About Delta Rho Chapter, Central Michigan Alpha Sigma Phi
On November 2, 1989, seven men met in a small apartment in Mount Pleasant, MI. Rodney Rusk, Tim Warvel, Dale Leix, Mark Gutting, Mark Jewel, Albert Johnston, and Lou Moreno. Their mission: To create an alternative experience to other Greek organizations at Central Michigan University. By the end of the day, they had decided to start a new
fraternity known as Delta Phi Rho. Over the next year, the group accumulated over 20 members, eventually deciding to join a national organization. After a search was conducted, the group voted unanimously to become an interest group in Alpha Sigma Phi. Over the next three years, the organization went from interest group to colony to fully chartered chapter, the fastest any group had done in the history of the national fraternity. The charter was chartered on April 30, 1993, and Delta Phi Rho became the Delta Rho Chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi. Over the next few years, the chapter grew and prospered, becoming one of the most active organizations on campus. In 2002, due to low membership, the Grand Chapter Advisor, with the approval of the Alumni Association and the National Office, made the executive decision to re-organize the chapter, transitioning all the active members to alumni. In the fall of 2003, Headquarters Staff came to campus and recruited Steven Latour, Marc LaNore, Marc Schreiber, and Joe Walczak, who would become the re-founding fathers of the Delta Rho Chapter. These four set out to recruit new members, and after a series of goals had been met, the new members were initiated into Alpha Sigma Phi in August 2004, and the chapter was officially re-instated. Since then, the Delta Rho chapter has grown and expanded, remaining stable in membership, serving their community, and looking toward the future.
