The Lodge Newsletter

Reunions and

Alumni Events

Spring 2015

Hanover, NHTheta Delta Chi Omicron Deuteron Charge

Message from the President

Monday 6/15

Reception at the house

11 West Wheelock St

4:00-7:00

Friday 6/19

Corporation meeting at The

Hanover Inn-Drake room.

2:00-5:00

All alumni are invited!

Reception at the house

11 West Wheelock St

5:00-8:00

If any classes want to

organize an event at the house

please let us know by

emailing

lodgeprez@gmail.com

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Dear Brothers,

The Omicron Deuteron Charge of Delta Chi continues to thrive. 11 West

Wheelock Street remains a place where Dartmouth men learn about

responsibility, loyalty, independent living, social skills and leadership.

While the goals and values of our fraternity are timeless, times change and

we are always seeking to improve. We are particularly excited about the

addition of a new faculty advisor, Professor Kendall Hoyt (see below).

Other changes will be occurring as a result of President Hanlon's "Moving

Dartmouth Forward" initiative. In particular, the College now prohibits the

possession and consumption of hard alcohol in College recognized

fraternities. When you return to campus please do not bring hard alcohol

into the house.

As always, Omie Deut needs your help to remain vibrant. We need our

alumni to not only contribute but also to serve on the board, participate in

events, and to help with programming at the house. Please contact me if you

are willing to help.

We look forward to seeing you at the annual corporation meeting, at

reunions (see left) or whenever you return to campus.

In the bonds,

Jim Calmas '84

Corporation President

New Faculty Advisor

Over the winter, the house welcomed a new female advisor,

Kendall Hoyt, a professor at the medical school and lecturer at

the engineering school. Kendall will join brothers Tom

Naughton '89 and Geoff Colla '04 in providing advice and

counsel to the undergrads.

Dear Brothers,

We hope you and your families are doing well. We enjoyed seeing a strong contingent of alumni back

at the house for Homecoming and Winter Carnival Pig Roasts – both of which were massive successes.

Since the sanctions from last fall were lifted, the state of the house has been strong and continues to

grow stronger. Our new members have done a fantastic job of fulfilling their duties as brothers and

have played a large role in maintaining the spirit and safety of the house. High praise is also in order

for the officers in the Class of 2015, who persevered and showed great leadership and vision during

their time in executive positions. During a time in which the Greek System is under intense scrutiny,

the house has needed and has truly appreciated the attention to detail shown by the Class of 2015 in

regards to the day-to-day (and night-to-night) operations of the house.

Class of 2016 Officers Elects

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Letter from the Undergrads

While the weather in Hanover was at times miserably

cold and gloomy this winter, the Lodgeboys continued

to pursue excellence in all of their pursuits. The

basketball team, which boasts 5 Lodgeboys, (Tommy

Carpenter ’16, Connor Boehm ’16, Eli Harrison ’17, Ike

Ngwudo ’17 and Wesley Dickinson ’17) posted its first

.500 record since the ’98-’99 season and played in their

first postseason tournament in 56 years. Tommy

Carpenter, ’16 was awarded the Jon Dilorio ’56 Award

for hustle, drive and determination. The lacrosse team,

which is lead by more than 20 Lodgeboys, trained hard

throughout the winter under a new coach and saw their

efforts rewarded with an overtime win over #15

Harvard in their first Ivy League game during Spring

Break. Another interesting tidbit from the winter is that

four '17 Lodgeboys started their own business called

Blast Delivery, which allows more Hanover restaurants

to offer delivery services and also for more efficient

ordering services through an iPhone app. Lastly, the

winter saw Kevin Muzzi, ’16 Lodgeboy, win the

Interfraternity Council Programming Chair position.

We are looking forward to seeing many of you over

Green Key at our Pig Roast and many more of you

whenever you are able to make it back to the woods of

Hanover. Please stop by.

ITB,

Undergrads

Name Position

Curtis Oberg President

Andrew Davis Grand Krukon

Konnor (KC) Beard Treasurer

Max Randall Houseman

Taylor Topousis Houseman

Lewis (Jake) Lee Social Chair

Austin Duncan Social Chair

William (Billy) Heidt Vice President

Harrison (Harry) McCarthy Jock Chair

Alex Rafter Programming Chair

Graham (Ozzy) Osborne Risk Manager

Jibran Ahmad Risk Manager

John (Jack) Connolly Rush Chair

Blair Friedensohn Rush Chair

Scott Chapin Rush Chair

Cyrus Jamidar Rush Chair

Edward (Ed) Wagner Dog Chair

Join the Facebook Group

TDX-Dartmouth Alumni

In late 2013, I began working on Twined. I

began with idea of building an eCommerce

platform that was primarily optimized for

customers rather than sellers. This concept

evolved into the platform that we’ve recently

completed and will be launching to the public

in early May. We improve our customers

shopping experience in two ways: first, by

providing the most thorough and credible

product reviews and recommendations from

trusted and independent experts; to make

informed decisions, customers need good

information. And second, we enable customers

to form groups to buy products at a discount;

using group purchasing power, our customers

can access discounts that are not available to

individuals.

My co-founder and I bootstrapped our first

prototype by the spring of 2014, and I had spent

a lot of time bouncing ideas off some of my

classmates (mostly guys who were in the

house). When we were ready to raise capital for

the first time, a couple of them wanted to hear

the pitch and as it turned out, two of my first

investors were Theta Delts. As a young founder,

it was a great source of pride and confidence

that the guys who knew me best were the first

ones to invest in Twined.

TDX Entrepreneurship Spotlight

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Phil McKeating ’10

phil@twined.com

I opened my latest restaurant concept in

downtown San Diego this past December,

Double Standard Kitchenetta, with fellow TDX'er

Joshua Etzion '11. I tapped award-winning LID

Interiors to create an aesthetic of industrial and

natural themes in a nod to old meatpacking

houses with a combination of stainless steel,

reclaimed brick walls, and white marble.

Double Standard combines San Diego Americana

cuisine and Italian specialties with a comfortable,

yet modern open-air concept that brings the

indoors out. Chef Chris Gentile, a former

Cutthroat Kitchen winner, has created playful

interpretations of familiar dishes. The restaurant

has been rated as one of the Top 10 hottest new

dining destinations in San Diego by Zagat, and

continues to enjoy critical acclaim. The

restaurant marks my second Southern California

outpost, and joins InGenius Prep and Topliff Peak

Enterprises as one of my latest ventures.

David Mainiero ’11

david.mainiero@gmail.com

Tell us What You’re Working on!

Are you working on starting a company? Are

you looking to hire?

Email lally.dennis@gmail.com

TDX Pong Tables (Old and New)

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“Jenks” painted by Mike Gordon ’12

Photo credit Jordan Weissman ’12 and Matt Nicholson

‘05

“1939: Dartmouth vs. Stanford Indians”

Photo credit Alex Tonelli ‘06

“Dartmouth Indian” painted

by Chuck Gross in 1984“TDX” painted by Nate McNamara ’10 and Chris Root ’10 during 08X

“Golden Gate Bridge”

Photo credit Alex Tonelli ‘06

“Indian Lacrosse Warrior with Black Lab”

painted by Mike Gordon ’10

Photo credit Nate McNamara ‘10

“Beer Caps” painted in part by

Tom Brown ’10 and Phil

McKeating ‘10

Photo credit Nate McNamara ‘10

“Wimbeldon”

Photo credit Justin Manly ‘02

“Hanover” painted by Jon Livadas ‘09 with moral

support from Garrett Nicholson ‘11

“Hanover vs. NYC Skyline”

Photo credit Alex Tonelli ‘06

“Football Field”

Photo credit Curtis Oberg ‘16

“Three Dogs in the Yard”

Photo credit Curtis Oberg ‘16

“TDX or Die”

Photo credit Curtis Oberg ‘16

Donation Roll For Annual 2014-2015 Dues (Donations Received July 1, 2014 – March 31, 2015). Thank You for Your Support!!

Please help us increase our donor numbers and our alumni dues total this year! We need your voluntary

alumni dues to fund needed repairs, service our mortgage, and ensure that the Boom Boom Lodge

remains a great place for future generations of Dartmouth Theta Delts. Giving levels are $200 (“ Full

House Dues”) for older alumni (’05 and prior), $100 for “Associate House Dues” for the same

classes, and $50 for classes ’05 -’15. Send contributions in the enclosed envelope to: Theta Delta

Chi, Inc., c/o T.J Bonus ’81, P.O. Box 22, Hanover, NH 03755, or donate via our website at

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Charles Kane, MD 1943

Carlton Frost 1944

Bob Woodberry 1954

Lane Goss 1955

John Benisch 1957

Spike Boschen 1959

Peter Scott 1959

Bill Morton 1959

Tom Brock 1960

James Marlow 1960

R. Henry Sarpy, Jr. 1962

Hugh Johnson, Jr. 1962

R. Henry Sarpy, Jr. 1962

Carter Strickland 1962

Hugh Johnson, Jr. 1962

James Palmer 1963

Charles Goldthwaite, Jr. 1963

Bill Lawliss 1963

Jay Regan 1964

Whitney Goit 1964

Wilson Madden, Jr. 1964

Bruce Wagner 1965

Bruce Wagner 1965

Penn Siegel 1965

John Keane 1966

Tom Clarke 1966

Jeffrey Hinman 1968

Dick Patrick 1968

S.C. Meigher 1968

James Cruikshank 1968

Richard Blunt 1969

Rob Wagner 1969

D. Craig Miller, MD 1969

Jeff Brown 1969

Steve Meyer 1970

Thomas O'Neill 1973

Thomas O'Neill 1973

Bill "H" Hansen 1974

Tom Csatari 1974

Bob Hittle 1975

Jim Evans 1975

John Lagnese 1975

James Mollenhoff 1975

Gary "Hoss" Rogers 1977

Charlie Adams 1977

Tom Barnico 1977

Phil Ward 1977

"Okie Jim" Darnell 1977

Don Thomas 1977

Charles Adams 1977

Bill Parker 1977

Bollie Bollenbach 1978

Roger Phillips 1979

Phil Olson 1979

Jim Wilson 1980

"Pistol" Pete Scannell 1980

Sean O'Keefe 1980

Frank Leddy 1980

Jeff Reilly 1981

Jimmy Degenhardt 1981

"Okie Jim" Randolph 1981

T.J. Bonus 1981

Len Jardine 1981

Ned Ferguson 1983

Jim Calmas 1984

Peter Herzig 1984

Stuart Fiertz 1984

"Big Bill" Connolly 1984

Andrew Morton 1985

Robert Gough 1985

Doug Fulton 1985

Dale Lattanzio 1986

William Muirhead 1986

Nelson Rockefeller, Jr. 1986

Scott Isherwood 1986

Chris Keck 1988

Michael Kidd 1991

Roberto Braceras 1991

Rich Pastore 1992

Brian Angerame 1994

Todd Carlson 1994

Jeff English 1996

Jason Fisher 1997

William Leicht 1999

Taylor Hamra 1999

Adam Demark 2000

Adam Forste 2000

Wes Lippman 2003

Paul Schmitt 2003

Jesse Paer 2004

Brandon Wright 2005

Alec Hufnagel 2006

Brad Heritage 2006

Will Pierce 2006

Wilson Handler 2007

Rob Kasel 2008

Benji Spanier-Yearsich 2010

Towny Swiggett 2010

Matthew Chisick 2011

Thomas Mattimore 2012

Austin Cohen 2014

Anonymous NA

We have raised just over $15k towards our goal of $35k. We need your continued

support to help surpass last year’s $33K.

President: James J. Calmas ’84 lodgeprez@gmail.com (617-512-3883)

Vice-President: Scott Schorer ’90

Treasurer: Thomas Naughton ‘89

Clerk: Thomas A. Barnico ’77

Directors: T. Csatari ’74; W. Hansen ’74; P. Moy ’76; T. Barnico ’77; W. Chapman ’77; B. Bollenbach ’78; C.

Oberg ’78; T.J. Bonus ’81; J. Calmas ’84; W. Connolly ’84; T. Naughton ’89; G. Dorr ’90; S. Schorer ’90; P.

Fahey ’94; J. Roelke ‘95; J. Schneider ’96; J. Jenckes ’02; P. Schmitt ’03; G. Colla ’04; B. Heritage ’06; R.

Danehy ’06.

Theta Delta Chi Scholarship Fund:

In honor of J Frank Drake 1902 and Addison L. Winship II 1942

The Lodge thrives on the continued involvement of every alumnus, from 2014 back to the early

1900s. If you would like to get involved, please e-mail thetadeltleaders@gmail.com if you

would like to help us out. No contribution of time or money is too small, and we would love to

have your involvement

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Congratulations to David Brooks ‘16 on receiving the 2015 Theta Delta Chi Scholarship Award.

Dave is a Marine Veteran and active Dartmouth community member.

“Since coming to Dartmouth, being a member of the fraternity has been one of the highlights of my

time here. Currently, I am involved in Dartmouth Roots, a group of students who are selected their

junior year by the senior members. Juniors are selected by their demonstrated involvement in campus

issues, and as a group, Roots seeks to undertake projects that have an impact across campus, are

self‐sustaining and are relatively within our power to accomplish. (For example, sexual assault while

important is not an area we could understandably address). Roots created the website Improve

Dartmouth, an alternative freshman social space in the basement of Russell Sage and is currently

working on renovating Sarner Underground I am also one of the two social chairs at the fraternity, and

I am a senior staff writer in the Opinion section of The Dartmouth.

In the past, I have been the admission and outreach chair of the Dartmouth Undergraduate Veterans

Association, the secretary of Dartmouth’s Programming Board, and a member of Mentors Against

Violence, which seeks to educate student groups on issues relating to sexual assault. My freshman

year, I was elected cluster rep for the Student Assembly — Dartmouth’s campus government, and I

was awarded the best opinion writer by my editors at the Dartmouth.”

- Dave Brooks ‘16