Dom-I-Nechers

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Dom-I-Nechers is a social fraternity at Emory and Henry College in Emory, Virginia. The fraternity dates back in to the 1860s as a secret society for the Confederate Army. It finally came out of hiding and was granted a charter by the college in 1920 making it the oldest fraternity on the campus of Emory & Henry College. The fraternity stands on the principles of Honesty, Dignity, and Integrity while promoting Leadership through Individuality. The brotherhood's official colors are black and red. The letters that signify the fraternity are D I N. The fraternity enjoyed 50 years on Emory & Henry's campus until the brothers took part in activities that lead to the dischartering of the fraternity. In January 2006 Eric Etueati began to look into possibly re-chartering the fraternity. He asked Nathaniel "Nate" Griffith to also be a Re-Founding father. It is because of Nate that this all became possible. Under the Emory & Henry bylaws of the Greek Council a new group may only receive a charter if one person does not receive a bid from any group two times. It is in this that Nate Griffith is the important factor in resurrecting this once banned group. The two of them began their journey on resurrecting the fraternity. They eventually pulled Gairdt Edwards in as well as the Third and final Re-Founding father. The three men took the fraternity to Greek council where it passed 8 to 1. The men then took the brotherhood to Emory & Henry's student Senate where is unanimously passed. On April 19th 2006 the Dom-I-Necher fraternity was once again the oldest fraternity on Emory & Henry. Some of its proud alumni include: Joe P. Johnson (House of Delegates Member for the 4th District of Virginia, Paul Spangler (City Manager of Bristol, VA), Dante Giammarco (Broadway and Movie Actor), as well school board superintendents, professors, doctors, lawyers, and business owners. The fraternity continues to impact Emory, Virginia, and beyond in politics, education, and our culture today. Spring 2007 saw the first new pledges since the re-founding. These new brothers are Joel Font, Blake Stowers, Matt Stiltner, Aaron Reedy, and Nate Julius.

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