STUDENT HID IN CHURCH ATTIC FOR YEARS AFTER POOR GRADES
Article by Keith Hellems, M.D. ’62 [email protected] As I headed back to the University of Michigan for my sophomore year, I was headed to the 1st of 3 years that I would live in the Delta Chi house. My first year had not been particularly glorious with respect to grades, getting a D in the […]
LETTERS STOLEN OFF THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE CAPER
Article by H. Keith Hellems, M.D. [email protected] An article in the Ann Arbor News on May 18, 2009, by Art Aisner headlined: Thief makes off with Greek letters on house of University of Michigan fraternity, police say “A burglar made off with the large Greek letters on the outside of a fraternity house near the […]
THE MICHIGANENSIAN SERIES: FEATURING 1966 AND 1987
Article by H. Keith Hellems, M.D. ‘62 During the fundraising campaign I started to gather pages from Michiganensian publications that had the name of Delta Chi in them. I started in 1897 and went to 2008. Delta Chi went off campus during the depression in 1933 and came back on campus in 1949. We plan […]
SOME MEETINGS WENT ON FOREVER
Article by H. Keith Hellems, M.D. ’62 [email protected] Michigan Delta Chi meetings were usually once a month, but in the 1950’s and 1960’s they were most frequently weekly. Most were relatively short affairs, but just when you just had to get to an important project, study for an exam, or get to a promised date […]
THE MICHIGANENSIAN SERIES: FEATURING 1965 AND 1985
Article by H. Keith Hellems, M.D. ‘62 During the fundraising campaign I started to gather pages from Michiganensian publications that had the name of Delta Chi in them. I started in 1897 and went to 2008. Delta Chi went off campus during the depression in 1933 and came back on campus in 1949. We plan […]
Delta Chi Wins Sheepskin on the Hoof
We ran this article about 4 years ago. Did the fraternity in the 2000’s make any bets with other university-based Delta Chi chapters? Let us know. Submitted by Keith Hellems, ’62 During the fundraising campaign I had the pleasure of talking to Henry Winchester ’51 on multiple occasions. He entered the fraternity during the early […]
You can’t relive your life, but you can reminisce about it!
Send us your Delta Chi Memorabilia We need Brothers to look through their “stuff” and dig out pictures from their years at Delta Chi. A picture is worth a thousand words. We want to remind the Brothers of their college years, particularly those where Delta Chi was involved. Pictures of serenades, parties, 21st birthday celebrations, […]
9-11: The Pentagon Experience
The following article was originally published in October 2021 and has been reprinted for the September 2024 eDelt. Article by Joe Gradisher ‘79 First, let me set the stage. The Pentagon Located on the banks of the Potomac River (technically in Virginia, but considered part of Washington, DC), the Pentagon is the world’s largest office […]
Jim Fuger ’82 Recalls His 9/11 Experience
The following article was originally published in September 2021 and has been republished for the September 2024 eDelt. This month marks the 20th year since 9/11. Joe Gradisher ‘79, recently retired Navy Captain, summed up the situation succinctly: “This was one of the signature events in the history of our country, where those of us […]
THE MICHIGANENSIAN SERIES: FEATURING 1964 AND 1979
Article by H. Keith Hellems, M.D. ‘62 During the fund-raising campaign, I started to gather pages from Michiganensian publications that had the name of Delta Chi in them. I started in 1897 and went to 2008. Delta Chi went off campus during the depression in 1933 and came back on campus in 1949. We plan […]
