Nu Chapter Initiates 9 New Fraters – Welcome Tau Class!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: On the evening of Friday November 18, Nu Chapter held its most recent initiation in which we welcomed 9 new Fraters into our Bond. The Tau class worked very hard throughout the semester, participating in events that demonstrated to them TKE’s core values of love, charity and esteem. The Tau class is a diverse bunch, with Fraters →
TKE Nu Helps Preserve and Protect Wildlife at Berkeley’s Shoreline
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 20th—Fifteen Tau Kappa Epsilon fraters helped move woodchips and restore egret habitat at the Berkeley shoreline with the Aquatic Park EGRET organization. EGRET is the stewardship group for the tidal wetlands of Berkeley’s largest city park, according to egretpark.org. Volunteers with the organization help tend to the shoreline habitats, improving the quality of life for a →
TKE Nu Attends 2011 Regional Leadership Conference in SF, Wins Top Teke
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11th-12th—Approximately twenty Nu Chapter fraters attended the Greg and Cay Woodson Regional Leadership Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Burlingame, California. The Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) is an opportunity for Tekes from across North America to congregate and further their understanding of the fraternal experience and celebrate their membership in Tau Kappa Epsilon. According to the →
Berkeley TKE Chapter Holds Battle of the Bands Philanthropy for St. Jude’s
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Berkeley TKE Chapter Holds Battle of the Bands Philanthropy for St. Jude’s Berkeley, CA - November 6, 2010 – On Saturday night, Nu Chapter held a philanthropy event for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. The Chapter’s signature event, Battle of the Bands, was a huge success, selling over 100 tickets. Ross Meyer, the Chairman in charge of organizing the event, organized →
Berkeley Chapter of TKE Hosts Thanksgiving Alumni Dinner
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Berkeley Chapter of TKE Hosts Thanksgiving Alumni Dinner Berkeley, CA – November 21, 2010 – On Sunday the 21st, Nu Chapter hosted a thanksgiving dinner to honor old and young alumni alike, while creating a great opportunity for active brothers in the house to meet the main supporters of their house. Andy Henning, Histor of the Berkeley chapter, organized and →
Nu TKE Brothers Attend Berkeley Project 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nu TKE Brothers Attend Berkeley Project 2010 Berkeley, CA - November 6, 2010 – On a Saturday in Berkeley, TKE Brothers went out of their way to attend the Berkeley Project, a daylong community service program headed by UC Berkeley students. Over 2000 volunteers came out to Lower Sproul to group up and travel to multiple places around Berkeley to →
Nu Chapter Initiates 16 New Brothers Into Tau Kappa Epsilon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nu Chapter Initiates 16 New Brothers Into Tau Kappa Epsilon Berkeley, CA - November 19, 2010 – On Friday, the 19th 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 →
Nu Chapter Hosts Record Breaking Parent’s Dinner on Homecoming Weekend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nu Chapter Hosts Record Breaking Parent’s Dinner on Homecoming Weekend Berkeley, CA - October 8, 2010 – On Homecoming weekend, the Brothers at Nu Chapter arranged and executed a parent’s dinner for over 20 families of the brothers and member candidates. When the dinner was announced, over 90 people contacted Christian Handley, Public Relations Chairman, to RSVP for the dinner →
Tau Kappa Epsilon Receives Fraternity of the Year Award from UC Berkeley
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tau Kappa Epsilon Receives Fraternity of the Year Award from UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA – October 12, 2010 – On Friday, October 8th, multiple members of Nu Chapter attended the UC Berkeley Fraternity and Sorority Life Greek Awards event to recognize excellence amongst the Greek Community on campus. This was the 4th annual event hosted by CalGreeks, →
Nu Chapter Raises Over $1800 for St. Jude’s through Letter Writing Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nu Chapter Raises Over $1800 for St. Jude’s through Letter Writing Event Berkeley, CA – September 8, 2010 – On March 14th, 2010, Nu Chapter held a letter writing event for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, sending out a total of 424 letters to friends and family members, asking them to donate some amount to the Hospital. Recently, the Philanthropy Chairman →
TKE Nu Chapter Receives Top TKE Award for 2009-10 Academic Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TKE Nu Chapter Receives Top TKE Award for 2009-10 Academic Year Berkeley, CA – September 7, 2010 – On August 27, 2010, the Nu Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon received the Top TKE Award for the 2009-2010 academic year. The Top TKE Award was only given to nine chapters across the United States and Canada this year that →
Nu Chapter Participates in Emergency Preparedness Drill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nu Chapter Participates in Emergency Preparedness Drill Berkeley, CA - June 17, 2010 – UC Berkeley's annual emergency preparedness drill took place on the morning of Thursday, June 17th, with more than 700 people participating in activities both indoors and outdoors across the campus and in nearby areas. Tau Kappa Epsilon was one of the campus affiliates that participated in →
Calling All Alumni! Nu Chapter to Host UC Santa Cruz Initiation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Calling All Alumni! Nu Chapter to Host UC Santa Cruz Initiation Berkeley, CA - May 27, 2010 – TKE is starting a new colony at the UC Santa Cruz Campus, and Nu Chapter will be hosting their first initiation this Saturday, May 29th at 2:30 PM. The initiation will be administered by a Nu Chapter Ritual Team and will be the first initiation for the colony. We →
TKENu.com Undergoes Major Redesign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TKENu.com Undergoes Major Redesign Berkeley, CA - May 24, 2010 – This past weekend the Tau Kappa Epsilon Nu Chapter website went through a complete overhaul, resulting in a strikingly new homepage. The newest changes to TKEnu.com, spearheaded by Christian Handley, the Public Relations chair at Nu Chapter, take full advantage of open web standards, removing the old Flash header →
TKE Nu Hosts Parent’s Dinner for Families of Brothers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TKE Nu Hosts Parent’s Dinner for Families of Brothers Berkeley, CA - April 17, 2010 – On Cal Day 2010, the brothers at Nu Chapter planned and arranged a dinner for any and all families related to the house. Over forty people attended, comprising of 19 brothers and their families. Dinner was prepared by the current cook for the house, →
Nu Chapter Holds Letter Writing Event for St. Jude Children’s Hospital
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nu Chapter Holds Letter Writing Event for St. Jude Children’s Hospital Berkeley, CA – March 14, 2010 – On March 14th, 2010, members from Berkeley’s Greek community gathered at TKE Nu Chapter to write to friends and family to encourage them to donate to St. Jude’s Children hospital. Overall, 13 brothers and 10 membership candidates attended from Nu Chapter, as →
Nu Chapter Announces Summer Housing Opportunities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nu Chapter Announces Summer Housing Opportunities Berkeley, CA – April 5, 2010 – The Nu Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon is proud to announce that there will be rooms available for rent over the summer in the Chapter House. All those looking for rooms in the house should have a reference with a current and active member of →
Nu Chapter Hosts Dinners for UC Berkeley Faculty
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nu Chapter Hosts Dinners for UC Berkeley Faculty Berkeley, CA – March 15, 2010 – On March 8th and 15th Nu Chapter was privileged to have had a number of faculty guests join the brothers for dinner. Among them were members from the Local Government and Community Relations Office, the Center for Student Conduct and Community Standards, as well →
TKE Sustainability Chair Sets Up Solid Waste Recycling Program for Nu Chapter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TKE Sustainability Chair Sets Up Solid Waste Recycling Program for Nu Chapter Berkeley, CA – March 24, 2010 – Nu Chapter's Sustainability Chairman, Jordon Hemingway, of Mu Class, has started a solid waste recycling program for Nu Chapter, with the goal to reduce the solid waste produced by at least 50%. The first phase of this program has recently been →
Dr. Marian Moszoro Talks at TKE Nu Chapter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dr. Marian Moszoro Talks at TKE Nu Chapter Berkeley, CA - March 16, 2010 – Last Tuesday, Dr. Marian Moszoro, a Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley's esteemed Haas Business School, came and spoke to the Brothers at Nu Chapter. The scholar spoke about Finance and Economics, focusing on a European perspective. The event was hosted and arranged by Paul Soto, #1093 →
"TKE Day" at Nu Chapter a Success
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: "TKE Day" at Nu Chapter a Success Berkeley, CA - March 13, 2010 – Last Saturday 40 brothers and 13 membership candidates came to the Nu Chapter house early in the morning to do their part in renovating and completely cleaning the house. Each semester, the house manager hosts an event called TKE Day, were all the brothers and candidates →
Nu Chapter sends 12 members to the TKE Regional Leadership Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nu Chapter sends 12 members to the TKE Regional Leadership Conference Berkeley, CA - February 21, 2010 – This past weekend Nu Chapter sent 12 fraters to the 2010 Greg and Cay Woodson Regional Leadership Conference in San Francisco. Cost for all 12 attendees was fully covered by the chapter through the combination of a Student Opportunity Grant from →
Brothers at TKE Nu Get Trained for Berkeley Food and Housing Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Brothers at TKE Nu Get Trained for Berkeley Food and Housing Project February 5th, 2010 - Berkeley, CA - Last Friday 30 brothers attended a training class for the Berkeley Food and Housing Project in order to prepare themselves for future events with the organization. Each brother spent an hour learning how to effectively serve and communicate with the homeless →
TKE Nu Chapter Inducts 18 New Men into Candidate Education Program for Spring 2010
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 →