TKE  Newsletter   March  2014  

TAU  KAPPA  EPSILON  

 

Coin  Drive  
March  4th  was  the  United  Way  Coin  Drive.  Several  brothers  participated  in  the  event,  in  which  we  
went  dorm  storming  asking  people  for  spare  change  to  donate  to  the  community.  We  were,  by  a  
significant  margin,  the  largest  represented  Greek  Organization  at  the  event,  followed  only  by  Zeta  Tau  
Alpha  sorority.  We  also  had  a  brother,  Rythm  Gade,  dressed  up  as  Ritchie.  All  of  the  brothers  there  
had  letters  on  and  this  was  a  great  event,  not  just  for  philanthropy  hours,  but  for  PR  as  well.  

Joe  Pereira,  Max  Guerine,  and  Rythm  Gade  as  Ritchie  

 
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TKE  Newsletter   March  2014  

Snapbacks  and  Tattoos  

To  start  March  off  right,  our  
first  weekend  we  had  a    
social  with  Brockport’s  Phi    
Sigma  Sigma  sorority.  The  
theme  was  Snapbacks  and   Nick  Deriu  getting  
Tattoos,  so  many  of  us  went   tattooed  by  Jon  
Phan  and  Evan  
rocking  Sharpie  tattoos  all   Ney  
over.  Many  were  funny  or  
creative,  but  the  real    
winners  were  the  most    
recent  PC  (97)  who,  by  
request  from  Dave  Haller,  all    
had  Sharpie  tramp  stamps.      
Although  a  lot  of  brothers  
and  girls  left  for  the  bars    
around  1,  those  of  us  that    
stayed  kept  going  hard  until  
the  cops  broke  the  party  up    
at  around  6  AM.  This  was  our   Jarrett  Plante,  
first  social  with  the  Phi  Sigs   Max  Guerine,  and  
but  will  definitely  not  be  our   Phi  Sig  Melissa  at  
last.   the  party  

 
An  interesting  find  by  Derek  
Palmerton  during  his  visit  to  TKE  
headquarters:  

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Spring  Break  

Derrick  Agins,  Derrick’s  girlfriend  Eden,  Eddie  Hemp,  Derin  Yarsuvat,  

and  Jon  Phan  in  Las  Vegas  

Max  
Guerine  
and  
Brian  
Meyers  
at  
Excision  
in  
Syracuse  

Cory  Mahony  repping  letters  in  

Ecuador  

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TKE  Newsletter   March  2014  

JAMES  “RUGBURN”  ADAMS  

(1967-­‐2014)  

All  of  us  in  TKE  were  shocked  and  saddened  to  find  that  March  marked  the  passing  of  
one  of  our  much-­‐loved  fraters,  Past  Prytanis  James  D.  Adams,  aka  Rugburn.  The  
following  is  an  excerpt  from  his  obituary:  

YORK,  Maine  -­‐  James  David  Adams,  46  died  unexpectedly  on  March  21,  2014  at  his  
home  in  York,  Maine.  
Born  in  Boston,  Mass.  on  August  9,  1967  he  is  the  son  of  Terry  and  Dorothy  (Doyle)  
Adams.  He  attended  York  Schools  graduating  with  the  class  of  1985.  He  furthered  his  
education  at  Rochester  Institute  of  Technology,  studying  Technical  Photography.  
An  avid  outdoorsman,  skier,  and  animal  lover,  his  early  career  was  spent  in  
adventure  photography.  Most  recently  he  worked  as  a  skilled  tradesman  in  
carpentry  and  plumbing.    
He  spent  much  of  his  time  helping  others,  and  donated  his  carpentry  and  plumbing  
skills  to  the  Center  For  Wildlife  in  Cape  Neddick,  Maine.  
He  was  a  longtime  member  of  the  Appalachian  Mountain  Club  and  enjoyed  hiking  
and  hosting  thru-­‐hikers  as  they  traveled  the  trail  north.  
His  first  love  was  his  family,  he  is  survived  by  his  parents,  Terry  and  Dorothy  Adams,  
brother  Tom  and  wife  Sheila,  nieces  Corby  and  Emerson  of  York,  and  sister  Lyn  
Adams,  nieces  and  nephews  Natalie,  Christopher,  Hillary,  Andrew,  and  Amanda.  
In  lieu  of  flowers  donations  may  be  made  in  his  memory  to  the  Center  for  Wildlife  
POB  620  Cape  Neddick,  Maine  03902.  Arrangements  are  entrusted  to  the  J.S.  Pelkey  
Funeral  Home.  
 

The  active  chapter  is  currently  working  with  our  fundraising  chair,  Conner  Westover,  on  
a  fundraiser  that  we  can  run  in  order  to  donate  to  the  Center  for  Wildlife  in  Frater  
Rugburn’s  honor.  In  the  meantime,  we  will  set  up  a  PayPal  account  to  which  donations  
can  be  made.  Our  deepest  sympathies  go  out  to  Jim’s  family.  

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Coming  Up  in  April  

Relay  For  Life  –  April  12  

• Come  on  out  to  Relay  and  help  the  fight  against  cancer!  Our  theme  is  Jamaica,  so  
if  enough  people  dress  up  for  the  theme,  we  can  get  our  name  on  the  shirts  for  
next  year!  If  you  can’t  come,  any  donations  would  still  be  very  much  appreciated.  
Let’s  raise  the  most  money  in  honor  of  Mary  Lloyd!  
Dodge  The  Police  –  April  19  
• Our  annual  Students  vs.  Police  dodgeball  tournament  will  be  held  on  4/19  in  the  
RIT  Gordon  Field  House.  All  proceeds  will  go  to  the  charity  of  the  police’s  choice,  
The  Badge  of  Honor  Association.  This  organization  helps  the  families  of  police  
officers  that  have  fallen  in  the  line  of  duty.  Make  a  team  of  6  and  face  off!  The  cost  
is  $5  per  person  in  advance,  $7  at  the  door.  
Last  Blast  –  April  26  
• The  day  we’ve  all  been  looking  forward  to  is  coming  up!  Like  last  year,  Spring  
Weekend  will  be  at  Mendon  Ponds  Park.  Details  are  still  being  worked  out.  I  will  
send  out  an  email  as  soon  as  I  can  with  all  the  information,  including  price  per  
person.  But  for  now,  get  excited,  it’s  going  to  be  a  great  time!  

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