Meet the Elders

What's your name?Ivor L. Preiss

What's your current town? Hilton Head, SC

What is your current occupation? Professor/consultant

When did you graduate from RPI? I graduated in 1955.

When did you pledge Zeta Psi? Why did you choose to join? Who is your big brother? I pledged in 1952  I knew the brothers really well, and the rest was history!  My big brother is Bob Renza.

What is your favorite memory from your undergraduate years? Just spending time with all of the brothers.

What house positions did you hold as an active? Bar Chair for 3 years

What is your favorite part about returning to the chapter house? Simply returning to meet the actives.

What brothers do you still keep in contact with? Way too many to name.

What are some of your hobbies? Home repair and sailing.

Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi

Finally, what's your favorite beer? Buckler

Fall 2010 Pledge Class

As mentioned previously, the actives successfully pinned 8 pledges for this semester!  They are:

• Sean Dempsey of Wallingford, CT
• Nathan Fiala of Cleveland, OH
• Nathan Haskell of Mashpee, MA
• Nicholas Keefe of Rensselaer, NY
• Stephen Kracunas of Topsfield, MA
• Ryan Lomicka of Pittsburgh, PA
• Oskar Ramirez of Hampton Bays, NY
• Joseph Tripodo of Middletown, CT

We'd like to congratulate the pledges on their decision to join our fraternity.  The actives, and Justin Persin as Pledge Master, look forward to teaching them about the chapter's history, ideals, and organization.

Please join us in congratulating the pledge class by contacting them here.

Help Needed

All,We have a list of guys with Pi Zetes accounts that have been inactive for some time. We want to make sure they are receiving Pi Zetes emails, so let's track them down. The list can be found here.

If you know how to contact any of these guys, or you are one of these guys, please email Michael Bruce.

Thanks!

Fall 2010 Pledge Class

The actives have pinned 8 pledges for the fall pledge class! More to come later, so stay tuned!

September Financial Reports Now Posted

Directors can access all of the reports here.

Meet the Elders

What's your name?Frank Harrington

What's your current town? Warrenton, VA

What is your current occupation? I'm a senior software engineer; I've owned my own business for about 13 years. We primarily work on federal contracts.

When did you graduate from RPI? 1991

When did you pledge Zeta Psi? Why did you choose to join? Who is your big brother? I pledged in 1987. They were (still are!) the coolest guys in Troy! A great group of Actives in the house, diverse but very close group. I could tell right away these would be the guys I'd have as close friends for life. My big brother is Joe Polewarczyk.

What is your favorite memory from your undergraduate years? Work week, initiations, road trips, intramural hockey games, and just "hanging out" at the house.

What house positions did you hold as an active? Phi, Alpha Sigma, SC member

What is your favorite part about returning to the chapter house? Catching up with the "old" guys, and meeting younger Elders and actives.

What brothers do you still keep in contact with? Several from around my years - Glenn Anderson, Al Hobbs, Tom Huber, Craig Brown, Lauck Walton, Craig Demko, Tom Mulcahy, etc. Also keep in touch via Facebook.

What are some of your hobbies? Playing guitar (acoustic & electric), fishing, home remodeling, and all kinds of kids activities with our two girls.

Coke or Pepsi? Coke

Finally, what's your favorite beer? Sam

Meet the Elders

What's your name?Glenn Anderson

What's your current town? Longmeadow, MA

What is your current occupation? I am a software consultant.

When did you graduate from RPI? 1991

When did you pledge Zeta Psi? Why did you choose to join? Who is your big brother? I pledged in Fall 1987. (Editor's note: we can't share the story here, contact Glenn for the details). My big brother is Bob Kogut.

What is your favorite memory from your undergraduate years? Dancing in the living room to "We are the champions" after we swept the Fall IFC sports on the way to our first of three consecutive Barker trophy wins. So many other memories could be considered here, this is just the first one that came to mind.

What house positions did you hold as an active? Ritual chairman

What is your favorite part about returning to the chapter house? Pretending I'm back in college again for one weekend a year.

What brothers do you still keep in contact with? Mostly the other directors, Al Hobbs, Kevin Smith. See others very occasionally, Craig Brown, Bob Land, Brian Sparks, Dwight Drumtra, the Alumni Weekend regulars.

What are some of your hobbies? Used to do a lot of triathlons before our daughter was born last year. Still run and ride, but far less than before. Repair broken vintage watches. Fantasy football (currently destroying the younger elders in our Yahoo league).

Coke or Pepsi? Coke

Finally, what's your favorite beer? Miller

Meet the Elders

We did some small elder interviews. Here's our inaugural edition! What's your name? Paul Halas

What's your current town? Troy, NY

What is your current occupation? I am the assistant basketball coach of the RPI Engineers, as well as an Admissions Associate.

When did you graduate from RPI? May of 2006

When did you pledge Zeta Psi? Why did you choose to join? Who is your big brother? I pledged in Fall 2002, mainly due to the quality of brothers living in the house. My big brother is Brian Martell.

What is your favorite memory from your undergraduate years? Generally living on the third floor my senior year with my pledge buddies. Tsunami III was very memorable as well!

What house positions did you hold as an active? I was the risk manager, recruitment/rush chair, and the bar chair during various points of time.

What is your favorite part about returning to the chapter house? Definitely catching up with the elders and also meeting the newest group of active Zetes... And beer!

What brothers do you still keep in contact with? Matt Zepernick, Tom Schneider, Russ Herman, Mike Bruce, Devin Galvin, Miles Dunsmoor

What are some of your hobbies? I enjoy basketball, golf, relaxing at the beach, and going to bars.

Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi

Finally, what's your favorite beer? Guinness!

Photos from Troy (Update!)

All, As mentioned a few days ago, we have a Flickr account here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vietasocieta/

We decided to splurge for the unlimited account, so keep checking back for new pictures... there are new ones uploaded as of this evening!  As always, you can also see the latest pictures posted on the left side of the main page of this site, under the title “Photos from the House.”

Happy Hour Tonight in Boston

To all of the Zetes in the Boston area: We are getting together tonight in Title Town.  Meet us at 7:00 PM at the Cambridge Brewing Company located at 1 Kendall Square.  Our most worthy Phi has promised to purchase the first 10 rounds, so it'll definitely be a great time!

See you there!

Photos from Troy

All, You can access the latest pictures taken by the Delta here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vietasocieta/

We exceeded our bandwidth limit for the month, so there may not be any new ones for a couple of weeks.  After that, keep checking that site for new pictures from the house.  You can also see the latest pictures posted on the left side of the main page of this site, under the title "Photos from the House."

Pi Zetes are Smart!

Zeta Psi was second to Delta Phi in the Spring 2010 Greek grades ranking, with a 3.25 GPA.  For a comparison, the all-men average was 3.00, and the all-campus average was 3.11.  Great job actives!

First Actives' Treasury Report Posted

Thanks to Justin, the Gamma, for pulling it together.  It can be found here. Contact Justin with any questions.

A Note from the Actives

Brothers, The Fall 2010 semester has begun and things are getting back to normal at 25 Belle Ave. Last week we had our annual Work Week and much was accomplished around the house, most notably building a fire pit in the backyard. Classes have also just begun, so we are all getting back into the groove as far as schoolwork goes. Also, Rush just started a few days ago and we are hoping for a big class as we have already talked with 10+ kids who have shown a good interest in joining the house. We feel we have a very solid schedule this month during Rush to try to attract a lot of kids to come out to the house and have a good time and, ultimately, pledge and become brothers. It has been a smooth start to the year and we feel it will continue throughout the semester

Always in Tau Kappa Phi, Brendan Farley '13 Alpha Sigma

August Financial Reports Now Posted

In addition, the quarterly financial reports have been released. Directors can access all of the reports here.

Save the Date!

Don't forget to save the date for Alumni Weekend! It is from April 29 through May 1 at the Hilton Garden Inn on Hoosick Street. We are going to be celebrating the 60th anniversary of our reactivation, so we'd love to see as many Pi Zetes as possible! Contact Frank Harrington for more information.

July Financial Reports Now Posted

Sorry for the delay. Directors can access them here.

Work Week 2010 Starts Tomorrrow!

This should be a great week of work for the actives! Stay tuned for some pictures...

Greetings from New Orleans!

Long time no post. The dog days of summer are almost behind us, and the school year is within sight. This transition is always signaled by the annual Zeta Psi International Convention, held this year at the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The convention kicked off yesterday afternoon. The Pi Chapter sent four active delegates, as well as six elder delegates to the convention. We're sure to bring home many useful tools about chapter management, stories of Tricky Rick's incredible beer-drinking capacity, and others.

Stay tuned!

June Financial Reports Now Posted

Directors can access them here.