• UMaine Kappa Delta Phi Brothers receive academic honors

    29Jan
    Categories: Kappa Delta Phi Fraternity News Comments

    Congratulations to the Brothers of Kappa Delta Phi, Alpha Alpha Colony at the University of Maine. They have the second highest grade point average of all fraternities. Their well earned 2.94 GPA places them higher then All-Campus GPA (2.91) All-Greek (2.72) and All Male GPA (2.80)

    http://www.umaine.edu/greek/grades/fratgrades.htm

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  • Kappa Delta Phi, Sigma Chapter Brother Bill Tirone honored as Principal of the Year

    21Jan
    Categories: Kappa Delta Phi Fraternity News Comments
    Kappa Delta Phi Brother Bill Tirone, Principal of the Year.

    Kappa Delta Phi Brother Bill Tirone, Principal of the Year.

    Kappa Delta Phi Brother Bill Tirone of Sigma Chapter at Plymouth State University has been honored as the Principal of the Year by N.H. Association of School Principals.

    Education Commissioner Lionel Tracy and Deputy Commissioner Mary Heath are visiting Ashland Elementary School today. Tracy and Heath will tour the school, which was named the N.H. School of Excellence for 2007 and is led by Principal Bill Tirone, who has just been named elementary school principal of the year.

    The N.H. Association of School Principals officially named Tirone as elementary school principal of the year on Thursday.

    Tirone has been nominated several times, with the last nomination coming five years ago for the award but was a runner up. But this time around, things were different. He received the award at the Grappone Center in Concord on Thursday, with an esteemed audience that included Governor John Lynch as well as friends, family and colleagues.

    “It is a great honor,” said Tirone. “Not only for myself, but for the whole school. It’s been a great year for the Ashland community. It’s a nice feeling for the children and the school to be recognized through these awards.”

    Tirone, however, is not only a principal. At Ashland he has served as a physical education teacher, athletic director, coach and principal for more than 20 years. But, he was not always interested in education. He said that it was more of a convenient accident than anything.

    Tirone, the first generation of his family born in America, is part of an Italian family with five brothers and five sisters. He grew up in Seabrook and went to Catholic school in Amesbury, Mass. through grade 8.

    Following Catholic school he went to Winnacunnet High School in Hampton and then went on to study forestry at the University of New Hampshire, where he received his associate degree. He later received his bachelor’s degree in physical education at Plymouth State College, as well as a master’s degree in education supervision.

    full story at http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080111/GJNEWS02/211630157

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  • Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority Sisiter Sam White elected to the Chair position of Owl Productions

    19Jan
    Categories: Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority News Comments

    Kappa Delta Phi, NAS sister, Samantha White, of Kappa Mu Chapter at the University of Maine at Presque Isle has recently been elected to the Chair position of Owl Productions. The Owl Productions chair position will be a one year term, but it will be possible to be reappointed. Owl Productions is a student led group on campus which organizes and holds events such as movies, concerts, dances and many other things for UMPI students and community members. Sam will be in charge of a committee of UMPI students and will help Owl Productions plan the upcoming school year’s events. For more information about Owl Productions or the upcoming events at UMPI, feel free to visit Owl Production’s Myspace page or Facebook group.

    for discussion -  http://forums.orderofthecrow.org/showthread.php?t=55351

    Sister Samantha White, right and her big Lynn McDonald, left.

    Sister Samantha White, right, and her Big Sister Lynn McDonald, left.

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  • Spotlight on a Kappa - Kappa Delta Phi Brother Ken Holman

    18Jan
    Categories: Independent Kappa News Comments
    Kappa Delta Phi Brother Ken Holman, right, and Geotz Bradau

    Kappa Delta Phi Brother Ken Holman, right, and Geotz Bradau

    The first Spotlight on a Kappa is our own Order of the Crow  website creator Kenneth Holman. Ken is 34 years old and lives in Clifton Park, NY, just 15 miles from Saratoga Springs. He lives with his lovely wife, Stacey, of 6 years and their 2 dogs, Kelsey and Chowduh. Two of the things that are very important to Ken are politics and his faith,. He is also a major fan of the New York Rangers!

    Ken went to New Paltz State and joined Kappa Delta Phi in the Fall of 1995. He felt Greek life was not for him until he found Kappa Delta Phi, they were established for only a year at the time, otherwise he would have pledged for them sooner. He liked what Kappa Delta Phi was presenting to him. They had a very good group of core values and they weren’t a huge national fraternity where he’d be lost in the shuffle. What attracted him the most was that Kappa showed a great blue collar New England work ethic. He believes that in the end he chose Kappa and that Kappa chose him.

    As Web Technology Coordinator Ken builds inter/intranet pages for his company and fixes things from computers to large networks. Kappa gave a sound education in ways a college education alone could not. Kappa Delta Phi prepared him by teaching him time management, resource management, having interpersonal interactions, planning budgets, and planning events. He feels Kappa prepared him more for the real world than college alone did. Some of his favorite Kappa past times have ranged from being active and as an alumni. The most recent alumni past times include having social meetings, dinner parties, and going to hockey games with fellow alumni. As an active, going on road trips to other colleges and being welcomed in by people that he didn’t know on a first name basis, but had the same ideals and core values as himself is a rewarding experience.

    Michael Circe is the brother that has changed a part of Ken’s life. Although Michael is a couple years younger, Ken can see how Michael applies Kappa ideals with his involvement with his family, work and community and this inspires Ken to do the same. As for the sister that has changed his life, Ken said it was the Alpha Class of KAG…all of them. They changed his life because he witnessed all of their hard work and perseverance through the most daunting of times.

    As an active, he didn’t hold any positions, but throughout campus he was involved with many activities. He was busy being President of the Resident Hall Association, a member of NRHH, and the Ad Director of the campus newspaper.

    Congratulations to Ken Holman for being this week’s Kappa Talk’s Spotlight on a Kappa!

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  • In memory of Kappa Delta Phi Brother Maurice F. “Chib” Clukey

    07Jan
    Categories: Kappa Delta Phi Fraternity News Comments

    mfcDEXTER- Maurice F. “Chib” Clukey, 81, died Jan. 6, 2008, at a Dexter health care facility. He was born Sept. 17, 1926, in Dexter, son of Francis and Juanita (Dulac) Clukey. After Chib graduated from N.H. Fay High School, he served for two years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He attended Arnold College, Milford, Conn., and Farmington State Teachers College, graduating in 1951 with a Bachelor of Science degree.

    At Farmington he participated in intramural programs and varsity basketball and baseball. During his senior year, he was elected president of Kappa Delta Phi fraternity and was also a member of other organizations on campus. After college Chib played semi-pro baseball for two years in Aroostook County and several years in the Dexter area. An avid sports fan, he enjoyed baseball, basketball and the New York Yankees.

    He worked for many years as director of the Summer Recreational Program and held different positions in local organizations. He taught grade 6 at Abraham Lincoln School, Bangor, for three years and completed his educational career in Dexter and SAD No. 46, retiring at the age of 57, after 32 years in education as a teacher and principal. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the American Legion. He was taken care of by long time companion and best friend, Marilyn Bolduc of Dexter. He is also survived by nine wonderful stepchildren, 26 grandchildren, three great- grandchildren; and his daughter-in-law, Kathy Clukey of Kennebunk. He was predeceased by his wives, Marilyn (Martin) Clukey and Faith (Skilling) Clukey; his son, Robert Clukey; and a sister, Alma Lessard. Graveside services will be held in the spring at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter.

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  • Random Kappa Photo - Kappa Delta Phi Brother Steve Vose catches a big one

    07Jan
    Categories: Kappa Delta Phi Fraternity News Comments

    Kappa Delta Phi Alumni Brother Steve Vose of Eta Chapter proudly displays a fresh ice fishing caught 38 Inches long and weighed 15 lbs Pike. He looks excited. http://forums.orderofthecrow.org/showthread.php?t=54791

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  • In memory of Kappa Delta Phi Founding Father Edward Lawrence Curran

    05Jan
    Categories: Kappa Delta Phi Fraternity News Comments

    Founding Father Edward Lawrence Curran passed away this day in 1957. Regarding Father Curran, born on February 14, 1879 in East Bridgewater, Ma. He was the manager of the baseball team and left tackle on the football team. He was also the Vice-President of Bridgewater’s athletic association and class historian of section C for his graduating class. A founding Father of Kappa Delta Phi, he served as Vice-President. After graduating from Bridgewater in 1901, he went on to earn his Ph.D.

    Soon after this he became superintendent of Boston Newboy’s Club. Also during his post graduate career, he taught at the School of Sciences at Fordham University as well as being the Sales manager at American Oil Company in Boston.

    Later on in his career he moved to New York City where he became a registrar at the Woolworth Building. After living in New York for his last few years of work, he moved back to Boston where he retired. Edward Curran passed away on January 5, 1957. He was laid to rest in the St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, which is located in Bridgewater Massachusetts.

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