Eta Phi - Spring 2009

March 22, 2009

Eta Phi Alumnus

Pi Kappa Phi: Eta Phi

By Wylie Burge

It has been quite some time since an official newsletter has been sent from our chapter and I hope this edition finds you well. Let me begin updating you all by giving you some highlights from the Fall semester. The chapter recruited and initiated 11 new members, easily beating out every other fraternity on campus. Our current Chaplain Matt Polonchak collaborated with the George Washington chapter to execute an extremely successful ritual of initiation at the on campus

Chapter Overview

chapel that they frequently make use of. We have continued our efforts of volunteering at the local Maiden Choice School and held two very successful fundraising events for PUSH America, collectively raising hundreds of dollars. The chapter had an extremely strong showing at the annual Pi Kappa Phi Midyear Leadership Conference and was recognized for having 11 members in attendance, the highest number out of any

chapter that was present. We have also been thriving so far in the spring semester and have managed to recruit 10 associate members, making us the most successful chapter on campus in this area once again. We have several upcoming events that all of you are invited to attend, particularly our philanthropy concert, Oral boards, and the Alumni Picnic

Eta Phi brothers at a Fundraiser at Burger King for the Maiden Choice school.

Eta Phi Alumnus

“I have mainly been living out of

a suitcase, jumping from city to

city$ I wouldn’t change a thing”

– David Lebowitz

By Wylie Burge

Due to the fact that it has been so long since the chapter’s last newsletter, an entire section is going to be focused on updates from all of you. I sent out an email several weeks ago asking for updates and got quite a positive response.

Frank Grosso FF #22

Living in Towson with wife Tricia and 2 sons: Andrew 3 and Benjamin 1. Working down at Shock Trauma as Nurse Practitioner for the last 4 years or so. Now I really am an “Old Man” as I just had (Not Celebrated!) my 40

th!

David Lebowitz FF #25

Employer: United States Secret Service,

Archon: Steve Ross ross2#umbc.edu

Vice-Archon: Dwarka Pazavelil [email protected]

Treasurer: Steve McKerrall [email protected]

Secretary: Antonio Calderon [email protected]

Warden: David Vilgos [email protected]

Historian: Wylie Burge [email protected]

Chaplain: Matt Polonchak [email protected]

Eta Phi Website www.menofclass.net

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Washington DC. It’s Been a wild year between the election and a few overseas trips that I’ve completed. Never would have imagined that I’d be in Thailand, China, Japan,

and Germany; and only in my first 2 years. I have mainly been living out of a suitcase, jumping from city to city, but at this point in my life I wouldn’t change a thing. I am living happily single with no kids in Elkridge, Md.

David was kind enough to provide us with some great pictures, please check them out at the end of the end of the newsletter.

Brian Carnahan Gamma #63

I have been happily married with my wife Nicole for over two years.

John Soucy Gamma #66

Getting married on D-Day, June 6

th, 2009!

Andrew Halpern Iota #105

I recently moved to Bridgeport, WV after spending 3 months in Scotland training with Schlumberger Oilfield Services, Inc. I’m loving my

new job as a Field Engineer in the Reservoir Evaluation Wireline Segment

Dominic Cirincione Lambda #128

I am still in school at the University of Maryland Law School. I will be graduating next May, in 2010. I hope to be working in the Baltimore/D.C. area.

Vasu Balu Lambda #132

I graduated medical school and will be starting residency at Maryland general hospital in internal medicine in July.

JP LeBlanc Xi #160

I moved back to my parent’s house in NY in order to attend the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) where my dad teaches. I actuallyspend about 4-5 hours a day in the library studying, which many of you who know me know is something quite incredible. I have also been working on the campus at the student café/pub.

Calendar 4/19/09

I-Week Begins

4/24/09

Oral Boards

4/25/09

Initiation

5/2/09

Spring Formal

5/3/09

Alumni Picnic

Ryan Bricklemyer Omicron #165

I am working at Sogeti USA LLC as a Senior Consultant. I am also moonlighting at the Apple Store in Towson and am starting up a podcast available at techcook.com

Andrew Gordon Rho #194

I’m working at Johns Hopkins. Steph and I got engaged last May and we’re living together in downtown Frederick.

Social Schedule April 4th Alpha Sigma Alpha April 18th Delta Phi Epsilon May 2nd SPRING FORMAL May 8th

Phi Mu For more information: Contact Adam Franke 443 – 786 - 0291

Alumni Updates

Contact Information

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Josh Michael, Student Regent

By Wylie Burge

Josh Michael, #202 Tau Class, has brought quite a bit of honor to his chapter by serving this year as the Student Regent for the University System of Maryland. The student is the sole, voting student representative from the 11 degree-granting institutions of the system. He was selected last March by Governor O’Malley to serve a one-year term from July 1, 2008 through June 20, 2009. At UMBC, Josh is finishing up his junior year and studies

political science and secondary education. During his freshman year, he worked for SGA President Jordan Hadfield (#147, Nu class) as the Assistant Director of Community and Governmental Affairs and then again as the Director under SGA President Jay Lagorio (#185, Pi Class). With a lineage endowed in student leadership, Josh credits much of his success to his mentor and big brother Jordan Hadfield and twin brother Jay Lagorio. He also

has found the brotherhood to be of great support during stressful times, helping him relax and have fun on the weekends. Josh plans to finish his student-teaching this coming year and plans to graduate in the Spring of 2010. After graduation, Josh hopes to teach in an urban middle school, pursue graduate studies in education policy, and one day become a Superintendent of a major urban school district in the United States.

Spring Formal

By Wylie Burge

It is with great excitement that I invite all of you to attend this year’s Spring Formal. Please mark May 2nd on all of your calendars

so you can be sure to attend. This year we will be holding our formal on a 3 hour Baltimore cruise with dinner, DJ entertainment and a cash bar, all of this for a price of only $75 a person. We will have our own section f the cruise and will be presenting our chapter awards as always. The chapter will be making efforts to contact you

personally about the formal but as the event is approaching fast timely RSVPs are always appreciated. To reserve a spot on the cruise or get more information feel free to contact the chapter or call me personally 240-997-6921. I hope to see you all there.

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