2001 Final Report

Vice President of Programs

Scott Mackey

Okay now that I feel better… Let’s do this… In general this is a disclaimer for the rest of this report. Two years ago I walked into Toledo University as a prospective and said, “yeah, this is cool.” One year ago I walked into UC and said, “Damn can I do this.”

And as I’m looking at so many of you today I’m saying to myself, “Damn I did this.” I may not have always said the right thing or checked my email frequently enough, but there in is the realization that no one is perfect, and certainly not I.

Okay now that that is over… Let’s talk about romping. Summer function this past year was a tremendous success having one of the largest ever. Brothers and sisters engaged in romping, mustard-covered grass, missing OSU Flags, and long canoe rides with Pete Rauchenstein. Even though the alumni won the softball game, there is still the fact that Trudy was ump and went active with most of the members on the alumni team. My sincere thanks to our to Michelle Debuck with doing a great job of leaving me with all possible contingency plans. Whether in Ohio town, in the love van watching South Park, playing cards, techno music do do do do or of course the rompers, everyone had a romping good time.

Over my time in office I worked to expand the importance of brotherhood and tradition in the district. In my attempt to do this I’ve had the great pleasure to visit with several chapters, BG, Butler, Louisville, Purdue, and OSU, and even OU for a short time during their homecoming game, not to mention visits for block and Retreats. I would have loved to visit more of you and thanks for the hundreds of memories, including finding my glasses in a poli-eyes box, the bulldog statue, and Euchre in the Band Lounge. You guys all rock.

This year there was a little bit of an age difference in the district officers. I being by far the baby of the group found a central part as being the odd one out in a lot of circumstances, but we as individuals in a group made it through.

Adam, I wish you the best in your life after graduation and in your engagement and wish we could have made it to get that bucket we keep talking about, I wish I could have known you better.

Ryan, I’m very happy for you and Jen. You are a very lucky guy to have such an understanding wife. I know you will be a great band director and be able to give those great band director lectures that never seem to end, I’m glad you finally got your phone back my roommates apologize for calling the 1-900 numbers. IN similar fashion I wish that there had been the time for us to get to know each other better.

Doug – as I took over your past position I hope that I did a good enough job, we have a long line ahead of us of amazing VPP’s. I wish you and Holly the best; again I’m sure you’ll be a great band director. I know you and Ryan have been extremely busy with your student teaching this semester, you guys have both done a good job with getting all your stuff done. Again, I wish there had been more time for us to get to know each other.

Malinda- Thank You. I’m sorry I never felt like I lived up to expectations of me. The year was over before I knew it. I appreciate the millions of questions that you answered for me. You are an invaluable asset to this district. I’ve loved swapping hugs when both of us have been stressed. I’m not sure what else to say, your understanding and patience with me spasticness shows how lucky we are as a district to have you as our governor. I wish we would have had another year at this, I think I was just starting to get the hang if it. But it’s time for a new council and one more group of brothers that you will help to grow in a greater understanding of the purposes and mood into goal oriented motivated brothers. Thank you for your help to me the help to this council and the help you are and will continue to be to the North Central District. And I’ll drive you back to Michigan any time your car breaks down.

To my Bro’s of Epsilon Xi – It’s all right there…. Go bucks…. Thank you for your support of me. There is no other chapter that I would rather be a part of. Epsilon Xi is my home and I’m looking forward to getting to spend more time with you before I embark to Australia. I’ll leave you with two other life’s lessons you’ve taught me in my tenure as a brother, sorry three. First… Frisbee hit by tree….Blues Brothers and Animal House can answer any fraternity problems… The Kappa Kappa Psi is not a club, but a fraternity of brothers.

To Rebecca Lynn- Thanks red for your patience, understanding, and love.

Last in my list of Thank you, I need to go “Back to St. Louis”

Shortly after arriving I ran in to brother Charles Hass trying to call home to my parents, my phone card wouldn’t work and he gave me his so I could call home, I knew at that point that there must me something to this district brotherhood… Later I ran into Charles and HR again with a glum look on my face he said, “Scott, how are you doing?”. When I told him that I was trying to figure out how to get involved in the district, he invited me to lunch with him and HR. After my conversation was over I was ready to take on any issue or problem and have the constant goal to eventually become a district officer and serve the brothers while beginning to internalize this district brotherhood that Charles and so many others had shown me. I decided to run for district office. I felt better, and did my best to be myself and endeavor to do my best at representing the goals I had for a term in office. Charles, Amy, Doug, Susan, Ishi, Bradbourne, Rose, Pookie, HR, Kent thanks for your constant support and encouragement when I doubted what I was doing. You guys always knew the words to say to get me back on track and put things in perspective. YOU guys have become some of my favorite people and best friends and hope that we will continue to stay in touch.

I wish Schmacks could have been here today, He has been my role model for as long as I can remember, I love him dearly and will always be my brother squared.

And thank you brothers of the North Central District for sharing with me the amazing chapters in this district, you all have amazing traditions, wonderful people, wonderful ideas. My last charge for you is to share those with each other even more and experience the strength of the brotherhood.