For over 150 years the brothers of the Delta Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon at Cornell University have a cultivated a brotherhood based on traditions, values, and the lifelong bonds of friendship.
This site celebrates the continued involvement of our cherished network of dedicated alumni, the achievements of our current undergraduate brothers, and the recruitment the future brothers yet to find their way to our historic institution on the hill.
DKE Alumni To Descend on 13 South Avenue over Cornell Reunion Weekend
The Delta Chi Association will host its annual general membership meeting Saturday June 6th at 2pm at the chapter lodge in Ithaca, NY. The in-person meeting will feature an overview of the current state of our chapter and formal elections for five Board of Director positions and chapter officers for the coming year. The meeting will be followed by a reception for alumni, friends, and family. The Delta Chi Association will also host a buffet dinner for returning alumni and their families on Friday night, June 5th, at 7pm.
To learn more about the nominees for three-year Board of Director terms, click here.
To learn more about the nominees for the positions of President and Treasurer for the coming year, click here.
To download a proxy form for voting in this year’s elections, click here.
32 New Dekes Added to Brotherhood during the 2025-26 School Year
The Delta Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon added 7 new brothers during the Fall semester of the 2025-26 school year. Their biographic information can be found here. An additional 25 new brothers were added in the spring semester. Their biographic information can be found here.
100 Alumni Contribute Over $70,000 to DKE on Cornell Giving Day!
For the sixth year in a row, DKE led all Greek chapters in fundraising on Cornell’s annual Giving Day event March 12th. Challenged to meet the high expectations set over the past five years, 100 alumni came through with an amazing fundraising effort yet again. Special thanks to several DKE alumni who offered matching funds and special incentives to maximize alumni participation in what has become a critical event for DKE each school year.
Ongoing Investments to Maintain and Preserve the DKE Lodge
DKE continues to make important investments to the chapter lodge that will help our grey stone castle remain an enviable and enjoyable residence for undergraduate students in the years to come. These investments include:
- The completion in the summer of 2025 of the first phase of a long-planned project to triple the amount of electricity available to the house. This work included full replacement of the main electrical distribution panel and the individual sub-panels located throughout the house.
- Scheduled for the Summer of 2027 is the second phase of the multi-phase electrical upgrade project, that will re-wire each of the third-floor bedrooms to a new electrical sub-panel located in the third-floor hallway. This project will significantly increase the amount of power available to the bedrooms on the third floor.
- Scheduled for the summer of 2026 is a refresh of the first-floor pantry, located just off the formal dining room. This will better situate large appliances to improve the flow of the space, increase storage space for dining and serving utensils, and to allow buffet style food service to be managed inside the pantry rather than in the dining room itself.
- We are actively working to define the scope and timelines for future projects that will make needed repairs to the wood and tile floors on the ground floor of the house and to the roof and deck of the south porch.
- We are constantly replacing aging light fixtures, furniture, and appliances as necessary to make the chapter lodge a welcome and comfortable place for our members to live.
Alumni Involvement
The Delta Chi chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon has remained an important and historic institution on the Cornell campus for over 150 years because of the dedication of hundreds of DKE brothers that remain engaged long after they complete their university education. DKE alumni attend summer reunions, participate in philanthropical events, provide professional networking and career guidance to recent graduates, and volunteer for house improvement projects. Alumni also contribute financially to the maintenance and upkeep of our historic Grey Stone Mansion through donations to Cornell University’s DKE Group Housing Fund and the alumni managed Delta Chi Association (501c3).
