The 30th-ish Anniversary weekend continued on Saturday night with the Founder’s Banquet. And what a banquet it was, jam-filled with food, fun, and festivities!
With composites from the early 90s all the way through today around the room, a table with photo albums of days gone by, two televisions with slide-shows of the past 30 years, and trophies and awards proudly placed as the centerpieces for each table, the Clubhouse of the Rocky Pointe Golf Club was a walk down memory lane for all of the Delta Zeta Brothers who came out for the Banquet.
After some time of socializing and reminiscing, the Brothers and their guests sat down to a great dinner of BBQ ribs, pork, and chicken along with all the “fixins,” including desserts graciously baked and donated by some of the Delta Zetas and/or their spouses.
Immediately following the dinner was a very challenging tournament of cornhole – starting off with fourteen teams of two facing off against one another, tossing the beanbags back and forth until only seven teams remained. That number was narrowed down even further as Jason Bornstein and Ryan Suarez played off against Quincy Banis and his date, while David and Brittany Ebner played off against Mike Rizer and Kyle Schlenker. Ultimately, it was a showdown between Jason/Ryan and David/Brittany. It was a close game, but there could only be one winning team – and that was Jason Bornstein and Ryan Suarez – the self-proclaimed “undefeated cornhole champions of the universe!”
And what would an evening with Delta Zeta be without a group shot – one with all of the Brothers in attendance, but Active and Alumni – and one with all of the Brothers and their guests.
As the evening began to wind down, special guest Barbre Berris gave a brief speech about what is going on with Chi Phi nationally, and then she drew the tickets for the raffle – with prizes going to Matt Bradarich, Jon DeJongh, Paul Michael Acosta, Craig Dickinson, and Chase Dafnis (including a special, unannounced prize of a free round of golf for two graciously donated by Rocky Pointe – which went to Matt Bradarich!).
Finally, the Brothers gathered around for a rousing rendition of Piano Man, bringing together old and young alike to celebrate the Brotherhood of Delta Zeta and Chi Phi!
And if you think that was the end of the 30th-ish Anniversary celebration, wait! It’s ain’t over yet…