Theta Xi Herald
ASU Volume 2, Issue 2 December 2008
Alumni Spotlight: Nick Ashjian
Inside this issue:
By Jeff Burns Nearly three years ago, a group of freshmen on the ASU cam‐ pus were introduced to the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. These men formed together as Founding Fathers to establish what is now the Theta Xi chap‐ ter of Pi Kappa Phi. However, many of these original found‐ ing fathers who have grown into substantial lights on our campus, are now getting ready to pass the torch to our younger classes when they graduate. A strong majority of these founding fathers are now sen‐ iors, and within the next year they will have moved on to their next step in either con‐ tinuing their education or en‐ tering the workforce. Nick Ashjian, a Theta Xi Found‐ ing Father and Fall 2008 ASU graduate, is a leading example as to how pursuing his dream job and applying lessons
Alumni Spotlight: Nick Ashjian
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Kohara elected IFC President
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Pi Kapp to serve as IFC President By Jeff Burns Fellow Pi Kappa Phi brother Brice Kohara has been elected as the 2009 President of the Interfraternity Council—the governing body of all mem‐ ber, traditional fraternities at ASU. As president of IFC, Kohara will serve as the front of all the fraternities and be the voice of these fraternities to the media and Arizona State University at large.
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learned from Pi Kappa Phi have proved to be beneficial in his transition to sports business industry. Ashjian, one of the newest alumni from the chapter, kept a reasonably busy semester in Fall 2008 through an internship with the Phoenix Suns. He works in the Marketing Part‐ nerships department to coordi‐ nate with corporate sponsors
of the Suns to plan, promote, and activate advertising con‐ tracts and implement in‐game promotions. However, he would not have gone to this part of his journey if it wasn't for keeping a steady eye on his goals form the beginning. "Find something you love and push it to the limit," Ashjian said. "I have loved sports all
“I am very passionate about Greek Life and wanted to make a change in how we are viewed and for what each fraternity stands for,” Kohara said. “We all have a motto, a creed, and values that our fraternities were founded upon, and I wanted to make sere that they were not lost.” Wanting to change the public perception of Greek Life, Ko‐ hara originally got involved with the IFC as a delegate for the Pi Kappa Phi Chapter. In late 2007, Kohara won the election to serve as the IFC
Vice President of Member‐ ship, where he served as a liaison for recruitment. Now that he will serve as IFC President, Kohara said the main objective of his execu‐ tive board is sustainability. “We need to sustain the posi‐ tive relationships that we have built with our admini‐ stration and other student organizations,” Kohara said. “We also need to continue to sustainability of what Greek Life is at ASU, a positive or‐ ganization that builds better leaders of tomorrow.”
Regional News
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Alumni Updates War of the Roses Volleyball Parent’s Weekend
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Family Obscure Sports Cup
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Introducing...
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Push Page
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Moe’s SkyCafe
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Remembering When...
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—See “Ashjian” page 4