Delta Chi Michigan Chapter Life during COVID-19 – Fall 2020
Hello Alumni and Current Brothers of the University of Michigan Chapter of Delta Chi Fraternity. As reported in previous E-Delts about the Fall Semester of 2020, things for this school year have been very different than previous years. Unfortunately, the changes have not all been for the good!!!
From No Football to Crappy Football, Social Distancing instead of Social Functions (well maybe there were social functions if 24 of 31 Brothers living in the Chapter House got COVID-19 and co-incidentally a similar number of Chi Omegas also got COVID-19 around the same time, no meals together – order them on the App and take them to the room to eat, no exercise walking to class because they were all remote and so on and so on. Things that we Alumni took for granted just were not the same.
The good news is that no one has contracted a severe form of the illness – after symptoms subsided, we had the house “fogged” and there have not been any recurrences of the illness.
Alumni Profile – Lee Brandt ’63
Lee Brandt was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he found his high school sweetheart and his passion for flying, which inevitably led him to the University of Michigan for an aeronautical engineering degree in 1959. In the spring semester of 1960, Lee pledged Delta Chi, one of only four in that pledge class. Since then, he has raised a family and had a very successful career. Click “Read More” to see the full story.
WiFi Network at Chapter House Funding
Early last year, the pandemic forced our undergraduate brothers to abandon the in-person classroom experience at Michigan and move to online classes. This placed a tremendous strain on the WIFI network at the house. The Alumni Corporation has implemented improvements to the system, to allow more members to be online simultaneously, including: more hubs/access sites, greater bandwidth, and faster speed. The goal is to give our brothers the ability to successfully take courses and study at the house (which is their home).
A Holiday Challenge from Delta Chi Michigan: Help us make the 2020 Giving Year Strong!
It’s been a heck of a year, but it’s not over yet. Are you ready for your 2020 holiday challenge? Without all of us, the University of Michigan Chapter of Delta Chi does not exist. Our giving year is coming to an end, and we need to make this year our strongest one yet. I need YOU to step up to the challenge. Click “Read More” to find out how.
Dare to Dream of a Better 2021
Never before has a year been more anticipated than 2021. And obviously, we’re hoping that the New Year won’t bring more of 2020. As University of Michigan Chapter of Delta Chi alums, we’re daring to plan for a better year. Click “Read More” for how to get moving, involved, and engaged with your Delta Chi alumni brothers in 2021, even if we still start from behind a computer.
John Levinson ’73 Featured in Detroit Free Press Article
The following story featuring Brother John Levinson was published October 30, 2020 in the Detroit Free Press. Michigan football fan hasn’t missed a home game in 20,000 days. The streak ends Saturday.Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press As years passed and his attendance streak grew longer, John Levinson used to joke with friends about his commitment […]
Delta Chi Contributors
Delta Chi salutes those who have generously contributed to…
- Picnic table and updated WiFi fund
- Wall of History and Heritage Fund
- Delta Chi Educational Fund
To find out who has donated click “Read More”
1705 Hill St: Making “The (New) House” a Home
When many of us joined Delta Chi at Michigan, one our primary motivations may have been simply to find some place to live. We’d been in the dorms, and knew we had to try something different. So initially, what we came to call “The House” was simply that… a house to live in.
It was only after we joined the fraternity, and moved in with our Brothers in the Bond, that The House became a home. And what a home that old house was! Like any old family home, it needed constant care and update. In our own ways, we all in turn made it our own, whether through pledge week repair and rebuilding sessions, or just in the constant chores of trying to keep an old house clean, operating, and functioning.
Delta Chi Michigan Chapter Life during COVID-19
Hello Alumni and Current Brothers of the University of Michigan Chapter of Delta Chi Fraternity. As indicated in our August E-Delt, things for this school year are very different than previous years and subject to change – FREQUENTLY! Well, that prediction for change from our August article has certainly come to pass.
Delta Chi at Michigan Through the Decades!
We are all part of Michigan Chapter, but our time in the house was heavily influenced by the culture and music of our era, making our experiences uniquely our own! Click “Read More” to see videos, music and more from your decade at Michigan. Find your decade and take a walk down memory lane!
