Page 1 Fall Beta News Volume 19, Issue 10 The Beta News This past summer, Beta Nu brothers Michael Brooks and Matthew Docimo embarked on the 4,000-mile Journey of Hope bike ride from San Francisco, Calif. on June 9.Their goal: cycle all the way to Washington, D.C. by Saturday, August 10, in sup- port of PUSH America. “People with disabilities face many challenges every day that you and I cannot imagine. But one of the most tragic barriers is a lack of understanding by our society,” said Docimo. “A simple message of empathy and ac- ceptance is all it takes to break down this barrier, and I have committed myself to spreading this message this summer.” Docimo and Brooks were part of a 26-member team cyclists being supported a 10-mermber crew, with a goal of raising more not the first time he has raised funds on behalf of peo- ple with disabilities. “I was able to participate in Give a PUSH weekend (GAP) in Tulsa, Okla. In the fall of 2011. Building a jungle gym for the children (cont. P. 2) (Michael Brooks & Matthew Docimo) than $650,000 for PUSH’s efforts to help support people living with disa- bilities. Prior to JOH, Docimo and Brooks combined to raise $15,000 for PUSH. As a member of Pi Kappa Phi, Doci- mo said the Journey of Hope ride is Travis White, BN #185, UH Class of 2013, BP Lease & Title Analyst INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Journey of Hope 1 Scoring Your First Job 1 Leer from the Archon 2 Journey of Hope (cont.) 2 A Pi Kapp College Experience 3 Leer from the Archon (cont.) 3 Scoring Your First Job (cont.) 4 A New Home for Beta Nu 5 From the Historian 5 Scoring Your First Job After College THE ALUMNI NEWSLETTER OF THE BETA NU CHAPTER OF PI KAPPA PHI The Beta News FALL 2013 VOLUME 19, ISSUE 10 Two More Beta Nu Brother’s Complete the Journey of Hope UPCOMING EVENTS; Sat. Oct 19, Homecoming Game BYU AT UH Sun. Nov 10, Acve/Alumni Event Texans/Cowboys Watch Party at Local Pour from 2:00 p.m—on. I’m sure most of you reading this are thinking about the next big throw down on Thursday, the football game tailgate that is happening at the next home game, or the hot chick you met at the last theme party. Some of you might have just received a bid, and are starting your pledge process. (Congratulations by the way! You made an excellent choice). While there is nothing wrong with that, I just wanted to chime in a little bit and be a reminder that you are in college to get an education and then begin your career. Some of you are graduating soon. Find- ing that job may or may not be starting to weigh down on you like a burden. (cont. p. 4)
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Page 1 Fall Beta News Volume 19, Issue 10
The Beta News
This past summer, Beta Nu
brothers Michael Brooks and
Matthew Docimo embarked on
the 4,000-mile Journey of Hope
bike ride from San Francisco,
Calif. on June 9.Their goal: cycle
all the way to Washington, D.C.
by Saturday, August 10, in sup-
port of PUSH America.
“People with disabilities face
many challenges every day that
you and I cannot imagine. But
one of the most tragic barriers is
a lack of understanding by our
society,” said Docimo. “A simple
message of empathy and ac-
ceptance is all it takes to break
down this barrier, and I have
committed myself to spreading
this message this summer.”
Docimo and Brooks were part
of a 26-member team cyclists
being supported a 10-mermber
crew, with a goal of raising more
not the first time he has
raised funds on behalf of peo-
ple with disabilities.
“I was able to participate in
Give a PUSH weekend (GAP)
in Tulsa, Okla. In the fall of
2011. Building a jungle gym
for the children (cont. P. 2)
(Michael Brooks & Matthew Docimo)
than $650,000 for PUSH’s efforts to
help support people living with disa-
bilities. Prior to JOH, Docimo and
Brooks combined to raise $15,000 for
PUSH.
As a member of Pi Kappa Phi, Doci-
mo said the Journey of Hope ride is
Travis White, BN #185,
UH Class of 2013,
BP Lease & Title Analyst
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
Journey of Hope 1
Scoring Your First Job 1
Letter from the
Archon
2
Journey of Hope
(cont.)
2
A Pi Kapp College
Experience
3
Letter from the
Archon (cont.)
3
Scoring Your First Job
(cont.)
4
A New Home for Beta
Nu
5
From the Historian 5
Scoring Your First Job After College
T H E A L U M N I
N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E
B E T A N U C H A P T E R
O F P I K A P P A P H I The Beta News F A L L 2 0 1 3 V O L U M E 1 9 , I S S U E 1 0
Two More Beta Nu Brother’s Complete the Journey of Hope
This past summer, I was fortunate enough to travel to the east coast to be part of the Epsi-
lon class of Pi Kapp College. It is difficult to express the complete experience in words, but
it was, to say the least, one of the single most
life-changing experiences I have ever encoun-tered. The only negative thought I had in re-
gards to Pi Kapp College was that it did not last long enough. The lessons I learned, the places I visited, and the people I met in those short five
days will forever hold a special place in my heart as they all contributed to the process of
me unlocking my potential as a leader.
What I learned about the most at Pi Kapp College surprisingly was not about Pi Kappa Phi, but about myself. Going into the summer I
knew I could be one to make a difference in the Beta Nu chapter of Pi Kappa Phi, but I was unsure of how I could utilize my abilities to
contribute to what we do internally within the chapter and externally with other Greek organi-zations, the university, and our community as a
whole. The facilitators at Pi Kapp College helped me determine what my strengths were and how I could use them to assist our chapter
in striving to become the ideal chapter. Addi-tionally, I learned about the national fraternity and how brothers that have completed their continued education continue to contribute to
the betterment of Pi Kappa Phi. Seeing alumni dedicate their time and efforts to ensuring suc-cess for the fraternity has motivated me to
pursue opportunities to work for the national
fraternity once I graduate.
Seeing Charleston, where our fraternity was founded, was another great experience I had
this summer. It was so intriguing to see where
we began in 1904 and how things have changed since that time. I had the privilege of walking to 90 Broad Street and seeing where our Founding
Fathers held the first meeting and established this fraternity out of the ashes of an anti-fraternal movement. One thing that stood out to me particularly in Charleston was the cen-
tennial gift to Charleston, the Bell Tower. See-ing the gift presented at the century mark of this fraternity reminded me that this fraternity
has remained strong for over a hundred years and it can continue to thrive so long as we per-petually work to uphold the values and tradi-
in the Fraternity and in other organizations you have joined throughout campus, you get out of it what you put into it. This
translates to every aspect of life, including finding a job. Here are a couple of things you can do to prepare that will hopefully
get you an interview or potential job offer:
First: NETWORKING IS KEY. I am
sure this is no surprise. I can’t tell guys how many opportunities you could gain by taking the time to meet new people who
have the same interests and career desires as you. Join professional organizations within your major, go see your TA’s after
taking exams, attend your professor’s office hours and build a relationship with him/her. They are great references for letters of
recommendation, but only if they know you. Sit in the front row of your classes so professors recognize your face from the beginning. More importantly, pick up a
leadership role in these professional organi-zations because you will be the ones that professional recruiters will contact to or-
ganize meet and greets. Or one step fur-ther you will be the ones contacting them on the front line. When they come for the
meet and greet you will already know them. Get their contact info, follow up
with them, and thank them for attending.
The biggest key to establishing a network-ing relationship with someone is to not ask for anything immediately. Build the rela-
tionship and if you do that well, you won’t have to ask because you will be the first person they think of when an opening pops
up.
Second: GET AN INTERNSHIP. If you are a senior and you haven’t had an internship yet, you are behind. This one is for the sophomores and juniors that are
still in “party mode”. The internship is what will set you apart from your class-mates. If you are going into your senior
year with one or two internships under
your belt, your chances of scoring a full time offer by graduation is increased by
90%. If you don’t get an offer from the company that you interned with (which you probably will), you have that professional experience on your resume where other
students who procrastinated have
“Waiter” or “Retail associate”.
Third: SCORING THE INTER-
VIEW. You need to take the shotgun
shell approach with this one. For eve-
ry 20 places you apply you may hear
back from 5, and from those 5 you may
score 2 interviews depending on how
well you networked with them. You
will have to go through tons of no’s to
get that yes (Kind of like with women).
Research all the companies that you
have interests in, and go to the career
fairs and personally meet with them.
Ask meaningful questions, since you
came prepared. Being a recruiter for
my company, I can tell you there is
nothing more frustrating than meeting
someone who has nothing to ask and
just hands you a resume. Take ad-
vantage of the recruitment meetings
from your professional organizations.
Constantly check back on your col-
lege’s career gateway. I practically
lived on that website when I was look-
ing for a job. The most satisfying feel-
ing is getting that call or email inviting
you to come in for an interview.
Fourth: INTERVIEW PREP.
There’s nothing more disappointing
than scoring that interview and losing
the offer because your interviewing
skills lacked preparation. Here are
some ways to prep for interviews. At
your age most of the internships will
mainly be behavioural since they are
entry level or lower positions. Google
the top 100 behavioural interview
questions and be able to answer all of
them (Yes all of them) with a strong
explanation of an experience, problem,
and result. Give specifics and facts,
don’t answer questions in generalities.
Practice in front of a mirror as if you
are actually in the interview. By the
time you get to the interview your
answers should come second nature to
Page 5 Fall Beta News Volume 19, Issue 10
The Beta News
This semester, Beta Nu experienced change in the form of a new house.
Recently, we relocated from Townhouse 10 to Townhouse 14 of Bayou
Oaks. The new house has four stories with common areas on the first floor
and the fourth floor and houses 21 brothers. 20 brothers reside on the sec-
ond and third floor with the archon living in the sole room on the first floor.
We are currently in the process of getting settled in, but the house has the
potential to be even better than the old one! We are looking forward to
making the house our own as the semester progresses by hanging more pho-
tographs, bringing in a ping pong table to accompany our air hockey table,
and making memories. It is a new beginning in the new house for the Beta
Nu chapter of Pi Kappa Phi.
(Living Room) (Kitchen)
(Fourth Floor Study Lounge) (Game Room)
A New Home for Beta Nu
By Peter Crews
To the reader,
I hope you enjoyed reading this edition of the
Beta News. If any of you have any questions, com-
ments, or suggestions, please do not hesitate to con-