DKE Final Exam TEST

DKE was founded on what date?

June 22, 1844

How many original founders of DKE were there?

15

Where was DKE founded?

Yale

What is the Greek letter designation for the first chapter of DKE?

Phi

Actions by which two fraternities led to the founding of DKE?

Alpha Delta Phi and Phi Upsilon

Where is the DKE International Headquarters?

Ann Arbor, Michigan

What is the open motto of DKE? (English)

Friends from the Heart, Forever

What are DKE's official colors?

Azure (blue), Or (gold), and Gules (red)

The founders of DKE looked for men who were balanced in which way?

Gentlemen, Scholars, and Jolly-Good Fellows

In which building was DKE founded?

No. 12 Old South Hall

Which U.S. Presidents belonged to the Phi Chapter?

George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush

Which U.S. Presidents are also members of DKE?

1. Rutherford B. Hayes, Delta Chi

2. Gerald Ford, Omicron

3. Theodore Roosevelt, Alpha

4. George H. W. Bush, Phi

5. George W. Bush, Phi

Who was the DKE brother who went to the moon?

Alan Bean, Omega Chi

Who was the DKE brother who was the first to the North Pole?

Admiral Robert E. Peary, Theta

Who was the first Union Officer (also brother of DKE) killed in the U.S. Civil War?

Theodore Winthrop, Phi

Where is the Iota chapter of DKE?

Centre College

What was the DKE's reputation on Yale's campus in the early days?

The Southerner's Fraternity

Where was DKE's first chapter in the South?

Gamma chapter at Vanderbilt

Where was DKE'S first West Coast chapter?

Theta Zeta chapter at UC Berkeley

Where was the second chapter of DKE located?

Theta chapter at Bowdoin College

Where was the first Canadian chapter of DKE located?

Alpha Phi chapter at the University of Toronto

Name all 4 of the Vice Presidents who are members of DKE

1. George H. W. Bush, Phi

2. Theodore Roosevelt, Alpha

3. Gerald Ford, Omicron

4. Dan Quayle, Psi Phi

Who was George H. W. Bush's Vice President?

Dan Quayle, Psi Phi

Where is the Kappa Chapter of DKE?

Miami University in Ohio

What is the award for the best chapter of DKE?

The Lion Trophy

What chapter did brother Dick Clark join as an undergraduate?

Phi Gamma at Syracuse

How many DKE brothers have been justices of the United States Supreme Court?

3 (technically 4 because of Brett Kavanaugh)

What chapter is Rutherford B. Hayes a member of?

Delta Chi

What chapter is the University of Michigan?

Omicron

Where is the DKE Shant?

Ann Arbor, MI

Where is the DKE Club?

New York, NY

Yale's football stadium is named after which DKE alumnus?

Tom Landry, Omega Chi

What was the first Greek fraternity?

Phi Betta Kappa

What fraternity broke away from DKE at Miami University?

Sigma Chi

How often is the International Convention held?

Every 2 years

How many Canadian Dekes reside on the DKE Board of Directors?

2

What year and from what chapter did our Executive Director graduate?

Gamma chapter in 1977

Why was the Lion Trophy made?

Celebrate DKE's 50th anniversary

What is DKE's educational foundation?

The Deke Foundation

Who is the executive director of DKE?

Doug Lanpher, Lambda

What is the Nick Napolitano Award for?

Best Chapter President

Zeta was the third chapter of DKE. Where is it located?

Princeton

In what state did DKE's "western" expansion first take place?

Ohio

Where was the first fraternity lodge in America?

Lambda chapter at Kenyon College in 1854

What two chapters were the soldiers in the "Brothers of DKE" poem from?

John Clair Minot was from Theta (Bowdoin)

S. Lt. Rogers was from Psi (Alabama)

The 76th Convention, 1920, was held in Havana, Cuba. What is the significance of the convention?

It was the first held after the Civil War, and the President of Cuba was Mario Garcia Menocal of the Delta Chi chapter

Members of the Zeta Zeta chapter at LSU are also members of what society?

The Friars

Where was the first DKE convention in Canada held?

Toronto

What is the name of DKE's magazine?

The Deke Quarterly

Gerald Ford was a member of Omicron, University of Michigan. What sport did he play?

Football

Which active chapters have special meeting halls?

Kenyon College, the Lambda chapter (has The Lodge)

Can chapters of DKE have their own crest?

Yes

Finish the lyric: When I was a freshman, A freshman ______ and ______

Soft; Green

If you went through college living by the words "Son of a DKE," what would you "sport" in your junior year?

A moustache

According to the song, "Any Kind of Man," what three fraternities can any kind of man make?

Phi Upsilon, Alpha Delta Phi, and Zeta Psi

Which U.S. President was an honorary member of DKE?

Rutherford B. Hayes, Delta Chi

What is the Delta Award presented for?

Outstanding Chapter Improvement

What is Alan Bean known for?

First Deke on the Moon

Teddy Roosevelt is a Deke who became president, but he also received which famous award?

Nobel Prize

In what city is the NFL team named after a DKE brother?

Cleveland

What chapter is Bowdoin College?

Theta

What chapter is Sigma?

Amherst College

What chapter is UNC - Chapel Hill?

Beta

Eta is located at which school?

University of Virginia

Who wrote the poem "Brothers in DKE?"

John Clair Minot, Theta

What DKE artifacts did an Apollo 12 astronaut bring with him to the moon?

2 DKE flags

In what year did DKE expand to the South?

1847

What U.S. President's son(s) was a member of DKE?

Rutherford B. Hayes, Delta Chi

Abraham Lincoln

The DKE flag brought to the North Pole by a DKE explorer resides where?

The Smithsonian Museum

In what year did DKE expand to Canada?

1898

Was DKE the first college fraternity to expand to Canada?

No

Was Joe Paterno a member of DKE at Brown University?

Yes

Who is the DKE Club of New York affiliated with (what club)?

Yale Club

Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President) joined the local DKE club at Harvard, but DKE does not claim him as a member because...

He was already a member of a different fraternity

The following chapters (were) located in Canada...

Alpha Phi, Phi Alpha, Phi Delta, Delta Phi, Tau Beta, Beta Tau

Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau was a member of which DKE chapter?

Trick question: he wasn't a member

Mike Babcock, DKE Brother, is the head coach for which NHL team?

Toronto Maple Leafs

Of which chapter is Mike Babcock a member?

Tau Alpha at McGill University

This company's founder and CEO is a member of DKE

FedEx

Name 2 Dekes who headed a national dairy products business

1. M.C.D. Borden, Phi

2. Howard S. Borden, Phi

Name the Deke who headed Proctor & Gamble Co.

James Gamble, Lambda

What Deke lead a family chewing gym business?

William Wrigley, Phi

__________ was a financier and industrial banker who loaned money to the U.S. government

J.P. Morgan, Jr., Phi

Name 3 Dekes who served as U.S. Supreme Court Justices

1. John Clarke, Beta Chi

2. Potter Stewart, Phi

3. Harold Burton, Theta

__________ served as President of the Republic of Cuba

Mario Garcia Menacol, Delta Chi

__________, the only surviving son of President Abraham Lincoln, served as Secretary of War under President Garfield

Robert Todd Lincoln, Alpha

This Deke designed the Golden Gate Bridge

Charles Ellis, Gamma Phi

What day was our Chapter's founding?

June 21, 2019

What day was our Charter granted?

December 2, 2020

What are our Chapter's Letters?

Kappa Epsilon