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The Chrome and Blueof Alpha Chi Sigma
EditorPatrick J. Johanns, Alpha Theta 1981
Grand [email protected]
Associate EditorTeresa Clark
Administrative [email protected]
Alpha Chi Sigma By the Numbers:
More than 65,000 members49 collegiate chapters
1 collegiate colony9 professional chapters8 professional groups
© 2012 Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity
Volume 44, Issue 5January 2013
Words to live byBy Patrick Johanns, Alpha Theta 1981, Grand Recorder
“Common sense and a sense of humor are the
same thing, moving at differ-ent speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, danc-ing.” – William James
I heard this quote on the way to work on Jan. 11 (James’ 170th birthday), and it struck a chord with me with regard to two important characteristics in life and in our Brotherhood.
When I heard this quote, I resolved to learn more about this man and share it with you.
I found a treasure trove. Wil-liam James was an American philosopher and psychologist who wrote influential books on pragmatism, psychology and philosophy.
Instead of reciting all of the reasons that he is a fascinat-ing guy who is worth your time to learn about, I will share some of his quotes. His words impart wisdom far better than mine.
William James (1842-1910) was anAmerican philosopher and psychologist. He wrote influential books about pragma-tism, psychology and more. Photo cour-tesy of Wikipedia.
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
Acceptance of what has happenedis the first step to overcoming
the consequences of any misfortune.
The art of being wiseis the art of knowing what to overlook.
If you believe that feeling bad or worryinglong enough will change a past or future event,
then you are residing on another planetwith a different reality system.
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.
Compared to what we ought to be,we are half awake.
Our errors are surely not suchawfully solemn things. In a world where we are so
certain to incur them in spite of all our caution,a certain lightness of heart seems healthier
than this excessive nervousness on their behalf.
The deepest principle in human natureis the craving to be appreciated.
Truth is what works.
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Does your chapter want to host the 52nd Biennial Conclave? Now is the time to prepare your chapter’s bid.
If your chapter would like to submit a bid, you must gather information about facilities, room and board, accommoda-tions, estimated transportation cost, local area items of inter-est and more.
Submit your bidto host Conclave
Visit the national website for the list of bid documents. The Conclave Bidding and Hosting Guide will help your chapter determine if you have the resources necessary to host a Conclave. It also will guide you through the process of creating a bid for consider-ation.
The deadline to submit bids to the Supreme Council isApril 30, 2013.
Congratulations to Assistant Grand Recorder Marena Humphressand her husband, Cameron!
Ryder Abbott Humphress was born Dec. 3, 2012, at 5:31 p.m.He was 7 pounds, 2 ounces and 19¼ inches long.
Marena will return to the National Office in February.
Assistant Grand Recorderwelcomes baby boy
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� Complete the required alcohol awareness train-ing and submit the sign-in sheet to the National Of-fice by June 30.
� Submit your chapter’s initiation confirmation report as soon as pos-sible following initiation so we can finish recording
Collegiate chapter remindersyour new members and send you the membership certificates and cards. This form can be sent by e-mail or postal mail.
� Pledge ($40) and lifetime member fees ($145) for professional candidates are the same as for col-legiate candidates.
� Send a digital copy of your chapter’s charter to the National Office.
� Make a chapter plan for this semester. There is no particular format to follow.
� Signed risk management forms should be kept with your chapter records. Do not send these forms to the National Office.
� Do not wait until May or June to submit your chap-ter reports. The officer report form, CRRI, plan and audit can be submit-ted when completed.
� Include your chapter name in the subject line of all e-mails sent to the National Office.
� Officers lists, member lists and annual reports of activities are due to the National Office by March 31. Member lists will be sent by Feb. 1.
Professional chapter reminders � Include your chapter
name in the subject line of all e-mails sent to the National Office.
� The IRS business mile-age reimbursement rate for 2013 is $.565 per mile. The Fraternity expense report form has been modified to reflect this rate.
The professional represen-tative election results have been certified by the Supreme Council.
The following Brothers were elected to two-year terms end-ing in December 2014.
Professional representativeelection results
• John R. Becker, Iota 1986• Sandra Lukaszewski-
Rose, Alpha Theta 1995• Susan K. Shuping,
Epsilon 1991
Congratulations to these Brothers and a heartfelt thank you to the others who stood for election.
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Everyone needs a pat on the back once in awhile. Help our Fraternity publically recognize our Brothers by nominating someone for the Alpha Chi Sigma Scholar Award.
Winning would be great, but the simple act of nominating Brothers sends a positive and powerful message – they and their contributions are valued. And here is a bonus – nomi-nations for these awards also help your chapter meet one of the criteria for the Three-Star Chapter Award.
The Alpha Chi Sigma Scholar Award encourages and recog-nizes outstanding scholarship among collegiate members of the Fraternity.
The winner receives $1,000 in addition to a scroll, a schol-arship key and a paid trip to Conclave. A biographical sketch of the recipient(s) will be published in the annual awards issue of The HEXA-GON.
A nominee must have been a member of Alpha Chi Sigma for one year and must be enrolled in an institution of higher learning at the time of nomination.
Undergraduate nominees must have completed the junior year at the time of nomi-nation.
Recognize your Brothers andtheir achievements
Graduate nominees may be nominated based upon both their undergraduate and graduate records upon the completion of their first year of graduate study.
Graduate students also may be nominated, based upon their graduate records alone, after admission to candidacy for the terminal degree in the field of graduate study.
Any member of the Fraterni-ty may submit a nomination.
Nominations must include:
• A biographical sketch of the nominee.
• Two letters of recom-mendation by faculty members of the institu-tion at which the student is enrolled.
• Transcripts of all academ-ic work.
• Supporting information that the nominee may wish to supply, including abstracts of presentations at meetings or reprints or preprints of scientific publications.
• A high-res photograph.• The address and tele-
phone number of the nominee, including sum-mer address if different.
• A current e-mail address of the nominee.
One copy of the nomination material should be submit-ted by Feb. 1 to the National Office.
Nominate a Brotherfor the Alpha Chi
Sigma Scholar Award!
Nominations are dueby Feb. 1.
Every chapter should nominate at least
one member!
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According to the Associated Press, one in two recent college graduates is unemployed or underemployed. By partnering with Gradspring, Alpha Chi Sigma is working to ensure that its members do not suffer this fate.
Gradspring is a career resource for college seniors and recent graduates that focuses only on career opportunities that:
• Require fewer than two years experience for employment consideration.
• Require a bachelor’s degree for consideration.• Pay a salary commensurate with industry/geographic stan-
dards.
New partnership makes yourjob search easier Gradspring does not post multi-level marketing, work-from-
home, commission only or pay-to-work jobs.
In addition to jobs, Gradspring also offers its members access to a bundle of services that assist in the transition from student to working professional.
Gradspring is currently working with hundreds of employers across a wide spectrum of fields and adds roughly 100 new jobs per day to its database.
Gradspring is the first career site for recent graduates to use the freemium/premium model. Users who sign up for a free membership can search and view jobs, but in order to unlock the complete suite of Gradspring tools and to apply for opportu-nities, Gradspring charges a subscription fee.
Alpha Chi Sigma, through its Gradspring partnership, is offering its members, both young alumni and collegiate, a deeply dis-counted Gradspring subscription. The terms of the discount are:
Membership Term Alpha Chi Sigma Rate
Standard Rate
1 Month $17.50 $35.003 Months $37.50 $75.00
6 Months (with Guarantee)
$62.50 $125.00
Gradspring is working to build relationships with employers in the chemistry and hard science fields to ensure that Alpha Chi Sigma’s members have ample opportunity to work within their chosen academic disciplines after graduation.
To order Sourcebooks and pledge pins for your chapter’supcoming spring initiation, complete the pledge materialsorder form on the national website. Then submit it [email protected].
Allow seven business days to receive the materials.
Order Sourcebooks today
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Thumbs down!
Each Thursday afternoon, the current versions of the active logs and delinquency list are posted on the national website. Be sure to check the website each week and let us know if our records are not up to date.
Thumbs up!
As of Jan. 15, the following chapters submitted initiationpaperwork and/or payments on time for fall 2012. Thank you and keep up the good work!
• Alpha• Beta• Delta• Iota• Rho• Tau• Alpha Beta• Alpha Theta• Alpha Pi• Alpha Rho• Alpha Kappa• Alpha Upsilon
• Beta Gamma• Beta Delta• Beta Pi• Gamma Beta• Gamma Iota• Gamma Kappa• Gamma Tau• Gamma Nu• Gamma Omicron• Gamma Phi• Gamma Omega• Delta Alpha
As of Jan. 15, the following chapters have initiation paperwork and/or payments pending from fall 2012. Please contact the National Office if you have any questions.
• Beta Phi (spring 2011 and spring 2012)
Supreme Council Meeting
Jan. 18 and 19
Please notify the National Office
if you planto attend
the meeting.
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Meet the ProfessionalsWashington, D.C. Professional Chapter and Kansas City Profressional Group
Washington, D.C.Professional ChapterWashington, D.C. Profes-sional Chapter (WPC) was originally founded in 1911 as an alumni club but went inactive around 1913. It was reactivated in 1923 as a professional chapter and now has the distinction of being the oldest continuously active professional chapter.
WPC is active with the other chapters in the district: Alpha Pi, Alpha Rho, Delaware Valley Pro Chapter, Gamma Omicron and Gamma Omega.
WPC Brothers host the annual Shrimp Fest (a casual, low key chance to get together in September) and have attend-ed the annual outing to the Aberdeen Ironbirds baseball game since DVPC began the tradition.
We also have attended sev-eral installations of new chap-ters, both within the district (including Gamma Omicron and Gamma Omega) and
in other districts (including Delta Alpha).
We have hosted outings to local sporting events (especially hockey games), and we’re always willing to play tour guide for visiting Brothers.
We always enjoy any excuse to get together with Brothers from out of town – what we affectionately refer to as “emergency meetings!”
We extend an open invitation to all of our Brothers to come visit us.
For more information about Washington, D.C. Pro, contact President Kip Nalley, Alpha Sigma 1990.
The Washington, D.C. Professional Chapter attends Delaware Valley Pro Chapter’s an-nual outing to an Aberdeen Ironbirds baseball game and picnic.
The Kansas City Professional Group meets once a month for dinner and hosts many other local activities, in-cluding social trips, outreach events and local outings.
Kansas CityProfessional GroupThe Kansas City Professional Group has been active since 2009. We are a fairly small group that meets once a month for dinner.
In 2011, we held a recruit-ment picnic, which has since become an annual event that gives all of our families
a chance to come together for a day of food, fun and brotherhood. Other activi-ties include social trips, such as our annual outing to the KC Renaissance Faire, and providing assistance with St Louis Professional Chapter outreach events.
We also are active within our district, visiting collegiate chapters in the area, provid-ing PICs as requested and attending the Central District Conclave.
For more information about the Kansas City Professional Group, contact Oliver Pen-rose, Gamma Theta 2003.
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Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity2141 N. Franklin RoadIndianapolis, IN 46219
(800) [email protected]
The Chrome and Blue is a newsletter published monthly during the academic year primarily for collegiate chapter officersand district counselors. It also provides information useful to the rest of the Grand Chapter and to any interested brothers.
It serves to communicate news, reminders and updates in a timely manner.
Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity2141 N. Franklin RoadIndianapolis, IN 46219
(800) [email protected]
The Chrome and Blue is a newsletter published monthly during the academic year primarily for collegiate chapter officersand district counselors. It also provides information useful to the rest of the Grand Chapter and to any interested brothers.
It serves to communicate news, reminders and updates in a timely manner.
Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity2141 N. Franklin RoadIndianapolis, IN 46219
(800) [email protected]
The Chrome and Blue is a newsletter published monthly during the academic year primarily for collegiate chapter officersand district counselors. It also provides information useful to the rest of the Grand Chapter and to any interested brothers.
It serves to communicate news, reminders and updates in a timely manner.
Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity2141 N. Franklin RoadIndianapolis, IN 46219
(800) [email protected]
The Chrome and Blue is a newsletter published monthly during the academic year primarily for collegiate chapter officersand district counselors. It also provides information useful to the rest of the Grand Chapter and to any interested brothers.
It serves to communicate news, reminders and updates in a timely manner.
CalendarJanuary18-19 Supreme Council meeting at National Office.
20 Initiation at Gamma Omega Chapter.
February1 Deadline to submit nominations for the Alpha Chi Sigma Scholar Award.
9 Initiation at Beta Sigma Chapter.
March1 Founder Harold E. Eggers was born in 1882.
2 Founder Bart Eldred McCormick was born in 1882.
31 Professional chapter reports due to National Office.
April27 Sigma Chapter Centennial Celebration. Contact Michael Quan for more information.
30 Deadline to submit your chapter’s bid to host the 52nd Biennial Conclave.
May15 Deadline to submit your chapter’s 990-N e-postcard to the IRS.
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