![]() Our values and viability have been tested in recent years. As a volunteer for the past 20 years, I have come to more fully understand how TKE honors the uniqueness of each Frater, the basis of our brotherhood. Whether in the chapter room or the boardroom, my time in TKE has highlighted that our Fraternity's true strength lies within our members' diversity. A pillar of this history is our belief in the character of every man in our membership. As they embarked on their journey as an active member, they were instructed on the rich history of our organization. Although they were expectedly nervous and overwhelmed, watching the Fraternity grow through their initiation was inspiring. This past semester, I had the honor of attending initiation at UCF and leading the Bond reading to the new Fraters. One of the high honors I’ve had as Grand Prytanis is appointing my good friend and fellow Xi-Iota Teke, Alexander Rudloff, to the Grand Council for us to tap his vast experience that started in our home chapter. This hard work formed deep bonds and I still consider my fellow Xi-Iota Fraters my closest personal friends. Joining a chapter of less than ten Fraters forced me and my new found family to roll up our sleeves and get to work. While the Teke spirit was massive, our group was not. Over the next several days, I found my first Teke family with Nathan White, Wes Newton, Mikey Kriese, Robert Luby, Kevin Major, and Walt Moody - my fellow candidates in the Rho-Omega chapter that fall of 1998 and all of whom would later become the newest Fraters of our chapter.Īs my time as a collegiate evolved, I transferred and found a new Teke family within the Xi-Iota chapter at the University of Central Florida. At the beginning of that fateful week, I was 500 miles away from home and knew no one on campus. Little did I know my first day on campus would lead me to fall rush. ![]() I attended University of South Carolina and walked onto campus with fresh eyes and a passionate energy for a new environment far from where I grew up. While they believed college was not for everyone and you didn’t need book smarts to survive in the world, college was for their son. ![]() The measure of success was managing the day in front of them so they could reach tomorrow. For my parents, life was about survival and college was mere a fairy tale of opportunity that people living in double-wide trailers did not get. I was born the son of a car mechanic and a hairstylist. I wanted to take a moment to share my journey. What inspired these men to our fraternal table? And what motivated you to join our family through your lifelong commitment to Tau Kappa Epsilon?Įach Frater’s journey to Tau Kappa Epsilon is individualized but often rooted in finding a community. In reflecting on these newest members, I wonder. ![]() Vescio, Esq., Grand PrytanisĪs we mark the 124th Founders' Day in the history of our beloved Fraternity, we celebrate the 1,549 men who have officially joined the Fraternity for Life this past semester. ![]()
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