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Tim Chen

The House Families

House families were created in order to establish a closer bond between brothers in the house. In somewhat of a mentoring process Big Brothers are given the duty to look after the best interest of the Little Brother he receives from each new pledge class. The Big Bro/Little Bro system has been a tradition of Epsilon Delta and is taken very seriously, as Families tend to compete against one in other to show superiority. But its all in good fun. So with out further ado, lets introduce them.

The Good Fellas 2008

Top Row: Ryan Linstad, Josh Larson, Brenden Schild, Stratton Turpen
Bottom Row: Josh White, Marcus Collins, Alex Craig

Shananagins 2008

Tim Chen, Steve Calvert, Paul Spangler, John Hendrickson, Trevor Giroux
Not Pictured: Shean Lanegan

Supernakid 2008

Tim Simpson, Tanner Janney, Keegan Warrington, Ito Holloway


Corleone 2008

Top Row: Brad Wagner, Jake Biskar, Brandon Littrell, Stuart Austin Smith, Will Aldrige, Derek Beckle, Tim Zumwalt
Middle Row: Jon "Bones"Bonham, Lee Seeley, Jake Dozier, Justin Molter, James Blood, Treant Birch
First Row: Sean Gordon, Ryan Macauley, Ryan Fashana, Tate Koenig, Devin Seitz, Luke Schindler, Ian Maarefi

HUNG 2008

First Row: Zach Pangares, Dillon Jeli, Travis Power, Jacob Curtis, Brayden Hill, Chris Townsend
Top Row: Connor Deeks, Adam Goode, Billy Trueblood, Brian Riggs

The next big thing! Pledge class Fall '09

With the new house renovations and big expectations for the coming year, the next big thing that happened was our successful summer-into-fall'09 pledge class. The pledge class was packed with a stunning 19 new members. The members of the pledge class varied from all over Oregon and was very influential in spreading our network and the Chi Phi name amongst a large group of new people. It was great having the new house welcome all of the new members, and many of them have already taken on house positions! The passion for the house had successfully been rekindled and all that was needed now was the commitment of the Brotherhood to continue on the road to continual existence and retention. With 53 members pictured on the last composite you can really see the progression through the years and it feels great hanging it up in the foyer!

Which brings us to current day. Though this is just a brief account of all that has happened within the last 3 years, there is no way to truly put into words how much blood and sweat were bled by the alumni and current Brothers of Epsilon Delta to get to where we are today. We have come from a lot less than what we have now, and we live everyday trying not to forget that!

This is our most recent house picture!

Oh and lets not forget about the Ghering!

It is with great pride that we inform you of our most recent and significant award! The Thomas A. Ghering award is presented to chapters who portray the highest level of achievement. The award could not have come at a better time as it was very validating for the chapter that we were headed in the right direction. The application for the honor consisted of a 50 page application covering everything from the chapter leadership, community service, recruitment success, and nearly everything but the kitchen sink.


With the award displayed apporpriately in the library amongst our other trophies, the Ghering award serves as a beacon of chapter pride and a reassurance that when we set our goals high and strive to achieve them, we have the potention to do amazing things.

New guys...New house?

Towards the ending days of Spring term 2008, we were payed a visit by the one and only Josh Price who informed us of some very big plans in the work! These plans however, entailed leaving our old house on 25th and Tyler and moving into a new location. This new location ended up being right up the street at 23rd and Taylor. This new house had been abandoned for quite some time and was in need of some desperate repairs.


About a month after we were informed of the big plans, we had already moved out everything e and witnessed the tearing down of the old house. Although it was exciting to be moving, it was very sad watching the old house in the last of its days. There's no telling how much stories and traditions had been had there, let alone how many Epsilon Delta alumni who had spent their time making memories within the house. But, after 50 years of service, and its original design replicating a Californian beach house not fit for Oregon weather, the wear and tear of the house was evident, and as much as it was hard to say goodbye to the old house, it was really unexpected to be the founding fathers of the new Chi Phi location.


With heavy renovations, and the help of alumni and current brothers, the new house was officially opened and ready for buisness by the following Fall term '09. The new house sits on a massive 20,000s sq.ft, with 22 rooms, 4 sleeping porches, and lots of room for socializing. It is with great pride and enthusiams that we introduce our new location, and we encourgae you to stop by and see what its become for yourself!

Ps: The new chapter room is amazing!

Because this only needs to be written once...

In the spring of 2007 a pledge class was formed the like which no one had ever seen! They called themselves the "BEST class 'o7" and consisted of Alex Craig, Jacob Curtis, Justin Molter, Tim Bundy, John "Bones" Bonham, Nate Estrada, and Kamil Kosik. Though they would like to think they were the best thing since $5 footlongs, they were wrong. It was only with the guidance and support of the current Chi Phi Brothers that matured them for the task at hand, and the hard road ahead!



And the road would be a hard one. In 2007 the Epsilon Delta chapter only housed 17 Brothers with a few live outs. The mission was not an easy one for the current members living in, as low numbers meant bills werent being paid, and the impending fear of being shut-down and losing everything was looming.

With a "Chi Phi Stiffy" like no other, the house began to have a pulse again. Recruitment chairs as well as the Brotherhood stepped up to the plate, and basically started recruiting those willing to grab a bucket and help bail water out of a previously sinking ship. With everyone's efforts combined we saw 13 initiates the following fall '08 term.

With the house now doubled, Epsilon Delta began to see the beginnings of a working Fraternity and how much hard work could really pay off. The following spring '08 pledge class, consisted of another 6 initiates, who were ready to get right to work. That work however turned out to be much more than we bargained for or could have ever expected...


...We moved locations!

Welcome!

Welcome to the makings of the very first of its kind. The official page for the Epsilon Delta chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity appropriately named "Following Epsilon Delta" will keep those of you who want to keep in touch informed of the numerous happenings that take place during our college years here. To start off Id like to introduce myself. My name is Jacob Curtis and I am currently the house Zeta (Historian) and currently the highest PIN in the house (56464). This is my last year at Oregon State and I'm excited to actually use "Blogging" as a means of documenting the history of the Fraternity as well as keeping us all connected. My hopes are to pass this blog down to the next Zeta and so on. With the new technology out now, and as I am a New Media Communications major myself, I look forward to blogging for y'all and hope you do enjoy the posts!

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Jacob Curtis