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Welcome to the website of the Tau Kappa Epsilon Nu Chapter at the University of California at Berkeley!

TKE Nu at Cal was created in 1919 and was the first chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon in all of the West Coast. Find more information about our purpose, brothers, traditions, and history throughout this webpage by clicking the arrow next to “Navigation” in the top right corner.

If you would like to make a donation to Nu Chapter, visit our Donation Page.

Have any questions about the fraternity?
Below is the contact information for our current chapter president, public relations chairman, and rush chairs. Feel free to contact them with your questions.

TKE Nu Chapter President

Public Relations Chairman

Rush Chairs:
Please email Rush@TKENu.com or contact any of our Rush Chairs individually.

  • Fred Hertlein
  • E-mail: FHertlein@TkeNu.com Telephone: (831) 236-3463
  • Ryan Tabura
  • E-mail: RTabura@TkeNu.com Telephone: (707) 718-4488
  • Andrew Treviño
  • E-mail: ATrevino@TkeNu.com Telephone: (714) 876-5817

    TKE Nu Chapter Advisors

    Peter Cloven ’86: became Chapter Advisor when Steve Schmidt left on sabbatical in 2006, and has since been serving as co-Chapter Advisor. He is currently President of Pinnacle Environmental, Inc. and lives in the nearby town of Clayton, CA. Peter has been especially active in assisting the undergraduate chapter’s officers to achieve their goals.

    Steve Schmidt ’90: has been active in advising the TKE undergraduates since the re-starting of the chapter in 2003. He is a U.S. History teacher at Lowell High School in San Francisco, CA, the oldest public high school west of the Mississippi. He also serves on the Alumni Board that owns and operates the TKE house on the Berkeley campus.