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Homecoming 2011

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    Homecoming 2011 at Phi Delta Theta Michigan Alpha.

Founders Day Dinner 2011

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    More than 50 actives and 10 alums attended the annual Founders Day Dinner in March at the Michigan League.

Mud Bowl

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    A PHOTO HISTORY OF THE MUD BOWL 1934 to 1997 ~ MICHIGAN'S GREATEST FRATERNITY ATHLETIC RIVALRY During the fall of 1934, Phi Delta Theta (PDT) active member E. Reed Low '37 challenged the "house across the street" (Sigma Alpha Epsilon -- SAE) to a friendly game of "touch" football on the morning of Homecoming in a little used valley in their side yard along South University. Low is considered the founder of the Mud Bowl. The men of PDT won the first grudge match which was dubbed the Mud Bowl. The Mud Bowl became a revered Homecoming tradition as PDT and SAE fiercely battled each year for nothing more than pride. In the early years, the game essentially was a rough intramural football match played on a field that was wetter and shorter than regulation. As the annual contest matured, it was decided that the challenge and entertainment value of the game could be enhanced by tilling the ground and flooding the field. Eventually, the Ann Arbor Fire Department contributed to making the mayhem on the field even more muddy by pouring approximately 10,000 gallons of water into the valley shortly before the game. By kickoff of games played in the 1970s through the 1990s, it was not uncommon for the mud to be more than one foot deep with water covering the west end of the "field." The PDT-SAE rivalry series in the Mud Bowled ended in 1997 after the 64th game between the two fraternities was played. The records about these 64 games are a combination of fact and myth, but no one disputes that this was the greatest fraternity athletic rivalry in the State of Michigan if not the entire nation. The Mud Bowl grew into such a spectacle that crowds numbering in the thousands showed up each year to witness the game. The game attracted coverage by Sports Illustrated, ESPN, ABC Sports as well as campus, Ann Arbor and Detroit media. The Mud Bowl became so popular that national brewing companies -- at first Stroh's, and then Miller -- sponsored the event. Of course, some people have speculated that the presence of sororities playing football, or speedball in some years, during the half-time may have garnered most of the great public interest in the event. Nonetheless the athleticism and intensity of the PDT-SAE matchups proved to be very entertaining for the fans. While the exact win-loss tally is subject to dispute, it is believed that PDT rightly boasts a few more victories in the series than SAE. Given that SAE hand picked the referees for each Mud Bowl, a PDT victory typically required overcoming the opposing players plus the men in stripes. For this reason, PDT's hard fought "losses" remain as much a source of pride as its many victories. If you have pictures or memories of the Mud Bowl to share with the Alumni Association's Heritage Project, please contact us at pdtumich@gmail.com.

2011-2012 Annual Fund

[Posted October 1, 2011]  The Annual Fund is the main source of financial resources for major renovations and improvements to our 108 year old chapter house.  It is also the only source of funding for the Sword & Shield newsletter as well as the Alumni Association's web site and e-newsletter. 

We encourage your continued support by contributing to the 2011-2012 Annual Fund which began accepting donations on September 1, 2011 by CLICKING HERE.

Thank you for keeping Michigan Alpha strong!

 

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2010-2011 Honor Roll of Donors

Thank you to these generous brothers who contributed to the 2010-2011 Annual Fund which accepted donations from September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011. 


Robert Morrison Level ($1,000+)

Richard B. Worsham   1967

Stephen S. Clark   1974

Robert Ufer Level ($500 - $999.99)

Norman E. Jackson   1950

Dean E. Finkbeiner   1958

Anthony L. Petrilli   1963

Carl G. Annessa   1979

Greg Karmazin   1987


Bliss Bowman Level ($250 - $499.99)

James D. McNicholas 1940

Arthur J. Prange, Jr. 1947

John H. Kunkle, Jr. 1949

Richard W. Young 1951

Robert R. Sommer 1957

Bernard B. Rinella 1958

James S. Van Pelt 1958

Robert C. Leland, Jr. 1958

Scott Hamilton 1965

Frank Remington Sprague 1972

William D. Waterston 1972

Mark S. Hopkins 1976

Ross S. Riddell 1976

John L. Kraus 1979

Jordan L. Dickstein 1984


Century Club ($100 - $249.99)

John W. Shields 1942

Richard N. Hurd 1946

John F. Ingraham 1948

Loyal W. Jodar 1949

Richard J. Kempthorn 1950

William H Bartlett, MD 1950

James Witker Root 1952

Peter C. Kinyon 1952

Fred L. Leydorf 1953

Henry C. Heil, Jr. 1953

Herbert F. Harrington, Jr. 1953

John M. Jenks 1953

Terry N. Nulf 1953

William C. Mogk 1953

Donald R. MacLaren 1954

Eric A. Wild 1954

Mitchell G. Drake 1954

Richard D. Harrison 1956

William H. MacFarland 1956

David E. Hershey 1957

Robert G. Dunn 1957

Charles E. Green 1958

Edward C. Zeerip 1958

Nicholas A. Mans 1958

T Michael Jackson 1958

William T. Woodell 1958

Thomas H. Sheehan, Jr. 1959

Richard Staelin 1961

C. Gregory Spangler 1962

James M. Harris 1963

James R. Waterston 1963

Joseph L. Nameth 1963

Robert M. Estes 1967

Joseph M. Valerio, Sr. 1969

Richard S. Rasmussen 1970

Frank Mills 1974

Douglas R. Young 1976

Michael B. Lisull 1976

Bruce C. Young 1978

David L. Brower 1978

Thomas R. Walsh 1979

N. Michael Dudynskay 1980

Curtis J. Gano 1982

Jeffrey L. Post 1982

David T. Liederbach 1984

Michael O’Connor 1985

Robert C. Boylen 1985

Fred S. Orlan 1986

Mike Staiger 1986

James B. Kelligrew 1987

Drayke P. Dondero 1991

Eric B. Shuffler 1992

Steven J. McCormick 1992

Jonathan M. Harris 1994

Marc D. Latman 1994

John A. Cacace, III 1996

Adam J. Zotkow 1997

Patrick W. Moore 2009


President’s Club ($50 - $99.99)

Martin Newcomer, III 1938

Charles W. Walton, III 1946

M. Bliss Bowman 1946

Clifford C. Wise 1947

Robert R. Chappuis 1948

Russell R. Baker 1949

Theodore R. Wellerson 1949

William H. Graves, III 1949

Bruce I Dutcher 1950

Herald H. Hughes, Jr. 1950

Robert H. Johns 1950

Richard C. Ridgway 1951

Earl G. Keim 1952

William B. Michaels 1954

Wayne T. Cooke 1955

Dr. William B. Chapel 1956

Josh D. Henson 1972

Craig W. Hamilton 1978

Duane C. Bollert 1978

Douglas W. Benner 1979

LTC (Ret) Thomas A. Niemann 1979

Thomas G. Bode 1979

Paul F. Lamoureux 1985

Todd A. Hoefler 1985

Anthony R. Hagelgans 1987

Thomas A. Ksoll 1987

Bradford J. Burrows 1988

Randall D. Scheid 1988


Contributors ($35 - $49.99)

Charles B. Hammond 1949

Joseph E. Kraus 1982


Association Supporters ($25)

Kenneth W. Copp, Jr. 1955

Clifton A. Cobb 1963

Michael S. Adams 1974


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Annual Fund Honor Roll Archive

The Alumni Association maintains an online archive of donations made to the Annual Fund from the 2006-2007 year to present.  If you believe your name was left off of an Annual Fund for which you made a donation, please contact the Alumni Association at pdtumich@gmail.com.

Thank you for your generous support!

2010-2011 Annual Fund Honor Roll

2009-2010 Annual Fund Honor Roll

2008-2009 Annual Fund Honor Roll

2007-2008 Annual Fund Honor Roll

2006-2007 Annual Fund Honor Roll

2005-2006 Annual Fund Honor Roll

2004-2005 Annual Fund Honor Roll

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