THE MOVIE “ANIMAL HOUSE” FEATURES DELTA CHI IN ITS HOUSE SONG
Article by Joe Gradisher ‘79 & H. Keith Hellems, M.D. ‘62 [email protected] and [email protected] Joseph Gradisher ’79, who is a member of the Michigan Men’s Glee Club Alumni group, takes part in the Washington D.C. Club’s Annual Congressional Breakfast usually held in March. The Glee Club raises scholarship money on a yearly basis. Here is […]
Michigan football’s new scoreboard, lights and audio system
Article by Keith Hellems, M.D. ’62 [email protected] Portions of this article are excerpted from an article in the Detroit Free press by Tony Garcia (https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/universitymichigan/wolverines/2023/08/02/michigan-football-unveils-massivescoreboard/70514657007/) The installation of the new scoreboards, among other upgrades, at Michigan Stadium is nearly complete and they’re quite large. The structures, which reside in exactly the same positions as before […]
The Michiganensian
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 […]
Chapter Eternal: F. William (Bill) Thewalt ’58
We are sorry to hear that one of our most outstanding alumni, Bill Thewalt, passed away August 7. He was active in the Michigan Delta Chi chapter as a student and alumnus. He served as vice-president, member-at-large and then as president of fraternity. He was Alumni Advisory from fall of 1960 to spring of 1966 […]
Harbaugh Takes Football Teams on Team Bonding Trips in the Spring
Article by Keith Hellems, M.D. ’62 — [email protected] I am sure that many of you know about Jim Harbaugh’s planned trips in the spring to various sites for his football team, but I never even heard about such plans until last month’s teleconference with our eDelt board members. Just in case you don’t know, I’m […]
Delta Chi Summer Playlist by Decade
With summer getting in full swing, it’s giving us flashbacks of summer during our Delta Chi days. Do you remember the most popular songs that were on EVERY playlist at parties? Don’t worry, we got you! Click the links below to view the top songs of every decade starting with the ‘50s! Cut a […]
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Scott Walls ’83: I just patented my “Tilting Trike” after many years of design
As a child, I didn’t like tricycles and would have nothing to do with training wheels because they just didn’t feel right. I didn’t know it but that’s when I became a student of the physical sciences, fascinated by whatever it was that made cycling like flying, and contemptuous of anything that would conspire to […]
My New Experiences as a Runner
Bob Sielski ‘64 May 13, 2023 A few years ago, I wrote a little about myself for Delta Chi and how I took up running about 35 years ago when I was in my 40’s. Although I did cross-country in high school, I didn’t do any running, even intramural, at Michigan. The only intermural sports […]
Mark Dunning ’84: Camaraderie and mutual support throughout our lives
Mark Dunning remembers that Delta Chi was known during his time at Michigan for “academics, down-to-earth brothers, and really good cooking, thanks to Chef John Russell.” He now looks back on his fraternity experience as a source of “camaraderie and mutual support throughout our lives.” His most treasured memories from those days include: “Scott Walls’ […]