Looks like we're getting our money's worth!

I got an email a few days ago from Delta X Prez, Jesse Bryant with this photo attached. At the top is Delta X Prez, Gavan Byrd teaching the young campers at Lariat Creek Christian Camp a most important sign to remember when they get to OC. Here is the rest of Jesse's email:

I thought you might like to see this picture Obviously that is Gavan in the back but, 4 of those guys rushed Delta this year and the little guy in the front is a freshman.

There is Sammy Flores – red shirt

Grant Phillips- Tall Bleach blonded

Beau Lee – Khaki adidas visor

Marshall Huser – Far right

Don't forget about the Delta Spring Golf Tournament in April to benefit Lariat Creek (and apparently to re-load!)

35 Years of BULL!

Where do I start?

What a tremendous turnout Saturday for the Delta alumni breakfast. By my count, we had 54 Delta alumni present and about 40 current Delta Bulls.


Thanks so much to Bob and Kathy Elliott for not only hosting this year's breakfast but also incurring all the cost associated. We are so fortunate to have a family like the Elliotts hosting our breakfast.

The Delta Alumni Endowed scholarship was introduced to the Delta alumni on Saturday and has already received a tremendous response. We are raising $25,000.00 to endow a scholarship that will be available to members of Delta. The funds will be distributed under the sole discretion of the Delta alumni. The money to endow the scholarship will go to OC so our alumni can get the tax deduction, OC will handle the administrative aspects of the endowment but Delta alumni and/or those we assign, will be making the decision about how that money is spent. A $25,000.00 endowment yielding approximately 5% per year will allow us to offer a $1,000.00 yearly scholarship to begin with. As we grow our endowment thru alumni contributions and future fundraisers such as golf tourneys, alumni dinners, etc. we will increase the amount of the scholarship and eventually be able to offer a 2nd scholarship which will be made available to not just members of Delta but to children of Delta alumni. Some of you guys that only produce daughters will definitely appreciate that. We already received one check Saturday morning for $5,000.00 from a generous Delta alum. I hope and fully expect to have the first $25,000.00 by December 15, 2007 to present to OC which will demonstrate once more the strength that exists among the Delta alumni. Please contact me ASAP if you can help us reach the initial goal with a lump sum or one time contribution.

The first pic is The Ex Presidents. The ones who made it anyway. From left: Current Delta Prez Stevens Copeland, last year's Prez Jesse Bryant, Landon Cobb, Gavan Byrd, Josh Brookshire, Brent Heath, Matt Winton, Phillip Maple, Kyle Lankford, Matt Dowell, Brad Avey, Alfred Branch, and Steve Shoemaker.

This year's group pic is not as clear due possibly to the size of the group but I will do my best to list the alumni present.

1st row (kneeling) from left: Jeff McMillon. Mike Osburn, Tom Clay, James Baird, Marc Arledge, Matt Dowell, Phillip Maple, Ron Taylor, Jimmy Arter, Ted Norton, Alfred Branch.

2nd row (standing) from left: Chris Minor, Ed Magee, Brent Heath, Matt Winton, Heath Wiederstein, Mike Kerlick, Jeff Harris, Mark Stansberry, Greg Poland, Steve Wright, Mike Carroll, Brad Witherspoon, Landon Cobb, Leo Panchuck, Clay Bryant, Jeff Eggleston, Dewey Leggett, Paul Woodward, Brad Avey, J. Huser, Gary Bruce, Mike Sellers, Robert Elliott, Adair

Kneeling on wall from left: Jason Francis, Mark Thomas and son.

Standing on wall from left: Josh Simmons, Steve Shoemaker, Clint Vaughn, Brad "Pops" Robison, Eric Urbach, the Dude, Kyle Lankford, Rick Judd and Bruce Tallon on far right.

The alumni that I cannot find or identify in the photo that were present Saturday are Dan Bryant, Allen Little, Gavan Byrd, Elvis Curt Coffman, Mike Bosley, Ryan Witherspoon, John Hendricks. Chris Smith and Garrick Shreck arrived just after the photo was taken. I will see if there are any clearer pics of this group photo and if and when I find it, I will replace this one.

Thanks to Josh Brooks, Delta's Historian for taking one for the team again this year and taking the pic instead of being in it. I will include some additional pics I took very soon. Thanks to everyone who was there. Thanks to everyone that is planning to contribute to the Delta alumni scholarship and thanks especially to the 1st alum to step up in a huge way and scratch out a $5k check on Saturday. That truly demonstrates the type of alumni Delta has. We will lead the way once again by establishing the first scholarship at OC endowed by club alumni. Let the others get in line behind us!

You can contribute to the Delta Alumni Endowed scholarship by going online at http://connect.oc.edu/donations/ and scrolling until you see 'Delta Alumni Endowed Scholarship.' You could also mail a check made out to Oklahoma Christian University with 'Delta Alumni Endowed Scholarship' written in memo line to our attorney Matt Winton at:

Vaughn and Winton, PLLC
Attn: Matt Winton
3233 E. Memorial Rd, Ste 103
Edmond, OK. 73013

We are striving at this time to reach the first $25,000.00 in order to fund the initial endowment but whether you can give $5000.00 or $50.00 or $5.00, it all helps. It can be done online or by check and not only will you be assisting Delta but your contribution of any size, if it is your 1st contribution to OC will help OC with its alumni giving percentage which as I discussed Saturday, helps OC to attract foundation support. I know some of you don't wish to give to OC. Let me assure you once more, this money will be for members of Delta, it will be distributed by the alumni of Delta and it is not going into Delta's treasury! This contribution will have a collateral benefit for OC but its main beneficiary is Delta.

This is getting long so I will wrap it up. Several guys said they wanted to get together this Tuesday for 2nd Tuesday so we will go ahead with it Tuesday night at BG Bolton's in Edmond at 7pm. BE THERE!

35 Years of Bull!

Delta Alumni breakfast this Saturday, November 10th at Elliotts

Here is last year's pic. Don't miss being in this year's pic.






The Elliotts address is: 3508 Rena Dawn Ln. Edmond, OK.

Click HERE for map to Elliotts.

Here is the RSVP list as of Sunday night.

Steve Bivins, Pledge Class of 1993-94 (Double Secret Probation)
Gavan Byrd, Pledge Class of 1999
Brent Heath, Pledge Class of 1993-94 (Double Secret Probation)
Matt Winton, Esq. Pledge Class of 1992
Jimmy Arter, Pledge Class of 1993-94 (Double Secret Probation)
Leo Panchuck, Pledge Class of 2000
Landon Cobb, Pledge Class of 2001
Dana Baker, Class of 1975 (Charter Member)
Robert Elliott, Class of 1980
Mark Thomas, Class of 1981
Dennis Qualls, Class of 1992
Steve Wright, Class of 1981
Greg Poland, Class of 1978
Gary Bruce, Class of 1974
Ted Norton, Class of 1984
Mike Bosley, Class of 1995
Mike Carroll, Class of 1975 (Charter Member)
Dr. Marc Arledge, Class of 1994
Barry Watson, Pledge Class of 1995
Dr. Jay Lollar, Class of 1994
Johnny Cromling, Class of 1993
Dr. Garrick Shreck, Class of 1994
Curt Coffman, Pledge Class of 1992
Wayne Russell, Class of 1988
Austin White, Pledge Class of 1995
Mike Osburn, Esq. Class of 1990
Philip Maple, Class of 1993
Bruce Tallon, Class of 1979
Joshua Brookshire, Pledge Class of 1995
Alfred Branch, Class of 1984
Dr. Matt Dowell, Class of 1993
Ed Magee, Pledge Class of 1993-94 (Double Secret Probation)
Heath Wiederstein, Pledge Class of 1993-94 (DS Probation)
Rick Judd, Pledge Class of 1994
Chris Smith, Esq. Pledge Class of 1997
Clint Vaughn, Pledge Class of 1996
Ryan Witherspoon, Pledge Class of 1995
Jonathan Hendricks, Pledge Class of 1996
Steve Shoemaker, Pledge Class of 1995
James Kirk Baird, Class of 1992
Kyle Granger, Pledge Class of 1997?
Jeff McMillon, Class of 1987
Chad Williamson, Class of 1993
Ron Taylor, Class of 1998
Hon. Paul Woodward, Class of 1982
Mark Stansberry, Class of 1977
Chris Minor, Pledge Class of 1992
Clay Bryant, Pledge Class of 2001
Dr. J. Huser, Class of 1983
Tom Clay, Class of 1993
Dewey Leggett, Esq. Class of 1986
Jeff Harris, Class of 1980
Dr. Brad Robison, "Pops"
Jason Francis, Class of 1995
Dr. Mike Sellers, Class of 1984


Email me at adairs@cox.net if you're not on this list and plan to be there. DON'T MISS IT!