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Meet the Candidates for the Executive Committee pg 4

55th Grand Council Convention Registration Form pg 9

O F K A P PA P S I P H A R M A C E U T I C A L F R AT E R N I T Y

Epsilon Nu and Epsilon Xi chaptered pg 40

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Brothers take the Plunge See brothers helping others pg 22

The First Word

Greetings from the Heartland It appears the worst of winter is over and spring is in the air.

Along with the warmer weather comes the anticipation of the seniors for graduation and the start of hopefully a long, prosperous and fulfilling career in pharmacy. If I can give just one little piece of advice that my dad told me, “Get a job that you like and things will fall into place.” How true that is.

I would also like to ask that you, the graduating seniors, not forget Kappa Psi when you get established in your jobs. Please send in your Voluntary Graduate Dues of $50, or about one hour of your salary. I hope Kappa Psi was that important and memorable to you while you were in school to support it after graduation.

I enjoyed meeting a lot of you at the APhA Convention in Seattle, and I hope you are making plans to come to San Francisco in

E. Ben Welch, B.S., R.Ph., PharmD., Grand Regent

August for the 55th Grand Council Convention, the 2nd thru the 6th. Dr. Kali Weaver, the Grand Vice Regent, is doing a fantastic job planning for this event, and it should be outstanding. Be sure to go to the Kappa Psi Web site for updates, important convention information, and to register online.

For those of you who could not make it to Seattle, at the Kappa Psi Reception, we presented Dr. Robert A. Magarian with the A. Richard Bliss Award for his outstanding contributions to the profession of pharmacy. Dr. Magarian was Executive Director of the Fraternity from 1980 to 2000 and ran the office from the University of Oklahoma’s College of Pharmacy. Bob also reactivated the Gamma Omicron chapter in 1971 and served as their Grand Council Deputy.

Enjoy your summer and stay safe.

E. Ben Welch, R.Ph., Pharm.D. Grand Regent

Grand Regent E. Ben Welch presents Dr. Robert Magarian the A. Richard Bliss Award at the APhA meeting in Seattle.

Visit the website for the latest news on the 55th G.C.C. August 2–6, 2011 in San Francisco!

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Table of Contents Volume 108, Number 2, Spring 2011 Whole Number 430 Official Publication of the Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc. Founded 1879 Incorporated 1903 A quarterly magazine maintained and published in the interests of the Fraternity, College, and University

by The Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc., 2060 North Collins, Suite 128, Richardson, TX 75080 Web site: www.kappapsi.org.

POSTMASTER—Send notice of undeliverable copies to Central Office, Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc., 2060 North Collins, Suite 128, Richardson, TX 75080. THE MASK is printed in the USA by Maury Boyd and Associates, Indianapolis, Indiana. Send information for publication directly to the Editor: Cameron Van Dyke 106 McBeth Court St. Clairsville, Ohio 43950 (cell) 740‐350‐4641 (e‐mail) mask@kappapsi.org Graduate brothers’ address corrections can be made at: http://changeaddress.kappapsi.org

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On the Cover Brothers Belma Muharemovic and Amy Forssberg of Gamma Pi are breathless after taking a plunge into the frigid waters at Lake St. Louis for the St. Louis Special Olympics. Several chapters warmed the hearts of others by participating in Polar Bear Plunges across the frozen north.

Photo by Roy Sykes, Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis.

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ABOVE LEFT: Mu brothers at the 2010 Relay for Life last spring. LOWER LEFT: Chi brother Lisa Hutchinson makes a snow angel during Chicago’s Snowpocalypse 2011. Read how the bonds of brotherhood helped members cope with this record winter. BELOW: Brothers enjoyed connecting to the greater Brotherhood during Province meetings.

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MEET THE CANDIDATES/Learn about the talented and outgoing brothers who are slated as candidates for the Executive Committee before the votes are cast at GCC.

10 99 HANDS/This issue is full of creative philanthropic ideas. Read about our chapter’s many accomplishments and ways they’ve connected to the greater brotherhood.

22 BROTHERS HELPING OTHERS/We are so proud of the countless hours of service given by brothers this past winter and spring.

Spring Fever Now that spring has finally arrived, brothers across the country have been busy attending Province assemblies, state association meetings, and various national pharmacy events. Along with all these events, the academic year is quickly winding down and finals and graduation are just around the corner.

As this issue will show, the Brotherhood has been quite active in your local communities and campuses making a difference in the lives of the people that we reach out to touch and influence.

These connections that are made to assist others truly separate Kappa Psi from other organizations. Over the last several months, Kappa Psi brothers have worked with the Ronald McDonald House, raised countless dollars for cancer research, counseled patients on their medications, and also found the time to recruit and instruct our new members into Kappa Psi. Here’s to you Brothers on a job well done on all your accomplishments during this semester.

If anyone attended a Province assembly this spring then you probably heard about the 55th Grand Council Convention in San Francisco. In this issue, you will have the opportunity to read the candidate bios and find out a little about the brothers who are vying for a spot on the Kappa Psi International Executive Committee. You will also find the registration form, Kappa Psi Foundation golf tournament information, and in the Final Word Grand Vice Regent Kali Weaver sets the theme for the GCC with “This is my Kappa Psi.” I would like to wish everyone the best of luck on finals and congratulations to all our brothers who are graduating and going on to join the work force or to start your new residencies.

Hopefully, everyone is making plans to attend the Grand Council Convention but if not have a safe summer. At this GCC, let us continue to build better pharmacists as we have in the past, present and into the future.

Fraternally, Cameron Van Dyke Editor of The MASK Spring 2011

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Candidates are listed alphabetically in the order of the National Office for which they are running.

Eric K. Gupta: Eric is a

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Eric Gupta Dave Maszkiewicz Kali Weaver E. Ben Welch

Grand Vice Regent q Michael Cournoyer q Eric Gupta q Kali Weaver

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Michael Cournoyer Matthew Lacroix Robert Mancini Jason Milton

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Christy Askew Peter Brody, Jr. Matthew Lacroix Jason Milton Latha Radhakrishnan

Christy Askew Eric Geyer Harry Marcelin Latha Radhakrishnan Jean Starvaggi

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Paul Cyprus Leonard Etuk Eric Geyer Harry Marcelin Purvish Patel Jean Starvaggi

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Jacob Arslanian Melissa Buchanan Addison Conca Brandon Corpening Kyle Hake Khalil Khlifi Benjamin Sturm Johnny Wong Dan Yarabinec

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1996 initiate of Gamma Nu chapter at the University of the Pacific (UOP) College of Pharmacy. He received his Pharm.D. in 2000, and subsequently completed a PGY1 residency and a two-year lipid research fellowship at the VA San Diego. Currently, Eric is an associate professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administration at Western University of Health Sciences and holds a clinical practice at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, California. Eric has served Kappa Psi through various positions such as Gamma Nu chapter first vice regent, Province IX Satrap, Province VII Assistant Supervisor, and Province V Supervisor. He currently serves as Grand Counselor, Province VIII Supervisor, Los Angeles Grad regent, and Epsilon Gamma chapter GCD. He has been a top ten GCD for the last three years and received the 2008 GCD Outstanding Achievement Award which is given to the top GCD in the nation.

In addition to his service to Kappa Psi, Eric has served in many pharmacy organizations over the years and has been elected to numerous leadership positions. Recently, he finished his term as president of the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA), and he was awarded the CPhA 2009 Distinguished New Practitioner of the Year award for his dedication and service.

Throughout his career, Eric has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills, and he hopes to earn your support for Grand Regent or Grand Vice Regent so he can continue to serve Kappa Psi and help the Brotherhood achieve bigger and better things.

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Maszkiewicz:

Dave is a 1983 initiate of Beta Kappa Chapter at the University of Pittsburgh. He served Beta Kappa as historian in 1985, and was elected as their GCD in 1993, and has continued to serve in that position upto the present time. A very active brother in Province II, Dave has held numerous offices and positions, including 3 terms as Satrap, and has serviced as Province II Parliamentarian for the past 2 years.

Nationally, Dave has served on numerous Committees of the Grand Council, including serving as Chairman of the Graduate Development, Legislative, Publications, and GCC Kappa Psi Foundation Raffle committees.

Dave also served as Chairman of the 52nd GCC in Pittsburgh in 2005. Dave has served as a member of the Executive Committee for 12 years from 1997–2009; serving 2 terms as Graduate Member-at-large, Grand Counselor, Grand Vice Regent, Grand Regent, and Immediate Past Grand Regent. Dave currently serves a member of the Advisory Committee, and is also the regent of the Pittsburgh Graduate Chapter.

Dave is a past member of the Alumni Board of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, and is the Union Steward for the evening and nightshifts at Medco Health Services North Versailles Division in Pittsburgh, where he is employed as a Nightshift Staff Cardiovascular Therapeutic Resource Pharmacist. Dave was awarded the Robert A. Magarian Order of the Silver Mortar, for 25 years in Kappa Psi in 2008 and the Asklepios key from Beta Kappa chapter in 2010 for 16 years of service as GCD. He has attended 48 meetings of Province II, 26 meetings of Province V, and has attended 12 GCCs.

Kali Weaver: I was initiated at the Gamma Zeta chapter at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.

While there I served the chapter in multiple capacities including vice regent and Province Planning chair.

After graduation, I completed a residency with the Jefferson County Department of Health in Birmingham. I currently work in Virginia as a clinical pharmacist and regional project coordinator for automation. In 2007, I married Brother Steve Weaver, an initiate of the Gamma Phi chapter.

Before becoming involved internationally, I served Province IV as the Historian and Satrap, and also chaired the Legislative Committee for two years. I have had the great pleasure of serving on your international Executive Committee

for the past six years. I served as Collegiate Member-at-Large and Grand Historian prior to serving as Grand Vice Regent. I have also served as Supervisor and Assistant Supervisor to Province IX. Service to Kappa Psi has indeed been one of my life’s greatest experiences.

I have had the pleasure of representing the Grand Regent and serving in his place at charterings as well as serving as chairman of the Executive Committee meeting at ASHP 2009.

These opportunities, and many others during my service, have given me insight into the role and duties of the Grand Regent. My years of experience, my various offices, but most importantly, my consistent interaction with my brothers, have played a major role in preparing me for the tasks ahead. I look forward to continuing my service to each of you as your next Grand Regent

E. Ben Welch: Dr. E. Ben Welch was initiated into Gamma Xi Chapter at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina in 1968. As a collegiate, Ben served as parliamentarian and vice regent of Gamma Xi. In Province III, he first served as the GCC Delegate to the 36th GCC in New Orleans. Following that, he served as Satrap of Province III for six years.

After graduation, Ben served as regent of the South Carolina Graduate Chapter for another eight years. In 1989, Ben moved cross-country to take a job at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in its Pharmacy Practice Department.

Then becoming active in his new province, Dr. Welch served as Satrap and GCC Delegate of Province VII. Currently, Ben is the regent of the Southwestern Graduate Chapter, and he has been involved in the leadership of Southwestern Grad for numerous years.

Ben is likely the only brother to ever serve as Satrap for two different provinces and as Regent for two different graduate chapters. Counting the province meetings in both Province III and Province VII, Ben has attended 42 consecutive Province meetings and 20 consecutive GCCs. In 1996, Ben started the Kappa Psi national website and served as our first International Webmaster. During his ten years as International Webmaster, Ben created the brothers’ email directory, created electronic versions of almost every Central Office form and put them online, set up list serves for provinces and GCDs, and set up a general list serve for everyone. Online registration and payment for the GCCs was set up in 1997 at Ben’s direction, and online payments of graduate dues followed shortly afterward. Ben also worked with the Chapter Awards Committee to set up the Chapter Progress Report form in an Excel Spring 2011

spreadsheet, which greatly improved the form for both the chapters and committee.

Ben currently serves as Grand Regent. Ben served as Graduate Member-at-Large for two consecutive terms from 1979–83 and as Grand Vice Regent from 1983–85 and 2007–09 and as International Webmaster from 1996–2006.

Michael Cournoyer: Michael was initiated into Kappa Psi in February of 2003 as a Mu chapter brother at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston. Since this time, he has served several Mu chapter, Boston Graduate chapter, Southeastern Massachusetts Graduate chapter, and Province offices. Among those were Boston Graduate chapter regent (’06–’10) and Province I Satrap (’06–’07). He has attended the last four Grand Council Conventions in San Diego, Pittsburgh, Boston, and Clearwater and was a chapter or Province delegate for the last three.

Michael currently has the pleasure of serving you as your Grand Historian and is currently working on finalizing a new edition to the history of Kappa Psi. He also serves as the current Mu chapter Grand Council Deputy, Boston Graduate chapter treasurer, Southeastern Massachusetts Graduate chapter vice regent, and as the Province III Supervisor for the past four years.

Michael graduated from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with a Bachelor of Science in radiologic science, specializing in nuclear medicine, and from Harvard University’s School of Public Health with a Master of Public Health concentrating in Healthcare Policy and Management.

He is employed as a clinical research manager with Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. His scope of research projects varies from oncologic to various neurological disease imaging and radiopharmaceutical trials. He currently resides in Salem, Massachusetts.

He looks forward to having the opportunity to continue working for all of you on the international Executive Committee over the next several years.

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Brother Lacroix was initiated into the Beta Epsilon chapter at the University of Rhode Island in the fall of 1999. He completed a pharmacy practice residency at Caritas St. Elizabeth Medical Center/ Northeastern University prior to his career in academia. He is currently an

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Brother Lacroix has held many local and regional offices in Kappa Psi. Most recently, he has served as the Immediate Past Satrap of Province I and as Grand Ritualist for the Fraternity. Brother Lacroix is also active within APhA and is the APhA-ASP advisor at UNE. For the position of Grand Counselor, his goals would to be to work with chapters to continue the process of modernizing local bylaws and helping chapters have a working knowledge of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Fraternity.

Working with the Legislative Committee, he would work toward giving chapters rapid responses to questions raised to help keep them moving forward.

For Grand Historian, Matthew would focus on helping chapters keep track of their chapter’s history, working with them to make sure they not only record new history, but start exploring the history that came before.

Robert Mancini: Brother Robert Mancini was initiated into the Delta Phi chapter in San Diego in 2005 and now is a brother of the Montana Graduate chapter. While at Delta Phi, he served as the first sergeant-at-arms for the chapter and established the use of Robert’s Rules of Order while improving the adherence to the local ordinances. He has since served as vice-satrap and satrap of Province IX, as well as chairing the legislative and resolutions committees. Currently, he serves as the chair the continuing education committee of Province X and as the Vice-Regent of Montana Graduate chapter. He has also served Kappa Psi nationally, having had the pleasure of being the assistant supervisor for Province VII over the past two years.

As Grand Counselor, he is committed to improving the local ordinance review process, especially reducing the time it takes to produce feedback and approvals. He will also focus on improving the utilization and understanding of Robert’s Rules of Order, so that chapters can utilize them more efficiently in their meetings. He is looking forward to meeting many of you in San Francisco, and discussing any questions, suggestions or concerns that brothers may have.

Jason Milton: Jason Milton is a 2004 initiate of the Gamma Phi chapter at the University of Georgia in Athens. Following graduation in 2008, Jason completed his MBA in healthcare management and began medical

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school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia Campus. In addition, he is also an officer in the United States Navy Reserve Medical Corps.

Jason remains active in Kappa Psi as the supervisor of Province IX, the legislative committee chair of Province IV, and the regent of the Georgia Graduate chapter. Jason believes that it is important for all brothers to remember that we are not members of Kappa Psi; rather we are Kappa Psi. He believes holding onto our traditions and preserving our rituals are an integral aspect of our growth and success as brothers and professionals. As a graduate brother, he believes strongly in promoting the pillars of Kappa Psi in all that he does; personally, socially, and professionally.

Christy Askew: Christy is an initiate of Epsilon chapter at the University of Minnesota. She graduated in 1996 and after completing a residency, she worked as a decentral pharmacist in Milwaukee. Since 2001, she has worked at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Christy offers a 10-week acute patient care rotation for eight students per year and precepts the resident critical care rotation. In addition to Kappa Psi, she is an active member of ASHP, ACCP, MSHP, MCCP and SCCM. As a brother of Epsilon, Christy served as vice regent, chair of the Fundraising Committee for two terms, and as a member of the PharmaCOPA Committee. Since graduation she has been an active member of the Minnesota Graduate chapter, holding the positions of secretary-treasurer (1995–1998 and 2001–2006), historian (2006–2008), and regent (2008–present).

Christy is also very active on a Province level.

She has attended 67 Province assemblies, at least one meeting in every Province. In Province VIII, Christy was twice elected Historian and in fall 2011 completes her second year as Satrap.

Currently, Christy is chair of the Province Development Committee (2007–2011) and is a member of the Graduate Development Committee. She was also appointed to the position of Assistant Supervisor for Province II. In the past, she served as the Province Supervisor Liaison (2007–2009), Supervisor of Province X (2001–2003) and Province III (2005–2007), and Assistant Supervisor for Province I (2007–2009).

On an international level, in addition to her current appointments, Christy has co-chaired the Risk Management Committee (2005–2007) and served as a member of the Ritual (2003– 2005), Graduate Development (1999–2005), and the Frank H. Eby Award (1997–1999) Committees.

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Since initiation she has attended every GCC as a Delegate or Alternate Delegate. Christy looks forward to using her broad Kappa Psi experience to serve the Brotherhood during the next two years.

Peter M. Brody: Peter is a 1998 initiate of the Gamma Iota Chapter, graduating from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharma ceutical Sciences in 2002. He currently serves the fraternity as Grand Council Deputy of Gamma Iota, Vice Regent of Buffalo Grad, and a member of the National GCD and Graduate Development Committees. Past duties included service on several national committees, two consecutive terms as Province V Satrap, and as Graduate Member-at-Large from 2007–2009. In over twelve years as a brother of this great fraternity, he has attended more than 40 province meetings around the country (and Canada!) and has never missed a GCC, attending his seventh convention this summer at the 55th GCC in San Francisco.

Peter is a full-time faculty member (clinical assistant professor) with the SUNY Buffalo School of Pharmacy and also serves as their Director of Experiential Education. In 2010, he was recognized as the school’s Teacher of the Year and has recently become the residency director for a PGY1 community pharmacy program with an independent pharmacy in the WNY area. He remains a dedicated and active brother of Kappa Psi and hopes to be able to build on his past and current experiences with the fraternity, serving proudly on the national level as Grand Historian over the next two years.

Latha Radhakrishnan: Latha received her Pharm.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in 1998.

She subsequently completed a pharmacy practice residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and a primary care specialty residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Currently, she is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at UIC and a clinical oncology pharmacist at the University of Illinois Medical Center.

Latha is an initiate of the Chi chapter at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy.

As a collegiate brother, she held the offices of Social chairperson and Kappa Psi Student Council representative. She also served as the Co-Social chairperson for the 1996 Province V assembly held in Chicago.

In 2006, she was an integral member in revitalizing the Illinois Graduate chapter. She has held the office of chapter regent for the past five years. As a graduate brother, she has held the positions of Public Relations chairperson (2007–2009), Province IX Assistant Supervisor (2007–2009), and the 54th GCC Resolutions chairperson.

Currently, Latha is the Graduate Member-atLarge for the international Executive Committee. She is a Grand Council Deputy (GCD) for the Chi chapter. As the chapter GCD and the Illinois Graduate chapter regent, she was able to collaborate with both chapters to put on a successful Chi chapter Centennial Celebration in April 2010. On a national level, she holds the positions of Graduate Development Committee chairperson and Province VII Supervisor. She is also a member of Rho Chi Honor Society, Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Society, and Pi Beta Phi National Sorority.

As the current Graduate Member-at-Large, she has worked hard to increase the graduate brother retention rate and to promote “Kappa Psi for Life.” She truly hopes that the Brotherhood continues to support her efforts as an international officer for the next two years.

Eric Geyer: I pledged Kappa Psi in 2003 at the Beta Lambda chapter in Toledo, Ohio, from which I graduated with a PharmD in 2009. As a brother of Beta Lambda, I served as historian, pledgemaster, and regent. During my time as Regent, Beta Lambda won the Most Improved Chapter Award and attended GCC for the first time in quite a while. I also helped serve as the Province V Midyear chairperson in 2007, which was the first time Beta Lambda hosted a Province meeting in 13 years.

While still a brother of Beta Lambda, I served as the Province V Secretary and made an effort to visit as many chapters as possible to share ideas and to find ways to improve the chapters.

During that year, I managed to visit five Province V chapters and one Province VIII chapter. I am currently serving as the Province V GCC Delegate and have worked to show collegiate brothers ways to reduce the cost of going to GCC as well as the many benefits of GCC. On a national level, I have served on the Collegiate Development committee and am currently serving on the GCC 2011 Planning Committee as well as the Risk Management Committee. This work inspired me to visit other Provinces and chapters outside of Province V, including meetings in Provinces II, IV, VIII and some individual chapters. These experiences along with serving as a Co-GCD of Beta Lambda have really showed me Kappa Psi is for life!

Harry Patrick Marcelin: My name is Harry Patrick Marcelin, and I would like to serve you as a member of the Executive Committee. I had the privilege to pledge at the Beta Xi chapter (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and became a brother in April of 2003. Throughout my collegiate career, I had the opportunity to grow and mature as a brother by holding positions as intramural chair, chaplain, and assistant pledgemaster as well as being a Big Brother in the Fraternity. Each of these positions taught me how to lead by example and to aspire to do whatever it took to make my chapter and Fraternity the best it could be. I had the privilege of serving Province III as Satrap in 2007–08. During my time serving as Satrap, I had an opportunity to use the experiences I learned in my chapter and focus them on improving the Province.

In my post-collegiate era, I still find myself having such a great passion for our beloved Fraternity. The opportunity to provide mentorship is one like no other. I have the great honor to give back to my Fraternity by providing guidance to my collegiate brothers at Epsilon Mu (University of Florida at Orlando). Kappa Psi is contagious—the more one receives from the Fraternity, the more one wants to give back.

Please give me the opportunity to give more by being a member of your Executive Committee.

Jean Starvaggi: I was initiated into the Beta Kappa chapter at the University of Pittsburgh in January 1989. I served my chapter as secretary and vice-regent. I graduated in 1992 and I am the current regent of the Harrisburg graduate chapter. I have held membership in the following graduate chapters: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Providence, West Virginia and Columbus. As a Brother of Province II, I have been on all standing committees and have served as the Awards committee chairperson for 20 years. I proudly served on the Province II executive board for 9 years, holding the offices of Secretary, Vice-Satrap and Satrap.

On the International level, I have proudly served on the following committees: Ritual, Risk Management, and Publications. I was honored to be appointed to be Province I’s Assistant Supervisor also.

During my pledging I had a strong group of mentors, many of which were graduate brothers. They instilled in me the importance of continuing Brotherhood past graduation. They led by example and I hope that I am continuing that proud tradition. I believe that type of communication and example is essential for the future of our graduate chapters.

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I have continued to attend Province II assemblies which, I believe, keep me in touch with collegiate brothers who are graduating and looking to continue to be involved after graduation. I wish all the Brothers that are attending the GCC safe travels, a successful convention and I hope to meet many of you through the course of the week.

Paul A. Cyprus: I was initiated into Mu Omicron Pi at Wayne State University in the fall of 1979 and received Best Pledge and Asklepios Key awards. I served MOPi as corresponding secretary and social chair. At WSU, I was vice president of Student Pharmacy Association, and served as vice president and president of the class. After graduation, I served the WSU Pharmacy Alumni Association as vice president and president. I received the Community Service Award from the Michigan Society of Hospital Pharmacists. I served the Detroit Graduate chapter as chaplain, vice regent and regent for multiple terms. I was Detroit Graduate Bingo chairman for three years. I served Province V on multiple committees, including Province Assembly planning committees, and as Province Alternate GCC Delegate. I volunteered to represent the Detroit Grad Delegate to more Province meetings then I can remember. I have visited most Provinces over the last few years. Nationally, I have served on the credentials, Province development, and graduate development committees. I have been on the Kappa Psi Foundation Raffle Committee for the last five GCCs. I have been on the 1981 and 2011 GCC committees. I attended 12 of the last 15 GCCs and served as Detroit Grad Delegate to most of them. I worked at St. John Hospital for 10 years, owned Valley Pharmacy for 10 years and have been employed at Rite Aid Pharmacy since 2002. I hope to use my 32 years of experience as a brother to serve the Fraternity as an international officer. I believe maintaining permanent e-mails and cell phone numbers of collegians as they become grads builds stronger graduate chapters.

Leonard M.F. Etuk: My name is Leonard Michael Ferdinand Etuk, aka “LTrain.” I was initiated at Mu chapter in 1996, at MCP, and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical science. I’ve held numerous offices with Kappa Psi including Mu chapter regent and Boston Grad vice regent. I currently serve on the history committee presided over by Brother Michael Cournoyer. I currently reside in Atlanta, work

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I’ve been a brother for 15 years now and I couldn’t be more in love with the brotherhood.

The family bonds I’ve made throughout the Fraternity know no bounds. When I heard that I was nominated for Graduate Member at Large I was honored. I’m truly humbled by the vote of confidence and will take it seriously. Some of you might be asking yourself, “Who is this guy and where did he come from?” The only answer I have for you is . . . you’ll find out very soon.

Those brothers who know me will tell you that I am serious about brotherhood—the real meaning of brotherhood. I’m here for the Fraternity and I will bring the same tenacity that I bring to Province I. I look forward to meeting some new faces in the months to come and I promise I will be available to everyone that is curious to know what I mean by “brotherhood.”

Melissa Buchanan: Melissa was initiated into the Delta Lambda chapter in November 2008 and is a Pharm.D./MSCR 2012 candidate at Campbell University.

She is the current Province III Historian and has served on the Province Philan thropy, Resolutions, Province Development, and Scholarship Committees. On the chapter level, Melissa has served as the ritualist ( ’09 –’10), Province Delegate ( ’09 –’11), GCC Delegate (’09), and has also been a member of the Judiciary, Service, Province, and Scholarship Committees. She was also the 2010 recipient of the Brie Anne Reynolds Memorial Scholarship which is in memory of a Delta Lambda brother who showed exemplary character and dedication to the Fraternity. Nationally, she is one of the Province III representatives on the Philanthropy Committee. As of March 2011, Melissa has attended five Province III and three Province IV meetings since becoming a brother.

Outside of Kappa Psi, Melissa has been active in other pharmacy organizations. She was appointed to the national ASHP Education and Programming Advisory Group ( ’10–’11) and has served as Campbell’s SSHP president (’09 –’11) and president-elect (’08 –’09). Melissa was inducted into Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Honor Society in January 2010 and served as the treasurer (’10–’11). She has also been an active member of APhA-ASP. She enjoys traveling and has attended the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meetings, ASHP Summer Meeting, APhA Annual Meeting, PLS Leadership Development Conference, and Cardinal Health’s 11th Annual Student Leadership Conference.

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Brandon Corpening: Brandon is currently in his third year at the Mercer University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended the University of Tennessee where he majored in biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology. He was initiated in the spring of 2009 into the Gamma Psi chapter at Mercer University where he previously served as the chapter’s pledgemaster and currently serves as its regent. He was recently elected as the GCC Alternate Delegate of Province IV and is a member of the Province Development Committee. In addition to his fraternal involvements, Brandon also serves as the treasurer of the student chapter of NCPA and as a student ambassador for Mercer University. He also holds membership in Mercer’s chapters of Phi Lambda Sigma, GPhA, and APhA-ASP.

Kyle Hake: My name is Kyle Hake and I am running for Collegiate Member-atLarge at the next GCC meeting this summer. I am a junior, soon to be senior, at the University of Toledo and a proud brother of the Beta Lambda chapter. I am really excited to be nominated and run for such a prestigious officer position at the national level. I am currently the regent at the Toledo chapter and have been actively involved in pushing our chapter to new heights professionally and socially.

My future plans are to run for a Province level position and continue bettering myself as a leader, professional, pharmacist, and person.

Thank you to the Toledo Grad chapter for the nomination, and I hope to be your future Collegiate Member-at-Large!

Khalil Khlifi: Khalil is currently a third-year student at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. He is a 2008 initiate of the Gamma Phi chapter at the University of Georgia and currently serves as the chapter’s director of alumni affairs. He also served the Gamma Phi chapter as recording secretary and parliamentarian and has chaired the Social, Philanthropy, Legislative, Alumni Affairs, and Fundraising Committees. Khalil was elected as Province IV Webmaster in 2010 and then was elected as Province IV Historian in 2011. He served as co-chair of the Province IV Publications and Web site Development Committees. In addition to his service to Kappa

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Ben Sturm: Ben Sturm, of Mu chapter, is currently a fifth-year Pharm.D. student at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. He was initiated into Mu chapter on March 1, 2006. Since that time, he has held the office of sergeant at arms, regent, as well as vice regent of the chapter. At the Province I level, he has been an active brother on both the Legislative and Province Development Committees. He helped host the 2007 GCC in Boston and attended the 2009 GCC in Clearwater Beach while serving as the Mu chapter regent. Ben played an integral part in bringing Mu chapter back to recognition after becoming regent in March of 2009. He worked with the brothers of Mu chapter and Boston Graduate chapter to update policies, meet with school officials, and restore Mu chapter’s status as the oldest active collegiate chapter within Kappa Psi. During this time, Ben helped keep the brothers of Mu chapter unified toward their common goal by arranging regular meetings, social events, and various community service projects both on and off campus. Ben is also the student representative on the MCPHS Curriculum Committee, which is responsible for the review and evaluation of the College’s Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum. After graduation, Ben intends to pursue either a residency or fellowship to help further the profession of pharmacy on a professional level.

Johnny Wong: Johnny Wong was initiated as a brother in Kappa Psi in November 2008 at the Beta Omicron chapter at the University of Washington.

Over the past year, he served as his chapter’s chaplain and led the development of a stronger pledge program and greater inclusion of the Rituals into the chapter’s activities. In 2010–11, he volunteered to visit and assist the Delta Mu chapter at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. There he helped recruit and initiate a new pledge class, facilitating their growth from two brothers to more than 20 active brothers/pledges. In addition, he traveled to Pacific University in Oregon to support the chartering and initiation of the new Epsilon Xi chapter in Province X. He has attended numerous Province X meetings and also visited conclaves in Provinces IX and V as a way to increase his interaction with

fellow brothers and to learn from their experiences. He also serves on the national Publications Committee of Kappa Psi. In February 2011, Johnny was elected to serve as Province X Chaplain. He hopes to use the knowledge and experience he’s gained thus far to help strengthen his Province’s inter-chapter bonds and their proper use and understanding of our Rituals.

As Collegiate Member-at-Large, he hopes to actively visit chapters/Provinces, maintain open and consistent lines of communication with brothers, and pay special attention to strengthening the pledge process for Kappa Psi. Johnny is currently a third-year student at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy in Seattle, and looks forward to graduation in June of 2012.

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entering his sixth year at the University of Pittsburgh and was a Fall 2008 initiate of the Beta Kappa Chapter. He has served the chapter as a member of several committees, Treasurer (2009), Chapter Province Delegate (Spring (BΩ-Philadelphia) and Fall (BH-Morgantown) Assemblies, 2009), Chapter Alternate GCC Delegate (Clearwater, 2009), Regent (2010), and in 2011, serves on the Executive Board as Immediate Past Regent. As Regent, Dan led Beta Kappa to a #2 international ranking and Province II Chapter of the Year. In 2010, he was the recipient of the Beta Kappa Industry Award.

He has attended every Province II Assembly since his initiation, and served on Province committees each time. Dan presented a Ritual Workshop at the Spring 2010 Province II Assembly in Pittsburgh. He also attended the Spring 2010 Province V Assembly and Chi Centennial in Chicago and the Spring 2011 Province III Assembly in Baltimore.

Outside of Kappa Psi, Dan was a 2010 inductee of Phi Lambda Sigma and served Pitt’s chapter as treasurer in 2010–2011. Dan is an active member of APhA-ASP as a member of the Social Committee since 2009, and he attended the Annual Meetings in Washington, DC (2010) and Seattle (2011). He served as a resident assistant in the Pitt Residence Halls from 2007–2011.

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Andrew Lightfoot is congratuated by the Brothers of Beta Xi on accepting his bid to pledge Kappa Psi.

Epsilon University of Minnesota Founded 4/30/1928 College of Pharmacy, 5‐130 Weaver Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455‐0343 epsilon@kappapsi.org

This winter, Epsilon brothers had interfraternal bonding in mind when we held a joint ‘Feed My Starving Children’ event with the Theta chapter of Phi Delta Chi. Together, we hand-packed meals that were sent to undernourished children in nearly 70 countries around the world. Thanks to the rousing success of the chapter’s special diabetes-friendly Valentine’s Day bake sale, we were able to donate $600 to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Brothers also took part in JDRF’s annual walk at the Mall of America. We also spent time at a church in North Minneapolis screening members of the community for kidney damage as part of the National Kidney Foundation’s Kidney Early Evaluation Program.

Brothers managed to squeeze in some social time between our philanthropies and our hectic academic schedules. We donned ugly sweaters to enjoy a dinner at our dean’s house.

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Epsilon brothers walking for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at the Mall of America. rant. The Gala is a night on the town that benefits the Michelle Mentzer Scholarship and the Children’s Cancer Research Fund. Since Michelle was a brother, it’s an event that is close to our hearts.

As always, Epsilon brothers continue our proud traditions of STI education and intramural volleyball. We’re also busy implementing process improvements to the pharmacy at the Phillips Neighborhood Clinic, where brothers spend two nights a week dispensing and educating on medications to underserved patients.

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Minneapolis. Lightsabers and James Bond impressions were perfect for conclave themes of ‘Kappa Sci-Fi’ and ‘Kappa Spy.’

Iota Medical University of South Carolina Founded 11/29/1927 The College of Pharmacy 280 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29425 iota@kappapsi.org

Everyone is enjoying the amazing weather at Iota chapter. Brother Saswat Kabisatpathy has helped form an intramural softball team and with the talent at Iota, it may be difficult to find competition! Brothers responded

to a letter to the editor regarding cleaning around a local landmark. A boat on the side of Folly Road is frequently painted by various people to celebrate birthdays and events, but unfortunately not everyone cleans up afterward. Concern about paint leaching into the marshes was raised, so brothers pitched in to clean up. Robert DeClue, Dan McGraw, Charles Crickman, Gunter Bullock, Chris Giguere, Billy Grooms, and Dr. James Sterrett donated an afternoon to help the environment and the community.

Brothers Trey Reeves, Drayton Hammond, Travis Combs, Mina Georgy, Andy Curtis, Ryan Linton, and Saswat Kabisatpathy worked information booths at the local health fair. The annual health fair is always a lot of fun for families in the community. This year there was a bounce castle, music, food, and a raffle. Iota chapter sponsored two different booths, Men’s Health and Poison Prevention. The Men’s Health booth discussed ways of preventing heart disease, and the Poison Prevention booth handed out Mr. Yuck stickers and had a game where kids learned to differentiate between candy and medicine. In other news, Iota is planning its first formal and a gentlemen’s night with Charleston Grad.

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Nu chapter brothers on a recent service night participating with the University of Connecticut GUARD Dogs program, providing free sober rides to the campus area on weekends.

Pi Purdue University

Founded 6/11/1928

1330 Heine Pharm. Bldg., Room 156, West Lafayette, IN 47906‐1330 pi@kappapsi.org

Iota brothers recreate vintage photo of their predecessors.

Mu Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Founded 3/4/1907 SGA Office c/0 Kappa Psi 179 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115 mu@kappapsi.org

Spring is an exciting time for us here in Boston. Recently, we proudly initiated 13 new members to Mu chapter. Congratulations to Peter Assad, Karan Amin, Aman Patel, David Roche, Drew Stevens, Al Dowrey, John Prime, Joe Calzaretta, Zac Guerrini, Brandon Wright, Adam Azargoon, Andrew Terleski and Paul Mainella who have proven themselves worthy to wear our beloved letters for life.

We are currently preparing a team for the Relay for Life. Last year, our team raised the most money out of all other teams here at MCPHS and hopes to return this year with similar results. Donations were received from

graduate brothers as well as collegiate brothers, yet again reminding us of the 99 hands willing to help. Finally, Mu chapter would like to congratulate Beta Epsilon on their upcoming 100th anniversary, and we are all looking forward to celebrating with them at the upcoming Province I meeting.

Xi The Ohio State University Founded 5/21/1925 College of Pharmacy, 500 W. 12th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210‐1291 xi@kappapsi.org

Xi welcomes 32 new brothers to our chapter this year—our biggest pledge class ever! The ceremony was blessed with the presence of our two Grand Council Deputies, Jackie Schneider and Andrew Frasco. Our chapter welcomed the new brothers with open arms and celebrated over dinner at Columbus’ very own Spaghetti

Warehouse. We are extremely excited to have such interest in our Fraternity.

Our largest fundraising and philanthropic event this quarter has been the Valentine’s Day Cookie Gram sale, which doubled as a cookie-baking night for the local Ronald McDonald House. The brothers in our chapter donated cookie dough, baking utensils, frosting, food coloring, and money to the event, and we baked more than 150 cookies! Our chapter would like to thank Brother Dori Velt, who singlehandedly coordinated the Kappa Psi cookie gram event.

With the approach of spring and summer, our chapter looks forward to a future social event with the Columbus Grad chapter as well as the spring assembly in Detroit. We are proud to have 35 brothers representing Xi at the meeting and look forward to hearing of their experiences!

—Nhung Nguyen Spring 2011

The Pi chapter brothers have had a busy spring semester. On January 23, we welcomed 11 new members into our Fraternity. We celebrated the occasion with a banquet at the Elks Country Club. The biggest change our chapter has implemented this semester is the introduction of a point system to help encourage brother involvement. We are also organizing volunteer opportunities with Habitat for Humanity, Relay for Life, and Boiler Blast. We plan to sell Black Box Warning T-shirts as a fundraiser this semester.

Pi chapter will be hosting a 5K Run to benefit the Ronald McDonald House on Saturday, September 10, from 9–11 a.m. All other chapters are invited to attend. We will also be creating care packages for the children.

—Rachel Snodgrass

Rho University of Kansas Founded 4/23/1932 2010 Becker Dr, Lawrence, KS 66047‐1620 rho@kappapsi.org

Rho chapter had a fun and busy fall.

We wound down the semester by holding an Ugly Christmas Sweater party/white elephant gift exchange on December 6. It was a great opportunity to celebrate the holidays with our brothers and relax before finals.

Brothers Angela Miller and Amy Schrumpf won the Ugly Christmas Sweater contest and were awarded reindeer antlers and Christmas stockings filled with goodies.

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Pi Brother Eric Jankowski holds the football at the pledge versus active football game. ing in Kansas. To raise money for the National Marrow Donor Program, Rho chapter brothers jumped into icy Clinton Lake for our annual Polar Bear Plunge. Luckily, none of the divers were seriously injured or hypothermic after their submersion.

The Province VII meeting was held in Houston, Texas, February 24–27.

Twenty-one brothers and Kimberly Guess, one of our GCDs, left the cold and snow of Kansas behind to embrace the warm weather of Texas.

We had a fantastic time meeting up with our Kappa Psi brothers in the other chapters. Rho chapter is very excited to have our very own Jessica Mosiman serve as the new Province VII Historian for the next term. The weekend in Houston was filled with excitement, and some moments of great anxiety, when one of our rental cars went missing. Thank you to the Houston Police Department for finding our lost/towed car! All in all, we had a great time on our trip.

Later this spring, we will be holding our second annual Mr. Pharmacy Pageant, a charity golf tournament, a 5P appreciation dinner, and the schoolwide pharmacy formal. Officer elections will take place and the turning-over of offices will occur this spring, as well. Our regent, Carissa Osner, did a fantastic job this year!

From all of Rho chapter, we’d like to thank Carissa for her hard work in making our organization a huge success this year. I’d also like to personally thank my fellow executive board members and the entire Rho chapter for all of their great work and enthusiasm this year.

—Elizabeth Berland

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Pi chapter pledges gather together at IHOP.

Rho Brothers Carissa, Liz, and Holly cheer on their KU Jayhawks.

Sigma University of Maryland

Founded 3/27/1924

School of Pharmacy, 20 N. Pine Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 sigma@kappapsi.org

History was made not once but twice. First, several Sigma brothers witnessed the chartering of a new chapter, Epsilon Nu, at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Then the next day, Sigma chapter, as host of the Province III spring assembly, welcomed more than 300 brothers from various Provinces (I, II, IV, V, and VIII) and almost all the International Executive Committee to Baltimore, Maryland, to celebrate brotherhood on the weekend of January 28–29.

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past Sigma regent (Class of 1985), delivered a comical and informative CE on opioid use, while other brothers prepared care packages for women and children at YANA Place (You Are Never Alone, www.yana place.org), an organization dedicated to helping victims of sex trafficking. It was a pleasure to share our brand new Pharmacy Hall with everyone, and the funds saved by hosting at our school allowed the Province to donate an additional $500 to YANA Place. Many thanks for the service of our brothers: Anh Tran and Serena Yang as planning chairs and Eric Wong and Chris Charles on the 2010–2011 Province III Executive Board. And congrats to our newly elected 2011–2012 Executive Board members, Bonnie Li and Andrew Haines.

The tradition of service and brotherhood continued when Sigma and Delta Kappa participated in the first ever Scavenger Hunt in the Washington, D.C. area on February 12. Brothers competed in teams to collect items, varying from oatmeal to laundry detergent to Tang, to donate.

Food items were donated to the nonprofit organization Bread for the City, and paper goods were donated to Loaves and Fishes, one of the few kitchens open to the homeless on the weekends. Brothers used different strategies to gather items, asking local pharmacists, small business owners, or supermarket customers for either a monetary or item donation. In the end, brothers collected enough items to fill up an entire Honda CR-V. The event was such a success that brothers have started strategizing for next year’s Scavenger Hunt.

In honor of Valentine’s Day, a group of Sigma brothers visited patients at the University of Maryland Medical Center Pediatric Unit for an afternoon of crafts and card-making fun. The patient floor consisted of 30 kids ranging from infants to 18-yearolds, although most were in between 6 and 12 years of age. Volunteers provided patients with handmade Valentine’s Day cards and art supplies to decorate bags to collect their cards.

Music and crafts made it enjoyable for kids and volunteers alike.

Our chapter also participated in a two-day Bone Marrow Registration Drive sponsored by APAMSA that took place at the University of Maryland Baltimore student campus center. We helped participants complete the registration process for the National Marrow Donor Program’s Be The Match Marrow Registry, which

99 Hands implemented a Big Brother program to better prepare new brothers for life in pharmacy school. We wanted to ensure new brothers had a guide, tutor, and confidant along the way.

The brothers of Upsilon continue to be leaders in other student pharmacy organizations as well. They are currently serving as officers in the Rho Chi Society, the Kentucky Alliance of Pharmacy Students, and the first ever UK Student Chapter of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy. Two of the four class presidents at UK are also brothers in Kappa Psi. Still others are members of Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Society.

As we close the semester, we look forward to continued success. Kappa Psi has risen to being one of the more exciting and active student organizations at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, and there is every intention to keep it that way!

Sigma welcomes 13 newly initiated Epsilon Nu brothers into the Fraternity.

Chi University of Illinois–Chicago Founded 2/2/1910 833 S. Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612 chi@kappapsi.org

Upsilon new brothers found out who their Bigs were at the Big/Little Reveal Night hosted by Upsilon chapter at the University of Kentucky Cats Den in the Student Center.

Upsilon University of Kentucky

Founded 4/16/1909

Univ. of Kentucky College of Pharmacy 725 Rose Street, Room 215, Lexington, KY 40536‐0082 upsilon@kappapsi.org

Sigma P1 brothers dressed to the nines for spring formal. involved the collection of cheek swabs from potential donors in order to get them tissue typed. There was no cost to the registrants, who had to be between the ages of 18 and 60, in good health, and willing to donate

marrow or stem cells. A number of our brothers themselves registered and were glad to contribute to the effort of finding donor matches for the thousands of patients in need of lifesaving transplants.

As the spring semester winds down, Upsilon is reflecting on one of the most successful years in memory.

We added several new events to our annual schedule, including hosting the “Night at the Ballpark,” Keeneland Race Track Tailgate, and the Upsilon Scavenger Hunt. We also kept our traditional events such as the Reverse Trick-or-Treat at the UK Children’s Hospital, Pharmacy Luau, and UK Football Tailgates.

This year also saw the formation of a Community Outreach Committee, responsible for organizing events for Upsilon off campus. The committee wasted no time getting started when it gathered brothers to be judges in a science fair for grades 4–12. We also Spring 2011

“Snowpocalypse, thundersnow, snowmageddon”! With the city of Chicago buried under two feet of snow, our Chi brothers had an eventful and fun snow day. Rather than sit by a fire and sip cocoa during the third largest recorded snowstorm in Chicago’s history, Chi brothers banded together to help out their stranded brothers by digging out their cars and clearing up their sidewalks, while having fun at the same time.

Our social chair, Aalok Shah, organized the largest snowball fight in Chi chapter history. Many of our West Coast neophytes got their first taste of a true Chicago winter. Brothers met at Arrigo Park decked out in full snow gear just as the storm subsided.

Everyone split up into teams and planned their attack. Those who chose not to fight built snowmen in the same spot where we grilled burgers for the annual Kappa Psi Rush Barbecue a few months earlier.

Apart from all of the fun, several brothers were stranded as their cars were cloaked under a veil of snow and ice. Chi brothers living close banded together to help dig out brother’s cars and help less able members of the community. Several other brothers went out of their way to help their fellow brother whose car wouldn’t start. It soon became apparent that Chi brothers are never stranded long when their brothers are nearby!

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Chi brothers at the annual ski trip.

ABOVE: Chi brothers Team 1 enjoy a victory during the Snowpocalypse 2011 snowball fight. RIGHT: Chi Brother Linda Sok playing the ice war game.

This winter also brought new events planned by our professional chair, Tom Karagiannis. The Special Olympics basketball tournament he organized was a great experience for Chi brothers and players alike.

Additionally, the annual Hustle Up the Hancock presented by the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago was both a rewarding and inspiring experience for the brothers who volunteered their time.

—Georgette Murad

Psi University of Tennessee Founded 10/9/1925 College of Pharmacy 31 S. Barksdale, Memphis, TN 38104 psi@kappapsi.org

The Psi chapter of Memphis and the Knoxville campus both enjoyed participating in several social and service events with newly initiated members. In the fall, the Memphis brothers had a great ‘Big Brother’ revealing. We coordinated two water stations at miles 12 and 13 for the St. Jude Marathon, where we cheered on thousands of runners including many pharmacy classmates. The brothers at the Knoxville campus participated with the Ronald McDonald House charity to provide their house with yard work and cleanup. On Valentine’s Day, brothers on the Memphis campus spent an evening having fun with the children and families at the Ronald McDonald House.

Brothers set up a tailgate when the Vols football team played at the Memphis Liberty Bowl Stadium.

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puses got together for a cabin retreat in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. This weekend was the perfect way to welcome the new members, as well as reunite with brothers in a relaxing environment up in the Smoky Mountains.

—Brittany Chinn and Thad McGiness

Beta Gamma University of California-San Francisco Founded 9/23/1910 College of Pharmacy 1499 5th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122 betagamma@kappapsi.org

The brothers and pledges of Beta Gamma have been busy. Our fall quarter ended well when the pledges surprised the brothers with “Secret Santa” gifts. This was a generous and fun gesture, spearheaded by Michael Creason, Kayla Roth, and Jeff Moss.

All the brothers were impressed that the pledges were thinking of them, even during their first round of finals.

On January 15, about 25 brothers and pledges trekked to Lands End, a scenic area of coast, and volunteered with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservatory. More than a thousand native plants were added to the park habitat, while everyone enjoyed the beautiful views of Sutro Baths. The brothers and pledges also volunteered at Glide Memorial Church, serving meals with their Daily Free Meals program. Glide serves about 2,560 meals each day to needy individuals, and Kappa Psi was happy to assist. Thanks

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Psi brothers cheering on the Vols at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville. to Debi Kaw for organizing these volunteer opportunities.

Our brothers and pledges have done more than volunteer, though.

Jason Phillips organized a successful recycling campaign, and the pledges held a resourceful bake sale, gathering bagels, coffee and other donated goodies. They raised more than $400, an impressive feat for a single bake sale. Additionally, Melinda Fairman, Alan Chuang, Jason Phillips, and Peter Colley worked hard to put on a fun Big Bro Reveal event. This quarter, we are looking forward to the Pledge Serenade, the next Beta Gamma clubbing event, and the initiation of new pledges.

Beta Epsilon University of Rhode Island Founded 5/17/1911 College of Pharmacy, 41 Lower College Road, Kingston, RI 02881‐0801 betaepsilon@kappapsi.org

At URI, we are looking forward with great anticipation as our centennial celebration is fast approaching. Our 100th anniversary dinner is being held

at the Biltmore Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island, on April 30 with a cocktail hour beginning at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Brothers are encouraged to stay at the Radisson Hotel in Warwick, Rhode Island, and be sure to ask for a special Kappa Psi rate for the night. All are invited to come. Additionally, Beta Epsilon will be hosting the Province I meeting that morning, and encourage all to attend.

Centennial celebrations aside, new brothers are finally settling in and all participated in our annual Kappa Psi Brother Date auction. The brothers involved gave entertaining performances, and more than $1,000 was raised for the American Cancer Society. Additionally, Brothers Addison Conca and Russell Poisson have been busy on a national level, visiting the Province III meeting in Baltimore. Beta Epsilon is looking forward to hosting its first ever charity Polar Plunge as well as our usual participation in Relay for Life.

Beta Epsilon Brother Thomas Bertha has requested that any and all past members of Beta Epsilon look to

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Old and new Beta Eta brothers after initiation in January.

Beta Gamma brothers planting native species for the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.

Psi chapter pledge members anxiously awaiting their jerseys at Jersey Night. contribute any memorabilia from their college days to be put on display at the centennial celebration. We want to include photographs and documents from throughout BE’s history, and could definitely use the help of past members. Send all contributions to: Thomas Bertha, 20 Gardenia Lane, Narragansett, RI 02882.

The state of Rhode Island is not very large, but the hearts of its people are in inverse proportion to its dimensions. We look forward to these celebrations and hope you will join us. —Kevin Gaul

Beta Eta West Virginia University Founded 5/16/1925 Health Sciences North Morgantown, WV 26506 betaeta@kappapsi.org

On January 21, we inducted 15 new Beta Etas. What a great way to kick off the semester! For our first event, we hosted a presentation by our professor and fellow Kappa Psi brother, Dr. Gretchen Kreckel, on the future of immunizations in pharmacy. Brothers

joined members of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy and Phi Lambda Sigma at the WVU Dance Marathon, a fundraiser for the West Virginia University Children’s Hospital. The 16-hour event, which took place on February 26, had the participants (and some patients!) showing off their dance skills.

Children who had received treatment at the hospital made an appearance and their families shared stories of personal struggles and recoveries.

Our first social activity was a trip to Dave & Buster’s in Pittsburgh on March 4. We hosted a semiformal benefit for the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk on March 10. Our chapter always takes part in the event, and the benefit allows us to make a larger contribution to the national organization. The Memory Walk will take place on April 30, and we hope to have even more brother participation than we have had in the past. Every spring, newly inducted brothers plan the “pledge party.� It’s a great way to get new members involved in leadership roles in the chapter. We plan to

Beta Epsilon Brother Diamond Loyd enjoying the festivities of winter formal. end the academic year with a farewell social event for our third- and fourthyear Beta Eta brothers.

Spring semester is always packed full of social events and service activities here at West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, but we are especially excited to go BIG this time!

Many Beta Etas will make their first appearance at Province, as the Province II spring conference will be held in our neighboring Pittsburgh.

We’ll also be sending a group of brothers across the country to the 2011 APhA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington. We can’t wait to meet new brothers from the rest of the country. —Keri Morgan

Beta Kappa University of Pittsburgh Founded 3/26/1913 School of Pharmacy 228 Salk Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 betakappa@kappapsi.org

Brothers of the Beta Kappa chapter kicked off the spring semester with our annual ski trip to Seven Springs.

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This year we had more than 70 brothers travel to the local ski resort for a weekend of relaxation and bonding.

Many took advantage of the fresh snow that fell over the weekend by skiing, snowboarding, tubing, and playing football in it.

The brothers spent the rest of January enjoying the many events that the school’s Pharmacy Week had to offer, including OTC jeopardy, a talent show, an auction, and, of course, the annual ASP formal. The formal, which was planned by two Beta Kappa brothers, allowed everyone a night out in Pittsburgh with the other students and faculty members. At the end of Pharmacy Week, the guys of Beta Kappa participated in the annual Kappa Psi vs. Phi Delta Chi football game with the rest of the chapter cheering them on.

Since the start of the semester, the brothers have been busy participating in the usual philanthropic events such as blood pressure screenings and cooking for Family House, as well as a couple of new events which include painting for Union Project and participating in a Wellness Fair in one of the residence halls. In the mix of these events, brothers have been working hard to plan the rest of a busy semester. We kicked off spring break with our second annual trip to Dave & Buster’s for a night of food and games. Upon returning from spring break, Beta Kappa had annual social events such as the Black and White party, Pirates tailgate, and spring formal. We also look forward to attending the Province II assembly held by our neighbors, Delta Epsilon. Many brothers are beginning to plan the trip to San Francisco this summer for the 55th GCC where we look forward to a week of fraternal bonding. —Chelsea Fitzgerald

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Beta Kappa brothers enjoying an evening at the lodge during their annual ski trip to Seven Springs. (Top row from left): Cortlynn Latsha, Luke Berenbrok, Carolyn Spiegel, Julie Jean, Luke Swintek; (bottom row from left): Sajid Ahmed, Lauren Connelly, and Alli Sherman.

Some of the Beta Kappa girls cheering on our guys during the annual KY vs.

PDC football game. (L–R): Sarah Rindfuss, Hannah Duttenhoeffer, Jaclyn Brucker, and Tina Elgin

Beta Lambda University of Toledo Founded 5/22/1925 College of Pharmacy 801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606 betalambda@kappapsi.org

The Beta Lambda chapter had an exciting and successful 2010. There have already been a lot of activities going on within the chapter in 2011, from planning different philanthropic and fundraising events, implementation of the new committees, the start of a new pledge season to planning of social events and bringing back our traditional STAG brother/alumni event. The brothers of Beta Lambda are working hard to promote the name and influence of Kappa Psi within the Toledo community.

Over this past fall semester, we successfully recruited eight brothers. To further increase our number, we increased our Rush Week events to include Casino Night, Game Night, and dining at local favorites. We currently have seven pledges.

Last year, five brothers attended the fall assembly at Buffalo, New York. It was an experience that truly opened our eyes to the vastness that is Kappa Psi. During this convention, our chapter became acquainted with the brothers of Mu Omicron Pi and Pi. Since then, we have been trying to plan events to bring the chapters together to further the bonds of Brotherhood. Brother Tim Watts has made a trip to Detroit to visit the brothers of Mu Omicron Pi, and the brothers of Gamma Delta have visited us in Toledo twice this year already.

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Beta Eta Brothers Marie Allman and Mary Ann Kuykendall at the Dance Marathon, a fundraiser for the West Virginia University Children’s Hospital. more events to foster the relationship between the different chapters.

This year, we are looking forward to expanding our philanthropy and fundraising events. We go to Food for Thought every other Friday night where we prepare bagged lunches for the homeless in downtown Toledo.

We are also planning events at local shelters, assisted living facilities, Ronald McDonald House, etc. Adopta-Highway is another project that we are looking forward to starting in the summer/fall. Several of the Beta Lambda brothers are also involved in a mentoring program for local grade school students. As far as fundraising events go, we are involved in the concession stands at the Toledo hockey arena and are looking forward to doing some concession work at the Toledo baseball arena. Brothers also intend to work at Cedar Point for a weekend and are planning Halo Reach and Call of Duty tournaments.

One of the most exciting happenings this semester is the STAG brother/alumni event we are planning in

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Beta Lambda and Gamma Delta get-together: Becca Thompson, Kyle Hake, Annie Durham, Shelly Petty, and Tim Watts.

April where we invite all the graduate brothers back to Toledo for a day of social and fun. Beta Lambda is also looking forward to meeting the brothers of different chapters in Province V during the spring assembly.

Lastly, Beta Lambda is looking forward to trips to other chapters within Province V to strengthen the bonds of brotherhood. If any chapters are interested in hosting a weekend, please contact Brother Brandon Ver Vaet at Brandon.VerVaet@rockets.utoledo.edu.

—Chun Wong

Beta Nu Creighton University Founded 11/21/1914 School of Pharmacy, 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178‐0001 betanu@kappapsi.org

The brothers of Beta Nu are planning social events and volunteer opportunities amidst the busy spring

semester. To keep everybody energized, we are having an exciting March Madness league. This will keep everyone’s spirits up, even as the bitter Nebraska winter and demanding schedule of classes threatens to keep us confined to the library. Social events planned for the semester, include a movie night, a “Minute to Win It” night, and an outing to a Creighton baseball game.

It’s not all fun and games here in Omaha, though. We have a ton of volunteer opportunities and are looking forward to giving back to the community. We are participating in Relay for Life March 25–26 and so far, more than 700 Creighton students have signed up! This event is a favorite of Beta Nu; it’s a fun way to get involved in the Creighton community and support the American Cancer Society.

Many brothers are also volunteering their time at the Ronald McDonald

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Beta Nu Brothers (L–R) Vitangi Patel, Matt Godwin and Sandra Chee relax at a post-Ritual social. tunnel, listening to The Joshua Long Band, dancing to the music of the DJ, and hanging out with friends—who could ask for more?

—Carla Lardizabal

Beta Omicron Beta Lambda Brothers Tim Watts, Wei Hu, Adam Kornokovich, Eric Emch, Devin Miller, Alex Fraley, Kyle Hake, Robbie Limas, Michael Tomusko, Josh Hocevar, Benjit Singh, and Vincent Soewarna.

Beta Xi University of North Carolina

Founded 5/1/1915

208 Finley Golf Course Road Chapel Hill, NC 27514 betaxi@kappapsi.org

Beta Nu Brothers Jeff Barnes and Beau Labez-Tapang socialize at the movie night.

House, serving meals to underprivileged families and individuals in the community. As always, Beta Nu is remaining active in the surrounding high schools and elementary schools.

We talk to the high school students about pharmacy as a career, and we educate elementary students about the dangers and toxicities of household products. When the weather gets nicer, we are planning on getting outside and participating in our annual park cleanup.

We are all looking forward to the Spring Banquet in April when we will commemorate the accomplishments of the chapter, induct officers, give out awards, and wrap up another great year. Our chaplain, Tiffany Brown, has been very enthusiastic in planning this night and we appreciative her hard work.

—Kelli Dvorak

The spring 2011 rush season included a pharmacy school info session for undergraduates; community service night making Valentine’s Day room decorations for the UNC Children’s Hospital; game night playing Apples to Apples, Catch Phrase, and Dance Central on the Xbox Kinect; a bonfire and social at the Beta Xi house; trivia night at Kildaire’s; sports night at the house watching a Carolina basketball game; steak dinner and social at the house; and concluding with formal rush. It was a successful rush, as we inducted 13 pledges!

The brothers of Beta Xi are also involved in countless community service, professional, fundraising, and social activities. We continue to organize Bingo Night at the SECU Family House, which serves as a home away from home for patients and families receiving treatment at UNC Hospitals.

It is always a joy to interact with them and engage in some good-natured Bingo competition. Relay for Life, Beta Xi’s major philanthropic project, is the focus of the spring semester.

We continue to fundraise for our team through partnerships with restaurants like Carolina Brewery and California Pizza Kitchen.

A strong showing of Beta Xi brothers made their way up to Baltimore, Maryland, on January 28 for the

spring Province III conclave hosted by the Sigma chapter. Thanks to our hosts for their hospitality and planning. We were able to have both a great and productive time. To top it off, Beta Xi won the Province III Academic Excellence Award!

Beta Xi promotes the profession of pharmacy at various recruitment events, targeting grade school, high school, and college students. Brothers have participated in Explore Carolina, UNC Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) meetings, the NC Health Careers Access Program, UNC Health Careers Info Fair, and recruitment at local high schools.

Upcoming events include the annual food drive at the pharmacy school and PMR at Emerald Pond Retirement Community.

We have been working in the various pharmacies of UNC Hospitals, checking the inventories for expired and compromised medications. Beta Xi has also been part of the crew to clean up the Dean E. Smith Center after Carolina basketball games.

To celebrate the end of the semester and the holidays, Beta Xi had a winter semiformal that included dinner at P.F. Chang’s and a Secret Santa gift exchange. We will have formal in Savannah, Georgia, on April 16. But right now, we are looking forward to our famous Tunnel Party in Chapel Hill. We are anticipating more than 100—if not more than 200—of our Kappa Psi brothers and friends to come for the 31st Annual Tunnel Party. A night of crawling though the Spring 2011

University of Washington Founded 4/15/1916 School of Pharmacy P.O. Box 357631, Seattle, WA 98195 betaomicron@kappapsi.org

So what has Beta Omicron been up to since the last issue? The first thing we did after winter break was our annual ski trip to Mount Baker. We got a lot of new brothers out onto the snow, which was falling all weekend.

It has always been one of the greatest bonding moments for our chapter, especially with all of the new initiates.

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the brothers gave back to our community by getting our hands dirty helping at the Highline SeaTac Botanical Gardens. The gardens are operated by the local community as a place for public exhibitions and educational programs for horticulture. Brothers braved the cold winds and rain to help with restoration and maintenance projects on the grounds. That same week, the brothers got together to help an amazing organization, the Food Lifeline. Brothers showed up at the Food Lifeline warehouse in North Seattle, and Beta Omicron brothers packed 3,480 pounds of food, enough to fill 2,677 meals! It was a giving back kind of week for Beta Omicron.

The end of January had a couple of big events for Beta Omicron and Province X. A few of the brothers from Beta Omicron traveled almost 150 miles to help our only international chapter, Delta Mu, initiate a brand new pledge class. The following week, brothers traveled again, this time almost 170 miles, heading south across state lines to Portland, Oregon.

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Beta Xi Brothers Jamie Basham, Bri Conroy, and Erin Christensen at Formal Rush. brate the chartering of a brand new chapter, Epsilon Xi. From all of the brothers of Beta Omicron, we congratulate and welcome our brothers of Delta Mu and Epsilon Xi. February was the month of the Province meeting. We want to congratulate brothers—Ciprian Pascu, Johnny Wong, and Dennis Tran—for being elected Vice Satrap, Chaplain, and Historian of Province X! —Eddy Ho

Beta Xi wins the Academic Excellence Award at the spring 2011 Province III conclave.

Beta Pi Washington State University Founded 4/18/1916 College of Pharmacy Wegner Rm. 155, Pullman, WA 99164‐6510 betapi@kappapsi.org

The Beta Pi chapter ended fall semester with Apple Cup, Washington State’s last football game versus University of Washington. Even though the game ended with a loss, brothers still enjoyed cheering on WSU. Spring semester started off with our annual Holiday Party at Banyan’s golf course. Brothers worked with PPSO to organize a great event. The night was filled with delicious food and dancing. A big thank-you goes to Brothers Brian Ross and Joe Tran for planning our annual Ski Trip at Silver Mountain Ski Resort in Kellogg, Idaho. Brothers enjoyed hitting the slopes during the day and mingling in each other’s rooms in the evening.

For those brothers who didn’t enjoy the winter sports, there was an indoor water park with a lazy river, water slides, and indoor surfing.

Beta Pi has begun raising money for Relay for Life with a letter-writing party. At this event each brother brings addresses of friends and family, and we send out letters for donations that will go toward the cancer research walk.

Beta Pi has spent most of their energy on our largest event, which was hosting Province X 2011 in Spokane, Washington. I would like to thank Beta Pi’s Province officers,

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Theary Ameri, Jackie Co, and Azadeh Azad enjoying each other’s company at Beta Pi and PPSO Holiday Formal.

Janice Louie, Leslie Green, and Cyrus Tumbaga, for planning a great weekend. It started off with a meeting at Fast Eddie’s downtown. This allowed us to get to know the brothers from other chapters. The weekend also included a friendly competition of laser tag and ended with a banquet at Luigi’s to commemorate the newly elected Province officers. We would like to congratulate the new Province X officers from the Beta Pi chapter: Janice Louie as Satrap, Shane Johnson as Secretary-Treasurer, and Sherry Whitley as GCC Alternate Delegate.

As we go forth this semester, we will be participating in open to close, movie night, and the election of our new officers.

—Katie England

Beta Sigma North Dakota State University Founded 4/25/1924 11345 N. University Drive, Fargo, ND 58102 betasigma@kappapsi.org

Beta Sigma has increased its involvement both on campus and in the community this year. To start off, many Kappa Psi members have received blood pressure training through the school and have been

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Epsilon Mu brothers and rushees enjoy the BSC Bowl games. putting these skills to use through various philanthropic events. Each month, we continue to provide a free meal and blood pressure screening at an assisted living high rise in West Fargo. We have also teamed up with another pharmacy organization on campus, ASP, to provide blood pressure screenings to students and faculty in the Memorial Union. Recently, we took part in the NDSU Service Plunge on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to help out in the community. One group of our volunteers helped out at the Nokomis Child Care Center where we shoveled snow and built shelving units. Overall, we had more than 500 community service hours last semester!

We are very happy with how much our chapter has grown within the last few years. For fun, we incorporated rock band, s’mores & hot chocolate, and bowling into our spring recruitment. We recently held Term, our annual formal event, complete with a catered meal and dance afterward. We are also looking forward to traveling to Minneapolis for spring conclave.

Some of our upcoming events include: volunteering with the Red Cross, working with our new recruits at Ronald McDonald House, and fundraising at the Fargodome. We are also very excited to be hosting a dinner for Tibetan Monks this March.

—Sara Asmus

Beta Chi Drake University Founded 5/3/1930 College of Pharmacy, Cline Hall, 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311‐4505 betachi@kappapsi.org

Although the brothers of the Beta Chi chapter had a relaxing winter break, we are back in full swing again.

We started out the semester with Courtesy Week, which included a baby picture recognition game, a Jeopardy game over Kappa Psi history, and roller skating. We ended the week by welcoming in our 22 new actives in the activation ceremony. We also activated one new faculty member who has assisted us greatly the past couple of years. Congratulations

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Beta Pi’s Silver Mountain Ski Trip (L–R): Albert Cifelli, David Tran, Katie England, Molly Holroyd, Joe Tran, and Azadeh Azad.

Beta Sigma brothers at Spaghetti Dinner during Recruitment Week.

Gamma Delta Brothers Becca Thompson and Christina Conley are giddy following the final brotherhood meeting of the quarter.

Beta Omicron and Epsilon Xi at the chartering of the new Epsilon Xi chapter. to all! We have been busy preparing meals for the families at Ronald McDonald House and doing blood pressure screenings at the Drake University Student Health Fair. Our newly elected executive council has started some new things for our chapter as well, including the “Charity of the Week” and “Brothers Helping Brothers,” a program intended to provide services, such as babysitting or snow shoveling, to Kappa Psi alumni in the Des Moines area. We have been continuing our fundraising efforts by participating in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences clothing sale, and intend to work concession stands at the Iowa Cubs baseball games.

—Katie Richardson

Beta Omega Temple University

Founded 5/22/1930

1247 W. Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19133 betaomega@kappapsi.org

This year has been exciting for the Beta Omega chapter. In the fall, we planned rush events ranging from a tailgate at Citizens Bank Park before a Phillies game to the annual back-toschool party at our house on Allegheny Avenue. These events gave potential pledges an opportunity to meet active and graduate brothers who showed their dedication to the Fraternity by attending these events.

This dedication paid off, as we were able to establish a solid pledge class.

We wrapped up the fall semester with

our annual spaghetti dinner night and our Christmas toy drive. Participating in the toy drive gave us a rewarding sense of service during the holidays.

This spring semester, we have made significant strides in improving our house by installing new windows and planning major renovations.

Many brothers are going on a trip to Panama City, Florida, for spring break. In addition, our chapter will be competing in intramural softball and dodgeball on Temple’s main campus.

Another exciting spring semester event was attending a Temple University men’s basketball game with many graduate brothers who were instrumental in raising funds for our house renovations. Graduate brothers in attendance included: forSpring 2011

mer Grand Regent Paul Hiller ’73, Rich Bednar ’88, Bob Bucci ’86, Dennis Bieryla ’75, Paul Kansurski ’71, Joe Tabit ’82, Bob Piavis ’85, Ron Lewallis ’70, Richard Marchegian ’69, and John Yuscavage ’68. There were also several recent graduate brothers in attendance including Steven Molchanow ’09, Ky Tran ’10, David Vuong ’09, and David Blythe ’10.

Meeting at the house before the game gave brothers an opportunity to meet recent and past alumni and exchange stories on how Kappa Psi has influenced their lives and what the Fraternity means to them today.

Gamma Delta Ohio Northern University Founded 3/20/1920 Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy 525 S. Main St., Ada, OH 45810 gammadelta@kappapsi.org

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Gamma Epsilon Brothers James Bird and Andrew Bendlin are growing mustaches to help raise money for the Hoops for Healing basketball tournament.

Ohio weather, we went ice skating in January and warmed up at ONU Pharmacy Council’s Chili Cook-Off in February. On Valentine’s Day, we hosted a luncheon for the pharmacy professors and staff to show our appreciation for everything they do.

As for the pledges’ (now brothers) Health and Wellness Project, it is coming along very well. We hosted a Wellness Week, featuring information on nutrition and serving sizes, fitness, stress management, healthy dining options, and alcohol contents. We also registered students and faculty for our Mac-to-Track 5K Challenge. Our 5K Challenge is not only for those people who enjoy running, but it encourages people to become active and lead healthier lifestyles. We are looking forward to our fun-filled Founders Day with the 5K in the morning and a celebration dinner at night. —Madalyn McMinn

The new Beta Chi actives pose with their pledge trainers after being activated.

Gamma Epsilon University of Nebraska Founded 3/20/1920

Univ. of Nebraska College of Pharmacy, 985025 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198 gammaepsilon@kappapsi.org

The Gamma Epsilon chapter has been busy this semester. We are working hard to raise money and sign up teams for our annual fundraiser, Hoops for Healing. The 3-on-3 basketball tournament benefits Camp Floyd Rogers, which offers diabetic children summer activities, and accepts campers regardless of their ability to pay. Three of our members have committed to raising money through “Mustaches for Healing.� While they grow out their mustaches, they are asking for donations until the tournament in April. In addition, we are asking businesses and fellow student organizations to help us make the tournament a success. —Beth Brenner

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Current Beta Omega brothers with alumni during a recent event at the chapter house.

Gamma Eta University of Montana

Founded 6/4/1920

Dept. of BMED 244, Missoula, MT 59802 gammaeta@kappapsi.org

Exciting things are happening at the Gamma Eta chapter. We are now 73 members strong. With our strengthened group, we have been able to do more for the community.

Gamma Eta brothers came together in the rain and mud to help complete several homes for Habitat for Humanity. We also raked leaves for the elderly in the community, prepared meals at the Ronald McDonald House, and gathered supplies for the

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Poverello Center with a trick-or-eat drive. We really hope that by starting new projects this year, we will be able to make them a tradition.

This year the Gamma Eta chapter decided to put together a winter formal. It was a blast, and we hope to make it even bigger next year. We also continued with the tradition of tailgating at the Griz games, and we are in the process of planning our spring fling. Future plans include getting ready for the JDRF walk, an event we have helped organize for years. It is a great opportunity to meet the community and help out for a good cause. We are also performing small

tasks such as collecting pop tabs and making breakfast for the pharmacy school staff. This spring we will have our annual Buzz Cuts donation, with proceeds going to a fellow student recently diagnosed with cancer. A few brave brothers are growing their hair out for the occasion.

Gamma Eta would like to thank Beta Pi for hosting a wonderful Province X meeting in Spokane, Washington, this spring. We all had an amazing time, and it was so nice to meet new brothers. Beta Pi went out of their way to make the weekend special with ice skating, laser tag at the country’s largest facility, and a deli-

99 Hands held a Red Cross Blood Drive. We had a great turnout, that we hope to hold another one this spring.

Continuing our yearlong philanthropy project, this past month we set up tables in the Student Union to educate the general public about GERD. We are also currently setting up wellness clinics where brothers will offer blood pressure readings and counseling to patients. In March, our brothers will participate in UB’s Relay for Life.

Many of our brothers are getting ready for the Province V spring assembly coming up in Detroit, Michigan. So far we already have 25 current brothers registered to go, and we are really excited to see what the brothers of Mu Omicron Pi have set up for us. Just like last year, we are going to a Buffalo Bandits lacrosse game with the Buffalo Graduate chapter. We’re excited to have a chance to spend time and bond with the grad brothers. Jackie Oot and the Social Committee are doing a great job as they continue to plan various fun events for our brothers to help us get our minds off our busy schedule. We are eager to see what is planned for our upcoming end of the year banquet. —Kim Van

Brothers of Gamma Delta enjoying a day at the ice rink.

Gamma Kappa South Dakota State University Founded 10/18/1958 College of Pharmacy, Box 2202C Brookings, SD 57006 gammakappa@kappapsi.org

Gamma Iota brothers supporting an APhA silent auction bowling fundraiser.

cious dinner at Luigi’s. The Province X meeting gave us some inspiring new ideas for recruitment. We are always looking for ways to improve. —Katie Moline, Betsy DeMarois

Gamma Theta University of Missouri-Kansas City Founded 5/17/1957 2411 Holmes St., M3�C19 Kansas City, MO 64108 gammatheta@kappapsi.org

The traveling members of the Gamma Theta chapter were nervous, yet excited, to attend the Province VII meeting hosted by the Delta Delta chapter in Houston, Texas. This was the first Province meeting for all eight

of us who attended. We all had a blast meeting brothers from other chapters and experiencing the true brotherhood of Kappa Psi. It was a stimulating experience that has given us the drive to start planning the Province meeting for 2012.

We are more than ever excited to host our brothers in Kansas City in 2012.

The rest of the spring semester will keep us busy. On top of planning Province VII, we have our ninth annual Volley for Charity event, Spring Formal, and several community service events. We have recently volunteered at Harvesters and Ronald McDonald House Charities. —Stephanie Paul

Gamma Delta Brother Jenny Provost has her flu bucket ready to go and clean up any mess that may stand in her way.

Gamma Iota State University of New York-Buffalo

Founded 1/16/1921

315 Cooke Hall, North Campus, Amherst, NY 14260 gammaiota@kappapsi.org

The brothers of Gamma Iota wrapped up the fall semester with our annual Toys for Tots holiday party, which ended up being a great success. We were able to donate more than 140 items to children in need.

Because February is National Heart Month, Gamma Iota held a fundraiser where we sold ribbons for $2 in exchange for a Lab Dress-Down Day. All proceeds went to the American Heart Association. Last semester, we Spring 2011

Gamma Kappa brothers have had a busy start to the spring semester with many service projects and seven pledges keeping everyone busy.

As the fall semester was coming to a close, Gamma Kappa finished their annual Penny Wars, and we raised $667.61 for the Brookings Domestic Abuse Shelter and the Angel Tree.

The P2 students raised the most money and as a prize, we were read a personal rendition of “’Twas the Night Before Christmas� from Dr. Helgeland, a College of Pharmacy professor and past regent of Gamma Kappa. He dressed in a Santa suit and gave quite the performance.

The Gamma Kappa brothers have been working hard on their various service projects this semester. We completed a successful run of the Vial of Life at SDSU’s Wellness Fair, where we handed out around 25 vials for students and faculty to use. We are also working with some pharmacy residents in Sioux Falls to pass out more vials at a brown bag session they are putting on. Our brothers are (continued on page 24)

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Gamma Iota Brothers Kim Van and Pulkit Bhuptani get a chance to sit on Santa’s lap during the chapter’s Toy for Tots Drive.

Beta Chi Brother Mariah Olson takes a patient’s blood pressure at a student health fair.

Tang was the the coveted prize as brothers of Sigma and Delta Kappa held their scavenger hunt through Washington, DC for Bread for the City and Loaves and Fishes.

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Gamma Rho brothers volunteering at Fight for Air Climb.

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Delta Omega brothers participating at Relay for Life: Aquila Ingram, Chris Winslow, Mary Ngo, Kyle Edwards, Allyson Woods, and Emily Esguerra.

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Gamma Eta brothers at a Griz game.

Gamma Theta Brothers Amanda Gronniger, Brittany Allen, Rachel Walker, Stephanie Paul, and April Risner make a meal at the Ronald McDonald House.

(continued from page 21) also hard at work helping with the Brookings Backpack Project to give the less fortunate children of Brookings food for the weekends. We are trying to get some dates set up to volunteer at the Brookings Boys and Girls Club. This year Kappa Psi is teaming up with the other pharmacy fraternity, Kappa Epsilon, to make a couple of Relay for Life teams. We hope we can raise money for a great cause while also enjoying the company of other pharmacy students. The P3 brothers will be helping in Sioux Falls later this semester to serve food to the homeless. This is always a rewarding project.

Our social co-chairs have been working hard to keep our brothers busy. We are currently working on a trip to Sioux Falls to enjoy a Skyforce basketball game and skiing at Great Bear. We hope there is still snow left later in March so we can go. We have had some success lately in intramural sports. Our brothers won two championships this year—one in dodgeball and the other in broom ball.

Congratulations to those brothers!

Gamma Kappa has our annual spring formal at the end of April which is always a great time. We are also looking forward to attending the spring conclave in Minneapolis and GCC in San Francisco.

—Kortney Slinger

Gamma Nu University of the Pacific Founded 9/17/1960 751 Brookside Rd., Stockton, CA 95211 gammanu@kappapsi.org

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Gamma Eta brothers at the winter formal. break with a solid turnout of more than 50 potentials. Then the following week, we had our highly anticipated sports night rush event with nonstop basketball and dodgeball. We had an equally strong turnout. The final rush event was by invite only to our annual Rush Dinner at the Stockton Country Club. Twenty-five promising potentials brothers were invited to spend an evening with more than 150 Kappa Psi brothers, alumni, and faculty. It was a fun-filled night with lots of reminiscing and socializing.

Our busy rushing schedule did not stop the brothers from participating in community service and outreach events. We cosponsored our second annual Leukemia & Lymphoma Symposium with the American Cancer Society Committee. Our Gamma Nu brother, leukemia survivor, and founder of this event, Oska Lawrence, give an inspirational talk

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about his fight with leukemia, and the brothers ran a bone marrow donation registry drive. This year we entered more than 90 new people into the registry, more than tripling last year’s numbers! Gamma Nu was also very active in Stockton’s second annual Black Family Health and Heritage Health Fair that targets the health needs of African Americans. Kudos to Brother Adenola Akilo for being so involved in the planning and success of this event for both years.

With the large time commitment of rushing, pledging, community outreach, and exams, our brothers will need to take alprazolam to help with the anxiety. That is why every year around this time we take a brother retreat. What better way to relieve stress than to battle it out on the paintball fields? It was a great retreat and is a fun way to build our brotherhood.

—Michael Birmingham

Gamma Omicron University of Oklahoma

Founded 2/3/1923

1110 N. Stonewall, Suite CPB211 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 gammaomicron@kappapsi.org

Between fundraising and elections, the brothers of the Gamma Omicron chapter have had a busy spring semester. We began the year by holding a Valentine’s Day bake sale on both the Oklahoma City and Tulsa campuses. This was a great success in preceding years and this year was no different. Brothers baked all of the goods that were sold that day. To help raise even more funds, we have a new shirt design in the works to be sold exclusively to pharmacy students on our campus in the upcoming weeks.

Aside from fundraising, we have also focused our efforts on elections, and the competition is heating up! Even though we have a myriad of officer

99 Hands Kappa Psi. Potential new members had several chances to bond with actives as well as meet numerous graduates throughout the St. Louis area. Without the stress of school, our potential new members were able to eat and sleep Kappa Psi. They grew closer than any pledge class in the past, and their dedication over those two weeks instilled in them an unprecedented pride in the Fraternity.

On January 15, we were delighted to have 25 new brothers join our ranks.

In other news, Gamma Pi participated in a Polar Plunge for the St. Louis Special Olympics in February. The week leading up to the plunge consisted of an ice-covered St. Louis, two snow days, and frigid temperatures, so Lake St. Louis was extra cold. Our chapter raised more than $1,000, and about 10 brave brothers actually jumped into the water. We also participated in a brown bag event at a church in February. Parishioners were able to have their blood pressures taken as well as ask medicationrelated questions of Gamma Pi brothers. More recently, 26 of us had a wonderful time visiting with old friends and making new connections at the Province VII assembly in Houston. A big “thank-you” to Delta Delta for planning a great Province!

We will kick off March with our Red Cross Blood Drive that we sponsor on campus twice a year. After that, we will work with the St. Patrick Center to collect canned goods for the needy, soak up some much needed sun during spring break, and begin making our final push toward the end of the semester.

Gamma Iota brothers at our annual Toys for Tots holiday party.

Gamma Rho University of New Mexico Founded 2/16/1948

Gamma Kappa’s broom ball championship intramural team.

Gamma Kappa brothers adding their pennies to the Penny Wars jars.

positions, we do not seem to have enough for all passionate brothers who are interested in running.

Brothers in both the second- and third- year pharmacy classes are competing neck and neck.

As for future planned events, we are in the process of preparing for the Annual Health Professionals MDA Golf Benefit scheduled for late April.

Now in its 24th year, brothers are looking forward to this opportunity to raise donations to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. We will continue to follow the four-player scramble format as we have done in

fall semester. However, with increasing pressure for grades, we changed our schedule. After dropping their bids in September, our potential new members had the opportunity to execute service and fundraising projects and plan social and rush events of their own while having ample time and academic support from Gamma Pi brothers to focus on their grades.

They even beat the actives for the best GPA with a fall semester average of 3.16! About a week before the spring semester began, we met our 25 recruits at our chapter house for a two-week crash course in all things

previous years, and golf enthusiasts have already started practicing their golf swing for a chance to win the coveted trophy!

—Shamama Burney

Gamma Pi St. Louis College of Pharmacy Founded 3/19/1946 4588 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110 gammapi@kappapsi.org

The Gamma Pi chapter welcomed 2011 excited for our two-week new member orientation period to begin.

Traditionally, our pledging has occurred through four weeks in the

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College of Pharmacy MSC 095360 2502 Marble NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131 gammarho@kappapsi.org

The spring semester has been a very busy one for Gamma Rho. We started off the semester volunteering at an event called “Fight for Air Climb” to raise money and awareness for asthma. Gamma Rho was also heavily involved at UNM’s Legislative Day this year, working with APhA. Currently, our brothers are coordinating an inter-organization UNM College of Pharmacy team for the “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” walk. We are well on our way to raising $5,000 by May 1. With all the fun we’ve had doing philanthropic work, we were still able to squeeze in our annual broom ball competition and shooting range get-together!

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The brothers of Gamma Nu after a long day of paintballing.

Gamma Sigma University of Florida Founded 4/28/1949 College of Pharmacy, Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Box 100487, Gainesville, FL 32610 gammasigma@kappapsi.org

The Gamma Sigma chapter in Gainesville started the semester with a bang as we attended winter conclave hosted by the Gamma Phi chapter in Georgia. There were about 15 brothers who attended conclave. Everyone who went had a blast and enjoyed meeting all of our PIV brothers.

Recently, we entered into a local kickball tournament where the proceeds will be disbursed among many charities around Gainesville. We did not win the tournament but did enjoy the time off from studying. We are excited about our newly elected officers: Alan Byard, regent; Meghan Arwood, vice regent; Patrick Cohen, treasurer; Ralph Razon, recording secretary; Bao Khoa Nguyen, corresponding secretary; Donald Hanson, historian; Matthew Sherman, chaplain; Casey Lee, sergeant at arms; Andy Hendrickson, pledgemaster; ShaneRiley Rogers and Hoang Huynh, assistant pledgemasters; and Dennis Lim, Student Council representative.

Our annual Valentine’s Day Social was held on February 18 with a portion of the proceeds going to the American Heart Association. We are also busy planning our annual golf tournament. The event will be held on April 16 at Ironwood Golf Course. All proceeds will benefit the Children’s Miracle Network in Gainesville. Of course, the top golfers will get prizes.

Gamma Sigma would like to invite any brothers who miss the tourney this year to plan on attending next year.

The annual Multicultural Dinner was

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Seven years of Gamma Nu lineage reunited at Rush Dinner. (L–R): Quoc La, Eugene Lee (Sr.), Scott Wong, Daniel Perez, Eugene Lee (Jr.), David Vu, and Thai-Son Nguyen.

February 19 where many of our brothers volunteered their time and talents to help make the show happen. All the profits will be directly used to fund medical mission trips for IPSF. Aside from all of the fun, the brothers of Gamma Sigma will be volunteering at the Alachua County Special Olympics on April 9, 2011.

—Bao Khoa Nguyen

Gamma Upsilon University of Arizona Founded 3/20/1950 University of Arizona/COP, Tucson, AZ 85721 gammaupsilon@kappapsi.org

Since we last left you, we have completed our toy drive and donated those items collected to a local children’s hospital. Additionally, we cooked dinner for the families staying at the Ronald McDonald House. We also held a bake sale to raise money for the upcoming American Lung Association “Fight for Air Run/Walk.”

At the end of January, we held our Spring Rush Party at Trident Grill in Tucson, and a good time was had by

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The new brothers of Gamma Upsilon following their spring initiation. all. After the rush party, we had a product presentations night/Big-Little social event at Sam Hughes’ Place Championship Dining. Our rushing

process ended in our Spring Initiation on February 18. We initiated seven new brothers into the chapter.

Congrats to our new brothers!

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Gamma Pi brothers at the Province VII assembly in Houston, Texas.

Gamma Sigma brothers enjoy Province IV winter conclave in Athens, Georgia.

Gamma Rho brothers volunteering at Legislative Day. And finally, what does the future have in store for the Gamma Upsilon chapter? On March 6, we will be attending the American Lung Association “Fight for Air Run/Walk.”

March 18–20 brings us our next Province IX meeting, hosted by Delta Sigma, and we hope to have a strong turnout at the event. Also in March, we will be holding our 11th annual March Madness Charity Raffle. This time, the money raised will be donated to the American Lung Association.

In April, we will be hosting our biannual Kappa Psi Kickball event, we will go bowling with our brothers, have a Gamma Upsilon potluck, and host our annual end of the year banquet. In addition, we will also hold another blood drive in April.

—Matthew Bertsch

Gamma Phi University of Georgia Founded 5/23/1951

College of Pharmacy 1880 S. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA 30605 gammaphi@kappapsi.org

Gamma Phi kicked off the semester by hosting the Province IV conclave in Athens, Georgia, with more than 300 collegiate and graduate brothers in attendance. It was a fun weekend and great opportunity for Gamma Phi to show what Athens has to offer and for our first-year brothers to experience Kappa Psi on a Province level.

Brothers Michael Brenner and Zach Lapaquette were recognized for their extensive planning to make sure conclave went smoothly. However, it was somewhat bittersweet for us at Gamma Phi, as conclave marked the

end of Brother Abe Duncan’s term as Province Satrap. Khalil Khlifi also turned over the reins as Province Webmaster, but was elected to serve as the new Province Historian.

Overall, the weekend was a great success that provided countless networking opportunities.

Following conclave, school got off to a rocky start with our entire first week of classes either being cancelled or delayed due to a record 9.5 inches of snow. However, once it cleared, we hosted our annual Welcome Back Party. We had a great turnout and it provided students from all over the pharmacy school a chance to relax and catch up after winter break. Each guest who attended brought a canned food item, which was later donated to a local food bank.

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Recently, the brothers of Gamma Phi selected six first-year ladies to become our Little Sisters. We are very excited for our new additions to be a part of the chapter. To celebrate, we treated them to dinner and a night out on the town.

We will be holding our second blood drive for the 2010–2011 school year. As with every blood drive, the Red Cross has set an extremely high goal, so the brothers will have to work hard in order to meet and hopefully exceed expectations. We will also be bringing back our hit “Boxers and Blazers” party this semester, where the first-year brothers put on a show in order to raise proceeds to benefit Relay for Life. This party is always a massive success and a huge turnout is expected. The brothers of Gamma Phi will be traveling to Myrtle Beach in April for our annual spring formal. We are all looking forward to a relaxing weekend as the semester winds down.

Gamma Chi Ferris State University Founded 5/6/1952 Harrison School of Pharmacy 119 S. Warren Ave., Big Rapids, MI, 49307 gammachi@kappapsi.org

It has been another exciting semester for Gamma Chi. At the end of last semester, we held our annual Christmas party to benefit WISE (Women’s Information Service Inc.) in Big Rapids. Each brother signed up to buy a gift for a child. It was a hit with more mothers and children attending than ever. Each child got a present and there were smiles to go around.

We extended rush from four to six events to encourage more participation. As spring is usually a dry semester for us, we are very proud to have

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During the rush period, Brothers Brian Spalding and Matt Wathen made an excellent snow fort in front of the house, and we were all very sorry to see it collapse with the thaw.

Brothers Melanie Blaszak, Brian Spalding, Adam Tedeschi, and Matt Wathen participated in the Mecosta Country Polar Plunge on February 28, raising $130 to benefit Special Olympics. Brian was especially popular doing a pirouette for the crowd in a tutu before jumping in.

In the house, we are using a slight surplus of money to make necessary repairs to the plumbing. Also, Brother Patrick Kujat has been doing an outstanding job of organizing the library, making it a much more accessible resource for us.

In legislative matters, we recently altered our dues structure to reflect changing priorities in the chapter.

The overall cost has been reduced $20 and we have added a travel fund to reimburse brothers who attend Province V events. Nearly all of our brothers have decided to attend spring assembly 2011 in Detroit, and we look forward to seeing members from other chapters there.

—Melanie Blaszak

The brothers of Gamma Phi at the Province IV Winter Conclave.

Gamma Psi Mercer University Founded 3/16/1953 School of Pharmacy, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta, GA 30341 gammapsi@kappapsi.org

It has been a wonderful yet challenging spring semester for the brothers of Gamma Psi. Collegiate brothers made the trip to Athens, Georgia, for the 2011 winter conclave. At this meeting, several Gamma Psi brothers were rewarded for their hard work by being appointed to positions within our Province. The following week the brothers traveled to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, for the annual Kappa Psi ski trip. This tremendous event included many of the other chapters in PIV. There was a lot to do in the Smoky Mountains, and many of the brothers took this opportunity to fellowship with other chapters. There was skiing, go-kart racing, and shopping to do, but in the end, it was about growing ourselves as brothers. In January, we welcomed in our newest class of pledges.

In February, the brothers organized our winter blood drive. The Red Cross is experiencing a severe shortage within the Southeast, so this event was important. In the same month, two Gamma Psi brothers, Juan Lopez

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Gamma Psi Brother Brian Franchio grilling out at the annual ski trip in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. and Philip Mensah, were selected to represent Mercer at the NACDS Rx Impact Day on Capitol Hill. This is a tremendous honor and we look forward to these brothers representing the Fraternity in Washington, D.C. Later in the month, many of the collegiate brothers will have the opportunity to have their voices heard at the annual VIP Legislative Day on the Capitol in Atlanta. We look forward to a great representation by not only Gamma Psi but also our other in-state brothers at Georgia and South.

There are a number of upcoming events organized to promote service and philanthropy within our community. These include a Saturday at St. Francis Table, a local Atlanta soup kitchen; a roadside cleanup of Mercer University Drive; and a spring blood drive in conjunction with the American Red Cross.

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The Gamma Psi brothers in Athens, Georgia, at Province IV’s winter conclave.

Delta Beta Southwestern Oklahoma State University Founded 3/13/1963 100 Campus Dr., Weatherford, OK 73096 deltabeta@kappapsi.org

It has been an action-packed semester at SWOSU College of Pharmacy!

In the past months, we have attended an Oklahoma City Baron’s hockey game and two Oklahoma City Thunder basketball games. Most recently, we went to the Lakers vs.

Thunder game which turned out to be a thrilling contest. This was a great way to support our state’s up-and-coming athletic programs while at the same time proudly representing our Fraternity.

We have set the date of Saturday, April 23, for our annual Kappa Psi golf tournament. Each year we raise approximately $2,000 to give to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and this year we hope to contribute even more.

—Mason Morrison

Delta Gamma Auburn University Founded 2/24/1963 Harrison School of Pharmacy 2316 Walker Building, Auburn, AL 36849 deltagamma@kappapsi.org

This semester continues to be an exhilarating one for the brothers of Delta Gamma. We ended the football season as national champions! Several of our brothers made it to Glendale

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Delta Gamma Brothers Megan Davis and Laura Thompson at the White Trash Bash.

Brothers from Delta Delta—Allison Lau, Jennifer Doan, and Sue Ann Wang—join Epsilon Epsilon Brothers Dan Ly, Mina Guirguis, Kevin Vu, and Tu Nguyen for brunch the day after attending Province VII 2011 in Houston, Texas.

Delta Delta University of Houston Founded 2/28/1963 College of Pharmacy 4800 Calhoun Boulevard, 141‐SR2 Houston, TX 77204‐5515 deltadelta@kappapsi.org

Delta Gamma Brothers Lauren Sofy, Lindsey Edwards, Holly Hampton, and pledge Priya Thaker at the Tacky Christmas Party. for the big game, and the rest of us stayed in Auburn and rolled Toomer’s Corner (a tradition after every win).

We celebrated the holidays with our annual Tacky Christmas Party. Each brother brought a toy to donate to the local Toys for Tots charity.

Something new Delta Gamma started this semester was pledge dinners.

At these dinners the brothers were able to sit down and get to know our new pledges. We hope to continue this in the following years. Our most recent social was a White Trash Bash, where brothers dressed up as “redneck” as possible. The social was a big hit. Congratulations to Brothers

Courtney Watts and Andrew Wagner for winning the costume contest!

As always, service is fundamental to the brothers of Delta Gamma. We continue to host the Boykin Birthday parties monthly, and we all come together to celebrate the birthdays of the residents of the Boykin Adult Daycare. In addition to the Boykin birthday parties, some of our brothers participated in the Love Your Heart Run, a 10K race to support a good cause. In the next few months, we also plan on going to the local elementary schools to educate children and teachers on poison prevention.

—Dipti Topiwala

Delta Delta chapter proudly hosted the Province VII spring assembly, which took place February 25–27.

There were more than 270 collegiate and graduate brothers in attendance at the Hotel Derek in Houston, Texas.

This year’s meeting was the first Province VII assembly attended by many of the collegiate brothers present. Many new acquaintances were made and old friendships celebrated.

Delta Delta would like to congratulate Brother Sue Ann Wang for doing an amazing job of coordinating this year’s assembly. Her hard work clearly paid off, and we thank the brothers of Delta Delta chapter for supporting her in every aspect of this process.

Thanks also to the graduate brothers, as well as to the fundraising efforts of our neighboring Delta Theta chapter.

Saturday’s lunchtime presentation was led by Brother Perry Flowers, one of the directors of pharmacy in Houston’s highly respected Memorial Hermann Hospital system, and an alumnus of Delta Delta chapter.

Delta Delta chapter was proud to be named Province VII Chapter of the Year for 2010–2011. We are also congratulate the newly-elected officers of Province VII from our chapter: Ms. Jennifer Doan as Secretary, Mr. Lawrence Moore as Webmaster, and Spring 2011

Dr. Louis Williams for Alternate GCC Delegate. We all look forward to strengthening our fraternal connections at the 55th GCC.

Delta Zeta University of Iowa Founded 12/12/1968 College of Pharmacy 110 Pharmacy Bldg., Iowa City, IA 52242 deltazeta@kappapsi.org

Delta Zeta looks foward to a trip to Province VIII spring conclave hosted by our Epsilon brothers in April.

Our Hope Lodge Dinner and Cookie Decorating in December was a wonderful experience with the patients happy to converse with us.

We had a great time having our Soup and Panini supper for the Ronald McDonald House to kick off this semester. Social activities, from bowling to dinners, have been great with our newly-initiated brothers. We are looking forward to building for Habitat for Humanity, running in the Relay for Life and Ronald McDonald House 5K, and playing laser tag. P1 brothers have been trained in blood pressure screenings, so we will be able to do many more community health screenings. We are busy planning for conclave to be held here in Iowa City at the Sheraton and Hotel Vetro October 28–29. Visit our Web site, deltazeta.kappapsi.org, for details.

Delta Iota Florida A&M University Founded 6/7/1975 1415 S. Martin Luther King Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32307 deltaiota@kappapsi.org

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Delta Zeta brothers enjoying a social at HuHot Mongolian Grill. lowed up with the annual Men’s Health Seminar hosted on January 20; with an impressive turnout.

Brothers created informational posters on different disease states that affect men (e.g. BPH, prostate cancer, HTN, diabetes, etc.). We also performed skits and allowed the students to ask a panel of doctors, from a variety of fields, questions regarding health. With so much positive response and feedback from the seminar, we have been galvanized to host a Women’s Health Seminar in February.

This semester we capitalized on new fundraising ideas, such as our first Kappa Psi Kafe. This fundraiser offers students snacks for a fee far cheaper than the snack machine in the student lounge. The fundraiser turned out to be very profitable. The Kappa Psi Love Notes is another paragon fundraiser that was launched this semester. It was geared toward Valentine’s Day, and students were given an index card for 50 cents and asked to write a short statement to a special someone. At the end of the week, we collected these cards and printed the student’s statement on a Valentine’s Day type background. We enlarged these documents and displayed them around the school.

Our 2011 annual Kappa Psi Ball, will be held at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center on April 9. —Willie D. Robinson

Delta Kappa Howard University Founded 4/19/1986 College of Pharmacy, 2300 4th Street NW Washington, DC 20059 deltakappa@kappapsi.org

Greetings from Washington, D.C.!

First and foremost, we are so proud to report that Brother Mark Wadley is

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Newly-elected Province VII Webmaster and Delta Delta Brother Lawrence Moore listens as Delta Delta Brother Patty Wu makes use of the hotel’s baby grand piano during the Province VII Welcome Social.

Province VII Vice Satrap Dr. Thomas Key presents the Chapter of the Year plaque to Delta Delta regent Kyle Wilcox at the Closing Banquet of the Province VII spring assembly. our new Province Parliamentarian, and Brother Christyn Mullen is our new Province Satrap. We are excited to have them represent our chapter.

We have been very active with new fellowship and service activities. Just before fall semester ended, our chapter held a White Elephant Christmas party. Brothers gathered to eat, watch Christmas movies, and exchange gag gifts. It was an evening full of laughter.

Once the spring semester started, Delta Kappa promptly began its pledge education process. Led by Essie Collins and Will Anthony, it has been exciting getting to know the pledges.

Brothers Eric Butcher, Bernard Murray, and Maria Ricasa volunteered at D.C.’s annual NBC 4 Health and Fitness Expo in January. This annual event services thousands of D.C. residents with free health screenings, information, a dance class, and other activities that relate to healthy living.

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Delta Pi Brothers Ugochinyere Okoli, Rachel Seka, and Loretta Bienih at Founders Day. On January 22, many brothers took a weekend trip to Liberty Mountain in Pennsylvania for skiing and snowboarding. Epsilon Nu was chartered on January 27, so Delta Kappa went to support our newest neighboring chapter. We were joined by Sigma and Beta Xi. We are thrilled to have a ‘Nu’ chapter nearby!

Brothers participated in the Howard APhA-ASP chapter patient counseling competition on February 4. Brothers who made the top 10 are Ashanta Brady, Kellee James, Christyn Mullen, and LeeAnn Tsuyuki. Congratulations to Christyn for winning the second year in a row!

The Howard chapters of Kappa Psi and Kappa Epsilon teamed up to sponsor the annual Heart to Heart Ball.

This year, the event was two years in

the making; due to our ‘snowpocalypse’ last year, the ball couldn’t happen. A special thank-you goes out to Maria Ricasa for her time spent making this team a success.

Fourteen brothers participated in HIV/AIDS Black Awareness Day on February 7. The event focused on education. Free HIV testing was offered and Safeway gift cards were given to those who were tested.

Brothers were excited to educate the youth and help serve food and drinks.

Delta Kappa and Sigma brothers loaded up in cars on February 12 for an intense Community Service Scavenger Hunt. There were three rules: (1) Be back to the pharmacy school in 2.5 hours, (2) Obtain as many items from the list as possible, and most importantly, (3) Do not use

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Delta Kappa Brothers Michelle, LeeAnn, Bethany, Maria, and Sam Go Red for Women at the Heart to Heart Ball.

Delta Kappa Brothers Brittney Roy and Alyssa Armstrong wait for the Province meeting to begin.

Delta Lambda brothers at the College of Pharmacy’s annual Apothecary Ball. your own money to purchase items!

As soon as Brother Jewel started the clock, brothers raced off to Rite Aid, CVS, Safeway, Target, Giant, Trader Joe’s, barbershops, Dollar General, convenience stores, and friends’ homes to solicit donations of styrofoam cups and plates, forks, can openers, cans of tuna, canned fruits, olive oil, juice, Tang, all purpose cleaner, laundry detergent, reusable grocery bags, department store bags, and more. Congrats to Annie (Sigma), Bernard, Brittney, Essie, and Mike (Sigma) for collecting the most donated items! All items were donated to nonprofit organizations, Bread for the City and Loaves and Fishes.

Our first mixer event with Epsilon Nu was a night of karaoke singing at The Meeting Place in Washington, D.C. Several brothers from University of Maryland Eastern Shore drove in to hang out, eat, sing, and laugh.

February 25 was a busy day for Delta Kappa chapter, as seven broth-

ers volunteered as science fair judges at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School. Later that afternoon, more brothers participated in the annual Rho Chi Spelling Bee. Michelle Malilim placed third and won $25, while Samantha McCullough placed second and won $50.

Delta Lambda Campbetll University Founded 4/23/1988 School of Pharmacy P.O. Box 1090, Buies Creek, NC 27506 deltalambda@kappapsi.org

The spring semester started off with many of the brothers attending the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences’ annual Apothecary Ball in Raleigh, North Carolina. Even some of our P4 brothers in the area came to celebrate. The semester also began with the induction of new officers. We thank our past officers for their determination to improve the quality of the Fraternity.

January meant the start of Spring Rush. Rush Chair Alex LeMere and her committee did a great job in putting together two rush events. The first one was the “Blizzard Blast” where we had hot chocolate and wintery desserts to go along with the chilly weather outside. The brothers and the rushees did a scavenger hunt, finding out interesting tidbits about one another. There were three rushees who joined the festivities and who were excited to get to know more about Kappa Psi. Our second rush event was the “Throwdown: Battle Buffalo” at Cooley’s Too where rushees and brothers enjoyed wings.

There was even an all-you-can wings contest which provided some great entertainment. Bids were given out a couple of days later. Pledgemaster Brad Hughes and his assistants, Tyler Bradshaw and Andrew Gosnell, have been working hard to teach our two new pledges. At the end of January, 11 brothers traveled to Baltimore to attend the Province III conclave.

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Delta Zeta Brother Sara Dempsey working hard at cutting out gingerbread men for a dinner and cookiedecorating night at the Iowa City Hope Lodge.

Yi, Lan Le, Melissa Buchanan, Lauren Annas, Debbie Liang, Brad Hughes, Dan Nguyen, Andrew Gosnell, Skyler Semmes, and Anthony Gregorio had a great time reuniting with the other Province III brothers.

February was filled with service events. On February 5, 15 brothers endured thirty degree weather and pouring rain to participate in the fifth annual Krispy Creme Challenge that raised money for the North Carolina Children’s Hospital. To complete the challenge, participants had to run two miles from the North Carolina State Bell Tower to the Krispy Creme store, eat a dozen doughnuts and run back to the Bell Tower— in one hour. We had a couple of brothers coming real close in completing the challenge. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, the brothers came together to make cards for the residents at Brookfield Assisted Living Center and also volunteered at their annual Valentine’s Day party/dance. Fundraiser chair Kristen Womble did a great job in hosting a bake sale to raise money for the upcoming Relay for Life.

After spring break, the brothers will participate in a roadside cleanup and Relay for Life, and we are really looking forward to our annual Cadet Ball in Myrtle Beach in April.

Delta Mu University of British Columbia Founded 4/30/1988 2146 East Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada deltamu@kappapsi.org

The Delta Mu chapter had great success with rebuilding the chapter and recruiting more members this year. The majority of the Delta Mu

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Delta Lambda Brothers Jay Patel and Esther Yi celebrating after a big win on the Price is Right. brothers had graduated, which left the chapter with very few members.

With Province X members Marvin Smith, Chad Seely, Johnny Wong, and Janice Louie visiting Vancouver to support Delta Mu in September, we were able to increase our members to 15 brothers and 9 pledges. Initiation of the new brothers took place in January and fortunately, we had a few brothers from Beta Omicron drive up from Seattle to help with the initiation.

Members of Delta Mu love to have fun, and we did as we volunteered in our local community during the CIBC Run for the Cure, Trick-or-Eat, and while selling Vancouver Canucks 50/50 tickets. We organized a variety of fundraising events throughout the year. We collaborated with the Lambda Kappa Sigma pharmacy fraternity to host a Karaoke Night to raise money for the Vancouver Women’s Health Collective. We also created a mini-manicure event to raise money for Operation Christmas Child.

The most successful event we hosted was our 2011 New Year’s Eve plus 6, which was a night to recreate the New Year’s Eve experience with the pharmacy faculty and to raise money for the BC Center of Excellence for HIV/AIDS. There was much teamwork involved with organizing the event, decorating the location, collecting donations, coordinating the countdown and balloon drop, and making the night run smoothly for everyone.

—Kimberly Shew

Delta Nu Midwestern University at Chicago Founded 3/12/1994 College of Pharmacy, 355 31st Street Downer’s Grove, IL 60515 deltanu@kappapsi.org

This spring the brothers of Delta Nu challenged the Midwestern chapters of Phi Delta Chi and Rho Pi Phi to a basketball tournament. Each fraternity gathered a team of their best ath-

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Delta Mu brothers take time to pose for a group photo following a chapter meeting.

Delta Omicron brothers on a brisk January morning in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Province III conclave. letes to compete for a trophy and bragging rights. During halftime, a gift card raffle was held with one of our brothers, Michael Ignatovich, walking away with a prize. The games were intense and with our brothers cheering them on, the Kappa Psi team came in second place.

The brothers of Delta Nu volunteered with the American Lung Association at the Fight for Air Climb where participants climbed up to 93 floors at the Oakbrook Terrace Tower. Some of the participants included local heroes from area police and fire departments who help support the cause by climbing in full firefighting gear.

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The chapter is looking forward to spring quarter. We will hold our annual Pie Extravaganza to raise money for charity, our annual Formal (which will have a Masquerade Ball theme), and Founders Day celebration.

Delta Xi Shenandoah University Founded 9/13/1997 Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy 1775 North Sector Court Winchester, VA 22601 deltaxi@kappapsi.org

The Delta Xi brothers started off the new year with 21 pledges. We had our annual Fraternity Round Robin Night and our Luau Themed Rush

Night. The brothers filmed a Harry Potter parodied rush video in order to entice people to join our Fraternity.

Come visit our KYDeltaXiyoutube page to watch the magical events at the Bernard J. Dunn School of Wizardry Pharmacy. We had our Family Dinner Night on January 20 at Sweetwater Tavern in Sterling, Virginia. The brothers had fun catching up with each other while enjoying delicious Barbecue Baby Back Ribs.

In January, 12 Delta Xi brothers arrived in Baltimore for the spring Province meeting. There was a huge turnout and everyone had lots of fun.

February was a busy for Delta Xi. We had our Valentine’s Day party,

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The Delta Xi brothers posing for a picture at the spring Province III meeting: (front left) Lauren Chambers, Rosa Lee, Jenny Tran, Keith Fairall, Dayna Drobny, Andrew Alonzo, Chung Ling Liao, Michael Yee, Heather Murphy, Vik Jain, Jessica Garner, and Jason Bell.

The brothers of Delta Nu volunteered at the Fight for Air Climb with local firefighters to help raise money for lung cancer. Pictured are Brothers Kristie Dabkey, Rachel Dobersztyn, Morgan Joyce, and vice regent Lindy Quarterman. then we hosted the first annual BJD’s Got Talent Show. We gave away more than $100 in prizes for the first, second and third place contestants and also more than $100 in raffle prizes.

Thanks to Martins, Target, Walmart, Red Lobster, Piccadilly’s, Glory Days, and IHOP for donating gift cards for our talent show. Congratulations to our pledges; they won third place for their dance performance of Don’t Stop Believing! We finished February with the annual Community Wellness Festival at the Apple Blossom Mall.

Delta Xi brothers taught the community how to fill the Vial of Life forms from the American Red Cross and gave out more than 500 vials this year.

—Chung Ling Liao

Delta Omicron Wilkes University Founded 11/7/1997 Nesbitt School of Pharmacy Wilkes‐Barre, PA 18766 deltaomicron@kappapsi.org

Delta Omicron would like to congratulate our GCD who welcomed

Elliot Edward Welch into his family on February 24. We all wish Drs. Welch and baby Elliot the very best.

Delta Omicron was lucky to spend time with our neighboring Province at the Province III spring conclave in Baltimore this January. Eleven of our brothers thoroughly enjoyed the hospitality offered by our brothers to the south. Twenty-eight of our brothers will be attending our own Province assembly in Pittsburgh in April.

We exchanged gifts for the holidays, offered information on smoking cessation—both on campus and at a local free clinic, and participated in a Habitat for Humanity build. This spring, we are looking forward to a few community health fairs, our Kappa Psi Formal, Relay for Life, and more Habitat events.

Delta Pi Texas Tech University Founded 11/14/1997 School of Pharmacy, 1300 S. Coulter St. Amarillo, TX 79106 deltapi@kappapsi.org

After a service filled fall semester, our chapter is focusing on patient care for our community with our newly initiated brothers. Thanks to Dr. Katz, who helped coordinate the Fannin History Festival where brothers shared the pharmacy profession with middle school students. Brothers promoted health and preventative care Spring 2011

while working with Market Street in hosting a “Healthy New Expo.” With Dr. Allison Walker as our preceptor, brothers offered free diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol preventative screenings to patients. Delta Pi was also excited to hear that Brothers Detty John and Kevin Aloysius received a $2,000 grant from Walgreens to fund the Annual International Night and implement events that are devoted to promote diversity at our school. Hosting “Intro to Medical Spanish Lecture” for pharmacy students was the first step. The session was packed with 85 P1s and P2s and thanks to Dr. Niambi Horton, students learned basic Spanish muy rápido. To better the student lounge, Brother David Zhang led a project to replace the school piano through donations from our faculty. We plan to hold a recital to thank the generous donors. Thanks to Brother Brien Gale for writing our chapter’s song.

We also remember several fun times together. Hosting a pharmacy schoolwide movie night and football events were memorable moments.

We plan to kick off the first schoolwide talent show competition in combination with the International Night.

We celebrated our Founders Day with faculty and staff by holding a bake-off.

Brother Kirsten Anderson won the best dessert with a Twix cheesecake, and Brothers Disney Rachel-Philip and Sheba Jacob won the most creative dessert—spaghetti and meatball cake. We are setting up a new Web site that can better organize and plan our upcoming events.

Congratulations to Brothers Kevin Aloysius, Toni Edgar, Elise Ramage, Merlyn Joseph, and Angela Wu for receiving the TTUHSC endowed scholarship for the year 2011–2012.

These scholarships ($1,000–$2,500) were awarded to students who exhibited exemplary leadership as well as service to the community. We would also like to recognize Brother Loretta Rios, recipient of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund for this year. Thank you to our brothers who were able to attend the Province VII meeting and bring home the “Most Improved Chapter” award.

Delta Rho Nova Southeastern University Founded 11/13/1998 8951 North New River Canal Road, 1A Plantation, FL 33324 deltarho@kappapsi.org

During the last weekend of our winter break, brothers and pledges embarked on a journey to Athens,

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After returning from conclave, we celebrated the initiation of 28 brothers, beating out last year’s record for the largest pledge class inducted!

We ended the month of January by competing in NSU’s third annual College of Pharmacy Field Day. First, second- and third-year pharmacy students battled for the winning trophy in games of flag football, kickball, relay race, and tug-of-war. It was a fun-filled day of barbecue and friendly competition. Delta Rho also participated in the fourth annual NSU Community Fest, a daylong event our school hosts for the whole community. We organized a cardiovascular health-awareness booth to educate adults and kids on how to keep their hearts healthy.

Delta Rho has officially kicked off the planning and organizing process for our third annual Dance Marathon to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. This is the biggest event our chapter organizes. The 12-hour event will include hip-hop, country line, salsa, and Bollywood dance lessons, games, prizes, raffles, and more food than you can imagine. Our goal is to top last year’s efforts of more than $7,000.

We look forward to the new officer elections and a relaxing spring break.

Brothers are also eagerly anticipating Greek Wars, an all-day sports competition among the three pharmaceutical fraternities at NSU. During the remainder of the semester, we will continue our monthly disease awareness programs with Cancer and STD Prevention Awareness, and celebrate the end of another fun-filled school year at the annual Masquerade Ball.

—Ally Courson

Delta Sigma Midwestern University-Glendale Founded 9/9/2000 College of Pharmacy—Glendale 19555 N. 59th Ave., Glendale, AZ 85308 deltasigma@kappapsi.org

Delta Sigma kick-started the quarter with one of our favorite philanthropy events: “Road Cleanup” along 59th Avenue in front of our school. Of

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The Delta Rho crew brings their “A” game to NSU’s third annual Field Day.

Delta Upsilon current and graduate brothers at Province IV conclave in Athens, Georgia course, we modeled our fashionably bright orange vests as we picked up along the road. Next we had our “I Have a Dream” Pajama Jam in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. The brothers of Delta Sigma wore pajamas with bright, fun and wacky prints.

One of the most important events we participate in is called “Pharmacy Day at the Capitol,” also known as PDAC. Pharmacy students from both the University of Arizona and Midwestern University meet at the Capitol and speak with representatives as well as the community about pharmacy and health related issues.

At PDAC, the brothers educated the community about asthma. We would like to acknowledge Brother Geoffrey Pesanka his hard work to make this event a success. We ended our quarter with a Family Night Dinner fol-

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lowed by bowling. It was a great way for our brothers to reconvene, especially since the third-years are out on rotations.

Now, for the most important item on our plate . . . spring Province IX 2011! As the host of the upcoming Province, the brothers of Delta Sigma look forward to seeing your faces in Glendale, Arizona. The theme for this Province meeting will be “How I Met My Brothers.”

—Tiffany Kuwatani

Delta Tau University of Southern Nevada Founded 1/10/2003 Nevada College of Pharmacy 11 Sunset Way, Henderson, NV 89014 deltatau@kappapsi.org

At our Initiation Ceremony on January 8, 2011, Delta Tau was excit-

ed to welcome 36 new brothers into our chapter. Afterward, we had a great time celebrating our growing chapter at a local restaurant. Delta Tau also participated in a philanthropic event, the annual Read and Run for Your Heath, hosted by the Henderson Libraries. The event included a 5K and one-mile run/walk where our brothers bundled up to help staffers remove timing tags from participants during the early morning hours. We also set up a booth to help generate awareness about asthma at the Read and Run event. With the support of our newly appointed GCD, Dr. Alana Whittaker, we enjoyed the opportunity to counsel patients and provide families with informative brochures. We are honored and grateful to have her guidance —Kathryn Guinto

99 Hands Delta Phi University of California-San Diego Founded 8/8/2003 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093‐09657 deltaphi@kappapsi.org

Delta Pi brothers after a chapter meeting (Bottom L–R): Odunayo Kajopelaye, Ji Woo, Linh Le, Phuong Hoang, Monsurat Akinyele, Wendy Trinh, Yasmeen Hanif, Lily Pham-Smith, Violet Ndungu, Rachel Seka, Adedoyin Ishola; (second row) Alfred Mudoh, Holly Arimoyeotu, Shonda McCay, Kirsten Anderson, Anum Suleman, Eva Vindekilde, Loretta Bienih, Nicole Leimbach, Sharon Samuel, Elizabeth Neyland, Ugochinyere Okoli; (third row) Jessica Lopez, Katy Rothe, Detty John, Jessica Garza, Mona Pham, Andrew Cobert, Chris Gumulya, Michael Yee, Carson Ho, Kevin Aloysius; (Top) Meredith Sigler, Chiamaka Ike, Disney Rachel-Philip, Kristin Foster, Gabriel Castañeda, Eneyine Sanni, Alaric Nielson, Priscilla Ko, Matt Randoph, Catvu Luong, Jeffery Ho, Mayank Kansal, Emily Kim, and Da-wei Zhang.

Delta Phi regent Alex Engelmann and chaplain Lorena Arellano compete in the annual Kappa Psi Iron Chef event. The secret ingredient is potato.

Delta Upsilon Palm Beach Atlantic University Founded 5/3/2003 Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy 901 S. Flager Drive West Palm Beach, FL 33401‐6505 deltaupsilon@kappapsi.org

At the start of spring semester, Delta Upsilon initiated 13 new broth-

ers and attended Province IV conclave in Athens, Georgia. We would like to extend a warm thank-you for a taste of the Southern hospitality we experienced by the brothers of Gamma Phi. Brothers participated in our school’s annual Martin Luther King Challenge this January. We had the honor of going to the Lourdes

Mckeen Assisted Living Facility and hosting a party for the residents.

Additionally, the brothers are participating in community service events such as Feeding the Homeless and the Crohn’s & Colitis Walk. Our community service chair, Brother Deanna Boone, and her committee have been working very hard to find activities where we can make an impact. We’re pleased to report that Delta Upsilon has adopted a highway! Our chapter will be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of Quadrille Boulevard between Okeechobee Road and Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach, Florida for the next two years.

Our Fundraising Committee is currently focused on fundraising for our annual golf tournament and Grad Dinner. Monies collected will benefit Kappa Psi and brothers participating in mission trips over the summer to locations such as Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica.

Our chapter would like to congratulate Brother Jennifer Johnson on being awarded the Asklepios Key and her acceptance into the National Association of Professional Women.

Congratulations to Brothers Alex DeJong and Halena Sautman for being awarded the Collin’s Award.

—Lashawn Morton Spring 2011

To celebrate the pinning of the new pledges, Delta Phi active brothers put together a casino themed party, complete with great food, card games, and even a roulette game. The photo station was in demand because brothers wanted to take pictures with new members in their family.

The second event of the quarter was the Interview Party, a great opportunity for brothers to get to know their Littles. In the first activity, a divider was placed between a brother and a pledge, and then it was quickly removed to reveal the identity of the other person. The highlight of the night was the catapult creation activity, where each team had to construct a catapult out of pieces of tape, wood, and a cup. The winning team was the one that could shoot a Ping-Pong ball farthest across the room.

At the Speed Pledge event, pledges had the opportunity to meet and chat with the fourth-year brothers.

Upwards of 30 stations were set up, each manned by a different active brother, and each with a unique activity. There was singing, dancing, word games, board games, embarrassing questions, and even taste tests. The pledges rotated from station to station and had a great time with brothers.

Following the Speed Pledge, the pledge class came together and threw a party to honor the active brothers.

The pledge party had a Chinese New Year theme, and was filled with activities, food, and a pair of candy filled Chinese New Year Piñatas.

The first philanthropy event of the quarter involved cleaning up the San Diego River. Philanthropy chair Natasha Gorely, secretary Samantha Chang, former social chair Traci Bricker, and several others joined the San Diego River Park Foundation and I Love a Clean San Diego to remove trash and debris from around the river. Later in the quarter, Delta Phi organized an Asthma Outreach event at the local Boys and Girls Club.

Thanks again to Natasha Gorely for her hard work setting up philanthropy events. Keep an eye out for the Annual Kappa Psi Battle of the Bands during the spring quarter.

Delta Phi has also been very active with fundraising events to help fund the upcoming GCC in San Francisco.

Treasurer Colleen Tu has been planning and executing a number of

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Epsilon Beta Brothers Rosa Tran and Songme Perez pose for the camera. events including a couple of Vietnamese Sandwich fundraisers, Restaurant.com fundraiser, and a Rubio’s fundraiser.

The activation of the Kappa Psi San Diego Graduate chapter is imminent (or may be official by the time this is published). Please use the Delta Phi Web site at ky-dp.sdsc.edu or e-mail Sanaz Farhadian for information.

—Jack Yeung

Delta Psi University of Minnesota-Duluth Founded 7/10/2005 School of Pharmacy 1110 Kirby Drive, Duluth, MN 55812 deltapsi@kappapsi.org

This winter break, Delta Psi brothers had a great time up in northern Minnesota at the Lutsen Ski Resort.

Brothers sure know how to get down and boogie in Lutsen, as there was a lot of Wii Dance, Dance going on this year. In addition to dancing, skiing, and hot tubing, just plain good times were had by all.

Delta Psi currently has seven pledges for the spring semester. This semester Delta Psi has two intramural teams: curling and bowling. Both teams are going strong, and despite the outcome, all is in good fun.

The first philanthropy project is making visits to a local assisted living residential home. Brothers have the opportunity to chat with residents as well as play games. Another project we have been busy working on is STI talks. Delta Psi brothers plan to talk with high school students about safe sex and preventing sexually transmitted diseases.

This year the Delta Psi chapter took over the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy Relay for Life team. The team has been hard at work fundraising throughout the college in preparation for the relay walk on April 15. In addition, Kappa Psi has

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Delta Omega new brothers pick up trash and debris around the water walk at South University School of Pharmacy.

been busy fundraising for the Kidney Walk, which supports the National Kidney Foundation.

—Mitch Burg

Delta Omega South University Founded 12/10/2005 School of Pharmacy, 709 Mall Blvd.

Savannah, Georgia 31406 deltaomega@kappapsi.org

Delta Omega started off the new year by extending our open hands to 17 new brothers. During their pledge process, they completed various projects that benefited our university and community such as the River Walk Cleanup and Relay for Life. We are very proud of all they have accomplished and look forward to seeing how they shape the chapter’s future.

Our main focus this year is searching for new ways to improve our chapter through philanthropic and chapter development projects. We feel that through these projects we can develop a good reputation for our chapter not only in the School of Pharmacy but also in our community. In philanthropy, we provided health and wellness services at health screenings with the American Diabetes Association and the Black Heritage Festival. At the Annual Chatham County Mutt Strut, Delta Omega raised more than $400 to benefit our local humane society by hosting an on-campus Chili Cook-Off. For the Day of Dignity, our brothers provided soup and served the homeless at Forsyth Park.

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Epsilon Beta brothers and pledges at their Annual Bowling Night.

Of course, Delta Omega is not all work and no play. We thoroughly enjoyed the fellowship and brotherly bonds we built at this year’s winter conclave and Mercer’s Winter Ski Trip. In order to build unity and eternal bonds within our chapter, we have planned many social events including faculty luncheons, dinners, and bowling nights. In an effort to reach out to our sister Greek organization, we set a date for our Kappa Psi and Kappa Epsilon Greek Night social event. The goal of this event is to build a strong relationship with other organizations within the School of Pharmacy.

In closing, Delta Omega would like to thank all of Province IV for their hospitality at the Kappa Psi events

we’ve attended. The connections and lifelong friendships we’ve made have left an everlasting impression.

Epsilon Beta University of the Incarnate Word Founded 4/12/2008 Felk School of Pharmacy 4301 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209 epsilonbeta@kappapsi.org

A major part of the Epsilon Beta chapter’s spring semester centers around pledging. We started off the semester with our final rush event, Speed Rush. Speed Rush is a twist of the iconic Speed Date where rushees get to interact with brothers as they move from brother to brother.

Brother Tiffany Mathew said, “It was

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Delta Omega Brothers Barbie Gleaton and Olivia Santoso prepping to feed the homeless at the Day of Dignity in Savannah, Georgia’s Forsyth Park.

Epsilon Gamma brothers perform “Like a Pharmacist” at the Province IX Banquet.

Epsilon Beta Brothers Anna Patel and Brian Hettler pose for the camera at their annual Scavenger Hunt.

Delta Psi brothers at the Lutsen Ski Resort (L–R): Jared Thorsness, Jessica Jones, Scott Nei, Ross Parr; (middle) Ryan Galloway, Mitch Burg, Erin Johnson, Alicia Mattson, Sarah Christoff, Emily Madole; (back) Ronay Conway and Rachel Dugan. a very hectic evening, but I had lots of fun getting to know our potential pledges.” On January 13, brothers passed out bids in the form of handmade Kappa Psi capsules to 29 deserving pledges. On January 24, the brothers organized our famous Scavenger Hunt for the pledges. This was a great way for the pledges to not only explore the heart of San Antonio, but to get to know each other as well.

The best part of pledgeship is the Big/Little Reveal, which took place on February 16. During lunchtime, the pledges were lined up in the hallway eagerly holding a picture of one half of an iconic pair, a clue that would eventually link them to their Big Brothers.

Once inside the room, the pledges searched for their Big Brother who was also holding the other half of the pair. Lots of gifts were given and lots of pictures were taken.

In addition to pledging, Epsilon Beta chapter continued to do what we do best — community service and pro-

fessional relations. On February 18, Professional Relations Committee chair Brother Rishma Patel organized a Poison Prevention program at a local elementary school. Brothers talked to first- and second-graders about ways to identify poisons and passed out stickers and coloring books. The students had fun and the teachers were extremely grateful. We will have another Poison Prevention program in April. Community service chair Brother Lyssa Villanueva also signed us up for several events.

Brothers volunteered their time at the Goodwill Store. They toured the facility, hung up clothes, and helped price items. Brothers and pledges volunteered at Habitat for Humanity, where, despite the rainy weather, everyone had fun working as a team to landscape a home in record time.

Epsilon Beta brothers had an amazing Super Bowl Party XLV. “It was a great success!” exclaimed Social Committee chair Brother Andrew

favorite part of retail pharmacy.” She also adds, “It seems like other pharmacists like to pick my brain since I’m the newest grad and have a newer insight on drugs.” We would also like to congratulate Brother Payal for finishing the Austin Half Marathon on February 20.

When looking back at the events that took place at Province, and hearing stories from our graduate brothers, I’ve realized that my pharmacy career would not have been the same without Kappa Psi. —Nancy Luu

Epsilon Gamma Western University

Castillo. We had Game Night where brothers and pledges had a blast dancing in front of the Xbox Kinect and playing Taboo. Brother Edita Bernardo said, “I enjoyed beating all the boys in a friendly game of foosball.” Our Annual Family Bowling Night was held on February 16 in which our four families competed against one another. The brothers of Antifaz took home the title as Bowling Champions of 2011. We are looking forward to our Awards Ceremony Dinner and Founders Day Formal.

On February 25–27, Epsilon Beta chapter headed to the Province VII meeting in Houston, Texas. We had 38 brothers registered this year. They enjoyed meeting brothers from other chapters. It was an amazing experience and we will definitely be back next year. Epsilon Beta chapter proudly took home the title for Best Written Chapter Report! Thanks to Delta Delta for hosting a great meeting.

This semester, graduate Brother Payal Patwa sent a letter about her new life as a licensed pharmacist. She wrote: “counseling patients is [her] Spring 2011

Founded 7/28/2007 College of Pharmacy, 309 E. Second St. Pomona, CA, 91766 epsilongamma@kappapsi.org

Each new year marks the beginning of our pledging program.

Through activities such as our Family Sports Day, a professional presentation on asthma, candied-apple food sales, countless hours spent studying together, and numerous Friday Night Socials with the brothers, the pledges were given the opportunity to experience unity, teamwork, communication, and most importantly, brotherhood. As stressful as this process has been for the pledges and the brothers, it was a rewarding one nonetheless.

25 new brothers have crossed over into our Fraternity!

Recently, brothers at Epsilon Gamma decided to take a trip to visit our Beta Omicron brothers from Spokane, Washington. It was a very cold trip, but the brothers at Beta Omicron and Province X gave us a warm welcome. Visiting another Province assembly is always an interesting experience; as we learned new

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Epsilon Lambda’s newest brothers things through various brother-bonding events, inspirational workshops and guest speakers. Most notable was the talk that Brother Marvin Smith provided for all of the Province X attendees. He spoke about the meaning of brotherhood, the pledging process, and other tips. One of the resolutions was for the visiting brothers to provide a live performance for “Like a Pharmacist,” which was featured in Epsilon Gamma’s Fall Chapter Report Video. Every Province meeting functions differently, so I encourage all brothers to visit other Provinces.

—Castor Phan

Epsilon Delta University of Appalachia Founded 4/12/2008 College of Pharmacy 1060 Dragon Road, Oakwood, VA 24631 epsilondelta@kappapsi.org

We had 16 brothers, including eight new brothers, attend Province in Baltimore. We had a wonderful time getting to know brothers from other chapters. The Appalachia area is known for its lack of quality health care, so we held a health fair at Food City in Vansant, Virginia, to raise awareness of the need for health care.

We partnered with Buchanan Hospital, Medical Park Pharmacy, and Appalachian Family Care Center by providing 76 patients with glucose and cholesterol, BMI, and blood pressure readings as well as blood work. The recent pledge class also held a Nutrition Education Awareness booth at Food City to educate the community on the NuVal system that Food City uses to rank how nutritious their food items are. As a chapter, we are dedicating one day a month to wear a certain color to raise awareness of various health issues. In January, we wore white for healthy weight and in February, we wore red for healthy heart awareness. In March, we plan to wear orange for multiple sclerosis.

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Founding members of Epsilon Xi. We had an outstanding pledge class and were excited to initiate them last semester. We held elections in February for the upcoming year and are very pleased to announce our new officers: Travis Robbins, regent; Lauren Lawhorn, vice regent; Amanda Alred, secretary; Alicia Watson, treasurer; Victoria Horne, historian; Nathan Hart, chaplain; Brent Atwell; sergeant at arms; and Aaron Dixon, professional works. Excited about the Super Bowl, we held a potluck Super Bowl Party to release some energy and tighten our bond as a chapter. We are continuing to work on our third annual Golf Tournament that will be held on April 9. Some of the proceeds will be donated to the Appalachian Service Project to help restore homes in the coming year.

—Whitney Ballard

Epsilon Epsilon Texas A&M University Founded 8/23/2008 Rangel College of Pharmacy MSC 131 1010 West Ave. B, Kingsville, TX 78363 epsilonepsilon@kappapsi.org

We started out the year with our annual Kappa Psi Super Bowl Party and Chicken Wing Competition.

Many of our brothers took the time out of their busy study schedule to watch the Packers beat up on the Stealers in Super Bowl XLV (and see the Black Eyed Peas beat up on the entire hip-hop genre of music...). The vast array of chicken wings for the contest was very impressive, but only one brother could go home with the

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The founding members of Epsilon Nu (L–R): (back row) Brothers Tawes Harper, Ryan Fillis, Rachel Bastien, Sarian Bangura, Patrick Dougherty (advisor), Letitia DeLaine, Lisa Acedera, Decola Johnson, Ashley Lawrance, Oluwabunmi Akintonde, Kiesha Patterson; (front row) Riham Eissam, and Amakoe Ajavon.

(Missing from photo, Tanaya Hampton) grand prize: the official Kappa Psi Epsilon Epsilon Super Bowl Football.

The brother who won over the judges’ taste buds was Courtney Landry with her concoction called “Thriller.” A few days later, we held our third annual Candy Gram sale at the College of Pharmacy. After countless hours of taking and placing orders, typing up clever phrases on cards, attaching candy to cards, and delivering the candy grams, the brothers of Epsilon Epsilon took pride in knowing they made Valentine’s Day a bit more spe-

cial for many people in the college.

Many of our brothers volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House in Corpus Christi. They had a budget of $200 to spend on food for the 16 families, and put every last penny to good use! They made a delicious spaghetti dinner for the families with meat sauce (with a vegetarian option), garlic bread, salad, and cookies for dessert. We dropped off all of the soda pop tabs we had collected over the past year to help support the Ronald McDonald House program.

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The brothers of Epsilon Epsilon at the annual Super Bowl Party and Chicken Wings Competition.

Epsilon Eta Pledge Class building a balloon tower as a Unity exercise.

This February, an impressive 59 Epsilon Epsilon brothers attended the Province VII meeting in Houston. As always, our brothers took advantage of the networking and socializing opportunities and several members participated on committees. Brothers serving on committees included Rumman Anwar–Assembly Planning; Jessica Treptow–Resolutions; Shyreen Dulanya–Legislative; Justin Redding– Awards; Amber Bacak–Philanthropy; and Stephanie Staudt–Auditing. Aaron Zajicek and Calista Aguilar served as delegates for Epsilon Epsilon. Our chapter was awarded “Best Oral Chapter Report� thanks to the oratory

skills of our regent, David Thedford.

Tthanks to Delta Delta for graciously hosting the event.

Epsilon Eta LECOM-Bradenton Founded 3/28/2009 School of Pharmacy 5000 Lakewood Ranch Blvd.

Bradenton, FL 34211 epsiloneta@kappapsi.org

The brothers of Epsilon Eta have had great success with Generation Rx, which is a project that originated at Ohio State University. Generation Rx emphasizes the prevention of misuse and abuse of prescription medica-

tions. We enlightened 500 freshmen at Lakewood Ranch High School on the severity of this topic. Our chapter will also be presenting additional Generation Rx presentations at various sites throughout our area this spring in association with our campus’s APhA and FSHP chapters. Later in the spring, we will be teaming up with a local community outreach center and Walgreens to participate in our chapter’s first brown bag event in support of Kappa Psi’s National Health Literacy Campaign. It is a tremendous honor to work side by side with these individuals to help improve the health of our community while building lifelong relationships.

Also, later in the spring, we will be kicking off our first annual Greek Week with our sister fraternity, the Kappa Epsilon, Beta Iota colony. This week will include a philanthropy event, karaoke, and toga night social and will end with a fun and friendly sporting event. This will allow us to participate in some good-natured competition and to work together and strengthen intra-fraternal relations.

Over the break, we had eight Epsilon Eta brothers attend Province IV winter conclave hosted by Gamma Phi chapter in Athens, Georgia. We want to thank their chapter for their wonderful hospitality. On a side note, we are especially proud to congratulate Brother Ezinne Anumudu on her election to Province IV Chaplain as she is the first Epsilon Eta brother to hold a Province IV executive position.

Epsilon Eta is extremely excited and Spring 2011

honored to host our first Province IV conclave this summer, June 10–12, and have started raising the necessary funds to make it memorable for all visiting brothers. We encourage brothers to attend this conclave and see some of the best beaches in Florida!

Epsilon Eta had another Raymond James Stadium concessions fundraiser in Tampa, Florida, during the Monster Jam on February 5. Brothers had a good time serving food and bonding with our new pledges. Our Valentine’s Day fundraiser was also a success. We sold heart-shaped boxes of chocolates along with personalized written messages and free delivery to all the “special someones� of the students and faculty on campus.

We hope to initiate our Gamma pledge class in the next few months.

Our 16 pledges have already had to guard a balloon fort (a unity-building exercise), attend early morning meetings, and are in the process of planning a fundraiser, pledge/brother football game, and social. Our chapter looks forward to our Founders Day Brotherhood event which will help us build stronger fraternal bonds.

Finally, this semester has also included a farewell to our former GCD, Dr. Rebecca Falter, who has returned to teach at her alma mater, Shenandoah University. Although we were all sad to see our brother leave, we are extremely excited to welcome our new GCD, Dr. Ryan Wargo, who was initiated on January 19. He is very excited about being a Kappa Psi brother and having an active role in our chapter.

Epsilon Iota California Northstate College of Pharmacy Founded 6/27/2009 10811 International Drive Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 epsiloniota@kappapsi.org

During the last month of 2010, Epsilon Iota had launched holiday cookie sales that turned out to be a very successful fundraiser. All the brothers worked together to bake a different variety of cookies which made each cookie box that much more meaningful for the people receiving it. That same month, 28 brothers attended the Tahoe trip.

There were a total of four community service events just in February; three of them were in conjunction with the American Heart Association and one with a local pharmacist in Sacramento. American Heart Association events included “AKA’s Pink Sisters Go Red for a Day,�

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The Fundraising Committee held another successful candy gram sale during the week of Valentine’s Day. The students at CNCP were delighted to receive bottles of candy with a personal note from fellow classmates.

However, the biggest fundraiser of the semester will take place on April 16, when Epsilon Iota holds its first golf tournament in Sacramento County. This event had been planned since fall 2010, and each brother is doing their best to recruit as many sponsors as possible.

To continue building brotherhood, broomball and paintball have been planned by the Social Committee with a large turnout expected. Also in March, several brothers will be attending Province IX in Glendale, Arizona. New officer elections will take place in April. —Monica Oh

Epsilon Lambda Lipscomb University Founded 11/12/2010 University of Mid‐Florida Research and Education Center 27., Nashville, TN 00000 epsilonlambda@kappapsi.org

We are so proud to have initiated a new pledge class with 14 wonderful brothers. Congratulations to Bruce Abbott, Josh Black, Nena Bowman, Jason Chen, Matt Daugherty, Nick Farless, Jonathan Fiorella, Rachel Gentry, Keri Gibbs, Annie Grimes, Candace Jernigan, Jonathan Stewart, Chris Stokes and BJ Waters. Welcome to the family!

Brothers enjoyed getting to know each other better through social events. We have been to a Predators game, gone bowling, and have had lots of fun in our meetings. We also had the opportunity to help children through the Angel Tree Program.

But the real excitement is yet to come . . . plans for a LUCOP’s Got Talent (a schoolwide talent show), a Habitat for Humanity build, and Family Games (Olympic-style yard

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Epsilon Mu University of Florida-Orlando Founded 11/12/2010 University of Florida‐Orlando Mid‐Florida Research and Education Center 2725 S. Binion Rd., Apopka, FL 32703 epsilonmu@kappapsi.org

Just a few of the things we have been focused on in recent weeks are: starting up a Web site (complete with a PayPal button to make it easier for our brothers to pay dues), organizing fundraising events, fine tuning our constitution as problems arise, and reaching out to graduate brothers in the Orlando area.

While there is much to do, our main focus the last few months has been on pledging. We have spent many meetings since our chartering discussing and organizing our rushing and pledging process. We recently gave bids for our first pledge class.

Transitioning from Founding Brothers to pledging others has not been without difficulty, but as with all things Kappa Psi, we have had many helping hands. Brothers from chapters across the Province have dedicated time and effort to make sure our pledge program is as strong as it can be. Special thanks go out to the regents of Gamma Psi and Delta Upsilon for their continued advice.

The chapter had a fantastic time at the Province IV winter conclave in Athens, Georgia. It was a great opportunity for us to meet our new brothers and begin our involvement in Province duties. We also had our first annual EM Fantasy Football Tournament, with the trophy going to Joel Peterson. It was neck and neck between Joel and Jeremy Lund until the very end when Joel came out on top thanks to Pittsburgh’s defense on week 16. Many of our brothers and our GCD, Dr. Renee Rose, got together for more football fun when graduate Brother Dr. Robert Vandervoort invited the chapter to his house for the Super Bowl.

Epsilon Nu University of Maryland Eastern Shore Founded 1/27/2011 School of Pharmacy Somerset Hall 1 Backbone Rd., Princess Anne, MD 21853 epsilonnu@kappapsi.org

We are a new edition to the Brotherhood and would like to introduce ourselves as the Epsilon Nu chapter at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Lisa Acedera, Amakoe Ajavon, Oluwabunmi

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Buffalo Grad Brothers Michelle Lewis, Stephainie Brian, and Jessica Campbell at the D’Youville–Gamma Iota Bowling Mixer.

Akintonde, Sarian Bangura, Rachel Bastien, Letitia DeLaine, Riham Eissa, Ryan Fillis, Tanaya Hampton, Tawes Harper, Decola Johnson, Ashley Lawrance and Kiesha Patterson committed themselves to Fellowship, Industry, Sobriety, and High Ideals on January 27, 2011. From the beginning of our pledge process leading up to our initiation, Epsilon Nu was hard at work developing the new chapter, fundraising and bonding. In October, the pledge class raised money and awareness by participating in the “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” walk in Georgetown, Delaware. Going global, we fundraised for Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, raising enough money to buy school supplies, immunizations, and food for malnourished children.

The holidays came and partnering with Phi Delta Chi, we volunteered with Salvation Army and collected for Toys for Tots. Throughout our pledge journey, we spent quality time with future brothers from Sigma and Delta Kappa chapters as well as formed a closer bond amongst ourselves.

Epsilon Nu would like to express appreciation to Sigma, Delta Kappa, Beta Xi, Delta Lambda, and District of Columbia, Maryland, and North Carolina Graduate chapters for attending our initiation. Special thanks to the Executive Committee who were in attendance: Brothers Kali Weaver, Eric Gupta, and Michael Cournoyer.

On behalf of Epsilon Nu, we send our gratitude to our advisor and Grand Council Deputy, Brother Patrick Dougherty, for his dedication toward the beginning of a great legacy.

—Sarian Bangura

Epsilon Xi Pacific University Founded 2/5/2011 Health Professions Campus Creighton Hall, 222 SE 8th Ave., Hillsboro, OR 97123 epsilonxi@kappapsi.org

The beginnings of a new chapter, Epsilon Xi, emerged on February 5, 2011. Starting in the fall of 2010, 33 optimistic pharmacy students dished their hearts out to become brothers of the largest pharmaceutical fraternity in the world. During this time, the pledges were able to build bonds and prove their desire to become lifelong members through a number of activities and events. Just four months later, the Fraternity was brought to life at Pacific University, Oregon.

Already, we have established our own unique T-shirts, paddles, and a slide show to represent our chapter. Our attendance and participation at the Province X meeting in Spokane, Washington, was the first time we, Epsilon Xi, presented ourselves as the wonderful chapter we have become.

The brothers at Province X welcomed Epsilon Xi with open arms and nothing but love and encouragement. With 12 chapter officers, Epsilon Xi continues to make positive advances in becoming a strong chapter. We have already begun fundraising events, bonding activities, and community service projects.

A special thanks to Dr. Johnny Porter, Dr. Eric Gupta, Dr. Jennifer Jordan, and the Epsilon regent, Shahin Godarz, for their involvement in the pledging and initiation process.

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Illinois Grad brothers enjoying some fellowship during a recent chapter event.

Mu Omicron Pi Wayne State University Founded 5/14/1927 719 Virginia Park, Detroit, MI 48202 muomicronpi@kappapsi.org

The Mu Omicron Pi chapterhas been busy putting the last touches on the upcoming spring assembly meeting. Here’s a recap of our recent activities. Despite our small numbers, we have been busy taking active roles in our community. We were involved in a diabetes clinic where trained volunteers have been serving the community by providing free diabetes and cholesterol screenings.

Other volunteer activities include organizing exercise and nutrition regimens/presentations to the residents of COTS (Coalition of Temporary Shelter). COTS is a homeless shelter for transient people who are down on their luck and have lost everything and need some relief. COTS provide them an area to live in while trying to get back on their feet. Upon their request, they have asked pharmacy students to organize daily nutrition and exercise regimens and advice to improve their daily living. This is a collaborative effort with students and faculty from the Physical Therapy and Nutritionist program. The event will kick off in April.

Mu Omicron Pi brothers have also been taking an active role in organizing undergrad students to participate in Wayne State University’s annual FAWN program. This program provides nutritional meal replacements such as Ensure to people in Africa in order for their medication therapy to be more effective.

Last but not least, our chapter has been actively involved in an organization called “World Medical Relief.”

This amazing organization collects medications and distributes them to

underdeveloped countries where access to drugs is very limited. They also provide services and health relief to those in the local community who cannot afford health care to manage conditions. And no surprise at all, the pharmacist in charge of WMR is, of course, a KAPPA PSI BROTHER!

Ada Grad Founded 10/23/1976

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The Ada Graduate chapter was excited about the opportunity to assist the Gamma Delta chapter with the initiation of 46 new brothers into the chapter back in December. In the brief time Gamma Delta has been back up and running, Ada Grad has been thrilled with the progress they have made and the enthusiasm they have shown in wanting to get involved with the alumni through various activities. We are looking forward to the upcoming Founders Day celebration and spending more time with our Gamma Delta brothers.

Auburn Grad Founded 2/27/1993

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Auburn Grad has been trying to stay warm this winter through all of the snow that has hit the Southeast.

Our regent, Andrea Smith, kept warm by lighting fires off the sparkle from her engagement ring. Congratulations Brothers Andrea Smith and Andrew Crowe on their engagement!

Boston Grad Founded 5/17/1912

bostongrad@kappapsi.org

The Boston Graduate chapter has had very successful winter months.

We have continued our several philanthropy and community service events throughout the winter and are right on track in meeting our goals. In help-

ing Mu chapter strive for success, we have a positive impact on the community surrounding MCPHS. By working hard and gaining donations from brothers and community members, we are striving to make our largest contributions to the March of Dimes and Relay for Life. We have had very strong showings at both of these events in the past and hope to have a good turnout again. We will also be taking part in the April Mission Hill cleanup along with the Mu chapter.

Although it can be hard to keep in touch after graduating, we have made strides in keeping all of the graduates involved. In helping Mu chapter during pledge period this year, we had a strong showing from several grad brothers. We had brothers travel back to Boston from Florida, California, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Maine in order to show new brothers the love we all have for Kappa Psi and the lasting bonds that can be formed far beyond college.

We look forward to seeing all of you at the GCC in San Francisco!

—Christopher Nadeau

Buffalo Grad Founded 4/14/1930

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We’re off to a great start in 2011 and as summer approaches, we are extremely excited about the accomplishments Buffalo Grad has had so far. On the heels of our annual dues mailing, we have hosted our annual Continuing Education Seminar (three live credits on Medication Errors), courtesy of Brother Professor Karl Fiebelkorn from SUNY Buffalo. Many of the Grad brothers have also spent time traveling to Province meetings in Detroit, Minneapolis, and Pittsburgh.

We’re getting excited for GCC with what may amount to one of the largest Buffalo Grad contingents to a GCC meeting in some time. Most importantly, we’re proud to be involved with the creation of a new Kappa Psi chapter at D’Youville College, located on the west side of the city of Buffalo.

Many thanks to Brothers Michelle Lewis, Jessica Campbell, and Stephanie Brian, along with countless others in Buffalo Grad and Gamma Iota, who are helping with this endeavor. Our hope is that by the summer edition of THE MASK, the chartering will be complete!

Graduate brothers living in Buffalo or elsewhere, please contact us (or pass our information along to a graduate brother you may know). Contact me at BuffMattKY@yahoo.com.

—Matthew Sciara Spring 2011

Central Michigan Grad Founded 10/24/1992

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We’ve been doing our best to keep up with our collegiate brothers in Gamma Chi this winter. In December, Brother Tim Borowiak dressed up as Santa Claus for the Christmas party and gag gift exchange. This past February we held a grad chapter meeting amidst the Michigan Pharmacists Association meeting in Detroit. We’ve decided to take advantage of Skype more often to help solve some of our distance issues as we are a very widespread through Michigan.

Some of us will be to traveling to Big Rapids in April for Relay for Life and we’re looking forward to the PV spring assembly in Detroit.

—Lindsey Ghiringhelli

Columbus Grad Founded 1/27/1939

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Columbus Grad held its winter meeting January 23 at Rooster’s near Ohio State’s campus. Items discussed included the upcoming golf tournament, Province assembly in Detroit, as well as the whereabouts of several of our graduate members. May 28 was chosen as the date for this year’s charity golf tournament, and we wish to thank everyone for their generous and continued support! The location will be the Oakhaven Golf Course in Delaware, Ohio. Columbus Grad is extends the most sincere best wishes for, two upcoming weddings. Jackie Schneider will be married in November in North Dakota, and Kelley Krug will be married in June in Ohio. If you have any questions about Columbus Grad chapter, have news to report, or are interested in joining, please contact regent Jackie Schneider at schneider_jackie@hotmail.com.

—Andy Frasco

Connecticut Grad Founded 1/26/1931

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After several years of inactivity, a group of brothers has met several times during the past year in an effort to rejuvenate this previously very active graduate chapter. A slate of officers has been selected: David St. Germaine, regent; Jose Manatou, secretary; Kevin Sweeney, treasurer; Will Anctil, Nu chapter student liaison; Greg Katz, vice regent; Matt Dionne, chaplain; Karl Nieforth, historian; and Todd Degroff, sergeant at arms.

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Dues have been set at $50 and any brothers interested in participating should contact treasurer Sweeney at 32-7 Upper Pattagansett Road, East Lyme, Connecticut 06333.

Detroit Grad Founded 5/13/1937

detroitgrad@kappapsi.org

The Detroit Grad chapter has been very busy over the first few months.

Our first goal was to update our Graduate Roster. We used the 2010 edition of the Kappa Psi Agora and found about 100 brothers listed with 80 e-mails. All but four of those came back bad. We also went through the last 30 years of THE MASK. Special thanks to The Central Office for selling the old MASKS. They only cost $5 each. Now we have a list of more than 350 names we are trying to find using other grads. The Province V assembly brought brothers together we haven’t heard from for many years. We are working on plans to get together this summer and are looking forward to attending GCC in August.

—Paul Cyprus

District of Columbia Grad Founded 5/23/1953

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Greetings! D.C. Grad continues to support and mentor the Delta Kappa chapter. During the fall, we awarded our first Book Scholarship to a Delta Kappa brother, Christyn Mullen. We plan to award this annually with hopes of offering multiple scholarships. In January, our regent, Dr. Angela R. Appling, attended the chartering ceremony for our newest PIII chapter, Epsilon Nu at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. We, along with Delta Kappa, presented the new chapter a congratulatory plaque. D.C. Grad brothers also attended the PIII meeting in Baltimore hosted by the Sigma chapter. During a Super Bowl Social at Brother Clifford Lovett’s home, we had our installation of new officers and Delta Kappa brothers shared in the festivities. We also welcomed six new brothers to D.C. Grad.

During February, we supported the Heart to Heart Ball presented by Kappa Psi and Kappa Epsilon at Howard University. The funds raised at this annual event support the “Go

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D.C. Grad brothers at their Super Bowl Social.

Red for Women” campaign.

More good news: Brothers Nicole Liu, Jovonne Williams, Tarina Charleston, and Stephanie Holliday recently got married, and Brothers Keyani Dedmon and LaQuinta Atley welcomed new additions.

Future plans for D.C. Grad include participating in the annual Greater D.C. Cares’ Servathon community service event April 15–16, hosting a financial seminar for Delta Kappa during their Kappa Psi Week held the third week in April, and volunteering at a church community health fair to complete medication counseling in June. A few brothers in D.C. Grad are also planning to attend GCC this August in San Francisco so we’ll see you there!

Georgia Grad Founded 4/16/2000

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The brothers of Georgia Grad were happy to help the brothers of Gamma Phi with planning and executing winter conclave. Several of the brothers attended conclave and had a blast.

Georgia Grad is sponsoring numerous Gamma Phi brothers to attend the Province IX conclave meeting in Glendale, Arizona.

Illinois Grad Founded 1/19/1974

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Illinois Graduate chapter has just released our scholarship application

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Maryland Graduate chapter showing off their attendance award during Province III meeting. to Delta Nu and Chi chapters. This will be the second year that Illinois Grad is offering this scholarship to the collegiate chapters. In addition to the scholarship, we are also planning a panel discussion in the industry and clinical subspecialties of pharmacy.

We will continue with our yearly Alumni Speaker Series. This year we are very excited to have a new addition to our speaker family, Brother Palak Surti. She is a clinical pharmacist at the University of Chicago and will be speaking on “The Role of a Pediatric Pharmacist in the Hospital Setting.” Both Chi and Delta Nu chapters will have the opportunity to

attend as well as any other available brothers in the area. The dates and times will be posted once we have finalized the events. One other project we are working on is a charity social event. In the past, we have held a Masquerade Ball with the proceeds benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. We hope to continue supporting them as we enjoy working with children in need. We are also planning on having a strong showing at the 55th GCC this coming August and hope to see many of our brothers at this meeting in San Francisco.

—Neil Patel

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Mu Omicron Pi enjoy some snow football. (Back row) David, Mussa, Hassan, Jung, Terrance, Ron, Mike, Chris; (front row) Shaun, Fouad, and Greg.

Los Angeles Grad Founded 3/1/1927

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The brothers of Los Angeles Grad recently returned from the CPhA Outlook meeting where we celebrated with regent Eric Gupta as he completed his term as CPhA president. We also saw many other brothers ascend to CPhA office, so congrats to CPhA President Kenny Scott (Gamma Nu, Pac Grad), Speaker of the House Pat Person (Beta Zeta, LA Grad), and Speaker-elect Karl Hess (Epsilon Gamma, Pomona Grad)! As we have stated before, our main objective is to get Tau chapter restarted at the University of Southern California, and currently there are some student pharmacists initiating conversations with the USC administration in this endeavor. If you know any USC student pharmacists who are unaffiliated and would like to be part of this effort, please let us know! We have to submit this article prior to the upcoming skydiving event that vice regent Doug Chang has planned. If you don’t see an article from us in the next MASK, then you know what happened!

—Eric Gupta

Maryland Grad Founded 10/2/1971

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Maryland Graduate chapter is beginning to show signs of life with new officers and added brothers.

Many brothers from the chapter were able to attend the most recent Province III meeting held in Baltimore, Maryland, hosted by the Sigma chapter. Maryland Grad took home the Graduate Chapter Attendance Award which is a new award created by Province III to promote graduate chapter participation.

This Province meeting saw the most graduate brothers attendance it has seen in a long time. During Province, the chapter held a meeting and was able to draft an update of the bylaws to make appropriate changes to the document which hasn’t been touched in more than 15 years. With a new found excitement for making the chapter bigger, stronger, and more active, Maryland Grad hopes to plan service and social activities throughout the year, joining hands with neighboring chapters such as Sigma, Delta Kappa, D.C. Grad, and the newly initiated chapter from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore—Epsilon Nu. Please stay tuned!

—Sophia Park

Montana Grad Founded 10/26/1996

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Currently, the Montana Graduate chapter is in rebuilding stages. The initial phase of this process occurred at the Province X meeting in Spokane this past February. We were lucky enough to have two brothers in atten-

dance, Dr. Robert Mancini and Dr. Thomas Harris, who sat as delegates.

During a discussion with the collegiate from Gamma Eta chapter, we were able to set up a plan of action to revive Montana Graduate. The collegiate brothers are going to find and refer graduate brothers they work with, and Dr. Harris is going to work with the faculty to pull in new brothers. We encouraged the Gamma Eta brothers to utilize the Graduate Referral Form, and we chose Brother Rachel Boespflug-Molm as our collegiate liaison on the Montana Grad executive board. Our goal in the next month is to set up a meeting and elect new officers.

—Robert Mancini

Chang, Mark Chang, Michael Debusk, Stephen DeMoulin, Dipam Doshi, Derrick Egi, Raymond Fat, Donald Floriddia, Raj Gandhi, Robert Halliwell, Tyler Hanson, Allen Ho, Michael Ignacio, Ryan Ita, David Kang, Adam Kaye, Dany Khloth, Ouoc La, Eugene Lee, Roland Lee, Denis Meerdink, Chad Metalak, Harminder Nahal, Grant Nakahara, Thanh Nguyen, Michael Pastrick, Daniel Perez, Dean Pham, Avinesh Raman, Roger Santos, Paul Shapazian, Warren Shikuma, Harpreet Singh, Tony Stricker, Amal Thakarsey, Ki Vacca, Sujeev Vhan, Mark Walberg, Alan Wong, Joseph Wong, Russell Yee, and Aaron Yup. The annual SJVPhA Crab-Feed event creates a fun environment where table manners get thrown out of the window. Pharmacists throughout California roll up their sleeves and get elbow-deep in fresh crabs. Many Pacific Graduate chapter members are involved in the planning and production of the dinner, and there is consistently a strong Kappa Psi presence. Brothers in attendance include: Richard Abood, John Apostolo, Tom Bui, Patrick Catania, Curtis Chong, Mike Cuellar, Derrick Egi, Donald Floriddia, Raj Gandhi, Eric Gupta, David Kang, Adam Kaye, Kevin Leung, Tom Maez, Chris Matsura, Denis Meerdink, Michael Pastrick, Mahan Patel, Rajul Patel, Avinesh Raman, Satinder Sandhu, Jamie Tobitt, and Jim Uchizono.

The brothers of Pac Grad and Gamma Nu would like to congratulate Brother Eric Gupta for his outstanding performance as president of the California Pharmacists Association and his dedicated service to Kappa Psi, serving as Grand Counselor. His spirit and attitude exemplify the core values of Kappa Psi. —Neemah Yamin-Esfandiary

Pacific Grad

Philadelphia Grad

Founded 12/15/1965

Founded 10/23/1907

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philadelphiagrad@kappapsi.org

Pac Grad members were involved with the annual Gamma Nu Rush Dinner and San Joaquin Valley Pharmacists Association Crab-Feed events with fellow brothers.

Rush Dinner allows brothers from various regions of the country to come together and rejoice while exemplifying what Kappa Psi brotherhood means to the rushees of Gamma Nu. Brothers in attendance include: Michael Abrams, Richard Abood, Ethan Anderson, John Apostolo, Sunny Bains, Aarondeep Basrai, Ross Bauman, Jonathan Chan, Steven

I read THE MASK every issue and enjoy all of the news of this great Fraternity! Although Eta Chapter at Philadelphia College of Pharmacy is currently inactive, the brotherhood remains strong! A group of Eta brothers has been getting together every year for the last several years, rotating among our houses. The brothers are from initiate classes of 1960 to 1964 and graduate classes of 1965 to 1969.

As you have pointed out in your recent MASK articles, the brotherhood continues over a lifetime—in this case more than 40 years. Some of

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This past year the brothers met at the home of Brother Bill Crouthamel on Long Beach Island, New Jersey, September 17–19. Thirteen brothers and their significant others met for three days of fraternity, fun and enjoyment, exchanging information on their families, professional, and other activities. All are involved in pharmacy, including education, community, hospital, nursing home, and industry.

There are a lot of Eta brothers who are significant contributors to Kappa Psi, including Philip Paparone (Bicentennial Club and Foundation Donor), Leonord Warholic (General Donor), and Joseph Loehle (General Donor).

—Bill Crouthamel

Pittsburgh Grad Founded 6/19/1935

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Pittsburgh Grad has been continuing our monthly meetings and making plans for the summer, including the upcoming GCC. We hope to have a good showing and reconnect with our brothers from around the country.

Between then and now, we’re looking into venues for a possible golf or minigolf tournament or a more familyfriendly bowling event. If any grad brothers in the Pittsburgh area are interested in getting involved with the chapter or would like information on meetings, please e-mail Dave Maszkiewicz (kyprov2 dem@aol.com) or Mike Fry (michael_o_fry@yahoo.com).

Membership dues are currently $30 and may be sent to Dave Maszkiewicz. His mailing address is available on the national Kappa Psi Web site (www.kappapsi.org).

Providence Grad Founded 6/25/1913

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The Providence Graduate chapter is busy working with the Beta Epsilon chapter in planning the 100th anniversary of the undergraduate chapter.

The celebration will take place at the historic Biltmore Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island, on Saturday, April 30.

The Biltmore, a New England landmark, also served as the location for Beta Epsilon’s 50th and 75th anniversary banquets. The festivities will begin after the daytime session of the Province I meeting. Many brothers from around the country, both undergraduates and graduates alike, are expected to attend. The PGC is also

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The Philadelphia Grad brothers are (L-R): Rich DeFeo, Rich DiLiberto, Ed Sabatini, Matt Land, Bill Crouthamel, George Koons, Carl Forster, Rich DeSipio, Bob Schmidt, George Koons, Chuck Micklosky, Rich Herilla, and Tom Duke. planning its annual meeting and election of officers to be held at the Outback Steakhouse in Warwick, Rhode Island.

The PGC welcomes the newly graduated brothers of Beta Epsilon to our ranks. They are: Ben Barner, Chris Federico, Boris Gorsh, Todd Lord, Kevin McCoughneny, Rayon Seng, and Brian Seyboth.

—Karl Kehrle

South Dakota Grad Founded 4/19/2008

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SD Grad will hold its spring meeting in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to elect delegates to Province VIII conclave and the Grand Council Convention. In 1960, four Gamma Kappa brothers formed a band in Brookings. Brothers Bruce Laughrey, Dave Powell, Roger Zobel, and Don Robar Spawn had great chemistry and developed a great sound. The band, Don Robar and the Monarchs, will be inducted into the SD Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2011.

St. Louis Grad Founded 5/24/1949

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St. Louis Grad is excited to have just returned from the annual Province VII meeting in Houston, Texas. Thanks to Delta Delta for hosting a great meeting. The grad chapter was able to sponsor a number of collegiate brothers, allowing them to travel to Houston. We also reimbursed all Gamma Pi collegiate brothers $50 of their registration fee for attending the Province meeting. We were rewarded with 100 percent of the 26 brothers

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Mu Omicron Pi brothers at the Province V assembly in Buffalo, NY. attending all the meetings and Gamma Pi capturing the Man-Mile Award. We’re also very proud of the brothers who showed their dedication by running for office and Gamma Pi Brother Belma Muharemovic for being elected Vice Satrap.

Congratulations to Belma and all of the new Province officers.

Graduates were also able to attend a number of the pledging events held during the winter break. We are proud of the collegiates for being proactive and modifying their pledge process to better handle the rigors of college. Brothers also enjoyed the annual Christmas party once finals were completed. Also during December, a trip to Kansas City allowed viewing of Christmas lights, shopping, and dining.

Brothers are continuing to donate to the Naeger Memorial Kappa Psi Scholarship, and the St. Louis College

of Pharmacy has agreed to match all donations for the next three years if you sign a pledge agreement. All brothers are encouraged to donate.

Grads and collegiates participated in the Lake St. Louis Polar Bear Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics in early February. After the “unbearable” experience, brothers met at the Hamiltons’ home for a night of brotherhood.

A brown bag consultation event was held in February at a local church in conjunction with blood pressure checks for the members. This was offered at all services for the weekend.

Brothers once again joined the Hamiltons for college sports action, watching the Missouri Bowl football game and the Missouri vs. Illinois bragging rights basketball game.

These sporting events got everyone ready for the fifth annual March

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VA Grad brothers deliberating on the candidates for Province III office during the business meeting.

Brothers from Epsilon Delta, Delta Lambda, and Theta smile for a picture at the PIII Saturday night social. involved in one of these or any of our other events, contact St. Louis Grad chapter regent John Hamilton at kappapsigrad@yahoo.com.

—Melissa Hunt

Toledo Grad Founded 5/13/1932

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Detroit Grad Brothers Phillip Klimkewicz, Paul Cyprus, and John Dilodovico going through some old MASKS. Madness Pool. The pool is being run through www.rxspace.com in the March Madness group. Rxspace is free to join if you don’t already have an account. The event includes brackets and lottery pools.

Graduate brothers are chartering a bus to travel to Memphis in early April for a weekend getaway. They will stay at the Peabody Hotel and attend many tours of blues and rock sites.

The annual Kappa Psi formal is scheduled for April 22. This is always a big event for collegiate and graduate interaction.

This year’s Viva Doc’s Vegas will still be held at the garage, and Doc’s wife Betsy will be in attendance. The event is scheduled for Sunday, May 1.

The charity for the event has not been chosen yet. This will also give brothers the opportunity to see the bench that was donated in Doc’s honor

through the Dogtown Historical Society. Prizes are still being collected, but already include two sets of Cardinals tickets and free entry into the Kappa Psi Golf Tournament scheduled for this fall.

Another family opportunity with the chapter is our annual minor league baseball game. This year the event is scheduled for Saturday, August 6, at the River City Rascals game in O’Fallon, Missouri. Tickets include food and drink during the game. A Kappa Psi brother will be throwing out the first pitch. There is also the opportunity for a brother to sing the national anthem if interested. Our group seating area is also close to the kids’ area with the bouncy house.

As always, the graduate brothers are very excited about all of the upcoming events we have planned. If you would like to be on the St. Louis Graduate chapter mailing list or get

Toledo Grad has been relatively quiet in the winter months mainly due to poor weather. We have been working hard to prepare for our annual Stag event with Beta Lambda and look forward to seeing all of our brothers there. For more information about Stag, please e-mail Eric Geyer at erickgeyer@gmail.com.

Despite the poor northern Ohio weather, Toledo Grad brothers have also been in close touch with Beta Lambda, trying to put together a formal history of both Beta Lambda and Toledo Grad. This has been a fun and exciting process for us all, as we have been able to share our history with the current collegiate brothers. If you have anything you want to add to the Beta Lambda & Toledo Grad history, please contact Benjit Singh at Benjit.Singh@rockets.UToledo.edu.

We look forward to seeing one and all at the Province V meeting in Detroit! It should be a great time with lots of brothers from near and far.

—Eric K. Geyer

Province II

province2@kappapsi.org

Province II is excited for spring to arrive as we have a lot to look forward to! In these few months before summer, the brothers become more active and plan more events together. We are looking forward to gathering for Spring 2011

our spring Province assembly in Pittsburgh hosted by the brothers of Delta Epsilon. All brothers are invited to join us the weekend of April 1–3.

Many of our chapters have planned activities this spring such as baseball games, runs for charity, Habitat for Humanity, and Relay for Life. The brothers of Province II would like to thank Province III for being such gracious hosts at the assembly in Baltimore in January. All who attended had a fantastic time!

—Liz Garner

Province III

province3@kappapsi.org

Province III began the semester with expansion by welcoming our newest chapter, Epsilon Nu, to the Fraternity on January 27, 2011. Grand Vice Regent Dr. Kali Weaver presented the charter to Epsilon Nu brothers, and Grand Historian Michael Cournoyer presented Brother Dr. Patrick Dougherty with a recognition pin for his hard work in chartering the chapter at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Also in attendance at the chartering were Grand Counselor Dr. Eric Gupta and brothers from Maryland Grad, North Carolina Grad, D.C. Grad, Sigma, Beta Xi, Delta Kappa, and Delta Lambda. Words of wisdom were shared to provide guidance to our newest members as they embark on their journey of being Kappa Psi brothers.

Sigma chapter hosted an amazing PIII spring conclave in Baltimore, Maryland, with more than 300 brothers in attendance. Many thanks to the Sigma brothers for hosting and executing a very smooth conclave! We would also like to thank the PI, PII, PIV, PVIII, and PIX brothers making the trip to attend our conclave!

Province III is happy to announce our new Executive Board: Satrap Christyn Mullen, Vice Satrap Travis Combs, Secretary Bonnie Li, Treasurer Kristin

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Sophia Park (MD Grad) and Melissa Buchanan (Delta Lambda) at the PIII Spring Banquet.

James, Chaplain Andrew Haines, Historian Melissa Buchanan, Parliamentarian Mark Wadley, Newsletter Editor Jay Vora, and Webmaster Saswat Kabisatpathy. Drs. Patrick Dougherty and William Shealy were elected as the GCC Delegate and GCC Alternate Delegate, respectively. Congrats!

We continued our commitment to a philanthropy project at each conclave by donating items and funds to YANA, an organization that provides trauma counseling, medical services, and advocacy for women and girls seeking change and support. We have also created an electronic version of our Personal Medication Records (PMR) project to further our national philanthropy project of promoting health literacy. We are looking forward to our next group philanthropy project at our fall conclave to be hosted by Beta Xi. Province III brothers continue their travels around the country to strengthen our fraternal bonds.

Brothers from Iota, Delta Lambda, Charleston Grad, and Maryland Grad traveled to Athens, Georgia, for the PIV winter conclave. They had a wonderful time meeting and reconnecting with brothers in Province IV. Many thanks to the Gamma Phi chapter for their hospitality!

Province IV

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Province IV has been pretty busy since we last reported. The brothers got together in historic Athens, Georgia, for winter conclave. There was much fun to be had along with lots of business that needed to be taken care of. Workshops were offered to brothers and consisted of Pledge Development and Residency Information, and continuing education was offered to graduate brothers by Rick Allen, the director of the Georgia

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The brothers of Epsilon Epsilon at the Province VII meeting after being awarded “Best Oral Chapter Report.”

Drugs and Narcotics Agency and a Gamma Phi alumnus.

Our business session was very busy and we would like to announce our new Executive Board: Satrap Dr. Jennifer Cortes, Vice Satrap Megan Brafford, Secretary Buck Butler, Treasurer Rachel Tendler, Historian Khalil Khlifi, Chaplain Ezinne Anumdu, Parliamentarian Donnie Wooten, Newsletter Editor Samantha Pelham, Assistant Newsletter Editor Olivia Santoso, Webmaster Jennifer Welding, Assistant Webmaster Meghan Arwood, GCC Delegate Kevin Long, and Alternate GCC Delegate Brandon Corpening. We would like to thank the brothers of Gamma Phi for their hospitality and for the hard work they put into planning winter conclave.

—Khalil Khlifi

Province V

Province VII

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The chapters of Province V await the spring assembly hosted by Mu Omicron Pi in Detroit, Michigan, April 15–16. In addition to the ritual meetings, officer elections and the award ceremony will take place. Many brothers from Province V also plan to head to the West Coast to attend the APhA Meeting/Kappa Psi Reception in Seattle, Washington, in March.

Exciting news for Province I as they charter a new chapter at D’Youville School of Pharmacy, located in Buffalo, New York. Gamma Iota and Buffalo Graduate chapters have taken a supportive role in chapter develop-

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ment, and we look forward to welcoming our new brothers at D’Youville to the Brotherhood.

Province V has celebrated many successes over the last year in both leadership and supporting the values of Kappa Psi at the collegiate and graduate levels. It is encouraging to see so many brothers taking active strides to further develop the brotherhood we share while incorporating our foundational values into our communities. Many chapters have volunteered to provide food to the homeless, participated in community screenings and walks, worked with shelters, and are becoming involved in bettering health across the globe. These are wonderful accomplishments—congratulations to all the brothers taking part in these activities.

—Jacqueline Oot

Winter 2011

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A great time was had by all at this year’s annual Province VII conclave in Houston February 24–27, 2011. Delta Delta was the host chapter for the weekend and did a great job organizing the meeting.

Friday night’s opening meeting gave attendees a chance to start making connections with brothers from other chapters. Vice Satrap Thomas Key acted as Satrap in the absence of Melissa Hunt who is expecting her first child. Several chapters’ members wore jerseys with nicknames on the back leading to curiosity about the

stories behind the nicknames. The evening ended with a poolside social.

On Saturday, Grand Counselor Eric Gupta gave a bylaw writing workshop that was both relevant and educational. Graduate Member-at-Large Latha Radhakrishnan gave a graduate transition presentation that offered information pertaining to member participation in Kappa Psi after graduation. A risk-management workshop was presented by Assistant Supervisor Robert Mancini. Dr. Mancini’s presentation was a reminder to all brothers about appropriate behavior with a few entertaining pictures to illustrate the importance of the Kappa Psi picture policy.

Standing committees and several special committees met to discuss ideas, projects and goals for next year.

It was decided that each chapter would aim to distribute three flyers per semester with information about specific disease states and also to have patients complete a feedback survey regarding the effectiveness of the information. A second project will be for each chapter to organize two drives throughout the year for a charitable organization. The Legislative Committee worked to enact several changes to the Province VII local ordinances. Thanks to all the brothers who participated on a committee.

The newly elected officers are: Belma Muharemovic, Vice Satrap; Jennifer Doan, Secretary; Jessica Mosiman, Historian; Lawrence Moore, Webmaster; and Dr. Louis Williams, GCC Alternate Delegate. Thanks to all the outgoing officers for your hard

The Final Word first reports of these efforts to increase asthma awareness will be given at the upcoming Province IX meeting March 18–20, 2011.

We are anxiously waiting to join our Delta Sigma chapter brothers at the spring interim meeting in Glendale, Arizona. At recent meetings, we have been privileged to see some highly entertaining skits and to enjoy rearranged songs sung/rapped by some of our more talented brothers.

—Christine Cooper Brother Allison Lau presenting a gift on behalf of the Delta Delta chapter to their GCD, Dr. Louis Williams, to show their appreciation for his dedication to the Fraternity and the chapter. work and also to Dr. Mancini and Dr. Radhakrishnan, as this was their last meeting as Province VII Supervisors.

After dinner on Saturday, awards were given. The Best Oral Chapter Report was given to Epsilon Epsilon.

Epsilon Beta received the award for Best Written Chapter Report. Gamma Pi won the Man-Mile Award for bringing 26 brothers 796 miles for a total of 20,696 man-miles. Delta Pi won the Most Improved Chapter award.

Finally, Delta Delta was awarded as Chapter of the Year. Sue Ann Wang was given a recognition pin for her work as Province planning chair for her chapter. Thomas Key also received a recognition pin for his role as standing Satrap. The evening ended with the installation of officers and a social at the W Bar and Lounge.

The brothers in Province VII look forward to seeing everyone at GCC this summer and at next year’s Province VII meeting in Kansas City.

—Jessica Mosiman

Province VIII

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The brothers of Province VIII are eagerly awaiting your arrival in Minneapolis for the spring 2011 Province meeting! The theme for the Friday night social is Kappa Spy, and Saturday will be Kappa Sci Fi. Please visit province8.kappapsi.org to register. Don’t forget your pop tabs!

—Stephanie Grube (Kroseman)

Province IX

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Since voting for our philanthropic efforts to focus on asthma awareness for the year, Province IX has been busy putting together events. Each time we get together, every chapter shares their great ideas for enhancing awareness and innovative ways to get information out to our patients. The

Province X

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The bonds of brotherhood lent warmth to a frigid February weekend as the Beta Pi chapter hosted the Province X winter 2011 conclave meeting in Spokane, Washington.

Grand Vice Regent Kali Weaver, Grand Counselor Eric Gupta, Graduate Member-at- Large Latha Radhakrishnan, and brothers from Epsilon Gamma chapter in Province IX were also there to show support.

Additionally, we had the honor of welcoming Brother Sid Nelson, GCD to Beta Omicron; Brother Travis Sonnett, GCD to Beta Pi; Brother Elaine Moy of Illinois Graduate; and Brother Steve Weaver of Auburn Graduate. With more than 100 brothers in attendance, it was one of the biggest Province X conclaves in recent history. This was also the first to feature a CE program for graduate brothers, which was offered by Brother Keith Campbell, and an educational grant from Novo Nordisk.

Saturday and Sunday morning, conclave was a whirlwind of discussion, introspection, and productivity.

Province X Supervisor Marvin Smith led chapter building workshops, with the theme “My Kappa Psi,” which were designed to strengthen our collegiate chapters, increase graduate retention rates, and improve the collegiate pledging process. The Legislative Committee successfully created the new Province officer position of Webmaster to help organize and promote Province X activities through a Province Web site. The chapter delegates also voted to modify our Province’s bylaws to change the Province hosting chapter rotation cycle so that conclaves were not held in the same state twice in a row. Also, we elected and initiated our new officers: Janice Louie–Satrap, Ciprian Pascu–Vice Satrap, Shane Johnson– Secretary-Treasurer, Johnny Wong– Chaplain, Dennis Tran–Historian, Alex Pfeiffer–Webmaster, Chad Seely– GCC Delegate, and Sherry Whitley– Alternate GCC Delegate.

This is my Kappa Psi Dr. Kali Weaver, Grand Vice Regent

This is an exciting time in Kappa Psi. Our 55th Grand Council Convention is quickly approaching and we will be converging on San Francisco in a matter of months.

For those of you who have not been to GCC, it is an amazing time that will change your life. It is the meeting of all Kappa Psi meetings where the Constitution and Bylaws can be changed and policy can be written. GCC is also where the Executive Committee dissolves and every chapter has an equal voice.

Your first GCC can seem overwhelming at times. There are people there whom you have only read about like Brother Dewey Garner or Brother Norm Campbell. You’ll see chapters that bring every brother with them to GCC while you may be the only person from your chapter. Some brothers seem to know everyone and have no problem standing in front of the entire assembly and speaking their mind. We have all been there. We have all been the brother in the room who didn’t really know anyone. We have all second-guessed ourselves before approaching the microphone because we didn’t want to sound like a fool in front of everyone.

My advice to you is to meet as many brothers as possible. As you talk to your brothers, you will learn that while we may all be different on the surface, we are all Kappa Psi at the core. I also encourage you to speak up during the convention. Let your opinions be known! You will never be thought a fool as long as you’re speaking from the heart and with the Fraternity’s best interest in mind.

The theme of this year’s Grand Council Convention is “This is my Kappa Psi.” This theme was chosen as a reminder to all brothers that this Fraternity does not belong to a few but rather to all of us. We are all responsible for the future of our Fraternity. Come to GCC, make your voice heard, and remember this is YOUR Kappa Psi.

Conclave was not all about business.

Brothers were treated to a few rounds of laser tag and an air hockey tournament at the local Laser Quest. We also spent some time forging new bonds on dance floors of Spokane’s best-known night life spots. We wrapped up the weekend with an awards banquet at Luigi’s restaurant in downtown Spokane. Gamma Eta was also presented with the Travelers’ Award for having the most brothers travel the longest distance to attend conclave.

We strengthened our bonds at the Province level with Beta Omicron and Beta Pi joining the brothers of Delta Spring 2011

Mu to help initiate new brothers in Vancouver, British Columbia. The brothers of Beta Omicron and Satrap Chad Seely also showed support to our Province’s newest chapter, Epsilon Xi, during its chartering at Pacific University in February. We hope to strengthen bonds between all the chapters of Province X with more cross-chapter activities outside of conclave.

We would like to thank Satrap Janice Louie and the brothers of Beta Pi for coordinating this year’s conclave and social activities.

—Dennis Tran

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