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Regent: Tien Nguyen
Vice Regent: Richard Waithe
Secretary: Laurie Eng
Treasurer: Jacob Flanagan
Chaplain: Matthew Irwin
Pledgemaster: Jay Hazelcorn
Historian: Timmy Do
Sergeant-at-Arms: Nam Vu
Grand Council Deputies:
Dr. Renee Rose
Dr. Harry Patrick Marcelin
O F F I C E R S
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The Spring semester has been a time of reorganization for the Epsilon Mu Chapter of Kappa
Psi. The Alpha Class Brothers, who established the Chapter November 12, 2010, have gone
on their APPE Rotation and left our budding new Chapter in the adept hands of the Beta and
Gamma Classes. The Alpha Class has not gone far though; they are active participants in the
Chapter Meetings and regularly attend social and community service events.
S P R I N G I N T O A C T I O N
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PROVINCE
IV WINTER
CONCLAVE
THE
BOND
In January, Province IV Winter Conclave was held in Gainesville, Florida. The first night was a Meet
& Greet social. Joel Rivera describes the experience: “You are instantly tight with people you don’t
really know because you share the same bond of brotherhood.” The next day began with an inspira-
tional speech from Dr. Marvin Smith about leadership development followed by workshops and an
Awards Ceremony. The weekend ended with Brothers in their jerseys enjoying brunch and relaxing
after a whirlwind of events.
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Also in January, a group of Brothers went on a Kappa Psi Ski Trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
This trip bonded Brothers together from all across the country. Jay Hazelcorn spent most of
his time hitting the slopes practicing his snowboarding, but he found time to “network with
Brothers from other schools.” Other social activities included paintball and many impromp-
tu trips to Downtown Orlando.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
K A P PA P S ISKI TRIP
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A BOND OF BROTHERHOOD
Lochhaven Park11 12
The chapter’s biggest social event of the semester was the combined
Kappa Psi and Kappa Epsilon picnic at Lochhaven Park. The
Brothers of Kappa Psi enjoyed a fun day of hanging out with Kappa
Epsilon, another fraternity on our campus. It was a day of barbecue,
volleyball, and fraternization. James Love, who was instrumental
in planning the picnic, says, “It was a great time to get together and
build relationships between the fraternities, and I look forward to
working together on projects in the future.”
BIGGEST SOCIAL EVENT OFTHE SEMESTER”
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The Chapter’s official charity for this year is Give Kids
the World, which is a non-profit organization whose
mission is to grant cost-free trips to Central Florida
attractions to terminally ill children and their families.
Give Kids the World accomplishes its mission by
expressing the core values of compassion, dedication,
credibility, integrity, and teamwork.
This semester, our Brothers participated in a kickball league with our Satrap, Dr. Jennifer Cortes, and
Grand Council Deputy, Dr. Harry Patrick Marcelin. The weekly kickball games have been an opportunity
to enchance the Fellowship between students from the Orlando Campus.
As for upcoming events, the
Epsilon Mu Chapter will
certainly be attending the
final Province IV Summer
Conclave held from Friday,
June 1st to Sunday, June 3rd in
Atlanta, Georgia.
THEKICKBALL LEAGUEOFBROTHERS
OFFICIAL CHARITY
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THE FOUR PILLARSFELLOWSHIP INDUSTRY SOBRIETY HIGH IDEALS
Kappa Psi Brothers strive to embody the Four Pillars: Fellowship, Industry,
Sobriety, and High Ideals. This semester, the Gamma Class has exemplified the Pillar of
Fellowship as they have made the transition from pledge to Brother. Along with other
Brothers from the Chapter, including Karl Healy, the Immediate Past Regent, they helped
pledge and initiate the Alpha Class at the St. Petersburg Campus.
At every opportunity, whether it has been at Conclave, a ski trip, a picnic, or a
Walmart sponsored event on campus, the Brothers of Epsilon Mu have reached out
and bonded with other fraternities, Brothers, and Graduate Brothers.
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As a professional pharmaceutical
fraternity, it is crucial for the Chapter
to focus on professional development to
gain the attributes and tools needed for
the pharmacy profession. To develop the
attributes of a leader, many of the Brothers
have taken on leadership positions within
the student organizations of our campus.
These leadership opportunities have led to
the exponential growth and success of these
Student Pharmacists.
Recently, the Orlando Campus held an
Awards Banquet to honor the hard work
and initiative of the students. Many of our
Brothers won awards for their academic
work, leadership, and participation in
pharmacy competitions. In particular,
Jeremy Lund was honored for his many
achievements thus far in pharmacy school.
Jeremy won a total of four scholarships:
the Harry Harry Commander Soldier
(HHCS) Scholarship, the James B. and Patsy
J. Powers Scholarship, the Mr. and Mrs.
Mincy Scholarship, and the APhA-ASP
Student Leadership Scholarship for a total
of $2250 in scholarship winnings. He also
won first place in the Patient Counseling
Competition for the Orlando Campus.We
are so proud to have such a rising star in
our midst!
KAPPA PSI SPOTLIGHT J E R E M Y L U N D
Awards Banquet
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TIEN NGUYENR E G E N T
The Epsilon Mu Chapter of
Kappa Psi is now in the capable
hands of its new Regent, Tien
Nguyen. Tien previously served
as Pledge Class President of Beta
Class, FSHP Vice President,
and ASP Historian. He is also
a member of Phi Lamba Sigma
and currently serves as the
ASP Webmaster and the Class
of 2014 President. He clearly
tests his limits even though
he says it can be risky. But as
T.S. Eliot wrote, “Only those
who will risk going too far
can possibly find out how far
it is possible to go.” And Tien
wants to go far. He wants to be
the best at everything, which
may seem arrogant to some,
but is evidence of an attitude
of excellence; an attitude that
inspires the best of himself and
others.
Tien’s best attribute,
adaptability, will be helpful in
leading Kappa Psi through its
reorganization stage. Although
he admits his greatest weakness
is difficulty expressing emotion,
Tien approaches Kappa Psi,
pharmacy school, and life with
a deep-seated passion that will
fuel his ambition.
Tien has lofty goals for himself
as well as for the chapter. He
plans for Epsilon Mu to become
a top ten chapter within the next
five years. To accomplish this
hefty goal, the Chapter must be
prepared to work hard. He says,
“The Brothers of Kappa Psi must
not lose their urgency. We must
continue to prove and improve
ourselves.” And he is not willing
to take no for an answer or
accept limitations or defeat.
He has the same belief as the
fictitious Captain James T. Kirk
of the starship Enterprise: there
is no such thing as a no-win
scenario. He also plans to initiate
a bucket-list for the chapter, a list
meant to strengthen the bonds
of Brotherhood. As Brotherhood
is meant for life, it is fitting that
the Brothers of Epsilon Mu will
experience moments of a lifetime
together.
What does Kappa Psi mean to
Tien? He describes Kappa Psi as
a family, his family. Kappa Psi is
more than just a family though; it
is a band of Brothers with the same
goals, the same agenda, and the
same drive to improve themselves,
their Chapter, the pharmacy
profession, and ultimately the lives
of those they serve.
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