National President Doug Dilling (Kansas State University, '84) speaks to
attendees at the 63rd Biennial Convention in New Orleans, LA on July 23, 2021.
2022-2024 Fraternity goals as presented at the 63rd Biennial Convention:
The two slides above are extracted from the President’s State of the Fraternity Address presentation shown at 00:17:30 of the embedded video.
Today the entire brotherhood of Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity mourns the loss of brother Greg E. Stein (City College of New York, '70) at 73 years of age.
Brother Stein has graciously ascended to the Chapter Eternal and joins many exceptional Phi Kappa Theta leaders who preceded him. He will be fondly remembered as a fixture in the hearts and minds of many… seemingly always present, always contributing critical thinking and quietly providing guidance and clarity from the background. Brother Stein eschewed the spotlight but always delivered a home run when given an assignment or asked to put himself at a lectern.
His roles were too numerous to list here, but there isn’t an area of Phi Kappa Theta he didn’t touch, inspire, lead (or edit). His joy was returning to his adopted chapter at Iowa State, where he loved exploring the contrast between his home in New York City and the inviting hospitality of the heartland.
Perhaps his most valuable contribution to the Fraternity was the soft, generous mentoring he provided to so many of us. A pragmatist always and blessed with an uncanny memory, Brother Stein deeply loved his Fraternity and dedicated his life to our collective growth and prosperity. Few exemplify the values of Phi Kappa Theta more.
Brother Stein will be memorialized at the Phi Kappa Theta Biennial Convention in New Orleans, LA, this July. We will share details about our memorial and his personal and family service as they become available.
Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine: et lux perpetua luceat ei.
Doug Dilling
President, Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity
Full details regarding Brother Stein’s funeral services can be found here.
The funeral mass will be live-streamed on Saturday, 7/3 at 10:30 am Eastern.
The 2020 - 2021 academic year has been immensely tough for everyone, including those involved in Fraternity life.
Remarkably, members of the Iowa Delta Chapter found ways to remain engaged on campus. As a result, the Fraternity & Sorority Life (FSL) office within the University of Iowa's Division of Student Life recognized Iowa Delta as the "Interfraternity Council (IFC) Chapter of the Year" for their commitment to upholding their values and responsibilities.
"Since we had so much time free with fewer opportunities for social events, we chose to look inward and focus on growing ourselves as men and brothers. We worked hard to put on virtual events, recruitment, and philanthropies such as our 24-hour live stream and Buffalo Wild Wings profit-share, which contributed funds to Children's Miracle Network," said Jacob Olson, current Chapter President for Iowa Delta.
The chapter identified ways younger members could accelerate their leadership experience and sought assistance from campus resources.
"We encouraged younger brothers to take on leadership positions as our executive board received all but one new member. We also worked closely with the FSL office and IFC to get through the pandemic and engage in activities within our community. We worked hard as brothers to not lose focus on our goals even during the most challenging times," Olson added.
Brothers of the Iowa Delta chapter safely attending a Brotherhood event.
We have quite the list of active collegiate chapters celebrating their charters this month! If your chapter has gathered to celebrate in some form or another (virtually) we’d like to know.
Send us a short headline and we’d be happy to feature it on our website and in an upcoming edition of our Temple Magazine.
New York Alpha Omega at Hofstra University – 05/1/2016
Wisconsin Lambda at University of Wisconsin – 1/07/1922 (rechartered 5/02/2015)
Georgia Gamma Tau at Georgia Institute of Technology – 05/03/1969
Louisiana Omicron at University of Louisiana at Lafayette – 05/04/1941
Georgia Delta Rho at University of Georgia – 05/06/1967
Arizona Alpha Zeta at Arizona State University – 05/07/2016
Texas Tau Mu at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley – 05/16/1970
Michigan Omega at University of Detroit/Mercy 05/18/1957
New York Sigma at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – 05/23/1925
Ohio Alpha Beta at Case Western Reserve – 05/31/1941
