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On Saturday, August 20th, 2022, a combined DAA and DHC Membership Meeting was held. For the first time in recent years, the meeting was held in person at Union South, UW-Madison. In attendance were the following (as pictured, left to right):

Pictured left to right are Sam Hurley (D1238), Sean Scannell (D1216), Andy Koch (D1182), Jerry Peplinski (D916), Dwight Swacina (D1179H), and Scott Woods (D823). Also attending was chapter president Parker Jorenby (D1402) (not pictured).

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You are invited to attend the membership meeting in Madison, WI on Saturday, August 20th, 2022.

The meeting will be held in Union South; please check Today in the Union (TITU) for the room location the day of the meeting. For directions, you can call Jerry Peplinski on his cell phone: 608-709-6190.

Very limited parking is available in Lot 80, direclty underneath Union South, entrance on Dayton St. Additional parking can be found in Lot 17, just next to (South of) ECB, entrance on Engineering Drive. This parking ramp is just North of Camp Randall Stadium. Both parking ramps may have fees.

The meeting will start at 1:00 PM and should adjourn by 4:00 PM. An RSVP is not required to attend. You are also invited to meet at 11:00 AM for a complimentary lunch at the SconnieBar pub, 1421 Regent St, Madison.

A meeting agenda is available for download using the following links:

DAA-Agenda-August-20-2022-Draft-2 [pdf] 24 kBDownload
DAA-Agenda-August-20-2022-Draft-2 [doc] 34 kB Download

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You are invited to attend the DAA/DHC Special Membership Meeting on Saturday, February 12th, 2022 at 1 pm Central Time (CST).

A link to the meeting and instructions for how to join was sent out to the DAA alumni e-mail list on January 19th, 2022 and again on February 10th. Please check your e-mail for the link. If you are not currently subscribed to the alumni e-mail list, please use the Update Contact Information form on the site.

The meeting will start at 1:00 PM and should adjourn by 4:00 PM. An RSVP is not required to attend.

A meeting agenda can be downloaded from the following link:

DAA DHC Agenda February 12 2021 Draft3[PDF] Download
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Monday, September 13, 2021          19:00

Call To Order at 7:04 pm

Old Business

  • Dishwasher
    • Thanks to Jerry and Roy for installing the dishwasher last Thursday

New Business

  • VP Report
    • Publicity – ongoing
    • Bonfire last Friday went well
    • Org fair tomorrow (Tuesday 9/14)
  • Treasurer Report
    • Spotts not attending, unable to deliver report
    • Working on publicity receipts
    • Jerry notes that rent is due on the 15th, need to re-compute amount due to Ron moving out
    • Jerry- reminder that the chapter also owes $495 for driveway access
  • DHC
    • Organization / Org chart presentation at next week’s general meeting
    • Discussion of dishwasher cost sharing
      • Revisit discussion when treasurer is present
      • Hoping to share 1/2 cost, depending on status of active chapter’s bank account
    • Need to schedule next house day
    • ToDo’s:
      • Working on getting quotes for refinishing of wood floors
      • Also would like quotes for kitchen lower cabinets and floor (lower priority)
    • Newsletter
      • Jerry has ordered paper: Goldenrod & lilac/purple
      • ToDo: Order printed return envelopes
      • ToDo: Purchase more printer toner
      • Done: Stamps are purchased
      • ToDo: Database updates from last year’s online updates/PayPal/return slips
      • ToDo: Deceased list
      • Jerry to follow up with Sam on list of new members with Delta numbers
    • Rent Increase
      • No updates
    • Roster Of Members /w Major
      • Bhavit to work on updated membership list/roster
    • Homecoming – Oct 30th
    • Steak Dinner – Sept 27th @ 6 pm
      • Chapter working on inviting professors/faculty members

Open Floor

  • Printer
    • Upstairs (library) printer has been offline for years
    • Believe the issue is toner
    • (Follow-up: Sam found that the network card may be dead, more research required. Toner is reporting low, but making good prints).
  • Keycards
    • Eric Zhou and Franklin Wang were done last week Thursday
    • Updating Bhavit’s new WisCard today
  • Matthew Bruton’s move-out
    • Promised to be moved out of “second room” by Wednesday, or rent will be charged for 2x rooms
    • Discussion of parking situation — VP will remind Bruton that he is currently not paying for parking. The end spot on the side driveway is technically reserved / open for temporary parking for Jerry, delivery drivers, etc. Should not be used for full-time parking
    • Remind Bruton to please try to find a street spot in the evening; side driveway is a last resort

Adjourn at 7:43 pm

Additional DAA Discussion

  • Ed – reminder of request for roster by major

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You are invited to attend the virtual DAA/DHC membership meeting on Saturday, August 21st, 2021 at 1pm Central Time.

The meeting will be held using the Zoom teleconference platform. Please check your email for a link to the meeting.

The meeting will start at 1:00 pm and should adjourn by 4:00 pm. An RSVP is not required to attend. Reports and other materials (that are typically printed and handed out) will be available as a download link from this web site.

A draft meeting agenda can be downloaded using the following link:

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Our other major outdoor project involved cleaning and staining the front and back porches of the house. The porches were previously stained eight years ago, in summer of 2013, and were in need of a refresh. Staining the porches was a process over multiple days, involving obtaining stain and other supplies; two days of prep to clean the wood so it would be ready to accept new stain, a day of staining decks and interior railings and posts, a second day staining the exterior surfaces with a ladder, and several visits for inspection and touch-up.

Helping with this massive project were alumni Sam Hurley (D1238), Andy Koch (D1182), Joe Muehlenkamp (D893), Jerry Peplinski (D916), and Roy Rasmussen (D917), as well as members Ethan Amundson (D1364), Bryce Belgarde (D1457), Dewansh Bista (D1372), Samuel Erickson (D1393), Ronald Li (D1403), Abhishek Mhatre (D1404), and Sathwik Pattem (D1378).

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The back parking lot at the house was becoming muddy, with ruts forming in the ground due to car tires driving in and out frequently. A project to resurface the back lot with gravel was undertaken, utilizing the Hamm’s pickupntruck to haul gravel from the supplier over to the house. In total, five tons of gravel were moved over five trips.

Helping out were DAA officers Jerry Peplinski (D916), Roy Rasmussen (D917), and Sam Hurley (D1238), as well as actives Ethan Amundson (D1364), and Bryce Belgarde (D1457).

  • Hamm’s Truck used for hauling gravel
  • Ethan Amundson (left), Roy Rasmussen (center), and Bryce Belgarde (right)
  • Muddy parking lot prior to project.
  • Freshly paved lot after gravel.
  • View from 3rd Fl. rear porch.