Volume 1, Issue 2 Winter 2001

Delta Drummer

Sig ma Alpha Epsi lon Frat ernity , Sou th Carolina Delta Chapter , USC

Greenville SocialOver 50 alumni and their spouses at-tended the first, semi-annual Greenville SAE Social for SC Delta alumni. The event, located at the Poinsett Club in Greenville, SC, was held on Thursday evening, November 16, 2000 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. Cost was $20 per per-son, including open bar and food.

The social committee consisted of David Funderburke, Clayton Hunt, Chuck Timmons, Neill Timmons, Tom Creech, Porter Rose, Gary Daniels, Mack Whittle, Jim Hartell, Wilton McKinney, Eddie Holder, and Collin Mackie.

Alumni Spotlight—Chip Limehouse, ‘84Harry B. "Chip" Lime-house, III is a member of the SC House of Representatives, representing Charleston County District 110. Chip serves on the House Ways & Means Committee. Chip has been a member of the House since 1995.He is also a Commercial Real Estate Broker and Executive with Limehouse Properties, which includes Hotel, Motel Management.

Chip was born Aug. 8, 1962 in Charleston, son of H. B. and Frances (Fennell) Lime-house; then graduated from USC with a B.S in 1984. On

May 8, 1993 he married Susan Ramsay, and they have 2 children: Chase Alexander and Eliza Devereaux. While at USC, he was a member of the Intercollegiate Polo Team, founder/captain; em-ployed as a S.C. Senate Page, 1983-84; USC Young Reps.; Volunteer Coordinator for Reagan - Bush, 1984.

Chip was also a Legislative. Aide to U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond. His email address is HBL@scstatehouse.net and his phone is 843-577-6242. His address is 8 Cum-berland St, Charleston, SC 29401.

Honorable Harry B “Chip” Limehouse, III

Class of 1984

SC Delta Chapter History Brief 2W. Reece Smith, Class of 1946 2

Louis McElveen, Class of 1984 2

Alumni Notes 3Mark Elam, Class of 1976 4

SC Delta Chapter Officers 2001 4

Housing Corp Update 4Ryan Lindsay, Class of 2000 4

Archives 5

Delta Housing Corp Update 5Bill McElveen, Class of 1980 6

Inside this issue:

www.hometown.aol.com/scdeltac

Founders Day 2001

●Columbia, SC

●Thursday, Mar 1, 2001

● 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm

●Saludas Capital City Grill

●Contact John Dillard, at jdillard@scbankers.org or phone 803-779-0850 or Walter Burch, 00, at wburch@newsouth.com or phone 803-744-7407

●Cash bar

●50 Year Certificates

NOTIFYING US OF ADDRESS CHANGES

IS YOUR ADDRESS CHANGING? NOTIFY US AT

JSTRINGMAN@AOL.COM, AND

LOG ON TO HTTP://WWW.SAE.NET/OFFICE/FORMS/

CHANGEADDRESS.HTM AND COMPLET THE FORM.

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Chapter History Brief—The BeginningIn the fall of 1856, Abner E Patton was elected president of SAE Chapter at the University of Ala-bama, Tuscaloosa. He had an ar-dent interest in the spread of the fraternity to other colleges. It was at this time that South Carolina College (now USC) came knocking at the door of the fraternity. SC Delta Chapter owes its existence to the work of James G Glass of Tennessee Omega. He went to Columbia in February 1882 and interviewed President Miles, of South Carolina College, concern-ing the conditions under which a chapter of SAE might be estab-lished there. President Miles gave him a warm welcome. The first two members of the chapter were Wil-liam St. C. Symmer and Philip H. Burney.

The two new brothers from this time on were valuable assistance to Glass in the building of the chapter. On the night of March 3, five more good mean were initiated. They were: John H Littlejohn, William S Jennings, Wal-ter O Nesbitt, Leonidas J Massey, and William McGowan. The next night, the chapter was regularly organ-ized and before the close of the year it had gained a foremost place at the college. Throughout the 1880s, SC Delta chapter developed a prominent role in the national fraternity and as a result hosted the National Conven-tion in December 1887.

SC Delta, at the South Carolina Uni-versity, was stricken from the roll of SAE chapters in 1897. The anti-fraternity men of the institution peti-tioned the Board of Trustees to abolish

the fraternities, alleging aristocratic tendencies. A member who, while formerly a student at the Univer-sity, had not been admitted to the fraternity introduced a bill into the state legislature. Upon the bill pressuring, July 1897 was set as the date when chapters at the Uni-versity must die. The members were determined to have the pass-ing of their beloved chapter re-membered, and two days before the edict went into effect, the eight fraternities united in giving a ball and a banquet, which was the most successful social event at that time at the South Carolina University.

Note: From the History of SAE, Billy Levere, Author.

football team. He was a Rhodes Scholar, Oxford University, England, 1949. He earned Tampa’s highest community service award, the Civitan Club Award as Out-standing Citizen of the Year. He was also recognized by the ABA with the American Bar Association Medal of Honor (the ABA’s highest honor). He was also Secre-tary and member of the Rhodes Scholar Selection Committee for Florida and Southeastern District (1953-1990)

H i s e m a i l a d d r e s s i s rsmit@carltonfields.com and phone is 813-223-7000.

Reece Smith, ‘46, is an attorney and Chairman Emeritus with Carlton, Fields, Ward, Em-manuel, Smith & Cutler, P.A. in Tampa, FL. Throughout his career, Reece Smith has special-ized in a general trial and appellate practice and has argued cases at every level of the state and federal court systems, including the Supreme Court of the United States. He was City Attorney for Tampa from 1962 to 1972, National Advisory Council of the University of South Carolina, and a former president of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. While at USC, he was the president of Omicron Delta Kappa and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, regimental vice-commander of the Naval ROTC unit, and a varsity quarterback of the Gamecock’s

Alumni Spotlight—W. Reece Smith, Class of 1946

In December 1995, Louis joined the firm of Scott McElveen L.L.P. in Columbia, SC as partner-in-charge of the tax practice. He is also the designated partner-in-charge of infor-mation technology services. Louis specializes in consulting for partnerships, estates and trusts. Louis has ten years of experience with other international accounting firms and has broad experience in the areas of corporate, partnership and individual taxation. Louis is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and is certi-fied in the states of South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. He is also a current mem-ber and former President of the Columbia Taxation Study Group and a member of the tax committee of the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (SCACPA). Louis can be reached at louis@scottmcelveen.com or office phone 803-256-6021, ext. 20.

Alumni Spotlight—Louis McElveen ‘84

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Charles “Dax” Cannon, ‘97, was recently transferred from SC to Los Angeles with his job (Feb 2000). His new address is 16931 Woodstream Circle # 85, Huntington Beach, CA 92647 and phone is (714) 841-5015, and email is CDC0314@aol.com. Dax served as pledge trainer, eminent archon and Province Rho while at Carolina.

David H. McNair, ’80, lives in Charleston with his wife Merrie Sum-mer. They have four boys, Chase (13), Neill (11), Davis (5), and Locke (2). David has a consulting business, The McNair Group, specializing in performance enhancement and organ-izational development skills. He is currently co-authoring a book on Cus-tomer Service due to be published in August 2000. They are members of Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church where David is an elder. David is active with the United Way, Rotary, and the homeless shelter. When they aren't traveling to soccer games, they can be found somewhere on the water -- skiing, kayaking, parasailing or ca-noeing. David's event of the year was skydiving to help mark his 40th! His email address is tmg@quik.com, and phone is 843-881-5461.

Thomas J. Mims Jr., ‘54, is a retired economic consultant (20 Years) & partner in large auto dealership (15 Years) in Greenville, SC. Karen and he have 4 children: Thomas III - 45, Julia Young - 41, Shannon McCartney - 31, Kevin McCartney - 28. His phone is 864-288-2162.

Dr Claiborne L Moseley II, ’76, has moved from Sanford, NC to Jones-boro, Arkansas. Clay is an orthopae-dic surgeon. His children include Elizabeth - 22 (a sophomore at Ole Miss) and Catherine - 19. His email address is moseley@cox-internet.com and phone is 870-932-2604.

Alumni NotesTommy W. Nelson, ‘78, resides in Clemson, and his new address is 225 Camelot Rd, Clemson, SC 29631. He and his wife have boys 15 & 11, and girls 13 & 9. They added a fourth child when his niece moved in after her family was killed in a car accident. He comes to 2 or 3 games a year with his dad and brothers, and never misses the Clemson-Carolina game His email address is nelsontw@mindspring.com,

D. Cravens Ravenel, ‘63, is an attor-ney with Baker, Ravenel & Bender, LLP in Columbia, SC. He was born in Sewanee, Tennessee, on October 4, 1938; and admitted to bar, 1970, South Carolina. He graduated from the Uni-versity of South Carolina (B.A., 1963; J.D., 1970). His email address is bbrbllp@cyberstate.infi.net and phone is 803-799-9091.

Robert O Elrod, ‘85, is a Vice Presi-dent and Investment Consultant with the Banc of American Investment Ser-vices in Greenville, SC. Bobby was the Eminent Treasurer, Pledge Class President while at Carolina. He and Alecia Guest (a Chi Omega at Caro-lina) have two children—Oakely - 5, Anne Langdon - 2. His email address is Robert.Elrod@bankofamerica.com and phone is 864-299-1187.

John W Dillard, ‘00, recently joined the staff of the South Carolina Bankers Association, working for Lloyd Hendricks, ‘64. His email address is jdillard@scbankers.org and phone is 803-779-0850.

Lloyd W Hendricks, ‘64, is President of the South Carolina Bankers Asso-ciation in Columbia, SC. He recently underwent a successful operation for prostrate cancer. Married to Susan Spangler, they have 2 children—Inman - 29, Christian - 27. Lloyd was an Eminent Archon while at USC. His e m a i l a d d r e s s i s hendricks@scbankers.org and phone is

James H. Elliott, Jr.’ ’89, is an attor-ney with Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC in Charleston, SC. His em a i l i s JE l l i ot t@ barn wel l -whaley.com and phone is 843-577-7700.

Jeffrey A Steele, ‘74, is a General Manager of the Building Materials Division of Boise Cascade, and re-sides in Yakima, WA with house spouse Kathy Luck and their two chil-dren—Amy - 19, Matthew - 17. His email address is jeff_steele@bc.com and phone is 509-966-8080.

Charles M. "Chuck" Timmons Jr., ‘72, is Vice President of Canal Insur-ance in Greenville, SC. He is married to the former Sherri Ratley. Chuck was Rush Chairman while at Caro-l ina . Hi s em ai l addr ess i s chuckt@canal-ins.com and his phone is 864-235-2134.

John B Cantey, ‘48, is a manufactur-ing rep for the Cantey - Holmes Sales in Columbia, SC. John was an Emi-nent Archon while at Carolina. He was a recent recipient of the SAE 50 Year Certificate. Married to the for-mer Nadine Hoffman, they have two children—Pattie O'Rourke and Harry Dent. His phone is 803-799-4487.

H Spann Laffitte, ‘99, is with Metro-politan Life in Charlotte, and is en-gaged to be married in 2001. Spann was Eminent Archon while at Caro-lina. His father Henry Laffitte, ‘62, was also an SAE. His email address is SLaffitte@aol.com and phone is 704-553-1011, ext 40.

Walter Burch, ‘00, is an Account Executive with NewSouth Communi-cations in Columbia, SC. NewSouth is a competitive broadband integrated communications provider (ICP), fo-cused on the southern United States, providing comprehensive data and communications services. His email

The SC Delta Alumni Association solicits annual voluntary dues donations to subsidize this newsletter, alumni programs, socials, and the alumni scholarship. Every alumnus receives this newsletter. If you would like to help, please send your check made out to SAE to John Stringfellow, 4929 White Oak Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210-2324.

John Stringfellow, phone 704-527-7627 or email address, jstringman@aol.com, address 4929 White Oak Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210-2324.

Eminent Archon, William Snyder, email address scdelta@hotmail.com

The SC Delta Chapter mailing address is: PO Box 85128, USC,

Columbia, SC 29225-5128

EA: William Snyder - Florence, SC EDA: Justin Gough - Fairfax, VAER: Jac Carrington - Roswell, GAET: Denny Major - Greenville, SCEW: DJ Doherty - Greenville, SC & Joe Sitton -Anderson, SCEC: Boggs Howard - Greenville, SCPledge Educator: David Sigmon - Greenville, SCRush: Phillip Cox - Mauldin, SC

Chapter Officers—Spring 2001

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Alumni Spotlight—Mark R Elam, ‘76Elam, former Eminent Archon of SC Delta (1976), is Executive Vice Presi-dent, Government Relations and Chief Operating Officer for the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) in Washington, DC. ACLI represents 435 life insurance companies operating in the United States, and advocates the interests of life insurers and their mil-lions of policyholders before federal and state legislators, state insurance departments, administration officials, federal regulatory agencies, and the courts.

Elam, who is also treasurer of the as-sociation, is responsible for the ACLI's daily administration and budgetary oversight. This involves directing gov-ernment affairs on both the federal and state level, including political strategy and allocation of resources. In addi-tion, Elam supervises staff attorneys that are responsible for litigation and lobbying efforts and operational issues impacting the Council.

Before joining the ACLI in 1995, Elam served for eight years as Chief of Staff and Senior Counsel to then-South Carolina Governor Carroll Campbell (now ACLI's President and CEO). From 1985 to 1987, he was the Legislative Director and Tax Counsel to then-U.S. Rep. Carroll Campbell. He also has served as Counsel to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and Assistant Attor-

ney General for the State of South Carolina.

Elam holds undergraduate degrees in economics and government and inter-national studies from the University of South Carolina and a J.D. from the University of South Carolina Law School. He attended Georgetown University Law Center's L.L.M. Pro-gram and is a member of the Ameri-can Bar Association and the South Carolina Bar. Email: markelam@acli.com, phone 202-624-2416.

Mark R Elam, Class of 1976

Contacts

Looking for legacies to Rush SAE at USC. Fill out the rushee recommen-dation form at http://www.sae.net/undergrad/rush.htm. Or contact Phil Cox, Rush Chairman, SAE, Box 85128, USC, Columbia, SC 29225.

Lost Alumni—1970s

Terry Gillenwater, ‘70William M Miller, ‘70

Gary M Craft, ‘71Laurie T Hartzog, ‘71Norman N Lack II, ‘71

Dr. Mark Ross Langdon, ‘71Steve Turnbull, ‘72

John Floyd, ‘73Thomas T Hane, ‘73Barry Shelton, ‘75

Steven H Smith ‘75Charles L “Chip” Nagle, ‘76

W Bie Sunderland, ‘76Frank P Hamilton, ‘77George O Short, III, ‘78

Charles A Kiester Jr., ‘79“Chip” Sistare Jr., ‘79

William Eugene Spears, ‘79

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After 25 years of just talk about fraternity housing, SAE now has the opportunity to construct a house as part of USC's Greek Village Project. The USC Board of Trus-tees approved plans to spend $4 million to develop a Greek Village site. USC has spent the money for the acquisition and clearing of the land, which has already started, while the sororities and fraterni-ties are to be responsible for raising enough money to pay for construction.

This village is located near the corner of Blossom and Assembly streets, the Strom Thurmond Wellness Center and the new basketball arena. Individual lots are being leased to fraternities and sororities. Initial cost estimates exceed $1.5 million for each house and each house will hold ap-proximately 30 to 50 people.

In order to be competitive and prepared when the "row" lots became available, the SC Delta Housing Corp started raising

the necessary funds and launched a major capital campaign in 1999, "Building for the Future", to raise the money needed to fund the construction of an estimated $1.5 million fraternity house.. In the "quiet" phase, a few alumni have already committed a total of $600,000. David S Lewis, ‘38, do-nated $250,000 to start the campaign. An Executive Committee has been formed and is working toward that goal

Several of the other fraternity chapters (KA, ATO, and Sigma Chi) have al-ready raised in excess of $600,000. The "row" lots became available last spring 2000, and the "qualified" groups will got to choose sites out of a hat. Con-struction is expected to start in 2001. For more information on the campaign, contact Bill McElveen, ‘80, phone 803-254-4190.

Housing Corporation Update—How it Started

Current Location on McBryde Quad-rangle since 1955

Undergraduate Spotlight—Ryan Lindsay, ‘00—“Hugs & Kisses”

Ryan Lindsay, a USC Honors College graduate that ma-jored in economics, is getting paid to give away kisses and hugs in his first job after graduation. Hershey’s Kisses and Hugs to be precise. Lindsay was one of four crew members who navigated two Hershey’s Kissmobiles across the country this past summer. The Kissmobiles are 25 feet long, nearly 12 feet tall, and resemble a row of three giant Hershey’s Kisses. Ryan said: “The strangest reactions you get are on the interstates.” Lindsay gave away thousands of Hershey’s chocolate and collected money for Children’s Miracle Net-work hospitals. For Lindsay, the 4 month long job was

great. “While at Carolina, I got a Rotary International Am-bassadorial Scholarship. I’ll be studying for a masters de-gree in economics at the University of Cape Town in south Africa in 2001.”

Lindsay and his co-driver also took turns wearing a big, silver chocolate kiss suit that was so hot, “I lost a few pounds sweating every time I had to wear it.” Along with an unusual job out of college, Lindsay grew up in Clemson, SC, but never considered attending the big orange univer-sity. “Way too close to home,” he said.

Recognize Mark Cantey, ‘82? Prov-ince Convention at Wofford Col-

lege, 1981

Founders Day 1999 with Spann Laffitte, ‘99

Tommy Demint, Reid Sherard, John Dillard & Michael Davis, all

Class of 2000

Archives—Pictures from the Past

JOHN STRINGFELLOW4929 WHITE OAK RDCHARLOTTE, NC 28210-2324

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provides legal opinions on various complex forms of loan transactions. Bill also represents commercial real estate developers on projects through-out the Southeast. His development practice is concentrated in office build-ings, retail and mixed uses, and the rehabilitation of historic structures.

Bill is one of the shareholders, and his areas of practice include real estate andcommercial lending. He was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1984 and the U.S. District Court District of South Carolina in 1986. Bill graduated from the USC School of Law with a J.D. At Carolina, his undergraduate degree was a B.S. in Accounting

Bill was born in 1958, in Oxford, Mis-sissippi. He and his wife have triplets. His office phone is 803-212-4957 and email is bmcelveen@ellisfirm.com. His brother, Louis McElveen, ‘84, was also an alumnus.

Alumni Spotlight— Bill McElveen, ‘80

Bill McElveen is an attorney with Ellis Lawhorne & Sims, P.A. in Columbia, SC.

Bill represents institutional lenders in the acquisition, construction and permanent financing of real estate transactions in South Carolina and throughout the South-east. He also handles local counsel work for multi-state real estate financing, and

Bill McElveen

Chapter Eternal

Dr. Skottowe B Fishburne, ‘57, of Columbia is NOT deceased. We apologize for that error on our part. He can be reached a t e m a i l skattowef@aol.com.

Tom McDonald, but who are the others? Marshall Simmons?