Alumni News

Alberta

The Alberta Alumni Chapter continues its First Friday monthly lunches, and in September, the men celebrated the Alberta Chapter’s 90th anniversary with events in Edmonton.

Bradley

The Bradley Alumni Chapter is proud to have created a new alumni newsletter called The Advocate to help inform alumni about the chapter, alumni events, fundraising initiatives, volunteers and more. Topics featured included the chapter’s new Alumni Mentorship Program. In the program’s initial rollout, 10 seniors and 14 juniors were paired with an alumnus in their career interest area. The goal is to leverage the tremendous expertise and experience that exists in the chapter’s alumni base to enhance the undergraduate experience in a way that is differentiated from other Bradley fraternities. The alumni also hosted their annual golf outing in September at the Cantigny Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois, with 25 alumni attending.

Illinois

The Illinois Alumni Chapter continues to fundraise for renovations/restorations to the chapter house. As of mid-February, the alumni were at 90.42% percent toward their $4 million goal with 238 donors. As the group continues to fundraise, work is already in progress at the chapter house. The scope of the work includes recreating the original wooden staircase and entryway; updating the kitchen; gutting and renovating hallways, bedrooms and bathrooms; updated HVAC and wifi; expanding living quarters to the attic; replacing windows and roofing; and much more. Throughout the process, the alumni are making sure to repurpose as much of the old building materials and furniture pieces as possible. To learn more, you can visit the alumni’s renovation website by clicking here.

Indiana

At the August 2024 American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Mathew Kerbis, Indiana ’10, known as The Subscription Attorney, was recognized as a Top 40 “On the Rise” leading lawyer in the Innovation category for “his commitment to making legal services more accessible while maintaining profitably.”

More than 20 Indiana Chapter alumni gathered for a DU Destination Chicago event in early December. The brothers met at Shaw’s Crab House for an evening of camaraderie. Those in attendance spanned classes from the early-mid 1980s.

North Dakota

A pair of North Dakota Chapter alumni were inducted into the UND Aerospace Hall of Fame this fall. Todd Lawrence, North Dakota ’93, has had a long career with Sun Country Airlines, serving as a pilot, captain, line check pilot, chief pilot, and now Director of Operations. Todd Gierke, North Dakota ’88, has worked as a flight instructor, the Director of Standards and Training at Skyway Airlines, a first officer for Northwest Airlines, and is currently a captain and line check airman for Delta Air Lines. A number of DU alumni were in attendance for their induction ceremony in September.

Western Michigan

Despite not having a chapter at Western Michigan in more than 20 years, the chapter alumni still work to maintain their bonds of friendship. This year, the men gathered together to donate $10,000 (in $50 gift card increments) to the Seita Scholars Program. The Seita Scholars Program is a campus-based support program that provides holistic coaching and programming to college students with lived experience in foster care. The men also sponsor a scholarship for family members of Western Michigan DUs to attend the university.