If there’s ever any doubt that the years just seem to fly by faster and faster, just ask Chip Woodward.  Brother Woodward and his wife are as much as in love today as they were when they first got married – eighteen years ago!  That’s right, Brother Woodward and his wife celebrated their eighteenth wedding anniversary this week (January 20^th, to be exact), and in a world where marriages seem to be “easy come, easy go,” that’s a wonderful thing to see.  And to think that his fellow Chi Phi, Brothers Jeff West and Todd Yonteck, stood with him on that special day just goes to show that your Brothers will always been there for you!

And speaking of celebrations and Brothers who are there for you – another Alumni celebrated a special event this week.  Brother Todd Latoski celebrated his birthday this past weekend, and what better way to spend it than with his fellow Alumni – Brothers Clinton Millsap, David Ebner and Kyllan Purdon!  Along with spouses and friends, they spent a rousing evening (and a more than a few dollars) enjoying all the games that Ybor City had to offer.  With may lose another year with each passing birthday, but we never lose the bonds of friendship formed in Chi Phi!

This year is about to end, and looking back, the DZAA has accomplished quite a bit in the past year.  From the election of a new Exec Board and the victory (once again!) against the Active Brothers in the annual Active vs. Alumni softball game to the recent Christmas gift exchange, a lot has happened over the past 12 months.  Let’s take a quick look back at 2013, shall we?

2013 hosted twelve Third Thursdays, an on-going tradition that will continue into 2014…

 

2013 was the 2^nd year running that the DZAA won the Chi Phi March Mania Challenge…

 

2013 not only saw an Alumnus of the DZAA make the cover of the Chakett, but also saw the DZAA featured in four separate articles in a printed issue of the Chakett…

                         

2013 brought Alumni together to give back to their community in Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay…

 

2013 witnessed the growth of the DZ Chapter with the initiation of seven new Brothers…

 

2013 saw the First Annual USF Chi Phi Golf Scramble…

 

2013 found the Alumni tailgating at the games…

There is no doubt about it – 2013 was a fantastic year for the Delta Zeta Alumni Association – so go ahead and sing us a song, Mr. Piano Man, because 2014 is going to be even bigger and better with nowhere to go but up!