FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 2011—Tau Kappa Epsilon Nu Chapter recently concluded another successful recruitment season. After a weeklong recruitment schedule, Tau Kappa Epsilon is proud to offer bids to twenty prospective fraternity members. While this spring’s pledge class is large, TKE is confident that each of the men in the Sigma pledge class has the potential to enhance the character of Tau Kappa Epsilon and possesses the leadership qualities needed to keep the Nu Chapter headed in the right direction

The Nu Chapter would like to recognize the dedication of the 2011 Rush Chairs, Eric Tye, Barrett Glasauer, and Andy Henning for their work in organizing and executing a successful recruitment, as well as the rest of the fraters who put forth their best effort in recruiting a diverse group of scholarly gentlemen. According to Rush Chair Barrett Glasauer, “We had an incredibly successful rush due to the impressive contributions of every brother in the house as well as those who came before us and built TKE into what it is today. It is truly a testament to the development and maturation of our fraternity as a whole that we were able to extend bids to 20 fine young men and have every single one of them decide to enter the candidate program.”

The fraters of Tau Kappa Epsilon look forward to this spring’s pledge process, directed by sophomore Mike Rigg, and the development of the potential members’ character and leadership ability. “We have 20 solid new candidates who will hopefully fulfill all of our membership education requirements and become members in our bond,” stated Mike Rigg last week. With a handful of social, philanthropic, and academic events planned for the upcoming semester, the fraters and potential members of TKE will certainly be busy, but will nonetheless be positively impacting the Greek system and campus community along the way.

Contact:
Alexander Hebels
Ahebels (at) TKENu (dot) com
TKE Nu Chapter
2725 Channing Way,
Berkeley, California 94704

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Nu Chapter Initiates 16 New Brothers Into Tau Kappa Epsilon

Berkeley, CA – November 19, 2010 – On Friday, the 19^th of November, Nu Chapter at UC Berkeley initiated 16 new brothers into its bond.

Rho class, which starts with Erik Johnson, #1131, and ends with Harry Gitelman, #1146, have endured a lot during their candidate program, but in the end, they are incredibly happy to have made it and become brothers in the house.

“I’m so happy for the Rho Class, and glad to finally be able to call Tau Kappa Epsilon my home and brotherhood,” says Candidate Class President Erik Johnson.

With these 16 newly initiated brothers the number of actives in the house is now around 75 brothers, the highest in recent history.

Contact:
Christian Handley
Chandley (at) TKENu (dot) com
TKE Nu Chapter
2725 Channing Way,
Berkeley, California 94704

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TKE Nu Chapter Inducts 18 New Men into Candidate Education Program for Spring 2010

Berkeley, CA – February 08, 2010 – Last Thursday the Nu Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon inducted 18 new men into their candidate education program. Candidates, commonly called pledges after the pledge they take to uphold the tenants of the Fraternity, will go through an eight week process designed to aid in their mental, moral, and social development and to familiarize them with the workings and history of Tau Kappa Epsilon, the Greek System, and the University.

The candidate education program is designed around the six pillars of Tau Kappa Epsilons: Scholarship, Character, Leadership, Teamwork, Service, and Brotherhood, and is managed by the pledge educator, or Hegemon. The program includes various activities from History Lessons on the TKE, the Greek System, and the University, to bonding and trust actives, to team building and leadership games.

To ensure that each candidate gets individual attention, and to assist in developing a stronger sense of brotherhood, each candidate is paired with a “Big Brother” who will serve as a mentor and role model. Big brothers are carefully chosen, and at the same time that the candidates take their pledge to the fraternity, the big brothers take a pledge to aid their respective candidates, or “Little Brothers,” through the pledge process.

All of the members of Tau Kappa Epsilon would like to congratulate all of our new candidates and are looking forward to seeing them develop throughout the semester. Parents who may be looking for more information on, or have questions about, Tau Kappa Epsilon can review TKE’s parent’s guide at: http://www.jointke.org/parent, for specific information on Nu Chapter programs please feel contact Dustin McKenzie, Chapter President, at dmckenzie@tkenu.com.

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