TKE Gamma Mu CEP

Douche

Sunday 4:30 house cleaning

Chapter meeting order

Committee heads debrief, then General Good & Welfare, then New and Old Business

Motion process

Motion to discuss a topic, then it must be seconded before a vote

Votes needed to pass a motion

51%

Quorum

2/3 of members

Prytanis

President, symbol is the Gavel

Epiprytanis

Vice President, symbol is the Book

Grammateus

Secretary, symbol is Two Quills

Crysophylos

Treasurer, symbol is the Key

Histor

Historian, symbol is the Scroll

Hypophetes

Chaplain, symbol is the Heart

Pylortes

Sergeant at Arms, symbol is the Dagger

Hegemon

Educator, symbol is the Skull

When elections happen

End of fall semester, for the next calendar year

Election format

5 min speech and 5 min Q&A; 51% vote at quorum; losing nominee trickles down to the next position

Philanthropy Committee

Runs St. Jude fundraising and the 24hr Livestream

House Committee

Runs Douche (house cleaning)

Fundraising Committee

Raises money for the chapter

Socials Committee

Plans socials with other Greek organizations

Other committees

Social Media, Rush, DEI, Athletics & Activities, Gambling

Chapter motto quote

Excuses are the nails that build the house of failure

Crying Johnny

Chapter name for a hotdog

Ronald Reagan

Notable TKE alumnus, Iota Chapter

Danny Thomas

Notable TKE alumnus, Gamma Nu Chapter; founder of St. Jude

Aaron Rodgers

Notable TKE alumnus, Sigma Chi Chapter

TKE founding date and place

January 10, 1899 at Illinois Wesleyan University

First initiate

James J. Love

1902, 1906, and 1907

Founders turned down joining Phi Delta Theta and became TKE instead

Five founders

James McNutt, Owen Truitt, Joseph Settles, Charles Atkinson, Clarence Mayer

Founders mnemonic

Truitt Settles in Atkinson, becomes Mayer, then McNutt's everywhere

Why the founders chose TKE

Modest letters in the English alphabet, for the everyday man

Exclusionary clause

TKE was the only fraternity without one, which defines who it aims to recruit

First Conclave

February 17, 1909; elected national officers

Beta Chapter

April 17, 1909 at Millikin University

Gamma Chapter

February 3, 1912 at University of Illinois

Alpha Beta Gamma

The first three chapters form a triangle on the map

Beta Upsilon founding date

December 11, 1948

Beta Upsilon original name

Chi Rho Sigma (a military fraternity)

Beta Upsilon founders

Warren B. Alief, Albert A. Arcand, William R. Bessey

Spearin

Small farmhouse/barn that was the chapter's early home

Blue House

Original chapter house

Chicken Room Incident

Brothers locked in the boiler room with a live chicken killed it, ate it raw, and were hospitalized

Donkey Keg incident

Caused a car crash where an old lady hit a telephone pole

1983

Chapter recharter

2009-2018

Chapter operated without active TKE affiliation (15-20 brothers) and lost alumni connections

Dennis "Buckshot" Perry

Frater who met Officer Michael Marin and served TKE until 2002

Pledge Ed goals

Learn values and functions, know brothers, learn TKE history, grow alongside brothers, understand what it means to be a brother

Pledge expectations

Put in effort, participate as much as possible, take it seriously, meet time and financial requirements, contribute to progress and growth

Hazing rule

Nothing is required if you are uncomfortable; don't listen to alumni, tell a brother

Pledge pin rule

Don't wear it when being degenerate; you are not a brother yet

Rep TKE well

Represent TKE well in every social environment

Reasons to be dropped

Being a creep, bad rep or anti-values, no effort, disrespect to TKE, acting like a brother

Tri Project

Object painted with TKE theme, including TKE letters, pledge class letters, and signatures from brothers

Pledge class letters

Gamma Mu

TKE motto

Better Men for a Better World

Core values (essential elements of true brotherhood)

Love, Charity, Esteem

Declaration of Principles author

William Wilson, written winter 1907-1908, never modified

Opening line (recite)

We believe that the essential elements of true brotherhood are love, charity and esteem

Love (recite)

love, that binds our hearts with the sturdy chords of fraternal affection

Charity (recite)

charity, that is impulsive to see virtues in a brother and slow to reprove his faults

Esteem (recite)

esteem, that is respectful to the honest convictions of others and that refrains from treading upon that which is sacred to spirit and conscience

Full recitation

We believe that the essential elements of true brotherhood are love, charity and esteem; love, that binds our hearts with the sturdy chords of fraternal affection; charity, that is impulsive to see virtues in a brother and slow to reprove his faults; esteem, that is respectful to the honest