Iowa DeMolay News DeMolay International Iowa DeMolay

06/03/03
Volume 1, Issue 1

*This publication acknowledges and yields authority to The International Supreme Council of the Order Of DeMolay of which Frank S. Land was the founder.

Character... Leadership...
State Master Councilor
Ryan Logan
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(515) 290-7900
State Senior Councilor
Kyle Martin
kmarti@iastate.edu
(319) 551-3517
State Junior Councilor
Tom Bowersox
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(319) 270-7558
State Marshall
Noah Udelhoven
(515) 231-4356
State Chaplain
Carl Todd
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(319) 377-9110
State Senior Deacon
Gabe Arne
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(319) 597-0648
Executive Officer
Shane Harshbarger
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(515) 865-4727
New Newsletter!!!
Posted by Eric Sandegren

Welcome!  This is the first issue of an email newsletter that Iowa DeMolay will be sending out. The issue should arrive to your inbox around the 1st and 15th of each month, so keep an eye out!

The newsletter will feature articles about your chapter events, as well as the current membership standings, and upcoming events. We’re still playing with the format, so please make suggestions of you have ideas on either content or layout.

We hope you enjoy and get as much out of this newsletter as we do creating it! If you by chance received this email by mistake, or wish to have your address removed, please send an email stating so to esandegren@hotmail.com. Thank you and ENJOY!

Brandon Stone Installed
Posted by Ryan Logan

Champlin Chapter in Boone held their Installation of Officers on May 18, 2003. Brother Brandon Stone took the reigns as the new Master Councilor, with Zach Hakansen as Senior Councilor and Ryan Anderson as Junior Councilor. In all, twelve officers were installed. The Installation was performed by Champlin PMC-MSA Eric Sandegren and the State Officers.

Brother Stone outlined his term plan, which included a trip to the Mid-Atlantic national ritual tournament in Washington, D.C. in September.

After the ceremony, the Chapter hosted a dinner of barbecue ribs, which the State Officers had difficulty eating in their tuxes. Fortunately, no white dress shirts were harmed in the eating of this dinner.

Champlin's junior past Master Councilor, Ross Lemon, received the PMC-MSA award for his term, and Brother Stone's looks to qualify as well, so look for good things to come out of Boone in the next six months.

James A. Guest Hosts Parents' Night
Posted by Ryan Logan

James A. Guest Chapter in Burlington hosted a Parents' Night on Wednesday, May 28. The evening consisted of a short program involving the Flower Talk, the First Preceptor, and a performance by JAG's own barbershop quartet, the Tone Brigade (Rob McIntyre, Andrew Reif, Andrew Howard, Wes Ewing). Parents applauded enthusiastically for all the performers. After the program, the Chapter served refreshments.

Membership Mania in Hawkeye and Cedar Rapids Chapters
Posted by Tom Bowersox

So far this year, Hawkeye and Cedar Rapids chapter have both initiated 20 new members. This is quite an achievement, especially for the fact that it isn't even June yet. Both chapters have initiated in half a year around the same number that they initiated the entire year before. If these chapters can keep it up, then that means there's still hope for the rest of you guys that haven't stepped up to the membership plate yet this year.

Who's Initiating?
Chapter Initiates(YTD)
Altoona 7
Blackhawk 1
Cedar Rapids 20
Champlin 5
Dubuque 8
Hawkeye 21
James A. Guest 3
Michael H. Barnes 1
North Iowa 0
Southgate 7
Cyclone 3
TOTAL 76
Congratulations to all the chapters that are initiating! 76 is an Awesome number! Remember our net gain number is 101 so keep bringing your friends and sharing DeMolay!