Spring 2013

The Horn

For the parents and members of the Delta Xi Chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon

DPhiE wins Terp Thon for third consectutive year

Delta Phi Epsilon pairs up with Sigma Nu to raise more than $30,000 for childhood cancer

our years ago, Delta Phi Epsilon

senior Bri Russo founded Terpthon, a dance marathon, modeled
after Pennsylvania States Thon,
in which 100 percent of money
raised goes to the Childrens Miracle Network Hospitals to help cure
childhood cancer.
The past two years Delta Phi
Epsilon has paired up with the
brothers of the Sigma Nu fraternity
to raise money for Terp Thon. For
the past two years Delta Phi Epsilon and Sigma Nu has been the first
place fundraising team. In 2012 the
team fundraised just over $20,000
for the Childrens Miracle Network.
This year aspirations were
higher. Because a Delta Phi Epsilon alumna founded this organization, it was essential to keep up the
winning streak in 2013. The team

Inside this Issue:

PAGE 2- DPhiE wins
Terp Thon
Sisterhood program-
ming
PAGE 3- ANAD
ANAD Photo Collage
PAGE 4- Engage U
Event Photos
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Members of Delta Phi Epsilon and Sigma Nu celebrate the victory.

Photo Credit: terpthon.com

worked hard to fundraise, going

canning in Washington D.C. every
weekend and at the Maryland versus Duke game, where they raised

more than $1000 in less than three

hours.
Delta Phi Epsilons Terp Thon
chair, Sam (Cont. on Page 2)

Sisters grow through academics

Sisterhood programming and academics combine

Sisterhood programming at
Delta Phi Epsilon is an outlet for
sisters to leave College Park and
bond through enjoyable activities.
Activities of the past have included
apple and pumpkin picking and iceskating.
This semester, senior Andrea
Fisher took over the sisterhood
programming chair position and
has set new standards for what
sisterhood programming means in
our chapter.

Fisher, along with the vice

president of academic affairs,

Ricki Spak, decided to use
sisterhood programming to enhance
scholarship, one of the five founding
values of Delta Phi Epsilon. Spak
and Fisher organized the 123-person
chapter into groups, according to
major or field of study, with one
or two freshman and at least three
upperclassmen of the same field.
The idea of this program is to
help freshman and sophomores with
any questions that they may have
about their field (cont on page 2)

Spring 2013

DPhiE wins Terp Thon for third consectutive year

Total Money Raised by Delta Phi Epsilon and Sigma Nu team
versus Terp Thon 2011, 2012, 2013
DPhiE
2011

Terp Thon
2011

DPhiE
2012

14,566.67 139,629.44 21,860.67

(cont. from page 1) Diamond, and

Delta Phi Epsilons Jordana Zwerling, a member of Terp Thons executive board, rallied the team. They
posted fliers, drafted letters to send
to family and friends, and sent fre-

the fundraising process, and on the

day of Terp Thon, they succeeded in
the end.
Terp Thon DPhiE Terp Thon
2012
2013
2013
Im so proud of our sisters and
the brothers of Sigma Nu for accomplishing the most fundraising we
have ever done and for supporting
the efforts of our sister who founded
the event, Diamond said.
Delta Phi Epsilon and Sigma Nu raised $34, 639.93 for the
kids, more than $12,000 more than
last year, setting the record for the
most money raised by any team at
Terp Thon in its four-year history.
Terp Thon itself also broke records,
raising $306,735.45, becoming the
most successful fourth year dance
268,027.49 34,639.93 306,735.45
quent emails with inspirational sto- marathon in history.
ries of children with cancer.
As my fourth year participating
Although the Delta Phi Epsilon in Terp Thon, this was an amazing
and Sigma Nu team was neck in way to leave, senior Brina Furman
neck with the Alpha Epsilon Phi and said. Today more than ever I am
Alpha Epsilon Pi team throughout proud to be a DPhiE.

Sisters grows through academics

(cont from page 1) of study, Spak
said.
The upperclassmen revealed to
freshman and sophomores the best
and worst classes and professors,
how to handle the workload and
study tips. They also gave advice on
how to prepare for interviews and
internships, and how to attain an
internship in the particular field.
Freshman and sophomores in
the School of Letters and Sciences
were able to meet with multiple
groups of majors, allowing these
women to ask questions and listen
to conversation that may help them
choose a major.
Senior Kaitlyn Kerr loved

this event. I wish this had been a freshman and sophomores succeed
program when I was a freshman, I and, in the process, helping our
would have really benefitted from chapter succeed.
the help the seniors gave
today, Kerr said.
The entire chapter had
a positive response to this
program, understanding that
because scholarship is one of
the five core values, sisters
should be open and willing
to help younger sisters on the
same path.
It was great to see the
freshman and seniors bond
over similar interests, said Delta Phi Epsilon members discuss class
Fisher. The seniors were schedules and good teachers.
passionate about helping the Photo Credit: Sarah Geist

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New philanthropy event promotes body image

Fashion show event raises more than $3,000 for ANAD and promotes loving your body
With a major event for our fall
philanthropy wrapped up for the
year, our new Vice President of Programming, TJ Freedberg, decided it
was time to start a new tradition.
Delta Phi Epsilon has three national philanthropies: the Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation, the Delta Phi
Epsilon Education Foundation, and
ANAD, Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. The Delta Xi
chapter at the University of Maryland has always participated in national ANAD week every February,
which consisted of a bake sale, a
speaker or two and one other small
fundraiser that changed each year.
This year, Delta Phi Epsilon
took on the ambitious goal of holding an event as exciting as our Fall
Cystic Fibrosis event, Deepher
Dude. Freedberg, along with her
ANAD Chair, Loren McDaniels,
planned and executed the first annual ANAD Fashion Show.

The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders is a non-profit organization
that uses donations for treatment,
support, education, data and events.
The idea of this event was to encourage positive body images in a
fun manner that promotes self-confidence.
Fourteen fraternities and every
sorority signed up to cosponsor the
event and have members of their
chapters walk in the show. Clothing
donors to the fashion show included
Lily Pulitzer, the Pink Palm, Little
White Fashion Truck, Route One
Apparel, Cloud 9 and Stella and
Dot Jewelry. Georgetown Cupcakes
were also given out at the event.
On Feb
26, 2013 at 6:30
p.m. more than 300 people came
to Richie Coliseum to support the
cause. Tickets were sold for $5 a
person before the event and at the
door. The ANAD Fashion Show

Senior Emily Fine marks tickets

as attendees arrive at Ritchie
Coliseum.
Photo Credit: Sarah Geist
raised a total of $3,317 for Anorexia
Nervosa and Associated Disorders.
We aspire to continue this event
every spring and increase our profits
to donate to ANAD.

ANAD Statistics
All 15 sororities participated in the event
14 fraternities participated
More than 300 students
attended the event
Raised $3,317 for
ANAD
Event came in 4th
place in the Do Good
Challenge
Two contestants walk down the red carpet at the ANAD fashion show.
Photo Credit: Leslie Infanger

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2012
Spring

Executive board strengthens at Engage U

Delta Phi Epsilon prides itself Widener University on Feb. 16, other chapters conduct their judicial
on the connections we have with the 2013. Melissa Silverbush, Becky system, chapter meeting and philansisters in our chapter as well as in- Kaminsky, Ricki Spack, Brina Fur- thropy events, Ricki Spak, vice
ternationally. In the past, Delta Phi man, and Sarah Geist, members of president of academic affairs, said.
Epsilon International Headquarters, Delta Xis Executive Board attend- The convention covered topics
IHQ, has provided leading sisters
such as the importance of rituals,
from every chapter with the opporhow to deal with disciplinary castunity to attend a weekend-long cones, how to motivate sisters to atvention in July. The purpose of this
tend events and the importance of a
convention was to discuss chapter
strong leadership team. There was
problems and get advice from other
also time throughout the day to talk
chapters and leadership members,
with sisters from the other chapmeet sisters from other chapters,
ters about the differences and
and create the sisterhood bond
similarities between chapters.
with more women.
Engage U helped make our
This year, IHQ changed
executive board stronger and
the convention format to eight
gave us insight as to how othsmaller one-day conventions called
er chapters deal with things we
Engage U. IHQ says the purpose of Engage U Logo
struggle to succeed in, Brina
Photo
Credit:
Delta
Phi
Epsilon
Headquar
ters
Engage U is to Empower you to
Furman, member at Large, said.
give the gift of leadership.
I feel that we not only became
The Delta Xi Chapter of Del- ed the convention.
stronger as an executive board, but
ta Phi Epsilon at the University of It was empowering for our were able to help other chapters in
Maryland attended Engage U at leadership team to learn the ways areas where we succeed.

Delta Phi Epsilon Spring 2013 Event Photographs

Delta Phi Epsilon Spring Formal

Photo Credit: Marissa Krosche

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Delta Phi Epsilon Bid Day

Photo Credit: Carly Momorella

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Editor: Sarah Geist

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Delta Phi Epsilon at a Nationals Game

Photo Credit:Andrea Fisher

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