We’d like to thank everyone who helped make the 2026 Days of Giving such a success! This year we raised $120,608 from 210 donors, including 13 first time donors! The money raised during this Days of Giving is record setting for the event! Thank you brothers!
The top 10 chapters in terms of participation were:
- Dollars raised: $120,608 ★ against our goal of $125k!
- 210 Donors for the event
- 8 Undergraduates Donations
- 24 New/Recaptured Donors
- 37 Memorial and Tribute Gifts ★
- 26 Chapters Participating
- Average gift (minus outliers) of $216
What made this such a success was the hard work of our Chair and team captains who helped rally their chapters: We’d like to thank these captains:
Jim McDaniel, Psi ’79
Jim Dowling, Psi ’81
David Holgate, Psi ‘83
Steve Susi, Beta Alpha ‘93
Dr., Kenneth S. Ball, Eta ’82
Dr., Manuel J. Chaknis, Omega ’85
John Song, Omega ’91
To kick off the Days of Giving we held Open House Meetups across the country. Thank you to these Hosts who held Open Houses in Atlanta, Charlotte, D.C., Boston, Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne, Evanston, and Seattle!
Alex Senchak, Eta ’06
Tim Zepp, Chi Delta ’08
Tom Fox, Omicron ’00
Jennifer Roper, Gamma Tau ’09
Evan Terry, Epsilon Phi ’94
Larry Rakers, Omicron ’86
Madison Turkette, Delta Omicron ’19
David Hollis, Gamma Tau ’11
Tim Zepp, Chi Delta ’03
On Thursday October 15th we held our first livestream event to kick off the Days of giving, and another on Friday.
In addition every donation during the Days of Giving had double the impact thanks to the generosity of the following brothers who stepped up and made matching gifts. We’d like to thank:
Dr. Kyle Hogarth, Beta Alpha ’94 – $3,000
Peter Thomas, Gamma Tau ’92 – $1000
Charles K. Sollitt, Theta Theta ’65 – $1,943
Kosmas Kalliarekos, Tau ’86 – $3,000
Larry Rakers, Omicron ’86 – $5,000
Matthew Kershner, Eta ’04 – $4,000
Evan W. Terry, Epsilon Phi ’93 – $1,833
Joey Cobau, Phi ’21 – $2,500
Steven L. Moore, Eta ’84 – $1,000
Doug Jackman, Omega ’89 – $1833
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Awards for 2026:
| AWARD | 2025 RECIPIENTS |
| Phalanx Award – Chapter with the MOST DONORS | Gamma Tau (Georgia Tech): 44 donors |
| Trailblazer Award – Chapter with the MOST NEW DONORS | Psi (Hamilton): 3 New donors Pi (Syracuse): 3 New donors |
Special Thank You to the dedicated staff and volunteer speakers who made this event successful!
Tom Fox, Omicron ‘00
Jonathan Chaffin. Gamma Tau ‘00
Bethann Taylor
Jay Riemenschnieder, Beta Alpha ‘93
Alex Senchak, Eta ‘06
Vicky Manfren
Open House Hosts
Alex Senchak, Eta ‘06
Tim Zepp, Chi Delta ’08
Richard A. Rasmussen, Upsilon ’72
Tuna Ergan, Gamma Tau ’23 [VIDEO]
Dr. Don Nguyen, Epsilon Nu ‘20
Dr. Roberta Hunter, Epsilon Iota ‘94 [VIDEO]
Logan G. Spector, PhD, Phi Beta ’95 [VIDEO]
Evan Terry, Epsilon Phi ‘93
James M. Cornacchia, Pi ’86
David A.B. Brown, Epsilon Phi ‘63
Tom Fox, Omicron ‘00
Livestream Event Speakers
Thomas J. Fox, Omicron ‘00
Jonathan Chaffin, Gamma Tau ‘00
Alexander Senchak, Eta ‘06