What's your best DKE memory?

Where are you now and what are you up to these days?

Read on to find out how other Lambda Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon alumni answered these questions.  

Basil Kahwash ’10

Best DKE memory: Joking about, and then pulling off, the very first DKE beach party in Spring 2009. I still think we should have had more sand.

Update: To my own surprise as much as anyone else's, I am now engaged to a 2014 Kenyon alumna that I met long after we had both graduated. We moved to Nashville in summer 2020, where I'm an allergy/immunology doctor and assistant professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. My fiancee Syd and I have made it a mission to start exploring the live music scene here once things open up again. Any brother rolling through Tennessee is welcome to join.

Matthew Sargent ’10

Best DKE Memory: It's so tough to pick out one specific memory, especially when so many of the great times were during normal "routine" moments: early morning workouts with Will Peters and Alex Ostrom ’11 down at the KAC, all the funny stories and general ball-busitng that took place during meals at the "DKE Table," or the fun, excitement, and organizational challenges associated with throwing a party in the lounge. Those things really were the best because they broke up the days and weeks and really made me appreciate how lucky I was to be at Kenyon and connected to such a great group of guys. My favorite specific memory was probably our first Lodge meeting my sophomore year. True to our song, "When I was a sophomore...I thought I owned the campus..." I was so pumped to be back on campus, to be part of the organization, to take on some responsibility, and really work this college thing. The camaraderie, stories, banter, and plans for the year really made it seem like we could pull together to do anything. That meeting really seemed to set the tone for the rest of college for me, so I'd have to point to that meeting as my best DKE memory.

Update: I just recently moved to Darien with my wife - we moved from our tiny apartment in New York to the suburbs and are constantly learning new things about home ownership. I'd say we're still in the "we don't know what we don't know" stage. I'm working in wealth management for Morgan Stanley in Westport, CT but have been remote (like most people I imagine) since March - can't believe I'm looking forward to getting back into an office! If anyone finds themselves passing through Fairfield County, don't hesitate to reach out and say hi!

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