Get ready for the Pi Chapter annual Alumni Weekend, to be held 26-28th, 2019! Hotel and registration details available.
Pi Zetes at the Sunday Brunch inauguration of "Zeta Psi Presentation Room" in the Folsom Library. Design and build of the room funded by our $75,000 gift to RPI in honor of our 150th Anniversary last year.
We aren't just a basketball fraternity! Andrew Snyder '12 walked on to the tennis team this past year after playing for his high school team a few years ago. He just won a big match this past weekend, so congratulations "Schneider"!
It looked like a hell of a match. For more details, visit: http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2011/3/5/MTEN_0305114548.aspx
Our chapter has been featured on IFC's website!. Check it out here: http://ifc.union.rpi.edu/?p=657
Thanks to Greg Mummah for writing the article!
What a boring way to start a boring Monday. Here are links to various documents recently posted: Kitchen Hood Inspection Report from 3/3/11
IFC Meeting Minutes from 3/2/11
Spring 2011 Pledges Risk Affirmations
IFC Meeting Minutes from 2/23/11
Spring 2011 House Meeting Minutes
Greek Commons Meeting #2 Slides
Enjoy......
The actives have published some photos from their recent IFC Volleyball game. Check them out here! Also, all of the house photos can be viewed here:
You may or may not be aware that the RPI men's basketball team finished the regular season tied for first place in the Liberty League. They ended the season with an 11-3 record in the Liberty League, and 17-7 overall. Due to a dubious tiebreaker, they will not host the tournament, and instead will travel to Hobart to face off against Skidmore on Friday evening at 6 PM. The winner of the game will play the winner of Hobart vs. Hamilton in the final, which will take place Saturday at 3 PM.
Our chapter is represented by the following guys:
Please join us in wishing the basketball team the best of luck this weekend!
The IFC basketball and volleyball schedules have been posted to our calendar. If you're in Troy, feel free to swing by and root the guys on! The calendar is visible on the right side of the home page, as well as here. PS: Happy Birthday to Frank Harrington!
The Spring 2011 Pledge Class has been announced. Here are our three new pledges:
They will be educated by Dan Barrett, who is taking over as Pledge Master from Justin Persin. Many thanks to Justin for his year of service!
Six new brothers were initiated this past weekend in Troy! Our new initiates are:
Many thanks to their Pledge Master, Justin Persin '11, and his assistant, Dan Barrett '12. Dan will be taking over as Pledge Master for the Spring 2011 class, which has just been pinned. More details about that class to come!
The elders have finalized their team for the much-anticipated match versus the actives on April 30, 2011. Without further ado, here is the roster: Matt Zepernick '06 Clay Hadley '07 Kyle Jurney '07 Mike Bruce '08 JP Devlin '08 (C) Devin Galvin '08 Ryan Pratt '09 Jeremy Crouse '10 Tim Rupp '10 Steve Thomas '10
Vegas has the line at Elders -2.5 (-110) over ACTIVES +2.5 (+100). The money line is Elders -450, ACTIVES +380. Nonetheless, it should be a competitive match.
As you probably know, the elders are playing the actives in a soccer match on April 30 at 3 PM during Alumni Weekend. The actives have announced their roster. Here it is: Andrew Darst '11 Justin Persin '11 (C) Ed Reis '11 Dodds Anderson '12 Greg Mummah '12 Joe Novek '12 Kyle Gleken '12 Zach Soens '12 Andrew Snyder '12 Ryan Vasko '12
The elder squad will be announced soon. Stay tuned!
Justin has published the first Gamma report for the semester. It can be found here. Note that some February expenditures have likely taken place, but the receipts have not been sent to the elders yet.
Thanks to him for pulling it together.
Dear Brothers, Hi, I'm Joe Novek of the Spring Class of 2009 and I'm writing this email to introduce myself as the Alumni Chair. This year we are all looking forward to the 60th Annual Alumni Weekend and it should be a great time to all those that attend. In Troy, we are all currently dealing with the snow that has been plaguing the Northeast. RPI even canceled classes on Wednesday in anticipation of the big snow storm coming from the Midwest. Luckily for us, our houseman Greg Mummah was able to find someone nearby with a Bobcat who cleared our parking lot for free.
In other news, we are soon initiating six new members to the fraternity, Nick Keefe, Joey Tripodo, Nate Haskell, Nate Fiala, Sean Dempsey, and Oskar Ramirez. They used the extra time over break to learn a lot more about the brothers and the house. Their quiz grades are doing much better than before break, and the credit should go to Pledge Master Justin Persin and Assistant Pledge Master Dan Barrett.
The basketball team is also having a good year with their current record at 10-7. Brothers that are on the team are Danny Martin, Andrew Darst, Mike Hammond, Jamie Zajac, pledge Nate Haskell, and "associate" brother Matt Pooley. Other brothers Mario Iacuone, Brenden Farley, and Redon Quello, along with pledges Nate Fiala, Sean Dempsey, and Nick Keefe played on the JV team this year. The next home basketball games are Friday the 11th against Skidmore and Saturday the 12th against UNION. If you are in town, come support the guys.
In our elections before break we elected Dodds Anderson as our new President, who was previously Vice President. Taking Dodds' place at Vice President is Greg Mummah. Secretary is now Brenden Farley. I was also elected to be Sigma Rho. House Manager, as discussed previously, is now Greg Mummah, and K-Man is still Mario Iacuone.
In closing, I look forward to working with many of you to help plan this upcoming Alumni Weekend which this year falls on the weekend of the 30th in April. I also hope to see many of you at the Alumni Weekend this year.
In TKP Joe Novek '12
The Board of Directors met in Troy this weekend for their winter meeting, as has been our custom since 2009. The weekend was filled with good company, much progress towards "winning the future," and even Rick Case '70 getting elbow-deep in an overflowing mop closet! On Friday, a few Zetes attended the RPI Men's Basketball game against Union College in Schenectady, where they saw the Engineers defeated the hated Dutchmen 65-58. Zetes on the team include Jamie Zajac '13, Mike Hammond '11, Andrew Darst '11, Dan Martin '13, and Nate Haskell '14. Many snaps for them.
Saturday morning found a "tired" Joe Beck '11 and recently-arrived Jim Ljunglin '57 unexpectedly running into each other at Manory's, which has reportedly jacked their prices up in wake of the RPI Men's Hockey team's recent success. The Board of Directors then convened at the Student Union at 2:00 PM for a long, yet very productive meeting. Directors in attendance included Ivor Preiss '55, Jim Ljunglin '57, Rick Case '70, Rick Kasold '70, Tony Bourassa '71, John Spohn '81, and Michael Bruce '08. Meeting minutes will be posted soon. After that, Jim, John, and Mike enjoyed a dinner together at Verdile's, while Tony and Rick Case attended RPI Hockey's defeat of #1 Yale at the Houston Field House.
Jim, John, Mike, and Rick Case met with the actives at 11:00 AM on Sunday morning to discuss the future of the chapter. It was touch-and-go for a while, but eventually there were smiles all around, and the chapter sang Kumbaya together at the meeting's conclusion at 11:45. The elders then departed, ending a very enjoyable Trojan weekend.
We look forward to working with the actives throughout the course of the semester, and seeing everyone back together at Alumni Weekend in April!
Brothers, The preliminary schedule for Alumni Weekend has been announced! It should be an action-packed weekend and will surely go down as one of our best weekends in recent memory.
First, it will be held from April 29 through May 1 in Troy. We have a block of rooms available at the almost-brand new Hilton Garden Inn on Hoosick Street, conveniently located across the street from Hoosick Street Beverage.
Our group rate is $99/night. Please use the guest code ZPDS when making your reservation. We may be able to reserve more rooms if our block sells out, so let Frank Harrington know if you cannot reserve a room for that rate.
The schedule is as follows:
FRIDAY 3:00 PM: Golf Outing (9 holes) at Brunswick Greens (weather permitting). Contact Joe Novek to reserve a spot. 5:00 PM: Join your brothers for a bite to eat and some drinks at the Recovery Room, located at the Hilton Garden Inn. No reservations necessary. 9:00 PM - AW Kickoff at the house.
SATURDAY 10:00 AM - Annual Membership Meeting at the house, followed by the Board of Directors meeting. 12:00 PM - BBQ at the house, catered by Master Chefs Sohail Syed and Michael Cipollone. 3:00 PM - Elders vs. Actives Soccer Game (rain or shine) at Lower Renwyck Field. 5:00 PM - Cash Bar and Cocktail Hour at the Hilton Garden Inn. 6:45 PM - Banquet at the Hilton Garden Inn.
SUNDAY 10:00 AM - Brunch at the Heffner Alumni House, followed by a speech by Laban Coblentz. 12:00 PM - Goodbyes at the house
Update:
The link to register is here:
http://tinyurl.com/ZetaPsi2011
Please do so in a timely manner!
(Updated April 19, 2011)
The 2011 Spring budget has been finalized by Justin Persin, the Gamma, after much discussion with several active officers. It can be found here. The surplus funds will be credited to the residents and nonresidents at the end of the semester in a manner to be determined.
Please direct your questions to the Gamma.
Please view the fund's status here. Also, the anticipated 2011 Spring fund can be found here.
Please refer questions to the house manager or the property committee.
The final report for the 2010 Fall semester has been published. It can be found here. Many thanks to Justin Persin, the Gamma, for ending the semester in the black.
Elder Brothers, Elections occurred last evening for the 2011 Spring semester. The new officers will assume power in January, which will allow for some transition time for the new officer to learn the position and create his goals further in advance. Without further adieu, they are:
Phi: Dodds Anderson Alpha Phi: Greg Mummah Gamma: Justin Persin Sigma: Brendan Farley Delta: Sohail Syed Alpha Sigma: Jamie Zajac Sigma Rho: Joseph Novek
Supreme Council: Mario Iacuone, Sohail Syed, Edward Reis, Justin Persin, and Jamie Zajac
House Manager: Greg Mummah Kitchen Manager: Mario Iacuone Recruitment: Dan Barrett (chairman), Arthur Chen (assistant), Stephen Kracunas (pledge liaison) Risk Manager: Ryan Vasko Pledgemaster: Justin Persin Community Service Chairman: Sohail Syed Scholarship Chairman: Greg Mummah Social Chairmen: Justin Persin and Mario Iacuone Sports Chairman: Justin Persin Stewards: Redon Qello and Matthew Pooley* Dairy Fairy: Redon Qello
*Note that Matthew Pooley is a social brother. We really appreciate his willingness to volunteer for the chapter.
Please contact me with any concerns, comments, or goals you would like to see the Pi Chapter of Zeta Psi to complete or work towards in the upcoming year.
In Tau Kappa Phi, Dodds Anderson
