Another hacker tried to take us down but to no avail. Thanks to Elton Kaufmann '64 for helping us fix it!
Happy Thanksgiving!
We hope everyone has a great holiday with their family and friends. As the Chinese say, "when eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them."
ouRPI Published!!
Frank Harrington has published the latest edition of our newsletter, the ouRPI. It should be arriving in your mailboxes soon. You can also view it here: http://public.pizetes.org/ouRPIs/2011%20Fall.pdf
Enjoy!
New Officers List Posted
Please visit the Leadership page to see who the new officers are.
Elections!
Brothers, After a year plus serving as your Active president, I have passed the torch to Brother Mario Iacuone. He has graciously offered to step up with Joey Tripodo as the Alpha Phi. Another important change includes Brendan Farley as House Manager and Nick Keefe as Kitchen Manager. Sean Dempsey will continue to manage the money. The Greek letter officers have officially changed, and the other positions will be in effect starting next semester. Please continue to call on the past officers/positions for advice or updates.
The pledges are on schedule and are coming together well. There are currently nine pledges who are learning the ways of the house. We have some new neighbors and will continue to show positive interaction with them and the others (Thanks Greg).
In Tau Kappa Phi,
Dodds Anderson
October Financial Reports Now Posted
They can be found here: http://directors.pizetes.org/index.php?dir=Treasurer%2FFinancial+Reports%2FFY2012%2F
Please contact Michael Bruce with questions.
A Note From Jeremy Colon
Hey Brothers, I had an idea for a business venture and I need enough market research data to compile some numbers and pitch it to potential investors. The website for the survey is www.smartgift.biz. You'll notice when you go to the site we mention that we're giving away a 16GB iPad 2. Not joking about that, we're literally going to pick a random person that took it and send them an iPad 2 as an incentive to take the survey.
If anyone wants some details on what I'm trying to do feel free to get in touch. Also, once you complete it there are some share buttons on the page you get redirected to. I would really appreciate it if you could post it on facebook, tweet it, etc. Lastly, you need to be registered on Facebook to take the survey. Hope everyone is doing well and hit me up if you're in Boston.
TKPhi,
Jeremy Colon
Financial Reports Coming Soon
Sorry for the delay. Reports will be published soon.
Happy Six Months!
Six months ago today, the Elders murdered the Actives in soccer! Only 180 days until it happens again! Game recap can be found here...
Directors Meeting Minutes Posted
Check them out here: http://directors.pizetes.org/index.php?dir=Board+of+Directors+Minutes%2F
New Photos Posted!
Many new pictures have been uploaded to our Flickr account. Thanks to Jim Ljunglin '57 for taking them. Check them out here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vietasocieta/sets/72157627165941049/
August And September Financial Reports Now Posted
They can be found here: http://directors.pizetes.org/index.php?dir=Treasurer%2FFinancial+Reports%2FFY2012%2F
Please contact Michael Bruce with questions.
Going to Homecoming?
There are several Zetes going to RPI's Homecoming this weekend. We hope to see you all there!
Beta Tau House Fire Update
Hi Brothers: You may or may not be aware that the Beta Tau House at Tulane was destroyed by a fire on Sunday morning.
The following is taken from an email from Will Woldenberg, VP of the Tulane Association of Zeta Psi:
I have never been more proud than to be associated with the Zeta Psi Fraternity as I am now.
On Monday afternoon, we set up an immediate checking account and PayPal to ensure that we could immediately help our seven (7) brothers who lost all of their possessions in the fire to rapidly resume their student lives.
We set a goal of raising $5,600 by October 24th. Within 48 hours of establishing our PayPal account we raised over $10,000 from the overwhelming support of more than 100 Zetes and our friends.
All of that money – every single dollar – will go those 7 brothers in need. With your donations, you have helped to change the lives of students whom many of you have never met. You’ve shown the Beta Tau Chapter that the bonds of brotherhood are greater than the wisps of familiarity.
It’s now time for the Elders and Actives of the Beta Tau Chapter to focus on the difficult task of rebuilding our home. The brothers of Zeta Psi have been instrumental in helping Beta Tau return from tragedy before - and in the spirit of brotherhood, we need your help again.
Instead of utilizing PayPal, please click on the following link, which will lead you to the donation page for the Tulane Zeta Psi Relief Fund.
https://giftwrap.data-agents.com/CampaignForm/ZetaPsi/Tulane
With a donation of only $25, you can help move closer to our overall goal of the estimated $30,000 that we need to rebuild our home.
If you would rather donate by check or any other method, please email Will Woldenberg at wwoldenb@gmail.com
Our chapter is resolute and dedicated. We are all driven by a single purpose. We will rebuild our house. Please lend us your support and help Beta Tau rebuild.
Sincerely and In Tau Kappa Phi,
Will Woldenberg Vice-President Tulane Association of Zeta Psi
What do you say Pi Zetes??? Let's give them some help!
Zete Occupies Occupying Wall Street
From an anonymous Pi Zete... try to use context clues to figure out who it is... Yesterday being just the right temp, and my NYC subway card needing a swipe before it gets cancelled for non-use, I took the E train from the Port Authority down to the WTC stop and walked the two blocks to the Occupy Wall Street encampment. Zuccotti Park was formerly that open area on Liberty Street a couple of blocks east of the (former) WTC South Tower. It's been fixed up with flower beds, a forest of small trees, and granite picnic tables and seats planted firmly. Now it's full of sleeping bags, bikes, and hippies. Lots of weirds that remind me of 1968. A few hardhats were there not to protest as much as to wait to see if any of the girls gyrating furiously to the drumming would get hot enough to take off their tops. No such luck, but the morning was still cool. Very crowded with people climbing over the bags, blankets, and piles of slogan cardboards. But all told not that much of a throng. Maybe 1,000 people at most and all tightly behind police barricades.
I looked first for the free food. It being between mealtimes, all I managed to pick up -- free all right -- was ample French bread, a small bag of Lays chips, and a nice apple. Also available was free literature in the library section -- the seeming clutter is unusually well organized by function. I picked up "Lenin's Legacy Today" for later perusal.
Munching the French bread on the sidelines (cops keep the participants and the growing number of touristic observers -- including school kid classes from the more progressive NYC places -- off the street and on the sidewalk), I found myself next to a young man holding up a cardboard sign saying something like "Let's Share Love." He had some wild flowers tucked behind his ear and a bunch in his hand ready for any takers. But he had diverted himself to be berating a couple of stoically non-responding cops for working for the oppressor and how could they sleep at night for doing so, etc. When the cops moved off, I couldn't resist asking this flower child who was paying for his stay in the park. Indignantly he said he had a master's degree and worked for a non-profit in Albany and earned his way there. I inquired where the non-profit got its money. This led fairly quickly to the main thesis of the activity: the voters are too dumb to pick a government they really need. I said that that sounded a bit Leninist to me to which I got the rejoinder, "Are you afraid of that?" I got bored and walked off before I ventured to say how unseemly it was for a puffed up, over-educated snot to taunt working folks like low-ranking police officers.
All this was rather as expected. On the way back to the subway station, which is just opposite the WTC site, I was shocked to see four girls fully chadored from head to toe with only Middle Eastern faces and hands visible having their picture taken by a fifth against the rising WTC replacement buildings. Each of the four was holding up both hands with fingers in the V for victory gesture. Who says many people in the world aren't proud of what happened 9/11?
Some Meeting Minutes Posted
The Actives' meeting minutes from 8/29 through 9/25 have been posted online for your convenience. Check them out here: http://brothers.pizetes.org/index.php?dir=Sigma%2FActive+Meeting+Minutes%2F
Fall 2011 Pledge Class
The Fall 2011 Pledge Class has been finalized! These guys signed their bids last night and will soon begin pledging! Ryan Belbey Jarrett Boeglin Bryan Charette Arjun Chavern Brett Cutler William Dickie Joshua Dugas Brendan Jablonski James Jakobek Alexander Napheys
We would like to thank Arthur Chen '12 for his hard work during Recruitment and congratulate the Actives on putting together what we expect is another excellent Pledge Class. Most importantly, congratulations to our ten new Pledges!
Happy Birthday Miles!
Happy 26th Birthday to Miles Dunsmoor '08!
August Actives' Treasury Report Now Posted
Thanks to Sean Dempsey, the new Gamma, for putting the first report of the year together. Check out the report here: Quicken report (new format) Excel report (old format)
Please direct any questions to Sean by clicking here.
Recruitment Calendar Posted
Here's the Fall Recruitment Calendar, which can also be found here and here. Meet the Greeks Wednesday, August 31st 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Union - McNeil Room
Lazy River Rafting Saturday, September 3rd 12:00 PM
Bowling at Uncle Sam's Monday, September 5th 7:00 PM
Epic Zetes Meal Time Wednesday, September 7th 7:00 PM
Knockout Tournament Friday, September 9th 4:00 PM TBD (Mueller Center or ECAV)
Bowling at Uncle Sam's Monday, September 12th 7:00 PM
Hoagies and Stoagies Wednesday, September 14th 6:30 PM
Fireworks Show Saturday, September 17th 9:00 PM TBD
Bid Dinner (Invite Only) Tuesday, September 20th 6:30 PM
MEET IN BRAY PARKING LOT FOR RIDES UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED!
ALL EVENTS FREE OF CHARGE
| RUSH CONTACT INFO|
Recruitment Chair: Arthur Chen Phone: 603-548-4073 Email: achen@pizetes.org
Recruitment Officers: Sean Dempsey, Nate Haskell, Nate Fial