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Lifelong Leader - Patrick Gilrane, Psi ’83 (Hamilton College) “It’s been a GREAT journey . . . and I’ve had a ton of fun along the way”
Spring 2013
investments, serving on both the Psi U Executive Council and Foundation Board, helping develop a “career day” and mentoring concept for the benefit of the Fraternity’s undergraduates, leading a local Boy Scout troop (his two sons have achieved Eagle rank), participating in the Young Presidents’ Organization and squeezing in sailing time (he’s an avid sailor) when weather permits. All the while, this multi-talented alumnus is making an unbelievable difference for Psi U and the lives he touches. For those reading this whose career path ended up far from the discipline they started out with at their own campus, they’ll appreciate the fact this Hamilton College grad was a geology major, with plans to go into the oil business. But jobs in the petroleum industry were few and far between when he graduated. With the help of a Psi U alumnus he got into business school . . . and that changed his life, personally and professionally.
Patrick J. Gilrane, Psi ‘83 (Hamilton College) at the 2013 Psi Career Day
Most of us haven’t given much thought to what we’d want inscribed on our tombstone. But if you spend a few minutes with Patrick Gilrane, Psi ‘83, and then ask him that very question, this is what you’ll hear. For the record, this super energetic resident of Cos Cob, Connecticut (near Greenwich) has no immediate plans for worrying about actually placing an inscription just yet. He simply has no time for that. Talk about wearing many hats! Gilrane’s “hat rack” is something else. His daily agenda includes running his own financial firm dealing with consumer product marketing and
Not surprisingly, Patrick Gilrane credits his successes, his ambitions, and his motivations largely to his Psi Upsilon roots. Gilrane quickly points to lifelong friendships in Psi U as being an influential “ingredient” in his life. With business colleagues who are brothers, there is a level of trust some might not understand; they enjoy each other’s company and have fun doing it, he’s proud to say. He’s recently become reengaged in the affairs of the Fraternity and Foundation and feels the outgrowth of that involvement helps enhance Psi U’s relevance as an organization for him. “Alumni want to connect,” he says, and proof of that are the recent alumni gatherings in Boston, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Atlanta. He is proud of his role in that undertaking,