Brother Scott Moody (Xi chapter) and Sister Nicola Reis-Sedgwick (Kappa Chi Chapter)

Sisters clean up crew

Scott Moody (xi), Dave Jones (chi), Jill Bivona (Kappa Chi)

Kappa Alumni @ evening social

On March 28th 2008 Kappa Delta Phi Brothers and Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority Sisters met in Portland Maine to perform community service and for a social meeting.

Chapters represented

• Gamma Alumni
• Eta Alumni
• Iota Alumni
• Nu Alumni
• Xi Alumni
• Omicron Alumni
• Chi Alumni
• Alpha Alpha Actives
• Alpha Gamma Alumni
• Kappa Eta Alumni
• Kappa Iota Alumni
• Kappa Upsilon Alumni
• Kappa Chi Alumni

We met at couple of locations and then trekked to Chi chapter alumnus, David Jones. Dave Jones was seriously injured a year ago during a skiing accident, but due to his perseverance he has made incredible strides in recovery. This is not surprising as that he has been described as Captain America by his Chi Chapter alumni.

Kappa Chi Alumnus Sister Jill Bivona arranged the community service for Brother Dave Jones. They knew each other during their active days when Dave was an active Brother of Chi chapter and Jill was an active Sister of Kappa Chi, located at Southern New Hampshire University.

The crew of Kappa Delta Phi Alumni Brothers, Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority Alumnae Sisters and Active Brothers from our UMaine Colony helped Dave clean sweep his basement, handle some over growth in his yard, and clean swept the upstairs of his house.

While Brother Scott Moody (Xi chapter) and Sister Nicola Reis-Sedgwick (Kappa Chi Chapter) whipped up some serious grub for the hard working teams.

Brother Vinnie DeMambro (Eta Chapter) was the brother of the day, installing two sets of banisters and re-doing an exterior wall and other construction around the house, Brother DeMambro operates a construction company located in Bar Harbor, Maine.

The active brothers of Alpha Alpha colony (with a little help and supervision from alumni brothers from a couple of different chapters) were set to some serious lifting, carrying a lot of heavy weight from the basement to the pickup trucks making runs to the local dump.

Brother Scott Cranston (Nu Chapter) was the master of yard shrubbery and tackled some serious overgrowth. We are happy to report Scott still has all of his digits and did one heck of a job.

The alumna Sisters from Kappa Chi, Kappa Iota and Kappa Eta turned their critical eye to the overflowing wardrobe of Dave Jones and performed a “what not to wear” episode before our very eyes. Once the “what not to wear” episode was over they changed channels to “Flip this house” and they transformed the upstairs into an area any top notch bed and breakfast would be proud to own.

Yard work, Basement and Upstairs transformations and construction being completed we turned our attentions to the food and to wishing Alumni Sister Victoria DeMambro (Kappa Eta) a very happy birthday.

We then broke camp for the day and returned to our assorted hotel rooms to rest and get ready for the evening social.

Kappa Eta Sister Jennifer D’Appollonio secured our evening social at Foreplay Sports Bar in Portland Maine. The Owner of Foreplay Sports Bar is married to Kappa Iota Alumni Sister Chandra Palian. They were extremely gracious hosts to us closing off the upper level for our social.

The Nu Chapter Alumni Banquet has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 26th at 6:00 p.m.  The location will still be the Lobster Trap in Winslow, Maine.

Omicron Alumni Association News

The Omicron Alumni Association welcomed its oldest member, Brother Tony Botto to the OAA this year. Tony, along with Brother Anthony Brescia, are considered to be the original "Founding Brothers" of Omicron Chapter in 1961. Our current rolls have Brothers from every decade of Omicron's existence at North Adams State College. We currently have 20 Brothers in Good Standing and have contact with 90+ Brothers on a regular basis. We are planning on holding our first annual OAA meeting this coming March prior to the April Convention. Brothers come from all over the Northeast; 11 in Massachusetts, 4 in New Hampshire, 1 in New York, 1 in Rhode Island, 1 in New Jersey, and 1 in Maryland.

Special thanks to Brother Richie Talieri who opened up his restaurant in Boston, "Anchovies" to Omicron Brothers on October 21st to watch the patriots / Dolphins game. As we used to say in North Adams - a good time was had by all. Richie made pizza (it was free, thanks again Richie) and opened the bar to the Brothers that joined him at his place.

We are in the process of creating a Brother's Tree to trace the history of Omicron Chapter through the Big/Little heritage from the beginning in 1961. We have a lot of information but are missing some crucial years, especailly those of the 1970's and earlier. If you have any information about Omicron pledge classes or can provide information about Big and Little Brothers please send it to me at kdp-oaa@comcast.net.

Fraternally,

Tony DeMarco

Brother Bill Tirone, Principal of the Year.

Kappa Delta Phi Brother Bill Tirone of Sigma Chapter at Plymouth State University has been honored as the Principal of the Year by N.H. Association of School Principals.

Thank you Brother Scott Cranston, Nu Alumni Association chapter for another edition of the Nu Alumni Newsletter. for discussion - http://forums.kappatalk.com/showthread.php?t=55163

Thank you Brother Alan Zeller, Iota Alumni Association chapter for another edition of the Iota Alumni Newsletter

Maurice F. "Chib" Clukey

DEXTER- Maurice F. "Chib" Clukey, 81, died Jan. 6, 2008, at a Dexter health care facility. He was born Sept. 17, 1926, in Dexter, son of Francis and Juanita (Dulac) Clukey. After Chib graduated from N.H. Fay High School, he served for two years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He attended Arnold College, Milford, Conn., and Farmington State Teachers College, graduating in 1951 with a Bachelor of Science degree.

At Farmington he participated in intramural programs and varsity basketball and baseball. During his senior year, he was elected president of Kappa Delta Phi fraternity and was also a member of other organizations on campus. After college Chib played semi-pro baseball for two years in Aroostook County and several years in the Dexter area. An avid sports fan, he enjoyed baseball, basketball and the New York Yankees.

He worked for many years as director of the Summer Recreational Program and held different positions in local organizations. He taught grade 6 at Abraham Lincoln School, Bangor, for three years and completed his educational career in Dexter and SAD No. 46, retiring at the age of 57, after 32 years in education as a teacher and principal. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the American Legion. He was taken care of by long time companion and best friend, Marilyn Bolduc of Dexter. He is also survived by nine wonderful stepchildren, 26 grandchildren, three great- grandchildren; and his daughter-in-law, Kathy Clukey of Kennebunk. He was predeceased by his wives, Marilyn (Martin) Clukey and Faith (Skilling) Clukey; his son, Robert Clukey; and a sister, Alma Lessard. Graveside services will be held in the spring at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter.

Kappa Delta Phi Brother Jon Lowery, pledged 1988 at Mu chapter at UMaine Presque Isle, was Killed in Action in Iraq.

He took the lessons he learned as brother, service to God, Country and his fellow man and applied them as service in the Army.

Brother Scott Harriman remembers Brother Lowery's service.

This was Jon's sixth tour in Iraq, including Desert Storm.
I remember when he came home from Desert Storm he drove up to PI and he and I hit the bar.......we just reminisced and talked about old times. He would not talk about Desert Storm in any great detail.
I then took a couple of days off around the 4th of July and went down to his camp on Drews Lake in Houlton and spent 5 days with him while he decompressed from his tour.
He was a good man, a good soldier, and a great Brother!

from bangornews.com

HOULTON, Maine - A 38-year-old soldier with ties to Maine was killed in Iraq on Friday when his unit was attacked by small-arms fire, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Allen Lowery, who originally was from Houlton, died in Mosul, Iraq, on Dec. 14 when enemy forces attacked his unit.

Lowery was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas.

Gov. John Baldacci said he was "saddened" to learn of Lowery’s death Sunday.

"He was a dedicated soldier and a brave man who made a career out of the military," said Baldacci. "He was also a father, a brother and a son. While we honor his memory and his service, we will also keep his family in our prayers as they cope with this terrible loss."

Baldacci added that Lowery’s father resides in Houlton.

David Farmer, the governor’s spokesman, said Sunday afternoon that Baldacci had spoken with Lowery’s father, but the governor’s office was not authorized to give out additional information about the family.

Rep. Michael Michaud and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins also expressed sadness upon hearing of Lowery’s death.

"I am deeply saddened by the death of Sergeant 1st Class Jonathan Lowery who died serving our country in Iraq," Michaud said in a written statement. "He has given the ultimate sacrifice and he will never be forgotten. My prayers are with his family and friends during this very sad time."

Collins offered her condolences to Lowery’s family and friends, saying the 38-year-old "served his country selflessly and his bravery and courage will not be forgotten."

"I join my fellow Mainers in honoring his legacy," she added.

Funeral arrangements had not been announced as of Sunday. Baldacci said flags around the state would be flown at half-staff on the day of Lowery’s funeral.

from sunjournal.com

AUGUSTA (AP) - A career soldier from Houlton has died in Iraq, Gov. John Baldacci said Sunday.

Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Allen Lowery, 38, was killed Friday in Mosul. Lowery was serving with the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, based in Fort Hood, Texas.

Lowery died of wounds he sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire, said U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, who joined the other members of Maine's congressional delegation in offering their condolences.

Lowery's father lives in Houlton, Baldacci said. Flags will be ordered flown at half-staff on the day of Lowery's funeral.

"While we honor his memory and his service, we will also keep his family in our prayers as they cope with this terrible loss," Baldacci said.

for discussion visit this thread.

Brother Paul Odelson of Gamma Chapter has been kind enough to put up his two club box seats for the Sat, Jan 19, 2008, Rangers at Bruins game to help out the Well Balanced Kappa Fund.

All proceeds will go to the Well Balanced Kappa Fund.

To place a bid on the item visit this link

The results Alpha Gamma from the 13th annual active vs. alumni football classic are in. 54-35. Alumni win. It looks like the alumni again prove that experience outweighs youth.