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Complete GCC Coveragebegins pg 8

Brothers Honored at PFA pg 7

Leaders and Legendsat GCC pg 32

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Reaching New HeightsThe 57th GCC: An amazing five days of Brotherhood in the mile-high city!

Greetings Brothers,

It was great to see so many brothers in attendance at the 57th Grand Council Convention (GCC) in

Denver, Colorado. Special thanks to all the Past Grand Regents and Past Executive Directors for

speaking at the “Leaders and Legends of Kappa Psi” panel discussion. This was definitely a highlight

of the 57th GCC!

As your Grand Regent, I look forward to getting much accomplished during the 2015–2017 term.

First off, communication to our Provinces needs to be clear, concise, and consistent. Chris Miller,

Coordinator of Province Affairs, has been hard at work providing training sessions for all of our

Province Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors. My hope is that communication will be delivered

consistently across all Provinces. This past summer, we chartered our 106th chapter at South

College of Pharmacy in Knoxville, Tennessee. It is an exciting time as we continue to grow bigger,

better, and stronger. That said, we still have established chapters that struggle with operations.

A Chapter Enhancement Task force has been formed to identify and assist such chapters.

The Executive Committee is fully invested in seeing all of our chapters flourish and succeed.

At this time, most chapters have wrapped up their fall pledging. As new brothers are being added

to our chapters, this is an excellent time to review some important policies. I urge all chapters to

review our Risk Management, Picture, and Social Media Policies. The Risk Management Policy has

been revised to include a Risk Management Acknowledgement

Form. This form must be signed by all pledges and brothers. All

signed forms should be retained by the chapter for the entire period

the brother is on the college/school of pharmacy campus. These

documents exist to ensure the safety of our brothers and to protect

chapter charters. If you have specific questions regarding the new

form, please contact the Policy and/or Risk Management

Committee(s).

I am confident we will continue to grow and reach new heights.

I look forward to seeing many of you at the American Society of

Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Clinical Midyear Meeting this

December in New Orleans!

Fraternally,

Latha Radhakrishnan, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCOPGrand Regent

Volume 112, Number 4, Fall 2015Whole Number 448

Official Publication of the Kappa PsiPharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.Founded 1879 Incorporated 1903

A quarterly magazine maintained and published in the interests of theFraternity, College, and University by The Kappa Psi PharmaceuticalFraternity, Inc., 2060 North Collins, Suite 128, Richardson, TX 75080. Web site: www.kappapsi.org.

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Table of ContentsThe First Word

4 Brothers Unmasked/Join Brothers Joelle Farano and Alexis Schrieber on their Arizona adventure participation in the Junior Commissioned Officer Student TrainingExtern Program.

6 The Grand Agora/We honor the memory of our dear departed brother, Cheryl Maszkiewicz.

8 57th Grand Council Convention/Kappa Psi brothers reached new heights in Denver as they convened for the 57th Grand Council Convention.

16 99 Hands/Kappa Psi chapters have been busy this fall with recruitment and philanthropy. Find out more details inside.

42 Community Service/Kappa Psi’s spirit of community and helping hands are evidenteverywhere.

63 Grand Council Scholarship and Key Winners/Find out which brothers graduated first in their class of 2015.

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The Kappa Psi Experience: Brotherhood for LifeThe 57th GCC is now in the books and we look back on all the events of the week in this

issue of THE MASK. The highlight of the week was by far the Leaders and Legends discussionpanel. Hearing our past leaders share their experiences and remembering those who inspiredtheir journeys to the top were heartwarming and motivational for all present. I would like tothank Brothers Melissa Buchanan and Ryan Fillis for taking some of the amazing photos during the week.

With everyone riding the spirit of GCC back to campus, our chapters truly embraced thetheme of “Reaching New Heights” this fall with an incredible rush period. I encourage allbrothers to read about the record number of pledges that our chapters received in the 99 Hands section and also to incorporate some of the amazing recruitment ideas that are there into your own chapters.

In closing, let’s keep riding the wave of success from the 57th GCC, and continue takingKappa Psi to “New Heights.”

Fraternally,

Cameron

Beta Epsilon Brother Dominic DeFelipi, Gamma Delta Brothers Riley Sember, Allie Fay, Beta Phi BrotherMegan Borchers, and Gamma Delta’s Emily Mroczynski take in some sites around Red Rock National Park.

Latha RadhakrishnanGrand Regent

Grand Vice Regent Latha Radhakrishnan welcomes the graduates to the Grad Reception

during the 57th GCC in Denver.

Achieving New Heights

On the CoverWith more than 600 brothers in attendance, Kappa Psi “Reached NewHeights” at the 57th GCC in Denver. All four of our principals were celebratedand set the stage for an incredible week.


Brothers Unmasked

Kyle Brown is a fourth-year student atMercer University College of Pharmacy inAtlanta. Prior to moving to Atlanta, Kyleattended Florida State University where hereceived his Bachelor of Science in biology.Kyle’s mother, a registered nurse from theislands of Trinidad and Tobago, fostered hispassion for service and healthcare at an earlyage. Upon starting pharmacy school, Kylesought out ways to become active in the pro-fession that would also fulfill his hunger forserving the community. Kyle knew Mercer’sSNPhA Chapter was the organization forhim. As a first-year student, Kyle served asthe Public Relations Chair for the chapter,was elected to serve as president-elect duringhis second year and transitioned into the roleof president for his third year.

Kyle was inducted into Phi Lambda Sigma(PLS) because of his passion for service andpromoting the profession of pharmacy. Heserved as treasurer for Mercer’s PLSChapter. Kyle was selected to serve as theUnited Nations Foundation’s Shot@LifeAdvocacy Champion where he was able topromote the importance of global health andvaccination in developing countries world-wide.

Kyle looks forward to working with his col-leagues on the national, regional, and locallevel to help ensure that everyone reachestheir G.O.A.L.S.! n


Brothers Unmasked

Beta Chi Brother Alexis Schrieber and Gamma Delta Brother JoelleFarano both participated in the Junior Commissioned Officer StudentTraining Extern Program (JRCOSTEP) this summer in Whiteriver,Arizona. Little did they know that throughout the experience, theywould truly gain an appreciation of brotherhood in addition to an invalu-able experience on an Apache Indian reservation. Whiteriver is locatedin the White Mountains in Arizona. In Whiteriver, there is a local hospi-tal that is staffed by pharmacists who are commissioned officers withthe United States Public Health Service.

Joelle Farano is an upcoming P5 at Ohio Northern University. Duringher time in Whiteriver, she created surveys to evaluate patient satisfac-tion in the pharmacy department as well as in the Healthy Heart pro-gram. Joelle worked with the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee toorganize medications on the formulary. Joelle also analyzed the quality ofcare patients received during the hospital’s pain clinic.

Alexis Schrieber is an upcoming P2 at Drake University. While at thehospital, she worked on chart reviews that analyzed ceftriaxone usagein the hospital as well as chart reviews that focused on UTIs andpyelonephritis in pregnant women. The data she collected was used tofoster anti-microbial stewardship programs in the hospital. Alexis alsocreated order sets for doctors to use for common disease states such aspneumonia and otitis media.

Both officers got experience with in-patient, out-patient, and ER phar-macy in an environment where pharmacists receive a lot of autonomy.They participated in the anti-coagulation clinic, immunization clinic,pain clinic, and improved patient care clinic that are all led by pharma-cists. Joelle and Alexis also conducted a radio show at the local Apachestation about eating healthy when eating fast food. The show was trans-lated into Apache by one of the natives who worked as a technician atthe pharmacy. Joelle and Alexis also became very well trained in theIndian Health Services counseling model as all medications were coun-seled on including refills.

This experience wasn’t just all work. Joelle and Alexis learned aboutthe Apache cultures by attending events like Sunrise dances, talking topatients, and learning about history. The Apache tribe is known forGeronimo and his famous cave, located in Whiteriver. Sunrise dancesare the coming of age ceremony for girls and last three days. By talkingto patients, Joelle and Alexis learned about the struggle the natives facesuch as poverty, lack of education, and substance abuse.

When work wasn’t keeping the girls busy, they traveled. Joelle andAlexis went to the Petrified Forest which consists of wood that hasturned to stone over time. They went to the Grand Canyon and hiked tothe bottom. Joelle and Alexis went to Sedona and climbed CathedralRock. They crawled through Geronimo’s cave. The officers also spent aweek working in Phoenix at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center.

Throughout the program, Joelle and Alexis experienced the fellow-ship of Kappa Psi. Several pharmacists at the hospital, including CaptainMark Feltner (Beta Nu), Captain Eun Jeon (Beta Nu), Captain ReyMarbello (Beta Nu), LT Valorie Wilson, and Gina Sutedja (GammaIota), were all Kappa Psi graduates. Joelle and Alexis gained invaluableexperience at Whiteriver. To quote Joelle, “The experience was trulyeye-opening. The work that the Commissioned Corps does reallymakes a difference. All the pharmacists are eager to teach and are pas-sionate about what they do. They provide the most outstanding care Ihave witnessed in my career.” In the words of Alexis, “This experiencesurpassed every expectation that I had. Not only was it a challenge, butit opened my eyes to how pharmacy can impact every level of care.Working with the native people was humbling and showed me thateven among hardship, there is hope and determination.” n

If you have any questions about the JRCOSTEP program, please feel freeto contact Alexis Schrieber at [email protected] or Joelle Faranoat [email protected].

Karen Katz, past presidentof Professional FraternityAssociation (L), presentsSaswat Kabisatpathy (Iota chapter) the 2015PFA Volunteer of the YearAward. The award honorsan individual member of a PFA member groupdeserving of recognition for exceptional service orextraordinary commitmentto the fraternity or community during the preceding year. BrotherKabisatpathy is joined byGrand Regent LathaRadhakrishanan (R), who was sworn in as PFA secretary.

Brother Kabisatpathy has made significant contributions to PFA on a regional and an international level. In addition to his PFAinvolvement, he has contributed to other professional organizationsand to the pharmacy literature.

Brothers Joelle Farano (left) and Alexis Schrieber (right).

Kyle Brown is the newVice President of SNPhA

Two Kappa Psi brothers highlighted at PFA Gamma Psi’s Kyle Brown is the new vice president of the national SNPhA.

Grand Regent Latha Radhakrishnan (4th from right) is sworn in as the new secretary of theProfessional Fraternity Association during their annual meeting that was held in Louisville,Kentucky.KYdoesAZ

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The Grand Agora

ByJean Starvaggi (Beta Kappa)

Appreciating the simple things in life washow Brother Cheryl Maszkiewicz lived.

She loved life, animals, and helping others.Cheryl was initiated in to the Beta Kappachapter in the fall of 1982. She enjoyed tellingeveryone that if it were not for her, Davewould have never pledged and become abrother. From the time she talked Dave intopledging, she was excited. In fact, the nightof Dave’s initiation, Dave’s dad pulled Cherylaside and gave her his initiation pin to give toDave. She was beside herself and couldn’twait to give it to him. While in school sheheld only one office, chaplain. Chaplains areoften thought of as being giving, caring andgentle souled people. They are thought ofwhen people need help and/or guidance.Cheryl personified this office. She alwayshelped where there was a need. Cheryl didn’tlike to be in the spotlight; quite the opposite,she liked being behind the scenes helpingwhomever and whenever there was a need,all without accolades or a fuss. She followedthis office into the Pittsburgh Grad andLaurel Highlands Grad chapters. Althoughshe held a few offices, she was on theInternational Graduate Development andPhilanthropy committees. Through the yearsthat Dave served on the ExecutiveCommittee, she never once complainedabout his involvement or travel. On the con-trary, she was always incredibly supportive ofhim. When the graduate referral program wasstarted, she spent hours helping with the orga-nizing and categorization of the referrals—this was all done with pen and paper, as therewere no e-mails then. She helped with theGCC held in Pittsburgh: planning the day atKennywood as well as the group photograph.When the National Philanthropy project wasthe MS Foundation, Cheryl spearheaded themaking of the Kappa Psi quilt.

She took a special liking to the SpecialOlympics when it was the NationalPhilanthropic project. In fact, she remainedvery involved for many years, continuingafter her diagnosis of muscular sclerosis. Sheonce said when asked how she kept up whenshe herself was not feeling good, that thekids in the Special Olympics were truly spe-

cial kids and they needed to feel good aboutthemselves. They were angels on Earth.

Outside the Fraternity, Cheryl’s need tohelp others continued. She worked for ThriftDrug and Medco Health Solutions until shebecame disabled in 2007. She also had adegree in nuclear pharmacy. She was a fire-fighter/EMT/paramedic in Cresson,Hollidaysburg and she was a member ofPMAP at Pitt. She loved photography, captur-ing the beautiful simple things in life most ofthe time. She took pictures for the DallasMarks Band and the PovertyNeck Hillbilliesband in Pittsburgh. She was still taking pic-tures up until four months prior to her death.

She liked to travel throughout theFraternity. She, of course, attended dozens ofProvince II assemblies, as well as traveled toProvinces I, V, VIII and X. She attended theinfamous “Nonclave” in Omaha. She attendedthe GCCs from Orlando in 1987 throughBoston in 2007. In 1998, Dave was unable toattend the Province X assembly in Missoula,Montana, so Cheryl went ‘representing’Dave, the Graduate Member-at-Large. Shehad a great time skiing with the Brotherhoodthat weekend, even though her skis carriedher off the trail and luckily she missed adozen trees on the way down. The next timeDave and Cheryl traveled to Province X, thebrothers referred to him as ‘Cheryl’s hus-band’ which made her laugh. She formedclose bonds of brotherhood with PittsburghGrad members as well as Craig Johnston andBrian Reisetter. She felt especially close tothe brothers of Province VIII.

Some of the other fun simple facts thatCheryl took pride in are: she was the firstbrother to be married to an executive boardmember and she became the first ‘FirstBrother’ when Dave was elected GrandRegent. She was also presented the Order ofthe Silver Mortar in 2007 by Dave, who wasGrand Regent.

Positivity was another of Cheryl’s greatqualities. In the quarter century I was luckyenough to know Cheryl, I never heard hersay one negative thing about anyone. Shenever was down due to any of her illnesses;she was optimistic, taking one day at a time.She didn’t complain, she didn’t ask ‘what if’ or

‘why me.’ Instead she was looking forward tothe next day, wondering what she and/orDave was going to do. She and Dave loved tospend time together, just the two of themwatching television, especially “MacGyver,”“Emergency” and of course…“Star Trek.” Abig part of her world was her animals. If youwanted to see her eyes light up, all you had todo was ask about her birds or dogs. Duringthe last few months of her illness, she was ina rehab hospital. On Friday nights, Davewould pick her up and take her for dinner.Together they would pick up the dogs, Ringoand Kaylee, and go to The Meadows for icecream or Italian ice. The last picture Davetook of Cheryl was there, with Kaylee sittingon her lap looking at each other. The picturesummarized Cheryl perfectly… enjoy thesimple things in life.

Cheryl leaves us now for the Grand Agora,to join her brothers and dear friends, CraigJohnston and Paul Hiller, as well as recentlydeparted fellow Beta Kappa Brother RogerWheat, Jr., and Past Grand Regent E. BenWelch. Cheryl may be gone, but she willalways live in the hearts and minds of all whoknew and loved her! We will remember herand all those simple things in her life thatdefined a life well lived. n

We say goodbye to our first “First Brother”

Cheryl Maszkiewicz“It is the sweet simple things in life which are the real ones after all.”—Laura Ingalls Wilder

TOP: Cheryl and Dave with Alan Segalof,Executive Director of the Multiple SclerosisFoundation at the 2007 GCC. ABOVE: Cheryland Dave pose with John Schneider of Dukes ofHazard fame.

Grand RegentLatha Radhakrishnan

Grand Vice RegentRobert Mancini

Grand CounselorChristy Askew

Grand HistorianMelissa Buchanan

Grand RitualistJason Milton

Graduate Member-at-LargeMichael Starvaggi

Collegiate Member-at-LargeKaren Hoang

RIGHT: Executive Director John Porter presents outgoing Grand Regent

Eric Gupta with a plaque, thankinghim for his countless hours of

service he has given to the Fraternity.BELOW: Many thanks to the outgoing

Executive Council and their familiesfor the sacrifices they made to fulfill

their duties of office the past twoyears. All the brothers in the KappaPsi nation appreciate the work that

you do to lead our Fraternity.

The new 2015–17 Executive Committee


Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity Inc. held its 57th GrandCouncil Convention August 4–8, 2015, in the Mile-High City of Denver,Colorado, with the theme of “Reaching New Heights.” The host hotelwas the Denver Marriott City Center and the convention chairpersonwas Grand Vice Regent Latha Radhakrishnan. There were 620 brothersand guests registered for the convention.

Many brothers arrived early to take advantage of the pre-conventionexcursions offered on Monday, August 3, that included white water raft-ing and zip lining. On Tuesday morning, many brothers and theirguests participated in a bus tour of the Denver mountains and parksincluding the Red Rocks Amphitheater and Buffalo Bill’s grave.

The opening reception – “Casino Night: Where Brothers BeginReaching New Heights” was held Tuesday evening where GrandRitualist Harry Marcelin tied the Golden Bow. Grand Regent EricGupta, Grand Vice Regent Latha Radhakrishnan, and Past GrandRegent and Executive Director Johnny Porter gave welcoming speech-es. The candidates for office were introduced and brothers enjoyed thefood and casino games available for the evening.

Wednesday morning began with a continuing education program“Snakes and Spiders and Scorpions and Sea Creatures, Oh My!—AReview of Envenomations in the United States” given by PatrickDougherty, PharmD, BCPS. Four workshops were available to brothersfollowing the CE:

Workshop I: “Standing Out for the Right Reasons: Strategies andSecrets for Success in the Hunt for Residency and Post-GraduateEmployment” Speakers: Adam Gregg, PharmD, BCPS and Deanna L.McDanel, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP.

Workshop II: “So You Want to Be a Province Supervisor? –Expectations, Utilization, and Best Practices” Speakers: MelissaBuchanan, PharmD, MSCR; Chris Miller, PharmD; Marvin Smith,PharmD; and Greg Zumach, PharmD, BCPS. Moderator: Paul Knecht,PharmD. (continued on page 11)

Reaching New Heights57th Grand Council Convention August 4-8, 2015

By Grand Historian Melissa Buchanan

ABOVE: Brothers enjoy Casino nightduring the opening reception. BELOW:Executive Director Porter. TOP CEN-TER: Grand Ritualist Marcelin ties theGolden Bow. TOP RIGHT: GrandRegent Eric Gupta. LOWER FAR RIGHT:Brothers have fun during the excursionto Red Rocks National Park.


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Workshop III: “Prescription for Workforce Management” Speaker:Paresh Patel, PharmD.

Workshop IV: “Post-Graduate Fellowship Opportunities –Navigating Your Way to a Career in Industry” Speaker: Jay R. Fajiculay,BS, PharmD.

After the workshops, Grand Regent Gupta held a province affairsboard meeting with the Province Satraps. Wednesday afternoon wasspent at Coors Field to watch the Denver Rockies defeat the SeattleMariners 7–5. Grand Regent Gupta, Grand Vice Regent Radhakrishnan,Past Grand Regent and Executive Director Porter, and Editor of THEMASK Cameron Van Dyke were recognized as representatives for theFraternity prior to the baseball game on the field. The Graduate andBenefactor reception was held Wednesday evening in the courtyard out-side of the hotel.

On Thursday, Rebecca J. Fahrenbruch, PharmD, BCOP presented aCE on “Comprehensive Pharmacist-Managed Oral ChemotherapyMonitoring, Education, and Adherence Program.” General Session Iwas called to order and the candidates for office gave their speeches.Past Grand Regent Lawrence “LB” Brown, PharmD, PhD, FAPHA gavethe keynote address “To Infinity and Beyond” to discuss the qualities ofleadership. The Memorial Exercise was performed and the Beta Omegabrothers shared a presentation remembering Past Grand Regent PaulHiller.

The 10th biennial Scholarship and Awards Luncheon wasThursday afternoon. Many brothers and chapters were recognized fortheir hard work over the 2014–15 academic year. Beta Kappa andEpsilon Mu tied as the top collegiate chapters in the Fraternity. DeltaZeta earned the Nicholas W. Fenney Industry Improvement Award.Beta Xi had the top GPA across the Fraternity, earning the Frank H.Eby Scholarship Tray Award, and Epsilon Theta was recognized as theWilliam R. Smith Most Improved Chapter. Jordan Ballou (DeltaLambda) was selected as the 2015 Frank H. Eby Award winner. The topgraduate chapter was Illinois Graduate and the most improved chapterwas Tampa Graduate. This year, the Kappa Psi PharmaceuticalFoundation was able to award 11 collegiate brothers with a scholarship.Gary Van Riper was the recipient of the 2015 Grand Council DeputyOutstanding Achievement award. Please see the Summer 2015 MASKfor a complete list of award winners.

Following the luncheon, brothers gathered outside of the hotel for agroup photo before returning to the meeting room to start GeneralSession II. The first legislative session was held and Officer Reportswere given. Editor of THE MASK Van Dyke gave a presentation “THEMASK: Understanding its importance and tips for submission.”Committee reports were available online and the committee chairshighlighted their reports. The day concluded with chapter sales, exhibithall, and career roundtables.

Candy Ng, PharmD, BCPS presented Friday’s CE topic“Antipsychotics Use in the Hospitalized Patient– A Review for the

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TOP: Gamma Psi looking stylish at the opening reception. BELOW LEFT: Genie Lil Herrera(Chi) models at chapter sales. BELOW RIGHT: Mike Starvaggi, Cameron Van Dyke, JennyDonaldson, Stephanie Forsythe, and Wes Miller catching up during the opening reception.BOTTOM LEFT: Becky Farhenbruch, Eric Geyer, Lawrence Lopez, and Christy Askew duringthe opening reception. BOTTOM RIGHT: Kenneth Martey, Jerica Singleton, StephanieHughes, and Porscha Johnson take in the Rockies game.

TOP: Brothers having fun. ABOVE: Trey Reeves and Ravi Bacchus. BELOW: Laura Byrd and Ashley Washington enjoy the Rockies game.


General Pharmacy Practitioner.” General Session III began with a ple-nary session “Substance Abuse: It’s Our Problem.” Brother Ryan Gries,PharmD gave a moving testimonial regarding substance abuse andrecovery. Sheila Botts, PharmD, FCCP, BCPP gave the expert testimo-nial. A review of the alcohol and substance abuse policy was given priorto the legislative hearing. Province reports were then given and GeneralSession II adjorned.

While our guests were enjoying an afternoon tea at the Brown PalaceHotel, the first “Leaders and Legends in Kappa Psi” discussion panelwas held. (See photos on page 32.)

The panel consisted of Past Grand Regents Lawrence “LB” Brown,Norman Campbell, William Fitzpatrick, Brian Furbush, JohnGrossomanides, Anthony Palmeri, Johnny Porter, Brian Reisetter,Kenneth Roberts, Kali Weaver, and Patrick Wells—and Past ExecutiveDirectors Donald Floriddia and Robert Magarian. The panel gave thebrothers insight on the past, present, and future of Kappa Psi. Theyshowed us that Kappa Psi is truly for life. While the professional accom-plishments of our brothers are noteworthy, it was the emotional remem-brances of brothers who have joined the Grand Agora that demonstrat-ed how much the Brotherhood has meant to our legends and leaders.

Following the discussion panel, province caucuses were held and theFoundation Poker Tournament, organized by James Wall (Gamma Nu),was played Friday evening. The winners of the tournament were firstplace Luke Weaver (Epsilon Sigma), second place Austin Lam (GammaNu), and third place Jarod Dainoviec (Zeta Beta). Through variousfundraisers during the week, the Foundation received $9,440 in dona-tions.

The CE topic “Review of Non-Sterile Compounding” was presentedon Saturday by speaker Kirsten “Kasey” Tobbe, PharmD. GeneralSession IV was called to order and the final legislative session was held.During General Session V, the election of the 2015–2017 InternationalOfficers was held. The results are below:

Grand Regent– Latha Radhakrishnan

Grand Vice Regent– Robert Mancini

Grand Counselor– Christy Askew

Grand Historian– Melissa Buchanan

Grand Ritualist– Jason Milton

Graduate Member-at-Large– Michael Starvaggi

Collegiate Member-at-Large– Karen Hoang

The 135th Alpha Chapter Anniversary Reception and Banquetwas held Saturday night. The outgoing Executive Committee was hon-ored then our newly elected officers were installed and Grand RitualistJason Milton untied the Golden Bow. After a week full of education,business, fellowship, and excitement, brothers returned to their respec-tive chapters to share how they reached new heights in Denver. n

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Reaching New Heights

ABOVE: Past Grand Regent Bill Fitzpatrick displaysthe many different Kappa Psi pins he has worn. TOPLEFT: Bring on the rapids!! CENTER MIDDLE: ShannaKeller, Katie Czajkowski, and PGR Ken Roberts.RIGHT: Brothers playing giant jenga during one ofthe nights out on the town in Denver. BOTTOMRIGHT: Justin Redding, Brandon Corpening, BelmaMuharemovic`, Adam Kornokovich, and JacklynMarie at the opening reception.

LEFT: Delta Phi and San Diego Gradbrothers attend the opening reception.ABOVE: Christyn Mullen-Lee delivers acommittee report. BELOW: Brothersfrom various chapters gather for aquick photo.


Reaching New HeightsRIGHT: Jill Shah, Pinal Gathani, and Elaine Moytake a break from the sun at the Rockies game.RIGHT CENTER: Johnny Porter, LathaRadhakrishnan, and Eric Gupta represent Kappa Psi on the field before the Rockies game.FAR RIGHT TOP: Graduates line up for the buffet during the graduate reception. BELOW:Brothers prepare to go white water rafting.BOTTOM CENTER LEFT: Candidate interviews.BOTTOM CENTER RIGHT: Iowa Grads GregZumach, Christa Hamburg, and Amy Munemotenjoy the graduate reception. BOTTOM FARRIGHT: The Mancini Family. MIDDLE RIGHT:Past Grand Regent Ken Roberts and CincinnatiGrad Bob Cluxton. FAR MIDDLE RIGHT: JennyVu and Cynthia Nguyen.

99 Hands


� ThetaVirginia Commonwealth UniversityFounded 7/30/1921 [email protected]

This past summer was eventful forour chapter. It started with 18 of ourP4 brothers beginning rotations andtheir final year of pharmacy school.We had strong showings at both theAtlantic Province summer conclave inJohnson City, Tennessee, and at the57th GCC in Denver. We took homethe Man-Mile Award at the AtlanticProvince, with more than 50 percentof our brothers in attendance. Thiswas the first award for Theta at theProvince level and it capped a greatweekend of fellowship with the otherchapters in the Province. One monthlater, at the 57th GCC, we werenamed the winner of the Kappa PsiHistory Video Competition. A specialthank-you goes out to Phil Jan formaking this outstanding video. In all,it was an exceptional summer forTheta chapter.

We have been busy with several fallevents. The first was our secondKappa Ball Basketball Tournament tosupport the Center for High BloodPressure in Richmond, Virginia.Seven student teams and one facultyteam battled it out in a single-elimina-tion tournament, culminating in athrilling come-from-behind victory forthe P3 team of Phil Cerreto, MitchellDelusa, Kyle Mullins, Robert Semus,Michael Tizard and Tyler Willey.

Upcoming events include the annualKappa Psi Chili Cook-off, theYanchick Invitational Golf Tourna -ment, and Beardapalooza. The KappaPsi Chili Cook-off is a cooking compe-tition with awards for best chili, bestpresentation, and worst chili. Theevent also includes raffle prizes for allwho come out, either as competitorsor tasters. The Cook-off will take placeon October 19 in the School ofPharmacy building. The Yanchick golf

tournament is being organized by theInterfraternity Council at the VCUSchool of Pharmacy, and the proceedsgo to the VCU School of PharmacyScholarship Fund. And, after a one-year hiatus, Theta is bringing backBeardapalooza as part of No ShaveNovember. This is another fundraiserin which participants seek out spon-sors to donate money for every daythey don’t shave. At the end of themonth, a vote is taken for the bestfacial hair. Prizes go to the personwith the best facial hair as well as theperson who raised the most money.Proceeds support the Center for HighBlood Pressure.

—Kevin Hurley

� IotaMedical University of South CarolinaFounded 11/29/[email protected]

While the summer was mostly fullof internships, rotations, and planningfor the upcoming school year, IotaBrother Todd Larson, made the tripout to beautiful Denver, Colorado, toattend the 57th GCC and representthe chapter. He brought back muchknowledge to share and to prepare usfor the upcoming semester. With thestart of a new school year, we beganthe exciting process of fall rush. Thisyear, brothers provided several differ-ent events showcasing all the chapterand Fraternity has to offer. We hostedtwo lunchtime events on campus. Thefirst was a meet and greet and ques-tion and answer session in whichprospective students could gain gen-eral knowledge about the chapter.The second lunch meeting brought inseveral graduate brothers to speak onhow Kappa Psi affected them person-ally and professionally. This was a hitwith the prospective students as itdemonstrated the lifelong bond thatKappa Psi builds, and offered themthe chance to hear about the benefitsthe Fraternity could provide from a

different perspective. We also part-nered with the other pharmaceuticalfraternities on campus to attend a triv-ia night as well as a percent night tobenefit the local APhA-ASP chapter’sLowcountry Heart Walk fundraiser.To round out rush, brothers watchedthe University of South Carolina takeon the University of North Carolina inthe opening game of the college foot-ball season. As a result of our hardwork, 13 new pledges were inductedand have begun the process of becom-ing brothers.

MuMassachusetts College of PharmacyFounded 3/4/[email protected]

Mu Chapter brothers volunteeredat a Pancreatic Cancer Walk inMedford, Massachusetts. We arrivedat the site early in the morning beforethe start of the run. As volunteers, wehad numerous responsibilities. Someof us were assigned to meet the run-ners at the Tufts school to confirmregistration and assist them in theshuttling process to the running site.Others blocked off the side streetsfrom oncoming traffic. Remainingbrothers were stationed at differentpoints of the course to hand out waterto runners. There were more than1,500 people in attendance with a widearray of participants all here for onecause. As the 5K was rounding up,people gathered near the finish line,cheering the runners to finish strong.Witnessing everyone in unison, fight-ing for one cause, truly impacted us asa group. We plan to participate in thisevent annually and extend the invita-tion for all brothers to join.

In October, we are participating inLight The Night for cancer survivors.We have our annual Mission Hill RoadRace in October. Mu brothers will behelping the community set up theevent and support the brothers who

will run. If any brother is in theBoston area and seeking good compa-ny, Mu is always here with 99 hands.

—Belvin Kuriakose

� NuUniversity of ConnecticutFounded 5/17/[email protected]

We had a great start to the fallsemester for Nu chapter. As thesemester begun, we held a successfulrush period and invited eight out-standing young men to pledge ourchapter. Our chapter has started toprepare for our annual “Movember”fundraiser. Our fundraiser will culmi-nate at the end of the month with amustache competition judged by ourmustachioed faculty members. Asalways, we welcome any brother whowants to come visit the University ofConnecticut and try our now famousmac and cheese. —Greg Greenier

� XiThe Ohio State UniversityFounded 5/21/[email protected]

Our chapter held a pre-rush TieDye event to introduce the incomingP1 students to Kappa Psi. InterestedP1s were provided with a T-shirt andfood and were invited to dye shirtsand play volleyball with brothers. Weoffered three rush events this year:Speed-Meet-A-Brother, Broom Balland Game Night. Speed-Meet-A-Brother allowed interested rushees tointerview brothers for five minutesbefore rotating to a new brother.Game Night was a new event thisyear, offering rushees a variety ofgames to play with actives. CardsAgainst Humanity, Sorry! and HeadsUp were some favorites.

Eighteen of our brothers traveled toCincinnati in September for the GreatLakes Province 2015 fall assembly.

—Dana Chavez

The winning team from Theta shows off the trophy following their Kappa BallBasketball Tournament victory.

Xi Brothers Kevin So, Sarah Mietz, Dana Chavez and Illinois Grad BrotherPratik Shah navigate a raft down Class IV rapids during an excursion at GCC.


stronger bonding. We completelyoverhauled how we announce the BigBrother pairs. We have a Big BrotherReveal Night with our very own Hat ofBriareos (which is in no way similar tothe Sorting Hat)! It was a hit witheveryone and definitely got a lot ofgiggles from the audience. Kudos toPledge Educators Eli Eggen andSwetha Pradeep for all your hardwork in implementing these changes!

In the meantime, we are diligentlygetting ready to host our NorthernPlains Province assembly inNovember. We have lots of things in

store for this year with a live band onSaturday night, Jamberry nail stickersfor sale, fantastic grab bags, and a fab-ulous speaker for our Saturday din-ner. We are glad to be hosting it nearMinneapolis’s famous Mall ofAmerica, for all your shopping needs.And if shopping isn’t your thing, wehave put together a ton of other activi-ties and sights to see. We can’t wait tohave our fellow brothers here in theTwin Cities to celebrate with us.

We plan on updating and going livewith our STI talks soon and continueto staff the Phillips Neighborhood

Clinic (PNC) dispensing pharmacy.The PNC is an organization started atthe University of Minnesota that aimsto provide free comprehensive med-ical care to the socioeconomically dis-advantaged and works as an interpro-fessional organization through all ofthe health programs at the University.We have a strong tradition of support-ing charity walks, and look forward tothe Twin Cities 5K and NationalKidney Foundation Walk. We alsoanticipate the many social eventsplanned by chaplain Katie Braddock.

—Morgan Hoeft

The brothers of Beta Omicron pose for a group photoafter participating in the Step Out to Stop Diabetes Walk.

� EpsilonUniversity of Minnesota Founded 4/30/[email protected]

Over the summer, our new execu-tive board met to hash out some oftheir ambitious new plans for thesemester and returned to campusready to make some improvements.

One of our largest improvementshas been thanks to our pledge educa-tors. We have started a “PledgeWeek” full of fun activities for ourprospective pledges and our currentbrothers. This included a trivia nightDay Block in Minneapolis and bowl-ing at a local bowling alley. It wasexciting to see so many of our pledgesand brothers interacting and havingfun before the demands of the schoolyear pick up. We are happy toannounce 26 pledges joined us thisfall. We also implemented a new tradi-tion for our chapter—Drug Families!Our current brothers and pledges aregrouped into families based on theirdrug names and pass those downfrom Big Brother to Little Brother.For example, I am proud to representThe Heartbreakers drug family herein Epsilon! We redesigned how weannounce pledges’ Big Brothers. Ourpledge educators sent out a compre-hensive survey to all the Big Brothersand pledges, designed to help matchthem with someone who shared simi-lar interests in order to facilitate

Epsilon brothers proudly represent Kappa Psi at the St. Jude’s Walk to End Childhood Cancer!

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enthusiast who had recently beendiagnosed with the disease. It was avery humbling experience. Brothersand pledges also participated in apizza eating contest, tire-toss, and amilk chugging contest. The showraised more than $5,000 for theresearch foundation.

September was a time of brother-hood for the chapter. Past GrandRegent Kenneth Roberts and his wifeKittye hosted Upsilon at their homefor their annual “Dinner at theGrange.” This is a semiformal eventopen to all brothers and pledges. Liveentertainment was provided by ourGrand Council Deputy KennethRecord and his band, 27 South. Threebrothers from the newly charteredZeta Xi chapter were also in atten-dance. We once again thank theRoberts family for hosting us.Throughout September, Upsilonbrothers and pledges worked togeth-er to handcraft Kappa Psi Christmasornaments. Weekly crafting sessionswere held, with more than 300 orna-ments created. If interested in pur-chasing an ornament, contact a broth-er of Upsilon. Fifteen brothers attend-ed the fall assembly of the GreatLakes Province in Cincinnati, andTerry Chou was elected Province trea-surer. It was a great learning experi-ence for all involved.

—Clyde Hamilton

� ChiUniversity of Illinois-ChicagoFounded 2/2/[email protected]

This summer has been busy for Chichapter! Brothers visited the familiesat the Ronald McDonald House for anarts and crafts event and volunteeredat a Special Olympics athletic event.

August was exciting for manybrothers who embarked on their tripto the 57th GCC. For many brothers,attending GCC was a new (and verymemorable) experience, while others

were excited to reunite with oldfriends at their second GCC. Pleasecheck out our summer newsletter onthe �� Chi chapter web site, whichfeatures an article about two brothers’experiences representing our chapterat GCC. We are especially proud tocongratulate Chi chapter GCD LathaRadhakrishnan as the new GrandRegent of Kappa Psi. Brothers wereecstatic to hear this news and areready to support her as she leadsKappa Psi through a successful year.

This fall will be an interesting timefor Chi chapter brothers as theyimplement new changes to the pledg-ing process. We will update everyoneon this year’s pledging process in ournext article!

—Helen Sweiss

� PsiUniversity of TennesseeFounded 10/9/[email protected]

This fall’s rush flew by for Psi chap-ter. We held several events to get toknow the rushees and are proud to

announce we were able to recruit 93new brothers! After recruitment, weheld a “Meet the Brothers” activity tofurther acquaint our new memberswith the brothers.

Service chair Rebecca Richards hasbeen hard at work organizing collabo-rative events. She coordinated withWalmart and Fred’s pharmacies toexecute regular blood pressurescreenings at several of their loca-tions. We look forward to continuingour work with these partners.

Our chapter in Knoxville startedtheir “Random Acts of Flowers” thisfall, which involves our brothersbringing bouquets of flowers to andspending time with patients at localhospitals. These events were veryrewarding and we’ve received a greatdeal of positive feedback from boththe patients and the hospitals.

—Mark Cole

�� Beta GammaUniversity of California-San FranciscoFounded 9/23/[email protected]

Beta Gamma chapter kicked off thefall by cooking an assortment of appe-tizing dishes for the annual Bi-Fraternity dinner. This dinner is thefirst introduction that each student atUCSF has to fraternity life. Over ourmutual love for good food and goodcompany, the brothers acquaintedthemselves with the P1s and exempli-fied the camaraderie that character-izes our Fraternity.

As we move forward with this rush,we plan to take rushees to their firstGiants game, walk them through theirfirst objective structured clinicalexamination (OSCE), and guide themthrough their first Halloween celebra-tion in the city.

—Diana Tran

�� Beta EpsilonUniversity of Rhode IslandFounded 5/17/[email protected]

Fifteen Beta Epsilon brothersenjoyed a great week in Denver atGCC. Then, to jump-start the semes-ter, more than 20 brothers came tocampus early to help the new pharma-cy freshmen move into their dorms. Itwas a great way to introduce our-selves to the incoming class andimpress the younger pharmacy com-munity from the onset.

In the coming weeks, we are alsogearing up for our semester’s philan-thropy events, including our national-ly recognized men’s health awarenessMovember Campaign and ourNarragansett beach cleanup.

Under the direction of Patrick Lee,the rush process has also provedextremely successful. More than 30prospective pledges attended each ofour bonding and informational events,including bowling, wing night, and abeach barbecue. We are expecting agreat pledge year!

—Mike Taglienti

�� Beta EtaWest Virginia UniversityFounded 5/16/[email protected]

Since the last Province meeting,our chapter has been incredibly busy.On top of all the community serviceand social events we held, we havebeen getting ready to host this year’sfall Province. We formed a committeeto book hotels and banquet dinnerlocations and planned social eventsand ordered favors. The committeealso set up online registration and pro-moted the event on social media.

Not only have we been participatingin several service events in our com-

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We are excited to participate inmany new and exciting events thissemester, including volleyball, tennis,football tailgates, Relay For Life,hypertension counseling and more.

—Ryan Knapp

� RhoUniversity of KansasFounded 4/23/[email protected]

Rho has had a very busy fall! Wekicked the year off with a welcomeback barbecue at the Connectionapartment complex. Brothers andpledges enjoyed the warm weather,good food, and sand volleyball! Weare excited for our 30 new pledges!Our pledging process started with ourpop reveal at the school and then wecelebrated the night at Mi Ranchito.The pledges and actives volunteeredat Harvesters food drive in Topeka, 30minutes from our pharmacy school, togive back to our community! Thepledges have many fun activitiesplanned during the pledging process,but it’s no secret that we are mostexcited for the pledge vs. active flagfootball tournament!

Here is a shout-out to a few of ourP2 brothers for starting up IPhO(Industry Pharmacists Organization)at our school. IPhO brings in speak-ers and opportunities in the industry.The leadership and initiative in ourchapter is unbelievable.

—Monica Saha

� SigmaUniversity of MarylandFounded 3/27/[email protected]

It is a new year and you know whatthat means—pledging time! Rusheesand brothers competed against eachother in various card games to seewho could win the most raffle ticketsand a chance to win great prizes dur-ing the first casino-themed rush event.

� PiPurdue UniversityFounded 6/11/[email protected]

Pi chapter is off to a running startfor the fall semester. We attended thePharmacy First Nighter where pre-pharmacy and professional studentsget a chance to interact with eachpharmacy organization on campusand express interest. Our chapter alsohosted an ice cream social and cook-out to encourage students to pledgeKappa Psi. Turnouts were exceptionalfor both events. An upcoming bowlingsocial will be a way for pledges to getto know the current brothers of Pichapter, while having fun bowling. Akaraoke night for active brothers is inthe works.

The annual Kappa Psi 5K Glow Runwill be held on October 3 at 8 p.m.Benefits from the event will go to theRonald McDonald House. We areeager to host this event and always geta large number of brothers who laceup their running shoes for the cause.

In September, we will host a blooddrive through the Indiana BloodCenter as a way to show our supportfor the medical community. Pi chapterwill also be holding an informationtable outside a local library to educatethe community on the importance offlu shots. We hope this new eventencourages people to get their shotand debunks some of the commonmyths about flu shots. We will also bevolunteering at an annual Halloweenevent called Boo at the Zoo. Thisevent is held at Columbian Park Zooin Lafayette, Indiana, and is always away for brothers to help make a funnight for the kids of the community.

We plan to head to Butler for MAPconclave in October. Conclave isalways a great way to socialize withbrothers from so many different phar-macy schools.

Rushees had the chance to bond withbrothers at our largest rush event, the�� Luau. Rushees enjoyed theHawaiian-themed food while brothersshowed what it means to be a KappaPsi brother. Manny Kim and CaitlynCorker-Relph were responsible fororganizing these fantastic events.

Classes and schoolwork have notstopped brothers from volunteeringand giving back to the community.Syra Jang spearheaded an outreachprogram with the American CancerSociety’s Hope Lodge. Brothers pro-duced an authentic Mexican-themeddinner for the cancer patients whoreside at the Hope Lodge.

—Anh-Tuan Nguyen

� UpsilonUniversity of KentuckyFounded 4/16/[email protected]

Upsilon brothers got an early starton recruitment at the new student ori-entation and provided informationabout Kappa Psi to those who were

interested in joining. After classesstarted, we kicked off rush week witha philanthropy event. Brothers andrushees met to prepare 30 cancer carepackages for chemotherapy patientsat UK’s Markey Cancer Center. Itemsin the kits included lemon lozenges,oral moisturizing lozenges, hand sani-tizer, moisturizing cream, and a bottleof water. The chapter finished rushweek with a social event at Pazzo’sPizza Pub and held our annual Luau.After bids were returned, Upsilon had40 pledges, our largest class to date.

For the second year, we participat-ed in a local charity car show, AgainstAll Odds, which is held annually at theRJ Corman-Lucas Airfield. All pro-ceeds go to the Richard Jay CormanMultiple Myeloma ResearchFoundation, a branch of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This year,five Upsilon brothers and eightpledges were in attendance to providegeneral education on multiple myelo-ma. We were able to speak with morethan 100 attendees, including one car

Rho brothers play frisbee at the Kappa Psi Olympics.Sigma brothers enjoy taking a selfie together during the casino-themed rush event.Syra Jang (bottom left), Jenny Nguyen (top left), (L–R): Vivian Tran, Jenny Han,Triet Tran, and Chioma Chi-Chi Uwandu.

Upsilon brothers and pledges craft Kappa Psi Christmas ornaments.

Chi brothers celebrate with Dr. Latha Radhakrishnan as she is named GrandRegent at the 57th Grand Council Convention.

Beta Eta brothers enjoy a rush event and get to know the pledges.

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game, a cookout at the house, trivianight, and a faculty panel. We wereable to induct 21 pledges to our chap-ter, the biggest pledge class we havehad in several years.

Our brothers have also been veryactive with philanthropy and profes-sional events. Recently, Beta Xi haspaired up with Rite Aid Pharmacy toprovide 73 flu shots to fellow studentsat the UNC Eshelman School ofPharmacy. This was the first flu clinicheld by our chapter and we hope tocontinue this event in the future!

We are continuing our fundraisingefforts through our Bricks forBrotherhood drive as well as newevents such as a Pig Pickin’ and asalsa cook-off. If you are interested inordering an engraved brick that willbe placed in a new patio behind thechapter house, please contact CatieTravis at [email protected].

We held an Alumni Day at the BetaXi chapter house in November.

� Beta OmicronUniversity of WashingtonFounded 4/15/[email protected]

Although the summer was quiet forus, our new Beta Omicron boardmembers had a retreat to discussexpectations for our Fraternity as wellas goals and future plans for our chap-ter. It was an extremely productiveretreat and we developed strongerbonds within our board. A few of ourbrothers attended the 57th GCC andbonded over a variety of professionaland social events. We are looking for-ward to connecting with brothers out-side our chapter at the NorthwestProvince conclave February 12–14.

Many of the students from the newpharmacy class have expressed inter-est in joining Kappa Psi. During ourinformation meeting, we had a greatturnout. This is an exciting year forus, as we may have one of the largest

pledge classes in our history. As westart the rush process, our activebrothers enjoyed reconnecting witheach other while meeting potentialmembers. Some rush events includedwatching the Washington footballgame against UC Berkeley, bowling atthe Garage, “speed-dating” with cur-rent brothers, and a game night. Wealso collaborated with another phar-macy organization to represent theUniversity of Washington at the StepOut: Walk to Stop Diabetes. One ofour first socials of the year was acanoe trip. Many brothers came out tocanoe at Lake Washington.

—Helen Tam

�� Beta PiWashington State UniversityFounded 4/18/[email protected]

Only a month has passed sinceclasses began and we officially startedour rush process, working to expand

our Brotherhood. Our brothers haveattended a soda tasting “get to knowyou” event, movie night, Hawaiian-themed barbecue, medication spellingbee, pizza party/scavenger hunt, anda bowling night. We have many morerush and pledge events to go andhope to find the perfect brothers torepresent our Beta Pi chapter andKappa Psi as a whole.

We have participated in severalcommunity service events. We startedoff donating goods to the hundreds offirefighters in Washington who riskedtheir lives to fight the state’s largestfire in history. On September 12, wecollaborated with APhA-ASP and par-ticipated in the Operation Heart:Spokane Heart 5K Walk, held at theRiverfront Park. On September 19,once again, we participated in Habitatfor Humanity to help build homes forthe less fortunate. This continues tobe a humbling experience for ourchapter.

There are many more communityservice events we are look forward tothis semester: the AIDS Walk in col-laboration with SNPhA, anotherHabitat for Humanity event, volunteer-ing at the Humane Society, and aHalloween canned food drive.

Even with so much going on, weare also working hard on plans to hostthe Beta Pi Centennial in April 2016.

—McKnzy Miller & Kelly Peel

�� Beta RhoUniversity of MississippiFounded 4/19/[email protected]

In September, Ole Miss SOP heldits annual Rush Week and we proudlyaccepted 32 new pledges. We arelooking forward to an exciting yearwith these new brothers and will holdinitiation during the spring semester.Brothers and pledges have had theopportunity to socialize and becomeacquainted at several tailgates for thisyear’s football season. We are eager tojoin the Delta Gamma chapter at theAuburn vs. Ole Miss football game atthe end of the month.

This semester, we are placing anemphasis on community serviceevents and are currently working withthe Adopt-a-Highway program toadopt a local street in Oxford. InOctober, we are helping a fellow pro-fessor on a football game day by sell-ing parking spaces for the homecom-ing game. Proceeds are being donatedto a local free clinic in town. Brothersand pledges will also get the opportu-nity to promote the School ofPharmacy Relay For Life team by par-ticipating in an all school organizationHalloween Carnival, hosted and orga-nized by one of our very own broth-

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� Beta LambdaUniversity of ToledoFounded 5/22/[email protected]

We had an eventful start to theschool year. We went on a leadershipretreat to East Harbor State Park, abeach close to Toledo, and playedmany games of Ultimate Frisbee andfootball in the water. Afterward, we allwent out to dinner and played someboard games until the end the day.This retreat strengthened our bond asbrothers and reminded us of howlucky we are to have one another.

We held four events during rushweek. The first day was an informa-tional meeting with rushees and we,provided pizza for those who showedup. The second day was a dinner atUncle John’s Pancake House. Webought the rushees dinner and

munity during the school year, butsome of our brothers went to severalcounties in southern West Virginiathis summer to participate in healthfairs. They helped to test blood sugarand cholesterol and educated the pub-lic about immunizations and vaccina-tions. Along with the help of severalother organizations, they were able toreach out to hundreds of residents.

Our chapter is elated about theturnout at our rush events, includinggoing bowling, meeting at a currentbrother’s house, and having a poolparty. The events must have beenenjoyable, because we have a verylarge pledge class of 39. We cannotwait to induct these hardworkingbrothers into the Fraternity.

Per usual, we hosted several blooddrives for the Red Cross that helpedsave the lives of 130 individuals.Additionally, we have participated inmaking dinner for Rosenbaum FamilyHouse. This semester our chapter isexcited to help the community in away we never have before: we arestarting a Bone Marrow Drive at theWVU Health Sciences Center. Ourregent, Adam Foster, reached out toDelete Blood Cancer and set up train-ing sessions. Brothers and pledgeslearned how to swab mouths in orderto complete registration. We will havea booth set up at Province so that anyother brothers interested signing upto be donors can do so.

—Kathryn Cuervo

�� Beta KappaUniversity of PittsburghFounded 3/26/[email protected]

The Grand Council Convention wasa big event for Beta Kappa, tying forfirst place as Chapter of the Yearalong with Epsilon Nu; Karen Hoangbeing elected as Collegiate Member-at- Large; and Megan Dunlop winninga Foundation Scholarship Award.

Our fall rush season consisted ofthe School of Pharmacy’s Back toSchool picnic, which featured tablesfrom every organization available atthe school. We also had an ice creamsocial during lunch, a breakfast fordinner event at our chapter house,and last, but not least, a cookout at thehouse. We were happy to welcome 22new pledges to the fall 2015 class.

Our brothers have remained activein philanthropy events such as mak-ing food for families who are stayingat the McKee Place Family House aswell as preparing medical suppliesthrough Global Links for countries inCentral America who cannot get theirown supplies.

—Kimberly Lor

allowed them to have time to get toknow us better. The third day was agame of football, mixing brothers withthe potential members and we had agreat time. The fourth day was a videogame night. We played Fibbage,Drawful and Quiplash. By the end ofthe week, we accepted six pledges.

Some brothers went down toCincinnati in September for the GreatLakes Province meeting. Those whodid not attend Province participated inDrug Take Back Day at St. Luke’sHospital and at the Maumee PoliceDepartment. We were able to takemore than a hundred pounds of med-ications off the streets and hand themto the police to be disposed of proper-ly. We still plan a philanthropy eventand will set up the Pharmacy FallFormal for the university.

—Charles Lam

�� Beta NuCreighton UniversityFounded 11/21/[email protected]

This fall has been a great success.Because of the hard work of everybrother, we had 50 pledges showingup at the bid night. The number 50 issignificant since the whole class offirst-year pharmacy students is only78 people. The executive team isworking hard to smooth out thepledging process while every brotheris welcoming the pledges and gettingto know them personally. Beta Nu iscontinuing to work with Be TheMatch for a bone marrow drive thisfall while spreading the awarenessand importance of being a bone mar-row donor on our campus. We are tes-tifying to the powerful story of ourchaplain, Jacob Lenzmeier, being abone marrow donor a couple of yearsago and saving someone’s life throughBe The Match. As the semester goes,Beta Nu is continuing the effort tohave various events for the brothersand the pledges. Every social event isfocusing on getting to know the newpledges and strengthening the broth-erhood of Kappa Psi.

—Christopher Cho

�� Beta XiUniversity of North CarolinaFounded 5/1/[email protected]

We hit the ground running thissemester with recruitment and schoolassignments, and we have beenblessed with a great start to the year.During our recruitment period, manyfirst-year students learned about ourbrotherhood through fun eventsincluding the Durham Bulls baseball

Beta Kappa pledges are inducted with their pledge pins and meet their new Bigs and lineage.

Beta Lambda brothers volunteer for Drug Take-Back Day.

Beta Nu brothers are busy welcoming 50 new pledges to their chapter.

Beta Xi professional chair ReneeAckley goes over a VIS at the flu clinic.She coordinated this new event withRite Aid pharmacy. Beta Pi brothers enjoy Pig Out in the Park.

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great pledge pinning ceremony. BetaChi chapter just joined Instagram as@kappapsibx— follow us for someawesome Beta Chi adventures!

Our chapter looks forward to therest of our busy fall semester! We'llhave some upcoming pledge kid andpledge dad bonding events includinga trip to a pumpkin patch following bya pumpkin carving competition, and agame of football in honor of FoundersDay. We'll also be making meals forthe Ronald McDonald House, volun-teering at YESS, fundraising at WellsFargo, having our annual clothingsale, and Trick-or-Treating for theSalvation Army. Beta Chi will wrap upthe semester with our elections, annu-al Fall Formal, and Finals weekpotluck!

Of course, we can’t forget about theamazing time 10 of our brothers hadat GCC! From meeting brothers fromall over the country and hanging out

with Eric Gupta, to selling �� hatsthat were a surprisingly great success,there was never a dull moment. Weare proud to see our own NPPBrother Christy Askew as GrandCounselor!

—Katie Schlebecker

�� Beta PsiUniversity of WisconsinFounded 12/6/[email protected]

Summer was gorgeous in Madison,almost as beautiful as Denver was forGCC! We were pleased to have adozen brothers attend GCC. It was agreat honor to have two chapterbrothers receive scholarships fromthe �� Foundation, have Lori Joasnamed in the top 10 Grand CouncilDeputies, and our chapter namedeighth best collegiate chapter!

We’re having a great rush andpledge season at Beta Psi. The atten-

dance at our rush events was reallygreat this year. Our start of the yearcookout had the backyard at our chap-ter house packed with tables linedwith people getting to know oneanother. As the sun went down, every-one for a bonfire and continued thefun with s’mores and bean bag toss.Fast forward through many rushevents including kickball, tie-dye, aTour of Madison, Info Night, and foodpantry volunteering, and we are veryexcited to have 19 pledges! Our pledg-ing process has been revamped withthe goal of getting the ‘parent’ and‘kid’ interacting more in order to buildstrong bonds early. Since then, we’vegotten to know one another throughpledge-active member interviews.Even with the school year stressesand meetings, the pledges came upwith a movie night on the fly wherethey spent the evening with actives,laughing and singing along with PitchPerfect and Pitch Perfect 2.

Beta Psi chapter was well repre-sented at the Pharmacy Society ofWisconsin’s annual meeting inMilwaukee. Aside from learning aboutcurrent events in pharmacy, we wereable to spend time with Zeta Thetabrothers from Concordia School ofPharmacy. We have been busy settingup community events through thefood pantry, Katy’s Kids, and theRonald McDonald House. This fall wewill be hosting several tailgatingevents at the chapter house before theWisconsin football games. We lookforward to seeing grad members andcheering on the Badgers.

—Brianna Jacques

�� Beta OmegaTemple UniversityFounded 5/22/[email protected]

The brothers of Beta Omega onceagain celebrated the beginning of theschool year by throwing our annual

Welcome Back Party. The students atthe Temple School of Pharmacy cameand lived it up with friends. The partydid not stop there, however. We thenwent on to host the NortheastProvince assembly. Not evenHurricane Joaquin could stop us.Social events were held at XFINITYLive down by the Philadelphia sportsstadiums and then at our �� house.You couldn’t have asked for a betterweekend.

—Brenden McGeehan

�� Gamma DeltaOhio Northern UniversityFounded 3/20/[email protected]

We have had a great start to the fallsemester! We had an exciting recruit-ment season, which included a bon-fire, carnival, pancakes on the patio,Heads-up tournament, and our annualcookout. We are delighted to welcome21 new pledges and look forward tothe many events leading to initiation.

Based off of our new philan-thropy—nutrition, we are beginningto volunteer at Christian CornersCommunity Center. This is a localchurch with a soup kitchen. We planon serving Sunday morning breakfastevery month beginning in October.We look forward to this opportunity tobuild stronger connections with thecommunity and promote nutrition.

Thank you to our Beta Phi brotherswho hosted another successful GreatLakes Province assembly inCincinnati at the end of September. Itwas a great time to celebrate brother-hood while accomplishing business tobetter our chapters. We are proud ofour very own Allie Fay who was elect-ed as our Province’s newest Satrap!

The month of September endedwith homecoming festivities. Theweekend kicked off on Friday with anenjoyable evening with alumni. It isalways a nice way to meet of our olderbrothers and hear stories of their col-lege years. We had an early morningon Saturday as we prepared ourKappa Psi float for the homecomingparade. Later that evening, we hadour annual Kappa Psi homecomingdinner, which was delicious pasta fol-lowed by a raffle.

—Ashley Zupancic

�� Gamma EpsilonUniversity of NebraskaFounded 3/20/[email protected]

Fall has arrived and GammaEpsilon is proud to announce that our2015 pledge class is the largest we’vehad in the last four years, with a totalof 33 pledges. We would like to creditthis marked enthusiasm to our annualBack to School Barbecue, which we

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discussions and making tie blanketsfor Riley Hospital for Children. Wecannot wait.

We are continuing our tradition ofhaving a bonfire-cookout with the newpledges in the coming week to enjoys’mores and conversation. We willalso be raking leaves in the neighbor-hoods surrounding campus to helpout anyone who needs it.

—Hayley L Brown

�� Beta PhiUniversity of CincinnatiFounded 2/12/[email protected]

Beta Phi is honored to have hostedthe GLP Province assembly and wethank all of those who made the driveto Cincinnati! Province was a blast andwe hope you all thought so too. Forthose who were not able to attend,Friday night was held at the James L.Winkle College of Pharmacy. We lis-tened to Brother Dean Mac speak

ers. Last December, we created color-ing books for children at BatsonChildren’s Hospital in Jackson,Mississippi, and plan to do somethingsimilar this winter.

As the host of this year’s winterconclave for the Gulf Coast Province,we cannot wait to welcome the otherGCP chapters to Ole Miss.

—Brittney Walters

�� Beta SigmaNorth Dakota State UniversityFounded 4/25/[email protected]

This semester we have a lot ofexciting events planned from newmember rush to our first Kappa Psi“Feed.” Our chapter is overjoyed withthe challenges up ahead.

Fall recruitment was September7–11 with rush events being heldevery day. Searching far and wide forpotential new members, we gatheredduring ice cream socials and scav-enger hunts. After a trip to Sky Zoneand an evening Luau, we are happy toannounce 20 pre-pharmacy and pro-fessional students pledged Kappa Psi.The pledge meetings are a great suc-cess with name icebreakers and get-ting to know your pledge father.

Our most exciting event during thefall semester was held on October 19.After many weeks of hard work gath-ering donations and creating ticketsales, we had a large public feed toraise money for the Pinky SwearFoundation, which supports financialand emotional assistance for pediatriccancer patients and their families. The“Fries with the Kappa Psi’s” is expect-ed to raise more money than anyother service event we’ve held in thepast decade. Look for our successstory in the winter MASK!

—Alan Patterson

�� Beta UpsilonButler UniversityFounded 2/27/[email protected]

We are ecstatic with so many excit-ing plans in place for this semester.We started everything off with a weekof recruitment, including enjoyingsnow cones on a very hot day andplaying lawn games like cornhole andFrisbee. We are so grateful for all thepeople who came out and expressedtheir passion for pharmacy and inter-est in Kappa Psi.

Everything is in place for the Mid-America Province which we are hold-ing at Butler University this year.Everyone is so excited to meet newbrothers from different chapters andbond with others we haven’t seen in awhile. We are holding many eventsduring the weekend like round table

about the profession of pharmacywhile eating authentic Cincinnati pizzaand ice cream. Icebreaker gameswere played before heading out forour social in downtown Cincinnati,right in front of the beautiful fountainsquare. General session meetings onSaturday were held at the Westinhotel and our formal dinner and socialwas held ON A BOAT. For those whohave hosted a Province, you knowhow much work goes into the week-end. Beta Phi was lucky to have ourwonderful host co-chairs RachelRuehl and Jacklyn Sampson. Manythanks to them.

Besides planning for Province, ourfocus has been on rush. We held fiverush events, including a cookout,bowling, sand volleyball, backyardbash, and a Cincinnati Reds game.Despite the terrible weather we hadfor most of our outdoor events, plentyof rushees and brothers still attendedand made the most out of the nights!

We gave bids to 44 rushees, which isour largest pledge class yet!

Even with Province and rush sea-son, we are keeping up with philan-thropy events such as the recentbreast cancer awareness 5K, Adopt-a-Highway, and our standing commit-ment to Freestore Foodbank. Our viceregent of philanthropy, EmilyHellmann, has been working hard toplan new events that will involve morebrothers more often. We have alsobeen busy with faculty initiations inhopes of expanding our relationshipwith our faculty and graduate chapter.Graduate brothers have been tailgat-ing with us at Bearcats games, attend-ing Province meetings, and activelysupporting the repairs of our KappaPsi house. Beta Phi is constantlyworking toward making our brotherlybonds stronger every day!

—Kelly Rako

�� Beta ChiDrake UniversityFounded 5/3/[email protected]

Beta Chi is ecstatic to welcome 23new pledges to our incredible Brother -hood! We had a very successful rushthis fall— especially our new rushevent, Cookies and Crafts for a Cause,which included a philanthropy projectinvolving making holiday decorationsand cookies for our local RonaldMcDonald House. Other rush eventsincluded a Meet and Greet Barbecue,Trivia & Ice Cream, and Formal Rush.

So far this fall, 10 of our P1 brothersgot their white coats at the DrakeWhite Coat Ceremony, we had ourannual Brotherhood Retreat, our BROhours and study tables have started,we volunteered at Des Moines Movesoffering information about the coldand flu season and immunizations,our intramural flag football and soccerteams are having a blast, and we had a

Katie Anderson engages her committee as they plan the advertising of Beta Sigma’s “Fries with the Kappa Psi’s” fundraisingevent for the Pinkey Swear Foundation.

Beta Upsilon brothers serve snow cones at recruitment.

Brothers from different chapters work together to ‘flip the tarp’ during an ice-breaker game at the Great Lakes Province meeting, hosted by Beta Phi.

Beta Omega’s regent, Ilya Braginsky(R), and Northeastern ProvinceSatrap Michael Cournoyer (L).

Gamma Delta brothers and pledges reminisce with Ada Grad Jim Griffiths at theannual alumni meet and greet at homecoming.


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will also be volunteering at homecom-ing, on November 7. We can’t wait tosee all our brothers there!

—Anna Flock & Kaeleigh Nuss

�� Gamma EtaUniversity of MontanaFounded 6/4/[email protected]

With the beginning of the newschool year, we have been workinghard to preserve our traditional eventswhile trying to implement a couple ofnew ideas.

We continue playing dodgeball withthe Missoula Boys and Girls Clubevery month. This event providesbrothers the opportunity to relievesome stress and get a little exercisewhile we build relationships with thecommunity and get to provide somefun for the kids.

A favorite event we have continuedfrom last year is Bingo at a localsenior residence home. We do thisevent once a month. Some of theseniors do not have any family in thearea and love the interaction with col-lege-aged students. One of the resi-dents confessed that she missed hav-ing us at Bingo during the summer.

Our social events at the beginningof the semester have been aimed atthe incoming class. We had an ’80s-themed rush party with appearancesby Hulk Hogan and Maverick from“Top Gun” (both well-dressed P1s).

In addition to the rush party, weheld the Kappa Psi Olympics in earlyOctober. Events included trivia, anegg toss, a three-legged relay with“pill” counting, tug of war, and a tour-nament of taboo.

Grizzly football is huge in Missoula,so we host a tailgate at every home

hosted August 21 as a last “hoorah” tothe summer. All active brothers andthe incoming Class of 2019 were invit-ed for an afternoon of yard games,music, grilling and fun. We had agreat turnout and a fun-filled eveningas we welcomed the incoming stu-dents to UNMC and to Kappa Psi. Welook forward to our new member initi-ation and our upcoming philanthropyevents of the year.

—Jenna Engel

�� Gamma ZetaSamford UniversityFounded 3/20/[email protected]

Summer was a very exciting timefor Gamma Zeta. Nine of our brotherstraveled to Denver for the 57th GCCand greatly enjoyed the fellowshipand experience. It was an honor toaccept the award for Ninth BestCollegiate Chapter internationally,and Brother Michelle Leatherwoodreceived a Foundation Scholarship.After getting the opportunity to meetbrothers from all over the country, weare definitely looking forward to theGulf Coast Province conclave and thenext GCC as well.

This semester has also proved verysuccessful for Gamma Zeta. BrotherMcGuffey, who serves as Gulf CoastSatrap, was recently elected as one ofour GCDs after serving as CollegiateMember-at-Large for the past twoyears. Twenty-seven pledges haveentered the pledging process and weare looking forward to getting to knowthem. Service chairs Maggie Daselerand Greg Lochamy have done a greatjob coordinating events withBirmingham’s PKD Walk, BrotherBryan, and the Miracle League. We

LEFT: Beta Kappa Brothers KarenHoang, Megan Dunlop, Betsy Smith,Ryann O'Neill, and Taylor Buck gatherto welcome the incoming P1s to theSchool of Pharmacy and entice them topledge Kappa Psi.

ABOVE: Beta Xi chapter took one of thelargest pledge classes in years. Welcometo these fantastic new brothers!

Gamma Epsilon pledges (L–R): Hunter Severin, Colin Brunick, AbrahamKarimi, Logan Smolla, Kevin Creal and Adam Cheloha enjoy a brotherly gameof Frisbee at the annual Gamma Epsilon Back-to-School Barbecue.

When inclement weather forced Delta Delta brothers to cancel their annual barbecuesocial, the pledge team quickly replanned the social into an incredibly successfulCasino Night. Shown (L–R): Ally Thrall, Erin Chartier, Jaekyu Lee and Stella Kim.

The Beta Nu ExecTeam is all smiles at asuccessful rush event.

LEFT: The Delta Taubooth looks great during orientation week.

BELOW: Two BetaSigma pledges go head to head during a namememory activity whileactive brothers EmilyMadsen (left) andCynthia Cherucheril(right) hold the blanketas a temporary barrier.

ABOVE: Brothers work the balloon dart game made forGamma Delta’s carnivalrecruitment event.

Chapters pledge record numbers of new brothers!

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(Mu), Michael Corrrado (Mu), andRaymond Veronneau (Mu). Thisevent proved to be a successful startto rush week.

The night following “Fraternities onCampus,” we held an event with guestspeaker Chelsea Binkowski, aNortheastern alumna and currentpostdoctoral fellow in Global MedicalAffairs at Genzyme. This event attract-ed pharmacy students across the six-year program. Chelsea shared her

experiences in the pharmaceuticalindustry, her journey, and her desireto become a Medical Science Liaison(MSL). The next rush events wereones that allowed us to get to knowthe rushees on a more personal level.

We have formed our new commit-tees and had a “Welcome Back toSchool” social event for the brothersearlier in September— kayaking onthe Charles River. Our first communi-ty service event of the semester was at

“Hub on Wheels,” which is a bicycleevent to raise money for importantcauses while bringing the Bostoncommunity together. This was thesecond year we cheered on partici-pants and helped at various stationsset up for the event. We will continueto volunteer with the American RedCross Food Pantry every month. InDecember, we will volunteer at the“Ugly Sweater Run.” In order to createrelationships across majors atNortheastern, we are planning amixer with Alpha Kappa Psi, a profes-sional business fraternity. We plan toparticipate in the ninth annual BouvéHealth Fair and Flu Shot Clinic, host-ed by Phi Delta Chi, the Schools ofPharmacy and Nursing, and thePhysician Assistant Program. Ourbrothers will be tabling with informa-tion about caffeine. —Diana Ching

�� Gamma NuUniversity of the PacificFounded 9/17/[email protected]

Since July, the Gamma Nu chapterhas been occupied with many eventsat the School of Pharmacy and HealthSciences. While the undergraduatebrothers were on summer break, therest of the Gamma Nu brothers weretirelessly studying for their classes.

September was extremely busyafter the undergraduate brothersreturned from summer break. By thefirst week, we hosted our annual RedRager social event for the students at

the university. This social came just intime after a very stressful week of aca-demics, with a guest list of more than500 students signing in. The eventincluded food, music, and a dancefloor all courtesy of our chapter broth-ers and lasted through the night. Thetheme was black light dress code,lights included. The following day, theannual White Coat Ceremony tookplace where first-year pharmacyschool brothers received their whitecoats, marking their official entry.

The next week, all our brothersattended our annual brotherhoodretreat. We left the Kappa Psi housearound noon, and drove toTuttletown—a good driving distancefrom Stockton. It was a time of fellow-ship, good food, and heartfelt conver-sations among the brothers. Both cur-rent brothers and alumni were able toattend the retreat, linking theBrotherhood to its roots and furtherstrengthening our bonds.

In September, a majority of ourbrothers served as tour leaders dur-ing Parent & Family orientation andexplained the mechanics of pharmacyschool to many interested studentswho were looking to apply.

—Jason Kim

� Gamma OmicronUniversity of OklahomaFounded 2/3/[email protected]

Gamma Omicron started thesemester off by recruiting potentialnew members during the P1 organiza-tion fair. Kappa Psi rush week soonkicked off and included great food,networking and fun events. InOklahoma City, brothers and potentialpledges got to enjoy some fun time atElevation Trampoline Park and host-ed a social event at Fassler Hall.Brothers are also gearing up for CityRescue Mission and fall Province.

—McKenzie S’Renco

�� Gamma PiSt. Louis College of PharmacyFounded 3/19/[email protected]

We began the school year thisAugust with our annual Tiki-themedbarbecue at the chapter house to wel-come back everyone to school. It wasa fun and relaxing event for brothersand non-affiliated students alike. Inaddition to the barbecue, we held din-ner for the incoming non-affiliatedtransfers, just to further welcomethem to our college and introducethem to our Brotherhood.

September was a busy month forour chapter, spreading the good name

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Brothers are representing us wellin the community as well as in theclassroom. Michael Sweeney, TheresaLockwood, Olivia Schwaller, KatBurnett and Melissa Gaul will be inattendance for the 2015 Mid-AmericaProvince conclave in Indianapolis. Wealso have a team that will be attendingKappa Epsilon Fraternity’s Bowlingfor Breast Cancer fundraiser and havebrothers volunteering in other eventsthroughout the community. Thisincludes Harvesters food pantry andvarious health fairs. —Tylar Pollard

�� Gamma KappaSouth Dakota State UniversityFounded 10/18/[email protected]

As we begin another promising aca-demic year, the brothers of GammaKappa congratulate Gary Van Riperon being awarded the title of“Outstanding GCD” at the GrandCouncil Convention this summer. Thededication Gary has to bettering bothour local chapter and the Fraternity asa whole is truly motivating. Thank youfor all your hard work and many yearsof service, GVR!

We have been quite active socially.This fall, the chapter hosted our annu-al “Welcome Back Picnic” in theAvera Health and Science Center toaccommodate our relatively largeclass of 46 pledges, representing morethan half of the entire P1 class.Pledgemasters Nathan Smith andCassidy Latusek have been hard atwork revamping our Big Brother pro-gram to focus more on communica-tion and brotherhood. Our chaplain,Morgan Mathieu, has designed anddistributed a large order of Kappa Psi

game and run one of the concessionstands in the stadium. Concessionsare one of our largest fundraisers andwe are extremely thankful for all ofthe brothers who volunteer to help.

As far as new ideas for the chapter,one of our advisors has emphasized aneed for suicide and sexual assaultawareness on our campus. We areworking on a presentation to give toincoming classes for the pharmacyschool and if we have a goodresponse, we may branch out to therest of the university.

School the rest of the semester willbe tough, but the remaining KappaPsi events will be fun and rewarding.We will have our ice cream social,Halloween party and Winter Formal,pick up food for Trick-or-Eat, adopt afamily for both Thanksgiving andChristmas, and of course, initiate thenew class.

—Derrick Schoeben, Jacob Lopez &Bryce Benson

�� Gamma ThetaUniversity of Missouri-Kansas CityFounded 5/17/[email protected]

This school year has gotten off to agreat start with highly successful rushevents held at First-Year Orientation,Lunch on the Lawn (a yearly school-wide event), and our coordinatedKappa Psi rush events. This year, wehad an ice cream social during thefirst-years’ lunch hour, a Kickin’ itwith Kappa Psi kickball game, and as’mores event at Loose Park in KansasCity. We have pledged 51 pharmacystudents—the most we have had in along time—and they have begunlearning more about Kappa Psi!

crewneck sweaters and T-shirts whilealso looking for new fundraising pro-jects to help fund the construction ofour new house. We have been partici-pating in almost every intramuralsport and we currently have undefeat-ed softball and volleyball teams.

As usual, Gamma Kappa pledgesand brothers are contributing to phil-anthropic causes. We have cleanedour three-mile section of adoptedhighway. We also set dates forpledges and brothers to help con-tribute to the Brookings BackpackProject and Feeding Brookings, bothwhich help support the families ofunderprivileged schoolchildren in ourcommunity. After the extremely suc-cessful Red Cross Blood Drive lastfall, our chapter was approached bythe Red Cross and asked to conductan additional blood drive in the fall.We happily accepted and recentlyreceived word that the Red Cross hasalready signed up a large number ofstudents ready to donate.

—Nathan Sutera

� Gamma LambdaNortheastern University Founded 10/28/[email protected]

September 9 was the kickoff eventfor our fall rush called “Fraternities onCampus.” At Northeastern, the threeactive pharmacy fraternities areKappa Psi, Lambda Kappa Sigma andPhi Delta Chi. There were about 50 to60 attendees interested in learningmore about the fraternities and it wasthe perfect opportunity to interactwith potential rushees. Each fraternityput together a presentation with avideo and then had a table set up forquestions & answers afterward. Thevideo we used can be found here forfuture reference or ideas for yourrush: https://youtu.be/iRsBty-z2zI.We invited brothers outside of ourchapter to this event to also answerquestions about the Brotherhood andshare their experiences in Kappa Psi:Max Smith (Delta Sigma), NathanielFerenczhalmy (Mu), Thomas Simjian

Gamma Kappa actives and pledges before Jackrabbit football game.

Gamma Lambda (with Mu and Delta Sigma brothers) at the Fraternities onCampus event.

Ten Gamma Nu brothers smile for their celebration of entry into the Thomas J.Long School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences at the White Coat Ceremony.

Gamma Pi brothers wear tees that read“Kappa Psi Fresh Since 1879” and leisduring their annual Tiki-themed barbe-cue during Welcome Week.





PG 29 TOP LEFT: career roundtable.TOP RIGHT: Past Grand RegentsPatrick Wells and Lawrence Brown.LEFT: Iowa Grad proudly displaystheir award for being the second bestgraduate chapter. ABOVE: Ryan Fillis.BOTTOM LEFT: Carlos Walker, Katie Sullivan, and Theora Canonicasell T-shirts during the chapter sales.BELOW: Christine Heng and Andrew Rix.

PG 28 TOP: Chapter sales. 2ND ROWLEFT: Patrick Daugherty during thelegislative hearing. 2ND ROW MID-DLE: Kasey Tobbe and Megan Tolen.ABOVE LEFT: Chris Miller leads thecareer roundtable discussion onPharmacy District Management.ABOVE RIGHT: Zeta Epsilon JessicaReno and Eric Fela . LEFT: Supervisorworkshop. PG 28 BOTTOM RIGHT:Paul Kinect and Dave Barkalow.




TOP CENTER: Melissa Buchanan takespics. TOP RIGHT: Brothers of DeltaLambda and Gamma Psi reconnectduring the opening reception. LEFT:Stephanie Forsythe, Dave Barkalow,and Robert Nunun enjoy theFoundation Poker Tournament.BELOW: Chris Miller asks a questionduring one of the four CE sessions.

ABOVE: Dave LaForest of Mu OmicronPi performs at a karokee night duringone of the nights out in Denver. LEFT: Pratik Shah gives a report.BELOW: Brothers enjoy the CasinoNight festivities. BELOW BOTTOM:Chapter sales. BOTTOM CENTER:Kappa Psi Foundation Trustees and2015 scholarship winners.


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Following the formal group shot, our esteemed panel of Fraternity Leaders and Legends fade to what brothers do best, cut up and have fun together! Front Row: Johnny Porter, Patrick Wells, William Fitzpatrick, Norman Campbell, Don Floriddia, Robert Magarian, Ken Roberts. Back Row: John Grossomanides,

Brian Furbush, Brian Reisetter, Anthony Palmieri, Lawrence Brown, Kali Weaver, Eric Gupta.

PANEL (L–R): Norman Campbell (GR 1972–74), William Fitzpatrick(GR 1974–79, Executive Secretary 71–73), Don Floriddia (ExecutiveSecretary/Director 73–80), Robert Magarian (Executive DirectorEmeritus 1980–2000), Patrick Wells (GR 83–87), Kenneth Roberts (GR 87–89), Johnny Porter (GR 91–93, Editor of The MASK 1995–2009,Executive Director 2009–present), John Grossomanides (GR 1995–97),Brian Furbush (GR 1997–99), Brian Reisetter (GR 1999–2001),Anthony Palmieri, III (GR 2003–05, Editor of THE MASK Emeritus 1980–1995), Lawrence Brown (GR 2007–09), Kali Weaver (GR 2011–13).

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Lakes Province fall assembly inCincinnati, this past weekend and hada great time with fellow brothers.

We plan to participate in more com-munity service events and fundraisersduring the school year. These eventsinclude the Rake & Run to help cleanup our community and our AlumniAssembly, followed by a Ferris Statehockey game. In November, we planto volunteer at the Special Olympicsand will host another blood drive.

—Rebecca Dadles

�� Gamma PsiMercer UniversityFounded 3/16/[email protected]

After the 2015 spring semester,Brother Jason Gaines joined Dr.Matthew Lennertz and students fromthe University of Maryland AMCPchapter in a visit to Senator BenjaminCardin’s office to discuss issues ofimportance to the profession andAMCP.

We also had a strong presence atthe 2015 SNPhA National Conference.This year, four collegiate brotherswere in attendance and each was ableto fellowship and gain valuable lifeexperiences from Mercer’s Dean TedMatthews, Brother Scott Tomerlin,and Brother Lawrence Brown.

In addition, Brother Kyle Brownwas elected to the position of NationalVice President. Kyle served theMercer SNPhA chapter as presidentduring the 2014–2015 school year.Under his leadership, the Mercerchapter has increased membership tomore than 100, increased the amountof service learning opportunities, andfurther expanded the mission ofSNPhA within the community. He willcontinue his efforts on the nationallevel (See more on Kyle on page 5).

We had another huge turnout atGCC. Kyle Brown and Alastair Haywere awarded Kappa Psi FoundationScholarships.

�� Gamma OmegaUniversity of ArkansasFounded 5/28/[email protected]

At the 57th GCC, our brothers werejoined by our GCD, Dr. HowardHendrickson. Time was made tomeet, network and fellowship withbrothers across the U.S., Canada, andthe Bahamas. A lot of information waspresented about Kappa Psi to sharewith fellow Gamma Omega brothers

and potential members. We had theopportunity to share the history ofKappa Psi and what Gamma Omegadoes on campus during the UAMSCollege of Pharmacy Parent’s Day.

This semester, we enjoyed fellow-ship during an Arkansas Travelersgame with fellow campus fraternitiesKappa Epsilon and Phi Delta Chi andtailgating at a home ArkansasRazorbacks game with fellow fans.Recently, our annual back to schoolcookout was held at Co-GCD Dr. KimFifer’s home. Here, we were able tofellowship with brothers and meetpotential new members.

In September, some of us participat-ed in the Arkansas Children’sHospital Superhero Dash-N-Bash.This was a fundraising event to bene-fit the hematology-oncology depart-ment at the hospital. Participantsdressed as a superhero, negotiated anobstacle course and snapped a photowith a REAL live superhero! Thankyou to Arkansas Children’s Hospitalfor allowing us to participate. Morethan $36,000 was raised. In October,we will host our annual Bone MarrowDrive, where we hope to reach asmany individuals as possible.

—Gashen Humphrey

�� Delta BetaSouthwestern Oklahoma State Univ.Founded 3/13/[email protected]

Delta Beta chapter started off fall2015 with a few rush events, the mostbeneficial being our annual CourtyardCookout where we grilled some greatfood and interacted with prospectivebrothers. Brothers and pledgesteamed up with Kappa Epsilon andPhi Delta Chi to host our annual flagfootball game: The Hygeia Bowl.Proceeds from the event went to vari-ous charities and we had a great time!Recently, we have been workingclosely with the Pioneer Center inWeatherford to put on various eventsto benefit the local senior citizens.

In the future, we plan to create aprogram to aid pre-pharmacy studentswith their pharmacy school applica-tions and will also host mock inter-views to prepare them for the future.

—Ryan Gharajeh

�� Delta GammaAuburn UniversityFounded 2/24/[email protected]

Our brothers have been busy com-pleting service and social events thisfall, and we recently held our formaland informal rush. We hosted a rushservice event where brothers andpotential pledges volunteered at theLee County Humane Society and

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On September 25 at the UNMCollege of Pharmacy building, weheld our Big-Little reveal event. TheBig Brothers were asked to buy twopairs of unique socks they would hidein the UNM COP. The Littles were tofind the socks, put them on and thenfind their Bigs’ (who were standingbehind a curtain with only their feetexposed) matching socks. The curtainthen dropped and the Bigs wererevealed to their Littles. Twenty-fournew pledges joined Kappa Psi GammaRho that night by pledging an oath toadhere to the bylaws of the pledgingprocess until initiation.

Lastly, September 27 to October 2is pledge week for Kappa Psi. OnMonday, September 27, the pledgeshad to dress up in costumes for classthe day their Bigs selectivelyarranged for them to wear. Tuesdayand Wednesday they were to weareither scarlet red or cadet gray, repre-senting the colors of Kappa Psi.Thursday was pajama day and Fridaywill be toga day. Gamma Rho is veryexcited about the new pledge class.The pledges seem to be very enthusi-astic about the whole process and thatis exactly the type of people we needto represent not only the Gamma Rhochapter but Kappa Psi PharmaceuticalFraternity across the country.

—Leah N. Wagner

�� Gamma SigmaUniversity of FloridaFounded 4/28/[email protected]

Our pledge process is officiallyunderway! We have nine pledges thisyear, four of whom are second-yearstudents. Their first official event as apledge class was their pinning cere-mony. Every year we have a formaldinner where we reveal the Big-Littlepairings and have the Bigs pin theirLittles. Our upcoming events includepledge-brother paintball, our annualHalloween social, and of course, theGator tailgates!

�� Gamma UpsilonUniversity of ArizonaFounded 3/20/[email protected]

We had a busy start to the semesterand have been hard at work recruitingnew pledges this year. Our chapterparticipated in the Tri-Frat lunch, anevent where the three pharmacy fra-ternities at the University of ArizonaCollege of Pharmacy present the insand outs of their fraternity to prospec-tive new pledges. We also had a greatturnout at our annual Kappa Psipledge barbecue at a park in Tucson.Brothers and potential pledgesenjoyed great food, games and fun!

of Kappa Psi. This month marks thestart of rush. We held a recruitmentdinner for the potential new memberswhere Brothers Dainielle Fox andCandace Ramshaw gave speechespromoting our Brotherhood.

Later in September, we had a bakesale fundraiser to support Relay ForLife and raised $150 for our cause. Wealso began to sell �� embroideredblankets and apparel and raised $290combined from both sales.

Our college held its annual “varietyshow” which showcased the talents ofindividuals and groups, including fra-ternities on campus. Our prospectivemembers showed tremendous spiritand heart, and placed second amongthe fraternities on campus. ActiveBrothers Jamie Hundsdorfer andShylee Prasad also performed togeth-er in the show, winning second placein the non-Greek group category.They also placed second for the groupact. Brother Peter Tran won first placewith his dance group performance“The Baby Makers.”

For philanthropy, we joined forceswith the American Red Cross andheld a blood drive on campus. Withthe efforts of our brothers, we wereable to hold this event despite theongoing construction on our campusand achieved our goal of 32 donations!

Our chapter looks forward to cele-brating our 70th anniversary!

—Liz Delp

�� Gamma RhoUniversity of New MexicoFounded 2/16/[email protected]

The fall semester is well underwaywith a great start. It is hard to believethat six weeks have already gone byand it is October. It seems like yester-day we just had Southwest Province.On August 13, our regent HermanTrujillo presented a Kappa Psi rushvideo to the Class of 2019 during theorientation for the UNM College ofPharmacy. Following the video was anice cream social where many of thenew students showed an interest injoining the Fraternity.

Later in August, we held our firstrush event at a restaurant inAlbuquerque, called Zacatecas wherewe partook in a delicious meal includ-ing tacos and margaritas. Around 30new students showed up to the event,which really left the chapter excitedfor a new year. Other rush eventsincluded baseball games, a back toschool party, volleyball, pizza at thepark, and an event called speed sib-bing, which allowed the rushees toget to know the active brothers ofGamma Rho better.

Gamma Upsilon had a record-breaking number of 57 pledges. Thisis the second year in a row we havehad the largest pledge class in ourchapter’s history! Other events haveincluded a welcome back social forcurrent brothers and a social for all ofour new pledges to meet our currentbrothers. The new executive board iseager to continue to make GammaUpsilon the best chapter it can be!

—Kimberly Sassenrath

�� Gamma PhiUniversity of GeorgiaFounded 5/23/[email protected]

Gamma Phi was chartered 64 yearsago and is still going strong. We cur-rently have 36 active brothers.

This fall, it pleases us to announcethat 14 individuals from all differentbackgrounds and walks of life havepledged Gamma Phi this fall!

The summer months have been alittle slower for Gamma Phi sincemost of us were working and spend-ing time with our families. We sentseveral brothers to the Grand CouncilConvention in Denver, with the gener-ous help of our amazing alumni foun-dation. We are very proud that ourchapter tied for the award of sixthhighest ranked chapter.

Our brothers have been activelyaiding the College of Pharmacy byvolunteering at all of the school’sevents pertaining to the newest classof Pharm.D. candidates. We have con-tinued our Adopt-a-Highway cleanupproject and have also made new plans

for brothers to volunteer at the localMercy Clinic. Our participation inAIDS Athens is also getting underwayand we are preparing to host ourannual blood drive.

We are very excited about what therest of the year will bring. It was apleasure to see brothers in Savannahat Southeast Province conclave andwe are absolutely thrilled for theopportunity to go to the AtlanticProvince’s winter conclave in Januaryto revisit old friendships and buildnew ones. Come see us anytime in“The Classic City,” Athens, Georgia!

�� Gamma ChiFerris State UniversityFounded 5/6/[email protected]

We started off the semester byhosting a very successful MichiganBlood Drive. Ninety-nine registereddonors came out and donated with atotal of 70 pints of blood collected.Forty-three individuals were first-timedonors and overall, we saved orextended the lives of 213 individuals.

Gamma Chi also congratulates andwelcomes our new associate mem-bers. After hosting five rush events:formal rush, an ice cream social,wallyball, an Italian dinner with ouradvisors, and a casino night, we areexcited to announce the addition of 20new associate members. Twenty-oneof our brothers attended the Great


ABOVE: Gamma Upsilon BrothersEvan Mallory (left) and Aaron Leyba (right) help grill at the Pledge Barbecue. RIGHT: AmandaSinger (left) poses with her Big,Reema Patel, at this year’s Barbecue.

Gamma Omega Brothers Nick Murray, Elisabeth Akins, Matthew Maguire,Sarah Laird and Waltin Zomaya arrive in Denver, Colorado, for 57th annualGrand Council Convention.

Delta Beta brothers and pledges lookdapper on Delta Beta’s monthly “SuitUp!” day.

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Our representatives had a blast social-izing with brothers from all over theUnited States and Canada, testingtheir luck at a casino night-themedsocial, attending a Colorado Rockiesbaseball game, and wrapping up theconference with the formal banquet.

Delta Zeta held four recruitmentevents: a yummy ice cream social, atrivia and pizza night, a tactical gamenight featuring a gourmet popcornbar, and an athletic evening of out-door yard games.

We are very excited to welcome 42new pledges to our initiation process!The prospective brothers were cele-brated during our pinning ceremonyin September! Pledges and activemembers enjoyed snacks and socializ-ing. The event concluded with eachnew member being pinned by theiractive Big Brother.

We have been involved in severalphilanthropy events this fall. We vol-unteered at Hope Lodge, cooking din-ner for cancer patients and their fami-lies who are being treated at theUniversity of Iowa Hospitals andClinics. Brothers prepared sandwich-es, chili, and cookies for patients andcaregivers. Brothers have been activein service while helping at the IMOM(Iowa Mission of Mercy) free dentalclinic and also at a Walgreens flu shotevent for patients without healthinsurance. Our next event will be ourhighway cleanup.

We kicked off this semester withsome great socials, starting with theTaste of Iowa City where brothersbought tickets and sampled food frommany downtown restaurants. Brothersenjoyed a night of live music at CedarRidge Winery; took advantage of deli-cious sushi deals; picked apples andsipped on cold apple slushies atWilson’s Apple Orchard; and cheeredon the Hawks while grilling burgersand brats at an Iowa Hawkeyes foot-ball tailgate. Brothers have been ableto spend quality time together outsidethe classroom. We can’t wait for ourupcoming socials that include theScream Acres haunted corn maze andour traditional Thanksgiving dinnerwith active brothers and alumni host-ed by our Co-GCD, Dr. Jeff Reist. Weare so excited to meet with brothersacross the region at conclave inMinnesota this November!

—Amanda Stefl

�� Delta EtaXavier University of LouisianaFounded 3/17/[email protected]

The brothers of the Delta Eta con-tinue to set the bar high. Members ofDelta Eta are participants in variousorganizations throughout the college,

such as Rho Chi, SNPhA, AmericanPharmacists Association, PharmacyClass E-Board(s), and Phi LambdaSigma to name a few. Also, we areproud to announce that two of ourbrothers were elected as Mr. andMiss College of Pharmacy 2015–2016!

Our “Kappa Psi Week” was a com-plete success with activities that wereeducational and filled with fellowship,such as a game night, nuclear phar-macist informational conference, icecream social, and a drug spelling bee.Also, the brothers are glad to reportthey will be conducting a “PoisonPrevention Week” this year for thecollege students to know how to prop-erly handle and dispose of potentiallypoisonous material(s).

We are very passionate about giv-ing back to the community. We havecompleted two community serviceevents. One is “Green Light NewOrleans,” a project where environ-mentally safe and energy efficientlight bulbs were installed in thehomes of people within the GreaterNew Orleans region. The other is the“St. Bernard Project,” where wehelped rebuild the home of a NewOrleans native that was lost duringHurricane Katrina.

—CJ Mitchell

�� Delta ThetaTexas Southern UniversityFounded 3/27/[email protected]

Delta Theta is back and in full forceat Texas Southern University. Webegin the year with 57 collegiatebrothers who have been activelyinvolved in many organizations andproudly hold many leadership roles.Our chapter has set the bar higherthan ever by holding all of the presi-dency positions in pharmacy organiza-tions on our campus: Okiki Arojo(Rho Chi); Janay Bailey (Phi LambdaSigma); Amanda Briscoe (StudentNational Pharmacy Assoc iation);James Dat Bui (American PharmacyAssociation); JaRyce Echols (AcademyManaged Care Pharmacy; chartedthis along with Brother JenniferPospisil); Sally Enemchukwu (AfricanPharmacy Student Association) andEmmanuel Njigha (Student Society ofHealth-System Pharmacy).

In addition to forging new paths asleaders at Texas Southern, we havebeen actively involved in communityservice events and brotherly activities.Recent events include the AshleyJadine Health Fair Walk (annual walkfor suicide prevention awareness),Helping Hands Food Drive (donationsprovide aid to more than 1,000 fami-lies in Jordan), and a post-exam socialat Dave & Buster’s.

Embracing the tradition of “siblingrivalry,” we participated in the annualCarnation Bowl, a flag football gameagainst our Delta Delta brothersacross the street at University ofHouston. We met for fellowship afterthe game at a local Fuddruckerswhere a portion of the proceeds wentback to both of the chapters.

Finally, we congratulate the DeltaTheta brothers who were inductedinto Phi Lambda Sigma LeadershipSociety. Out of the 14 inductees, 9were brothers: Amanda Briscoe,James Dat Bui, Jarrhett Burton,JaRyce Echols, Sally Enemchukwu,Ashley Hall, Emmanuel Njigha,Chioma Esther Okoro and PhillipTrieu. Congratulations, brothers!

—Justin Luckadue & Jennifer Pospisil

�� Delta IotaFlorida A&M UniversityFounded 6/6/[email protected]

Earlier in the semester, we re-plant-ed a tree in memory of BrotherJoshua Hillman. In attendance werehis family and Phi Lambda Sigma. OnSeptember 19, we held our annualKappa Psi Barbecue, which turnedout to be a major success. Membersof the P1, P2, and P3 classes were inattendance, and I have firsthandknowledge that they all enjoyed thefood, music and festivities. Lastly, werecently cleaned our adopted street.

—Hermán W. Powery II

�� Delta KappaHoward UniversityFounded 4/19/[email protected]

Our chapter has been working dili-gently to stay active in and around theCollege of Pharmacy. We had two ofour own represent the Mountain EastProvince as delegates at the 57th GCCin Denver: Dr. Christyn Mullen, fromthe District of Columbia Graduatechapter, and Jeremy McLemore, athird-year collegiate brother. We wereall elated that Delta Kappa was recog-nized as a Top 10 chapter.

To kick off the school year, wehosted a pool party for first-year phar-macy students. This was a greatopportunity for brothers to meet andsocialize with the incoming class.We’ve begun the annual Kappa Psi Palprogram in which brothers are pairedwith first-year pharmacy students.This program allows brothers to offermentorship and assistance duringtheir demanding first year. To wel-come and promote a smooth transi-tion into the pharmacy program,brothers distributed goodie bags tothe incoming P1s. Each bag contained

healthy snacks, study tips, and a per-sonalized message of encouragement.

Our brothers also take pride inimpacting the local communitythrough service. Recently, the we par-ticipated in the second annual Rectify:The Race 5K Walk/Run, hosted bythe Ferguson Foundation, Inc. Thisevent is held to increase cancerawareness as well as celebrate sur-vival. Brothers from Delta Kappa andbrothers from District of ColumbiaGrad volunteered at this event.

� Delta LambdaCampbell UniversityFounded 4/23/[email protected]

Delta Lambda had a great start tothe fall as we sent 13 brothers to GCC.While there, they saw recent graduateBrother Jordan Ballou win the FrankH. Eby Award and Delta Lambda initi-ate Melissa Buchanan elected asGrand Historian.

The fall semester is still young andwe have done a lot to serve the com-munity. We held a medical suppliesdrive for Global Health Outreach anda canned food drive for a local foodpantry. Brothers also volunteered atplaces such as Carolina Tiger Rescue,Horse and Buddy, and a local nursinghome. Brothers and pledges teamedup and held a service potluck to makeget well cards for the Mercy ShipFoundation to bring to children inAfrica. We plan on having many moreservice events later in the semester.

We had a great rush this fall andcurrently have one of our largestpledge classes, with 30 great pledges.Everyone had a great time at ourannual Big Bats tournament despitethe fact it went from being a softballtournament to a dodgeball tourna-ment because of inclement weather.

We are getting ready to host theAtlantic Province winter conclave,January 22–24, 2016, in Raleigh, NorthCarolina. Please e-mail [email protected] with any questions.

—Kris Kindborg

� Delta MuUniversity of British ColumbiaFounded 4/30/[email protected]

Even though we are only a fewweeks into the new semester, classesare already in full swing, and ourchapter has begun recruiting newpledges.

Delta Mu held several events dur-ing the UBC pharmacy rush week. OnMonday morning we put on a pancakebreakfast with fresh coffee and hotpancakes cooked by our brothers.Both students and faculty came out tokick off their week with the morning

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Casino Night. Thank you to the alum-ni and graduate brothers who cameout to help support our rush events!

On Fraternity Decision Day, 40pledges began their journey towardKappa Psi brotherhood.

Congratulations to our GCD, Dr.Louis Williams, on receiving theGrand Council Deputy Certificate ofExcellence at this year’s GCC.Besides fulfilling the necessary crite-ria, Dr. Williams has consistentlygone above and beyond the call ofduty to show us how much Kappa Psimeans to him, fully embodying thespirit and beliefs that we stand for.From all of the brothers of DeltaDelta, thank you Papa Lou.

—Noel Galang

Storybrook Farms. We look forwardto a fun year full of many activitieswith our 52 new pledges.

Our chapter continues to excel aca-demically. Kathryn Chappell, MariaCampbell, Josh Davis, Keith Polovich,Regan Wade, Matt Holt, KatherineKing, Kylie Noles, Nicholas Gillespie,Jordan Vickers, Chelsea Wintzinger,Devon Burhoe, Brook Yordy andJonathan Gray were inducted into theRho Chi Honor Society. MadeleineKing completed research with St.Jude Children’s Research Hospitalduring a summer internship, andJasleen Bolina completed an intern-ship this summer at the FDA.

Brothers have been participating inmany service events. For BreastCancer Awareness Month, we are sell-ing ribbons to classmates to wear inhonor and in memory of those whohave been affected by breast cancer.We are currently collecting items for aschool supply drive for elementaryschools in the Auburn area. We alsoare going to be participating in Toysfor Tots in the upcoming months.

Brothers enjoyed some time awayfrom the books on September 11 witha patriotic social to honor our fallenheroes. We have a night of bowlingplanned where new pledges andbrothers can meet and bond.

—Katherine King

�� Delta DeltaUniversity of HoustonFounded 2/28/[email protected]

After a much needed summerbreak, our chapter quickly jumpedback to work to start the fall semester.Rushing became the immediate focusfor the brothers, notably for ourpledge team that consisted of pledge-master Michelle Pham, co-pledgetrainers Nicole Ho and Julie Vu, andco-chaplains Hiresh Tailor and LydiaVelasquez. The pledge team and thebrothers stepped up to put on greatrushing events for the incoming P1s.

Following our informational, ourfirst social hosted a set of mini gamesthat encouraged teamwork with oneanother. Our next rush event was asecond informational, which consistedof personal testimonies from variousbrothers who showed a more intimateside of our Brotherhood. Graduatebrothers who spoke were able toshare how Kappa Psi has benefitedthem in the real world after gradua-tion. A couple of days before our lastsocial, inclement weather preventedour traditional Barbecue Social withthe Houston graduates from movingforward. However, the pledge teamand the brothers stepped up re-planthe social into an incredibly successful

�� Delta EpsilonDuquesne UniversityFounded 2/24/[email protected]

Over the summer, brothers partici-pated in Laps For Laurin started byBrother Jimmy Edwards’ family inremembrance of his sister who wasmurdered. We also made a monetarydonation. Donations from the walkwill go toward the Laurin EdwardsMemorial Scholarship held at St.Francis University in honor of Laurin,a student at the university.

We started the school year with abang, focusing on community service.We participated in the JuvenileDiabetes Research Foundation Walk

and did face painting and tattoos forchildren. We plan on continuing tostrengthen our relationship withGlobal Links by volunteering monthlyat their site in Pittsburgh. Brotherswill also be participating in thePittsburgh: Pure Thirst 3rd AnnualWater Walk. Continuing our commu-nity service focus for the semester,our chapter is very excited to cele-brate American Pharmacists Month!During this month, we will be volun-teering at community events wherebrothers will perform blood pressurescreenings, provide health education,and help with set up and clean up.

One of our goals for the school yearis to expand fellowship between colle-giate, faculty and graduate brothers.Lettecia Guzman has achieved thisgoal by having the pleasure of hous-ing Chelsea Macias from Beta Etawhile she is here on her APPE rota-tion. We are excited to have her hereto bond with and to strengthen ourBrotherhood. We will also be hostinga fright night event in October wherebrothers from all chapters are invited.

—Sha-Phawn Williams

�� Delta ZetaUniversity of IowaFounded 12/12/[email protected]

As summer was coming to a close,four brothers and our GCD, DeannaMcDanel, were able to represent ourchapter at GCC in Denver. There theywere able to meet the national mem-bers of Kappa Psi and the candidatesfor national office. We were alsoproud to be awarded the Nicholas W.Fenney Industry Improvement Award.

Delta Delta’s pledge team comes together for a photo. (L–R) and top to bottom:Lydia Velasquez, Hiresh Tailor, Julie Vu, Michelle Pham and Nicole Ho.

Delta Zeta brothers enjoy time together at the Taste of Iowa City.

Brothers from Delta Theta and DeltaDelta cheer on their teams at theCarnation Bowl.

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Wilkes University Alcohol AwarenessWalk, hosted by the Wilkes UniversityHealth and Wellness Services, duringAlcohol Awareness Week in October.

We will have our annual FoundersDay celebration on November 20 fol-lowing the initiation of our new broth-ers. We are also looking forward tostrong public health education ser-vices this semester. Among these willbe a poster presentation on smokingcessation, blood pressure screening,blood glucose screening, and immu-nization awareness. We are excited toexpand this list with new ideas fromboth current and soon-to-be brothers.

—Megan Myers

�� Delta Pi Texas Tech UniversityFounded 11/14/[email protected]

The fall semester at Texas TechSchool of Pharmacy started with wel-coming the new class of pharmacy

students. Delta Pi set up a photobooth to capture memories during theWhite Coat Ceremony that took placeat the Amarillo Civic Center. CortneyAdame volunteered to take picturesduring the event. The atmospherewas filled with excitement as the newClass took the oath to become part ofthe medical profession and promise tokeep the patients’ needs first.

The first information session tookplace on August 18. This was followedby Kappa Psi Speed Sibbing onAugust 25. This was a great way to getto know everyone pledging this year.It was a perfect mix of good companyand ice cream.

On August 22, we hosted the backto school picnic. It was a Saturdaymorning filled with lots of games,activities, piñata, football and waterballoons. The event was open toeveryone including the school facultyand was a great way to mingle andkick off the school year.

On September 2, our advisor, Dr.Shanna James, led the pinning cere-mony. Later, the Bigs and Littles wereannounced. On September 5, we hada game night and potluck. This was amuch needed break from schoolwork. Everyone enjoyed the night eat-ing a lot of food prepared by the bestchefs in town—our own brothers.This definitely helped build a bondwith the new pledge class.

in September, we had a friendlybowling competition between theDelta Pi brothers and PDC. Thisevent takes place every year and it is alot of fun to team up with other frater-nities and build strong networks.

—Shweta Jaggi

�� Delta RhoNova Southeastern UniversityFounded 11/14/[email protected]

While most people enjoyed theirsummer days on the beach, the broth-ers of Delta Rho spent many daysplanning to ensure the upcoming yearwill be filled with productivity and suc-cess. Recently, we had our annualphilanthropy event with FeedingSouth Florida, which is ranked as thefourth largest domestic nonprofitorganization that brings food to home-less shelters. The brothers andpledges worked together and pack-aged 23,278 pounds of food and fed20,000 people. What a success! Thebrothers of Delta Rho have manymore philanthropy events lined up.These include the Autism SpeaksWalk, Susan G. Komen Walk,Operation Medicine Cabinet, andRebuilding Together BrowardCounty. Aside from philanthropyevents, many brothers attended the2015 Southeast assembly hosted byDelta Omega. Brothers networked,

attended meetings, rode trolleys, andexplored the beautiful town ofSavannah, Georgia. Our chapter washonored to receive the ChapterReport Award and the High IdealsAward. The Delta Rho chapter wasalso ranked No. 2 in the SoutheastProvince. Our brother MonicaTadros, was officially inducted as theSoutheast Province Webmaster.Congratulations, Monica!

—Shanny Lee

�� Delta SigmaMidwestern University-GlendaleFounded 9/9/[email protected]

School is officially back in session.The Class of 2016 has completed theirdidactics and is now on their APPEs.Brothers from the Class of 2017 havereturned from their IPPEs with a newmindset on pharmacy practice.

Our last two rush events includedintense games of laser tag and bowl-ing, where brothers and prospectivepledges had the chance to showcasetheir athletic dexterity. We had 40plus enthusiastic pledges receive their�� pins at the pinning ceremony.Speed pledging was once again a blastas brothers and pledges were able toconnect on a more personal level.

A barbecue was held to honor thenewly graduated 2015 brothers, alongwith other alumni. As far as philan-thropy goes, we have volunteered ourtime to help package food for under-privileged families at St. Mary’s FoodBank. Brothers and pledges look for-ward to future philanthropy eventswhich include a roadside cleanup totidy up the streets around campus. Avisit to Feed My Starving Children isscheduled where food will be pre-pared for hungry children. DeltaSigma has also secured a spot at theSpecial Olympics where we will offerour aid later this month.

The most exciting news is thatDelta Sigma will be hosting the PacWest fall Province this upcomingNovember in Phoenix, Arizona. Thetheme is “Kappa Psi through theDecades” with a ’90s, ’50s, and ’20snight. Brothers have been workingextremely hard to make it a memo-rable Province and we hope to satisfy!

—Matthew Lam

�� Delta TauRoseman Univ. of Health SciencesFounded 1/10/[email protected]

Since the July issue of THE MASK,the board members of Delta Tau tooka quick journey to St. George, Utah,for the weekend. Up in the secludedmountains was the perfect place for usto play in the lake, barbecue and mostimportant, plan our fall rush events!

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competition among our three pharma-cy fraternities and the P1s in gamessuch as three-legged race, water bal-loon toss, and tug of war. To start offthe fall season right and to get intothe spirit of giving to the community,Delta Xi brothers spent time carvingpumpkins that are donated to a nurs-ing home to be used as festiveHalloween decorations. As we doevery December, Delta Xi partners upwith other organizations to wrap giftsand donate them to our community.We also spent the month of Octoberfundraising for American DiabetesAssociation, our chapter philanthropy,which culminated in joining the Sigmachapter in Baltimore for the Step Out:Walk to Stop Diabetes.

We are excited to welcome our newGCD, Dr. Amber Darr, who will behosting our annual fall bonfire. DeltaXi brothers also look forward to theMountain East Province fall assembly.

We are wrapping up the semesterby teaming up with APhA-ASP andPhi Lambda Sigma to host the univer-sity’s Medicare Part D Day and pro-mote the Baggie of Life. This annualevent is held during the open enroll-ment period. We assist seniors inpicking out the appropriate prescrip-tion plans based on their medications.Baggie of Life is a partnership withlocal EMTs in the area in which wehelp patients save their importantmedical information in a Ziploc bag.This is then placed in the fridge so incase of emergency, the EMTs knowexactly where to go to find all the nec-essary medical information about thepatient to maximize patient care.

—Edith Lopez

meal. We collected donations, and bythe end of the morning, we had raised$185, which will go to OperationChristmas Child.

On Tuesday, we held “Pie withKappa Psi,” an information sessionwhere we showed interested studentsthe types of events our chapter holdsand what being a brother in Kappa Psiis like. There was a great turnout, sowe got to meet many new pharmacystudents and of course, eat some pie.

On Wednesday evening, the facultyheld a clubs night and we had abooth. The booth featured a slideshow put together by pledgemasterDerek Rodriguez and a scrapbookdetailing events from the last year.

On Thursday, to bring and end torush week, some brothers got togeth-er and had dinner with a prospectivepledges at Mahoney’s, a restaurant onthe UBC campus.

Our last pledge event was a potluckwhere brothers prepared a variety ofdelicious dishes for pledges and spentthe evening getting to know ourpotential new brothers.

—Madison Finnigan

�� Delta NuMidwestern University at ChicagoFounded 3/12/[email protected]

Our brothers have been workinghard as always since the start of thefall quarter. Our main focus for thebeginning of the year is rushing andmaking sure everyone is ready for thepledging process. Our social chairplanned three rush events. First, wehad a fun day at the school gym meet-ing potential pledges and playingdodgeball. Our second event waswhirleyball, which everyone loves. It’sa cross between basketball andlacrosse while driving bumper cars.Our final rush event was laser tag. Wehad good turnouts for all our eventsand everyone enjoyed their time. Bidday was last week and we had about30 people put a bid in for Kappa Psi.

For the rest of the year, we have alot of events planned for volunteeringand fundraising. This weekend, wehave the health fair near campus thatwe are participating in by doing a BMIscreening. We also plan to volunteerat the Ronald McDonald House.

—Karam Shounia

�� Delta XiShenandoah UniversityFounded 9/13/[email protected]

Delta Xi has started the semesterwith a bang! To welcome the first-year students to Shenandoah, weorganized our annual Greek Olympicsrush event, which involved friendly

� Delta OmicronWilkes UniversityFounded 11/7/[email protected]

It’s that time of year again, and theDelta Omicron brothers could not bemore excited! The semester beganwith our annual rush barbecue, fol-lowed by club day. During bothevents, we were able to reach out tofirst-year pharmacy students, as wellas some second-year students, andencourage them to join us in brother-hood. During a new rush event thisyear, the students were able to meetwith each brother in small groups andlearn more about our chapter and

future plans for the year. At the end ofrushing, we were pleased to welcomea large group of 18 new pledges!

We started the year off strong withbrothers participating in the Out ofthe Darkness suicide prevention walk.We are also selling breast cancer T-shirts and ribbons to fundraise for theAmerican Cancer Society BreastCancer Walk on October 17. For anew community service project, wehave joined the Adopt-a-Highway pro-gram. We will be completing our firstcleanup in October alongside thepledges in an effort to bond withthem, while helping to make our com-munity a better place to live in. Wewill also be participating in the annual

Delta Nu brothers showcase Kappa Psi at the MWU Organization Fair.

Delta Omicron brothers and faculty enjoy the Wilkes University Welcome Week Cookout for the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy.

Delta Sigma brothers get to know the pledges after the pinning ceremony.

Delta Tau brothers help package fruits at Feed My Starving Children.

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make it out to Colorado to representDelta Chi. Our brothers thoroughlyenjoyed the experience of learningand meeting fellow brothers from allacross the nation. But you don’t haveto take my word for it; here is whattwo of our brothers had to say aboutGCC. Mike McMahon stated, “Myfirst GCC was an awesome experi-ence. I was able to connect with broth-ers from all over and see how muchdeeper the Kappa Psi brotherhood

runs.” Brother Kyle Hedquist alsoreflected on GCC, saying, “GCC was alife changing experience that gave meinsight into chapters all over the coun-try and gave me lifelong friendships.We were given the opportunity to sitin a legends and leaders session,which showed us the history of KappaPsi and that brotherhood lasts foreverno matter where you end up.”

Here in the Northeast, our brotherstook advantage of a delightful sunny

stress-free morning to pick apples atThompson’s Orchard. It goes withoutsaying that some of our brothers wereup on branches and on shoulders topick the best apples available. There’ssomething about hand picking yourown apples that makes them evenmore tasty and satisfying. We arelooking forward to future events suchas our fourth annual Spelling Bee ben-efiting charity as well as our first-everQuidditch Tournament! We also can-

not wait to meet up with ourNortheast Province brothers onceagain at this fall’s Province meeting.

—Kevin N. Tran �� Delta PsiUniversity of Minnesota-DuluthFounded 7/10/[email protected]

After a relaxing summer, Delta Psibrothers were excited to be back inDuluth to catch up, welcome the newPD1 class, recruit new members, andstart what seems to be anotherpromising year for the chapter.

Our chapter had a fun and success-ful rush week, which included a dual-fraternity barbecue with Phi DeltaChi, dinner and pool at Grandma’sSaloon, and our annual trip toAdventure Zone for laser tag, battingcages, and mini golf. At the end ofSeptember, the chapter held a pinningceremony for its nine new pledges.We are lucky to have such a diverseand fantastic pledge class.

Delta Psi has also been very activein the community this semester. Wehad several brothers volunteer at theDamiano Center’s Kids Café. KidsCafé is an after-school program aimedat reducing childhood hunger andmalnutrition by providing healthymeals and nutrition education to chil-dren in the community. The programalso offers a safe and nurturing placefor kids to play games, read books,make arts and crafts, and receive helpwith homework. It was a great experi-ence for our brothers who got to playair hockey and board games, hang out

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also expressed his commitment to hisfellow brothers, to “never leave abrother behind,” and to ensure that allof us maximize our potential andbecome the pharmacists that our pro-fession can be proud of.

�� Delta PhiUniversity of California-San DiegoFounded 8/8/[email protected]

Our brothers kicked off this yearwith a hot start! At our campus organi-zation fair, we garnered high levels ofinterest with our enthusiasm and ourshowcase of brotherhood. Even broth-ers from other organizations directednew students to our booth. Newlyelected regent Chris Lehmer andmembers of the Executive Committeeendlessly discussed new ideas for ourchapter and are excited to have thesechanges come to fruition.

This summer started with our exec-utive weekend retreat to discuss thefuture of our chapter. This retreatallowed us to propose changes,bounce ideas off one another, anddevelop great chemistry among thegroup. In August, six brothers wereable to attend the Grand CouncilConvention. We congratulate DeltaPhi chapter alumnus Robert Mancinifor being the newly elected GrandVice Regent!

We ended the summer with a goodold-fashioned barbecue at the beach

Brothers worked together to set upa booth during orientation week forthe newly welcomed P1s and thereturning P2s. It was amazing to seeall the brothers come out excited togreet the first-year pharmacy studentswho took interest in Kappa Psi andwanted to know a little bit more aboutwho we are and what we stand for as afraternity. We had a spectacularturnout with more than 100 sign-ups!

At the end of orientation week, weenjoyed volunteering our time in offi-cially welcoming the new P1s at theirWhite Coat Ceremony. Kappa Psi hada huge presence and lent a helpinghand anywhere from helping fold theP1’s white coat correctly, ushering thefamily members to the auditorium,and picture taking.

The month of September was jam-packed with rush events. With the col-laborative effort from the brothers ofDelta Tau, our rush events includedan ice cream social, kickball, a barbe-cue, a pool party, downtown LasVegas social, cupcake social andmore. We were very fortunate to havesuch a great turnout at each event.

In between school and rush events,the brothers of Delta Tau were able toreach out to the Las Vegas communi-ty by participating in the “Sort-a-Thon”philanthropic event. We helped packvegetables and fruit that would bedonated the next day to children andfamilies in need.

—Samantha Kaufman

�� Delta UpsilonPalm Beach Atlantic UniversityFounded 5/3/[email protected]

As the fall semester was quicklyapproaching, the brothers of DeltaUpsilon were more than excited totake our annual chapter retreat!Before our time was consumed withschool and the many exciting pledgeevents, the brothers decided to dedi-cate a day to just fellowship, brotherbonding, and good old-fashioned fun.An afternoon spent at FAU’s ropescourse challenge was not only full offun games, but games that challengedus as a chapter to dig deep, worktogether, and accomplish tasks thatwould otherwise be impossible with-out a brother by your side. With lotsof teamwork, communication, andtrust, our greatest challenge of mak-ing sure every brother made it to thetop of “Jacob’s Ladder” was overcome!

We ended our retreat with a lovelycatered dinner and an inspirationalspeech given by grad brother, JoePrete. Joe reinforced in us the impor-tance of being passionate in our pro-fession and to run our professionexactly where we want it to go. He

with brothers from both our chapterand the San Diego Graduate chapterattended this event after a long sum-mer hiatus. —Michael Lam

�� Delta ChiUniversity of New EnglandFounded 11/19/[email protected]

The brothers of Delta Chi returnfrom their summer break and IPPErotations energized and ready to tack-

le another academic school year. The chapter hosted its annual Chill

’N’ Grill Barbecue to not only wel-come back our brothers but to exposefirst-year students to the Brotherhood.Burgers, hot dogs, an open field ofgames, and good company—what isthere not to like?

The 57th GCC that took place oversummer marked the second time wehad any of our current brothersattend. Seven brothers were able to

Delta Upsilon FAU Ropes Course Challenge: (first row) David Dakwa; (second row L–R) Kayla Lanktree, Chelsea Harlan,Ashley Ewart, Kylene Hill, Sarah Watcheck, Kylie Webb; (third row) Donald Williams, Paul Petrillo, Larnie Sylvain,Sophie Luinord, Brent Bandhan, Kurt Pessa, Leah Marcelin; (fourth row) Chip Wight, Ben DeYoung and Jose Thompson.

Executive board members of Delta Phi hike up a mountain in Big Bear.

Delta Chi’s sergeant at arms Peter Trapp works the hot dog grill at the annualChill n’ Grill.

Delta Psi Brother Axel Vazquez in an intense game of air hockey at the DamianoCenter's Kids Café.


Epsilon Beta brothers represent Kappa Psi at SNPhA National Convention in Orlando, Florida.


Delta Xi donates carved pumpkins to a senior home for decorations. Delta Tau brothers help package fruits andveggies for families in need.

Delta Psi brothers and family at the Lakewalk cleanup.

ABOVE: Epsilon Lambda brothers volunteer at the Nashville RescueMission.

LEFT: Xi Brothers (L–R): AlyssaSonchaiwanich, Kristian Vaitkus andVatsal Patel donate blood as part ofthe Ohio State–University of MichiganBlood Battle.

BELOW: Epsilon Beta Brother Bianca Garza takes a patient’s bloodglucose at a health fair.

Delta Sigma brothers help package food for the hungry at St. Mary's Food Bank.

RIGHT: Zeta Gammabrothers at DoingDishes PotteryStudios paintingbowls for charity: (L–R) Logan Spearin,Quynh Thieu, Han Le, Refat Noor,and Ereka Ma.

Our 99 Hands at work in the community !

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Bowling Night, and a Formal Dinner.The Formal Dinner was a great wayfor everyone to mingle with therushees over a nice four-course mealprepared and served by the brothersthemselves. Not only were the rushevents a big hit, but so was the new“How to Survive ACP” forum.

“How to Survive ACP” was a newforum that was brought to the table bythe current Kappa Psi brothers. Thiswas the first year the event was heldand fortunately, there was a hugeturnout. It gave the brothers a chanceto reach out to the incoming class and

give them some great advice aboutpharmacy school. The presentationincluded study tips, budgeting tips,advice on note taking, and a brief runthrough of all the professors theywould encounter their P1 year. At theend of the forum, the brothers brokeinto groups with the P1s to talk oneon one and answer any questions theyhad. Not only was the event veryinformative, but it was also a greatrepresentation of the brothers.

Aside from the rush events, we alsoparticipated in a variety of communityevents, one of which was Spirit Fest,

where we held blood glucose andblood pressure screenings. The broth-ers also educated the community onhypertension with a poster. There aremany community events planned forthe spring, the biggest being an adop-tion event that will be held on campusin collaboration with the AppalachianSchool of Law to bring a variety of ani-mals from local shelters and rescueson campus for the chance of a foreverhome.

—Kourtney McGrady

�� Epsilon EpsilonTexas A&M UniversityFounded 8/23/[email protected]

We have had an exciting year sofar. We kicked it off, literally, with asports-themed rush and hosted aField Day to get to know our rushees.Events included a kickball tourna-ment, water balloon toss, three-leggedrace, and even an unplanned waterballoon fight.

Founders Day, held on August 23,was our second to last rush event,marking our seventh year of being achapter. Aside from the rushees andactives, graduate Brothers JustinRedding and Aaron Carranza attendedas well as Brother Roxy Lang from theGamma Upsilon chapter.

Rush concluded with a night ofGlow in the Dark Frisbee, keeping thetradition from last year’s rush. We areproud to welcome 25 pledges to ourIota Class. Every year, each class isdiverse and unique in its own way.What makes Iota Class stand out isthat seven second-year studentsdecided to join our Brotherhood.

Aside from rush and pledging, ourchapter has also been busy with sev-eral fundraisers and bake sales.Proceeds from the first bake sale ofthe year went toward Cookies forCancer, which is an organization thatis dedicated to funding pediatric can-cer research. Our chapter consistentlycontributes to this foundation.

Unlike other schools in the nation,Texas A&M University dons whitecoats during the second year. InSeptember, our second-year students,including 16 actives and 7 pledges,received their white coats.

Lastly, Epsilon Epsilon teamed upwith HEB Pharmacy for the 18thannual Best of the Best Showcase,which Corpus Christi Caller Timesholds each year. Second- and third-year students helped conduct bloodpressure and blood glucose screen-ings alongside lead technicians while

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restaurant, Chris Madrid’s. We got tomingle with the rushees by playing agame of “Brother Bingo,” which con-sisted of fun facts about all the broth-ers on a Bingo grid and the rusheeslearning something new about each ofus while trying to win the game.

Along with rushing, we’ve also hadour first community service, profes-sional, and fundraising events, all hap-pening on September 19. The chapterwas stronger than ever, being able toconquer three events in one day.

Our community service event wascalled “Puppies in the Park,” hostedby a local animal shelter, Pets Alive.The brothers spent their Saturdaymorning playing with and caring forrescued dogs. The professional eventwas a health fair that took place inMission Marquee Plaza and was spon-sored by Carvajal Pharmacy. We wereable to offer flu vaccines, blood glu-cose and blood pressure readings aswell as patient counseling. And finally,our fundraising event that we haveevery semester is working at ourUniversity of Incarnate Word football

at the park, and make some newfriends. Later that month, we partici-pated in a shoreline cleanup as part ofthe Adopt-a-Beach program. Wecleaned up Lakewalk, from Fitger’sInn to Leif Erikson Park (one mile),and resulted in 26 pounds of trash andlitter being collected. For our efforts,we were featured in a local newsreport and celebrated with lunch atFitger’s. We are collecting coats, win-ter accessories, and toiletries throughOctober. The items will be donated tothe HOPE Clinic, which is a free stu-dent-run clinic operated by medicaland pharmacy students from UMD.

We’re looking forward to all of theexciting events still to come, includinga Gooseberry/Split Rock campingtrip, dinner buffet at the Black BearCasino, Big Bro/Lil Bro Week, andInformal & Formal Initiation.

—Larry Nguyen

�� Delta OmegaSouth UniversityFounded 12/10/[email protected]

Our chapter hosted conclave thispast month in Savannah, Georgia.Brothers from other chapters andProvinces attended as well to join inon the festivities. We spent the week-end going over usual business, butthen celebrated the chapter’s 10-yearanniversary. Brothers were able toexplore historic downtown Savannah’snightlife and try one-of-a-kind seafoodat the Crab Shack on Tybee Island.We thank everyone who came out andcelebrated with us!

�� Epsilon BetaUniversity of the Incarnate WordFounded 4/12/[email protected]

The school year has just startedand it’s already been busy for us. Wehad our first rush event at a local

games. We had 20 brothers out tohelp in the ticket booth, concessionstand, and assisting with parking.

We have three more rush events,community service, professionalevents, and fundraising planned forthe upcoming months and a KappaPsi week in November.

�� Epsilon GammaWestern University of Health SciencesFounded 7/28/[email protected]

In July, we celebrated our eighthFounders Day, an event highlightingour founding Big Brothers fromGamma Nu. With a theme of “Blastfrom the Past,” our brothers dressedup from “Saved by the Bell” to “SpaceJam,” as Pomona Grad and collegiatebrothers bonded in honor of ourBrotherhood. Despite a flash rain thatlasted for the majority of the celebra-tion, there was no dampening of ourspirits! Since July, the brothers havebeen preparing for an incredible yearthat all started with the 57th GrandCouncil Convention. We were fortu-

nate enough to rank fourth across thenation as our GCD, Eric Gupta, fin-ished out his term as Grand Regent.Meeting with all the other chaptersfrom across the nation was the perfectsegue into the new school year.

Our brothers continued ourbiweekly service to the communitywith a free clinic in Riverside. Notonly did we engage in the directopportunity to help patients, we alsoparticipated with Light the Night, aphilanthropic event aimed at raisingmoney in the fight against leukemiaand lymphoma. With more than 120from our chapter in attendance, ourbrothers were able to raise $2,653.30in support. This two-mile walk couldbe seen throughout Angel Stadium assupporters and survivors coated thewalkway in a sea of lanterns. Finally,we have planned a fundraiser for theSaint Baldrick’s Foundation, pittingfaculty against each other in a basket-ball game fueled by the donations ofstudents. We look forward to thegame, which includes our GCDs,Patrick Chan and Immediate PastGrand Regent Eric Gupta!

—Kevin Mai

�� Epsilon DeltaUniversity of AppalachiaFounded 4/12/[email protected]

Now that the rush events havecome to an end, we are proud toannounce they were a success.Traditionally, rush led off with ourRound Robin event, where the broth-ers worked together with Phi DeltaChi to introduce new students to bothfraternities. Round Robin consisted ofa game of “Guess Who” where thenew students were given a list of funfacts about various brothers and theyhad to guess which statementbelonged to whom. We also held aLuau, Dinner Night at the localMexican Restaurant El Sombrero,


Epsilon Gamma brothers support Light the Night and the fight against leukemia and lymphoma!

Epsilon Delta regent Oluwabunmi Akintonde mingles at the Formal Dinner.

Graduate Brothers Roxy Lang from Gamma Upsilon, Aaron Carranza, Justin Redding, and George Varas from EpsilonEpsilon attend the Epsilon Epsilon Founders Day.

Even though he came in fifth place,Epsilon Epsilon Brother Troy Agatep,victoriously puts on his shirt from thefrozen T-shirt competition.

Epsilon Zeta brothers enjoy being together at a pledge event.

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Kappa Psi we truly value our brother-hood. We feel that it is the uniquestrengths, perspectives, and experi-ences of each individual that strength-en our brotherhood. This fact inspiresand motivates me, and that is why Iam and will remain hungry.” All therush events were a success, and wecould not have done it without ourfirst vice regent, Arthur Hagopian.

Our brothers had the opportunityto collaborate with Student Society ofHealth-System Pharmacy (SSHP) toprovide immunizations to the commu-nity at the Sutter Surgical HospitalHealth Fair. We gave more than 80blood pressure screenings and morethan 200 flu vaccinations! We areexcited to work again with SSHP onour upcoming event, “Walk to StopDiabetes.” It will be the first all stu-dent-run diabetes walk in Elk Grove.

Amidst the busyness of school andrushing, our Brotherhood remainsstrong. Celebrating the end of the firstset of exams, the ladies got togetherfor a night of wine and cheese, whilethe gentlemen spent a night out indowntown Sacramento. It was a niceget-together before we welcome ournew potential brothers!

—Tammy Ngo

�� Epsilon KappaBelmont UniversityFounded 2/21/[email protected]

Epsilon Kappa had seven brothersat the 57th Grand Council Conventionin Denver. Those who attendeddescribed it as a wonderful network-ing experience and a great way tomeet and bond with brothers fromother chapters across the nation.

Upon our return to campus, wecame together to plan our upcomingprojects and activities. Already, wehave completed a community serviceevent at Cora Howe, an elementaryand middle school for special needs.Brothers worked diligently to paintclassrooms, create a mural, and land-scape for the school. We also volun-teered as pharmacy professionals at aflu shot clinic at Trevecca Towers, alocal retirement home, where threebrothers administered 35 flu shots tothe residents.

In November, we will be hostingour annual Chili Cook-off wherebrothers will be competing for brag-ging rights to see who makes the bestchili at Belmont. We are planning analumni event early next semester inorder to show our gratitude to thebrothers who came before us. Thechapter is also hard at work planningfor spring rush. —Keri Putulowski

� Epsilon LambdaLipscomb UniversityFounded 8/13/[email protected]

This has been such an exciting fallfor the Epsilon Lambda chapter! Forthe second year in a row, we havemore than 40 pledges! With morebrothers, we will increase our positiveimpact on the Nashville community!Our rush week started strong with theLipscomb version of “The AmazingRace,” an ice cream social, yard

games and cookouts. The brothershad such a great time meeting ournew “pharmily” during rush week,and the pledges have started theirpledge process with enthusiasm.

This fall, we have enjoyed partici-pating in many service projectstogether. We served food at theNashville Rescue Mission, which willprovide more than 300,000 nights ofshelter this year to the homeless andprovide more than 660,000 meals. Weare blessed to be a part of this greatservice to the community. Brothersbonded with our new pledges as wesorted donated food into well-bal-anced meals. Nashville has a big heartfor those in need and the EpsilonLambda chapter loves to do our part.

A very exciting opportunity hasbegun for our chapter this year—starting a scholarship for our KappaPsi Epsilon Lambda chapter. We areexcited for the ability to financiallysupport our hardworking brothers.

We are going to put our craftingskills to good use this year and makeblankets for the homeless shelters inNashville. For one day, we will bedemonstrating our athleticism at ourannual Hygeia Bowl. Every year webattle in a flag football tournament todetermine which class will have brag-ging rights for the year.

—August Whipple

� Epsilon MuUniversity of Florida-OrlandoFounded 11/12/[email protected]

Epsilon Mu ended the summerstrong with a successful chapterretreat in Orlando and at the 57thGCC in Denver, tying for first placeinternationally for Chapter of the YearAward. This was a momentous occa-sion and testament to our brothersthat our constant drive to improveourselves accomplished somethingwe never thought possible.

Since the start of the fall semester,rush has been in the air. As of today,we have 13 pledges under pledgemas-ter Theora Canonica: Amanda Al-Bahou, Cyrene Molineros, AlyssaDungca, Jennifer Ryder, DenysIvasechko, Nicole Meretsky, VanitaHarridan, Nickhil Patel, Katie Li, JoseTamayo, Khai Ho, Ben Ferris andMegan Hudson.

This year during the SoutheastProvince fall assembly in Savannah,Georgia, we won the SEP Fellowshipand SEP Chapter of the Year Award.Thank you to Delta Omega for host-ing an amazing Southeast Provincefall assembly. We had a wonderfultime sharing stories with fellow broth-ers and exploring your beautiful city!

—Daniel A. Morley

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well as meet or reconnect with otherbrothers from different chapters. Wethank the brothers of Delta Omegafor hosting a memorable conclave andwe cannot wait for the next springconclave hosted by Epsilon Mu inOrlando, Florida!

—Hong Nguyen

�� Epsilon ThetaSullivan UniversityFounded 10/24/[email protected]

The bond of brotherhood continuesto stay strong between the brothers ofEpsilon Theta. We participate in amonthly dinner social at differentrestaurants where we can free ourminds of pharmacy and open up toeach other. During our graduation rit-ual, seven brothers transitioned fromcollegiate to graduate members.Epsilon Theta was proud to welcomesix new brothers into our chapter dur-ing our first spring initiation. For fall,we planned four exciting rush eventswhich included dinner at Buffalo WildWings, game night, Kappa Psi gradhouse cookout, and bowling. Gamenight and bowling were a huge suc-cess. We were able to learn so muchabout our current and potential broth-ers. This fall, we have 10 pledgeseager to learn about our Fraternity.John Bradford represented our chap-ter at GCC as well as at the GLP,meeting with Brothers Gary Thomasand Zach Clary. This fall, we plan tobe busy as we work with Walgreens,Project Linus, Necole’s Place and oth-ers within our community.

—Nikita Patton

touching the lives of the many peoplewho stopped by.

The semester is nearly halfwaydone, but we are in no way slowingdown. Plans for a blood drive andhighway cleanup are in the works, aswell as another bake sale for Cookiesfor Cancer. Pledges are sending inpreferences for their Bigs soon and indue time, they’ll be new brothers ofour chapter.

�� Epsilon ZetaEast Tennessee State UniversityFounded 3/21/[email protected]

We are not sad to see summer endhere at Epsilon Zeta. That is howmuch we look forward to our rushevents! We held true to EZ traditionand our galactic-themed rush eventswere universally popular. We areproud to have 35 pledges! Theupdates we made this year to ourpledging process should help ensurethat the pledges who become broth-ers are of the utmost quality. Ourpledges hosted a very successfulcanned food drive in September.

We had many brothers participatein our August fundraising event at theBristol Motor Speedway’s NASCARrace. We will be spending much of thefall in different elementary schoolclassrooms teaching children aboutdrug safety.

�� Epsilon EtaLECOM-BradentonFounded 3/28/[email protected]

At the Grand Council Convention,Epsilon Eta had the honor to receiveTop Performance Chapter amongother chapters nationally. We alwaysstrive to honor our four pillars:Fellowship, Industry, Sobriety, andHigh Ideals. Among other variousphilanthropy events, we continued ourmonthly disease awareness on cam-pus by displaying information. Wewere able to fundraise approximately30 pounds of “Chemo Survival Kits” todonate to the Tell Every Amazing LadyAbout Ovarian Cancer Foundation.

We are ready to start our rushingevents in October and it will be a busymonth! Not only are we going to pro-mote the different opportunitiesKappa Psi has to offer regarding com-munity, professional development,and brotherhood, we are also going tocontinue with our tradition of eachrush event being strategically pairedwith a philanthropic activity.

We had the opportunity to attendthe fall Southeast Province conclavehosted by Delta Omega in Savannah,Georgia. It was an amazing time toreunite with our alumni brothers as

�� Epsilon IotaCalif. Northstate College of PharmacyFounded 6/27/[email protected]

We ended summer with a Back toSchool Retreat at the American River.The day consisted of swimming, pad-dling, cliff jumping, and rope swing-ing. Whether we felt adventurousjumping off cliffs or relaxed chillingon the raft, we all had fun as we care-lessly drifted away on the lazy river.We felt especially accomplished aftereach rapid we overcame. Four hours,three sunblock bottles, and more than30 sandwiches later, we reached theend of our journey and had a barbe-cue picnic at Elk Grove Regional Park.It was a nice farewell to our summerbefore returning to our DiPiro text-books and drug charts.

September marked the start of rushseason at California Northstate. Ourfirst rush event was Iron Chef. At thisevent, the rushees and brothers wereplaced into teams with limited time tocreate two dishes using a secret ingre-dient. It was a great opportunity forthe rushees and brothers to show offtheir culinary skills. Our second rushevent, Taste of Sacramento, was moreintimate as brothers paired off withrushees to explore downtownSacramento. Our third event, Bladesof Glory, was a new addition to ourchapter’s rush! The skating floor wasfull of laughter (and many falls)throughout the night. Rush came toan end with our annual Alumni Night,where our chapter welcomed backbrothers as they shared their experi-ences. Quoting Brother JenniferDijaili, “This night left me hungry. In

Epsilon Eta brothers and grads in attendance at the Southeast Province assembly.

Epsilon Mu brothers enjoy the 57thGCC (L–R): Theora Canonica,Nemat Ashraf, Brian Littlejohn,Jacqueline Nguyen, Keon Thomas,Kate Sullivan, Carlos Walker, RaviBacchus, and Henry Patrick Marcelin.

Epsilon Iota chapter introduces a newrush event at the roller skating rink.

Epsilon Nu Brother Raisa El-Kurdi administers Dean Allen his annual flu shotat the Walgreens Wellness Bus.

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Alzheimer’s Walk, essentials drive,joyful rescues, trunk or treat andSalvation Army. The Alzheimer’s Walkis special to Epsilon Omicron becausethis disease affected the family of oneof our brothers, Kayley Sebastian. Wehad a great turnout of brothers andwe were able to raise $800!

�� Epsilon PiIdaho State University-MeridianFounded 11/12/[email protected]

Our chapter started the fall semes-ter off with a quick set of events. Rushweek started the second week ofschool. The week was filled withevents, including a root beer social,game night, miniature golf, a philan-thropic event at the Boise Food Bank,and finally ended with a barbecue.When the week was over, Epsilon Pihad 11 pledges!

We assembled a team for theschool’s Run for the Health of Itfundraiser, put together by HungDang. The event went smoothly andraised more than $2,500 for studentoutreach programs. Brothers alsocompeted in the Clinical SkillsCompetition and volunteered at theIdaho Society of Health-SystemPharmacists fall meeting to furtherexpand their knowledge of clinicalpharmacy.

We also took time off to relax at onelast barbecue before the weatherturned frigid. The barbecue featuredan assortment of lawn games andteriyaki chicken. The next couplemonths are filled with pledge meet-ings, philanthropic community out-reach events, and social gatherings.Look for us at the Region 7 MRM inPortland at the end of October!

—Steven Kochman

�� Epsilon RhoUniversity of Illinois at RockfordFounded 1/28/[email protected]

To kick off the school year, all ofour brothers came together for an icecream social and some brotherlybonding before we began the busypledging process. In addition to catch-ing up with one another, we got toknow our rushees during a two-weekrush process. During rush, we orga-nized two informational meetings, agame night, a speed friending event,and a barbecue at the beautiful RockCut State Park in Loves Park, Illinois.

This fall, we have 11 brothersattending the Mid-America Provinceconclave. We look forward to seeingfamiliar faces in addition to meetingour newest MAP brothers from ZetaMu Chapter!

Our brothers continually strive togive back to the community in everyway possible. A handful of brothersand pledges participated in the Walkto Defeat ALS® in Rockford at theAviators Stadium on September 19. Anumber of our brothers also educatedthe Rockford community by present-ing a poster board display on the topicof alcohol misuse and abuse at boththe local YMCA and OperationHealthy U schoolwide health fair. Thisfall marks the third year that EpsilonRho brothers will be tutoring at localhigh schools in Rockford. We will alsocontinue to volunteer at the NorthernIllinois Food Bank. Our pledges alsoconduct a volunteer event of theirchoice as a pledge class. In the past,pledges have gone to the food bank aswell as to Feed My Starving Children.We believe placing importance uponservice to the community now willencourage our pledges to remain ded-icated to the ideals of our Fraternityand profession for the years to come.Proud to be your brother!

—Maura Sullivan

�� Epsilon SigmaUniversity of Florida-St. PetersburgFounded 2/25/[email protected]

“She stood in the storm, and whenthe wind did not blow her way, weadjusted our sails.” –Elizabeth Edwards

Adaptability is much more than theability to adapt to change. It’s essen-tial to life. Much like Darwin’s conceptof survival of the fittest, those whohandle change well develop character-istics that make them stronger. Sowhat does that have to do with ourchapter? In two short years, EpsilonSigma will not be the same as theUniversity of Florida College ofPharmacy St. Petersburg campuscloses its doors for good. We’re shift-ing roles and making moves to antici-pate the roadblocks that come withdecreasing numbers as the fourth-year brothers graduate and the third-

years go on rotation. One thing forsure is that our work, dedication andfriendship will precede us in leavingan everlasting legacy.

On another note, many of ourbrothers were able to attend theSoutheast Province fall assembly inbeautiful Savannah, Georgia. Manythanks to Delta Omega brothers forthe Southern hospitality, and congrat-ulations on a successful weekend.

We look forward to participating inannual events like Light the NightWalk and brotherly bonding at TopGolf. As our chapter gets smaller, welook to reach out and create strongerfellowships with neighboring chaptersas well as the local Tampa Graduatechapter. We still have two years leftand we plan to make the most of it …Epsilon Sigma forever.

�� Epsilon TauTexas Tech University-AbileneFounded 3/3/[email protected]

Epsilon Tau started the year offwith our annual Back to School Picnicto welcome the incoming P1 class andreturning students. The night wasfilled with great barbecue, yummydesserts, and many fun outdoorgames. After a few weeks of gettingback into “school mode,” ET enjoyeda night of bowling, mini golf, andarcade games while getting to knowthe students interested in Kappa Psi.

Epsilon Tau had the privilege ofsending several brothers to the TexasTech University Health SciencesCenter School of Pharmacy AnnualLeadership Retreat held in Lubbock,Texas. The retreat began with severalservice projects across Lubbock,including Habitat for Humanity,Lubbock Children’s Home, and theSalvation Army. Through severalbreakout sessions, brothers were ableto learn about their own leadershipstyle and how to improve not onlytheir leadership but also the leader-ship of others. They were also able to

meet up with brothers of Delta Pi andcontinue collaborating on planningthe upcoming Southwest Province fallassembly.

On September 3, we pinned 13pledges for our Epsilon Pledge Class.In mid-September, brothers andpledges split into smaller groups andwere able to enjoy the Blind DateDinner event at several restaurants inAbilene to get to know each other bet-ter. Upcoming rush events include apicnic, Big-Little reveal, the Adopt-a-Highway philanthropic pledge event,the annual T-shirt making party, andthe ever-popular potluck/game night.

Epsilon Tau has partnered withAPhA once again to represent TexasTech University Health SciencesCenter School of Pharmacy in sup-porting the American HeartAssociation at the Abilene AHA HeartWalk on October 3. ET will also part-ner with TPA again for the annualcanned food drive through November.

—Hannah Lenamon

�� Epsilon UpsilonRoosevelt Univ. College of PharmacyFounded 3/31/[email protected]

We ignited our school year with ourparticipation in the Schaumburg shuf-fle where several community mem-bers gathered to walk a 5K race.Participants ranged from conditionedathletes to neighborhood residentsand children with Down syndrome.With the help of our adjoining chap-ters Epsilon Rho and Chi, EpsilonUpsilon cheered on runners anddirected the racing path. Afterward,brothers came together for brunchwhich is a time-honored tradition ofour chapter.

September has been filled withexciting rush activities which includeda scavenger hunt, speed dating, andgame night. A rush event that wasvery successful was speed dating.Those students who were rushing hadthe opportunity to get to know allabout the Kappa Psi and also to askany of the active brothers questionsabout fraternity life and pharmacyschool in general. Another event wasour annual scavenger hunt whererushees have to go around campus ingroups to find certain clues. Nothingmakes us more excited than sharingthe great joy of our Fraternity withpotential new brothers.

We are very excited about thepotential the new pledges bring to ourchapter. Several of our pledges havedisplayed immense enthusiasm andwe look forward to the new and excit-ing bonds that will be made.

—Lezley Diaz

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To honor American PharmacistsMonth in October, we continue tohost a Speaker Series event with apanel of local pharmacists for studentsto talk to. Epsilon Xi brothers havealso participated in the OSPA AnnualConvention, the OTC Self-CareCompetition against OSU students,OSHP Convention, as well as MRMduring Halloween weekend.

We have also started a new tradi-tion, celebrating Brother of theMonth! The nominated brother mustattend community service events,demonstrate Kappa Psi pride, attendevents led by any brother holding aleadership position to show support,and helping any brother who asks.We have awarded Brothers KarinehLalikian and Kathy Bergado forAugust and September, especially fortheir involvement in preparing for theNWP conclave 2016 together.

In the two months left of the semes-ter, we will be hosting an AntibioticAwareness Outreach, a Teddy BearDrive for the Doernbecher Children’sHospital, a pharmacy practice coun-seling trial for P1 students, and a jointsocial with Beta Omicron. We areexcited to host the NWP conclave2016! —Cannie Tran

� Epsilon OmicronD’Youville College Founded 5/7/[email protected]

Our chapter brothers have beenbusy this year already taking trips toother chapters and getting to knowother brothers! We had several broth-ers who were able to attend a meetingand run first degree at the Zeta Zetachapter. We also had several brothersvisit the Beta Kappa chapter to attenda social event for all professional orga-

�� Epsilon NuUniv. of Maryland Eastern ShoreFounded 1/27/[email protected]

We were less active as a group overthe summer months as everyone sep-arated for vacation, work or academia.Several brothers traveled abroad. Afew traveled to Haiti for a medical mis-sion trip. They helped raise moneyand collected medical supplies for thetrip. In Haiti, they set up pharmacies,presented on health-related topics forthe community, and triaged patientsat clinics. Others visited Spain, specifi-cally Madrid and Salamanca, for astudy abroad program. They learnedSpanish, about the healthcare systemthere, and toured the beautiful his-toric sites of Salamanca!

The academic year has started andwe began our search for possible newbrothers. Rush events included a bon-fire social, a late night coffee donutevent, and a game night. We havenine pledges who are working hard tolearn all about the Brotherhood.

The Walgreens Wellness Bus madePrincess Anne, Maryland, one of itstwo stops in the state, and we had theopportunity to help. We informed thecommunity about diabetes and didvaccinations. Raisa El-Kurdi even gotto vaccinate Dr. Allen, the dean ofUMES School of Pharmacy andHealth Professions, and Dr. Boyle, thecurrent AACP president!

Epsilon Nu will be hosting its fifthFormal event in May 2016. Details willbe announced as they are determined.

—Greta Park

�� Epsilon XiPacific University-OregonFounded 2/5/[email protected]

Epsilon Xi has been immenselybusy since school resumed in August.The school year started off with fiverush events: a pizza mingle with anintimate speed dating game, boardgame night, a joint Mocktail Socialwith PDC on campus, a BarbecuePicnic, and the Pittock Mansion Hike.We concluded our rush season at theend of August, recruiting 30 pledges!

Pledges had the opportunity tomeet their Grand Bigs, who havebeen out of town at their APPE rota-tions, during Pacific University’sCareer Fair. The pledge processincludes their participation at thePortland AIDs Walk, repackagingfood at the Oregon Food Bank, PennyWars against PDC, and attending theSuicide Prevention Walk. Theirupcoming events include SpeakerSeries and hosting their own gamenight.

nizations and meet new brothers.Currently, Bhavik Mistry is workingwith our Grand Vice Regent RobertMancini, Buffalo Grad regentStephanie Brian, and Great LakesProvince Satrap Travis Crawford onestablishing a new chapter at his almamater, the University of Waterloo(Ontario, Canada). We were contactedby a Waterloo student who loves theidea of Kappa Psi and would like tosee our professional fraternity branchout into eastern Canada. Bhavik hasbeen in constant communication withthe student, answering questions andassisting with anything that isrequired. Most recently, in conjunc-tion with Buffalo Grad and GreatLakes Province, Bhavik organized andpresented at an informational meetingfor the Waterloo students. He said, “Itwas a rewarding opportunity to giveback not only to the university, but toour great Brotherhood that has givenme so much. It has been a challeng-

ing process, however, our goal is tohold another informational meetingand hopefully activate only our thirdinternational chapter.”

Back at D’Youville, our rushing sea-son has begun! Our events started inAugust with a cookout where weplayed lawn games and ate great food!Our second rush event was at mon-ster mini golf where we split up intoteams that included rushees andbrothers. We ended the night atBuffalo Wild Wings where we social-ized further over wings and drinks.Both of these events had great turn-outs of both brothers and rushees.Our next two rush events are at a cornmaze on October 28 and our annualbowling rush event is in November.

We have brought back a very prof-itable fundraiser this year that wasused in the past, working at theSabres games to help raise money fordues and our chapter. Our currentphilanthropy projects include the

Epsilon Xi brothers at Pacific University School of Pharmacy Organization Fair. Brothers met and mingled with studentswho were interested in joining Kappa Psi.

Epsilon Tau brothers and pledges celebrate after Epsilon Tau’s pinning ceremony.

Winners of Epsilon Upsilon Scavenger Hunt pose with brothers.

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�� Zeta BetaHusson Univ. School of PharmacyFounded 2/1/[email protected]

We are excited for the events wehave planned this school year. Someof our brothers attended the GCC,and brought back a few ideas we willbe implementing this school year.They loved the opportunity to interactwith brothers from all over the coun-try. We recently held our very firstrush event of the year which had ahuge turnout. Our mission this year isto make sure Kappa Psi has a strongand positive presence at HussonUniversity.

�� Zeta GammaUniversity of Florida-JacksonvilleFounded 2/8/[email protected]

Over the summer, we got togetherfor our chapter retreat in Palm Coast,

Florida, where we spent countlesshours bonding and discussing withone another future events for the yearand how to better engage ourselves inour campus, community, and in thefield of pharmacy.

We would like to thank DeltaOmega, a chapter that has long sup-ported us when we were pledging andchartering, for hosting and organizingthis fall’s Southeast conclave.

A shout-out to all the brothers whoreceived Scholarship Key TrayAwards this year, including ErinDavidson, Marsel Gjoka, MatthewRuland, Madison Schwartz, CameronThomas and Zachary Usztok. Evenour GCD, Dr. Jenny Carrillo, was rec-ognized for her outstanding efforts.

We had a blast hosting rush eventswhere we invited everyone to MellowMushroom, Rebounderz, and a chillout pool party before the school yearstarted. We had tons of fun and it wasgreat way to let our rushees know

how close a family we really are.Pledgemaster Eldin Kalac is hard atwork to ensure our future pledgeclass will be strong and successful.

Our first fellowship event hadbrothers painting bowls for charity ata local pottery studio. One in four chil-dren throughout Northeast Floridastruggles with hunger or food insecu-rity on a daily basis. The paintedbowls will be donated to SecondHarvest Food Bank at the EmptyBowls Luncheon in Jacksonvillewhere they will help raise funds forsocial services that help familiesstruggling with a variety of problems,from hunger to homelessness.

�� Zeta DeltaUniversity of South FloridaFounded 3/15/[email protected]

The start of the school year wasvery exciting for our chapter, with fivebrothers representing Zeta Delta at

GCC. At GCC, our Jerica Singletonwas awarded the Kappa PsiFoundation Scholarship. We are veryproud of her and her commitment toour chapter, school, and the profes-sion of pharmacy. We also started thissemester by rushing the new GammaPledge Class. In one of our rushevents, we hosted OperationGratitude, where we wrote letters anddonated care packages to soldiersoverseas. We are really excited now tosee our new pledges grow and toteach them about our great Fraternity.Last year, we also had the opportunityto adopt a park, which we continuous-ly take care of. Recently, the chaptercollaborated with Kappa Epsilon tohost a park cleanup and a potlucksocial.

We would like to recognize fourbrothers who were recently inductedinto Phi Lambda Sigma this fall fortheir leadership. Congratulations toShannon Blizzard, Jennifer Caldwell,Rodjsyne Jones and Natasha Gregory.The chapter had an amazing time atthe Southeast Province assembly thisfall and thanks Delta Omega for host-ing it. Zeta Delta was honored toreceive both the Industry Award andSobriety Award from the SoutheastProvince for our achievements.Seeing everyone at assembly and win-ning these awards have motivated usto have our best year yet and we can’twait to see what we can accomplish.

�� Zeta EpsilonNortheast Ohio Medical UniversityFounded 5/3/[email protected]

Before we hit the ground runningin late August with our various rushevents, our regent, Jessica Reno, andvice regent, Eric Fela, traveled toColorado for GCC. They had an amaz-ing experience meeting brothers fromall over the country, and they camehome with ideas that will help us grow

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donated to our local student-run clinic,the Maliheh Free Clinic, and the restwill be used to help fund the conclavewe will host in June.

This year, we got the ball rollingwith rush very early. We worked hardto promote Kappa Psi to incoming P1sby speaking at their orientation andtabling at the professional studentorganizations event. For our first rushevent, we went up the canyon to havea barbecue and bonfire. We had agreat time meeting potential pledgesand sharing our Kappa Psi experi-ences with them.

For our second rush event, we hadan ice cream bar social. Each brotherbrought their favorite ice cream top-ping and attendees were asked toguess who brought which topping.

For our last and favorite rush event,we divided potential pledges intogroups with one active and sent themon a scavenger hunt. A number oftasks were to be completed withinthree hours. Tasks included gettingpictures of the entire team doing anact such as dancing with a fast foodemployee or putting money in a dona-tion jar. This event challenged every-one to work as a team and to be effec-tive in managing their time. We werevery impressed with the level of bond-ing this potential class already hasand look forward to our opportunitiesto further bond with them.

After a month of rush, we extendedbids to 25 students! This will be ourlargest pledge class yet. We are nowfaced with the challenge of pledgingthis many students, but our chapter isvery excited and confident in our abili-ties to do this successfully.

—Lauren Emma Alai

�� Epsilon PhiSouth UniversityFounded 4/14/[email protected]

This quarter, Epsilon Phi chapterhas been busy with rush. We hostedseveral social and fundraising eventsto get to know the pledges includingbowling night, scavenger hunt,karaoke night, etc. Due to the Joaquinhurricane, some of our planned rush-ing events got canceled to ensureeveryone’s safety. We have 15 poten-tial brothers submit their bios and weare looking forward to getting to knoweach and every one of them in thenext couple months to determine ifthey are a good fit to our Fraternity.

We have several upcoming philan-thropy projects including the Adopt-a-Highway clean-up. On October 24,Kappa Psi is scheduled to have ourannual Team Hope Walk to supportthe mission of Huntington’s DiseaseSociety of Americas to improve livesof people with Huntington’s diseaseand their families.

It is amazing to see what brother-hood is all about during the Joaquinhurricane that happened last week inColumbia. Brothers from left to rightwere reaching out to ask for the safetyof one another and to offer help.Hurricane Joaquin brought in theworst flood in 1,000 years; luckily, allthe brothers are safe and no one isextremely affected by it. This incidenthas brought us even closer together.

�� Epsilon ChiUniversity of UtahFounded 10/6/[email protected]

Closing out spring semester, wehad seven Kappa Psi brothers gradu-ate in May. The following day, weheld a graduation ritual for the gradu-ating brothers and surprised the DeltaClass with their initiation day. Wecrossed over eight pledges and arenow happy to have them as brothers.

This past August, we elected ournew officers: regent (Lindsay Walzer),vice regent (Matthew Birrenkott),pledgemaster (Leslie Caccioppo), sec-retary (Ken Hsu), treasurer (CamrynFroerer), historian (Lauren Alai),ASUU liaison (My-Hanh Nguyen),chaplain (James Lee), webmaster(Kara Yamashita), sergeant at arms(Trevor Arave), Co-GCD (PaulBerriochoa), and immediate pastregent (David Sze). We are excited tosee what new ideas they have.

We started the school year with atrivia night fundraiser at Gracie’s. Theevent was a success in promotingKappa Psi and we raised a total of$825. A portion of the funds will be

�� Epsilon PsiUniversity of Hawaii at HiloFounded 1/12/[email protected]

The year is off to an amazing startfor the brothers of Epsilon Psi. Alongwith the stress of beginning a newschool year, there comes the excite-ment of preparing for rush. Eventssuch as Meet Your Match, where can-didates meet and share interests withthe current brothers, and a potluck atCoconut Island, go toward the selec-tion of future professionals of KappaPsi. After a successful rush, we areexcited to welcome 26 pledges. Welook forward to getting to know thembetter and developing Fellowship,Industry, Sobriety and High Ideals!

For the rest of the fall semester, welook forward to carrying out thepledge process and holding variouscommunity service events. We areeager to volunteer again at HopeServices Hawaii, which specializes inoutreach programs, and continue topromote bone marrow donor registra-tion and participate in communityhealth education.

—Kevin Meno & Lauren Simpson

�� Epsilon OmegaRosalind Franklin University ofMedicine and Science (RFUMS)Founded 11/23/[email protected]

Watching the first RFUMS brother,Alisa Joseph, graduate and take thenext step in her career into the realworld put wind in our sails, giving usmotivation and excitement for theupcoming year. We started off with acouple of the things we love most—

food and each other. We had a back toschool barbecue to make up for losttime, solidifying our brotherly bondswith burgers and games. During oneof our first GBMs, we included abirthday bonanza to celebrate sum-mer birthdays we missed while wewere away from campus. To strength-en our ties with I-Grad, we attended aChicago White Sox game for somegreat fun and networking. Some ofour brothers served as orientationadvisors to help usher in the Class of2019, ensuring an easy transition intopharmacy school. We assisted in theWhite Coat Ceremony for the newP1s which includes the Lighting of theCandles, a tradition we have atRosalind Franklin University to signifythe passing of our knowledge down tothe newest class. Speaking of knowl-edge, Rosalind Franklin Universityhad its annual College of Pharmacyawards ceremony and Epsilon Omegawas well represented.

Our chapter spearheaded theMaking Strides Against Breast Cancer5K in Chicago. We plan to participatein the Walk to End Alzheimer’s inLake County, helping in the vision ofseeing a world without Alzheimer’s.We are supporting Men’s Health inNovember by forming a “Movember”team. This team will either abstainfrom shaving their facial hair or makea pledge to have active movementdaily for 30 days. Finally, we designedan informational flyer to help us getthe identity of Kappa Psi more wellknown on the Rosalind FranklinUniversity campus. The days are get-ting darker, but our future has neverlooked better at Epsilon Omega.

—Mark Abadines

Epsilon Omega brothers enjoy a Chicago White Sox game with Illinois Grad brothers. Zeta Beta brothers stop for a picture at the latest initiation.

Zeta Gamma brothers in Palm Coast, Florida, lineup.

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�� Zeta EtaRegis UniversityFounded 9/6/[email protected]

This has been a big year for thebrothers in our chapter. We inductedour second group of pledges and arejust finishing up with our rush eventsfor the fall. Our chapter is alreadyramping up the activities compared tolast year with a bowling night, trivianight (with our own created trivia),and an evening of fruity “mocktails”and advice from upperclassmen.

It was also a great honor this yearto have the GCC meeting right in ourhometown of Denver, Colorado. Acouple of our members who had stuckaround town for the summer attend-ed. They learned a lot and had a blast.

This year, we are looking forwardto an even larger pledge class thanlast year and definitely more activities.

—Jeannette Bouchard

�� Zeta ThetaConcordia UniversityFounded 1/31/2015 [email protected]

Zeta Theta kicked off rush weekwith a schoolwide cookout in conjunc-tion with the other pharmaceuticalorganizations on campus. We had

brats and hamburgers, volleyball, bagtoss, and music! It was a fun back-to-school event for brothers to bondafter the long summer months as wellas getting to know the incoming stu-dents. We also promoted our chapterat the pharmacy school’s organizationposter fair and had a lot of studentsinterested in learning what Kappa Psiwas all about. The following week weheld a pizza party/informational meet-ing where we happily handed out 17pins to our brand new pledges! Wewere ecstatic to have so many stu-dents interested in being a part ofsuch a new chapter on campus!

During the beginning months ofthe fall semester, we have workedhard to update our legislation and by-laws, tweaking what needed somework to ensure that we keep our sec-ond year as a chapter runningsmoothly. We have also spent a lot oftime focusing on philanthropy pro-jects. Ryan Schmid has been doing awonderful job of heading our philan-thropy projects and has put in a lot oftime working with our local free clin-ics and charities to set up projects forour chapter. We are currently in theprocess of beginning to work withBread of Healing where we will beserving the underserved population in

Milwaukee by performing patientassessments, chart reviews, and med-ication reconciliations, as well as help-ing with medication education, recom-mendations, and plans. This not onlygives us the opportunity to serve oth-ers but also allows for inter-profes-sional experience with other disci-plines. We have a lot to be excitedabout in the upcoming months as welook forward to our new philanthropyproject, attending the NPP conclave inMinneapolis, and the initiation of our17 new pledges on November 20!

—Elizabeth Kelling

�� Zeta IotaSt. Joseph UniversityFounded 3/7/[email protected]

This year, Zeta Iota will have itsfirst pledge class since induction. Ourincoming pledge class will nearly dou-ble the number of members we cur-rently have. This large expansion isdue in part to our newly establishedpresence here at the University ofSaint Joseph School of Pharmacy. Wewere few in number but with this newwave of fresh faces, we will be one ofthe larger pharmacy organizations oncampus. Our chartering class hasdemonstrated their hard work by gen-erating interest with the new class.One of our fundraising and socialevents had an incredible outpouringof support. Numerous individuals par-ticipated in a flag football fundraiserthat generated money which will gotoward our operational costs. Thisevent allowed potential pledges andbrothers alike an opportunity to inter-act in a social setting as well as learnabout our organization. The event wasa huge success and many in atten-dance decided to pledge our chapter.We hope that this success continuesas we move forward this year.

—Nghiep Nguyen

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charter our chapter and serving as aGCD, but also for everything he hastaught us in the process. We wish himall the best as he returns to Canada.With brothers on rotations or enjoy-ing time off during the summermonths, it felt great to come togetheragain to welcome the new P1 studentsto Touro as we participated in thecampus-sponsored fun day in the sunorientation event. New students wereable to meet brothers and catch aglimpse of our chapter as well as themany other campus organizations.

Brothers also participated in theHealth First sponsored health fair,giving blood pressure readings, dia-betic foot exams, and bone density

as a chapter. Also, some brothers vol-unteered at NEOMED College ofPharmacy’s fifth annual golf outing,which helps raise money for studentscholarships.

Our pledgemasters, Katie Knudsenand Brandon Morr, public relationschair Dan Fetherston, and our regent,Jessica Reno, have been busy gettingour fellow students interested inKappa Psi. They planned rush eventsincluding a game night, a cookout, abowling social, and dinner at a localrestaurant. Pledging starts soon andwe can’t wait to induct our GammaPledge Class in December!

Many Zeta Epsilon brothers trav-eled to Cincinnati for the Great LakesProvince fall assembly hosted by BetaPhi. We took home the AttendanceAward, and Jessica Reno wonOutstanding Co-Collegiate Brother.We are so proud of our regent for allthe hard work and dedication she hasput into making our chapter great.

We just installed our new Co-GCD,Eric Geyer. We are very excited tohave him and are appreciative of theexperience he brings to our youngchapter. In other news, our ProvinceCommittee is working hard to makeGreat Lakes Province spring assem-bly, April 1–2, 2016, a wonderful expe-rience for our brothers.

—Jennifer Toth

�� Zeta ZetaTouro College of PharmacyFounded 5/25/[email protected]

Zeta Zeta is excited to start the yearoff with our newly initiated facultyadvisor, Brother Priyank Kumar, amember of our Beta Class. We wel-come our alumni brother, ChristineNguyen, as our GCD alongsideBrother Wesley Miller, as we saygoodbye to Brother Benjit Singh. Wethank him for his part in helping to

screenings to the Harlem community.We followed this up by participating inthe biannual Touro College ofPharmacy and Touro College ofOsteopathic Medicine collaborativecommunity health fair. It was arewarding experience to give back tothe community.

Our rush events, Laser Tag atChelsea Piers and bike riding duringNew York Summer Streets, was agreat way for brothers to meet and getto know potential pledges. We movedaway from rushing and pledging inthe spring, and have welcomed 20

pledges, making great progressthrough the pledging process this fall.We are excited to welcome our newGamma Class very soon.

We’ve already hit the ground run-ning with our fundraising events. Wehave launched our tank top salesnationwide for Kappa Psi as well asschool sweatshirt sales, which havebeen a great hit! Zeta Zeta is proud toonce again be collecting school sup-plies to donate to a local Harlemschool. This year, our efforts will befocused on Harlem Village Academy(HVA). —Tiffany Nguyen

Zeta Theta Brothers (L–R) John Gerovac, Kristin Halla, Kelly Datka, LizKelling, and Jordan Goddard hang out at the schoolwide cookout.

Zeta Iota brothers and potential pledges take a selfie during a flag football event.Brothers of Zeta Nu proudly hold their charter.(L–R): Richard Perry, Suzanna Gim,Mitulkumar Patel, Dominic Regalbuto, EdwinLam, Hannah Oh, Alise Lingenau, NubrielHernandez, Karishma Syed, Dexter Wimer, IshaRana, Christopher Russo, Julie Zeng, ChristopherSalnave, Ishmam Sarwar, and Agnes Cha.

LEFT: Zeta Nu regent Dominic Regalbuto accepts the Zeta Nu charter from GrandCounselor Robert Mancini.

Zeta Mu regent Adam Musante sets upto serve during sand volleyball rushevent.

�� Zeta NuArnold and Marie Schwartz Collegeof Pharmacy and Health Sciences atLong Island UniversityFounded 6/27/[email protected]

This fall semester has been action-packed for Zeta Nu from the get-go.Although this has been only the firstfew months since our inception, wehave hit the floor running with ourpledge process.

Our first ever pledge class was justrecently formed after several fun rushevents including a trip to BrooklynBowl in Williamsburg as well as speeddating-style interviews. We look for-ward to instilling the ideals of KappaPsi in our bright, young pledges.

For our first philanthropic ventureof the year, we have taken up thecause of Alzheimer’s. After holding asuccessful bake sale and donating allproceeds, we plan on attending the2015 NYC Walk to End Alzheimer’s onSunday, October 18, at Riverside Park,Riverside Drive and 97th Street inManhattan.

We thank Beta Omega chapter forhosting Northeast Province’s fall meet-ing. We had a blast with everyone andcan’t wait to see you all again at springProvince!

—Dominic Regalbuto

Welcome Zeta Nu Chapter!

Northeast Province Satrap MichaelCournoyer and Matt Lacroix take thesubway to the Zeta Nu chartering.

Zeta Mu Brothers (L–R) Adam Musante, Jessica Schuler, Sydney Stephens,Malarie Blackwell and Dalton Putnam enjoy GCC.

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Tournament in September. This tour-nament raises money for a scholar-ship that honors Brother LeahHutchens Mitchell’s father, Sgt.Mickey Hutchens, a police officerkilled in the line of duty. Rain got inthe way of our softball tournament, sowe played dodgeball instead. ManyBuies Creek Graduate brothers aresponsors for Delta Lambda’s BrieAnne Reynolds Memorial GolfTournament. We are looking forwardto homecoming in October and theAtlantic Province meeting in January.

—Erin Bastidas

Charleston GradFounded 10/27/[email protected]

The brothers of Charleston Gradwere delighted to support the broth-ers of Iota and the Low Country FoodBank located in Charleston, SouthCarolina, during their annual SwampParty. This weekend was designednot only to benefit this long-standingphilanthropy but to reunite the alumnibrothers from the Medical Universityof South Carolina and greaterCharleston area. Many graduatebrothers and their families were pre-

sent to take part in events throughoutthe weekend. Brothers Matt Williams,Mina Georgy, Ryan Linton and TreyReeves enjoyed a night of fellowshipin Charleston to begin brainstormingon the endeavors Charleston Gradwill focus on with the new year rightaround the corner. A chapter meetingwill be held shortly after the new year.If you are interested in becominginvolved with Charleston Grad, pleasecontact our regent, Matthew Williams,at [email protected].

—Samantha Schmidt

District of Columbia GradFounded 5/23/[email protected]

DC Grad has a lot to be proud ofthese last couple of months! We werevery excited to hear at the 57th GrandCouncil Convention that we placedfifth in the Top 10 Grad Chapters for2015. Thanks to our wonderful leader-ship team, led by our regent, BrotherPorscha Johnson, who was awardedthe Grand Council Deputy Certificateof Excellence. Also, congrats to ourcollegiate chapter, Delta Kappa, forplacing No. 10 in the Top 10Collegiate Chapters for 2015. We con-gratulate Brothers Porscha Johnsonand Christyn Mullen on their appoint-ments as Province AssistantSupervisors of the Northern Plainsand Mid-Atlantic Provinces, respec-tively. Now that summer is coming to

an end, we are looking forward toworking on various community ser-vice events during the fall and assist-ing the Delta Kappa chapter with theirevents.

—Tameika Mapp-Reynaud

Idaho GradFounded 7/19/[email protected]

There has been a lot of excitingnews regarding the Idaho Grad chap-ter since our last article. BrotherGlenda Carr helped conduct the grad-uation ceremony for our outgoingEpsilon Pi brothers at the end-of-the-year celebration for Idaho StateUniversity. Brothers Chris Oswaldand Brooke Schaat represented IdahoGrad as delegates at the 57th GrandCouncil Convention in Denver. RobertMancini was elected to the office ofGrand Vice Regent. Finally, we havebegun our second year of the IdahoGrad/Epsilon Pi Fantasy FootballLeague and competition is very seri-ous this year. After this week, therewill only be one undefeated team leftafter just four weeks of play.

—Adam Kramer

Illinois GradFounded 1/19/[email protected]

What a crazy few months it hasbeen since Illinois Grad last met!Starting with the 57th GCC, we had 15Illinois Grad brothers in attendanceand helped bring home No. 1Graduate Chapter in the nation.Congrats to everyone for their hardwork, graduates and collegiates alike.Also, regent Dr. Candy Ng led one ofthe morning CEs during our time inDenver. Our last shout-out goes toLatha Radhakrishnan (fellow IllinoisGrad brother) who is newly elected tothe position of Grand Regent.Everyone representing our chapterand our Fraternity did a great job.After returning back to the Land ofLincoln, we worked on electing a newe-board and began supporting our fel-low collegiate brothers as schoolcame in session. In September, wehad a fundraiser at U.S. Cellular Fieldand tailgated before a Chicago WhiteSox game. It was a day of awesomeweather, game and brotherhood. Aportion of the proceeds went toEpsilon Rho for their upcomingProvince this spring. With the schoolyear in full swing, we are busy settingup mock interviews for our collegiatesas they embark on new endeavors,speaking for National PharmacyMonth in October, attending pledgingevents, and reaching out to our fiveIllinois collegiate chapters. So muchto look forward to and see you soon!

—Pratik Shah

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� Zeta MuUniversity of Missouri-Kansas CitySchool of Pharmacy at MissouriState UniversityFounded 6/13/[email protected]

The Zeta Mu chapter has beenbusy with rushing and pledging. Forthe rush events, the chapter hosted asand volleyball night as well as a cook-out for potential pledges. Pledges willsoon receive pledge pins and proceedto initiation at the beginning of 2016.Five members of the Zeta Mu chapterwere able to attend GCC this year andbrought back insight as well as inspi-ration to the rest of the chapter. Thechapter participated in the Bark ForLife event to raise money for theAmerican Cancer Society and current-ly has a donation box decorated forMaking Strides Against BreastCancer. Members are working hardto grow the chapter by forming com-mittees and initiating fundraising

�� Zeta KappaMarshall UniversityFounded 5/2/[email protected]

Since beginning classes for the fallsemester, Zeta Kappa has been hardat work to further our Brotherhood.We kicked off the semester with awelcome back pool party. It was agreat way for our brothers to re-con-nect after the summer. In September,we started the rush process forpledges. We are excited to have 12pledges this year. We are also lookingforward to having more philanthropicopportunities in the future.

—Liz Toney

� Zeta LambdaUniversity of North Texas HealthScience CenterFounded 5/9/[email protected]

Greetings brothers of Kappa Psi! Itbrings us great pleasure to presentour first official report for ZetaLambda chapter at the UNT SystemCollege of Pharmacy in Fort Worth,Texas. We must send out a HUGETHANK YOU to our founding Bigs,for we would not be what we are nowif it weren’t for them. Their dedicationto us and to the Fraternity has beenbeyond incredible. Also, to everyonewho made it out to the chartering ofZeta Lambda, we are truly thankfulthat you could share that moment.

GCC wasn’t all business. Duringour stay, we had a chance to bondwith our brothers during hiking trips,rafting, and all sorts of other activitiesDenver had to offer.

Thank you and forever PTBYB!—Eddie Smith

events. We are looking forward to awonderful fall semester and growingcloser in our brotherhood.

—Kendra White

� Mu Omicron PiWayne State UniversityFounded 5/14/[email protected]

Mu Omicron Pi held various rushevents throughout the summer thatincluded bowling, meet the grads,informational sessions, and a philan-thropy event. Highlighting the philan-thropy event, rushees worked by ourside to create and deliver more than100 sack lunches for the less fortunateof Detroit. As summer came to aclose, we held our annual Brother -hood Retreat at Port Austin,Michigan. While there, we had vari-ous team building activities, brainstorming sessions, and finalized ourfall 2015 event schedule. This was agreat bonding experience at the

beach and Lake Huron. As this semes-ter starts, we’re looking forward toseeing our six pledges become a solidteam and eventually become brothersof Mu Omicron Pi.

—Rommel-Edward J. Reyes

Buies Creek GradFounded 1/27/[email protected]

The brothers of the Buies CreekGraduate chapter have had an excit-ing summer. Four brothers attendedGCC and two had a week they won’tsoon forget. Jordan Ballou receivedthe Frank H. Eby Award and MelissaBuchanan was elected to theInternational Executive Committee asGrand Historian. Congratulations,ladies! The next weekend, CPHS heldan alumni reunion at Lake Lure inNorth Carolina. Many brothersattended and enjoyed a relaxing week-end in the mountains. We joined DeltaLambda brothers for the Big Bats

Mu Omicron Pi bond during the annual Brotherhood Retreat on the shores of Lake Huron at Port Austin, Michigan.

Welcome Zeta Xi Chapter!

�� Zeta XiSouth University-KnoxvilleFounded 8/29/[email protected]

TOP: Zeta Xi chartering members.

RIGHT: Zeta Xi charter brothers atthe dinner cookout celebration.

The winners of Delta Lambda’s 2015 Big Bats Tournament.

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productive meeting with more than 13brothers in attendance. Those whoseschedules would not allow them tocome in person called in remotely. LAGrad has been ramping up its volun-teer work this year. Some brothersvolunteered at the “Special OlympicsPlane Pull” to help raise more than$9,000 earlier this year and others willbe participating in a run/walk inOctober to help raise funds forresearch to find a cure for type 1 dia-betes. We hope to continue our com-munity service year round, while hav-ing fun social events such as attend-ing Halloween Horror Nights atUniversal Studios this October andour joint fantasy football league withPacific Graduate chapter members.

—Michael Birmingham

Maryland Eastern Shore GradFounded 8/23/[email protected]

Now that summer has come andgone, and the tourist season is clos-ing, MDES Graduate is excited tobegin a new year. We are now more

than a year old! Two of our brotherstraveled to Denver for the 57th GCC:Dr. Patrick Dougherty, who gave aCE course on venomous bites andtreatment, and Dr. Ryan Fillis, whoserved as one of the convention pho-tographers. Not only has our chaptergrown, but several brothers in ourchapter have had their own familiesgrow. Lisa Odenwelder and AshleyDennis have both been blessed withnewborn sons. Kiesha Dunnockrecently got married. We have newofficers, new goals, and a new focus aswe seek to grow as a chapter. In thenear future, we will collaborate withour local collegiate chapter, EpsilonNu, in trivia nights and charity eventsas they continue their fall pledgeprocess. It is our aim to reinforce thatKappa Psi is for life.

—Ryan M. Fillis

Minnesota GradFounded 4/13/[email protected]

It was a fun summer for MN Grad!Eight of us joined brothers of Epsilon

chapter to cheer on the MN Twins. Itwas a great way to spend a beautifulJuly evening! Our annual barbecuewas hosted July 18 by the Haags. Itwas lots of fun and well attended byadults and kids! Twelve brothers gath-ered in Colorado for an amazingweekend of bonding prior to GCC. Wejoined with other NPP grad brothersat a beautiful house in the mountainsfor hiking, cooking and amazing fel-lowship. The fun continued when wemet up with the rest of theBrotherhood for GCC. We were veryproud to accept the award as theNinth Top Grad Chapter. We look for-ward to supporting Epsilon inNovember and welcoming our NPPbrothers to conclave in Minneapolis!

—Chrisann Rauzi

Orlando GradFounded 1/7/[email protected]

This summer has been AMAZINGfor Orlando Grad. During GCC inDenver, Orlando Grad was named theThird Best Graduate Chapter. We areincredibly excited and proud to beable to continuously move up in theranks year after year. Additionally, ourvery own Brothers Harry Marcelinand Jenny Carillo were recognizedwith the Grand Council Deputy Awardand were also appointed to ProvinceSupervisor for Pacific West Provinceand Northern Plains Province, respec-tively. In early September, we joinedEpsilon Mu for “Industry Night.” Thisevent encompassed a panel ofOrlando Grad brothers from variouscareers who provided an information-al session to the rushees on their

backgrounds and how Kappa Psi influ-enced their lives. This event hasalways been an OG favorite because itallows graduates the opportunity toshow what Kappa Psi for Life reallymeans. In late September, OG broth-ers attended the fall assembly inSavannah, Georgia. We definitely hada great time and look forward to see-ing all the brothers again in this greatcity of Orlando in February.Congratulations and best wishes toMelinda Buchanan and David Chenon their engagement this summer!

Pacific GradFounded 12/15/[email protected]

The annual Pacific Graduate andGamma Nu chapter joint retreat tookplace to kick off the fall season. Here,Pac Grad regent Amal Thakarsey,vice regent Avinesh Raman, treasur-er Dean Pham, secretary Derrick Egiand GCD Jim Uchizono met withmembers of the Gamma Nu execu-tive board to discuss the state ofaffairs, set the budget, and plan otherevents for the upcoming year. PacGrad members also supported thecollegiate Gamma Nu chapter byattending their annual Red Ragersocial event. As always, this eventkicks off the UOP school year right,providing a great opportunity for thepharmacy school students to mingle.Recently, Epsilon Iota chapter inSacramento held an alumni nightwhere Pac Grad Brothers DerrickEgi and Alvin Chung went to showsupport, and where students have achance to see the strength of KappaPsi and its graduate membership.Next up for Pacific Graduate is its50th anniversary on December 15!Join us in wishing the graduate chap-ter 50 more years of strength andbrotherhood!

—Ross Bauman

Pittsburgh GradFounded 6/19/[email protected]

Pittsburgh Grad had a quiet springand early summer, but is ready toenjoy the latter half of the year. Manycongratulations and best wishes toBrother Rich Nalichowski on his wed-ding this past July. Several membersof our chapter attended the 57th GCCin Denver. Pittsburgh Grad had a fab-ulous time visiting with old friendsand making new friends, as usual for aGCC. Brother Luke Berenbrokhelped organize the successful careerroundtable session, and Brother ChrisMiller was appointed Coordinator ofProvince Affairs. Luke was alsoappointed Assistant Supervisor ofNorthwest Province.

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Indiana GradFounded 4/9/[email protected]

Indiana Grad had a wonderful timein Denver reconnecting with brothersacross the country. We have big plansfor this fall. Brothers will host a gradu-ate reception breakfast at our fall con-clave meeting in Indianapolis at JennyDonaldson’s house. We will be per-forming various other philanthropicevents, including serving a meal atour local Ronald McDonald House. Ifyou are new to the Indianapolis areaand are interested in joining our chap-ter or just coming by for some fellow-ship, feel free to join our Facebookgroup.

—Kasey Tobbe

Iowa GradFounded 4/27/[email protected]

Greetings from the Iowa Graduatechapter! We had a very busy summer.Congratulations go to two brotherswho tied the knot in June—MeaganWilson (married RJ Redden) andPamela (Wong) Wiltfang (marriedJason Wiltfang). It was so wonderfulto share in the happiness and experi-ence the love at their respective cere-monies. This past August, we wereexcited to have more than 10 brothersattend the GCC in Denver. This is thebest attendance we have ever had at aGCC. Our delegates were ZachRussell and Marie Moser, and theyworked very hard to serve as thevoice of the chapter. We had a greatweek and were absolutely ecstatic tobe awarded the second best graduatechapter of Kappa Psi. We have nowbeen in the Top 10 graduate chaptersfor at least the past six years! This is atestament to all of the hard work anddedication from our graduate broth-ers. During the week, we enjoyed a lotof fellowship and bonding time withour brothers from around the nation.We had a great time hosting an appre-ciation lunch for the nearly 15 DeltaZeta and Beta Chi brothers in atten-dance at GCC. Also, congratulationsto Pamela Wiltfang who served anddid an amazing job as our NorthernPlains Province Delegate. We look for-ward to our next meeting that will beheld in conjunction with the NorthernPlains Province assembly hosted byEpsilon in the Twin Cities inNovember.

—Deanna McDanel

Los Angeles GradFounded 3/1/[email protected]

The brothers of the Los AngelesGraduate chapter held their secondmeeting of 2015 this past July atBrother Doug Chang’s home. It was a

Illinois Graduate chapter tailgating at U.S. Cellular Field (Home of the Chicago White Sox) with fellow collegiate brothersfrom across Illinois.

Indiana Grad Brothers (top to bottom) Kasey Tobbe, Chris Oswald, Hilary Brown and Megan Tolen near Buffalo BillMemorial during an excursion at the 57th GCC in Denver.

Iowa Grad hosted a lunch for Delta Zeta and Beta Chi at GCC 2015.

LA Grad Brothers Doug Chang, Ann Nguyen, Duc Mai and Jennifer Lu at theSpecial Olympics Plane Pull.

Orlando Grad Brothers Timmy Do,Amanda Courrege, Frank Malo,Harry Marcelin, Jenny Carrillo, DavidChen, Melinda Buchanan, Dao Tranand Christine Heng.

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the Fraternity as the Fourth BestGraduate Chapter! Thank you to allthe brothers who were able to makethis possible.

South Dakota GradFounded 4/19/[email protected]

Congratulations to Brother SteveAamot (Aberdeen, South Dakota) whowas the recipient of the HusteadAward as the Outstanding Pharmacistin SD for 2015. Dan Hansen(Brookings, South Dakota) receivedthe Distinguished Young Pharmacist

Award presented by the SDPharmacists Association. Brother DanRemund is the recipient of the SDSUCollege of Pharmacy DistinguishedAlumni Award. The fall SD Gradmeeting will be held in early Octoberwith election of delegates to NPP con-clave to be held in Minneapolis and areview of fundraising for a newGamma Kappa house as the primarybusiness items. Brothers Gary VanRiper, Eric Grocott and Luke Merkelattended the 57th GCC in Denver,Colorado, with Van Riper and Grocottserving as delegates. SD Grad is plan-ning social events for the P3 and P4brothers later this fall and winter.

—Gary Van Riper

Southeast Florida & Bahamas GradFounded 8/7/[email protected]

The brothers of the SoutheastFlorida and Bahamas Grad chapterare excited to meet the pledges fromDelta Rho and Delta Upsilon. We willbe attending some of the pledge andbrother events this semester andanticipate working with the chapters.Our chapter had a great showing atthe recent Southeast Province fallassembly. Thank you to those whowere able to attend! Additionally,some of these brothers presented dur-ing breakout sessions at the assem-bly. Our chapter would like to thankour vice regent, Amy DiMauro, forhosting our recent chapter meeting.

We met, conducted our business, andthen had fellowship with the colle-giate brothers. We are looking for-ward to seeing our brothers at thenext Southeast Province assembly inFebruary! If you are interested in join-ing the chapter, please reach out [email protected].

—Leah Marcelin

St. Louis GradFounded 5/24/[email protected]

This quarter was filled with celebra-tions. Beloved Leonard “Doc”Naeger’s memorial barbecue was heldat the Kappa Psi house on July 26.Many of the older grads and GammaPi brothers joined together to cele-brate and share the memories of Docwith friends and families. There wereseveral weddings for Brothers Kylie,Kristen, Mike, and Luba, and moreweddings are coming up in Octoberfor Brothers Brigid, Pawel, and Amy

& John. Brothers Gina & Mike had ababy shower with several brothers inattendance and they are expecting aboy in November. A couple of brother-hood events were held including oursecond annual “Take me out to theball game with Kappa Psi” and ourannual float trip with Gamma Pi broth-ers. We also participated in our philan-thropy event at STL Food Bank onOctober 1, providing 12,696 meals tothe hungry, and will also be attendingMaking Strides of St. Louis with theACS on October 24.

A few of our brothers attendedSoutheast Province in Savannah,Georgia, as well as GCC in Denver,Colorado, with Gamma Pi brothers,where we received the No. 6 GraduateChapter award. We will also be attend-ing the upcoming Mid-AmericaProvince fall conclave October 16–18.Currently, we are assisting Gamma Piin pledging 34 potential new mem-bers, with initiation to take place on

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not be more proud of him and all thathe has accomplished. Dr. Linda Ngo,another SD Grad brother, was hon-ored at the 57th GCC with a much-deserved GCD Certificate ofExcellence. As a founding member ofour local collegiate chapter, Linda hasmade important and lasting contribu-tions to Delta Phi at UC San Diego.Congrats to Robert and Linda!

San Diego Grad continues to beactively involved with Delta Phi andtheir events. In late September, sever-al SD Grad brothers joined Delta Phiat their annual Beach Barbecue &Social at La Jolla Shores. We are look-ing forward to Delta Phi’s upcomingrush season which will include a gradhike at the Torrey Pines State NaturalReserve, and we are also excited toattend the fall PacWest Province

We discussed important businesssuch as dues and bylaws at our mostrecent chapter meeting, but still lefttime for fellowship. An impromptupass-the-hat raised money that wasthen donated to the Leukemia &Lymphoma Society. We are hoping tomeet on a regular every other monthbasis.

It’s with a heavy heart thatPittsburgh Grad said goodbye to twomembers recently: Roger Wheat inAugust and Cheryl Maszkiewicz inOctober. May their families find peaceand comfort during their time of grief.

We are looking forward to attend-ing the Mountain East fall assembly inMorgantown, West Virgina. Hope tosee you there!

—Liz Van Dyke

Pomona GradFounded 6/19/[email protected]

The brothers of Pomona Grad havebeen very active this summer. We vol-unteered our services at the SpecialOlympics World Games in LosAngeles, California, supporting ath-letes from all over the world. Weextend our appreciation to KaiserPermanente Fontana for allowing usthis once-in-a-lifetime opportunity toparticipate in this event. We were alsorecognized at the 57th GCC by earn-ing the title of 7th Best Grad Chapterin the nation. Congratulations, broth-ers, for this amazing award! It wastruly a memorable convention inDenver, meeting and reuniting withbrothers across the nation. Finally, wehave continued supporting our colle-giate brothers in Epsilon Gamma byrepresenting at the Non-RushBarbecue, Board Game Night, andLight the Night Walk events, and pre-cepting at the bi-monthly RiversideFree Clinics. We look forward to thiscoming winter where we will hold ourfirst Temecula Retreat on October 24.The brothers of Pomona Grad andEpsilon Gamma will have a weekendgetaway in Temecula, California, withan exciting vineyard social. Also, thePacific West Province fall assembly isjust around the corner, November6–8. We’re excited to see all the attirefor our decades’ theme. Hope to seeyou there!

—Jeffrey Fajardo

San Diego GradFounded 6/25/[email protected]

At the 57th GCC, San Diego Gradwas overjoyed to see our very ownDr. Robert Mancini elected to theposition of Grand Vice Regent. Whilehe no longer resides in the San Diegoarea, Robert continues to be an activemember of our chapter and we could

meeting in Phoenix. Hope to see youthere!

—Kellie Kocher

San Francisco GradFounded 6/30/[email protected]

The fall season marks a new begin-ning for San Francisco Grad. Thechapter has been actively recruitingnew graduate members over the sum-mer and reminding new graduatesthat Kappa Psi is a lifelong commit-ment. Brothers were also present atGCC in Denver, Colorado, to vote forchanges to bylaws and support theelection of the new ExecutiveCommittee. As part of our efforts toincrease our interaction with colle-giate brothers, our graduate membersattended the Beta Gamma Bi-Frat

rush event in September to provideinfo about the Fraternity to rushees.We look forward to participating inother events with Beta Gamma thisyear, including a San Francisco Giantsgame and a hike in the city’s LandsEnd Trail in Golden Gate Park.

—Nick Au

Savannah GradFounded 6/18/[email protected]

This summer, the brothers ofSavannah Grad were proud to presentour first scholarship, the James E.Wynn Scholarship, to Brother BenMorris. Congratulations to BrotherBen! Many brothers were also excitedto “Reach New Heights” in Denverthis summer at the 57th GCC! Wewere also pleased to be honored by

Beta Phi, hosts of the Great Lakes Province meeting, hung up this guest crest forvisiting brothers.

Pittsburgh Grad brothers meet to discuss upcoming events.

Pacific Grad and Gamma Nu brothers at annual retreat.

Delta Phi Brother Nikki Mulligan (left) with San Diego Grad Brothers Sanaz Farhadian (middle) and Kellie Kocher(right) at the Garden of the Gods National Natural Landmark in Colorado Springs just before the 57th GCC.

Tampa Grad Brother Eric Renkerreceives the Order of the Silver Mortar.

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Mid-America Province has selectedthe American Cancer Society as ourProvince philanthropy for this year.We will be participating in the MakingStrides Against Breast Cancer 5K inboth St. Louis, Missouri, and Chicago.We are also encouraging all of ourchapters to plan their own fundraisersthis year to support the AmericanCancer Society.

We are looking forward to Mid-America Province conclave hosted bythe brothers of Beta Upsilon at ButlerUniversity in Indianapolis, Indiana,October 16–17. New activities on theschedule this year include mock inter-views to prepare brothers for both joband residency interviews. We look for-ward to seeing everyone there!

Rush and pledge season is alreadyunderway and we wish everyone luckin recruitment, especially our newbrothers at Zeta Mu in Springfield,Missouri, who are hosting their firstpledging season since their charteringthis past summer. We are excited tosee what accomplishments this yearbrings!

—Melissa Gaul

Mountain East [email protected]

Summer was a very exciting time,celebrating brotherhood at GCC inDenver. Mountain East Province wasable to provide registration for ourdelegate, Jeremy McLemore, a DeltaKappa brother at Howard University.Jeremy shares in his experience bysaying that “… as a fraternity, we areaccomplishing truly amazing feats,and it takes going to GCC to reallyappreciate how big our influence is onsociety and on pharmacy. Perhaps themost lasting idea I will take from myfirst GCC is that Kappa Psi is muchbigger than the chapter level. It isvery easy to limit your idea of theFraternity to what you see and experi-

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Gulf Coast [email protected]

The brothers of the Gulf CoastProvince are getting into the swing ofthings now that the new academicyear is underway. Several representa-tives from all of our collegiate andgraduate chapters attended the 57thGrand Council Convention. We wereextremely proud of Gamma Zeta forbeing one of the Top 10 collegiatechapters in the country, and we areexcited for the other chapters in ourProvince to join them in 2017. We alsounveiled our new logo and held a verysuccessful philanthropy event at GCC.

With progress comes change andwe want to thank our past supervisors,Patrick Dougherty and Alli Strobel,for all of their hard work and dedica-tion to our Province. We would not bethe amazing Province that we arewithout their efforts. In the same vein,we are also excited about welcomingthe new supervisors, BelmaMuharemović and Sanaz Farhadian.Along with our supervisors, the exec-utive board is hard at work to commu-nicate with chapters and advancechapter development now that rushseason is upon us yet again.

In chapter news, we congratulatethe Psi chapter who is celebratingtheir 90th anniversary on October 9and invite brothers from around thenation to attend our winter conclave

October 10. Please feel free to contactJessie Kim at [email protected] tostay informed.

—Jessie Kim

Tampa GradFounded 11/18/[email protected]

Greetings from Tampa Graduatechapter! We have some exciting newssince our last update! First, we wouldlike to announce that Dr. Eric Renkerwas presented with the Robert A.Magarian Order of the Silver Mortaraward, which recognizes his contribu-tions and commitment to ourFraternity for more than 25 years! Theaward was presented to him byTampa Graduate chapter with broth-ers from Zeta Delta, Epsilon Eta,Epsilon Sigma and Delta Upsilon inattendance. Thank you and congratu-lations, Dr. Renker!

In other news, Tampa Graduatechapter was recognized at GCC withtwo awards: Most Improved GraduateChapter of the Year and No.10Graduate Chapter of the Year. We arevery honored to receive these recog-nitions and, in following with thetheme of GCC, we are excited to con-tinue taking our chapter to newheights!

Great Lakes [email protected]

Great Lakes Province just recentlyhad its fall Province assembly inCincinnati, Ohio, hosted by Beta Phichapter. Our Saturday night banquethad us cruising along the Ohio Riveron a classic Cincinnati riverboat.During the business portion, wepassed new legislation and electednew officers. Congratulations to thefollowing officers: Satrap Allie Fay(Gamma Delta), Vice Satrap EmilyLodwick (Cincinnati Grad), SecretaryMegan Borchers (Beta Phi),Treasurer Terry Chou (Upsilon),Historian Theresa Davis (CincinnatiGrad), Chaplain David Robinson(Gamma Chi), and ParliamentarianT’bony Jewell (Xi). There werenumerous awards given over theweekend, with the Vice SatrapPhilanthropy Challenge award goingto Beta Phi and Collegiate Brothers ofthe Year Jessica Reno and TylerReade. Look for the next GLPnewsletter to view the full recap.

We have an exciting year ahead ofus as we head into another pledgingseason. We look forward to seeingeveryone at the GLP spring 2016Province assembly hosted by ZetaEpsilon in Cleveland, Ohio, the week-end of April 1–3. Watch Facebook forupdates to spring Province.

—Theresa Davis

hosted by Beta Rho in Oxford,Mississippi, January 8–10, 2016. Wehope to see you all there!

—Fernando Diggs

Mid-America [email protected]

Mid-America Province would like tocongratulate our own Dr. LathaRadhakrishnan for being electedGrand Regent. We are very excited

for you, Dr. R! We also congratulateMAP Secretary Becca Mousseau forreceiving the Pfizer Scholarship fromthe Kappa Psi Foundation. We arealso very proud of Chi chapter inChicago, Illinois, for being recognizedas the No. 5 collegiate chapter, SaintLouis Grad for being recognized asthe No. 6 graduate chapter, andIllinois Grad for being recognized asthe No. 1 graduate chapter. PTBYB!

Zeta Gamma brothers and spouses visit Savannah, Georgia, at Southeast Conclave.

Analesa Muir (Delta Chi) and Ray Verroneau (Mu) takes a pie in the face forcharity from Grand Vice Regent Robert Mancini during the Northeast Provincefundraiser for Smile Train Inc.

RIGHT: Zeta Delta chapter atSoutheast Province assembly in

Savannah, Georgia. (L–R) MattSchneller, Rebecca Sankhi, MichaelCarulli, Jennifer Caldwell, KennethMartey, Kristin Berretta, Benjamin

Groves, Cailyn Proctor, Cesar RedajaJr., Brett LaBossiere, Natasha

Gregory, Stephanie Hughes, JericaSingleton, Shannon Blizzard, AlexYassein, Rae Wahl, Jimee Truong,Angeleke Vakiaros, Tigris Haran,Rodjsyne Jones, Jay Panchal, PujaPatel, Grashma Vadakkel, Stanley

Jean-Charles and Patrick DelRosario.

Conclave hosted by the brothers of Delta Omega: Josh Trone, Natalie Jiminez, Ashley Covert, Stacy Toumblestone, BrittanyMcNure, Ashli Souter, Mandy Irvin, Sam Powell, Norald Rim, Kaylee Beaty, Brittany Simmons, Kathy Hua, AmandaBrown, Minnie Lee, Ashley Turk, Chris Winslow, Ryan Clark, Jade Haas, Ansley Guibault, Caleb English, Roby Hersey,Bianca Ive, Ally McCormick, Maygan Lanier, Harnish Patel, Carina McCrea and Amy Tillman.

RIGHT: Zeta Epsilon and GammaDelta brothers pose against theCincinnati skyline at the Great Lakesfall Province assembly.

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officers’ names, and the top four partic-ipating officers would get pied in theface. The lucky pie throwers weredrawn out of a hat like a raffle and gotto choose their victim. The four good-natured recipients of these pies wereAnalesa Muir, Anthony Harrison, RayVerroneau and Grand Vice RegentRobert Mancini. We managed to raise$270 for Smile Train Inc. and plan onhaving another fun-filled event in thespring! Everyone is invited to join us atour spring assembly in Bangor, Maine,hosted by the brothers of Zeta Zeta atHusson University. Make sure to bringyour jacket!

—Jared Mangano

Pacific West [email protected]

I am happy to report with fallProvince less than 36 days away, yourPacWest e-board has been workinghard to ensure we have a fun and pro-ductive weekend in sunny Phoenix.

We have taken into considerationyour constructive feedback from pastProvinces and revamped our scheduleto reflect a change that will surely benoticed. What exactly has beenchanged, we can’t say. You’ll just haveto find out at Province. Without givingtoo much away, let’s just say therewill be more time allocated for broth-ers to exercise their wallets andbrotherhood.

Once more, the e-board would liketo extend their gratitude to all thebrothers who have volunteered theirtime to help plan and organize thisupcoming conclave. Province is a col-laborative effort among all the chap-ters of PacWest and we’re happy tohave your help. Mark your calendarsand get hyped because fall Province2016 is just around the corner.

—Richard Duong

Southeast [email protected]

Summer has served as both a timeof relaxation as we catch up with lovedones and for Province work. Many ofour Southeast Province brothers andofficers attended the 57th GCC inDenver, Colorado, where we spokewith fellow brothers from otherProvinces and competed in the HistoryVideo Competition. Since the start offall, we have made a few changes toour executive board and congratulateMonica Tadros on her new position asWebmaster and Trinity Williams asAssistant Webmaster. We also thankthe brothers of Delta Omega for host-ing a successful Southeast Provincefall assembly in Savannah, Georgia.

—Daniel A. Morley

ence daily within your pledge class orchapter, but going to Denver this sum-mer helped me to put a lot of tenets inperspective. Industry, Sobriety,Fellowship, High Ideals … they do notjust look good on paper—these wordsactually mean something. They areembodied by all of our members, andthis was definitely showcased over thecourse of the week.”

Kappa Psi Fraternity was luckyenough to gain a Mountain EastProvince brother as one of theirNational Officers at GCC. BrotherKaran Hoang was elected CollegiateMember-at-Large for Kappa Psi. A bigcongratulation goes out to Karen forall of the hard work she has done—notonly for her chapter, Beta Kappa, butalso for Mountain East Province. Herpassion is limitless as she goes for-ward fearlessly with her new position.To gain experiences like these, besure to attend future Province andGCC meetings.

As summer draws to an end and thefall semester is now underway, BetaEta has prepared for the MountainEast Province meeting inMorgantown, West Virginia, the week-end of October 23–25. Beta Eta broth-ers have prepared an event-filled week-end with meetings, election of newProvince officers and socials, includinga dinner overseeing the West VirginiaMountaineer stadium. We will takethis opportunity to create memorieswith brothers from our Province andhope to meet new brothers from out-side Provinces.

—Madison Edwards

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assembly in Philadelphia, hosted bythe brothers of Beta Omega at TempleUniversity. Some brotherly bondingwas had the night before at the XfinityLive Center where the mechanical bullstole the show. In the meeting, con-gratulations were shared with thebrothers from Beta Epsilon for bring-ing home No. 2 chapter in the nation,along with the brothers of DeltaOmicron for their honorable chapter

status. All of the chapters have beenhard at work planning and executingvarious philanthropic events.

One of these was a combined effortas a Province to raise money for SmileTrain Inc., a non-profit organizationthat provides corrective surgery forchildren with cleft lips and palates. Apie throwing contest was set up by ourChaplain, Tyson Fredriksen. Brotherscould put money in jars labeled with

2015 Henry J. Goeckel Grand CouncilScholarship Key and Certificate

WinnersThis award, originating in 1916, is given annually to Kappa Psi brothers

who graduate with First Honors or who stand first in their graduating class. These brothers are First in Class!

Brandon Adam(Beta Omicron)

Carolyn Adams(Epsilon Zeta)

Katherine Aman(Gamma Kappa)

Joseph Berendse(Gamma Kappa)

Amanda Condon(Gamma Upsilon)

Alexander German(Gamma Upsilon)

Sheema Hallaji(Epsilon Delta)

Kevin Lonabaugh(Delta Xi)

Tara Molina(Delta Delta)

Alexander Olinger(Gamma Kappa)

Brittny Wolda(Epsilon Beta)

First in Class!

Northeast [email protected]

This year has been exciting for thebrothers of the Northeast Provincewith the chartering of two new chap-ters: Zeta Iota at the University of St.Joseph in March and Zeta Nu at LongIsland University in June. Everyonehad a great time with them in Denverat their first GCC this past August!Since then, we recently had our fall

Gainesville Grad chartering at the Southeast Province meeting September 12, 2015.

Great Lakes Province attendees prior to the Fall 2015 riverboat banquet.

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Reaching New HeightsThe 57th GCC: An amazing five days of Brotherhood in the mile-high city!

ABOVE LEFT: Upsilon chapter brothers prepare to take their seats before the Kappa Psi Foundation luncheon. ABOVE RIGHT: Christine Heng has new Grand Regent LathaRadhakrishnan sign her history book. BELOW: The Leaders and Legends of Kappa Psi. Pictured are 12 Grand Regents and two past executive directors.

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