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2023

“When I was [an undergraduate] in the Fraternity…being a committed brother and an officer gives you a connection. I understood [Psi Upsilon is an] international organization and what the international office did for the chapters. International relies on alumni who give back to provide services and I know how important that is. I guess you could compare it to the professional org I’m in. We have membership dues and use that to support members. We couldn’t do it without the dues.”

- Paul Bush, Phi ‘76

THANK YOU!

Engaging the support of the recent generations is crucial to the health of our organization. This ongoing series highlights some of our younger brothers to find our what they are up to, and to explore the ways they are supporting Psi Upsilon and how it applies to their lives.

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2023 ARCHONS’ ACADEMY was a great success 4

2022 CUMULATIVE GIVING to the Foundation and Fraternity

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Mark your calendar for these important upcoming events!

We wish to recognize brother Cushing Donelan, Gamma ‘05 (Amherst College) & Donelan Family Wines for their generous support of “Reflections: A Journal of Psi Upsilon History”, of the Speaker Series, and of the programs of Psi Upsilon. DONELANWINES.COM

PAUL BUSH Phi ‘76 (University of Michigan)

At the University of Michigan in the 60’s and 70’s the membership of Psi Upsilon largely drew from wealthier families from the east side of Detroit, primarily from Grosse Pointe and St Clair Shores area. A shift began in 1972 with an incoming class with different backgrounds and from other areas of Michigan. Brother Paul Bush (Phi ‘76) pledged alongside those brothers which enhanced the chapters diversity.

Bush recounts the sea change in membership not as a contentious but one of the struggle for