TRIANGLE FRATERNITY MARQUETTE ALUMNI
THE AGGIE
Marquette Chapter
SPRING 2025
UPCOMING EVENTS
TRIANGLE FRATERNITY
Message From the President
APRIL 26, 2025 Founder’s Day SUMMER 2025, TBA Milwaukee Brewers Tailgate SEPTEMBER 20, 2025 Fall 2025 Annual Meeting & Golf Outing Active members, February 2025
Greetings, Brothers, Welcome to our first publication for Marquette Triangle 2025! On behalf of the KSR Board, we are pleased to provide updates on our progress from 2024 regarding our strategy and the incredible work done by both alumni and undergraduates toward ensuring a secure and sustainable chapter revitalization. Marquette Chapter Revitalization Progress The ongoing effort to re-establish a sustainable and growing chapter—one that will be recognized as the preeminent STEM fraternity at Marquette—remains top of mind for the Board and every alumnus we speak with. Our primary objective is to ensure the chapter is officially re-chartered by the National Council by August 2025. Growth, recruitment, and fundraising are the lifeblood of this effort. Thanks to significant alumni involvement in coaching, mentoring, and planning, coupled with strong undergraduate participation in Leadership & Training Weekend—hosted annually by the Triangle Education Foundation—we are pleased to report that the chapter has
already secured eight accepted bids, with the potential for more in the coming weeks. This aligns with our projected growth plan to reach 15–20 members by Spring 2025 and 20–25 members by Fall. A few years ago, our immediate past president and the Board asked for your support, patience, and donations to make this revitalization a reality. The progress we’ve achieved is a direct reflection of the generosity of our alumni —through their time, knowledge, and financial contributions. The Board would like to formally recognize and thank Brothers James A. McShane (Marq ’65), Ted Hodan Jr. (Marq ’58), Brandon Montalvo (Marq ’10), and Ryan Bratt (Marq ’09) for their significant contributions, whether through mentorship, direct coaching, or financial support at the most pivotal moments of this process. As many of you remember, reestablishing ourselves on campus following suspension has been an uphill battle. We’ve worked diligently to rebuild our brand, cultivate relationships with university leadership, mitigate risk, and bring promising young men into
our fraternity. More important, younger local alumni have taken on direct mentoring roles, ensuring that our undergraduates learn how to effectively run the chapter and implement a sustainable recruitment strategy. While many of us took upperclassmen guidance for granted in our undergraduate years, the absence of that structure meant that dedicated younger alumni had to step in—mentoring actives daily at the chapter house and demonstrating what it truly means to be a brother. While it’s easy to celebrate our successes, we must continue looking ahead. The Board has implemented a multi-year capital renovation plan to modernize our now 30-year-old chapter property. This initiative will require both significant funding and time, with ongoing alumni support being essential to our long-term success as an organization.Thank you to all who have contributed to this revitalization effort. Your dedication, mentorship, and generosity are shaping the future of Marquette Triangle. Derek Fennig (Marq ‘04) President, KSR Ltd.
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