The Mask of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fratenity Fall 2010

Announcing a new FoundationPhilanthropy award pg 4

Many thanks to our Foundation Donors pg 5

Brothers help others and makeus proud! pg 37

O F K A P P A P S I P H A R M A C E U T I C A L F R A T E R N I T Y F A L L 2 0 1 0

By now, the majority of chapters have finished their pledgeprograms and welcomed into their ranks new brothers to carry onthe traditions of the chapter and to move the chapter forward.This is also the time to instill into these new members that“Kappa Psi Is for Life.” Too often I heard, “I was in Kappa Psiwhen I was in college” instead of “I’m still involved with Kappa Psieven after graduation.”

Your involvement in Kappa Psi after graduation can be asextensive as you allow it to be. When I go to the Grand CouncilConventions, I see brothers who have been attending as manyand some, more than I have. At the Province meetings, again I seemany old friends. Other brothers I do not see often, but I knowthey are still supporting Kappa Psi in one way or another, eitherby paying their Graduate Voluntary Dues, supporting theFoundation, supporting their collegiate and/or graduate chapter,or any combination of these. We appreciate their supportimmensely.

This is also the time to get these new members fired up aboutattending the 55th Grand Council Convention in San Francisco next August. Without a doubt, it will beone of the highlights of their college life. These new brothers will have the chance to attend a numberof Province meetings, where they will get a taste of what GCC is all about.

In closing, I would like to congratulate all of our new members and wish them the best; and for thosebrothers graduating, I say job well done and may your career be all that you want it to be.

Proud and humble to be your Grand Regent,

E. Ben Welch, B.S., R.Ph., Pharm.D.

E. Ben Welch, B.S., R.Ph., PharmD.,Grand Regent

Kappa Psi Is for Life

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Volume 108, Number 4, Fall 2010Whole Number 428

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On the CoverKappa Psi brothers give countless hours to charitableorganizations. On our coverthe brothers of Gamma Xichapter show off their bountyfor the local food drive. Morephotos from philanthropyevents can be found on pages 38 and 39 of this issue.Our brothers helping others make us proud!

Table of Contents

4 FOUNDATION/Kappa Psi donors and Foundation scholarship winners are announced.

6 BROTHERS UNMASKED/From award winners to award-winning chapters, find out more in “Brothers Unmasked.”

12 99 HANDS/Looking for great new ideas for your chapter? Want to get to know yourbrothers better? From Epsilon undergraduate chapter through Wisconsin Grad chapter, see the smiling faces and read about the antics of your Kappa Psi brothers!

ABOVE: Beta Psi volleyball fun time! RIGHT: Sigma BrotherMonique Mounce shows her brownies baked with Kappa Psi pride. BELOW: (L–R) Beta Gamma Brothers AkashDandappanavar, Marisela Tan, and Laura Phan celebrate atthe annual Bi‐Frat dinner. BOTTOM RIGHT: Psi Knoxvillebrothers at a UT tailgating event.

Kappa Psi FoundationScholarship Winners

2010The Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity Foundation is proud to announce the following winners

of the 2010 Kappa Psi Foundation Scholarships.

2010 Pfizer Scholarship WinnerAndrew Bundeff, University of Rhode Island/Beta Epsilon

2010 MME Scholarship WinnerRichard Wilhoit, South University/Delta Omega

Foundation Scholarship WinnersChristyn Mullen, Howard University/Delta Kappa

Amir Khan, Mercer University/Gamma Psi Audra Hudrlik, University of Iowa/Delta Zeta David DeMik, University of Iowa/Delta Zeta

Candy Ng, University of Illinois–Chicago/Chi Stephanie Kroseman, University of Minnesota–Duluth/Delta Psi

Lisa Schleper, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities/Epsilon Tyler VanMetre, South Dakota State University/Gamma Kappa

Oanh Lam, Howard University/Delta Kappa Calvin Meaney, State University of New York-Buffalo/Gamma Iota

Kayley Lyons, South Dakota State University/Gamma Kappa William Charles, University of Maryland–Baltimore/Sigma

The Board of Directors of the Foundation would like to congratulate each winner and wishthem the best in their future endeavors.


The Foundation

First Annual KappaPsi FoundationPhilanthropyCompetitionDear Brothers of Kappa Psi,

The Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Foundationand the Graduate Development Committeeare pleased to announce the first annualFoundation Philanthropy Competition. Thecontest guidelines are simple and straightfor-ward. The Province, graduate chapter, colle-giate chapter and individual brother donatingthe highest dollar amount from October 1,2010, through December 31, 2010, will beawarded. As mentioned in the second issue ofThe Alpha Chapter Connection, all moniesdonated will go toward the national scholar-ship programs which recognize deserving col-legiate brothers. The Foundation has awardedmore than $161,000 in scholarships since itsinception. In 2010, 14 collegiate brothers wereawarded scholarships totaling $15,000.Additional information on the Kappa PsiPharmaceutical Foundation can be found at:http://www.kappapsi.org/national/preston/content?p=foundation.

There are several options available forbrothers wishing to donate to the Foundation.Checks can be sent to:

Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Foundation PO Box 11723 Saint Louis, MO 63105-9998 Brothers can opt to donate online at:

http://www.kappapsi.org/national/preston/content?p=foundationdonations.

For record-keeping purposes, please indi-cate if the donation is on behalf of a Province,chapter or individual brother. Please keep inmind that all donations will count for pointson the 2011 Chapter of the Year Forms.

The Foundation will recognize the topdonating Province, graduate chapter, colle-giate chapter and individual brother at the2011 APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition inSeattle, Washington. If you have any ques-tions, feel free to contact me or JohnGrossomanides ([email protected]),Foundation President and Past Grand Regent.

Please consider participating in theFoundation Philanthropy Competition. Nodonation amount is too small! Fraternally,

Latha Radhakrishnan Graduate Member-at-Large

Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Foundation Objectives include:

n Assist in the education of selected qualified students of pharmacy and other qualified students through financial aid and scholarship programs.

n Foster the educational goals (scholarship and scientific research) of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.

n Encourage the advancement of the practice of pharmacy through the rendition of continuing educational services for the benefit of pharmacists, other health care professionals and the general public.

n Provide opportunities for the advancement of new pharmacy developments through the financial support of research, and to convey this knowledge to members of the profession and the general public.

n Promote the improvement of the general welfare of the community through the support of pharmacy outreach programs by chapters, such as medication counseling programs, drug abuse and poison control lectures and health programs for the elderly.

n Assist Kappa Psi members and other professionals who are chemically impaired by serving as a resource for the distribution of brochures and other literature.

n Other 501(c)(3) activities as deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors.


The Foundation

President’s Club ($500)Jerome DelaneyEdward B. RocheMichael Ira SmithMeagan Wilson

Director’s Club ($250)Jon AndersonEdward DavidAdam & Shauna GreggRonald P. Jordan

Bicentennial Club ($100)Arthur R. AdamsGary BaloScott J. BergmanGerard BouchardCharles CardenDavid CaristiKristi FecikCharles E. ForrestStephen FreyMelissa HuntJohn KilbournKenneth W. KirkPaul S. KnechtArthur F. MarinaroDean K. MattsonAlfred McNairPhilip PaparoneStephen PlatouRichard ReevesJoseph V. RoneyStewart D. RyckmanCharles K. SmithMichael & Jean StarvaggiEugene V. WhiteThomas E. WinninghamGerald WoodWilliam Yates

General Donations ($500 or more)John Grossomanides Brian Reisetter

General Donations ($100 to $499)Minnesota Graduate

ChapterKarl NieforthL. David Sparks

General Donations (Up to $100)Fred BarrowcloughJohn R. BlakePeter Brody, Jr.Edward BurnsEmerson W. CampbellRobert B. CampbellWalter CarnevalePeter ChinJohn M. CooperRoger DouilletWilliam C. FenstermakeAlan FitesSalvatore GiorgianniChristopher A. GordonJohn L. GrubbsWilliam M. JonesKarl J. KehrleJohn KilbournVan H. King IIIWalter KrochmalDonald LabellaKenneth A. LanierDaniel C. LeoneJoseph K. LoehleFred W. LongJohn MacDonaldJack E. McCoyJohn MetzgerNicholas Riccio

Michael P. RyanDaniel SchindlerJulie A. StadingStanley SusinaAlan ThompsonAlfred A. TiezzaKelly VallaPatrick VerdonLeonard WarholicRobert L. WertzAnianette WyattErnest & Jill Wysocki

Donations toProvidence GradChapter ScholarshipFund ($100 or more)Beta Epsilon Chapter Martin BloodGreg Cianfarani Fletcher Nehring

Providence Graduate Chapter

Michael & Audrey Sherry Raymond Smith

Arthur AdamsG.M. AmothJon Anderson Teresa Anderson-Haag Christina Askew Gary Balo James Barnett Scott Bergman Martin Blood Gerard Bouchard Peter Brody, Jr. Craig BurkinNorman CampbellCharles CardenDavid CaristiGreg CianfaraniPaul CyprusEdward DavidJerome DelandeyLouis DiorioScott EdmundsonKristi FecikCharles ForrestAndrew FrascoStephen Frey

Salvatore GiorgianniChristopher GordonAdam GreggShauna GreggJohn GrossomanidesBelinda M. HardinPaul HillerMelissa HuntRonald JordanJohn KilbournKenneth KirkPaul KnechtCindy LeonardPaul LeSageMaria LimperosScott LongRobert MagarianArthur Marinaro John MarionDean MattsonAlfred McNairDavid MenteleRandy MeyerBryan MoonFletcher Nehring

Karl Nieforth, Anthony Palmieri, III Philip PaparoneStephen PlatouJohnny PorterBrett RathiRichard ReevesBrian ReisetterKenneth RobertsEdward RocheJoseph RoneyStewart RyckmanAudry SherryMichael SherryJeff SiglerCharles K. Smith Michael Ira SmithRaymond SmithSparks L. David Jean StarvaggiMichael StarvaggiMeagan WilsonThomas WinninghamGerald WoodWilliam Yates

Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical FoundationDonors

(September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010)

Kappa Psi Foundation Donors who have received a lapel pin


Brothers Unmasked

Ohio Northern University Brother Elissa McCracken recently won the title of Miss

Lima Square Fair in the Miss West Central Scholarship pageant, part of the Miss Ohio

scholarship program and a preliminary to Miss America. Among her prizes, Elissa

won $3,500 in scholarship money, $2,500 of which was supplied as an in-kind award to

eligible winning students of Ohio Northern University.

Elissa, a P2, is a third generation pharmacy student in the Raabe College of

Pharmacy at ONU and a second generation Kappa Psi brother. Her father, Jeff

McCracken, was initiated into the Gamma Delta chapter of Kappa Psi at ONU in 1977.

Her grandfather, the late Jack H. McCracken, was a graduate of ONU in 1953.

At ONU, Elissa serves as the chair of Alumni Relations for Kappa Psi.

She will be competing for the title of Miss Ohio at the state pageant in June of 2011.

The winner of that pageant will progress to the Miss America pageant in early 2012.

We wish Elissa good luck on her quest to become Miss Ohio and Miss America!

Elissa McCracken

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Brains and Beauty

Graduate Chapter of the Year RankingsDear Brothers of Kappa Psi,

On behalf of the Graduate Development and the International Executive Committees, it is my pleasure toannounce the 2010 Graduate Chapter of the Year rankings and awards.

For the second consecutive year, the #1 Graduate Chapter of the Year award goes to St. Louis Graduate chapter. The 2010 Most Improved Chapter award goes to Boston Graduate chapter.The top 10 chapter rankings are as follows:

1 St. Louis2 Boston3 Minnesota4 Illinois5 Buffalo6 Iowa7 Southeast Florida-Bahamas8 Central Michigan9 South Dakota10 Los Angeles

The Graduate Development Committee accepted 22 Chapter of the Year applications. This is the highest sub-mission rate to date. As this was a highly competitive year, we would like to recognize all the graduate chaptersfor their impressive accomplishments in 2009–2010.

Please join me in congratulating the 2010 graduate chapter award winners!

Fraternally,

Latha RadhakrishnanChairperson, Graduate Development CommitteeGraduate Member-at-Large


Epsilon Kappa is chartered

The brothers of Epsilon Kappa and distinguished guests after the official chartering of the chapter.

Gamma Pi brothers are all smiles afterbeing named the 2010 Organization ofthe Year at the St. Louis College ofPharmacy.

Epsilon Lambda onAugust 13, 2010—the day it was chartered.

Epsilon Lambda is chartered

Gamma Pi named2010 Organization of the Year


and teens about their asthma, andworking at nearly 70 Twins baseballgames at Target Field. As we return toschool, we also return to Target Fieldfor the Leukemia & LymphomaSociety’s annual Light the NightWalk. Epsilon brothers fundraise andparticipate in many philanthropicwalks and events throughout the year,but Light the Night holds a specialplace in our hearts because we walk inhonor of our brother, MichelleMentzer.

With so much going on, it’s hard tobelieve the academic year has only

� EpsilonUniversity of MinnesotaFounded 4/30/1928College of Pharmacy, 5‐130 WeaverDensford Hall, 308 Harvard Street S.E.Minneapolis, MN 55455‐[email protected]

Epsilon brothers are starting theschool year off right! Throughout thesummer, we kept our fraternal bondsstrong by continuing to run the dis-pensing pharmacy at the PhillipsNeighborhood Clinic every Mondayand Thursday night, going away toCamp Superkids to educate children

just begun. We’re still looking forwardto marching in our HomecomingParade, holding our biannual dinnermeeting, thrashing the competition inintramural volleyball, and seeing ourfellow Province VIII brothers at fallconclave.

As the school year starts for areahigh school students, so do education-al STI talks—provided courtesy ofEpsilon brothers. We’re also excitedto continue our involvement with theNational Kidney Foundation, volun-teering at local Kidney EarlyEvaluation Program (KEEP) screen-ings and participating in the TwinCities Kidney Walk. In addition,Epsilon brothers are ready to takepart in more Kids Against Hungerfood-packaging events.

Last, but certainly not least, we arethrilled to have an awesome group ofnew pledges this fall. We got to knoweach other at picnics, bowling socials,and open meetings, and now wereeager to grow closer and stronger as achapter.

—Ying Feng

� IotaMedical University of South CarolinaFounded 11/29/1927The College of Pharmacy, 280 CalhounStreet, Charleston, SC [email protected]

We’re looking forward to a freshnew year at Iota chapter, as there hasbeen a lot of change over the past fewmonths. We have an Executive

Committee which includes: RobertDeClue, regent; Travis Combs, firstvice regent; Paul Strange, second viceregent; Beau Kessler, secretary; TomDiPiro, treasurer; Drew Finley, histo-rian; Justin Davis, chaplain; DanMcGraw, pledgemaster; ChrisGiguere, first sergeant at arms; andBrandon Barrett, second sergeant atarms. Also, three brothers were mar-ried this summer: Will Shealy, DrewFinley, and Phil Kirn, and BrotherChris Altman is engaged. BrotherJustin Bennett is now the proud fatherof Caroline Hope Bennett, born July31, and Paul Strange is the proudfather of Taylor Katherine Strange,born September 17. We would like towish all of these brothers the best andcongratulations.

There have also been severalnotable accomplishments to honor.Fellow Brother Chris Dykes will begoing to Keesler Air Force Base inMississippi to begin his career in themilitary. Rob DeClue and Trey Reevesattended a health fair on May 22called “The Importance of KnowingYour Pharmacist and Using the SamePharmacy—Improving PharmacyCare in the African American andHispanic Communities” and gave outmore than 100 PMRs (PersonalMedical Records). We also did ourpart to help Charleston by performingour usual Bee Street cleanup. BrotherKevin Curler was inducted into MUSCStudent Leadership Society. BrothersBilly Grooms, Derrik Weddle, Mackie

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Epsilon brothers make sure that kids with asthma can safely enjoy the great outdoors at Camp Superkids.

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King, and Tom DiPiro volunteeredthis summer at Camp Adam Fisher, acamp for diabetic children and theirfriends and family. Billy Grooms, inhis first year as counselor, receivedCounselor of the Year. BrothersRomeo Abangan, Brett Bailey, andKevin Curler attended the annualSCAPhA meeting in Hilton Head,South Carolina, the weekend of June18–20. Also of note, the Iota chapterwas the repeat winner this year forboth the MUSC Gives Back awardand the College of Pharmacy commu-nity service award. We would like tocongratulate everyone on theirachievements and hard work to keepour chapter well recognized!

—Drew Finley

� MuMassachusetts College of PharmacyFounded 3/4/1907SGA Office c/0 Kappa Psi, 179 LongwoodAve., Boston, MA [email protected]

Mu chapter has been very busylately. We were recently reinstatedafter a hiatus and are ready to hit theground running. We are excited to ini-tiate the 12 members of our February2009 pledge class this month.Congratulations to new BrothersMike Consedine, Kevin Day,Kieran Doctor, Steve Ivanoski,Chris Ives, Kyle Kearney, SteveLacey, Kreshnik Loxha, JamesMikhail, Mike Natale, Deep Pateland Pat Tamburro! Over the past 18months or so, we focused mainly oncharitable endeavors. Among otherevents, we held an internal fundraiserselling T-shirts to brothers and donat-

ed the profits to the Haiti Relief Fund;participated in the annual Mission HillRoad Race; and collected food anddonated it to the Greater Boston FoodBank. Our largest event was the All-University Relay for Life in April of2010 where Mu chapter and BostonGraduate chapter raised more than$5,000 to help fight cancer.

Our return to recognition allows usto reclaim the title of oldest collegiatechapter; however, this year it is ourgoal to bring our 103-year-old chapterup to date so we can remain activeand further the profession of pharma-cy for another 100+ years. We have anumber of professional and philan-thropic events in the pipeline and arealso looking forward to the upcomingProvince I meeting in Maine later thismonth. Mu chapter saw 14 of its mem-bers graduate this year, and we wishthem the best of luck as we look tothe future and prepare our currentmembership for the same success.

—Ben Sturm

� XiThe Ohio State UniversityFounded 5/21/1925College of Pharmacy, 500 W. 12th Ave.,Columbus, OH 43210‐[email protected]

Xi chapter has had a fruitful sum-mer, planning for the upcoming2010–2011 year. Summer started withan officers’ meeting, at whichProvince V Satrap and Xi chapterGCD Andrew Frasco joined us for adelicious dinner at Dave & Buster’swith a night of games ahead of us.Officers were handed a list of summerrequirements from our chapter

regent, Kyle Munch, and everyonewas thrilled to report their progressand ideas.

Xi chapter is excited to introducenew fundraising and philanthropicprojects into our repertoire. We wererecently involved in a very newfundraising project in which brothersgathered after The Ohio StateUniversity’s Involvement Fair to helptear down tables, chairs, and gatherpamphlets. We are proud to be theonly organization from the College ofPharmacy to be represented at thevolunteering event and to kick off thefirst fundraising event of the year. Weare also thrilled to revamp our philan-thropic projects to incorporate phar-maceutical practice that is widelyavailable in our community. One of

the projects we are very excited aboutis the Columbus area CharitablePharmacy. This pharmacy offers ser-vices and medicine to underservedinhabitants of the Columbus area andis always in need of volunteers to helpwith the process. What better way torepresent brotherhood and pharmacythan to commit our time to this inspi-rational program?

Our first Kappa Psi informationalmeeting of the year is just around thecorner. We are excited to generatemuch interest in our Fraternity andawait the opportunity to invite newmembers into our Brotherhood.

� PiPurdue UniversityFounded 6/11/19281330 Heine Pharm. Bldg., Room 156,West Lafayette, IN 47906‐[email protected]

The Purdue University Pi chapter isoff and running for the 2010–2011school year. At the beginning of theyear, we hosted a cookout for thisyear’s prospective pledge class. It wasa fun-filled night with an intense sandvolleyball game. Currently, we have17 new pledges. It is sure to be anexciting and rewarding experiencethanks in part to all the hard work ofJade Richardson, this year’s pledgetrainer.

This year, we have several philan-thropic events planned. We will bepartnering with Habitat for Humanityand the Ronald McDonald House inIndianapolis. We are also planning tovolunteer at a local homeless shelterthroughout the year. The first annualKappa Psi Golf Classic benefiting theRonald McDonald House is beingplanned for next year.

For fundraising, we are sellingdrug cards and sweatpants, and willoffer a couple of different T-shirtsthroughout the year.

—Rachel Snodgrass

Xi brothers enjoy a volleyball game during their chapter picnic.

Brothers enjoying some fellowship during the Xi chapter picnic.

Pi Brother Ryan Ades serves thevolleyball at a rush event.

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drive will also take place inNovember. All of the food collectedwill be donated to the local foodpantry. Students will also take part incampus flu clinics in October andNovember. Other community eventsare currently in the works by theCommunity Service Committee.

December hopes to bring with it anexciting time with Rho chapter’s UglyChristmas Sweater party andChristmas caroling around the town.Our chapter is excited to get thissemester underway and to accomplishall of our goals we have set forth.

—Elizabeth Berland

� SigmaUniversity of MarylandFounded 3/27/1924School of Pharmacy, 20 N. Pine Street,Baltimore, MD [email protected]

This summer has been one for therecord books in both thermometer-bursting temperatures and achieve-ments at Sigma. The ProfessionalFraternity Association awarded Sigmawith the Outstanding CommunityService Award, which has now beenawarded to Kappa Psi for three con-secutive years! Brothers ChrisCharles and Allen Tran traveled toLexington, Kentucky, and met withBrothers Johnny Porter, E. BenWelch, Kali Weaver, and PIISupervisor Paul Knecht to accept ouraward. To further our excitement, weare proud to say that Sigma is rankedfifth chapter in the nation!

As the school year started at Sigma,we geared up for another excitingrush and pledge season. As is tradi-tion, Sigma held/sponsored aWestern-Themed Barbecue, GameNight, and Luau for the rushees to

� RhoUniversity of KansasFounded 4/23/19322010 Becker Dr, Lawrence, KS 66047‐[email protected]

Rho chapter started off the newschool year in full swing. We heldseveral officers’ meetings throughoutthe summer to organize and planupcoming events. The Rho chapterExecutive Committee came up withseveral great ideas to get the most outof our organization for the upcomingyear. At our orientation meeting thefirst week of classes, several prospec-tive members were in attendancealong with the seasoned membersfrom previous years. To show futuremembers the fun side of Kappa Psi,we held a barbecue and sand volley-ball tournament.

Our Kappa Psi initiation will be heldat the end of October and will includeseveral social and community events.The week will feature “dress-up” daysincluding western attire, country clubwear, Hawaiian shirts, Jayhawk fanaticday, and Kappa Psi T-shirt day. In theevenings, social events includingbowling, pumpkin carving/pizzaparty, scavenger hunt on campus, anda board game night have beenplanned by the pledgemasters. Theinitiation ceremony will take place atthe end of the week.

Along with all of the fun, Rho chap-ter has also been working hard for thecommunity. On September 18, agarage sale was held and all proceedswent to support Wings, an organiza-tion that helps women with healthcare costs. In November, a bone mar-row drive is being planned on campusto try and recruit donors for thenational bone marrow registry. AThanksgiving dinner/canned food

meet the brothers and decide if pledg-ing Kappa Psi was right for them.

At signing day on September 24,the turnout did not disappoint. As inprevious years, more than 50+ stu-dents decided to sign and pledgeSigma. Following signing to KappaPsi, brothers and pledges blew offsome steam with intense go kart com-petition. After just a single weekunder the guidance of BrothersGracella Potente and Hee Jung Pyun,the pledges impressed the Sigmabrothers with their enthusiasm, deter-mination, and pride in pledgingKappa Psi.

UpsilonUniversity of KentuckyFounded 4/16/1909Univ. of Kentucky College of Pharmacy725 Rose Street, Room 215, Lexington, KY 40536‐[email protected]

The Upsilon chapter has beenworking hard . . . and playing hard.Last year was a down year for recruit-ment, so the chapter as a whole hasdecided to become more active in anattempt to increase membership.Recruitment week consisted of aninformational meeting, a night ofbrotherhood and pizza at a local pizze-ria, a bowling night, hosting a newschool year kickoff that was open tothe entire College of Pharmacy, andcollaborating with another profession-al pharmacy organization to host aluau. Other recent events includedseveral cookouts for hours of fun inthe sun and good food, a poker nightwith various prizes (no money wasinvolved), and collaborating withKPHA for tailgating events for horseracing and UK football games. Theseactivities appear to be successful asattendance is up and the chapter isexpecting 11–15 pledges. Futureevents include laser tag, the annualscavenger hunt which is always agreat time, and, of course, initiation.For philanthropy, the chapter volun-teers at the Lexington VA workingwith pharmacists to provide patient

Rho brothers in their group huddle during team building activities.

Sigma brothers “Taste the Rainbow” after a general body meeting.

Sigma pledgemasters GracellaPotente and Hee Jung Pyun.

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counseling and chart reviews. Thechapter has also assisted an organiza-tion known as Surgeries on Sundays,which helps individuals afford costlysurgeries. The Upsilon chapter alsocollaborated with other pharmacyorganizations to increase awarenessfor breast cancer. Fundraising hasconsisted of selling audience responsedevices and various T-shirts. Thechapter appears to be growing andmoving in the right direction.

ChiUniversity of Illinois–ChicagoFounded 2/2/1910833 S. Wood Street, Chicago, IL [email protected]

With the chill in the air and theleaves changing color, autumn bringswith it many changes for ChiChapter—a new pledge class, a newcampus, and a new executive boardposition. Fall brings many new begin-nings as a new group of pledges areeager to take part in the Kappa PsiBrotherhood and learn more about all

that Kappa Psi has to offer. With 47new pledges this semester, this is thelargest class we have seen in recentyears. In addition to being such alarge pledge class, they are anextremely passionate and diversegroup—hailing from all around thecountry and even some from abroad.We have pledges from California,Texas, New York and Tennessee to asfar as China, Nepal, Ethiopia andEritrea. We at Chi are eager to seethem working together and forminglife-long brotherhood bonds as theystart on their pledging journey.

In addition to a new pledge class,this year has also seen the opening ofa new College of Pharmacy campus inRockford, Illinois. With the addition of38 new students on campus, the Chiexecutive board is looking forward tochartering a new chapter for our sis-ter campus and spring semester initi-ating another pledge season for them.

As steadfast as the big oak tree andas enduring as time, the �� Chi exec-utive board is a reliable and enduring

alliance of brothers. While manythings may be changing, it is thissavvy group of individuals that holdsChi together through all its endeav-ors. Despite all of the hard work wehave seen various fundraising chairsperform in recent years, the executiveboard has found the workload to bequite hectic. As a result, the issue wasaddressed at a formal body meeting inthe spring semester. It was decidedon, with the majority of votes, that asecond fundraising chair would beappointed in the coming elections.Brothers Sonya Zhan and GraceFernandez stepped up to the chal-lenge this year. I am confident thatwith the help of all of our brothers,Chi can make this a profitable year interms of fundraising. We are excitedto kick off the pledging season with abang. I am confident that our diligentexecutive board and enthusiasticbrothers will promote professionalismand, most importantly, brotherhood inthe coming school year.

—Georgette Murad

� PsiUniversity of TennesseeFounded 10/9/1925College of Pharmacy31 S. Barksdale, Memphis, TN [email protected]

Over the summer, the Psi chapterrenovated the fraternity house andspent more than $3,000 in improve-ments. This included new screens,flooring for the balcony, interior andexterior paint, and window repairs.These updates were much neededand the house looks great now!

The Memphis campus continued tostay busy during the fall with numer-ous rush activities. Rush this yearincluded an information luncheon,toga party, a co-sponsored Redbird’sgame, luau, karaoke, and a formal.Rush 2010 turned out to be a hugesuccess thanks to all the hard workfrom the brothers. We had 73 P1spledge Kappa Psi at the end of rush,which is 25 more than the other cam-pus fraternity.

During our annual DateAuction/Meet the Brothers Night inSeptember, our chapter raised $2,600for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Wewill be granting a wish in the upcom-ing months. The brothers also visitedwith local veterans at the Memphis

Potential pledges attending the annual Chi Rush barbecue.

Province V Satrap LindseyGhiringhelli with Brother EdwardKim (Chi regent 2009–2010) andJoe Nguyen (Province V Secretary)at the Province V Spring Assembly.

Chi officers (L–R): Sarah Yi, CandyNg (vice regent 2009–2010), SusanJin (social chair ’09–’10)

Psi chapter brothers at the luau rush event.

Psi chapter vice regents enjoy theluau rush event.

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recruiting new brothers this year.”Jason already spearheaded an inven-tive Kappa Psi-Phi Delta Chi softballgame last spring. The two fraternitiesjoined for an afternoon of barbecueand good sportsmanship, which set apositive tone for the coming year. Inaddition, spring 2010 brought alongsales of the annual Kappa PsiTherapeutics Manual as well as thetasty Spring Banquet at L’Olivierrestaurant in downtown SanFrancisco. The brothers got a chanceto dress in their finest, while celebrat-ing new friends and accomplishmentsof the previous year.

After a long summer of internshipsand travel, the brothers of BetaGamma were excited to see eachother again as well as meet the incom-ing class of 2014. To introduce thenew class to our fellowship, we kickedoff the new school year and SanFrancisco’s sunny “Indian summer”with a lineup of fun events. Evenbefore classes started, we hosted ourannual Bi-Frat Dessert Social. We dec-orated the Kappa Psi house and thebrothers brought dozens of differenthomemade desserts. Approximately80 first-year pharmacy studentsattended. We had a fabulous turnoutof second-, third- and fourth-year ��brothers as well, and even recentgrads, which showed the dedication ofthe UCSF brothers. We also attendedthe Giants vs. Padres baseball gameand tailgate which was an excitinggame for us San Franciscans. Also,our new recycling fundraiser will pro-mote a healthy environment whileraising money for next year’s GrandCouncil Convention, which will beheld in San Francisco.

—Marissa Trester

VA Hospital for some philanthropywork.

The Knoxville campus started thenew school year with a bang, gettingright into service projects. Brothershelped by volunteering their time andknowledge at a hypertension screen-ing located at a nearby pharmacy.The first weekend in October wasdedicated to our local charity, theRonald McDonald House of Knoxville,where brothers helped by cleaninginside and out. Everyone got togetherfor one of our annual University ofTennessee tailgates where the stu-dents kicked back and enjoyed thegrill while mingling with fellow stu-dents and alumni.

—Nicole Noall—Thad McGiness

� Beta GammaUniversity of California-San FranciscoFounded 9/23/1910College of Pharmacy1499 5th Ave., San Francisco, CA [email protected]

The 2009–10 school year brought ahost of exciting events for BetaGamma chapter. We had our new offi-cer elections in the spring and a newgroup of �� leaders emerged. Theyinclude Yasin Ait-Ouyahia, KatieAlvarez, Alan Chuang, Peter Colley,Melinda Fairman, Greg Gipson,Debra Kaw, Ngoc Nguyen, LauraPhan, Johnny Rau, Marissa Trester,and Pan Pan Wong. Also, we areproud and excited to have our newregent, Jason Phillips, and our Pledgeof the Year, Mohsen Shamai, who areboth enthusiastic and loyal brothers.Mohsen showed his enthusiasm bysaying he is “excited to be a new offi-cer” and is “really looking forward to

� Beta EpsilonUniversity of Rhode IslandFounded 5/17/1911College of Pharmacy,41 Lower CollegeRoad, Kingston, RI 02881‐[email protected]

With the new school year comesrenewed optimism that we will haveanother great year here at URI. As fallapproaches, we look forward to pledg-ing and letting new brothers join BetaEpsilon while aiding them in creatingmemories and establishing newfriendships—just as we did when wewere in their position.

Beta Epsilon opened the year with astrong presence at the URI Pharmacypicnic, where regent AnthonyHarrison and rush chair RyanBousquet recruited many potentialnew members and let incoming fresh-men, as well as interested upperclass-men, learn more about our organiza-tion. We had more than 30 rusheesattend our annual rush barbecue,where we watched a Patriots gameand got to know the new Beta Epsilonhopefuls. We look forward to futurerush events, including an information-al meeting, a URI hockey game whererushees can get another chance tomeet the brothers, and formalentrance interviews. We hope to fielda strong pledge class of 24 new broth-ers and have another prolific andpleasant pledging process.

This semester we also hope to havea strong showing from our intramuralsports teams: soccer, flag football, and

dodgeball. Kappa Psi has won champi-onships in the past, as we hope toobtain such success again.

Many exciting events await us thisyear at URI, the foremost being ourcentennial celebration. We have comea long way since May 17, 1911, and welook forward to making this year amemorable one. With the air chillingand pledging just around the corner,we are excited about the opportunitiesthe new year presents us with.

—Kevin Gaul

� Beta EtaWest Virginia UniversityFounded 5/16/1925Health Sciences NorthMorgantown, WV [email protected]

Loads of Beta Etas came out torecruit potential rushees at our Schoolof Pharmacy organization fair at thestart of the fall semester. We held an

The Beta Gamma brothers at the Annual Bi-Frat dinner (L–R) KatieAlvarez, Soniya Tambe, Navneet Khangura, Melinda Fairman and PeterColley.

Beta Epsilon regent Anthony Harrison greets a prospective member at theannual College of Pharmacy picnic.

Beta Eta Brothers on the way towatch the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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informational meeting for P1s andinterested upperclassmen andannounced our first rush event—a pic-nic at the local Dorsey’s Knob Park.The second rush event was a watch-party for the WVU Mountaineer foot-ball team as they took on our staterival, Marshall University.

While some Beta Etas attendedProvince II in Wilkes-Barre,Pennsylvania, other brothers partici-pated in the September Stride onSeptember 25. This 5K fundraising

event benefited the RichardRosenbaum Memorial Fund, whichsupports children with cystic fibrosisand other pulmonary conditions.Several dates have been set to visitthe Ronald McDonald HouseCharities of Morgantown this semes-ter, where Beta Etas will preparemeals for the needy families of critical-ly ill children. Also, in coordinationwith the Academy of StudentPharmacists, we will host our annualHIV/AIDS awareness semiformal inDecember. Proceeds benefit theCaritas House, the HIV/AIDSresource center for North-CentralWest Virginia.

Our first social event took place onFriday, September 17, where we jour-neyed to Pittsburgh to watch thePirates take on the ArizonaDiamondbacks. We’ve alreadyplanned several more social events forthe semester, including Fright Nightat Kennywood amusement park inPittsburgh and the WVU School ofPharmacy Halloween party hosted byour chapter.

Pledging processes are now in fullswing, and we have 16 Beta Etapledges this semester. Our Big/Littlenight has been set for November 12,and we’re excited to welcome the newbrothers to our chapter. We’ve hadgreat turnout for events so far andlook forward to an active pledge sea-son. Our officers and brothers haveshared so many great ideas already,we’re sure that this year Beta Etas willstay busy in the community.

� Beta KappaUniversity of PittsburghFounded 3/26/1913School of Pharmacy228 Salk Hall, Pittsburgh, PA [email protected]

After a fun-filled summer, the fallsemester is now in full swing.Brothers of Beta Kappa have beenbusy academically, fraternally, andsocially. Rush is complete, and we willbe inducting a new pledge class in thecoming weeks. The first rush eventwas held in Salk Hall and providedrushees with some information aboutthe Fraternity as well as some goodeats. Here, brothers and rushees hadthe opportunity to socialize with eachother for the first time and get toknow more about the chapter. Thesecond event was held on the lawn ofthe Peterson Events Center wherebrothers and rushees participated inan intense game of volleyball andother games such as ladder ball andcornhole. All who attended enjoyedthe evening, as it was a great way forthe rushees and brothers to get toknow each other outside of the schoolsetting. The final event was a barbe-cue held at the Kappa Psi house filledwith great food and more “getting toknow you.” Even in the midst of anexam-packed week, this event was agreat success. Thank you to ourGCDs, Dave Maskiewicz and ChrisMiller, for sponsoring the barbecue!

With pledging just around the cor-ner, brothers are looking forward to

many of the pledging events we haveplanned for the fall semester. Theseinclude Round Robin, the Big/Littledinner at the Spaghetti Warehouse,Fright Farm and Scav Night. Evenwith a busy course load and thispacked lineup of activities, brothershave continued to participate in phil-anthropy projects throughout thecourse of the semester. So far, BetaKappa has been cooking at FamilyHouse, participated in a DiabetesWalk at the Pittsburgh Zoo, built acorn maze for the local children ofFranklin, Pennsylvania, and providedblood pressure screenings for morethan ONE THOUSAND patients atthe Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fairheld at the Peterson Events Center.Maggie Dixon, who died at the age of28 from an enlarged heart, was a colle-giate women’s basketball coach aswell as the sister of Jamie Dixon, theUniversity of Pittsburgh’s men’s bas-ketball coach. The event’s objectivewas to increase awareness of the riskof sudden cardiac death and the needfor early diagnoses and preventivetreatment. Thank you to the brotherswho represented Beta Kappa at thisimportant event.

Beta Kappa would also like to thankDelta Omicron for hosting theProvince II fall meeting where broth-ers had the opportunity to share aweekend of fun and fraternal bonding.Brothers of Beta Kappa were proud toaccept the award for Province IIChapter of the Year for the ninth con-secutive year as well as the Man-Mile

Elyse Weitzman posing with Pittmen’s basketball coach Jamie Dixonwho came to get his blood pressuretaken at the Maggie Dixon HeartHealth Fair.

Brothers representing Beta Kappa at the Step Out Diabetes Walk held atthe Pittsburgh Zoo: (from left) Caroline Burggaller, Julie Jean, LindsayMcCartney, Nick Hunsinger, Rebecca Crooks, Hannah Duttenhoeffer, andCortlynn Latsha.

Beta Lambda brothers visit brothers from Gamma Delta in downtown Ada.

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Brother and current regent Kyle Hakemade a trip to the University ofCincinnati to visit the brothers of BetaPhi and also to attend the PharmacyFormal of the University of Cincinnati.

To welcome the newly recruitedbrothers, professional pictures weretaken outside the University of ToledoCollege of Pharmacy with the back-ground of our university signaturebuilding, the University Hall. Mostbrothers were able to attend andjoined in the professional picturesalong with Dean Early and Dr. StevePeseckis, both of whom are Kappa Psialumni and the latter being one of ourtwo GCDs. To strengthen the bondwithin the College of Pharmacy andCollege of Engineering, Beta Lambdaheld a social event with the two otherpharmacy fraternities on campus,Lambda Kappa Sigma and Alpha ZetaOmega, and an honor engineering fra-ternity, Tau Beta Pi. It was a greatopportunity for Beta Lambda to reachout to other students on campus andstrengthen the bonds between theseorganizations.

Although fall semester has justbegun, brothers of Beta Lambda havealready accomplished a lot. There arecurrently 17 successfully recruitedpledges who are being tested in theways of becoming a brother of KappaPsi. To further strengthen the bondsbetween the brothers of Beta Lambdaand the brothers of Gamma Delta,Gamma Delta brothers are makingtrips to the University of Toledo tovisit. The brothers of Beta Lambdaalso held a barbecue with Lambda

Award with nine Beta Kappa brothersin attendance. The chapter is alsopleased to announce that Beta Kappahas been ranked number two national-ly! We are so proud of all of our broth-ers who have put their time, dedica-tion, and hard work into the Fraternityto keep it going strong.

—Caroline Burggaller

� Beta LambdaUniversity of ToledoFounded 5/22/1925College of Pharmacy801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH [email protected]

The Beta Lambda chapter hasmade leaps and bounds over the pastyear and is continuing to set highstandards for its members. Whether itpertained to the considerably largerpledge classes, increased philan-thropy among actives, or coordinatedsocial events with other chapters inthe region, the Kappa Psi brothersattending the University of Toledohave and are continuing to launchtheir chapter to new heights.

Over this past spring semester,there were 11 successfully recruitedbrothers. Along with the brotherswho were activated in the past fallsemester, a total of 24 quality brotherswere added into our chapter over thepast year. Seven brothers were accept-ed into the Pharm.D. program of theUniversity of Toledo. Last spring, sev-eral brothers attended the Province Vspring assembly in Chicago, an expe-rience that truly opened our eyes tothe vastness and prestige that isKappa Psi. It was during this historicalconvention that our chapter becameacquainted with the brothers ofGamma Delta and Beta Phi. Shortlyafter, the brothers of Beta Lambdamade a few trips to Ohio NorthernUniversity to visit the brothers ofGamma Delta and also to strengthenties with their fellow brothers.

Kappa Sigma to socialize and tightenour friendship. Brothers of BetaLambda have become more extensive-ly involved in different philanthropyevents including the PrescriptionDrug Take Back Day held by theDEA. This event was open to the gen-eral public to be able to turn in pre-scription drugs to the UniversityPolice Department to avoid drug mis-use or abuse. With the help of othervolunteers, we were able to collectmore than 4,000 prescriptions andsafely secure them from potentialdiversion.

Brothers of Beta Lambda will beparticipating in the Diabetes Walkheld by the Juvenile Diabetes

Research Foundation to gain aware-ness of type 1 diabetes. We are alsoparticipating in a weekly local charityevent, Food for Thought. This is anonprofit event that makes baggedlunches for the homeless people ofdowntown Toledo. Brothers alsojoined in, along with thousands of oth-ers, during the Susan G. Komen Racefor the Cure to raise awareness andfunds for breast cancer. To welcomeToledo Grad brothers, we are holdinga barbecue and inviting them toattend during Homecoming weekend.

Over the remainder of the year,there is still a lot that brothers of BetaLambda would like to accomplish. Wewill be holding a clothing drive to col-

Beta Lambda brothers enjoy breakfast with the brothers of Gamma Delta during their visit to Ohio Northern.

Beta Nu active brothers at the OldChicago social in September: (frontto back) Karen Chou, DanielGonzalez, Andrew Le, Bill Lorenz,and Mandy Yu.

Beta Nu pledges at ice cream social after the bid acceptance ceremony:(L–R) Steve Stackhouse, Jen Hasiak, Ben Maisenbach, Colin Sinnott,and Etukeren Etukeren.

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lect old and unused clothing for theToledo Salvation Army. We will alsobe participating in different 5Kruns/walks and the Relay for Life togain awareness of different diseases,to raise funds for those diseases, andto promote health and wellness aspharmacists and pharmacy students.Beta Lambda will be holding severalpatient care events within the localToledo community to educate thepublic on STD prevention and poisonprevention. We also hold the bestparty around for CHANGE!! We holda Halloween party that raises dona-tions of canned goods for our CherryStreet Mission food drive. Our annualFall Forma is a time for our chapter tomingle with the faculty of the Collegeof Pharmacy and other pharmacy stu-dents. Beta Lambda is looking for-

ward to planning trips to other chap-ters within Province V to strengthenthe bonds between brothers. Anychapters that are willing to help hostus for a weekend, please contact theregent of Beta Lambda, Kyle Hake([email protected]).

—Chun Wong

� Beta NuCreighton UniversityFounded 11/21/1914School of Pharmacy, 2500 California PlazaOmaha, NE 68178‐[email protected]

The beginning of the academic yearhas brought huge success for theBeta Nu chapter of Kappa Psi. Theactive brothers hosted several rushevents that generated a lot of interestand drew in a large number of

prospective pledges. As always, thesocial at Old Chicago in Omaha’s his-toric Old Market district was a greattime for all. Some other rush tradi-tions, such as a kickoff barbecue anda pizza social at a local restaurant,were incorporated into the scheduleand were highly enjoyed. Thanks inlarge part to the hard work and dedi-cation of sergeant at arms BurkeWilson and assistant sergeant at armsAndrew Le, 51 pledges attended theBid Acceptance Ceremony!Furthermore, we are very excited toannounce that we also have a facultypledge this year, Dr. Brian Henriksen.An ice cream social was held after BidAcceptance to celebrate.

Beta Nu will be very busy over thenext few months, as we have a lot offun pledging events coming up andare getting involved in numerouscharitable activities. The pledges arelooking forward to our annualKaraoke Social, Bonfire, and HayrackRide, and the active brothers willmake sure those events live up to thehype! On a more humanitarian note,our chapter has been participating inthe “Lazarus Effect” by collecting sig-natures for the ONE Program. Thegoal of this petition is to make surethat the U.S. budget for foreign aidremains at $2 billion per year over thenext three years, ensuring that nochild is born with HIV by 2015. Ourchapter is also participating in Jeansfor Wishes in conjunction with theMake-A-Wish Foundation, and is rais-ing money by allowing students towear jeans to particular events. Wewill also be working to “Keep OmahaBeautiful” this fall by cleaning theyards of elderly citizens.

All in all, Beta Nu has been verybusy the last few months! With theenthusiasm of the incoming pledges

and the dedication of the active broth-ers, we are very excited for what wecan accomplish with the remainder ofthe semester!

—Kelli Dvorak

� Beta XiUniversity of North CarolinaFounded 5/1/1915208 Finley Golf Course RoadChapel Hill, NC [email protected]

With classes underway at theUniversity of North Carolina, Beta Xiis invigorated and ready to take on apromising new semester. Jumpingright into rush, we welcomed studentsto campus at Fall Fest and held apharmacy school information sessionfor undergraduates, both of whichattracted many people interested inpharmacy and Kappa Psi. Rush ChairRyan Tilton did an amazing job oforganizing rush events that included anight out at Charlie Goodnight’sComedy Club, Wii sports game night,dinner at Monterrey’s, laser tag andmini golf at Frankie’s Fun Park, andbowling at Mardi Gras. These eventsprovided brothers with the opportuni-ty to get to know the rushees whilealso bonding with other brothers.Rushees were also invited to volun-teer with brothers at the SECUFamily House for bingo night. As thelast events of the fall rush schedule, acookout and Beach Blast Party wereheld at our house, and we enjoyed afun-filled night with brothers andrushees. After formal rush and induc-tions, we welcomed eight pledges andeach shows potential to become agreat brother.

In addition to rush and pledging,we have taken on a variety of commu-nity service and fundraising projects.Brothers took the time to volunteer atthe SECU Family House for gamenights and the Food Bank of Easternand Central North Carolina. ChaplainTiffany Sims is in the midst of coordi-nating a campus-wide dodgeball tour-nament to raise money for our Relayfor Life team, benefiting the AmericanCancer Society. As part of our effortsto raise money for the chapter and forthe philanthropic causes we support,we have been working in the inpatientpharmacy, IV pharmacy, and chemo -therapy pharmacy of UNC Hospitals.Fundraising Chair Jamie Basham hasbeen working with the business man-ager of the UNC Hospitals pharma-cies to set up days for brothers tocheck for expired and compromisedmedication in these pharmacies.

We have also been actively involvedin professional events organized by

Beta Xi brothers Charlie Summerlin, Rebecca Call, Kathryn Litten, Erin Christensen, and Matt Starr.

Beta Xi brothers Nicole Nicolsen, Erika von Vajna, Jamie Basham, andIrene Park.

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� Beta PiWashington State UniversityFounded 4/18/1916College of Pharmacy, Wegner Room 155Pullman, WA 99164‐[email protected]

The new Beta Pi officers have beenbusy planning upcoming activities forthis year. To begin the 2010–2011school year, brothers of Beta Pi andPPSO held our annual barbecue towelcome the Washington StateUniversity Pharmacy Class of 2014.While enjoying the delicious food, wewere able to meet the new class andrevisit with old classmates and profes-sors. Following the first week ofschool, our chapter kicked off ourrush events with “Speed Greeting.”This is where a member and pledgetalk for two minutes to get to knowone another. This was a wonderfulopportunity for pledges to see what itmeans to be a brother within KappaPsi. Rush events continued with acampus scavenger hunt and a “Day atthe Dunes.”

Beta Pi continues to reach out andhelp with various community serviceactivities. Our first community serviceproject was campus cleanup. Currentmembers paired up with pledge mem-bers to clean up trash around ourpharmacy building. Thanks to JackieCo, our community service chair, wehave been able to serve our communi-ty through raising money for diabetes

Professional Chair Caitlin Moorman.We participated in Vial of Life atEmerald Pond RetirementCommunity to help residents com-plete PMRs. With positive feedbackfrom the managers and requests tocome back from the residents, wehope to establish a relationship withthem and build upon our success withPMR there.

On October 20, we will be havingAlumni Day here at the Beta Xi housein Chapel Hill. It is always a specialtime when we get alumni, currentbrothers, and pledges together. Weare also eagerly anticipating theProvince III fall meeting hosted byEpsilon Delta as a large contingent ofBeta Xi brothers plan to make the tripto Bristol, Virginia. With this andmuch more to do, we look forward toanother exciting fall semester!

—Carla Lardizabal

� Beta OmicronUniversity of WashingtonFounded 4/15/1916School of PharmacyP.O. Box 357631, Seattle, WA [email protected]

Beta Omicron has just startedschool in the last week of September,giving us little time to present anylarge events we’ve completed. ButKappa Psi was still able to cometogether for some activities over thesummer. One of the new events ourchapter took part in was the formationof a partnership with local Costcopharmacies. Brothers went out to vari-ous Costcos in the region and per-formed cholesterol screening for themembers of the communities. Overthe summer, we heard about theDelta Mu chapter in Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada needingsome help to revive its chapter. A fewbrothers got together and drove upacross the border to help out theDelta Mu chapter’s revival. Withschool getting closer, the weekbeforehand has traditionally been thetime the University of Washingtonwelcomes the first-year class. KappaPsi has always had a strong presenceat the first-year orientation, with thisyear being no different. Our brothersdesigned a new scavenger hunt forthe first-year pharmacy students torace through the school, solving rid-dles and following the clues to a first-place finish. At the end of the week,our brothers went out to enjoy the lastdays of summer with a barbecue atSeattle’s famous Gas Works Park.School is just getting underway andrush is just beginning. The summerfor Beta Omicron was action packed.

research and cleaning up our high-ways through our biannual Adopt-a-Highway project. Our fundraisingchair, Amanda Bitterman, has contin-uously come up with new fundraising

opportunities. Her hard work includesselling merchandise at orientation andorganizing our first car wash held atDissmore’s in Pullman, Washington.She is also putting together gift bas-

Beta Xi brothers play laser tag with rushees.

Beta Omicron vice regent Howard Johnson grilling kalbi at the Kappa Psisummer barbecue.

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kets for our homecoming footballgame against the Oregon Ducks;these baskets will be raffled off toKappa Psi alumni.

Thanks to our officers and currentmembers, we have had three success-ful social events, including Beta Pichapter’s “Black, White and RedAffair.” In red were our third-yearbrothers; second-year brothers woreblack; and pledges wore white.Bowling night had a tremendousturnout. The awards included “BestAll-Around Bowler,” “Best VictoryDance,” and “Best Female Bowler.”Brother Patrick Tabon hosted “NightOut on the Town” at our Spokanecampus. Everyone dressed in theirbest golf attire and brothers were splitup into groups that competed

throughout the night.This year Beta Pi will be participat-

ing in Picnic on the Lawn, Trick-or-Treat for Blankets and Canned Food,and Adopt-a-Family. As we welcomeour new pledge brothers, we look for-ward to an eventful year.

—Katie England

� Beta SigmaNorth Dakota State UniversityFounded 4/25/1924College of Pharmacy1345 University Drive, Fargo, ND [email protected]

Beta Sigma has been a very busychapter this fall. We started out theyear working at NDSU’s OrganizationFair and participated in events such asTake Back the Night, a peace rally to

acknowledge domestic abuse andrape victims, and the Good NeighborCampaign, during which we got toknow some of our neighbors sur-rounding the Greek community. Wehave Greek Meal Exchange comingup, when Greek houses on campusinvite others into our homes and cookmeals, as a way to get to know otherGreeks. Fall Recruitment brought 19hopeful students who are currentlyundergoing the recruitment process.We also have been doing our monthlyservice project, which is cooking ameal for low-income citizens who livein the High Rises, an area of WestFargo. We also have been conductingblood pressure checks and screen-ings under the supervision of one ofour alumni who is a newly graduatedpharmacist! We’re also very excitedto become more involved in ourCollege of Pharmacy, Nursing &Allied Sciences, and have volunteeredour services to the administration.We will now be helping with buildingtours and question & answer sessionsfor prospective or pre-professionalstudents.

Homecoming was also a blast; weparticipated in two parade floats andprepared breakfast and dinner forour alumni who live in the area orcame back for our biannual alumnimeeting to discuss house remodel-ing. Now, we turn our undividedattention to fall conclave, which weare hosting this year. It should be agreat turnout. We’re very excited tosee the faces of other Kappa Psibrothers in Province VIII.

Beta UpsilonButler UniversityFounded 2/27/19304600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN [email protected]

The first month back at Butler hasbeen fun and busy for Beta Upsilon.We held a variety of events for ourpotential new members, such as acookout and an outdoor game night,and ended up with an amazing pledgeclass of 34 members. In order to bet-ter pair up the Little/Big brothers ear-lier in the pledge process, we aregoing to try out a new “speed dating”event that should be fun. Some philan-thropy events the pledges will be par-ticipating in with the active brothersare a Halloween party for BigBrothers Big Sisters, trick-or-treatingfor canned goods, and community leafraking. We are also very excitedbecause our chapter has a new localphilanthropy, Mid-North Food Pantry,who we will be working with closelythroughout the year. Beta Upsilon isplanning a lot of fun brotherhoodevents this semester too, includinggoing pumpkin-picking, seeing BlueMan Group, and going to a Butler bas-ketball game together. We are lookingforward to a great semester of broth-erhood, philanthropy, and workingwith a wonderful pledge class!

—Danielle Hebel

� Beta PhiUniversity of CincinnatiFounded 2/12/1927College of Pharmacy, Mail Location #4,Cincinnati, OH [email protected]

The officers of Beta Phi haveworked really hard all summer tomake this rush and pledge year agreat one. We had our annual wel-come back cookout with more than 50first-year students, 40 brothers, andeven an appearance by the dean of ourcollege, Dean Acosta. It was a greatevent filled with food, fun, and corn-hole. We have a lot of exciting eventscoming up, including a cornhole tour-nament, bowling, tailgating for a foot-ball game, a night out at Dave &Buster’s and, of course, Bid Night.Along with those events we look for-ward to continuing our communityservice at the Drop Inn Shelter, offer-ing basic health assessment to thehomeless of the Over-the-Rhine com-munity, and organizing our nextHoxworth Blood Drive, which was ahuge success last year. Our brothershave also continued to show theirleadership abilities by assumingoffices in several other organizations;

Beta Pi brothers in their golf attire for Spokane’s “Night Out on the Town”: (L–R) Peter Chen, Joe Tran, DavidTran, Jared Layman, and Patrick Tabon.

Beta Chi brothers after a water balloon fight against Phi Delta ChiPharmacy Fraternity.

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� Beta PsiUniversity of WisconsinFounded 12/6/1919School of Pharmacy, 615 North Lake St. #2, Madison, WI [email protected]

With school being in full swing, sohas Beta Psi’s rush season. We kickedoff rush with a bang by treating theUW–Madison’s School of PharmacyDHP-1s to a welcome back cookout.Brothers made lunch for all 139incoming students. This gave us agreat opportunity to spread the wordabout Kappa Psi brotherhood. In addi-tion to the cookout, we have had bon-fires, Katy’s Kid orientation, Q and Asessions, Bowling, Ice Cream on the

in fact, each organization at the col-lege has at least one Beta Phi brotheron their executive committee and sev-eral have more than one. One of ourbrothers, Nick Messinger, is runningfor regional delegate at the upcomingAPhA convention in Columbus. Weare looking forward to an excitingyear with a great pledge class and lotsof community service events.

—Lyndsay Hammons

Beta ChiDrake UniversityFounded 5/3/1930College of Pharmacy, Cline Hall, 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311‐[email protected]

The Beta Chi brothers have beenvery busy so far this semester after arelaxing summer vacation. We startedthe school year off by working conces-sions at some of the last Iowa Cubsgames of the season. We also havebeen selling entertainment books tofriends, family, and students on ourcampus. We have been continuing ourprevious philanthropic events by pack-aging meals to combat hunger atMeals from the Heartland and prepar-ing meals and cleaning at the RonaldMcDonald House. The Beta Chi chap-ter is very excited to announce thatwe have recently accepted 22 newpledges. We had lots of fun at therush events we held, including taconight, mini golf, picnic games, and aformal rush night. We are looking for-ward to the pledging process and get-ting to know our new members!

—Kristen Fischer

Terrace, and Badger football games.Our main focus this rush season is toreally get close with our pledges, andthus far it has been a great success.We all can’t wait until we initiate ournew brothers!

� Beta OmegaTemple UniversityFounded 5/22/19301247 W. Allegheny Avenue,Philadelphia, PA [email protected]

Commencement of the fall semes-ter has marked an exciting milestonefor the Beta Omega chapter as awhole and individually based on ourpersonal and structural growth. With

new windows in place throughout theentire house, it has never looked bet-ter. The light has finally reached ourhallways, and this can be thought ofas a metaphor for the progress BetaOmega has made during the past fewyears. We have established ourselvesas an integral part of TempleUniversity School of Pharmacy. So far,with regent and legacy Frank Rubinoat the helm, Kappa Psi has master-minded events that have benefited allof the school’s organizations and per-sonnel involved. We have big plans forthis semester with our weekly rushevents, smoking cessation-counselingsessions at community pharmacies,and fundraisers.

Beta Omega brothers (L–R) Frank Rubino, Paul Cunningham, ScottTrimborn, and Ash Miller.

Beta Psi brothers at the first Badger football game of the year.

Gamma Zeta brothers and rushees at a rush dinner.

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We started the semester off rightwith our annual welcome back partyheld at our house on AlleghenyAvenue. Many brothers united inmaking this party possible. Brotherscleaned the entire house spotless,from attic to basement, in hopes ofmaking the transition clean for theincoming first-year pharmacy stu-dents. A lot of brothers were able toestablish bonds with many of the newfaces, and a number of peopleexpressed interest as to what exactlywas behind the scenes here at BetaOmega.

Throughout the past few weeks,our main focus has been keeping upwith rush events and the prospectivepledges in attendance. So far, BetaOmega has sponsored a PhiladelphiaPhillies game, Monday NightFootball, and a bowling night with ourLKS sisters. This has been extremelybeneficial to all parties involved,whether a future pledge or a brother.Everyone connected with the pledg-ing process is extremely excited about

the upcoming interviews and initiationnight that will mark the beginning ofthe lifelong journey that is Kappa Psi.

As always, we would like to wishthe best of luck to all other chapters intheir recruitment processes, and maywe welcome the next wave of brothersinto the Brotherhood, for they willcarry on the legacy that embodies oursacred fraternal bonds.

�� Gamma DeltaOhio Northern UniversityFounded 3/20/1920Ohio Northern UniversityRaabe College of Pharmacy525 S. Main St., Ada, OH [email protected]

Since the beginning of the schoolyear, Gamma Delta has been verybusy! Our classes began September 7and within the first three weeks, wehad four recruitment events. First, wehad an informational meeting; thenwe had an ice cream social, a cookoutin the park, and finally a bonfire. Tohelp promote scholarship and interest

in Kappa Psi, we also held generalchemistry tutoring for freshmen. Wehad a great turnout at all of ourevents, and we recently handed out 48bids. We are looking forward to train-ing our first pledge class. Our profes-sional activities are also underway,with Cerebral Palsy Bowling everySaturday morning. We also have a fewhealth fairs scheduled for ourAsthma/COPD Outreach program.Ohio Northern’s homecoming wasOctober 8–10, and Gamma Delta hadone brother nominated forHomecoming King, Charles “Cody”Hay. We designed a float for the annu-al homecoming parade and spent awonderful weekend with the alumni.To help fundraise this fall, we aregoing to be selling Rx and Mortar &Pestle Silly Bands to the College ofPharmacy.

�� Gamma EpsilonUniversity of NebraskaFounded 3/20/1920Univ. of Nebraska College of Pharmacy,985025 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE [email protected]

The Gamma Epsilon chapter hashad an active past few months. AsAugust ended and school began, weheld our annual recruitment event—the back to school barbecue. The first-year students got the chance to meetone another, meet active members, aswell as play some yard games andfoosball at the event. This year, thereare 20 students beginning the pledg-ing process, which turns out to benearly half of the incoming class! Weare very excited to have them all andlook forward to getting to know themthrough “Meet the Pledges” as well asintroducing ourselves through “Meetthe Actives” presentations. We areplanning our class philanthropyevents at the Ronald McDonaldHouse and continuing our partnership

with Habitat for Humanity throughthe Cans for Habitat. It looks to beanother exciting and eventful year atGamma Epsilon!

—Beth Brenner

�� Gamma ZetaSamford UniversityFounded 3/20/1935800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL [email protected]

Starting with an evening cookout ina local park, Gamma Zeta carried outanother successful rush week at theoutset of the fall semester. Other rushactivities were a game night and a bar-becue dinner attracting a large num-ber of interested rushees. InSeptember, we were happy to induct asizable pledge class of 18 P1 and P2students. Some Gamma Zeta brothersmet up with brothers from DeltaGamma to attend an Auburn homegame in late September. Our chapterheld a brotherhood campout at OakMountain State Park which was a funtime of fellowship with our brothersand allowed us to get to know the newpledge class better. On October 2,many Gamma Zeta brothers partici-pated in the ADA’s Step Out: Walk toFight Diabetes in Birmingham. Thisyear the Step Out event, along with anassociated health fair, was held onSamford University’s campus. As shedid last year, Brother Olivia Dansbytook the role of team captain for theP3 class team.

—Joel Meulemans

�� Gamma EtaUniversity of MontanaFounded 6/4/1920Department of BMED 244, Missoula, MT [email protected]

Last spring, we were in the processof working on many projects, includ-ing helping with a fundraiser walk forthe Juvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundation, highway cleanup, and ourannual Spring Fling. The JDRF walkwent fantastically well and raisedmore than $50,000 to help fundresearch to find a cure for type 1 dia-betes. “Fiesta” was the theme weselected for our Spring Fling. Not onlydid we have a great turnout, we alsohad a great time. We finished theschool year off with a barbecue toshow some love and appreciation forour brothers heading out for theiryear of rotations and for our graduat-ing brothers. Good luck to all!

Gamma Eta was pretty low-keythroughout the summer. However,our former regent and current

Gamma Epsilon brothers at their back to school barbecue.

Gamma Delta brothers L–R: Emily Ervin, Amber Utrup, Jenny Provost,Tiffany Olberding, and Dan Gedeon, work the ice cream table during thechapter's ice cream social rush event.

Gamma Delta Brothers RyanFinke, Dan Gedeon, and MarquiMilford at the Cerebral Palsy bowl-ing event.

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about the Fraternity and work theirway to becoming a brother of KappaPsi.

This semester has been quite busyfor the brothers of Gamma Iota. Westarted off our fundraising activitiesby selling our Lexi-Comp book andsoftware. Other successful fundraiserscurrently include our UB School ofPharmacy pint glass sale as well asthe mortar card sale. In continuingwith our service project, the GammaIota brothers will be participating inthe walk for the American DiabetesAssociation held at the Coca-ColaField. By starting off with our year-long philanthropy project of continu-ing education, Gamma Iota will behosting a table in the student unionevery month. For the month ofSeptember, Gamma Iota has set upour tables by informing the publicabout lymphoma and leukemia. Ourbrothers also know how to have fun aswe went to the Buffalo Bills homeopening game with the Buffalo Gradchapter.

This year, the brothers of GammaIota are proud to host the Province Vfall assembly meeting. We are allworking extra hard to make this eventa success. As Midyear comes closer,there is still much to plan to make thisweekend enjoyable for all the otherbrothers in Province V. We are eagerto see everyone there and hope all thebrothers have a safe trip!

—Kim Van

Province X Satrap, Chad, was able tomake a trip to the Tri-Cities for a get-together with other brothers in ourProvince. He reported back that hehad an awesome weekend and hopesto continue this tradition in thefuture, with more and more brothersattending.

Although we were sad to see sum-mer end, the Gamma Eta chapter isback to business and hard at workwith plans for the upcoming schoolyear. For right now, our primary focusis recruiting new brothers. We havehad three rush events so far, all ofthem being very successful. Our firstrush event was bowling and karaoke.We had such a good time getting toknow the new members and sang ourhearts out. At the second rush event,an ’80s themed barbecue, new and oldbrothers showed up dressed to thenines. The costumes couldn’t havebeen better! Our most recent rushevent was our annual homecomingtailgate. Rushees got to eat chili andburgers for free, while mingling withcurrent brothers and alumni whocame back for the game. We have alsocompleted one of our fall communityservice events—highway cleanup.Several of the current members, andeven some of the rushees, helpedmake Missoula a little bit brighter.With October approaching so quickly,we are working on planning initiation.In the works for the future, we areselling wreathes as a fundraiser andhelping out with Trick-or-Eat for thePoverello, which collects items for thehomeless shelter in Missoula. We’vegot lots of things to keep us busy overthe next few months.

—Jocelyn Stromberg—Alexa Lipp

�� Gamma IotaState University of New York-BuffaloFounded 1/16/1921Cooke Hall, North Campus,Amherst, NY [email protected]

The Gamma Iota brothers kickedoff the new fall semester with ourannual Welcome Back Barbecue. Itwas awesome seeing everyone’s oldfaces as we reunited once again.What was more exciting was that weall got a chance to meet the incom-ing P1s as they made their way toour rush events. With so many inter-ested rushees, we were able to makethis year’s rush events a huge suc-cess. We are proud to say we have28 strong pledges still continuingwith their pledging process. This willbe an exciting journey for all of us aswe watch them gain their knowledge

�� Gamma KappaSouth Dakota State UniversityFounded 10/18/1958College of Pharmacy, Box 2202CBrookings, SD [email protected]

Gamma Kappa would like to wel-come everyone back to class for thenew school year. We hope everyonehad a successful summer, filled withinternships and exciting activities.Over the summer, Gamma Kappa wasawarded the Frank H. EbyScholarship Tray for the second con-secutive year, and we also had theprivilege of being recognized as the10th best collegiate chapter.Congratulations should also be givento Brothers Tyler Van Metre andKayley Lyons for receiving two of the

national Kappa Psi FoundationScholarships for 2010–2011.

As the semester is in full motion,Gamma Kappa has been very busywith pledges and starting our serviceprojects in the Brookings community.We began the semester with a Backto School Picnic for all students andfaculty in the College of Pharmacy.The picnic was a success despite thedreary weather, and about 100 stu-dents enjoyed grilled burgers and hotdogs. The rain eventually cleared up,and everyone was able to play yardgames and volleyball until dark.Thanks to everyone who helped makethe picnic a success!

A week later, we held a meeting forprospective pledges and gave them anoverview of Kappa Psi. They alsowatched a presentation made by last

Gamma Iota brothers Sennarith Saing, Audrey Miller, and ManuelVillaverde during their pinning ceremony.

Delta Kappa brothers kicking off American Pharmacist Month at APhA headquarters. What an amazing view ofthe Washington Monument.

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year’s historian, Randi Sandbulte.After the presentation, the brotherstook the interested pledges bowling.We filled the lanes and had about 50people showcasing their bowlingskills. It was a great way to interactwith the interested pledges and tocatch up with the current brothers.We also went tailgating that weekendfor the Jacks’ first home football

game. The day was chilly, but fun washad by all who attended.

Gamma Kappa then started theirpledging process the following week.We are proud to announce that wehave 34 current pledges. It should bean exciting semester as we watchthem grow in the ways of Kappa Psiand learn what the Fraternity has tooffer them as future brothers.

In the community, Gamma Kappahas completed the fall portion of ourcommitment to the Adopt-a-Highwayprogram. We walked our section ofHighway 14 on September 20 with 29brothers and pledges attending.Afterward, we all went to Zesto’s foran ice cream cone. Gamma Kappa par-ticipated in the DEA Drug Take-BackDay on September 25. Brothers TerryHoffman, Chuck Elroy, KortneySlinger and pledges Evan Robb andNick Goodhope, in cooperation withthe Brookings police, participated inthe DEA National Prescription Take-Back Day. Twenty-one individualsturned in outdated and discontinueddrugs to be destroyed. Brothers BeauVanOverschelde and Chad Fjeldheimdistributed fliers at the UniversityStudent Union. Thank you to all thebrothers who helped make this day asuccess. Gamma Kappa hopes to par-ticipate in this program again as wehad very positive feedback.

South Dakota State UniversityCollege of Pharmacy had their annualScholarship Luncheon on September18. Congratulations to all the brothersreceiving scholarships: Iman Badawy,Kayla Borgstrom, Kristin Brown,Courtney Conaster, Lee Cordell,Walker Darkow, Chuck Elroy III,Lacee Gallagher, Alanna Grabouski,Tonya Gross, Katie Hagen, TerryHoffmann, Britta Hystad, CarrieJansen, Wesleigh Jastorff, BrandonJohnson, Katherine Kann, SarahKnippling, Kelsey Kremmin, Krista

Kutil, Courtney Larson, RachelLeBrun, Hillary Leonard, KayleyLyons, Mallory Muntefering, LindsayNeugebauer, Andrea New, LauraNielsen, Jamison Niewoehner, KelseyPostma, Maggie Quinn, Joe Rose,Jessica Rudd, Tory Ruppert, RandiSandbulte, Jessica Schroeder, StephSchulte, Kortney Slinger, Jared Sogn,Corrie Thurmer, Tyler Van Metre,Beau VanOverschelde, Josh Veurink,Missy Visker, John Weitgenant, andCurtis Wong.

As the fall semester is alreadyunderway, we look forward to havinga very productive year and hopeeveryone else does as well. GammaKappa will be kept busy with our ser-vice projects and social activities.Nineteen brothers and two pledgeswill also be heading up to Fargo,North Dakota, as Beta Sigma hoststhe fall conclave for Province VIII thissemester. Best wishes for a success-ful semester!

—Kortney Slinger

�� Gamma NuUniversity of the PacificFounded 9/17/1960236 W. Stadium Drive, Stockton, CA [email protected]

Hello again . . . Gamma Nu check-ing in with the latest news from thenationally recognized beauty of theStockton campus we have calledhome since September 17, 1960. Thebrothers returned to school from sum-mer break, and whether it was three

Gamma Eta brothers at the JDRF Walk.

Gamma Nu officers (L–R) JeremyLim (second vice regent), SamuelEkern (regent), and Justin Seo(first vice regent) at the entranceto the dinner banquet at theStockton Golf and Country Club.

Brothers at the pharmacy school courtyard during Gamma-Nu’s 50th anniversary brunch. All voluntarily got 50as their jersey number to celebrate being the 50th anniversary pledge class (Upsilon). Alumni got to see their oldclassrooms as well as some of the many recent additions.

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gold gift bag, and our former regentswere pleasantly surprised by a cus-tomized pen commemorating theirtime at the helm. Our regent present-ed Brother Michael Shioji, as well asvice regents Justin Seo and JeremyLim, with the Recognition Pin for theirabove and beyond contributions in thepreparations. More to report on thisone at the anxiously awaited ProvinceIX meeting in Old Town Pasadena.

And in sports related news, congrat-ulations to neophyte (just kidding)Brother Vince Banh for winning theping pong singles tournament and tan-dem of Brothers Vince Banh andKevin Han for taking the doubles tour-ney crown. Our �� basketball andfootball teams (seeking a three-peat)are ranked at the top of their leaguesand seeking championships of theirown. Good luck to both of them.

�� Gamma XiUniversity of South CarolinaFounded 5/13/1961South Carolina College of Pharmacy‐University of South Carolina Campus,715 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC [email protected]

This fall semester the brothers ofKappa Psi have planned and complet-ed a lot of extracurricular activities. Atthe start of the semester, we held aBack to School Bash which requiredevery attendee to bring two cannedgoods to donate to Harvest Hope. Wecollected more than 400 pounds ofcanned goods. We are currently con-

months or three weeks, it was appar-ent from the first day that everybodywas refreshed and energized to makeour 50th year an unforgettable one.

Congratulations to all our first-yearbrothers who began their journey inpharmacy school with the White CoatCeremony, and a special recognitionto Brothers Oska Lawrence and EnboLi for earning Rho Chi status by theiracademic performance.

On September 3, the brothers host-ed our traditional Red Rager in thePharmacy Courtyard that posted a notso traditional turnout. Through thediligent work of our newly pledgedUpsilon Class and regents, in additionto the undeniable swagger of ourbrothers, a record 1,000+ studentssigned up on the guest list with manymore showing up at the door. Despitehaving to carefully adhere to fire codefor capacity in the face of a line longenough to host a separate party, thebrothers hosted a perfect event thatwent off without a single hitch. Muchlove for DJ Mikey Fresh, aka BrotherMichael Wan, for keeping the capacitycrowd from start to finish with a mas-ter mix that never allowed a dullmoment. The success of the event hasbeen measured by the overwhelming-ly positive reviews that continue tocome in. As is the Kappa Psi way, withthe first social event of the year, thebrothers have set a gold standard towhich other organizations will bemeasured.

On September 11, Tours ChairChristopher Kaneshiro and the broth-ers who enlisted their help, aided theThomas J. Long School of Pharmacyby hosting the tours section of theopen house for prospective students.Some brothers demonstrated true gritand pulled double duty by volunteer-ing their time and services that morn-ing for the AHA Heart Walk. Many ofthe students were impressed andcommented on the knowledge andapproachability of the brothers duringthe tours as they addressed any andall of their concerns with life as apharmacy student.

On September 18–19, all themonths of preparation and tirelesscommitment came to fruition as thebrothers marked 50 years of excel-lence in a fashion that only GammaNu knows how. Regent Samuel Ekernand his 50 merry men welcomed closeto 200 alumni back to their roots witha two-day celebration consisting of afriendly barbecue, an elegant dinnerreception at the Stockton CountryClub, and a classy brunch hosted atthe pharmacy school campus. Everyalumnus received a special black &

ducting a second food drive forHarvest Hope that is going to bematched by Walgreens. We are alsoparticipating in World Vision, which isan organization that supports familiesin need around the world. We areadopting a child to donate money to.By the end of this month, we are col-lecting items to donate to the free den-tal clinic which serves underprivi-leged AIDS patients in Columbia,South Carolina. By the end of thesemester, we are also hosting a blooddrive in the school of pharmacy todonate to Red Cross. We are veryexcited for the upcoming events thisyear. The brothers are all looking for-ward to Kappa Psi Alumni Weekendthe second weekend of October inwhich we will host our annual mortarbowl football game.

�� Gamma OmicronUniversity of OklahomaFounded 2/3/1923College of Pharmacy, 1110 N. Stonewall,Suite CPB211, Oklahoma City, OK [email protected]

Gamma Omicron’s rush this yearpaid homage to New Orleans and thefestival of Mardi Gras. Amidst the pur-ple, green, and gold, students enjoyedthe weeklong events with good food,great laughs, and crazy fun. Wekicked off the week by explaining theideals of Kappa Psi and playing beadgames. For our second rush event, weshowed a slide show that chronicledour past and present Kappa Psi broth-

ers and all of the fun we have bothinside and outside of school. We alsoheld a King’s Cake competition, withthe plastic baby and all, that proved tobe quite the challenge for the yellowteam but was a certain victory for thepurple team. Our week concludedwith a visit from a past regent, RajPatel, who works as a clinical pharma-cist with Pharmacy ManagementConsultants. He was able to provideinsight as to how rewarding it hasbeen to be a brother and how theBrotherhood will far exceed our timein pharmacy school.

With these inspiring words and aweek of fun, it was not surprising tothen see the amazing turnout we hadon Bid Day. Probably one of ourbiggest turnouts in years, we had atotal of 43 pledges with 31 on ourOklahoma City campus and 9 on ourTulsa campus. Sure enough, plans areunderway for our exciting PledgeNight Out and Initiation Ceremonyscheduled for mid-October. We onlyhope we can make it as big of a suc-cess as rush has proved to be!

—Shamama Burney

�� Gamma PiSt. Louis College of PharmacyFounded 3/19/19464588 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO [email protected]

This past summer, Gamma Pi chap-ter suddenly lost a beloved brother,professor, and friend, Dr. LeonardNaeger, while he was conducting a

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CE program overseas. Dr. Naegertaught pharmacology at the St. LouisCollege of Pharmacy for 40 years andplayed a huge role in shaping the his-tory of the Gamma Pi chapter. Wehave participated in and hostedmemorial events during the summerand in the beginning of the fall semes-ter, and many graduates, family mem-bers, friends, faculty, staff, and stu-dents were able to attend and sharestories. Although Dr. Naeger is large-ly missed, sharing memories of himand keeping in mind the great impacthe had on us, as well as our communi-ty, has been an inspiration during thistough time. One of our many goals forthe year is to honor him in as manyways as we can.

Dr. Naeger was an avid donor ofplatelets—two times per month formore than 25 years—and oftenencouraged colleagues and studentsto join him. During the week ofSeptember 13–17, we finally took hisadvice and coordinated with thePheresis Center at Barnes-JewishHospital to host a week in honor ofhim and recruited our peers, faculty,and friends to participate. The centerdistributed commemorative wrist-bands for all who donated from thecollege and will be continuing to handthem out throughout the remainder ofthe school year and beyond.

In other news, brothers participatedin an Alzheimer’s Walk at BuschStadium, and on September 21, weheld our semiannual blood drive. Thefall drive was once again successful,as the American Red Cross collectedmore than 45 usable units of bloodfrom the STLCOP community.

Gamma Pi has much in store forthe rest of the semester. In October,we will be participating in an AutismWalk, holding a “brown bag” event ata local church with the St. LouisGraduate chapter in honor ofAmerican Pharmacists’ Month, andvisiting Creepy World, a hauntedhouse in the area, with younger stu-dents at the college. Then, inNovember, we will welcome the BeThe Match Marrow Registry to cam-pus and are looking to attend a St.Louis Blues game or the premiere ofthe new Harry Potter movie later inthe month.

—Jessie Kim

�� Gamma RhoUniversity of New MexicoFounded 2/16/1948College of Pharmacy MSC 0953602502 Marble NE, Albuquerque, NM [email protected]

School is finally back in session andthat means new pledges! This yearhas produced the biggest pledge classfor Gamma Rho, almost doubling ourcurrent members. Like every year,rush was an amazing success. We hada cornucopia of events ranging frombowling to watching the Isotopesgames (Albuquerque’s finest minorleague team) to hosting the mostimpressive welcome back party forthe entire College of Pharmacy.

The semester has been very busyand as it winds down, will get evenbusier. In preparation for the ProvinceIX meeting in Pomona, California, andthe GCC, our brothers have held verysuccessful fundraisers, raising a sub-stantial amount of money. The future

plans for the rest of the semesterinclude co-hosting an annualHalloween carnival with APhA, havinga bone marrow drive, and initiatingour new pledges.

We want to recognize our newpledges, so here are their names:Soha Abdalla, Kayla Achen, KristaAnaya, Sarrah Babb, Candice Chavez,Charles Coffee, Briana Coyne, KenzaElliott, David Esparza, VanessaGallegos, Lauren Graham, DianaGurule, Neil Jesko, Jason Koury,Jimmy Ma, Nick Mack, Ryan Mack,Mehran Makvandi, Joy Marquez,Efren Miranda, Mandi Nantais, SaraNasim, Amaka Nwagbologu, RosePavlakos, Keenan Ryan, JacobSalmon, Lacey Scott, CameronSchmitt, Ashley Seyfarth, KrysleTapia, Cori Trabusiner, Erin Weeda,and Aileen Wong.

�� Gamma SigmaUniversity of FloridaFounded 4/28/1949College of Pharmacy, Dept. of PharmacyPractice, Box 100487, Gainesville, FL [email protected]

First off, we would like to thankDelta Iota for hosting summer con-clave 2010 this past summer. OurGamma Sigma brothers had a goodtime with new and old faces. It hasbeen a great start this semester asmany of our brothers had plenty toshare from summer internships torotation experiences. Now that fallsemester is upon us . . . so is footballseason! There have already beenthree Gator football games and twotailgates hosted by Kappa Psi for theCollege of Pharmacy. On a side note,we also had a very successful rushfilled with events during the first weekof school. A lot of people came outand everyone had a good time gettingacquainted. Of course, there is no funwithout work and we are already busyplanning new philanthropies, commu-nity service, and events for thisupcoming year.

The first event coming up is ourannual Halloween party on October22. It is always a great success witheveryone and a portion of the pro-ceeds will be donated to theSebastian Ferrero Foundation.Planning has also begun for ourannual golf tournament for the nextsemester and we usually donate aportion of the proceeds to a differentcharity each year. We are also work-ing with the Equal Access Clinic tovolunteer our time to help them outand to also give back to our local com-munity. This is equally as importantas giving back to the college, and youwill find Kappa Psi brothers helpingout at many of the student organiza-tion events on campus.

Many things are happening here atGamma Sigma, but this time it isn’tjust the Gainesville campus. Kappa Psiis currently being chartered at UF’sCollege of Pharmacy Orlando campusthis semester! This is very excitingnews for all the brothers at GammaSigma since it will be the first KappaPsi at a distant campus. We look for-ward to collaborating with them in thefuture and wish them the best as theycontinue on with their pledgingprocess.

Gamma Pi Brothers April Finkeand Katie Cullen pause to smilewhile promoting Kappa Psi at theSt. Louis College of PharmacyResource Fair.

Gamma Rho pledges completing an assignment by spelling out Kappa Psi Gamma Rho: Soha Abdalla, KaylaAchen, Krista Anaya, Sarrah Babb, Candice Chavez, Charles Coffee, Briana Coyne, Kenza Elliott, DavidEsparza, Vanessa Gallegos, Lauren Graham, Diana Gurule, Neil Jesko, Jason Koury, Jimmy Ma, Nick Mack,Ryan Mack, Mehran Makvandi, Joy Marquez, Efren Miranda, Mandi Nantais, Sara Nasim, AmakaNwagbologu, Rose Pavlakos, Keenan Ryan, Jacob Salmon, Lacey Scott, Cameron Schmitt, Ashley Seyfarth, KrysleTapia, Cori Trabusiner, Erin Weeda, and Aileen Wong.

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�� Gamma PhiUniversity of GeorgiaFounded 5/23/1951College of Pharmacy1880 S. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA [email protected]

The dog days of summer are com-ing to an end in Athens, Georgia, andthat means school is back in session.The Gamma Phi chapter has had agood start to the new school year.Many of the brothers helped out atthe College of Pharmacy’s White CoatCeremony and orientation events,talking to the new first-years and help-ing them get acclimated to their newsurroundings. Brothers holding offi-cer positions in many of the organiza-tions, including NCPA, APhA-ASP,and GSHP, were out representing theFraternity as well. The Fraternity alsohosted its annual “Welcome BackParty,” which was a great event foreveryone in the College of Pharmacyto come back and relax before schoolreally kicks into gear. Prior to theevent, the brothers asked that party-goers bring some sort of school sup-ply to be donated to the Athens-ClarkeCounty school system for children inneed. The event had a great turnoutand quite a bit of supplies were donat-ed to the schools.

With a new school year comes anew year of pledges and rush events.The Gamma Phi brothers had threerush events during the first month ofschool. The first event was a cornholetournament, but it was unfortunatelycut short due to weather. The secondevent was a trip to a minor leaguebaseball game. There was a largeturnout with all the brothers, LittleSisters, and recruits going to see theGwinnett Braves face off against theDurham Bulls. It was an excitinggame as the Braves came back in thebottom of the ninth to win it, and theneveryone got to enjoy the last fire-works show of the season at theminor league stadium. Lastly, thebrothers hosted the annual round-

� Gamma UpsilonUniversity of ArizonaFounded 3/20/1950University of Arizona/COP, Tucson, AZ [email protected]

Although this is just the beginningof the fall semester, our chapter is offto a busy and fast start.

Before the semester even began,the officers of Gamma Upsilon werebusy at work with a very well plannedofficer retreat. We discussed thedirection and future of our chapter ofKappa Psi, as well as spent some wellneeded bonding time over a nice din-ner at the resort.

When the semester finally got start-ed, we held our first event of the year,a welcome back social at Zachary’sPizza here in Tucson. We had achance to interact with potentialpledges and catch up with old friends.The event really set a positive tone forus, and we look forward to many moresocials to come.

Rush week proved to be a busy onefor the brothers of Gamma Upsilon.As it came to a close on Thursday,September 9, we held our rush party.In order to impress the potentialpledges, the theme for the rush partywas “Glow in the Dark.” We had agreat turnout and really enjoyed inter-acting with all of the potential pledges.

After rush week was finished, wehad our first social with our newpledges at Old Chicago Pizza. Wewere all able to enjoy each other’scompany, as well as good food, whiletalking about which direction wethought Kappa Psi should go thisyear.

And speaking of the future and thedirection we are headed, the brothersof Gamma Upsilon have a lot in storefor the coming semester. We have theProvince meeting in Pomona,California, to attend, a few moresocials coming up soon, our annualtradition of going to the haunted cornmaze, a blood drive, kickball, pharma-cy day on the mall, and a 3-on-3 bas-ketball tournament. It all leads up tothis year’s initiation! We look forwardto what this busy semester has instore for us.

Lastly, the brothers of GammaUpsilon chapter would like to say thatit is an honor for us to be recognizedas the “Most Improved Chapter” fromthis past year. A lot of hard work andeffort has gone into making GammaUpsilon a great chapter, and we appre-ciate the recognition.

—Matthew Bertsch

table event where Kappa Psi alumniand faculty members come and talkabout everything Kappa Psi has tooffer and how it has helped them dur-ing their academic careers andbeyond. The event hosted a fewrecently graduated brothers as well asa faculty member from the universityand was a good way for recruits to seeeverything Kappa Psi has to offer.

On September 7, the chapter hand-ed out bids to the recruits. There were12 bids handed out on that Tuesday,and the brothers are pleased toannounce that all 12 bids werereturned later that week. All thebrothers came to the house, alongwith the new pledges, to celebrate andhad a great time. The Gamma Phiguys are very pleased with the newpledge class and look forward to a funand exciting semester getting to knoweach of them.

Coming up, the brothers have a fewthings planned for the chapter. Withfootball season starting, we are contin-uing the tailgate tradition and are outon campus at dawn tailgating for thehome games. In addition to collegefootball, the university’s intramuralsports have gotten underway. Thechapter has already had its first flagfootball game, which it won 19–6. Itlooks good so far, and the brothersare hoping for a league championshiprepeat. A few more upcoming eventsinclude the Adopt-a-Highway programand the annual paintball eventbetween the brothers and thepledges. So far, the year has gotten off

to a great start for the brothers ofGamma Phi, and everyone is lookingforward to all of the exciting eventscoming up this semester!

� Gamma ChiFerris State UniversityFounded 5/6/1952Harrison School of Pharmacy119 S. Warren Ave., Big Rapids, MI, [email protected]

With nearly half of our membersleaving at the end of this academicyear, Gamma Chi’s main focus earlyin the semester has been attractingpledges. In addition to our traditionalfour rush events, we added a fifthevent at the fraternity house andrecruited at both Greek Day and theRSO (Registered StudentOrganization) fair. Our regent,pledgemaster and miscellaneousbrothers also took time to speak infront of the undergraduate scienceclasses and P1 class. The result isseven pledges, which will increase ournumbers by 150 percent, and we hopeto add even more in the spring.

On September 29, the Gamma Chichapter held a congratulatory dinnerfor our retiring dean of pharmacy, Dr.Ian Mathison. He has been an excel-lent dean and advisor to our chapter.All of the brothers and advisors werein attendance to honor this wonderfulman with spiral sliced honey ham andmuch reminiscing over the growth ofour chapter and the College ofPharmacy. We wish him well as heretires to Tennessee.

Gamma Upsilon’s new pledges with one of their pledge educators, EvanHood.

Gamma Psi Brothers Kevin Long,Bob Harshbarger, and NickBlackwell at the “Welcome toAtlanta” social.

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More than $1,900 was raised fromour annual Cedar Point fundraiser.The funds earned will go toward aloan taken out to make repairs on theroof of the Gamma Chi house at 119S. Warren in Big Rapids, Michigan.Thanks to this fundraiser, we havereduced the loan by 65 percent andexpect to have it completely paid offby next fall.

�� Gamma PsiMercer UniversityFounded 3/16/1953School of Pharmacy, 3001 MercerUniversity Drive, Atlanta, GA [email protected]

The fall semester has kicked off forthe brothers of Gamma Psi, but notbefore wrapping up our summer with

several events. We hosted healthinformation sessions throughoutAugust at different Kroger stores inthe Atlanta area. At the informationsessions, brothers passed out informa-tion on hypertension and diabetes,educating patients on ways to bothhelp prevent and treat these condi-tions. We also had our annual brother-hood retreat in Hilton Head, SouthCarolina. This was a great way to wrapup our summer and get everyonefocused heading into the new schoolyear. In fact, this tradition is so muchfun we even had two of our alumnimembers (Brother Marvin Smith andBrother Andrew Crowe) make thetrip. This weekend of relaxation andfun was the perfect end to our sum-mer and kickoff to the school year.

The fall semester started out withour “Welcome to Atlanta” social. Thisprovides our brothers with a chanceto mingle with some P1 students andanswer any questions they may haveabout classes or organizations. Wealso kicked off the year with one ofour roadside cleanups of MercerUniversity Drive. It has been anextremely productive year thus far. Infact, the brothers of Gamma Psi held aBraves game social in the month ofSeptember that was a huge successwith about 150 Mercer University stu-dents and 25 brothers from the DeltaGamma chapter in attendance.However, we are not done yet, withmany exciting fundraising, philan-thropy, and social events planned forthis semester. Our annualKappapalooza party (with a 1980s

theme) will be held in September. Inthe coming month, we have alsoplanned one of our car washes to helpraise money for winter conclave inAthens and one of our three blood dri-ves. The brothers of Gamma Psi willbe planning many more events as thesemester rolls along. We will keep ournose to the grindstone as we try torepeat our accomplishments of thispast year. Finally, the brothers ofGamma Psi would like to take thetime to congratulate Brother AmirKhan for being awarded the KappaPsi Foundation Scholarship. We lookforward to another successful and pro-ductive year for both our chapter andthe Fraternity.

—Dennis Cai

� Delta BetaSouthwestern Oklahoma State UniversityFounded 3/13/1963College of Pharmacy100 Campus Dr., Weatherford, OK [email protected]

It is going to be another busy andexciting semester here at SWOSU!We are in the process of adding thenew Kappa Psi pledges to our familyand finalizing plans for multiplefundraising and charitable events. Thebrothers of the Delta Beta chapter willbe putting on a Mexican Stackfundraiser, where we will be cookingand selling food to raise money for thechapter. It is also time to begin prepa-rations for the annual Hygeia Bowlagainst our rival pharmacy organiza-tion, Phi Delta Chi. As the reigning

Gamma Upsilon Brothers Monica Clark and Ashlee Gerfen at the Glow inthe Dark Rush Party 2010.

Delta Pi pledges and brothers.


�� Delta GammaAuburn UniversityFounded 2/24/1963Harrison School of Pharmacy2316 Walker Building, Auburn, AL [email protected]

Our chapter has started out thissemester with a bang! We welcomedthe new class in with our informalrush on August 26. It was held atTown Creek Park. The festivitiesbegan at 6 p.m. and included grillingfood, playing kickball, and playingFrisbee. It was a great way for us tomeet and greet the new class. OurFormal Rush was held September 15.We were very excited as this year itwas held at the famous Red Barn in

champions, we fully intend on domi-nating the flag football game againthis year. We are looking forward to anew opportunity to help out theWeatherford community. InNovember, we will be participating inthe Habitat for Humanity; helping togive a family a new home will be oneof the chapter’s most rewardingaccomplishments this fall. At our lastmeeting, we decided to have a KappaPsi night out. We are going as a chap-ter to watch an Oklahoma City Baronshockey game later in the semester.This will give us all a little inspirationto keep working hard in class as wellas in serving those around us.

—Mason Morrison

Auburn. The weather was beautifuland the food, catered from TigerGourmet, was delicious.

This semester we were lucky toattend a couple of the Atlanta Bravesgames. At one of them, we met withour brothers from Gamma Psi to tail-gate. It was good to see them againand watch the ballgame and fireworkswith them. Our first big get-together

this year was the TV social on Friday,September 3. The Delta Gammabrothers dressed up as their favoriteTV and movie characters. There wereappearances by the Jonas Brothers,Lara Croft, the boys from JerseyShore, Steve Urkel, and LauraWinslow. We also had folks fromSaved by the Bell, Grease, and evenKramer from Seinfeld. We have manymore socials planned and the next onein the works is a bowling tournament.

The brothers of Delta Gamma arecommitted to service and happy tocontinue one of our favorite projects,the Boykin Birthday Parties, wherewe come together to celebrate thebirthdays of Boykin Adult Daycareresidents. We are also planning ablood drive on October 22.

�� Delta DeltaUniversity of HoustonFounded 2/28/1963College of Pharmacy4800 Calhoun Boulevard, 141‐SR2Houston, TX 77204‐[email protected]

Delta Delta chapter is extremelyexcited to host the 2011 Province VIIannual meeting. We have been work-ing hard at fundraising to support this

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A sandcastle resembling the mask built by Delta Delta chapter at the firstever Kappa Psi Texas Rally hosted by the Epsilon Epsilon chapter onMustang Island, 10 miles outside of Port Aransas, Texas.

Actives and pledges in front of the Habitat for Humanity home Delta Zetahelped to soffit and side.

Future and present brothers pose for the camera before another Delta Zeta game of Catchphrase!

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project and maximize our resources.A number of committees have beenestablished to prepare the best experi-ence possible for our visiting broth-ers. The meeting will be held at HotelDerek in the neighborhood ofHouston’s famed Galleria. We are alllooking forward to welcoming broth-ers from chapters throughoutProvince VII and beyond.

With the arrival of the University ofHouston College of Pharmacy Class of2014, Delta Delta’s orientation andrush efforts went into full swing. Ourinformational meetings were a greatsuccess, and the new students weretreated to an atmosphere of trust andopenness regarding our organization’straditions and ideals. Our annualbroom ball and midtown socials wereequally as successful, bringing aturnout of not only active brothers andpotential pledges, but also many grad-uates, spouses and families, as well asmembers of other College ofPharmacy organizations. We are

eager to see what our new pledgeclass will bring to this chapter and tothe Kappa Psi Brotherhood.

Delta Delta has planned a numberof service events for this semester.Several of our active brothers recentlyvolunteered at the Houston Feed theChildren distribution center, and weare excited to work with them again inNovember. About 800 of the 1,640packages we helped prepare wereshipped to New Orleans to providefood and hygiene products for familiesin need and were delivered in con-junction with Americans FeedingAmericans, an organization affiliatedwith the New Orleans Saints.Brothers also spent an evening at alocal Lutheran church, working withFeed the Homeless and distributingpackaged meals to Houston’s home-less. We are looking forward to assist-ing with the Houston Marathon KidsKick Off Celebration and the RedCross Ramble fundraiser bicycle race,both in October. We are also planningto volunteer with Change Happens!,which is a mentoring program for at-risk children in the Houston area.

�� Delta ZetaUniversity of IowaFounded 12/12/1968College of Pharmacy110 Pharmacy Bldg., Iowa City, IA [email protected]

The Delta Zeta chapter at theUniversity of Iowa has had a verybusy fall with a record 53 pledges!Rush events included Slice Night(pizza), bowling, Game Night, and abarbecue. Active brothers also have

had a great start to the semester.Social events so far have includedgoing to a minor league baseballgame as well as partaking in “hotyoga” and sand volleyball.Philanthropy events so far have seenpledges and actives volunteering at aHabitat for Humanity build; soon wewill prepare dinners for guests at thelocal Ronald McDonald House andHope Lodge. We are looking forwardto several education events in theupcoming months.

P.S. Save the date for the ProvinceVIII fall 2011 conclave to be held inIowa City, October 2011. Exact dateswill be announced in the next MASK.

�� Delta ThetaTexas Southern UniversityFounded 3/27/19733100 Cleburne Avenue, Houston, TX [email protected]

The Delta Theta chapter is off to agreat start this fall. Brothers had ablast gathering pictures, spray paint-ing letters, and clipping articles todecorate the Kappa Psi showcase. Notonly was it a great bonding experi-ence, we also gained the interest ofmany! Delta Theta brothers volun-teered at the American DiabetesAssociation’s Tour de Cure 2010, anactive step to prevent and cure dia-betes. Brothers assisted with registra-tion and cheered on fellow classmatesin the bike race. Upcoming fall eventsinclude AARP Medication Day, TSUCOPHS Alumni Appreciation FishFry, and sponsoring a family for theholiday. We hope to continue to havea great semester.

�� Delta IotaFlorida A&M UniversityFounded 6/7/1975P.O. Box 70513, Tallahassee, FL [email protected]

Following a summer high from anamazing conclave, the brothers lookto continue with that momentum tomake this one of the greatest semes-ters in history. We volunteered ourefforts early this semester by helpingthe new P1 students get accustomedto their new home in our college. Thebrothers of Kappa Psi put on aProfessional Fashion Show to demon-strate to the incoming pharmacy classthe do’s and don’ts of dress in phar-macy school. Following that, we had ashowcase in which we presented allthe marvelous things the chapter hasdone in pharmacy from previousyears. Another great success was our“Men’s Seminar” where we cateredparticularly to the men in the Collegeof Pharmacy to illustrate proper pre-sentation skills and efficient studytips. On September 18, 2010, we host-ed our annual picnic, titled the “KappaPsi Ice Breaker,” for the College ofPharmacy sponsored by Publix andalumni brothers. Besides food, thepicnic also featured games andnumerous prize giveaways such asgas cards and a brand new NintendoWii. We even had a dunk tank inwhich the dean of our College ofPharmacy agreed to take part in. OnOctober 21, we hosted our annualKappa Psi Pageant. The prettiest andloveliest ladies will display their tal-ents for the entire College ofPharmacy. Following that is theCollege of Pharmacy Coronation,where a fellow brother will once againbe crowned as Mr. College ofPharmacy. On November 18, we willhost our second annual Men’s HealthSeminar. This is a seminar dedicatedto the entire university and is gearedtoward educating the public on issuesthat affect men in today’s society. Asyou can see, the Delta Iota brothershave a lot planned this semester andwe intend to make each and everyevent a successful one.

—Ibukun Adetua

�� Delta KappaHoward UniversityFounded 4/19/1986College of Pharmacy, 2300 4th Street NWWashington, DC [email protected]

Delta Kappa is proud to report thatduring summer break, two of ourbrothers, Kellee James and BrittneyRoy, experienced practicing pharmacyin other cultures. Kellee traveled to

Delta Theta Brothers (L–R) OlaideSanusi, Ben Joseph, and PiperMalick at the ADA Tour de Cure2010.

Delta Kappa brothers Michelle Malilim, Erika Trevino, and ChristynMullen at the KΨ pal cookout on September 10.

Rashanda Robertson assembles asafe sex kit at Prevention Works onSeptember 8.

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lects donated metro fare cards to sub-sidize transportation to homeless vet-erans so they can find and keep jobsand access medical care. That day, wehelped to consolidate $9,000 ontoSmarTrip passes—an amazing suc-cess!

We will also continue volunteeringwith Food and Friends, an organiza-tion that provides nutritional meals toindividuals suffering from life-threat-ening illnesses. Along with packagingmeals, this year we will actually deliv-er meals to those individuals in thenearby communities of HowardUniversity.

Phoenix, Arizona, to spend a monthon an Indian Reservation, and Brittneystudied abroad for a month in CostaRica to practice medical Spanish. Weare all more enriched from hearingabout their experiences.

For Delta Kappa, the fall semesterbegan on August 19 with the P1 orga-nizational fair. Most of the P2 and P3students who participated at the fairwere Delta Kappa brothers. Weproudly represented Kappa Psi by fill-ing the room with scarlet red andcadet gray shirts. P1 students sawKappa Psi represent APhA, ASCP,ASHP, NCPA, Phi Lambda Sigma,Rho Chi, and SNPhA.

Our next escapade was on August20 for our annual officers’ retreat.Eighteen brothers caravanned in fivecars for a two-hour scenic road trip tothe beautiful Shenandoah Valley inVirginia. Our strong Brotherhoodbond carried us through a tricky situa-tion and in the end, we held a success-ful two-hour session to plan and dis-cuss upcoming Delta Kappa events.

The first of these events was heldon August 27 when we hosted a wel-come back gathering at Marvin’s inthe historic U Street neighborhood ofWashington, D.C. Brothers welcomedincoming P1s to school and recon-nected with classmates.

On September 3, HowardUniversity School of Pharmacy heldtheir annual welcome back picnic.This served as yet another way forDelta Kappa brothers to represent ourorganization, welcome new students,and serve as mentors to new andreturning students alike. We ate,socialized, and played a competitiveyet friendly game of volleyball.

Our first chapter meeting was heldon September 7. Nearly all 45 broth-ers attended and witnessed our newchapter meeting tradition of incorpo-rating opening and closing ritual.

September 8 was our first brother-hood community service event. About10 brothers participated at PreventionWorks, a campaign to offer tools,information, and services for leadinghealthier lives. We assembled safersex kits that are offered free of chargeto Washington, D.C., residents to helpreduce HIV infection.

On September 10, Brothers DaveRomeus and Ron Scott hosted our ��pal cookout, organized by our viceregent, Alexandria Gallien. We ateand played volleyball, football, andbean bag toss.

Our second community serviceevent was on September 11. Brotherscontributed to FareShare, which is alocal non-profit organization that col-

Lastly, brothers had the wonderfulopportunity of kicking off AmericanPharmacist Month with a health fair atthe American PharmacistsAssociation headquarters. BrotherErika Trevino, president of Howard-APhA Chapter, and other brotherspracticed patient consultation by edu-cating government employees on theimportance of monitoring blood pres-sure, managing diabetes, smokingcessation, and eating healthy to avoidheartburn.

Delta Kappa’s commitment toupholding the esteem of the KappaPsi legacy will continue with commu-

nity service at the annual Washington,D.C., AIDS Walk and Diabetes Walk,and with the previously mentionednon-profit organizations.

We look forward to a wonderfulschool year filled with exciting events!

�� Delta LambdaCampbell UniversityFounded 4/23/1988School of Pharmacy, P.O. Box 1090Buies Creek, NC [email protected]

To start the semester off, Kappa Psiwas the first organization at CampbellUniversity to sponsor lunch for first-

Delta Kappa brothers at the School of Pharmacy welcome back picnic on September 3.

Delta Lambda golf tournament

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year pharmacy students during orien-tation. This was a great way of meet-ing the new student pharmacists andpotential rushers.

Fall rush was extremely successfulat the beginning of the semester.During round robin, we had our “Kissand Lei” event with several activitiessuch as balloon toss, hula hooping,trivias, etc. Casino Night was our sec-ond rush and everyone had fun play-ing casino games such as Roulette,Blackjack, and Texas Hold’em whileenjoying appetizers and desserts suchas cocktail shrimp and brownies, toname a few. Brothers and rusheeshad a great time during the gift give-away from Casino Night. The thirdrush, “Tailgating with the Brothers,”

was an event where brothers andpledges were split into four teams andparticipated in a fun obstacle courseand other games like cornhole fol-lowed by a cookout. Bids were givenout soon afterward, and we are proudto announce 25 pledges for the fallsemester. Following pinning, brothersand pledges went to Mi Casita to eatdinner and socialize.

Some events we’ve had this semes-ter include Toga Party, Brie AnneReynolds Golf Tournament, taco din-ner, Jeans Day, roadside cleanup, andBingo Night at Brookfield NursingHome. Social chair Alex Lemere did afantastic job with the toga socialwhich was extremely fun. Brothersand pledges dressed up as Greek

gods and goddesses and at the end ofthe night, numerous awards weregiven out. Brother Alyssa Woodsworked extremely hard this summerto organize and recruit players for ourannual Brie Anne Reynolds GolfTournament which was held atLochmere Golf Club in Cary, NorthCarolina. With a very successfulturnout, Delta Lambda raised about$3,800 where the proceeds go directlyto the Brie Anne ReynoldsScholarship in memory of our latebrother, Brie Anne Reynolds. Thankyou to those who helped support thisevent. Fundraising chair Esther Yi dida great job with reintroducing TacoDinner this year as an additional eventto raise money for the Brie AnneReynolds Scholarship. Delta Lambdahas had two service events so far thissemester, thanks to Service chairMeredith Mahaffee. The first wasroadside cleanup alongside LeslieCampbell Avenue and Highway 27.The second service event was BingoNight at Brookfield Nursing Home.Brothers and pledges gathered withthe residents of Brookfield to engagein conversation and play Bingo. KappaPsi also sponsored the first Jeans Dayof the semester, which turned out tobe a success.

We look forward to many of theevents planned for the rest of thesemester such as the Big Bats tourna-ment, Halloween social, CUCPHS tal-ent show, and many more!

�� Delta NuMidwestern University at ChicagoFounded 3/12/1994College of Pharmacy, 355 31st StreetDowner’s Grove, IL [email protected]

With the excitement of a new fallquarter upon us, the brothers of DeltaNu set out to recruit as many PS-1s topledge Kappa Psi as possible. Our offi-cial rush events included a livelygame of whirlyball, breakfast providedbefore an early morning class, an icecream social, and a Meet the GreeksBarbecue. Bid Day was a completesuccess with 75 bids! We are eager toguide the new pledge class throughthe pledging process and to eventuallycall them brothers. One goal we willbe focusing on for the quarter is toraise funds for the fall 2011 Provincemeeting we will be hosting. We aregetting creative with our ideas and arecurrently planning a garage sale toraise extra funds. We will be donatingall unsold goods to the SalvationArmy. To continue our focus onhealth and wellness, the brothers willbe volunteering at the Men’s HealthUrbanathlon in Chicago as well as atthe Midwestern University HealthFair on campus, providing bone densi-ty screenings. Other events the DeltaNu brothers are looking forward toinclude a Quidditch match with a“rival” fraternity and setting up abooth at the Halloween Fest held oncampus for the kids in the communi-ty. The fall quarter promises to be abusy one, but the brothers of DeltaNu are dedicated to reaching theirgoals while promoting the ideals ofthe Fraternity.

—Lindsey Brown

�� Delta XiShenandoah UniversityFounded 9/13/1997Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy1460 University Drive, HPB BuildingWinchester, VA [email protected]

It’s that time of year again; with ourpencils sharpened, the Delta Xi broth-ers are ready to start another year ofschool. We are excited to welcomeone new P1 brother from Kappa Psichapter Beta Xi, Lauren Chambers!The Delta Xi brothers started thisyear with a roller rink social (theTrifecta Roller Skating Round Robin)with the other fraternities on campus.We ate pizza, socialized, and intro-duced our fraternities to some curiousclassmates. It was a great way to startthe year off on the right foot (orskate). The annual Greek Olympicswere held the day after the roller rink

Epsilon Kappa brothers enjoy the first annual Kappa Psi Epsilon Kappa Masquerade Ball.

Epsilon Kappa pledges Belinda Hong and Norman Mang wave to thecamera after a canoe trip down the Harpeth River.

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along with the Man-Mile Award.Delta Omicron went home with theaward for Best Slide Show. And shallwe not forget the lucky brother whowon an industrial sized can of slicedjalapeños in our annual raffle (the pro-ceeds of which went to the LanceArmstrong Foundation).

We plan to keep up this busy paceas the year progresses. Pledgingstarts this week and the brothers ofDelta Omicron are excited to partici-pate and teach the pledges what thisgreat Fraternity is all about. Serviceprojects in the works for this yearinclude a playground restoration pro-ject in Wilkes-Barre, immunizationeducation at a local health fair, andeducation on smoking cessation inconjunction with the Great AmericanSmokeout on November 18. We havealso implemented “family dinners”before our evening meetings that areproving to be a big success. We aresure there will also be exciting newopportunities to look forward to thiscoming school year.

—Jessica Lopatto

�� Delta PiTexas Tech UniversityFounded 11/14/1997School of Pharmacy, 1300 S. Coulter St.Amarillo, TX [email protected]

Delta Pi chapter got off running thissemester with pledging, service pro-jects, and social events. We are hon-ored to have 40 new pledges this fall.This is the largest pledge class in thechapter’s history, and we are veryproud of all of the officers and broth-ers who helped with the recruiting

social. The Delta Xi brothers partici-pated in the hula hoop, water balloontoss, three-legged race, egg relayrace, and tug-of-war festivities. After avaliant effort, we came up a bit shortduring the Greek Olympics, spon-sored by Walgreens at ShenandoahUniversity. Nevertheless, the Delta Xibrothers had a lot of fun workingtogether as a team. Brothers Rosa Leeand Chung Ling Liao triumphed dur-ing hula hooping and placed firstagainst the other fraternities and theP1s. The newly appointed socialchairs, Michael Yee and Vikas Jain,have been busy planning events. Wemet at IJ Canns to eat dinner, relax,and talk about our first few weeks ofschool. Our social chairs have alsoplanned a Washington, D.C., trip forthe brothers who have not experi-enced the D.C. area.

On September 18, the Delta Xibrothers helped the WinchesterSociety for the Prevention of Crueltyto Animals (SPCA) by holding a bakesale at the SPCA’s fifth annual PawFest. It is our first year participating inthis event, and the Delta Xi brotherswere eager to bake some “pet-themed” treats. We raised more than$80 from the baked goods sale! Nextmonth, the Delta Xi brothers are plan-ning on attending the AmericanDiabetes Association’s “Step Out”Diabetes Walk in Washington, D.C.We will also be planning a fundraisingevent in the month of October to raisemoney for the Diabetes Walk. Thenext few months will be a busy timefor the Delta Xi chapter. We have afew fundraising events coming up:Kappa Psi car wash held atWestminster-Canterbury and ourannual Kappa Psi T-shirt fundraiser.The Delta Xi brothers are definitelystarting this year at full speed, and weare looking forward to our otherevents in the future.

�� Delta OmicronWilkes UniversityFounded 11/7/1997Nesbitt School of PharmacyWilkes‐Barre, PA [email protected]

Delta Omicron’s report must beginwith thanks to all the brothers whotraveled to Wilkes for the Province IIfall assembly this September. With 60brothers in attendance, we had a greattime playing volleyball on Friday, get-ting down to business on Saturday,and enjoying an excellent meal withexcellent company and our closingdinner. Congratulations are in orderto Beta Kappa who received theProvince II Chapter of the Year award

effort, especially Social chair AndrewCobert for organizing the Meet andGreet Dinner at Rudy’s Texas Bar-B-Qand pledgemasters Chris Gumulyaand Mona Pham for organizing thepledge meetings and Scavenger Hunt.The pledging process began with thePinning Ceremony on September 3and will end with the InitiationCeremony and Dinner on November13. As part of the process, the Delta Pipledges will be responsible for apledge project that provides some ser-vice to the community.

One of the chapter’s goals for thisyear is to be more active in our com-

munity through service projects. Thissemester, the Delta Pi chapter had theunique opportunity to partner with thePoison Control Center for theirMedication Cleanout™ event. KappaPsi brothers and alumni from bothcampuses participated in the event asvolunteers who sorted, counted, andidentified the medications brought inby the community, providing a conve-nient way for people to dispose ofmedicines in a free, legal, and environ-mentally-sound manner.

Coming up this semester, we haveplanned patient care and educationevents like the Community Medical

The ever high-spirited Delta Xi brothers after the annual Greek Olympics.

Brothers Alex Brittain and Joe Shipula are the grillmasters at DeltaOmicron’s ��/�� Rush Cookout.

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School, which will provide free glu-cose and cholesterol screenings, andTobacco Cessation clinics at our localGold’s Gym. The Abilene campus

already hosted a successful health fairat their local Walmart on September25. Special thanks to Dr. Tawwaterand Dr. Minze, who were the faculty

preceptors for the event. The chapterwill also be hosting a “Be The Match”Bone Marrow Registry drive inNovember, the first in four years onour campus! We are very excited toparticipate in this project and will beworking with the Regional StudentSenate at our university in order tomake this event a success.

Socially, the chapter is going to bevery busy this semester. On August17, we held a knockout basketballtournament during the annual Back toSchool Picnic. This was a great oppor-tunity to recruit pledges and socializewith classmates and professors. InOctober, we are hosting the annualHalloween Gala for the school. We

also have several friendly fraternitycompetitions lined up against the PhiDelta Chi chapter at our school,including a paintball challenge andbowling tournament. We know thatDelta Pi will come out on top! InNovember, we will also have the annu-al potluck Thanksgiving dinner, whichis a great chance to try the favoriteholiday recipes of our brothers andlearn about the variety of cultures andbackgrounds that make up the broth-ers of our chapter.

The chapter is also launching ourfirst ever newsletter and a brand newWeb site in October. These newforums will provide an opportunity toshare the news of the chapter withbrothers and alumni, as well as pro-vide communication between the fourcampuses of Texas Tech.

�� Delta RhoNova Southeastern UniversityFounded 11/13/19983200 S. University Dr., Ft. Lauderdale, FL [email protected]

Delta Rho chapter started off thefall 2010 semester with a bang!Brothers got to know the potentialpledges at our annual rush events,which included a bowling and broth-er-fact scavenger hunt, a Tex-Mex din-ner and karaoke night, an ’80s-themedroller skating night, and our annualbeach luau barbecue. As Delta Rhocontinues to grow, we look forward toguiding the 32 new pledges throughthe pledging process as they discoverwhat Kappa Psi is all about.

The brothers of Delta Rho arealways striving to find ways to giveback to our community. For October’sAsthma Awareness Month, we tookpart in the American LungAssociation’s Fight for Air Run/Walk.Having completed the first requiredprofessional event, the pledges arenow one step closer to completing thepledging process. During the monthof October, Delta Rho will also behosting our fourth annual Ping PongTournament to benefit the Foundationfor Children with Cancer.

For November’s DiabetesAwareness Month, we will be joiningthe NSU College of Pharmacy teamfor the Diabetes Walk, as well as per-forming a diabetes screening and edu-cational session at the local Publixsupermarket. Last year’s screeningwas a great success, and we expect aneven bigger turnout this time around.

After much hard work and dedica-tion, the Medicinal Garden andReflexology Pathway is finally fin-ished. Brothers have started to lead

Delta Pi officers (from left) George Jacob, Matt Randolph, Mona Pham, Kevin Aloysius, Wendy Trinh, LauraPerdomo, Catvu Luong, and Chris Gumulya sport their chapter T-shirts at the basketball tournament.

GCD Dr. Adam Welch, Brothers Kristin Bohnenberger, Molly McBryan,and Kim Sandford represent Kappa Psi at Wilkes Club Day.

Delta Pi Brother Kevin Aloysiussorting discarded medications atthe Medication Cleanout event.

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tion that our brothers have put intoour chapter. It allowed them to gettogether and celebrate the accom-plishments we have made over thepast year. In addition, we also recog-nized the newly elected officers.

As with every new academic year,we begin with the pledging process.This year, the Mu Class is the largestclass yet! We decided to add a newpledging event called “SpeedPledging.” This was a great opportuni-ty for the active brothers to meet eachand every pledge, especially since theMu Pledge Class is so large. It was afun and exciting experience and is an

regularly scheduled tours, and word isspreading quickly in the communityabout our exotic oasis. We havealready had several groups of childrenfrom local elementary and middleschools experience the secret powersof the Reflexology Pathway andTraditional Chinese Medicine.

Breaking news for all sports fanat-ics: Delta Rho has recently partneredwith the Miami Heat basketball teamand is planning several fundraisingevents with the organization. Thispartnership has allowed us to promoteand distribute tickets to see the leg-endary basketball trio, James/Wade/Bosh, live in action. Tickets start at anaffordable $50 and all interested par-ties should inquire within.

In the next few months, the broth-ers of Delta Rho are eager and readyto help our pledges navigate throughthe remainder of the pledgingprocess. This trying time will requirean uncompromised commitment onthe part of the pledges who will haveto prove themselves worthy of bearingthe letters of Kappa Psi. We are excit-ed to see what this pledge class has tooffer and look forward to welcomingthem into our ever-expanding family.

—Ally Courson

�� Delta SigmaMidwestern University-GlendaleFounded 9/9/2000College of Pharmacy—Glendale19555 N. 59th Ave., Glendale, AZ [email protected]

It has been a busy fall quarter forthe brothers of Delta Sigma.However, we started the quarter offwith some fun! First off, we had theannual End of the Year Banquet torecognize the hard work and dedica-

activity we plan to implement intofuture pledging processes.

As brothers of Kappa Psi, we striveto help serve the community; so thenext activity we had was a philan-thropy event called “Road Cleanup.”For this event, both the active broth-ers and pledges wore fashionablybright orange vests while picking uptrash alongside our “Adopt-a-Road,”which lies in front of our university.In addition, the active brothers andpledges helped clean up at the AnnualDiabetes Walk held on our campus.Through these philanthropic events,the active brothers showed the Mu

Class how important community ser-vice is to the brothers of Kappa Psi.

We look forward to the activitiesplanned for the remaining of fall quar-ter, one of which is the Kappa PsiAlumni Karaoke Social, where bothcollegiate and graduate brothers gettogether to sing their hearts out. Inaddition, as the host for the upcomingspring Province IX, the brothers ofDelta Sigma have been working dili-gently to make it a wonderful event!

�� Delta TauUniversity of Southern NevadaFounded 1/10/2003Nevada College of Pharmacy11 Sunset Way, Henderson, NV [email protected]

Since the start of the new schoolyear, the brothers of Delta Tau havebeen very busy planning various rushevents and getting to know our poten-tial brothers. Some of the eventsincluded Fremont Street Experience,cosmic bowling, an ice cream social,appetizers at Half Shell, and pizzahappy hour at Sammy’s WoodfiredPizza. These events have given thebrothers many great opportunities tomeet and start building lasting rela-tionships with all of the potentialpledges.

The pinning ceremony was a funand exciting experience for everyone!Delta Tau is proud to announce thatwe have 36 pledges. This year, DeltaTau has initiated two pledgemasters,and we have many events planned forthe new pledges. Some of our upcom-ing events include the Big/Littlepumpkin carving contest, the fall bar-becue, and karaoke night. We havealso maintained Delta Tau traditionand will host our annual Halloweensocial and a costume contest.

Ole! Ole! Delta Rho Brothers James Neilen, Craig MacDonald, KenHughes, and Travis Shipley harmonize during the 2010 Tex-Mex andKaraoke Rush Event!

Delta Sigma brothers and future pledges enjoying a night full of fun at the Speed Pledging.

Cosmic bowling at Sunset Stationwas one of Delta-Tau’s rush events!

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Delta Tau participated in the BreastCancer Walk on October 2 whichturned out to be a great success.Some of the brothers formed a walk-ing team while others volunteeredtheir time helping with the setup andtakedown as well as handing outwater. Other community serviceevents planned are cooking dinner forthose staying in the Ronald McDonaldHouse, a Thanksgiving canned fooddrive, Habitat for Humanity, and theAIDS Walk. The brothers of Delta Taulook forward to a successful yearahead.

� Delta UpsilonPalm Beach Atlantic UniversityFounded 5/3/2003School of Pharmacy, 901 S. Flager DriveWest Palm Beach, FL 33401‐[email protected]

The brothers of Delta Upsilonreturned this fall well rested and pre-pared for the start of the upcomingyear. We had a very busy summerbetween the various mission trips toZambia, Costa Rica, Belize and theDominican Republic along with thevarious meetings for APhA, FPA,ASHP and FHSP. We would like to

In the late afternoon, vice regentGabe Gonzaga gathered the board toplan and discuss the ambitious goalswe have for the upcoming schoolyear. Needless to say, we have a lot instore for this upcoming year and weaim to make a major impact on thecommunity. As evening fell, we firedup the campfire and Brother SophieBordson cooked up some of the finestburgers known to man. With somechitchatting, storytelling, guitar play-ing, and marshmallow roasting, wesettled into our tents to end a pleasantsummer night and emerged the nextmorning ready to take on the world.

The school year kicked off with abowling social to reunite the chapter.Brothers from the Theta, Eta, andZeta Classes arrived to share memo-rable summer stories and to duke itout with the pins. Delta Phi graduateand current Grand Council DeputyLinda Ngo was also present for moralsupport and a couple of rounds of pinsmashing.

Delta Phi’s first philanthropy eventof the school year came only a coupleof days after at Chili’s Restaurant. Thenight of September 27 was dedicatedto supporting St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital, with 100 percent ofthe proceeds being donated to helpimprove the lives and wellness of chil-dren with catastrophic illnesses.

In addition to our regular events,Delta Phi has supported the establish-ment of a Kappa Psi San Diego gradu-

extend a special thanks to BrothersDr. Elias Chahine and Dr. AmirRahemi and other faculty from ouruniversity who led a mission trip toZambia. Special thanks are also inorder for Brother Deanna Boone andgraduate Brother Dr. MatthewBamber for the planning and execu-tion of the Dominican Republic mis-sion trip over the summer.

This year is very exciting for us. Wehad a successful rush process andpledging is now underway. We’re veryexcited about our upcoming pledgeevents, some of which include theScavenger Hunt and Iron Pledge. Butmost of all, we’re thrilled to have theopportunity to nurture and guide thepledges through the process. Octoberbrings many activities such as com-munity service and fundraising. Weare anxiously waiting to see whichorganization the pledges choose todonate the funds to. Additionally, ourchapter is sponsoring theAsthma/COPD booth at the school’sannual health fair, appropriatelythemed “Prescription for Health.” Wewill also be in attendance on October17 in support of the Gold Coast DownSyndrome Organization’s 16th AnnualBuddy Walk. In December, we will beparticipating in the Wacky WaterStation at this year’s Palm BeachesMarathon. Of course, we must alwaysmake time to continually strengthenour bonds. As such, we are all veryexcited to see what monthly activitiesare lined up for us this fall.

�� Delta PhiUniversity of California-San DiegoFounded 8/8/20039500 Gilman DriveLa Jolla, CA 92093‐[email protected]

In the late August sun of SanDiego’s ever bright skies, Delta Phiventured into the hills of CuyamacaRancho State Park for its executiveboard summer retreat. The eventbegan with a merry drive through thesuburbs of San Diego County, arrivingperfectly in time for a lovely lunchpacked by Brothers Colleen Tu andSamantha Chang. We embarked onour journey through the SweetwaterTrail, readied to tackle mountain lionsand scare away unwanted feral pigs,but to our disappointment, the onlywildlife we came across were the fireants nestled beside our tents, somethievish squirrels, and the manynative birds with their glorious earlymorning melodies. The highlight ofour hike came when we stumbledacross an amazing well camouflagedglossy snake.

Delta Omega brothers of the Class of 2012 show off their Kappa Psi spirit by wearing their colors in professionaldress.

Delta Upsilon bowling.

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�� Delta OmegaSouth UniversityFounded 12/10/2005School of Pharmacy, 709 Mall Blvd.Savannah, Georgia [email protected]

Bringing another remarkable yearto a close, the brothers of DeltaOmega represented Kappa Psi in styleby dressing to impress at the AnnualAwards Banquet at South University.

ate chapter. The project is currentlyled by Delta Phi graduate SanazFarhadian and a number of alumnibrothers, including those fromGamma Nu, Beta Gamma, and DeltaTau. Please check out our new Website, courtesy of webmaster LilyWong, at http://ky-dp.sdsc.edu formore information on our chapter andthe establishment of the San DiegoGraduate chapter.

—Jack Yeung

�� Delta PsiUniversity of Minnesota-DuluthFounded 7/10/2005School of Pharmacy, 232 Life Science1110 Kirby Drive, Duluth, MN [email protected]

The Viking’s season has finallybegun, which can only mean onething: the school year has officiallystarted! To start the school year offright, Delta Psi hosted a barbecue forall prospective pledges. It seemed topay off because for the fall semester,Delta Psi has an astounding 24pledges!

In addition to rounding up pledges,the Delta Psi chapter has alreadybeen busy at work participating in var-ious activities this fall. We have gottenour University of Minnesota Collegeof Pharmacy clothing orders out, andhave been selling jackets, sweatshirts,T-shirts, and a variety of other cloth-ing items to students at the College ofPharmacy. Delta Psi has also beenparticipating in a Heart Walk, whichraises money for the American HeartAssociation. Lastly, the chapter hasbeen working at the KEEP screening,which is an event that helps screenpatients for chronic kidney disease.

Delta Psi has also been hard atwork planning for additional eventsand activities for this school year.Brothers are planning on giving talkson sexually transmitted diseases tothe dorms at the University ofMinnesota–Duluth. Delta Psi is alsostarting up activities with local assist-ed living facilities where brothers willvolunteer their time with residents.

As far as news related to Delta Psibrothers, we would like to congratu-late fourth-year Steph Kroseman forwinning the 2010 Kappa PsiFoundation Scholarship.

Lastly, we are getting excited aboutconclave in Fargo, North Dakota, andhope to sweep the Golden Peanutonce again!

—Mitch Burg

Over the summer, we maintained ourphilanthropic efforts in the communi-ty by volunteering at the ChathamCounty Humane Society. As we transi-tion into the fall quarter, we wouldlike to thank our past chapter officersfor leaving an everlasting impressionand positive impact on our chapter. Inrecognizing the scholastic achieve-ment of one of our own, we congratu-late Brother Rick Wilhoit for winningthe 2010 Kappa Psi Foundation MME

Scholarship, and congratulations to allthe other 2010 scholarship winners!

Delta Omega enthusiasticallybegins the new quarter focusing onmembership with two weeks of rushevents to engage the potential newclass of pledges. We are very excitedand anxious to begin the pledgeprocess and are eagerly anticipatingthe selection of our new pledge class.Planning is already underway forbrothers and pledges to represent our

Delta Psi Brothers (L–R) Kelechi Aguwa, Mitch Burg, Scott Nei, Ryan Galloway, and John Grygelko enjoying theKappa Psi barbecue.

Epsilon Beta Brothers Veronica Canales, Debra Nguyen, Audrey Valencia, Jaishree Mahbubani, and AissaGarza at the 2010 Texas Rally in Port Aransas.

In Memor iam

September 17th marked Brother Michael Gres' one-year memorial. TheEpsilon Beta Brothers gathered at The University of the Incarnate WordFeik School of Pharmacy for a Tree Planting Ceremony to celebrate ourlate Brother's memory.


school and our chapter by participat-ing in the Walk for Diabetes with theAmerican Diabetes Association andthe Mutt Strut with the HumaneSociety. Although the rest of the yearwill be busy with philanthropic andfundraising events, it will also berewarding as we celebrate in fellow-ship through monthly faculty lun-cheons and many other social events.

� Epsilon BetaUniversity of the Incarnate WordFounded 4/12/2008Felk School of Pharmacy4301 Broadway, San Antonio, TX [email protected]

The Epsilon Beta chapter is off to agreat start! The newly elected officersand committee chairs have workedreally hard over the summer toensure an incredible new school year.They have brought lots of new andfresh ideas to the table while enrich-ing and expanding the old ones. Ourfirst two months of pharmacy schoolwere hectic and filled with volunteerevents, professional relations projects,social and rush events, and lots, lotsmore.

Community Service Committeechair Brother Lyssa Villanueva startedthe school year with three volunteerevents. On September 2, the 12 broth-ers who volunteered for “Any BabyCan” enjoyed serving food and read-ing books to autistic children at a day-care center. Brother Kathy Lao-Chhatcommented, “The kids wereadorable!” On September 25, 18 broth-ers volunteered at the San AntonioFood Bank where they made goodiebags and helped prepare for theHarvest of Hope fundraiser.Simultaneously on the other side oftown, six brothers helped set up tents,hung ribbons, and held up signs at theSan Antonio AIDS Foundation Walk.

“[It] was a memorable experience thatemphasized the importance of boththe prevention and detection ofHIV/AIDS,” said Brother DavidWilson. Overall, all the brothers reallyenjoyed their community serviceexperience and look forward to otheropportunities in the months to come.

Professional Relations Committeechair Brother Rishma Patel organizedan Osteoporosis Program that tookplace at the University of theIncarnate Word Retirement Center onSeptember 10. Brothers Shara DelaCruz, Edita Bernardo, JeremyMeehan, and Adrianna Fontaney-Dimando gave a presentation aboutosteoporosis and held an open paneldiscussion with the residents. BrotherShara Dela Cruz said the residentswere very thankful and grateful forwhat Kappa Psi Epsilon Beta has donefor them. They were very pleased thatthe Kappa Psi pharmacy studentscared about the community and theirhealth.

Social Committee chair BrotherAndrew Castillo, with the help ofBrother Amyn Madhani, registeredthe Epsilon Beta chapter to participatein the Texas Rally hosted by theEpsilon Epsilon chapter at PortAransas, Texas, on the weekend ofSeptember 17. Epsilon Beta had 31brothers attend and all were excitedand ready to compete for the 2010Rally Cup. The two-day event wasfilled with lots of fun, beachsidegames, food, and sightseeing. Thegloomy weather did not hinder thebrothers at all from having a blast andgetting to know brothers from otherTexas chapters. The brothers left PortAransas that weekend with lots offond memories, new friends, and atiny second place trophy!

Rush Committee co-chairs BrothersBianca Hernandez and Ashley Feik,with the help of Brother MaribethTecson, organized several rush eventsto kick start the semester. We had agreat turnout at our Kappa PsiInterest Meeting on September 14where we served fresh, homemadesnow cones with lots of different fla-vors to choose from. A few brothershad way too much fun making shavedice using the snow cone machine.Nonetheless, the rushees enjoyedevery bit of it. Our next rush eventwas a barbecue held at BrackenridgePark on September 27. Brother AmynMadhani worked the grill as thebrothers prepared the food. BrothersSarah McKinney and Christin Russellled a fun guessing game involvingboth the brothers and the rushees.The rushees had a great time,

expressed interest, and are eager tojoin our Fraternity.

Graduate Relations Committeechair Brother Edita Bernardo is doinga magnificent job keeping our chapterconnected with our recent graduatebrothers. Our graduate brothers arenow working in their respective fieldsand cities as full-fledged pharmacists.Among our recent graduates, BrotherDr. Corey Cooper writes, “I am cer-tainly enjoying working as a Pharm.D.I was licensed on July 9. That was oneof the most exciting days of my life!”In his letter, he also encouraged thebrothers to work hard and do theirbest on rotations because job offersmay arise from those rotations. Welook forward to hearing more fromour graduate brothers.

September 17 marked BrotherMichael Gres’ one-year memorial.That afternoon, the University ofIncarnate Word Feik School ofPharmacy, Kappa Psi FraternityEpsilon Beta chapter, friends, andfamily gathered for a Tree PlantingCeremony to celebrate our late broth-er’s memory. There were severalspeakers who spoke about howBrother Michael Gres lived his lifeand how he had touched the hearts ofmany. As each brother placed a redcarnation under his tree, we remi-nisced about the many times whenBrother Gres would brighten our dayswith just a simple smile. From him,we have learned to live our lives to thefullest and not dwell on the things thatare holding us back.

So far, the newly elected officersand committee chairs have done anexcellent job of keeping our chapteron top of things. From professionalrelations projects to social events, wehave reached out to the community aswell as expanded our connections toKappa Psi brothers from other chap-ters. Whether it is about just a simplesmile or tips about certain rotations,we have learned so much from ourbrothers in the past and we will con-tinue to learn from our brotherstoday. As Brother Cooper puts it, “Iam embracing this opportunity, learn-ing all I can . . . Certainly God hasblessed me, and may He continue tobless us all! Sobriety, Fellowship,Industry, High ideals . . . ”

—Nancy Luu

�� Epsilon GammaWestern UniversityFounded 7/28/2007College of Pharmacy, 309 E. Second St.Pomona, CA, [email protected]

There are a few things you canalways count on at WesternUniversity’s College of PharmacyWhite Coat Ceremony—proud par-ents, a lot of white coats, thePharmacist’s Oath, and the presenceof Kappa Psi. This year, several broth-ers were able to come out and assistwith all of the different aspects of theWhite Coat Ceremony, includingrecent alumni brothers and brotherson their rotations. Between setting up,directing new students and parents to

Epsilon Gamma (L–R) Helen Ngo,Jeff Melnick, and Crystal Lui atFounders Day, July 2010.

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�� Epsilon EpsilonTexas A&M UniversityFounded 8/23/2008Rangel College of PharmacyMSC 131 1010 West Ave. B, Kingsville, TX [email protected]

With the end to a fantastic summerbreak, the brothers of Epsilon Epsilonreturned to the Texas A&M HSCCollege of Pharmacy refreshed,relaxed, and ready to take on anotherschool year. The fall 2010 semesterhas been full of community serviceprojects, fundraisers, rushing andpledging events, and the debut of thefirst annual Kappa Psi Texas Rally.

We kicked off the beginning of thesemester with quite a few meet-and-greets to draw in new recruits to joinour chapter. It wasn’t anything toofancy at first—a barbecue here, a nightout there. But in late August we pulledout the big guns with our very firstFounders Day. Everybody came out tohave a good time: actives, potentialpledges, and even fourth-year studentscame down from all across Texas tocelebrate the founding of our chapter.After all was said and done, we wereleft with more options for pledges thanwe have ever had in the past (a whop-ping 36 new, happy faces to join ourproud family!). So many pledges, infact, that many of our actives had todouble down with Little Brothers and

their seats, and handling the lack ofchairs situation, the brothers of KappaPsi were there at every turn. We werealso a part of the ceremony itself.Brothers not only directed the newstudents through the intricacies of theceremony, but also awarded themwith the Western U stamp pin, a pinthat all incoming students receive.Afterward, the brothers were outsideselling care packages, which consist-ed of a T-shirt, a coffee mug or waterbottle, a pin, and study guide to assistthem through their P1 year. Wewould like to make a special shout toBrother Melissa Landry for coordinat-ing the event and Brother Dee Zunigafor coming all the way from Coloradoto help out. Thanks to all the brotherswho were there to ring in the begin-ning of the new academic year.

�� Epsilon DeltaUniversity of AppalachiaFounded 4/12/2008College of Pharmacy1060 Dragon Road, Oakwood, VA [email protected]

The brothers of Epsilon Delta atAppalachian College of Pharmacyhave had an eventful quarter. Weworked feverishly to complete ourbooth at the local Relay for Life,where we raised $4,000 for the fightagainst cancer. Our regent, EvanTatum, won yet another beautypageant dressed as a woman. We areall beginning to wonder whether ornot Evan has missed his true calling.

The new school year approachedquickly and with it plans for rushingand pledging. The rush events includ-ed Round Robin, a cookout, a poolparty, and a formal dinner. The gath-erings were successful and led us tothe return of 31 bid cards from thenew class. Our pinning ceremonysoon followed, and the pledges arenow concentrating on their pledgeclass projects.

The brothers continue to diligentlyplan for the weekend of October 8–10when we host the Province III con-clave in Bristol, Virginia. Many of ourefforts are currently focused towardour Province philanthropy project,Backpack Blessings. This charity pro-vides children with food over theweekends when meals may beunavailable at home. Efforts to raisefunds and food items have been pleas-antly successful. In addition to havinga charitable lunch at school, we havecollected food items in the communityand the local grocery store. We arelooking forward to uniting in brother-hood at the upcoming Province con-clave with old and new friends.

borrow pledge pins from our brothersat Epsilon Beta!

Even though our brothers had theirhands full with the plethora ofpledges, we still had enough time tohold several successful service pro-jects and fundraisers. We wereabsolutely astounded by how popularour pharmacy T-shirt sales went; theywere flying off the shelves so fast, wepractically had to give the studentsthe shirts off our own backs to keepthem satisfied. But with cleverdesigns and phrases like “Trust me,I’m a pharmacist” and “NERxD,” whowouldn’t expect to have an extensivebackorder list? Shortly after the T-shirt sale, we had a Chick-fil-A break-fast sale. It successfully scratched thatfast food itch that afflicted many of ourpharmacy students. We ended

September with our first annualCookies for Cancer bake sale. Therewere Rice Krispies Treats, cookies,cupcakes, and brownies as far as theeye could see, and all the pharmacystudents were willing to put in a fewextra minutes at the gym for con-tributing to this needy cause. By theend of the third day, our chapter wasable to raise $250 for pediatric cancerresearch.

As proud as we were about our vari-ous service projects and fundraiser,we were ecstatic about hosting thevery first Kappa Psi Texas Rally. Thisthree-day event took place at the beau-tiful Mayan Princess Resort and saw afantastic turnout of more than 90attendees made up of the Delta Delta,Epsilon Beta, and Epsilon Epsilonchapters. Regardless of the soggy

Brothers of Epsilon Iota at the welcome barbecue.

In addition to helping out with the Pharm.D. Class of 2014 White Coat Ceremony, Kappa Psi brothers are alsotabling outside for a fundraiser. What’s for sale? Western U tumblers and water bottles and “First Year SurvivalKits”!

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weather, the heavy rain was not ableto dampen anybody’s spirit and all ofthe brothers had fun participating inthe weekend’s events. Each of thechapters were pitted against eachother in many different competitions(such as the balloon toss, crab run,limbo contest, and Kappa Psi TriviaBowl) to show whose chapter was thebest; but at the end of the day, it was-n’t about competing as much as it wasgetting to know other chapters’ broth-ers, making new friends and greatmemories. At the end of the weekend,our chapter went home with the firstplace trophy, but the greatest feelingcame from knowing we started a newtradition that the brothers of everyTexas chapter of Kappa Psi can beproud to uphold and keep alive.

teams. With such a busy fall semesteralready, we are sure to have manymore events, both philanthropic andsocial, planned for the next fewmonths.

�� Epsilon EtaLECOM-BradentonFounded 3/29/2009School of Pharmacy5000 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. Bradenton, FL [email protected]

Summer is giving way to shorterdays and cooler temperatures asEpsilon Eta and LECOM–Bradentontransition into fall. Before July came toa close, Brothers regent JaclynDeCrosta, Alan Cole, vice regent ParjatAli, and Christine Heng representedKappa Psi at Camp Boggy Creek. Thisis the second year in a row Epsilon Etahas attended the camp, this year dur-ing Epilepsy Week. The four brothersvolunteered their able selves andhelped provide the children of CampBoggy Creek with an awesome camp-ing trip they will never forget.

August was acclaimed by an envi-ronmental cleanup at BradentonBeach. With more than 20 determinedbrothers in attendance, the combinedeffort found more than 70 pounds ofrefuse and debris removed from theshoreline. This example not onlydemonstrates the chapter’s aim to bet-ter the community, but it also shows

Epsilon Eta unites to positively impactthe environment as well.

The coming fall has also broughtalong with it football season. The chap-ter came together again in Septemberto display their pride for the Fraternitywhile fundraising at a Tampa BayBuccaneers game at Raymond JamesStadium. Victory prevailed over theday as the Buccaneers won and thebrothers’ hard work at the concessionstand brought in money that will cer-tainly go toward the upcoming fallrush events.

Go P4 brothers! APPE rotations arekeeping Olutola Ajanaku, MatthewAntonopoulos, Rebecca Arecibido,Victoria Broome, Ivy Bure,Christopher Carter, Alan Cole,Cassandra Karish, Ashley Little, andAlvana Nicaj occupied this year, andthe whole chapter strongly supportsthem as they near the end of the cur-riculum. Meanwhile, the P2 brothersare finishing off their IPPE rotations tojoin the rest of the busy chapter backon campus. The strengthened KappaPsi numbers will launch the fall rush tomeet the surmounting interest ofLECOM students. Also coming soon isthe chapter’s involvement in present-ing “Generation Rx: Preventing theMisuse and Abuse of PrescriptionMedications.” This great communityevent will be a concerted effort withthe Student Government at LECOM to

Epsilon Lambda after painting the Lipscomb Bison.

Epsilon Lambda Brothers SavannahRoberts, Malarie Leonard, and KellyLarkins smiling after a city-widescavenger hunt.

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�� Epsilon ZetaEast Tennessee State UniversityFounded 3/21/2009Gatton College of PharmacyBox 70414 Johnson City, TN [email protected]

Our fall semester has gotten off to agreat start! We received 34 newpledges out of the 59 pharmacy stu-dents who went through rush thisyear. We are so excited about all of oursoon-to-be brothers and are anxiouslyawaiting Big Brother Reveal Night.This year we had a ’70s hippie themefor our rush. We had a blast with thistheme, complete with tie-dye shirtsand Jimi Hendrix background music.Before rush we had a kickoff barbecueto welcome everyone back. We held aphilanthropy event in September forSafe Passages, Johnson City’s domes-tic violence center for women and chil-dren. During this event, we collectedpaper goods from the student bodyand faculty. Also, we currently are col-lecting aluminum can tabs for our localRonald McDonald House. We celebrat-ed the arrival of fall by having ourannual bonfire by one of our region’sbeautiful rivers. This is always a funtime for everyone to relax and enjoygreat brotherhood. Our chapter hasformed three intramural football teamsthis season. Even though the pointsaren’t racking up on the scoreboardfor all the teams, the players are stillhaving a blast playing fellow ETSU

Kappa Psi Phi lanthropy


Gamma Kappa brothers prepare for a highway cleanup.

Epsilon Eta brothers minutes begin one of many beach cleanups.

Delta Phi vice regent GabeGonzaga and treasurer ColleenTu smile for the camera at theChili’s-St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital philanthropyevent.

Brothers Helping Others


Gamma Kappa take back.The brothers of Gamma Psi posing for a picture after the roadside cleanup.

Epsilon Beta brothers enjoys reading books to austistic children during their community service event “Any Baby Can.”

Beta Pi Brother David Tran show-ing off his car washing skills at theKappa Psi car wash fundraiser.

Brothers Make us Proud

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�� Epsilon KappaBelmont UniversityFounded 2/21/20101900 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, TN [email protected]

After the success of the first annualMasquerade Ball, the 35 brothers ofthe newly installed Epsilon Kappachapter of Kappa Psi at BelmontUniversity welcomed 27 new pledgebrothers to our Fraternity. As one ofthe newest chapters of Kappa Psi(chartered February 21, 2010), we areexcited about being a part of theBrotherhood and anticipating a yearof amazing events. From canoeing theHarpeth River, teaming up for lasertag at our Lasers and Lights event,and volunteering at the RonaldMcDonald House, the activities we’vealready participated in have helped usbond as brothers and pledge brothers.Plans for future activities includegoing to a Nashville Predators hockeygame, fundraising with a chili cook-offincluding local chef judges, and host-ing an Ugly Sweater Christmas party.If you’re in the Nashville area, we’dlove to have you visit—we’ll evenleave the light on for you!

�� Epsilon LambdaLipscomb UniversityFounded 8/13/2010A.M. Burton Healthy Sciences CenterNashville, TN [email protected]

Finally, on August 13, 2010, theEpsilon Lambda chapter at LipscombUniversity College of Pharmacy wasofficially chartered. We were original-ly scheduled to be initiated on May 2,but due to the Nashville floods, wewere unable to get everyone together.Our brothers were rather lucky, walk-ing away from the floods with onlyflooded basements and unable to

educate teens at a local high schoolabout the risks and dangers of abus-ing drug therapies.

�� Epsilon IotaCalifornia Northstate College ofPharmacyFounded 6/27/200910811 International DriveRancho Cordova, CA [email protected]

With school in session, Epsilon Iotachapter is currently participating inthe various rush events that had beenvigilantly planned throughout the pastsummer. First of all, Epsilon Iotaeffectively conducted its first annualstethoscope fundraiser before fallcourses started. As anticipation ofmeeting new students reached itspeak, the brothers of Epsilon Iota areseizing all the possible opportunitiesto find valuable additions to the KappaPsi family. Beginning with an icecream social that attracted almost theentire class of first-year students,Epsilon Iota successfully launched ourfirst rush event of the year with thegreatest turnout amongst all otherorganizations and fraternities on cam-pus. Following the ice cream socialwas our second annual “Iron Chefcompetition,” where new studentswere given the chance to interact withthe Epsilon Iota brothers as well asvarious P2s and P3s while makingtheir own innovative and deliciouspasta dishes. Our third rush event, aninfo session barbecue with GrandCounselor Dr. Eric Gupta, was agrand success as well and had a sub-stantial turnout.

Professionally, Epsilon Iota wasalso able to participate in the JimmyFund Cancer walk in Boston,Massachusetts, as virtual walkersalong with our co-GCD, Dr. AaronPrince, who was there in person. All48 brothers made donations to sup-port the fight against cancer. WithProvince IX’s regional meetingaround the corner and only few weeksleft until pledging starts, each one ofour brothers is continuously makingpersonal efforts to build Kappa Psi asthe most professional and influentialfraternity on campus. Upcomingfundraising and professional ideas areon the horizon, including our secondannual Korean Health Fair in lateOctober. As we continue to gear upfor the semester’s events, we hope tosoon deliver the news of wonderfulnew brothers in our chapter.

—Monica Oh

make it to school by their normalroutes. But in the months leading upto the official chartering, our chapterwas able to bond in brotherhoodthrough many service and socialopportunities. Brothers have visitedRonald McDonald House on manyoccasions, making our famous rat-tlesnake pasta for the families there.We have also worked with MercyChildren’s Clinic in an effort to helpthem raise money for children to getfree health care at their site. Brothersare also participating in drug takeback programs and helping our fellowLipscomb students clean up andrebuild after the flood damage to theirhomes. But in the time not in serviceto our community, brothers haveenjoyed a chapter banquet, a friendlygame of baseball versus our localBelmont chapter, outings to NashvilleSounds and Predator games, and acity-wide scavenger hunt.

It has been a long and exciting jour-ney, but we are so proud of the 36new members: regent Kelly Larkins,vice regent Eric Johnson, secre-tary Allison Griffin, treasurer BenTurner, sergeant at arms KyleWilliams, chaplain Rachel Pilson,historian Jennifer Inlow, ErinAgee, Frances Amano, JamieAnderson, Tina Blair, JamesonBouldin, Evan Braytenbah, BonnyBrymer, Scotty Childs, AshleyClendenen, Ashley Corder, RachelCrouch, Kennita Ferguson, AyaFukuda, Allyson Geary, Brittany

Huffman, Savannah Roberts,Samira Kamal, Beth Kiper,Malarie Leonard, Justin Loden,Celia McDonald, Erin McEarl,Will McEarl, Chaya Paret, KatiePearsall, Courtney Thomas,Lauren Thompson, Louie Torresand Will Walker. And we are lookingforward to the initiation of our 14pledge brothers for this year. Theyare working very hard to learn the val-ues and history of Kappa Psi.

And we would also like to thankLindsey Gorrell, our Grand CouncilDeputy, and the rest of our Kappa Psibrothers who serve as faculty atLipscomb for all of their support in theformation of Epsilon Lambda. Wewould also like to thank all the won-derful brothers who came the dis-tance to our chartering ceremony,including Grand Vice Regent KaliWeaver, Province VII Satrap MelissaHunt, brothers from Epsilon Kappaand Beta Xi as well as Psi and GammaZeta graduate brothers.

�� Mu Omicron PiWayne State UniversityFounded 5/14/1927417 Auburn Street, Detroit, MI [email protected]

This year, the Mu Omicron Pi chap-ter of Kappa Psi became even moreproactive in school affairs. We hosteda barbecue luncheon with the newincoming pharmacy students ofWayne State University as our way ofwelcoming them into the pharmacy

Epsilon Zeta Brothers JamieMontgomery and Becca McCaffreyduring fall rush in August.

Mu Omicron Pi Brothers enjoy winter football. (L–R) Mussa M., HassanG., Greg K., Michael W., Terence S., James C.; (front row) Lamar H.,and Fouad B.

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program. The goal was to help themget settled into the school while giv-ing them an idea of what to expectthis upcoming year. This also allowedthem to get acquainted with the broth-ers of Kappa Psi and what we areabout.

We continued this momentum for-ward and decided to try somethingnew. For the first time, our chapter isholding a fundraiser at Joey’s ComedyClub in Livonia to help raise funds forthe fast approaching Province meet-ing. Using the ticket sales as a gauge,it looks to be a very promisingendeavor that will definitely end witha lot of laughs. Mu Omicron Pi is alsolooking forward to the annual food

drive and our outdoor football game inthe snow that occurs every fall andwinter, as it has been a tradition formany years.

Last but not least, Mu Omicron Pi’sHalloween party, held every year inOctober after midterms, is a way ofwinding down and venting out stress.Each year people come up with origi-nal costume ideas to trump the previ-ous year’s winners which alwaysresults in many memorable Kodakmoments.

Ada [email protected]

The Ada Grad chapter hosted sev-eral Gamma Delta brothers this sum-mer at the house of BrothersCameron Van Dyke and Liz Poole.During the cookout, the Gamma Deltabrothers planned some of the eventsfor fall quarter while Brothers JeffMcCracken, Van Dyke, and Poolecaught up. We are excited to see whatactivities the collegiates will haveplanned for us at homecoming andcan’t wait to meet the 48 pledges thechapter brought in.

Arizona [email protected]

Over the summer, the brothers ofArizona Grad enjoyed themselveswith some sporting activities, the firstof which was a trip to Chase Field towatch the home team, ArizonaDiamondbacks, take on the SanFrancisco Giants. After laughing andcheering during the game, brothersretreated to a nearby restaurant forfood and drinks and teamed up to take

down a whopping 22-inch hot dog!Next, AZ Grad got together on aSaturday night for some bowlingaction. Brothers showed off theirskills on the bowling lanes for severalgames, but the night didn’t end there.Not wanting to go home early, broth-ers spent the remainder of the nightin the bowling alley’s arcade playingsuch favorites as air hockey, basket-ball, and car racing games. And final-ly, with the return of football season,AZ Grad brothers spent some timetogether watching NFL football anddining on some delicious chickenwings at Buffalo Wild Wings.

In addition to these brotherhood-building events, AZ Grad has beeneager to lend a hand to Delta Sigmawith their pledging process. Thebrothers of Delta Sigma have hadtheir work cut out for them with near-ly 60 pledges, and AZ Grad has beenthere every step of the way to showthe pledges that Kappa Psi is for life.We are especially looking forward toan upcoming alumni event with thepledges where both groups will have agreat chance to get to know oneanother.

Boston [email protected]

It has been a busy few months asusual for Boston Grad. We are excitedto hear the news that we were rankedas the number two grad chapter. Thisis our highest ranking to date andshows all of us that our hard work haspaid off. We are also very pleased toofficially recognize Mu chapter backinto the rankings. They have worked

extremely hard over the past 19months to bring themselves back togood standing, and we are anxious tosee what they have in store over thenext year. Boston Grad has beenworking on some upcoming philan-thropic projects, and a few brotherswill be running in the annual MissionHill Road Race on the weekend ofOctober 2. Good luck to those broth-ers running! We are in the midst ofplanning a few pledging modules thatwill be taught to the Mu chapterbrothers as part of the ongoing effortto improve the chapter and makethem stronger after their layoff.

—Mike Cournoyer

Buffalo [email protected]

Autumn is always the season whenBuffalo Grad is at its high point and2010 is no exception! We have beenextremely active lately as we supportGamma Iota with their incomingpledge class. Many graduates werepresent for the pinning ceremony inearly September, and we welcomedthe pledges (almost all 28 of them!) toour Annual Grad/Pledge Cookout onSeptember 25. This year’s gatheringwas the most well attended by thelocal graduates in the history of theevent, and we are proud to have somany active grads around.

Kudos is also due to Brother PeteBrody who organized the annualBuffalo Bills Tailgate, Game, andFundraiser on September 12. A record175 brothers, family, and friends gath-ered and helped

to raise more than $1,500 to be splitbetween both Gamma Iota andBuffalo Grad. Cooking all those hotdogs and burgers proved to be nosmall task, with much thanks going toGamma Iota Brother Calvin Meaneywho assisted with an extra grill andcooking as well.

Most important is our fifth consecu-tive year participating in the local“Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes” insupport of the ADA’s mission toresearch diabetes, both the conditionand treatment. As of the submissionof this article, Buffalo Grad has raisednearly $1,700 (again, a personalrecord!) and is seeking to match itsfirst year, raising more than $2,000.Thanks go to all the brothers whohave donated their time and money tothe cause.

As always, Buffalo Grad is open toANY graduate brothers, whether theyare from or live in the Western NewYork area or anywhere else in theworld. More information can be foundon our Facebook Group (search:

AZ Grad ready to bowl at Brunswick Lanes: Ryan Moore, Danny McNatty, Andrea McNatty, Keith Gallus,Karen Gallus, Rob Krohn, Erin Haney, and Michelle Lin.

AZ Grad brothers at Chase Field inPhoenix: Jessica Wilson, DanielWatterson, Bree Danski, DannyMcNatty, Andrea McNatty, MinooKarimirad, Lily Vu, and GretchenHamm.

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of Xi chapter for dinner and a brain-storming session before the newschool year began. We are still reelingfrom the tremendous success of lastsummer’s Columbus Grad AnnualCharity Golf Tournament, and plansare already in the works for the 2011tournament. Andy also golfed in theAcademy of Pharmacy for CentralOhio (APCO) Golf Tournament wherethe Columbus Grad tournamentaward for longest drive was presentedto Brother Don Bennett. If you haveany questions or would like to joinColumbus Grad, send an e-mail toregent Jackie Schneider [email protected].

—Andy Frasco

Detroit [email protected]

The Detroit Graduate chapter looksforward to seeing everyone at theProvince V assembly being held herein Detroit next year. We are workingclosely with the brothers of MuOmicron Pi to finalize the planning ofthe assembly, and more informationwill be on the Web site shortly. Weare also in the process of searchingfor lost Detroit Grad brothers. (Theydon’t know they are lost.) If you see ortalk to any Mu Omicron Pi graduatealumni, please give them my e-mailaddress so we can take them out ofour lost list and put them in our foundlist. For more information please sendto [email protected].

We look forward to everyone meet-ing our new officers: Emad Saleh,

Kappa Psi Buffalo Graduate Chapter)or our Yahoo! Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kappapsibuffalograd.

—Matthew Sciara

Central Michigan [email protected]

The brothers of Central MichiganGrad have been busy this summer butmanaged to find time for a small bar-becue get-together in July. We werealso fortunate to have past NationalOfficers Andy Frasco and DaveMaszkiewicz in attendance. As the fallsemester is beginning for our colle-giate affiliate Gamma Chi, we’ve beenable to attend a few of their early func-tions including rush and a retirementdinner for the dean of the College ofPharmacy. Currently, we are gettingprepared for Gamma Chi's homecom-ing reception and the Province V fallassembly. We have also recentlyplaced in the Top 10 GraduateChapters of Kappa Psi and look for-ward to continuing our service in thecoming year.

—Adam Dutkiewicz

Charleston [email protected]

It’s been nearly a year since thefounding of Charleston Grad and likethe Fraternity as a whole, we are get-ting stronger. Grad brother member-ship, involvement with the local colle-giate chapter (Iota), and communityactivities are up. Membership hasgrown 15 percent. We have participat-ed in three Iota pledge events this falland by paying for transportationexpenses, have improved Iota’s abilityto send brothers to the next ProvinceIII meeting. We are also proud of ourjoint effort with Iota in developing andsponsoring the Intercity Health Fairand first annual Graduate/CollegiateSoftball Game and Picnic later thismonth. Charleston Grad is also happyto support and promote recentlypassed legislation allowing pharma-cists to provide influenza vaccines inSouth Carolina under a state-basedprotocol. We are currently workingwith Iota to locate and tabulate a list ofKappa Psi brothers in the Charlestonarea.

Columbus [email protected]

Lots of things have been going onwith Columbus Grad since the lasttime we wrote. Columbus Grad waswell represented at the Province V fallassembly in Buffalo, New York.Brothers Andy Frasco and JackieSchneider continue to serve as Co-GCDs for Xi chapter. Columbus Gradwas able to meet with the new officers

regent; Samir Berri, vice regent; SamKhreizhat, treasurer; GeorgeNakhleh, corresponding secretary;Chadi Bazzi, recording secretary;Nader Jadallah, historian; and PaulCyprus, chaplain.

—Paul Cyprus

Illinois [email protected]

We are really excited to haveranked fourth best graduate chapterwithin our Fraternity. Our membershave dedicated much of their time notonly to helping our graduate chapterin the different areas of FISH, but alsoin guiding the Chi and Delta Nu chap-ters. From our last MASK article, we

worked together with the collegiatechapter in planning and hosting Chi’s100 Year Anniversary, which turnedout to be a great success. Now thatthe 100 Year Celebration is at an end,we have shifted our focus to helpingChi and Delta Nu in their pledgingprocess and hope to grow our family.The chapter will try to be present atthe pledging events to get a glimpseof our future brothers. We will alsobe available for guidance if any ques-tions or concerns arise from theactives during this stressful process.

We are also now in the process ofpreparing for GCC and are encourag-ing the collegiates to attend the 55thGCC in San Francisco. We under-

Gamma Iota brothers at the Buffalo Grad Bills Tailgate.

Kappa Psi brothers at the Buffalo Grad Bills Tailgate.

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stand that funding will be a big barrierfor many, as we all have been throughthis phase years ago. Fundraising isgoing to play a great role in all thechapters. We are hoping for many col-legiate members to attend so they canexperience what we have encounteredat previous GCCs: friendships, fellow-ship, career opportunities, and muchmore. To assist with this opportunity,we would like to help them raisefunds to cut down their costs. Wemight be able to work side by side inrunning a concession stand at one ofthe Bears games.

In the midst of everything going on,we will be restarting our monthlycommunity service for the underin-sured. Illinois Graduate chapter willalso be holding elections for new offi-cers this upcoming October. I person-ally would like to thank the currentofficers for all of their hard work overthe past year in making our chapter,in the words of Borat, “a great suc-cess.” With the change in officers, anew torch will be passed within ourchapter as they continue with thesame passion the current officershave shown thus far. We hope everybrother is doing well and look forwardto seeing many of you at the upcom-ing Province meetings and at GCC inSan Francisco!

—Neil Patel

Iowa [email protected]

Iowa Grad would like to welcome anew baby girl to the group—MaliaLynn McDanel. She was bornSeptember 20, 2010, and she is socute. Congratulations McDanel fami-ly! Other than that, Iowa Grad has hada pretty low-key summer, but we lookforward to convening this month in

Fargo, North Dakota, for the ProvinceVIII conclave. Conclave is always agreat place to see friends from acrossthe region (and who knows, maybeCanada or the Bahamas?). Here’s to agreat fall and winter!

—Austin Ewing

Kentucky [email protected]

Greetings from the KentuckyGraduate chapter. We meet regularlyon the fourth Tuesday of each monthat the chapter house on the OhioRiver in Prospect, Kentucky, on thenortheast boundary of Louisville. Weare still offering our brothers continu-ing education opportunities. We hadan excellent presentation by newgraduate Joey Mattingly for theKentucky required HIV/AIDS CE pro-gram. We are wrapping up our sum-mer cookouts and will go back to reg-ular 9:30 p.m. meetings in October.Any brothers wanting more informa-tion should contact Paul Easley(email: [email protected]).

Los Angeles [email protected]

The Los Angeles Graduate chapterhas been working hard and playinghard as usual. On the work side, ourbrothers have been busy attendingvarious meetings: AACP Annual inSeattle, Province X summer meeting,Delta Sigma’s 10th Anniversary, andGamma Nu’s 50th Anniversary. Wealso have been supporting San Diegoin their quest to start a Grad chapterand are proud to report they are wellon their way! We hope to see an arti-cle from them in the next issue ofTHE MASK. Also, we had the privi-lege of hosting Maryland GradBrother Sophia Park when she was

visiting Southern California for a base-ball weekend. On the professionalside, LA Grad brothers participated inthe third annual Vietnamese FamilyFun Day in Westminster, California,and performed diabetes and bloodpressure screenings for the communi-ty. Lastly, we still know how to mixfun in with our hard work. At the endof July, we co-hosted a Founders Dayevent with Epsilon Gamma chapter atLA Grad Brother Doug Chang’shouse. Everyone had fun with ourluau-themed event and we helpedEpsilon Gamma raise $2,500. Also,some of our brothers went out toLaguna Niguel to watch the Pageantof the Masters performance which is agreat tableaux vivant, or living art,show. We are looking forward to theupcoming Province IX meeting in ourown backyard and to sharing thosememories with you next time.

—Eric Gupta

Minnesota [email protected]

Minnesota Grad chapter brothersare now enjoying the beautiful fall, butwe celebrated the end of summer witha barbecue and America’s favorite pas-time! Fun was had by all at the annualBarbecue Extravaganza, completewith a “SPAM” cook-off Iron Chefstyle. The SPAM competition was toraise funds for the Kappa PsiFoundation and entries included:SPAMdy, SPAM ice cream, SPAMtruffles, SPolive and SPickle spread,and “pig” and fig. The judges werestymied by the fabulous entries, butthe victor was the chocolate SPAMtruffles and more than $100 wasraised.

MN Grad, Epsilon, and Delta Psibrothers enjoyed a St. Paul Saintsgame at Midway Stadium; eventhough the home team lost, it was ahome run event for getting grads andcollegiate brothers together.

Fundraising is underway with thesale of Happenings books. Thesecoupon book sales help finance all thephilanthropic activities and scholar-ships MN Grad contributes to.Thanks go out to Becky Fahrenbruchfor organizing and promoting thisactivity.

Fall is fleeting in Minnesota, andwinter is just around the corner, butbrothers here take notice of the scar-let red hue the leaves are turning andthink, “I am proud to be a brother.” Ifyou want to be in the know about theins and outs of MN Grad, contactChristy Askew at [email protected] be added to the listserv.

—Katie Hines

Pacific [email protected]

Gamma Nu began the new schoolyear with keen acumen. As the hotStockton sun set along the horizon,the Gamma Nu brothers collaboratedto achieve their most successful yearto date. Activities included Red Ragerand Gamma Nu’s 50th anniversaryevent.

This year’s Red Rager event, heldon the pharmacy campus, surpassedthose of years past. From the over-whelming amount of guests to the cre-ative decorations displayed, GammaNu made it a great way to kick off anew school year and allow new andreturning students to get acquaintedwith one another.

After 50 successful years, theGamma Nu chapter celebrated theoccasion with a casual barbecue at theKappa Psi house followed by class andstyle at the Stockton Golf and CountryClub. The weekend concluded withbrunch held on the pharmacy campusto allow brothers to experience thenostalgia of walking through their oldclassrooms. This year marks a mile-stone in the chapter’s history and willforever be remembered not only as aprosperous and joyful event, but alsoas an indication of impending goodfortune. More than 120 Pac Gradbrothers were in attendance.

Pac Grad would like to thankBrother Conrad Bio and Rite Aid fortheir contribution to Gamma Nu’s50th anniversary event and all thosewho helped plan such a memorableweekend.

—Neemah Yamin-Esfandiary

Pittsburgh [email protected]

Here in the Pittsburgh area,Pittsburgh Grad is currently involvedin a renewed effort to rejuvenate thechapter. We had a meeting with areagraduates and collegiates from BetaKappa and Delta Epsilon chapters atRock Bottom Grill in Pittsburgh’sWaterfront area. The meeting waswell attended and plans were made,both short- and long-term, for thechapter. Goals set were a larger reor-ganizational meeting to elect new offi-cers, review ordinances, and makemore concrete plans for the remain-der of this year as well as 2011. Ingeneral, we are planning a newmonthly meeting schedule that will beheld at various Pittsburgh locationson alternating Sundays as well as anincreased involvement with both ofPittsburgh’s collegiate chapters. Wealso will be looking to conduct moresocial and professional activities for

Buffalo Grad Brothers Michelle Lewis, Stephanie Brian, Al, and JohnPietkiewicz at the Buffalo Grad Pledge Barbecue.

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planned for August 2010. FredBarrowclough (URI Class of 1959)and his wife Audrey celebrated their55th wedding anniversary on May 14,2010, at their home in Knoxville,Tennessee. The couple has 14 grand-children and five great-grandchildren.A Rhine River cruise is planned tocommemorate the special occasion.We wish all the recently engaged andmarried couples luck, and like Fredand Audrey, hope they have long andhappy lives together.

Congratulations also go to PGCBrothers Brian Musiak and DanielLefkowitz who both recently complet-ed their MBAs at the University ofRhode Island and graduated in May.Well done brothers!

—Karl Kehrle

South Dakota [email protected]

South Dakota Grad held a receptionfor P4 students at Brother DaveMentele’s restaurant, Michael’sSteakhouse in Sioux Falls. We are cur-rently planning a social event for theP3 students for later during the fallsemester. SD Grad brothers continueto discuss and debate options for theGamma Kappa House in Brookings.Regent Van Riper is in the process ofcollecting information on variousoptions including the cost of a newbasement, building of a new house,and others. South Dakota Grad wasrepresented at Province VIII conclavein Fargo, North Dakota, in October,which was hosted by Beta Sigma. We

our grads as well as more philanthrop-ic activities and resumption of a chap-ter scholarship to benefit brothers ofBeta Kappa and Delta Epsilon. Wealso hope to resume our PittsburghGrad Scholarship Golf Tournamentbeginning in the fall of 2011. We havemany plans, as well as many newenthusiastic members, and hope togrow as a chapter both in member-ship and activities in Kappa Psi. Weare reaching out to all alumni in thePittsburgh area and beyond to join orrejoin the chapter, and be part of ourrenewed efforts to create a new andimproved Pittsburgh Graduate chap-ter. Dues will continue to be $25 ayear, and any interested individualscan contact: David E. Maszkiewicz,1308 James St., Monroeville, PA15146, cell phone: 412-337-6652, or e-mail me at [email protected] formore information or to be included onour mailing and distributions lists. Wewould love to hear from you!

—David E Maszkiewicz

Providence [email protected]

The brothers of the ProvidenceGraduate chapter are working withmembers of Beta Epsilon at theUniversity of Rhode Island to plan aspecial banquet commemorating the100th anniversary of the Beta Epsilonchapter. This landmark event isscheduled for Saturday, April 30, inProvidence, Rhode Island. Moredetails will follow.

The PGC welcomes the followinggraduates from Beta Epsilon to ourranks in the Providence Graduatechapter: Ben Barner, Chris Federico,Boris Gorsh, Todd Lord, KevinMcCoughneny, Rayon Seng, andBrian Seyboth. Congratulations to alland we look forward to your participa-tion and contributions to our chapterand Fraternity in the future.

The PGC wishes to congratulateBrother Stephen Rolfe who was mar-ried to Amy Duteau this pastSeptember. Steve and Amy were class-mates at URI and graduated in 2007.Steve is currently working at theUniversity of Massachusetts MemorialMedical Center in Worcester as anemergency medicine clinical pharma-cist. Amy practices at SignatureHealthcare at Brockton Hospital. Thecouple lives in Natick, Massachusetts,with their rescue dog, Sam.

Former Collegiate Member-at-Large Brother Brian MacDonald grad-uated from URI in 2009 and is now thepharmacy manager for CVSPharmacy in Walpole, Massachusetts.He and his girlfriend Caity wererecently engaged and their wedding is

will hold our fall meeting later inOctober where the topics of GCC,spring conclave, the Gamma KappaHouse, and how to increase graduatebrother involvement with the colle-giate brothers will be the main topicsof discussion.

Southeast Florida & BahamasGradsoutheastflorida&[email protected]

The brothers of Southeast Florida& Bahamas Grad chapter are excitedto celebrate their accomplishment ofranking number seven internationallyamong the graduate chapters for2010. We would like to take a momentto thank the members of theExecutive Committee who supportedour chartering from the beginning,prior to the 53rd GCC in Boston,Massachusetts. Continuing our com-mitment to excellence, we have

already started the next year on astrong and positive note.

Brothers Joy Ferris, DonovanMartin, Amy Montes, Ryan Ritchie,and Daniel Welch were present at sev-eral of the four rush events and bidnight for the Delta Rho collegiatechapter. Likewise, Brothers RyanHowerton, Michael Nunes, and JoePrete were present at several of therush events for the Delta Upsilon col-legiate chapter. To help foster theideal of ‘Brotherhood for Life’ and giv-ing the 32 pledges at Delta Rho moreof an idea of the global perspective ofKappa Psi, Brothers Ryan Ritchie andDaniel Welch presented part one ofthe annual Pledge DevelopmentSeminar to them on Thursday,September 23.

Brother Marvin Smith has beenbusy representing our chapter at vari-ous events. He was honored with an“Executive Service Award” from the

Andy Frasco and AdamDutkiewicz playing another gameof water pong.

Illinois Grad brothers catch up during a recent chapter event.

Kentucky Graduate chapter brothers at the graduate chapter house on thebeautiful Ohio River in Prospect, Kentucky.

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Caribbean Association of Pharmacistsat their recent Annual GeneralMeeting in St. Lucia. He also has visit-ed the provisional chapter ofUniversity of Florida, Orlando cam-pus, and is leading the pledge processthere. Most recently, he visited DeltaMu chapter with Province X brothersto assist them in their rush and pledgeprocess.

The chapter held a meeting onSaturday, September 25, where mostof the objectives and goals for thiscoming year were mapped out.Brothers will be participating in the2010 Fight for Air Run/Walk spon-sored by the American LungAssociation on Saturday, October 2,and in the Gold Coast DownSyndrome Organization Buddy Walk

on Sunday, October 17. Tentatively,our Founders Day dinner is sched-uled for Wednesday, November 17,where we will be formally celebratingand remembering our long and ardu-ous road to chartering and subse-quent contributions to the positiveimage and name of Kappa Psi.

For further information on upcom-ing chapter meetings or serviceevents, please visit our Web site:http://seflbahgrad.org.

—Daniel Welch

St. Louis [email protected]

Unfortunately, St. Louis Grad lostone of our dedicated brothers thissummer. Brother Leonard “Doc”Naeger passed away while providing a

continuing education program over-seas in July. Naeger was a Kappa Psibrother for 50 years, and a ceremonywas scheduled during this year’s PigRoast to honor his 50 years and pre-sent him with his Golden MortarAward. Brother Naeger served as amember of the Executive Committeefor a total of 15 years. He served asour Grand Historian for more thanfour terms from 1972–1981 and from1993–1995. He also served as GrandHistorian-Ritualist for two terms from1981–1985. Doc was a professor ofpharmacology at the St. Louis Collegeof Pharmacy for 40 years. Numerousmemorials have already been held tohonor this committed brother andprofessor. At Doc’s funeral, he wassurrounded by red carnations from allthe brothers who loved him.Recently, the Pheresis Center at theBarnes-Jewish Hospital Center forAdvanced Medicine hosted a week inhonor of Dr. Leonard Naeger and hiscommitment to donating platelets,which he did twice weekly for most ofhis career. Numerous brothers wereable to donate during this week.Despite Brother Naeger’s passing, thecollege’s alumni reunion weekend stillkicked off with brothers gathering atDoc’s garage. The weekend continuedwith a Kappa Psi vs. Phi Delta Chialumni flag football game. Proceedsfrom the game benefited the LeonardL. Naeger Endowed Professorship atthe college. In honor of Doc’s memo-ry, the chapter created Kappa Psi forLife T-shirts, a bench in Naeger’sneighborhood has been dedicated tohim, and the Kappa Psi Scholarship atthe college’s name will be changed tohonor Doc. Please keep Naeger’s fam-ily in your thoughts and prayers.

Brothers are looking forward to thefall and supporting the collegiatechapter as they proactively changetheir pledging process. The rush peri-od will now last throughout the entiresemester with a concentrated two-week pledging period before the sec-ond semester starts in January. Thiswill hopefully conflict less with theschool schedules of brothers andpledges. Brothers will also offerpledges tutoring sessions each weekthroughout the semester. Graduateswere well represented at the pre-pledging smoker where Grad chapterregent John Hamilton presented aninformational PowerPoint presenta-tion demonstrating the far reachingeffects of Kappa Psi for life. Pledgingkicked off with a graduate/pledgesocial event at the Hamilton’s home asan opportunity for grads to meet andwelcome the 26 pledges. Grads also

met the new additions to their KappaPsi families at Family Night.Graduates are looking forward to allof the pledging events in their revisedform. The graduate chapter is work-ing on incentives for the chapter ifthey are able to maintain their GPAsduring the pledging process.

The annual Alumni Golf Tourna -ment and Pig Roast is scheduled dur-ing the rush period, allowing gradu-ates another opportunity to meet thepledges. We hope to beat our recordfrom last year and have more than 100brothers participate this year.Currently, there are more than 17teams signed up to play. As planned,we will still honor Doc’s 50 years inKappa Psi during this event.

If you would like to be on the St.Louis Graduate chapter mailing list orget involved in one of these or any ofour other events, contact St. LouisGrad chapter regent John Hamilton [email protected].

—Melissa Hunt

Wisconsin [email protected]

The Wisconsin Graduate chapterhas a lot to look forward to as fallapproaches. The Beta Psi chapter ishosting its annual Kappa Psi AlumniParty at the chapter house inMadison. The party will be heldOctober 9 following the BadgerHomecoming football game vs. theUniversity of Minnesota. This yearthere are some new surprises. Therewill be a contest for the most spiritedBadger fan as well as a visit fromProvince V Satrap Andy Frasco. TheWisconsin Graduate chapter wel-comes Brother Andy to Wisconsin!

On October 30, the WisconsinGraduate chapter will hold its annualmeeting at the Beta Psi ChapterHouse before a Badger hockey game.Halloween costumes are encouraged!This year we will hold elections forregent, treasurer and historian. Nextyear, elections for vice regent, secre-tary and chaplain will be held.Wisconsin Graduate chapter officesare two-year terms and alternate yearsto allow the executive board to haveexperienced members each year.

For more information on theWisconsin Graduate chapter, or if youare interested in joining, please visitour Web site: http://wikappapsi.spruz.com/.

—Nikki Masse, Pharm.D.

The brothers of Illinois Grad are all smiles during a recent event.

Kappa Psi faculty brothers at University of Buffalo: Robert Wahler, ScottMonte, and Nick Norgard.

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Province [email protected]

Province IV has been busy workingfor the Brotherhood in the past fewmonths. So far, Province officials andGCDs have held chapter visits andconducted development seminars atDelta Rho, Delta Upsilon, Epsilon Eta,Gamma Sigma, Gamma Psi, SouthFlorida & the Bahamas Graduate,Tampa Graduate, and with the provi-sional-charter members at theUniversity of Florida–Orlando campus.

The Province is once again leadingthe way in fostering high standards ofperformance within our Fraternity.Gamma Psi is once again the numberone Kappa Psi chapter, this beingtheir second consecutive year earningthe award. Close on their heels arethe brothers of Gamma Phi whomoved up to the number three spotthis year. Both chapters have consis-tently been in the top 10 rankings forthe past decade. Other strong chap-ters in Province IV are also maintain-ing high performance levels, and onceagain, every collegiate chapter submit-ted the evaluation form this year.

The Province is leading the devel-opment of a prospective new chapterat the University of Florida–Orlandocampus. This group of 17 pledges iscurrently being coordinated andinstructed by the ProvinceDevelopment Committee, under the


The brothers of Province II wereexcited to spend a weekend of bond-ing and brotherhood during ourassembly in Wilkes-Barre,Pennsylvania, in September. All colle-giate chapters were represented at themeeting, as well as various gradbrothers. Province II was pleased towelcome National Officer LathaRadhakrishnan, Graduate Member-at-Large, and brothers from Province Vand Province III. Congratulations toBeta Kappa for earning the Man-Mileand Province Chapter of the Yearawards, and Delta Omicron for theirSlide Show award. The brothers ofDelta Omicron were great hosts and afun time was had by all.

This semester the brothers of DeltaOmicron continued our philanthropyproject, “Back to Basics,” providingblood pressure screenings in the com-munity. Beta Kappa will be pilotingthis program in their chapter as wellin the coming months. Province IIwould like to congratulate Dr. AdamWelch for his GCD OutstandingAchievement Award, as well asDeanne Hall for receiving the GCDCertificate of Excellence.Congratulations to collegiate chaptersBeta Kappa and Delta Omicron fortheir positions of second and fifth col-legiate chapters in the nation.

—Liz Garner


The semester has gotten off to avery busy start for Province III. Thebrothers are getting into the swing ofschool again and their philanthropyprojects are well underway. Eachchapter has been hard at work in theirrespective communities and with theirrushing and pledging process.

The fall Province III conclave willbe held in Bristol, Virginia, October8–10. Epsilon Delta will have theopportunity to host their first everProvince conclave. The meeting willfeature a CE entitled, “Avoiding theMajor Side Effects of Tramadol,” pre-sented by Brother Michael Jones,Pharm.D., BCPP, an alumnus ofCampbell University and the DeltaLambda chapter. Province III contin-ues to strive to strengthen the gradu-ate chapters and involvement. Thephilanthropy project for the fall meet-ing is “Backpack for Blessings.”Backpacks will be filled with variousfood items that will be donated to localschool children in the surroundingunderserved Appalachian region.

—Evan Tatum

direct supervision of their pledgemas-ters, Brother Marvin Smith andBrother Jeremiah McKinley. Thesetwo graduate brothers have morethan two decades of experience inKappa Psi and are working hard toensure this new chapter will be onethat fits easily into the high standardsof Kappa Psi and of Province IV. Bothbrothers held a weekend workshopand pledge retreat in Orlando (August27–29), and it was an overwhelmingsuccess.

The Province is also excited aboutthe reactivation of the AtlantaGraduate chapter. Led by their newregent, Brother Jonathan Hamrick,this vibrant chapter of more than 20brothers will be taking their place andpromoting Kappa Psi in the largestcity in our Province. Once again, ourbrothers are showing that Kappa Psiis for life!

The Province Development pro-grams will continue this fall, withanticipated visits to Delta Omega, theprospective Savannah Graduate chap-ter, Delta Gamma, South AlabamaGraduate, Gamma Phi and GeorgiaGraduate, along with continued effortsat the University of Florida–Orlandocampus. In addition, the newly updat-ed Web site will be utilized to extendour reach to every brother and chap-ter within our region. The Web site isa result of our committed officers, and

especially Brother Daniel Welch, whoprovides the leadership necessary forsuch progress. We are anticipatingeven greater results in the second halfof 2010. We plan to celebrate all theseaccomplishments at our winter con-clave, hosted by Gamma Phi, inJanuary in beautiful and historicAthens, Georgia.

The Brothers of St. Louis Grad are victorious over the Phi Delta Chi alums in the chapter’s flag football challenge.

Gamma Iota brothers duringGamma Iota rush.

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It is that time of year again.Collegiate chapters are in the midst ofpledging and beginning the academicyear. Many chapters have been veryactive by participating in varioussocial, community, and fundraisingevents. Province V is proud of itsbrothers and their many achieve-ments this quarter.

Congratulations to the Illinois,Buffalo and Central MichiganGraduate chapters for making it intothe Top 10 graduate chapters for2010. We are very proud of your hard

work; thank you all for being suchdedicated Kappa Psi brothers.

It is delightful to report the achieve-ments of our collegiate brothers, whohave recently been noticed for theircommitment to Kappa Psi and acade-mic accomplishment. Congrat ulationsto Brother Calvin Meaney fromGamma Iota in Buffalo, New York,and Brother Candy Ng from ChiChapter in Chicago, Illinois, forreceiving the Foundation Scholarship.This scholarship is a tremendousachievement; congratulations on yoursuccesses!

Province V awaits the upcomingspring assembly, which will be held inDetroit, Michigan, by the MuOmicron Pi chapter on April 1 and 2,2010. All brothers are welcome toattend. . . more details to follow.

—Jacqueline Oot


Province VII is exited to congratu-late Epsilon Lambda, charteredAugust 13, 2010. Welcome to the life-long Brotherhood.

The Province VII annual meeting isright around the corner and this timewill be hosted by the Delta Deltachapter. So mark your calendars forFebruary 25–27, 2011, at Hotel Derek.Brothers can call the hotel and booktheir rooms starting now. Don’t for-get to mention that you are withKappa Psi to get the discounted ratesduring your stay. Hotel Derek islocated at 525 West Loop South,Houston, TX 77027, 866-292-4100.

Hotel Derek has thought of every-thing you need for the perfect stayincluding a relaxing outdoor pool withstylish terrace, 24/7 fitness center, 24-hour business center, and, of course,high-speed Internet access. The hotelis also thoughtful enough to offercomplimentary transportation to near-by offices within a three-mile radiusvia the Derek Mobile, a chauffeuredblack stretch SUV. They also realize itgets lonely on the road and that iswhy guests are always welcome tobring their pets along with them.

For those who want to dine or havecocktails at one of the most populararea restaurants in Houston, theValentino Vinbar Houston—a newinnovation from famed restaurateursLuciano Pellegrini and PieroSelvaggio—is located right insideHotel Derek. They are located adja-cent to the Galleria shopping mall,and Houston’s commercial and cultur-al districts are also easily accessible.

Beware brothers: only 50 rooms areavailable. PayPal/registration formswill be posted sometime inNovember.

—Dominique Mano


Hello from Province VIII! Thebrothers are preparing to travel toFargo, North Dakota, for our fallmeeting. We will be gatheringOctober 15–16 and look forward toseeing some brothers from otherProvinces. The theme of Fridaynight’s party will be “Mix ’n’ Match,”so get out your favorite colors and pat-terns. Saturday night’s theme will beGraffiti party. We will also be electingsome new officers at our businessmeeting. See you there!


Province IX has been focusing onincreasing the number of people reg-istered for the National Bone MarrowRegistry. Every chapter has per-formed at least one registry drive, andseveral chapters have been able tocomplete two or more drives withinthe past year.

The brothers of Province IX havealso been hosting several brothersfrom other chapters outside ourProvince. We cannot think of a betterway to grow the strength of ourBrotherhood bonds than by meetingand enjoying the company of ourmore distant brothers while theyattend conferences and perform rota-tions while in our area. It has beenwonderful hosting them, and we lookforward to seeing them again soon.

Our fall interim meeting will beheld in Pomona, California, during thefirst weekend of October and with itbeing less than two weeks away rightnow, the excitement of the soon-to-bevisiting brothers is almost tangible. Ithas been too long since we have seenour brothers and cannot wait to enjoytheir company once again!

—Christine Cooper

Buffalo Grad brothers attend Gamma Iota rush event.

Southeast Florida and Bahamas Regent Ryan Ritchie with Delta Rho atFall Bowling rush event.

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The sights of

San Francisco!

Learn from other

chapters what works and

what doesn’t!

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Documents

The Mask of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fratenity Fall 2010