to know things that not everyone can know.
just have, you have Of all seven of our core values are important, but Mac specifically favorites
to earn it from each Respect. Without respect, all of the other values are very hard to retain, Mac said,
and every person. Respect is not one of those things that you are born with or just have, you have to
earn it from each and every person. If I do not have someones respect, I will do
everything I can to gain that persons respect.

Dance Marathon
On February 25th, an event called Dance Marathon took place. Dance
Marathon is an event that raises money toward Gillette Childrens
Specialty Healthcare. It is a philanthropy event that is put on primarily by
the Greek Community. There are several teams that are made up of all
members of Greek Life. This year, Derek Herzog helped lead the Light
Blue team and Robert Kueny helped lead the Pink team. The event helped
raise more than 26 thousand dollars for Gillettes. Way to go Derek, Rob,
and all of our brothers that contributed!

A picture from Dance Marathon;

Left to right, in the front row; Meet New Member Ryan Heither
Levi Peitz (Light Blue), Derek Ryan is a junior transfer student who is studying sports
Herzog (Light Blue), Nick Evans management. He is passionate about sports, specifically baseball,
(Pink). And If you look closely (top so he aspires to have a career in the sports business industry.
right) you can see Brother Kueny Ryan also enjoys flying which could be another career path for
throwing what he knows him. He was initiated Fall 16 and has already become involved
in a variety of areas in the fraternity. In his first semester as
an active member, he is serving on the executive committee, is
a chairmen for High Rho and Greek Week representative, and
is the big brother of AM Nick Evans.
By far the part of Lambda Chi I like the most is the relationships that I have made
and the brotherhood within the fraternity, said Ryan, I also have really enjoyed
taking a larger role in the fraternity by being on exec, having a couple chairs and a
little brother
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Meet High Theta Derek Herzog

Derek is a sophomore who transferred from the University of Minnesota, studying
Management. He is from Hopkins, MN, and was initiated in the Fall 16 class. When
asked why he enjoyed Management, Derek said, I have strong interest in the non-profit
sector, but not sure what I want to do with that. Derek enjoys being a business major
because I like to talk to people and work with them toward a common goal. In the
fraternity, he was elected High Theta this past November, which fuels his passion for
community service and philanthropy. Outside of the fraternity, Derek accepted
leadership positions as a Bus Core Leader with Students Today Leaders Forever, and a
Morale Captain with Dance Marathon. I am introduced to
We all have reasons of being in the fraternity, Dereks favorite thing about being in new people and
Lambda Chi is, How I am introduced to new people and opportunities every day. Also, opportunities every
making memories with the guys and reminiscing about those memories. day. Also, making
Dereks core value is Personal Courage, because taking responsibility for one's memories with the guys
actions comes from personal courage and that is an important part of being a respectable and reminiscing about
person. He goes on to says, I think personal courage is essential in overcoming fear and those memories
adversity, which everyone faces at one point or another in their lifetime.

Upcoming Chapter Events

Business Meetings Every Sunday
o If you would like to attend a meeting, please let us know! An alumni
presents many fantastic ideas that current members may not think of.
Lambda Chi Alpha Founders Day March 22nd
White Rose Formal Saturday, March 25th
o Our White Rose Formal is a capstone to look back on all that we have
accomplished in the previous semesters, and to celebrate those
accomplishments. It will be at the Hilton Minneapolis/Bloomington -
1001 S Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403. If you would like to
attend this event, please contact our Alumni Liaison, Brandon Turgeon.
Alumni Luncheon Sunday, April 2nd
o In case you are busy the weekend of the 21st (Initiation weekend), there
will be an Alumni Luncheon at Punch Bowl Social in Minneapolis from
1- 4 PM. Punch Bowl Social offers a lot of different activities. This will
be a good time for alumni and active brothers to get together and
connect. If you are interested in coming to this event, please contact
Brandon Turgeon.
Initiation Day Saturday, April 22nd
o Mark your calendars! If there is one event to attend throughout the
semester, it has to be initiation. Relive the experience first-hand, connect
with current brothers, and welcome in the new initiates! It would be
awesome to see a large alumni presence. Please contact High Rho or
High Alpha for more information. (Contact info is given below)
Lambda Chi Cookout April 23rd
o More information will be given out at a later date.
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Recent Chapter Events

During the week of February 12th-17th, we partook in a week long social with Gamma Phi
Beta Sorority! Below are some pictures from the social;
The Movie Night Event, that featured lots of snacks
and a relaxing movie! From left to right; (back) Brother
Mitch Condon, Brother Chasse Heiskala, Brother Levi
Peitz, (front) AM Nick Evans.

The Tie Event, a good icebreaker where each

man brings a tie, and a team of ladies has to
figure out whose tie is whose.
Left to right; Brother Brandon Turgeon, and
Brother Mitch Condon

Our recent social with Alpha Chi Omega

Sorority featuring minute-to-win-it games!
The challenge in this picture is to balance 4 dice
on a popsicle stick that the person is holding in
their teeth!

One of our brotherhoods was playing The Voting Game, which turns out to be more fun
than actually just voting!
Our chapter trip to Fort Snelling National
Cemetery for Duty Week!

Going counterclockwise around the group;

(picture taker) Brandon Turgeon, Sullivan
Schimdt, Levi Peitz, Cole Buesgens, Caleb
Ebeling, Brian Kelly, (floating head) Rob Kueny,
Derek Herzog, Matt Quist, Mitch Condon, and
AM Brandon Alden.
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Lambda Chi Alpha Meet A Soon-To-Be Alumni

415 S. Broad St.
Apt.1-3 Jeff Covey, who was initiated back in the spring of 2014,
Mankato, MN, 56001 is now in his final semester at MSU and will soon graduate
with an Accounting and Corporate Finance Degree! Jeff
already has a job lined up at KPMG which is an accounting
and consulting firm in Minneapolis. Eventually he hopes to
transfer to the KPMG office in San Diego and build a career
in the finance side of business.
He has certainly left his mark on Lambda Chi Alpha
during his time in the chapter by having multiple little brothers
and holding a position on the executive committee, along with
continuously striving to be the best brother possible. When
asked about his favorite memory while in Lambda Chi Jeff
said, My favorite memory while in Lambda Chi was the week
of my initiation. Initiation week put all that Lambda Chi stands for into perspective and
allowed me to truly see that I am a part of something much bigger them myself. Brother
Covey will certainly be missed within the fraternity as he pursues his passion and career
in business.
Please wish Brother Covey well as he continues his passion for accounting! And be
sure to keep a lookout for more Soon-To-Be Alumni!

Help Support Your Favorite Fraternity

Our accomplishments throughout the past couple years couldnt have been accomplished
without the help of our alumni. With continued support whether it be time, talent or treasure,
we could bring the chapter to new heights. Please consider coming to an event, getting in
Find us on Facebook! touch with any of the active members, or donating treasure to help members financially. If
www.facebook.com/LambdaChiMankato/
you have any questions on how to get involved, or events to attend, please contact High Rho
(Brandon Turgeon) or High Alpha (Caleb Ebeling) or High Pi (Erik Heller).
Please keep an eye on our social media accounts (below), look out for emails, and please
check the Alumni/Actives page on Facebook to stay up to date.
Follow us on Twitter!
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Kato
Contact High Alpha
Phone 507-317-6519
E-mail [email protected]

Contact High Rho

Phone 952-994-8777
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Contact High Pi
Phone 651-246-0642
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