Get ready for the Pi Chapter annual Alumni Weekend, to be held 26-28th, 2019! Hotel and registration details available.
Pi Zetes at the Sunday Brunch inauguration of "Zeta Psi Presentation Room" in the Folsom Library. Design and build of the room funded by our $75,000 gift to RPI in honor of our 150th Anniversary last year.
What a boring way to start a boring Monday. Here are links to various documents recently posted: Kitchen Hood Inspection Report from 3/3/11
IFC Meeting Minutes from 3/2/11
Spring 2011 Pledges Risk Affirmations
IFC Meeting Minutes from 2/23/11
Spring 2011 House Meeting Minutes
Greek Commons Meeting #2 Slides
Enjoy......
As a follow-up to the post made earlier this week, here is the entire "Zete map" that you can pan, zoom, and manipulate to your hearts' content. If you see an error or would like to contact a special someone, contact Frank Harrington! If you'd like to download the Google Earth file so you can see more detail, because a lot of placemarks overlap one another, you can do so here. After that, open Google Earth and hit File -> Open, then select that file. The placemarks should automatically populate Google Earth. If this is too complicated, here's the map (note that you can always view the map on the "About Us" tab at the top of the page as well):
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We were able to import our database of brothers into Google Earth, which allows us to visually identify where brothers are located. For example, below is an overview of all of our brothers in the Tri-State Area. Hopefully, we wil be able to bring brothers together by publishing screenshots of different locations periodically. If you see a placemark out of place, please contact Frank Harrington immediately so the database can be fixed. You can also contact Frank to retrieve a brother's contact information if you see someone you'd like to catch up with. Note that the number in the placemark represents their year of graduation ("7" meaning 1970s, "1" meaning 2010s, and so on).
What’s your name?Rick Kasold
What’s your current town? Indialantic, FL
What is your current occupation? I'm retired. Formerly, I was a Delta Air Lines Captain. Before that, I was a USAF Captain and a Pilot.
When did you graduate from RPI? I graduated in 1970.
When did you pledge Zeta Psi? Why did you choose to join? Who is your big brother? I chose to join because it was a solid brotherhood and I was good friends with several of the guys. I pledged April 1967 and my big brother is Luke Lemmo.
What is your favorite memory from your undergraduate years? "Chariot races and black mass."
What house positions did you hold as an active? Alpha Phi, Supreme Council, Rush Chairman, Assistant Pledge Master, Social Chairman.
What is your favorite part about returning to the chapter house? Renewing old friendships and making new ones.
What brothers do you still keep in contact with? Rick Case, Tony Bourassa, andWalt Turansky. Also, BoD members.
What are some of your hobbies? Boating, Fishing, Brewing Beer.
Coke or Pepsi? Coke
Finally, what’s your favorite beer? Sam Adams.
What’s your name?Jim Peta
What’s your current town? New Hartford, CT
What is your current occupation? I'm semi-retired. I am a part-time regular faculty member at the University of Hartford, and I do consulting work for Danaher.
When did you graduate from RPI? I graduated in 1964.
When did you pledge Zeta Psi? Why did you choose to join? Who is your big brother? I chose to join because I really enjoyed the company of the great upperclassmen that rushed me. I pledged in 1960 and my big brother is Richard Matteson.
What is your favorite memory from your undergraduate years? Picking up our dates with the chapter's hearse and the socialization with the brothers.
What house positions did you hold as an active? House manager, sports director, and Supreme Council.
What is your favorite part about returning to the chapter house? Visiting with the elders, meeting the new brothers and rehashing the good times we had at the house.
What brothers do you still keep in contact with? Many from the classes of 1961 through 1967.
What are some of your hobbies? Gardening in the summer, working in my greenhouse in the winter, golf, and travel. I go to many college football and basketball games and a few Red Sox games each year.
Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi
Finally, what’s your favorite beer? Heineken
The elders have finalized their team for the much-anticipated match versus the actives on April 30, 2011. Without further ado, here is the roster: Matt Zepernick '06 Clay Hadley '07 Kyle Jurney '07 Mike Bruce '08 JP Devlin '08 (C) Devin Galvin '08 Ryan Pratt '09 Jeremy Crouse '10 Tim Rupp '10 Steve Thomas '10
Vegas has the line at Elders -2.5 (-110) over ACTIVES +2.5 (+100). The money line is Elders -450, ACTIVES +380. Nonetheless, it should be a competitive match.
As you probably know, the elders are playing the actives in a soccer match on April 30 at 3 PM during Alumni Weekend. The actives have announced their roster. Here it is: Andrew Darst '11 Justin Persin '11 (C) Ed Reis '11 Dodds Anderson '12 Greg Mummah '12 Joe Novek '12 Kyle Gleken '12 Zach Soens '12 Andrew Snyder '12 Ryan Vasko '12
The elder squad will be announced soon. Stay tuned!
What’s your name?Michael Bruce
What’s your current town? I live in Milford, MA.
What is your current occupation? Currently, I'm an environmental engineer for ARCADIS-US.
When did you graduate from RPI? I graduated in 2008 and again in 2010.
When did you pledge Zeta Psi? Why did you choose to join? Who is your big brother? I was in the Fall 2004 pledge class and Tim Nichols '05 was my pledge master. I visited the house with my roommate, JP Devlin during recruitment in 2004 because he knew a lot of the basketball guys from his recruiting trip. We both received bids from Zetes and TKE, and thankfully made the right decision. I became friends with many of my fellow pledges, and eventually most of the brothers, and I'm very thankful for the opportunity to join Zeta Psi. My big brother is Russell Herman '06.
What is your favorite memory from your undergraduate years? There are way too many to list here, and my buddies and I joke about them all the time. A good topic for another post someday.
An underrated experience occurred when my little brother Dave and his girlfriend (now fiancee) stole a bunch of mozzarella sticks from the deep fryer when Zep and I were making them in 2005 or 2006. We got the whole house up in arms about this event and tried to enter Dave's room to retrieve the food, but he had barricaded himself quite well. Dave lived at the end of the far wing across from Mike Visker, who was studying for the MCAT or something and was not amused to say the least. Finally, Zep and I climbed in through Dave's window, let everyone into his room, then Dave and Devin got into a big fight. I remember Dave's face turning purple after being put in a headlock, then the dispute ended. Good times all around.
What house positions did you hold as an active? Phi, Sigma, Delta, House Manager, Pledge Master, and some others. Cooking for the house as a graduate student elder in 2009 and 2010 was a great experience. I wish I had cooked all along (i.e. from 2005 to 2010). The cooks have their own special little "fraternity" inside of the house.
What is your favorite part about returning to the chapter house? Seeing the younger actives, especially the guys I never lived with.
What brothers do you still keep in contact with? Mainly Devin, JP, Ray, Miles, Q, Kwaks, Praggot, Zep, Paul, and Russ. Of course, many others as well.
What are some of your hobbies? Working out, shooting, and I guess XBox.
Coke or Pepsi? Coke.
Finally, what’s your favorite beer? Downtown Brown
Directors can access them here.
As always, directors can access them here. Due to the lack of information from RPI, we do not know the composition of RPI's payment to us (made on 1/25/11). Therefore, our accounts receivable are artificially high, as is our net income, because I was forced to book the payment under "placeholder income" in order to ensure our books matched our bank accounts.
Once we receive the missing data from RPI around March 1, I will restate January's and February's financial reports.
Thank you for your time.
Last year, we mentioned the brothers that graduated in May 2010. You can find the post here. So, what are they doing now?
Most of them have committed to returning to the house for Alumni Weekend in April. We look forward to seeing them then!
The Board of Directors met in Troy this weekend for their winter meeting, as has been our custom since 2009. The weekend was filled with good company, much progress towards "winning the future," and even Rick Case '70 getting elbow-deep in an overflowing mop closet! On Friday, a few Zetes attended the RPI Men's Basketball game against Union College in Schenectady, where they saw the Engineers defeated the hated Dutchmen 65-58. Zetes on the team include Jamie Zajac '13, Mike Hammond '11, Andrew Darst '11, Dan Martin '13, and Nate Haskell '14. Many snaps for them.
Saturday morning found a "tired" Joe Beck '11 and recently-arrived Jim Ljunglin '57 unexpectedly running into each other at Manory's, which has reportedly jacked their prices up in wake of the RPI Men's Hockey team's recent success. The Board of Directors then convened at the Student Union at 2:00 PM for a long, yet very productive meeting. Directors in attendance included Ivor Preiss '55, Jim Ljunglin '57, Rick Case '70, Rick Kasold '70, Tony Bourassa '71, John Spohn '81, and Michael Bruce '08. Meeting minutes will be posted soon. After that, Jim, John, and Mike enjoyed a dinner together at Verdile's, while Tony and Rick Case attended RPI Hockey's defeat of #1 Yale at the Houston Field House.
Jim, John, Mike, and Rick Case met with the actives at 11:00 AM on Sunday morning to discuss the future of the chapter. It was touch-and-go for a while, but eventually there were smiles all around, and the chapter sang Kumbaya together at the meeting's conclusion at 11:45. The elders then departed, ending a very enjoyable Trojan weekend.
We look forward to working with the actives throughout the course of the semester, and seeing everyone back together at Alumni Weekend in April!
Here's a friendly reminder that there is an NYSCDA Board of Directors meeting on Saturday in the RPI Student Union. It is at 2 PM in Room 2124. We hope to see everyone there!
Brothers, The preliminary schedule for Alumni Weekend has been announced! It should be an action-packed weekend and will surely go down as one of our best weekends in recent memory.
First, it will be held from April 29 through May 1 in Troy. We have a block of rooms available at the almost-brand new Hilton Garden Inn on Hoosick Street, conveniently located across the street from Hoosick Street Beverage.
Our group rate is $99/night. Please use the guest code ZPDS when making your reservation. We may be able to reserve more rooms if our block sells out, so let Frank Harrington know if you cannot reserve a room for that rate.
The schedule is as follows:
FRIDAY 3:00 PM: Golf Outing (9 holes) at Brunswick Greens (weather permitting). Contact Joe Novek to reserve a spot. 5:00 PM: Join your brothers for a bite to eat and some drinks at the Recovery Room, located at the Hilton Garden Inn. No reservations necessary. 9:00 PM - AW Kickoff at the house.
SATURDAY 10:00 AM - Annual Membership Meeting at the house, followed by the Board of Directors meeting. 12:00 PM - BBQ at the house, catered by Master Chefs Sohail Syed and Michael Cipollone. 3:00 PM - Elders vs. Actives Soccer Game (rain or shine) at Lower Renwyck Field. 5:00 PM - Cash Bar and Cocktail Hour at the Hilton Garden Inn. 6:45 PM - Banquet at the Hilton Garden Inn.
SUNDAY 10:00 AM - Brunch at the Heffner Alumni House, followed by a speech by Laban Coblentz. 12:00 PM - Goodbyes at the house
Update:
The link to register is here:
http://tinyurl.com/ZetaPsi2011
Please do so in a timely manner!
(Updated April 19, 2011)
I'm in the middle of migrating computers this week, so my files are scattered all over the place. The December financial reports will be published in a few days.
Brothers, A slew of financial reports can now be found online, including November financials, Q2 financials, and the first half of the fiscal year financials.
Note that "Pi Chapter Actives" reports refer to the amount of money owed by the elders to the actives at specific points in time. In addition, please note that some names in the accounts receivable have been redacted due to privacy - these are donations made by elders, which are typically held in confidence.
Directors can click here to view the reports.
Direct any questions to Michael Bruce '08 or James Ljunglin '57.
Yours in Tau Kappa Phi,
Michael Bruce
Directors can access the reports here. Contact Michael Bruce with any questions.
What’s your name?Ronald U. Dolfi
What’s your current town? I'm from Houston, TX.
What is your current occupation? I'm a geophysicist.
When did you graduate from RPI? I graduated in 1977 and in 1982.
When did you pledge Zeta Psi? Why did you choose to join? Who is your big brother? I pledged in 1971, I got along really great with almost all of the brothers. The first time I walked into my future big brother’s room, he had a piece of provolone cheese the size of a bowling ball and he was drinking beer out of a kitchen pot. My big brother is Mike Marian.
What is your favorite memory from your undergraduate years? Pledge classes, driving to the TIT, initiation, living at the house over the summer, hanging with the brothers.
What house positions did you hold as an active? Alpha Phi, rush chairman, pledge master, summer Phi.
What is your favorite part about returning to the chapter house? Meeting the actives and seeing my friends.
What brothers do you still keep in contact with? Gagas, Toltz, Kaeli, Kovalcik, Jones, Lautman, Marian, Warner, etc. There’s a bunch more.
What are some of your hobbies? Tai Chi, wine, food, war games (FPS and strategy), music.
Coke or Pepsi? Coke (what’s “Pepsi”?)
Finally, what’s your favorite beer? Carlsberg
