By SHARON MOORE

Staff Writer

Tech hosted the Delta Chi Fraternity Regional Conference on March 27.

"It was a time for us to gather together as a region, to learn and to experience the brotherhood of our fraternity," Dr. Doug Amyx, Delta Chi faculty adviser and an assistant professor of marketing, said.

The conference, held in the Student Center, Main Floor, was full of seminars and workshops.

Topics for discussion included risk management, housing, educational foundations (to provide for scholarships and other education related programs), alumni relations and academics.

"It was a really full schedule," Amyx said.

Eight universities from Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana were represented at the conference, and about 150 Delta Chi members attended.

Amyx said the conference gave the university exposure since most of the attendees were from out of town, and they were able to see the university and the community.

Amyx said the organization certainly wanted to give back to the university and the community.

"It was because of the university support that we were able to have such a successful regional conference," Amyx said.

Daniel Seuzeneau, Delta Chi vice president and a junior marketing major, won Delta Chi of the Year in region three.

"Daniel is the hardest working, most outstanding, most accomplished person in our region," Amyx said.

The university Delta Chi chapter won the Regent's Cup.

Amyx said the Regent's Cup award takes into consideration a summary of all the things a chapter does.

"[The award] holistically evaluates the activities of a chapter," Amyx said.

The activities include philanthropy (a desire to help mankind), fund-raising, alumni relations and chapter finances.

Delta Chi has the American Diabetes foundation as its philanthropy.

Seuzeneau said fraternity members work concession stands at sporting events to raise money in addition to other fund-raisers.

Another program Delta Chi is involved with is "Hunting for the Blind."

"People think it sounds funny," Seuzeneau said. "[The name] sounds crazy, but [those who are blind] like to hunt too."

Brandon Zeringue, Delta Chi president and a senior chemistry major, said the group has been working hard for the past five years, and said he is honored to be leading a group of such quality guys.

"They make my job easier," he said.

Zeringue is proud of what the chapter has accomplished and emphasized the importance of the group.

"It's not a thing or organization to us," Zeringue said.

"It's what we live. It's what we do."