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Iota receives local press recognition pg 9

Building a Kappa Psination: Part 2 pg 6

Epsilon Omega chartered pg 41

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Kappa Psi May the bonds of brotherhood live long and prosper!

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The First Word

Gamma Rho brothers with Grand Regent Eric Guptaat APhA Region 8 Midyear Regional Meeting in

Denver, Colorado.

Greetings Brothers,

First off, I would like to wish all of you a Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed some time withfriends and family over the holidays, and are refreshed and recharged to tackle the new year that liesahead. At this time, many of you have finished your fall pledging and the rest are starting up theirspring pledging. I look forward to meeting all of my new brothers at the upcoming Province assem-blies! With new brothers added to our ranks, it is also an important time to go over the Constitutionand By-Laws with the chapter so all the brothers are on the same page in regard to our governance. Of equal importance, each of you should be reviewing the Kappa Psi Policy Manual with your new and existing brothers, especially the risk management policies. If you have any questions about theConstitution and By-Laws or the risk management policies, then please feel free to contact theLegislative, Policy, or Risk Management Committees. Those documents are there to assist you in chapter operations, understanding chapter obligations, and also to help you analyze your events to minimize any risk to the Fraternity, brothers, or peers. Let us all understand and abide by our gover-nance documents so we can continue to make Kappa Psi bigger, better, and stronger!

Speaking of which, by now we have added at least three new chapters to our beloved Fraternity: Zeta Beta chapter at Husson University in Bangor, Maine; Zeta Gamma chapter at the University ofFlorida–Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida; and New Mexico Graduate chapter in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Please reach out to them and support them as they go through their growing stages. All of us have learned and matured into the brothers we are today with the assistance of those whocame before us, and now it is our turn to support our new chapters as well. Additionally, there are more potential chapters in development and new requests to consider starting a chapter on campus, so Kappa Psi is still as strong and vibrant as ever. Look for announcements of the new chapters overthe Kappa Psi listserve!

Additionally, we have been busy these last two months scouting out locations for the 57th GrandCouncil Convention. I am not going to divulge anything more until the Executive Committee canreview all of the proposals and come to a decision on where to host GCC. Look for an announcementby Grand Vice Regent Latha Radhakrishnan! Lastly, we will be hosting a reception at the upcomingAPhA meeting in Orlando, Florida.Hope to see you all there!

Fraternally,

Eric K. GuptaGrand Regent

Eric Gupta, Grand Regent

Bigger, Better, Stronger

Volume 111, Number 1, Winter 2014Whole Number 441

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Table of Contents

4 Pharmacists Preventing Suicides/Brother Patrick Tharp presents “Pharmacists Preventing Suicides” to students at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy.

6 Building a Kappa Psi Nation/In part 2 of our legacy series, Beta Psi Brothers Dick and Lori Hammes reflect on there Kappa Psi bonds.

8 99 Hands/Kappa Psi brothers have been busy this semester with recruitment, pledging, and philanthropy. See what exciting things your fellow brothers have been doing to keep Kappa Psi growing.

41 Epsilon Omega Chartered/Meet the brothers of Kappa Psi's newest chapter Epsilon Omega from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in Illinois.

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Kappa Psi is alive and prosperingThis year I celebrate five years as

Editor of The MASK. As I reflect on allthat has changed in those short five years,I’m overwhelmed by our Fraternity’sgrowth! When I took over as Editor, wewere just beginning to charter EpsilonZeta at East Tennessee State University,and now we have chartered Zeta Gammaat the University of Florida-Jacksonville.(Look for details in the Spring issue ofThe MASK.). We have added 20 chaptersover those five years, which has grownthe Fraternity to 96 strong chapters in our Order.

As we have grown, I am impressed byhow our chapters pass on our virtues ofFellowship, Industry, Sobriety, and HighIdeals to our newest chapters and new brothers. It’s these virtues that make us who weare—better brothers and pharmacists. Our virtues guide chapters as they prosper on theircampuses and help to better their communities. And, they guide Kappa Psi brothers as theyexcel and prosper in all areas of pharmacy.

As Kappa Psi continues to grow, may we in the immortal words of Mister Spock:“Live long and prosper.” Fraternally,Cameron

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Xi brothers enjoy time together at the Color Me Rad 5K run in Columbus, Ohio.

Graduate Brothers Cameron and Liz Van Dyke showoff part of Gingerbread Lane, the world's largest edible

structure, in New York City while visiting BrotherJackie Lovitch and her husband.

On the CoverDrs. Cynthia Nguyen (left) and Joseph Tran,Epsilon Beta alumni, give the Vulcan sign for“live long and prosper” at the SouthwestProvince fall assembly Halloween party.


Brothers Unmasked

I t’s a short, simple sentiment by his wife, Peggy, that has served asPatrick Tharp’s mantra since he founded Pharmacists PreventingSuicides (PPS©) more than 10 years ago. Tharp ’61/’62, Ph.D., R.Ph.,

president and owner of Melling Group, an international pharmacy con-sulting group, was compelled to start PPS after his youngest daughter,Tricia, took her own life in her early 30s.

On October 23, Tharp spoke to a crowd of dozens of students, faculty,and staff at a lecture held in the Cartwright Student Center. He sharedthat besides primary care physicians, pharmacists are most often thehealthcare professionals to see depressed patients who may be at risk forsuicides. Since pharmacists dispense medications for depression andother mental health disorders, pharmacists are in a position to identifywhen someone has major depression or a similar disorder. However,most pharmacists in the U.S. have received no formal education or train-ing at all in suicide prevention, even though suicides are now the 10thleading cause of death in America. Knowing the warning signs or symp-toms of suicidality, often seen in patients with major depression, can helpa pharmacist save someone’s life. “We want to help save as many peopleas we can,” Tharp said.

Tharp’s youngest daughter was diagnosed with major depressionwhen she was 12 years old, and her condition only got worse as she grewolder. After graduating from high school, Tricia was dismissed from theUniversity of Mississippi during her sophomore year after repeatedly notshowing up for class. After she moved back home to St. Louis, Tharp andPeggy helped Tricia, putting her up in an apartment in the Central WestEnd. “We sustained her, but she just didn’t do well for years,” Tharp said.“She was very severely depressed.”

Tharp said Peggy would talk to Tricia at least once a week. “One weekwe called, and she didn’t call back,” he said. “She didn’t call back the sec-ond day or the third day either, so Peggy said, ‘You better go and seeher.’ I went, and when I got to her apartment building, a hearse from thecoroner’s office was there.

“I just knew it was her,” he said. Tricia had taken her own life by overdosing on six different medica-

tions prescribed for depression. Tharp said that his youngest daughterhad “stockpiled” the medications and had taken hundreds at once.

At first, the tragedy sent Tharp into a deep depression. He said helazed around the house for six or seven months. But he was alsoresearching suicides, their causes, warning signs, and, most important,how to prevent them. “I learned a lot and found out that I had really notknown much about suicide at all,” he said.

Tharp called approximately 30 of his former STLCOP students andasked them what they knew about suicide prevention. The overwhelmingresponse was “nothing.” So Tharp set out to educate pharmacists andpharmacy students about suicide prevention.

Through PPS, Tharp’s goal is to integrate suicide prevention informa-tion and education into the curriculum of every pharmacy school in thecountry. He has taught a seminar on suicide prevention at STLCOP anumber of times in the last three years. He has also presented a similarseminar at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacyand the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. Tharp says at leastsix more schools in Illinois are currently interested in scheduling a pre-sentation.

Tharp knows he still has a long way to go before suicide prevention isbeing taught at every pharmacy school in the country, but he’s taking itone school at a time. He has also used continuing education to educatepracticing pharmacists about the prevention of suicides.

In the 10 years since Tharp founded PPS, nine pharmacists havejoined the cause, including fellow STLCOP alum Robert Salter ’70, R.Ph.,MHA, president-elect of the Alumni Association’s board of directors.Salter often presents the seminars with Tharp, including the one recently

Accomplished Alum Presents ‘Pharmacists PreventingSuicides’ Seminar at the College

“If we’ve saved one person, that’s enough.”


Kappa Psi: Develops industry, sobriety, and fellowship;Fosters high ideals, scholarship, and pharmaceutical research;

supports all projects which will advance the profession of pharmacyand to actively participate in them; inspires in its members a deep and

lasting pride in their Fraternity and in the profession of pharmacy.

The brothers of Delta Kappa sought to increase their knowledge of specializing in Oncology Pharmacy byinviting esteemed faculty to share their extensive experiences at a cancer forum hosted by the chapter.

Epsilon Sigma brothers welcome DEA guest speaker Susan Langston on campus as she discusses theimpact of pill mills in the state of Florida.

Patrick Tharp, Ph.D., R.Ph., founder and presi-dent of Pharmacists Preventing Suicides (PPS),gives a lecture to a group of student pharmacistsat St. Louis College of Pharmacy while RobertSalter, R.Ph., MHA, vice president of PPS,looks on. (Photo by Greg Katski)

given at the College. After Tharp shared thepersonal story of his daughter’s suicide andexplained the origin of PPS, Salter spoke aboutthe vital role pharmacists can play in prevent-ing suicides and discussed the ways to identify,assess, and refer at-risk patients.

For more information on suicide preventionand training from PPS and other majorsources, please visit http://www.pharmacist-spreventingsuicides.com/. n

Kappa Psi has more than 40,000 alumni who are active leaders in the field of pharmacyand in their communities. Help us “unmask” them! Send interesting news leads,

photos, and articles to: [email protected]


Brothers Unmasked

Dick Hammes pledged the Beta Psichapter of Kappa Psi at the University ofWisconsin in the fall of 1967 and was activat-ed in the spring of 1968. Kappa Psi has beena lifelong commitment and love affair for himever since. He was voted Outstanding Seniorin 1971, but his biggest award has been theenduring friendships with his Kappa Psibrothers from his undergraduate years andalso subsequent classes over the years. Afterreturning to Madison in the 1980s, hebecame very active with the WisconsinGraduate chapter and held the offices of sec-retary, vice regent, and regent over the next25 years. In 1996, he became GCD and facul-ty advisor of Beta Psi and held those posi-tions for a decade, until his retirement.

Kappa Psi has been a part of Dick’s daugh-ter, Lori (Hammes) Joas’s life since she wasborn. A �� brother and his wife lived withthe Hammes family for a year, when Lori wasan infant, while they were purchasing ahouse nearby. Lori was 9 years old when theHammes family moved to Madison. Often,Lori would help address and stamp ��

newsletters, and many Executive Committee

A Father/Daughter Legacy

Building the Kappa Psi Nation

meetings of WI Grad were held at their home.Dick organized the WI Grad �� Brewersgame trip every year, and Lori would alwaysbe his helper, going along on the charter busfrom the �� house to Milwaukee for tailgat-ing and the game. She was always very com-fortable and familiar with �� brothers andthe Beta Psi house.

In the 1960s when Dick joined Kappa Psi,women were not allowed membership so hereally never entertained the hope of Lori join-ing. Dick’s wife/Lori’s mom, Sue, is also apharmacist and is a member of KappaEpsilon. During school, she spent more timewith the �� brothers than with her fellowwomen of ��. They did all of their studying atthe house as a group with the other KΨ broth-

ers in their class, so Sue is, in effect, an hon-orary Kappa Psi. When Lori announced herintention to apply for pharmacy school, Dickand Sue were thrilled; and when she pledged�� in the spring of 1992, they were over-joyed. Dick was regent of the Wisconsin Gradchapter at the time and always would partici-pate in social, pledging and initiation activitiesof the Beta Psi chapter. As a result, he wasthere during Lori’s pledging and initiation. Heremembers taking her pledge class aside andgiving them a pep talk to encourage them topersevere. He told them to look around theroom and that the people there would turn outto be their best friends for the rest of theirlives. Needless to say, they all were activated,and his prediction came true.

Lori (Beta Psi 1992) and Dick (Beta Psi 1968) at the Beta Psi House—Homecoming 2013.

Lori and Dick Rockin’ in the 80s.


Don’t miss the opportunity to network with Kappa Psi brothers from across the country. Go to www.kappapsi.org to find dates for upcoming Province meetings.

Lori became an active member of Beta Psiand was awarded the WI Grad scholarship.After leading �� as vice regent and pledgetrainer, she was honored with theOutstanding Service Award. She lived in theBΨ house for three years during school in thevery same room Dick lived in 25 years earlier.After graduation in 1995, her first responsibili-ties were taking over the yearly organizationof the annual WI Grad Brewers game (stilldoes so to this day!) and Hacker’s Open golfouting. She then became the treasurer of WIGrad for several years, followed by an eight-year reign as secretary. In 2012, Lori becamethe GCD of Beta Psi and has devoted her timeand energy into showing new brothers, withwords and deeds, exactly how Kappa Psi canenrich their lives.

Lori’s thoughts: At GCC in St Pete’s Beachthis past summer, the speaker at the AlumniRelations presentation had us write a letter toan alumnus who had the biggest impact onour lives as a brother. My thoughts immedi-ately went to my dad, and I realized that I hadnot ever thanked him for bringing Kappa Psiinto my life. If it weren’t for him, and forKappa Psi, I would not be the person that I amtoday. I am eternally grateful.

Dick’s thoughts: “Lori has taken overmany of the same Fraternity duties I hadwhile she grew up, most recently GCD. Iabsolutely could not be more proud to callher my daughter and my brother. She hasmade it easy for me to retire gracefully andget out of her way. She has rewarded me byexcelling personally, professionally, and fra-ternally. I am indeed one very proud fatherand brother!” n

Lori and Dick at Lori’s Kappa Psi - Beta PsiInitiation Banquet - Spring 1992.

The brothers of Epsilon Omicron have fun while posing for a photo during the ’80s party at the end of thefall Mountain East Province assembly.

Northern Plains Province brothers enjoy the dance floor at the Alphabet-themed social.

Province meetings: a little social mixed with the business


We are looking forward to our annualretreat to Breezy Point for some funand relaxation right before springfinals.

—Tara Hawley-Schmuck

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

October brought forth the ColorMe Rad 5K run that allowed a few Xibrothers to get a taste of the rainbow.(See photo on page 3.) We had asmashing time running for a good

� EpsilonUniversity of MinnesotaFounded 4/30/[email protected]

Epsilon chapter has had a very fullfall semester. We grew by 27 brothersduring our fall recruiting cycle. Wehave been busy this fall semester giv-ing sexually transmitted infectiontalks to high school students in theMinneapolis-St. Paul area; staffing thedispensing pharmacy at the student-administered Phillips NeighborhoodClinic, a clinic for low-income individ-uals; and donating to differentfundraising walks—for the NationalKidney Foundation and St. JudeChildren’s Research Hospital. Ourbrothers have also held two Chipotlefundraisers of their own for their phil-anthropic trip to Haiti, known asCARE for Haiti.

We have also spent time bonding atour semiannual dinner meeting whichwas held at an Italian restaurant inMinnetonka. A group of brothers alsohad fun bonding at the NorthernPlains Province conclave in Duluth,Minnesota. Our brother, Zach Rivers,was elected as the Northern PlainsProvince Chaplain!

Epsilon brothers are greatly antici-pating the well-earned winter break.When we return to campus for thenew semester, we will begin ourspring pledging, our Kidney EarlyEvaluation Program screenings withthe National Kidney Foundation, andcooking a dinner for families stayingat a local Ronald McDonald House.

cause as we were pelted by color pow-der bombs and liquid color. We aredefinitely looking forward to nextyear’s run and, hopefully, more broth-ers to join in!

Our Big and Little Reveal went offwith a bang as sergeant at arms NickJorris set up a little “String Theory”activity to help reveal Bigs to thepledges. It was a fun experience forparticipating actives and pledges, aswell as onlooking brothers. We lookforward to initiation next semester toofficially welcome our new brothers.

—Mindy Lam

� PiPurdue UniversityFounded 6/11/[email protected]

October 18–20, Pi brothers hostedMid-America Province which includeda 5K Glow Run benefiting the RonaldMcDonald House of Indiana. Theturnout for both the Glow Run and theProvince meeting was great. Pi chap-ter was also honored to receive theaward for farthest distance traveledfrom Mid-America Province in Kansasearlier in the year.

New Epsilon brothers at Formal Initiation, Fall 2013.

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Epsilon Iota brothers look sharp in red and grey.

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It was also an unforgettable daywhen the CEO of Walgreens andKappa Psi brother Greg Wasson visit-ed the Purdue campus for OldMasters alumni day. Our vice regent,Tom Schultz, served as host of theOld Masters event, and the brothersof Pi chapter were able to have break-fast with Mr. Wasson and learn abouthis time spent with Kappa Psi at ourschool. This was a great way to net-work and further a long-lasting rela-tionship with a distinquished alum.

Pi chapter brothers helped clean upat the local Columbian Zoo Park for itsannual Halloween festivities. InNovember, brothers also volunteered

at Natalie’s Second Chance DogShelter where brothers spent themorning walking dogs. Overall, thecommunity service events turned outto be a blast as everyone had a greattime helping out.

In late November, the chapter initi-ated 19 new members, adding to ouralready strong membership. Our newmembers have shown great commit-ment to our Fraternity, and we expectgreat things from them. As the yearprogresses, we will find ways to incor-porate more events and activities withour new Neos. We are excited for newthings to come next year!

—Justin Lee

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

Sigma had another semester full ofexciting events, joyfully ending theyear by welcoming 33 new brothersinto the chapter. Our pledges havelearned to work together as a group tomake a difference in the communitythrough service events like the StepOut: Walk to Fight Diabetes and pro-viding dinner service at the AmericanCancer Society’s Hope Lodge inBaltimore. We would like to thank ourpledgemasters, Simon Bae and KyungKoo, and the Pledge Committee for alltheir hard work and dedication.

We continue to help our communi-ty. This year, for the first time, thechapter took full volunteering respon-sibility for the American DiabetesAssociation’s (ADA) annual Step Out:Walk to Stop Diabetes. Special thanksto our community service co-chairs,Jane Ching and Anh Nguyen, for all oftheir hard work and planning to orga-nize this statewide event. We wouldlike to thank all the 87 brothers whowere willing to volunteer and make adifference in our community. For thisjob well done, Kappa Psi will be recog-nized at the ADA’s annual awards. In

addition, Sigma also held our annualUMMC Thanksgiving Arts and CraftsParty. Six of our brothers spent a daymaking Thanksgiving holiday cardswith children at UMMC Pediatrics,and we would like to thank thosebrothers who planned and volun-teered for this heartwarming event.

Sigma’s Professional Committeeand the Student Section of theMaryland Public Health Associationteamed up to host a forum to kick offWorld AIDS Month 2013. Theforum—titled “What’s Your I inHIV?”—focused on what each profes-sion can do in the fight against theepidemic. Students and UMB stafffrom all different programs acrosscampus gathered for a discussion ledby Kate Bishop from STAR TRACKand Alexandra Reitz from theJACQUES Initiative. In addition,Kevin Holt (JACQUES Initiative)came to share his experience livingwith HIV/AIDS.

With excitement, Sigma attendedMountain East Province in Buffalo,New York, hosted by EpsilonOmicron. Congratulations to the newMEP Executive Council and SigmaBrothers Bonnie Li and Tae Oh forbeing elected Vice Satrap andTreasurer, respectively. Proudly,Sigma received a Scholarship Awardfor excellence in academics. Hugethanks to the brothers of EpsilonOmicron on their awesome job host-ing the Mountain East Province.

We will wrap up the fall semesterwith an Ugly Sweater holiday party,and we anticipate another awesomeyear ahead of us.

—Grace Herr

UpsilonUniversity of KentuckyFounded 4/16/[email protected]

Through a host of events such asLittle-Big Night and Reverse Trick-or-Treat, the Upsilon chapter was able tobuild a stronger bond—between

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

Ever been in a food coma? If you paid a visit to Kappa Psi PharmaceuticalFraternity’s Turkey Fry this past Monday, you probably have. With boxesfull of generous amounts of fried turkey, stuffing, green beans, the choicebetween mashed or sweet potatoes, a roll, and a drink, Kappa Psi’s annualTurkey Fry was responsible for stuffing a number of people. As if this was-n’t enough, the lovely ladies of Kappa Epsilon generously baked a few deli-cious desserts to end the meals with a sweet treat.

While the Turkey Fry had humble beginnings, it has steadily grown froma South Carolina School of Pharmacy only event (that sold out every year!)to a MUSC-wide event for the first time this year. With the help of DonBucciarelli, a generous sponsor from Walmart, and the expert direction ofthird-year pharmacy students Justin Sanford and Dave Cook, this TurkeyFry was the most successful one to date, raising more than $600 for theLow Country Food Bank. Graduate brothers of Kappa Psi like LayneHepler responded enthusiastically saying, “As a founder of the Turkey Fryway back in 2003, I can say I’m proud of you guys. Thanks for taking [this]further than we ever imagined!”

As a winner of the MUSC Gives Back Award four times in the past sixyears, the brothers of Kappa Psi continue to better themselves and theircommunity every year. We are thankful for all the people who helped out tomake this Turkey Fry possible, all those who came out to support us, andlast but not least, for all the little things we take for granted in our dailylives. In a season of giving, Kappa Psi Iota leads by example.

—Zac Temple

Philanthropy receives positive PR

Iota’s annual Turkey Fry notonly helps the food bank, butalso landed Kappa Psi the

front page of the university’snewspaper.

Pi brothers win the trophy for the farthest distance traveled at the Mid-AmericaProvince meeting in Kansas City.

Epsilon Nu Brother Andrew Wang(left) and Sigma Brother ChristopherMin assist walkers at Step Out: Walkto Fight Diabetes.

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potluck during which each brothershared his or her favorite holidaydish. The potluck was also held to cel-ebrate the end of classes for the P3brothers, as they will begin rotationsin January.

It has been a busy year! We plan tohost our annual Karaoke Auction, afundraising event for a local charity,and also anticipate holding our tradi-tional Kappa Psi Pig Roast in thespring. And, we are most excited totravel to Nashville for the Gulf CoastProvince winter conclave in January!

—Tenley Ryan

brothers and within the communitythis semester.

Per tradition, Little-Big Night washeld at the UK Cats Den, a recreation-al lounge and snack bar. The den is agreat place to fraternize with KappaPsi brothers and other students innon-alcoholic activities. However, onNovember 15, 2013, the den wasdevoted to Kappa Psi. The relaxed set-ting was a great way to show ourpledges that brotherhood, not inebria-tion, is a cornerstone of the Upsilonchapter. After the brothers had timeto socialize, we introduced thepledges to their new Bigs through theannual Big-Little gift exchange.Although the gifts are far from extrav-agant, the pledges walk away knowingthey have at least one, if not many,willing and able brothers to turn to intimes of need.

Upsilon continued with tradition bypartaking in our annual Reverse Trick-or-Treat program. Each year, brothersvisit pediatric inpatients at theUniversity of Kentucky Children’sHospital on Halloween and hand outcandy to the kids while dressed up assome of their favorite characters. Weput on this activity as outreach for thechildren, but the brothers walk awayas the real winners. As communityoutreach chair Zack Hicks stated,“Whether it was the children, theirfamilies, the nursing staff, or thepledges themselves, everyone walkedaway from the event with a smile ontheir face and some candy in theirstomachs.”

—Pat Shawd

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

It has been an exciting semester forthe brothers of Psi chapter. Mostnotably, we are proud to announce theinitiation of 70 new brothers intoKappa Psi!

This semester, the brothers volun-teered at the VA Hospital by servingcookies and lemonade to patients andtheir families. We also played gamesand did crafts with children staying atthe Ronald McDonald House. For thenext service event, the P1 brotherswill host a water station for the St.Jude Marathon in Memphis. We willalso be proudly cheering on severalbrothers as they run in the race.

Psi chapter held several socialevents this semester. The brothers onthe Knoxville campus hosted two tail-gates during football season. Manybrothers and alumni from Memphistraveled across the state to attendthese tailgates and cheer on the Vols.In November, we held a Thanksgiving

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

With another season of rush com-plete, Beta Gamma is thrilled to wel-come its newest pledge class of awhopping 65 student pharmacists!Fall quarter has been jam-packed withbrotherhood, rush and, now, pledgeactivities. We continued the rush sea-son with a laid-back barbecue inGolden Gate Park on a delightfullysunny day and clubbing in downtownSan Francisco. Halloween at the chap-

ter house came next with some beau-tiful and delicious Halloween-themeddesserts and a fun photo booth.

Amid all the social events, thebrothers still made plenty of time foracademic and professional develop-ment. Rush continued with alunchtime workshop about findingpharmacy internships and with CPCram Night, at which brothers helpedprepare first-years for their first clini-cal pharmacy midterm with a varietyof study exercises covering everytopic on the exam. Several brothersalso attended PacWest Province in

Upsilon pledges hand out candy at the University of Kentucky’s Children’s Hospital during Reverse Trick-or-Treat.

Brothers of Psi chapter volunteer at the Memphis VA Hospital.

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San Diego in November and reportedback to the chapter about theirrenewed enthusiasm for theFraternity.

Finally, many P2s and P3s, andeven a few P4 brothers, gathered atthe Beta Gamma house to open thepledge box, decorated with love, wehad placed in UCSF’s Office ofStudent and Curricular Affairs lessthan a week before. The night was ajoyous celebration of all we accom-plished as a chapter throughout rush,and of teamwork and brotherhood.We capped off the quarter with a fewpledge events, including OSCE prepand a night of bowling, as well asThanksgiving dinner at the BetaGamma house.

—Lauren Louie

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

As November comes to a close, socomes the end of Movember. Wehave collectively raised more than$500 to go toward men’s health. Weare very proud of this accomplish-ment and to all those who participat-ed. As brothers styled and shapedtheir mustaches, we were also fea-tured in an article in the ProvidenceJournal to help with our fundraisingefforts. We would like to thank thechaplain, Nick Boemio, and IanWeininger for their amazing commit-ment to this project, and we look for-ward to participating next year.

October and November were hugefundraising months for Beta Epsilon.Austin Faria, fundraising chair, did anamazing job managing our annualCollege of Pharmacy Clothing Drive.We sold many articles of clothing andraised more than $1,000. This year’sclothing drive was very successfuland, as always, our AROD shirts werea huge hit. We sold more than 50AROD shirts!

We would like to thank all of thosewho attended this year’s NortheastProvince meeting. We enjoyed catch-ing up with brothers from theNortheast chapters and spending timein the wonderful city of Boston.

On November 17, we had our annu-al Pledges vs. Brothers Football event.Although it was cloudy and raining,we managed to have a great time. Thefinal score was 14-40 with brothersbeing victorious yet again. The daywas filled with laughs, good fun, andmost important, an awesome game offootball. We look forward to initiatingthis year’s pledge class of 24 potentialbrothers on December 2.

We are particularly excited aboutour annual Winter Formal withLambda Kappa Sigma.

—Joseph Walter

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

In October, we celebrated home-coming, and are excited to announcethat our P2 brother, Linden Nelson,was crowned the 2013 HomecomingQueen! Our Brotherhood was proudto support her during the campaign.The Mountain East Province was the

same weekend as homecoming. Ourbrothers enjoyed attending andexchanging ideas at the fall conclave.

We wrapped up the month by host-ing Kappa Psi’s annual Halloweenparty. There was a fantastic turnoutfrom brothers, pledges, and othermembers of our school of pharmacy.

Halloween celebrations officiallyended with our service at the sixthannual Morgantown Trunk-or-Treat.The event is great, as organizationscame together and allowed nearly1,000 children to trick-or-treat in asafe, friendly environment.

As November rolled in, we spon-sored fundraisers to sell student nametags, Sheetz coupon books, and partic-ipate in the annual Magical Night ofGiving at our Morgantown Mall. Thisexclusive event has stores stayingopen late one night only with specialsales and discounts. Proceeds fromthe ticket sales benefit local charities.Special thanks to our chaplain, PaigeMiller, for organizing our fundraising!

Before Christmas break, we madecards for the residents of SundaleNursing Home to brighten up theirholiday. One of the most excitingevents was the Big/Little gift-givingleading up to our Big/Little Night. Itis always fun to see people give andreceive gifts and hints, but it is evenbetter to see the Bigs reveal them-selves at our potluck dinner.

—Olivia Kinney

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

Beta Kappa wrapped up anotherbusy fall semester with some pledg-ing, service, and fun. For pledging, weagain had our lineage dinner atSpaghetti Warehouse, a trip toScarehouse for Halloween, and ScavNight. We were fortunate to haveanother large pledge class of 37.

In spite of the rain, Beta Epsilon brothers and pledges have a great time at their annual football game.

Beta Gamma brothers and pledges celebrate in costume at the chapter house onHalloween night.

Beta Eta Brothers Olivia Kinney andLinden Nelson represent Kappa Psi onthe WVU Homecoming Court

Chapel Hill, North Carolina. We areexcited to see brothers attend fromnear and far.

—Michelle Pham

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

Our first quarter back to school hasbeen very busy for us. Our focus hasbeen on recruiting. We kicked off thisyear’s rush events with bowling! Lotsof rushees came out as well as broth-ers. It was quite a bonding experiencefor everyone since school had juststarted. We had some other rushevents, which included Speed Dating,Adopt-a-Street Cleanup, a team-build-ing workshop, a Diabetes Walkthrough the American DiabetesAssociation, and ended rush with abarbecue at Gas Works Park.Everyone had a nice evening since theweather was pleasant and luckily notraining as it usually does in Seattle.

After our seven rush events, wewent right into a vigorous pledgeprocess, where the pledges really gotto learn what it means to be a brother

school faculty and brothers to sharetheir holiday plans as well as what theywere thankful for this season.

In December, Beta Xi came togeth-er for a semiformal dinner at PiazzaItalia in Durham, North Carolina.Following the dinner, brothers partici-pated in a Secret Santa gift exchange,which was a fun-filled opportunity forthem to get together to relax and enjoyeach other’s company before thesemester came to an end.

Along with the fellowship activities,Beta Xi has been involved in numerousphilanthropic events. The chapter hasbeen making holiday-themed decora-tions for the Ronald McDonald Houseas well as taking time to participate innumerous Adopt-a-Highway cleanups.The brothers have also participated inthe Samaritan’s Purse projectOperation Christmas Child this year,where we put together gift-filled shoe-boxes for needy children around theworld. We have also volunteered atUNC pharmacy school hosted eventssuch as Career Day and Family Day.

In other news, our chapter is prepar-ing to host the 2014 winter AtlanticProvince conclave January 24–26 in

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was the keynote speaker and present-ed on the topic of the evolving role ofthe pharmacist. Along with great foodand fellowship, there was a specialsurprise. With the help of the facultyin attendance, the audience found out“what the fox says.”

Along with several of these socialevents, the chapter recently volun-teered for Adopt-a-Highway. Tenbrothers showed up to pick up trashalong a one-mile stretch of Interstate475 close to campus. The cleanup waswell worth it for one brother whofound a $20 bill while cleaning thehighway. Along with Adopt-a-Highway, we are once again teamingup with Lambda Kappa Sigma forRelay For Life. Last year, the teamraised the second highest amount ofmoney, losing only to the RelayCommittee. This year’s team looks torepeat if not surpass last year.

—Derrick Erman

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

In mid-October, Beta Xi initiated sixnew brothers. We are so proud of ournew additions and are excited to seethem continue to grow as brothers ofKappa Psi.

At the beginning of November, ourchapter hosted an Alumni Day. Timeshared with alumni is very precious tous and brothers valued all of theadvice given by alumni about pharma-cy school and we enjoyed hearingtheir experiences as brothers.

Beta Xi hosted a Thanksgiving din-ner with pharmacy school faculty atour chapter house. The dinner waspotluck style, and all of our brothersbrought their favorite Thanksgiving-themed dishes to the event. This din-ner was a great way for pharmacy

Brothers were again busy with ser-vice throughout the semester such aswellness events and flu clinics in theGreater Pittsburgh area, the AmericanHeart Association Heart Walk, GlobalLinks, and Family House. FamilyHouse is one service event that BetaKappa has been very involved with.Brothers cook meals for the families ofpatients who are in the hospital. BetaKappa also started its Generation Rxpatient care project in the freshmandorms at the University of Pittsburgh.This was a success as brothers wereable to educate many college studentsabout drug abuse and resources.

In October, many brothers took thetrip to Buffalo, New York, for Provincewhere they put on their best ’80s cos-tumes. Beta Kappa really enjoyed themeeting and fellowship with otherbrothers.

Beta Kappa brothers will have theirannual Christmas party which willinclude a Secret Santa gift exchangeand a potluck. Brothers are anxiouslyanticipating the Ski Trip to kick off thespring semester.

—Andrew Nguyen

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

In October, we held our annualHalloween party and combinationcanned food drive. This year, morethan 200 guests attended the party andabout 120 pounds of food was donatedto the Cherry Street Mission in down-town Toledo.

The chapter also held our annualPharmacy Fall Formal with help fromAPhA-ASP and the sisters of LambdaKappa Sigma. This year, we had arecord attendance of more than 150pharmacy students and faculty.Faculty member Dr. Michelle Serres

Beta Kappa Brothers Melissa Shook, Derek Sampey, Marissa Csovelak, LianaMandel, and Michael Johnston grab some food during Scav Night.

A few Beta Xi brothers dine with pharmacy school faculty at the annualThanksgiving dinner.

Epsilon Xi brothers visit Beta Omicron during initiation: Brittany Del Rey,Steven Diaz, Danny Quach, Melissa Nguyen, Michael Garcia, and Le Tran.

in Kappa Psi. Vice regent Jason Lingave the History Lecture and intro-duced the pledges to our core values.The pledge process continued with atrivia night, Trick-or-Treat forUNICEF, Christmas card making forsoldiers through the American RedCross, a drug counseling workshop,and a poker tournament fundraiser.We ended the pledge events withposter making, which is an old tradi-tion of Beta Omicron. The pledgescombined ideas to create a poster ofwhat Kappa Psi means to them, whichallows them to get to know each other.

On November 22, we had our initia-tion ceremony and welcomed 16 newbrothers to Beta Omicron: Andrew Li,Brian Samar, Danny Quach, ElenaInouye, Jisoo Won, Joe Yoon, JonPham, Kent Truong, Kristin Le,Krystal Ngo, Lauren Chin, Lyna Fu,

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Richard Lee, Ryan Delacruz,Shayna Leong and Victoria Pham.We were glad to have brothers fromEpsilon Xi and Beta Pi travel to attendour ceremony! The rush and pledgeprocess could not have been success-ful without our hard-working chaplain,Megan Yoshimoto, who put a tremen-dous amount of effort into everythingbehind recruitment.

On top of our rush and pledgeevents, we had our monthly chaptermeetings as well as other activities justfor brothers. Our social coordinator,Michelle Choi, also planned somegreat events this quarter. Theseincluded a pumpkin carving night anddining with brothers. Our communityoutreach coordinator, Ann-CheeCheng, planned a number of eventsjust for the month of November. Wehad two Osteoporosis Clinics at Costco

and a cold and flu prevention talk atthe Legacy House in the InternationalDistrict. Our fundraising coordinator,Jordan Han, also did an excellent jobof raising money through the pokertournament, candygrams, car washes,and an inhaler fundraiser for the first-year class.

We look forward to next year withour annual Mt. Baker Ski Trip andNorthwest Province conclave inVancouver, British Columbia.

—Melissa Nguyen

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

Beta Pi worked hard this semesterto prepare our community for flu sea-son. We collaborated with our APhA-ASP chapter in the “Highway toHealth” health fair and administeredfree flu shots to the community andstudents. We purchased the vaccinewith grant money awarded fromTarget and administered 277 vaccines!Special thanks to Safeway, Target, andWalgreens for all of their assistance inexecuting this amazing flu clinic.

We also had a great time pickingapples at the Greenbluff AppleFestival, going to Scarywood—a haunt-ed amusement park, as well as collect-ing bags of canned food to help outSpokane Valley Partners during ourTrick-or-Treat for canned food event.Our chapter also collaborated with RhoChi to collect toys for the AmericanChildhood Cancer Organization.

Something new we did this year wasa field day Big/Little reveal. It was a

lot of fun watching the new Bigs andLittles work as a team during thisevent, building strong family ties. Weended the semester with a bowlingnight and initiation on November 15.We are proud to announce that we ini-tiated 30 pledges!

—Michelle Hatchett

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

The Beta Rho chapter has spent thisfall using their resources to raisemoney for some local and nationalcauses. The chapter held a smoothiedrive in the School of Pharmacy bene-fiting Oxford Medical Ministries, alocal clinic that offers free medical ser-vices to underprivileged families.Brothers also teamed up with theschool’s Kappa Epsilon chapter to puton the school’s annual Halloweenparty. Proceeds from the party went tothe Susan G. Komen Foundation forbreast cancer awareness.

Beta Rho started a new traditionwith the inaugural Kappa Psi FallCookout in October, and was a hugesuccess. One of our prestigious alum-ni, Dr. Dewey Garner, was able tomake it to the cookout and meet manyof the brothers. Also, a few of thebrothers were able to accept an invita-tion from the Delta Gamma chapter atAuburn to come tailgate prior to theAuburn/Ole Miss game. This was agreat chance to meet fellow brothersand many of the officers in theProvince.

Beta Pi’s newly initiated brothers along with their chaplain/pledgemaster, AlyssaDel Palacio, and vice chaplain/pledgemaster, Andrew McCanna.

Beta Sigma has an impressive showing at the annual Faculty AppreciationDinner.

wanted for a Little and the pledgeschose whom they preferred for a Big.Matches were made and the Big/Littlepairings were revealed after a scav-enger hunt took place around theUniversity of Cincinnati’s campus.Although the winning group from thescavenger hunt was rewarded withStarbucks gift cards, in reality, everypledge was a winner because theywere showered with gifts from theirBig upon the reveal. After a semesterof getting to know our prospective newmembers, the active brothers voted 26pledges to become initiated into our

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

Beta Sigma had a wonderful initia-tion weekend and intiated 24 newbrothers. Like always, it is a joy to seeour chapter grow.

We have stayed involved with thecommunity by volunteering atChurches United where we sort andorganize donations and pack cannedfoods at the Fargodome for those inneed. We continue to play Bingo withthe senior residents at BethanyHomes where we are also helping todecorate for the holidays.

Beta Sigma is excited to say thatbiweekly meals have been a success.During meals, we have the opportuni-ty to spend more time together andshare stories of the busy weeks inbetween. We also held our annualFaculty Appreciation Dinner toexpress our gratitude for the staff ofthe College of Pharmacy.

Coming up we will be having ourannual Ugly Christmas Sweater social,a Thanksgiving/Christmas dinner,our study day to prepare for finals,and elections.

—Sayuri Yang

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

Fall semester has been very busyfor the brothers of Beta Upsilon. Weparticipated in several philanthropyevents, including a Canal Cleanup,Trick-or-Treating for canned goods,and our annual leaf raking event.While leaf raking, we were able toraise more than $180 for Mid-NorthFood Pantry! Earlier this fall, BetaUpsilon sent 14 brothers to ourProvince meeting at Purdue where weenjoyed getting to meet and spendtime with brothers from other chap-

ters. As usual, brothers took advan-tage of study tables that were heldeach week. This semester, we alsoformed a Kappa Psi intramural volley-ball team and even made it to the play-offs! Big/Little reveal was a fun high-light for our new members and forbrothers as well. We are looking for-ward to initiating 39 new brothers inDecember! White Coat Ceremonywas held in early November at Butler,and we are very proud of our P1brothers who received their whitecoats. We have several fun eventsplanned for next semester including aroundtable talk with pharmacists andalumni, and forming a Kappa Psi teamfor Polar Plunge in winter.

—Lauren Hirons

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

Over the past few months, the BetaPhi chapter has been busy bondingwith our new pledges, hosting broth-erhood events, and schoolwide gath-erings to benefit local charities. InOctober, we hosted our annualHalloween Party, which raised cannedfood and monetary donations for theRonald McDonald House Charities.This event was very successful. Inearly November, we had our annualSpaghetti Dinner where pledges andactive brothers become betteracquainted. This potluck-style dinnerwas filled with amazing food and hys-terical stories told by the pledges. Thewinner of the funniest and mostembarrassing story was BrianMichaels, a P1, who won a free trip toour annual retreat in Gatlinburg.Throughout the semester, thepledges have been responsible forinterviewing each older brother in anattempt to get to know everyone inthe chapter. Later in November, theactive brothers chose whom they

Fraternity. Initiation will take place inJanuary, after which our chapter willgrow to 89 active members, the largestBeta Phi membership in years!

—Andrea Bergen

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

In the spirit of the upcoming holi-days, Beta Chi has been working hardto give back to the Des Moines com-munity through a variety of philan-thropic activities. We provided free

Beta Upsilon’s traditional Province picture.

The Beta Phi pledges, Nikolas James, Scott Weaver, and Michael Grace, are busyfilling out their pledge books while interviewing active member Brandy McQuittyat the annual Spaghetti Dinner.

Beta Chi’s team, the “Kappa Psi Heroes,” pose for a picture with Drake’s mascotduring Phi Delta Chi’s Up ’til Dawn, a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s ResearchHospital.

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blood pressure and cholesterolscreenings in health fairs at a localchurch and YMCA. Six of our broth-ers had a blast together as the “KappaPsi Heroes” team participating in PhiDelta Chi’s philanthropy event, Up ’tilDawn, to raise money for St. Jude. Wealso worked with Phi Delta Chi toclean up local roads through theAdopt-a-Highway program. InOctober, brothers ran a booth at theDes Moines Farmer’s Market toinform people about the influenza vac-cine. Several times throughout thesemester, we continued our traditionof sending a small group to theRonald McDonald House to cookmeals for the families that are stayingthere. We also teamed up with thelocal Red Cross chapter to write holi-day letters for members of the mili-tary. In addition, a few Beta Chi broth-ers donated their time to ring bells toraise money for the Salvation Army inNovember. Recently, we “adopted” afamily in need to provide them withChristmas gifts and a holiday meal.We are glad to have so many opportu-nities to make a difference throughKappa Psi!

As for fundraising, we have contin-ued our annual events while adding acouple of new things this semester.We sold Drake Pharmacy clothing tofaculty and classmates. We also soldstethoscopes to the P1s who will belearning to take blood pressure next

semester. Brothers donned gloves toclean the Buccaneers hockey arenaafter games. We continued to workwith Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt andstarted a new relationship with Jason’sDeli to have fundraiser nights.Another new event brothers partici-pated in was wrapping gifts at Barnes& Noble in exchange for donations forour chapter.

One thing we put a lot of focus onthis semester was to getting to knowour pledge class! There were somecompetitions between pledge familiessuch as the cookie-decorating contestand the pumpkin-carving contest. Weall had a fun time at a local corn mazeand pumpkin patch before Halloween.Quite a few pledges were excited tojourney up to Duluth with us for con-clave, and everyone bonded on thelong bus ride. Beta Chi was excited towin the Traveling Trophy, and wecan’t wait to see everyone in Omahathis spring! Our chapter dressed upfor our biggest Fall Formal of the lastfew years in mid-November. It was amemorable night with music, danc-ing, and great food! Right beforeThanksgiving, the pledges threw anugly sweater party for the activeswhere we laughed at each other’sawkward pledge family photos. A fewtraditional events for our chapterinclude “Night Out” once a monthafter chapter meetings, jumpingaround on trampolines at Skyzone,

and the Faculty Breakfast early onemorning before classes. We will bewrapping up our semester with apotluck with Phi Delta Chi rightbefore finals week. While we are look-ing forward to winter break, we areexcited for our pledges to join us asactives at the beginning of our springsemester!

—Jacki Chorzempa

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

Beta Psi is having a great fallsemester getting to know the pledges!We had a great time at NorthernPlains Province in Duluth, Minnesota,and have been able to strengthen ourbrotherhood with WI Grad by havingtailgates at the house. WI Grad held aroundtable for the pledges to helpthem delve into the different areas ofpharmacy. Snow didn’t stop Beta Psifrom winning the flag football TurkeyBowl. Brothers have been helping outthe community with Katy’s Kids, stuff-ing envelopes for the BadgerChildhood Cancer Network, and host-ing a Halloween party with proceedsbenefiting UNICEF. Beta Psi got toknow the pledges better atBrosgiving, and we are excited to wel-come in new brothers at the end ofthe year.

—Tiffany Ogawa

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

The Beta Omega chapter is proudto have officially added 10 new broth-ers to the roster. The brothers alsoattended the annual Winter Formal atTemple University School ofPharmacy where we were able to suc-cessfully showcase our dance skills.The formal was a great way to bondwith the brothers and other pharmacyschool classmates. We also made ourway up to Boston for Province. Therich history and beauty of Bostonadded to the excitement for us. In par-ticular, the Sam Adams Brewery inBoston welcomed Kappa Psi with atour of its facilities. Beta Omega hasbeen busy with a Toys for Tots drivewhere we collect new and unwrappedtoys as Christmas gifts for needy chil-dren in the community. We were ableto collect a great amount of toys andare grateful for the generosity of thecommunity.

—Randy Lina

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

Gamma Delta had a very busy endto the fall semester! On October 13,brothers gathered in Cleveland, Ohio,to participate in the Walk to EndAlzheimer’s. In addition to walkingthe designated route throughoutdowntown Cleveland, brothers alsoeducated fellow participants on asth-ma and COPD, the chapter’s outreach

Beta Psi brothers in front of the house during the homecoming party

Gamma Delta brothers participate in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s inCleveland, Ohio.

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We volunteered at the Open DoorMission and helped sort toys forProject Santa. We also will be volun-teering in December to provide ameal for the guests at the RonaldMcDonald House. Brothers will be incharge of shopping for supplies andpreparing the meal. Kelsey Cuvelierhas done a wonderful job of organiz-ing all of our philanthropies for thisyear. In our down time, brothers alsoenjoyed a Husker football partyplanned by our social chairs, MorganMannlein and Shayla Bigley.

—Amanda Edgerton

effort. Gamma Delta is very excited tohave raised more than $1,200 for theAlzheimer’s Association. Additionally,Gamma Delta competed in a school-wide “Hunger Games” competition tocollect canned food for a food pantry.

Brothers welcomed back alumni onthe weekend of October 18–19 forOhio Northern’s annual homecoming!Brothers enjoyed spending time withalumni at a meet-and-greet, schoolparade, tailgate, football game, andbanquet. This was also a great eventfor our pledges to meet alumni.

The chapter also had fun at ourannual Halloween Social, completewith a costume contest and caramelapple-eating contest. Brothers bustedout their best ’90s moves and groovesat a Throwback Karaoke Social hostedby the pledge class. Lastly, theBrotherhood gathered for a night offellowship and food at the chapter’sThanksgiving Dinner.

The Gamma Delta chapter is excit-ed to welcome our newest brothers:Jennifer Hipskind, Sierra Iddings,Katlyn Brown, Zack Leonatti, ClaySmall, Kristine Wagner, JuliaDickman, Nicole Michalek, ChrisTweed, Eric Miller, MorganWeithman, Sydney Burdin, AndrewDuska, Mikayla Fisher, RileySember, Ashley Zupancic andTaylor Lewis. An ONU faculty mem-ber, Dr. Kelly Reilly-Kroustos, wasalso initiated into the Ada Grad chap-ter. Congratulations!

In addition to the philanthropic andsocial events, Gamma Delta has beenhard at work planning a great springassembly for the Great LakesProvince. We look forward to seeingeveryone March 21–23 in Lima, Ohio!

—Lauren DePietro

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

This fall, the brothers of GammaEpsilon are excited to welcome 23new members into our Brotherhood.Before initiating them into Kappa Psi,we had our annual initiation retreat toget to know them better. Theovernight trip consisted of pizza,games, and gifts to the pledges. It wasa great night that formed the initialbonds of lasting friendships. Thanksto Cassandra Pauley for providing uswith the location to have the retreat.

The weekend following the retreatwas initiation. Gamma Epsilon wasfortunate to have both Dr. Roche andDr. Fuller attend the event, our for-mer and current GCDs. Following ini-tiation, we celebrated with aHalloween costume party.

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

This has been another great fallsemester for Gamma Zeta. Severalbrothers have been able to visit otherKappa Psi chapters within and outsidethe Gulf Coast Province. We sent fourbrothers to the Great Lakes Provinceconclave in Lexington, Kentucky.Other brothers were able to attendthe Delta Gamma and Beta Rho tail-gate that was held at Auburn thisyear, where they could meet and build

relationships with brothers in otherchapters. Also, our chapter was ableto send two brothers to help withchapter development of the Delta Etachapter at Xavier University.Throughout the semester, GammaZeta brothers have enjoyed meetingand getting to know other Kappa Psimembers and obtaining ideas fromthem to help our chapter grow.

Recently, Gamma Zeta, in conjunc-tion with our Alumni Affairs office,hosted a schoolwide homecoming cel-ebration held at the SamfordUniversity Homecoming game.

New Gamma Epsilon members are initiated into Kappa Psi.

Brothers and pledges of Gamma Zeta at the Alumni Homecoming Social hosted by the chapter.

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Alumni of McWhorter School ofPharmacy were invited to attend thesocial before the football game.Brothers and pledges were able tomeet and mingle with some great uni-versity alumni, many of whom wereKappa Psi brothers. We provided foodfor lunch and were able to make greatconnections for the future.

Our amazing pledge class of 20recently had their Big/Little revealwhere the Collegiate Member-at-Large, Grant McGuffey, came andspoke with our brothers and pledges.He talked about his journey asMember-at-Large, how Kappa Psi hasimpacted his life throughout the pastfew years, and how to get involved ona regional and national level. He wasable to attend the reveal and the din-

ner after that. Gamma Zeta would liketo extend our gratitude to Grant fortaking the time to come and speakwith our chapter.

—Chase Carpenter

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

Gamma Eta has maintained a busyschedule. At the first of October, wehad our annual Ice Cream Social rushevent. Current brothers and rusheesdressed up in their nerdiest attire, cre-ated crazy ice cream sundaes, andenjoyed a night of speed dating. Welove this event, as it is a wonderfulway to get to know our future broth-ers. October is also the month of ourTrick-or-Eat canned food drive. Wedistributed flyers around Missoulaneighborhoods and a week later drivearound to collect the non-perishableitems. All of the donations were givento the Povarello Center, which helpsfeed and house the homeless.

We love volunteering at the RonaldMcDonald House, making mealsevery month. This October, we alsocarved pumpkins to decorate thehouse in Missoula. It’s so great to gettogether and do something as fun ascarving pumpkins for a good cause!

On November 4, we were proud toinitiate 22 brothers into our chapter.We are more than thrilled with thisclass of initiates.

We continued to support the Grizfootball team by tailgating at everyhome game. In addition, we continuedto run a concession booth as afundraiser. Selling concessions raisesaround $500 per game. It has beensuch an awesome fall fundraiser!

We love to participate in Make-A-Wish activities in Missoula. Mostrecent brothers helped send off a boywho was fulfilling his wish to see anNFL game. Kappa Psi dressed up likePatriots cheerleaders and footballplayers in order to help make theflight to the game extra special.

At our last fall meeting, we electednew officers for the next year. We aredefinitely going to miss being theGamma Eta historians after two yearsat the post, but we are happy to passon the torch to a great couple ofbrothers and look forward to readingtheir MASK updates!—Brianna Sullivan and Casey Lauver

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

Brothers have been keeping busywith classes as well as with philan-thropy and fun in Kansas City. Ourchapter hosted its annual Halloween

party on Saturday, October 26. Wehad a great time dressing up, havingfun, and collecting canned goods todonate to Harvester’s Food Pantry.Gamma Theta has also been enjoyingbrotherhood with the Kansas CityGraduate chapter and Rho inLawrence for a holiday dinner. Notonly did we celebrate the season, butwe also collected canned goods todonate to hungry families around theLawrence area.

Brothers have been very excited tobond with the graduate chapter inKansas City over the past months asthey have been coming to meetingsand participating in philanthropicevents whenever possible, as well asinviting members of Gamma Theta toattend graduate meetings as theyoccur. Our pledge class was veryexcited to have members of the grad-uate chapter attend a pledge meetingto discuss involvement with Kappa Psiafter graduation. This helped fuel ourchapter’s excitement and dedicationto our Fraternity.

Along with all of our brotherhoodactivities, brothers have been volun-teering with Harvester’s Food Pantry,Ronald McDonald House, Kansas CityCARE Free Health Clinic, and babysit-ting after hours for a local elementaryschool. Members are also giving backto our community through variousother school organizations, such asAPhA-ASP, NCPA, and PHO. ManyKappa Psi members hold leadershippositions in these organizations andare shaping not only our Fraternitybut our university as well. We lookforward to carrying this involvementin our current pledge class, who willbe initiated December 3.

—Kelsey Bingham

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

As we reach the end of another fallsemester, the Gamma Kappa brothershave been busy building the future ofour Fraternity through the 20 initiateswe have added to our ranks.Congratulations to Alyssa Claussen,Alyssa Stegenga, Andrew Thies,Brianna Jansma, Caitlin Aul,Christina Hansen, CourtneyDonnelli, Hannah Hepper, HannahPacker, Kaylie Gabur, Kyle Yerks,Luke Klugherz, Max Pierson, MikeMeier, Nikki Heeren, PatrickWarman, Pooja Patel, RebeccaBrust, Sara Bentzen and TraciEilers . Also, congratulations toPatrick Warman, our outstandingpledge of the fall 2013 semester. Ourchapter would like to acknowledgeour pledgemasters, Sungha Kim and

Gamma Epsilon Brother EthanFroeschl is a “Party Animal” at theGamma Epsilon Halloween party.

Brothers Trenton and Allison Pattonhad a great time dressing up and collecting canned goods at GammaTheta’s annual Halloween party.

Gamma Nu brothers and alumni celebrate their “Brother-ship & Fellow-hood” award at the PacWest fall conclave of 2013.

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night of stress relieving fun and goodmusic.

In November six Gamma Nu broth-ers set off from Stockton for a fun androusing trip to the PacWest fall con-clave in San Diego, hosted by thebrothers of Delta Phi. It was a greattime of fellowship and bonding. Inaddition, many alumni were able tocome to the conclave, re-linking theconnection between collegiate broth-ers and alumni. The Gamma Nubrothers ended up winning theFellow-hood & Brother-ship award, anaward given to the chapter of PacWestProvince that had a great method ofconnecting alumni and collegiatebrothers while still having a wonderfultime altogether.

While the six collegiate brotherswere representing Gamma Nu atProvince, the rest of the chapter co-hosted a health fair with LambdaKappa Sigma pharmaceutical fraterni-ty. Many services were available tothe public, including screenings ofblood pressure, blood glucose, bonemineral density, nutritional education,medication cost assistance, fitnesseducation, and more. It was a verysuccessful day aiding the community.

—Jason Kim

Eddy Ekobena, for all of their hardwork during the pledging and initia-tion process.

Our chapter has stayed busy in thecommunity this semester with manyservice projects. We participated intwo Brookings Backpack Projects thatdistribute school lunches to childrenwho are less fortunate. This semester,several of our members participatedin disaster relief training through theAmerican Red Cross so they may becalled to service in the event of atragedy. Our chapter is also currentlyin the process of a Penny War to raisemoney for care packages that are dis-tributed by the Red Cross when disas-ters happen.

Many in our chapter attended theNPP conclave this semester, held inDuluth, Minnesota. Seventeen activebrothers participated in the meetingand enjoyed the camaraderie with ourbrothers from other states while ninepledges enjoyed the pledge workshopand beautiful sites that Duluth had tooffer. It was a great bonding experi-ence for our chapter and also builtfriendships across different chapters.

Finally, congratulations to AndrewThies for his performance at the D-1Regional Cross Country meet inAmes, Iowa. You continue to impressus with your dedication to your acade-mics, your sport, and your brothers!

—Mikaela Smedsrud

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

On October 25, 2013, Gamma Nuhosted their annual social event,Halloween Havoc, which featured adance floor, photo booth, cash bar,free food and drink, and two brothersserving as DJs. The students wereencouraged to dress up in their mostscary, wacky, and fun costumes for a

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

Gamma Pi wrapped up an amazingsemester of philanthropic, rush,fundraising, and brotherhood events.In October, the chapter partneredwith St. Baldrick’s Foundation to raisemoney in support of research for chil-dren with cancer. A total of 32 shaveesproudly displayed their bald heads inhonor of those diagnosed with the dis-ease. With the support of the entirecommunity at St. Louis College ofPharmacy, Gamma Pi was able toraise approximately $2,340 for cancerresearch! The chapter also hosted alunch n’ learn about the importance ofblood banking and donation. Thisinformative event kicked off GammaPi’s second blood drive of the semes-ter, the theme of which was “givingthanks.” There were Thanksgiving-themed foods, dozens of pies, and theopportunity to participate in HolidayMail for Heroes. Through this pro-gram, students were able to showtheir gratitude for members of themilitary by writing letters of thanks.Additionally, the brothers participatedin a health fair at a local church. Theyprovided blood pressure and bloodglucose readings while they coun-seled patients on how to live healthylifestyles. Gamma Pi also took part invarious events throughout the monthof October (National BullyingPrevention Month) and wore orangein support of the end of bullying. Atthe end of October, brothers took partin “Boo Fest” where children with

Type 1 diabetes can enjoy Halloweenwithout sugary candy. For NationalAIDS Awareness Week, the chapterheld a bake sale and participated in avariety of events to increase knowl-edge of HIV and AIDS.

Not only were the Gamma Pi broth-ers active on campus, but they couldbe seen advocating for the professionof pharmacy on local news stationsdiscussing the Affordable Care Act.They were recognized by both St.Louis College of Pharmacy and PBS.Brothers continued to show their facein the community by participating in a“White Coat Rally” in which studentpharmacists dressed in their whitecoats and passed out information ondrug adherence to the public. Finally,the Gamma Pi chapter is incrediblyproud of the work they have done inthe school’s November clothing drive.Not only did they donate 1,159 itemsof clothing to local shelters, but theycontributed more clothing than anyother organization in the college.

Though the chapter was extremelybusy spreading the good name ofKappa Psi, the brothers still managedto squeeze a few fun events into thesemester. The ladies of Gamma Piheld a “girls night” where actives andnonaffiliates came together to paintnails, play games, eat snacks, andmake facial scrubs. The boys had agreat night of food, fun, and meetingpotential new members as well.Brothers also had a good time visitinga local haunted house with theyounger students of the college.Nothing brings you closer to yourbrothers than being scared out ofyour mind! Later that night, actives

DJ Brother Gregory Matsumura laysdown some great music for GammaNu’s annual Halloween Havoc.

Gamma Rho Brother Kelsey Gallegos (right) being sworn in as Region 8Midyear Regional Meeting Coordinator for APhA.

The brothers of Gamma Upsilon help build housing with Habitat for Humanity.

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and nonaffiliates came back to theGamma Pi house where they partici-pated in a variety of Halloween activi-ties including a costume contest. Inthe final weeks of the semester, thechapter hosted a premiere party tocelebrate the release of Catching Fire.The night was full of food and chatter,and ended after the midnight showingof the film. Everyone had a wonderfultime! Throughout the fall, brothersparticipated in an intramural flag foot-ball league. It is always fun to beatrival fraternal teams! The Gamma Pibrothers are anxiously waiting for theend of finals and the beginning of theannual Christmas party, which isalways a memorable night of food,ugly sweaters, and brotherhood.

Earlier in the semester, the chapterwelcomed 21 neophytes.

—Jessie Merlo

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

Gamma Rho finished the semesterstrong with great announcements of

student accomplishments. First off,newly initiated Kelsey Gallegos waselected as the 2013–2014 Region 8Midyear Regional Meeting coordina-tor for APhA. Vicente Jaramillo wasrecognized as co-chair for winning theOperation Immunization RegionalAward for APhA. Newly initiatedDavid Lee was elected as vice presi-dent for the University of New MexicoCollege of Pharmacy Class of 2017.

Brothers hosted their annual eventfor the Juvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundation with APhA that took placeat the UNM College of Pharmacy.This was a great success as manybrothers and pledges supported andvolunteered throughout this event.This is the 10th year that Gamma Rhohas been an integral part in organiz-ing the event.

Gamma Rho recently initiated 35new brothers. This was the largestpledge class initiated for our chapterand with these numbers, Kappa Psihas become one of the largest studentorganizations on campus!

—Falisha L. Begay

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

October is a blessed month forpharmacists because it is APhA’sAmerican Pharmacists Month.Additionally, the American Society ofHealth System Pharmacists recog-nizes October 20–26 as NationalHospital and Health SystemPharmacy Week. The brothers ofGamma Sigma chapter are adamantabout recognizing hard-working phar-macists, especially at the University ofFlorida and its hospital partner UFHealth. As a chapter, we decided to goabove and beyond by celebrating andshowing our gratitude with a set ofdual festivities.

In order to broadcast these twonationally recognized events, brotherskicked off National Hospital andHealth System Pharmacy Week withblood drives on Monday and Tuesday.By partnering with the Gainesvillearea LifeSouth Community BloodCenters, 43 donations were collected.These donations also served as 43opportunities to inform people of thecorresponding events and encourageeach of them to follow APhA’s motto:“Know Your Pharmacist, Know YourMedicine.”

On October 23, brothers hosted aPharmacist Appreciation Day. This

event was a meet and greet at UFHealth for hospital staff and pharma-cists in the Gainesville area. After col-lecting quotes from local pharmacistsregarding why they enjoy working intheir field, a graphic mural was creat-ed that incorporated these citationsinto the Greek letters � and �.Dozens of healthcare workers sharedcoffee and pastries while taking partin discussions about the events. Manyhealth professionals were surprised tosee such a hard-working bunch of stu-dents come out and show their grati-tude toward pharmacists’ efforts thatoften go unnoticed.

—Joseph Ladd

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

Since the last MASK issue, thebrothers of Gamma Upsilon havebeen greatly involved in brotherhoodand philanthropy events.

The fall pledges held a car wash toraise funds for a donations to theAmerican Cancer Society, while activebrothers held our fifth annual charitybowling event benefiting theMuscular Dystrophy Association.Over the past year, our chapter hasraised enough funds to send a childwith muscular dystrophy to MDAsummer camp, making one child’ssummer that much better. To cele-brate the 25th year of the TucsonAIDS Walk, several brothers raisedawareness and funds by participatingin the 5K walk in downtown Tucson.We were also involved in the annualPharmacy Day at the University ofArizona Mall where brothers providedblood pressure screenings, asthmascreenings, and health education tostudents and faculty on campus. InOctober, brothers bonded withpledges by volunteering at Habitat for

Gamma Pi Brother Ben Cao shaveshis head for childhood cancer.

Gamma Sigma Pharmacist Appreciation Day

Several Gamma Psi brothers were recognized at the Mercer UniversityHonors Luncheon: (L–R back) KyleBrown, Neal Patel, Obinna Ojiaku;(front) Justin Kyei-Frimpong, BlakeMeeks, Nicholas Barker, FrancoisEmmanuel Cherestal, and AlastairHay.

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Kappa Psi Brotherhood: Live Long

Beta Chibrothersshare thebrotherlylove at thebanquetdinner forconclavein Duluth.

Several Kappa Psi brothers joinShane Johnson and Cammi Burns tocelebrate their wedding day.

RIGHT: Sigma Brothers Francis Nguyen, AndreaCheung, Stacy Choi, and Monique Kim decorated

Thanksgiving holiday cards with children atUMMC Pediatrics.

Kappa Psi Brothers:1. Conduct a professional fraternal

organization for the mutual benefit of its members; 2. Foster high ideals,

scholarship, and pharmaceutical research;3. Support all projects which will advance

the profession of pharmacy and to activelyparticipate in them.

This Epsilon brother proves theNorthern Plains Province conclave was

not entirely business and lectures.

Gamma Delta brothers pose withCleveland Cavaliersmascot “Moondog” at the Walk to EndAlzheimer’s.


and Prosper !

Beta Pi Brother Andrew McCanna gives GCD Dr. Tracy Skaerher flu shot at the Highway to Health health fair.

Pi Chapter brothers at Purdue University enjoy 1‐on‐1 time withchapter alumnus/Walgreens CEO Greg Wasson.

Gamma Psi brothers volunteerat the Blood Drive: (L–R)

Jeremiah Detchemendy,Trent Sappe, Neal

Patel, Blake Meeks,Trey Thompson,Nicholas Barker,and FrancoisEmmanuelCherestal.

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worked with the Christian PharmacistFellowship International (CPFI) to setup Operation Christmas Child. Duringthis event, money raised was used topurchase little gifts for underprivi-leged children in developing coun-tries. The event succeeded in filling 89shoeboxes with gifts. Being part ofcreating a smile on a child’s face istruly a present in itself.

The brothers, along with the sistersof Kappa Epsilon, displayed inner popstar talents at an organized interfrater-nity Karaoke social. On the lineupwere many performances that wouldhave caused even Simon Cowell tobreak out in applause. The semesterwas brought to a close with a KappaPsi Pool Tournament held at Mr.Cue’s Billiards in Atlanta. There weremultiple participants from each phar-macy class and competition was bothintensive and entertaining.

—Justin Kyei-Frimpong

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

Gamma Omega chapter had somemajor activities transpire these pastfew months, first of which was ourrush event! Our chapter is not allowedto start rushing until the end of

Humanity to help build a house for aTucson family in need. It was a greattime between brothers, as well as abonding experience between the soonto be “Bigs” and “Littles.” We held ourannual Big/Little costume-themedreveal party after a week of “Bigs”leaving clues for their “Littles.” At thereveal, “Littles” discovered their“Bigs” by finding who was wearingtheir matching costume. There wereinteresting and hilarious ideas rang-ing from the cast of Anchorman andScooby Doo, to Power Rangers andthe Despicable Me minions. Ourchapter grew by 36 members inNovember after we had the best initia-tion ceremony in years.

Gamma Upsilon and Arizona Gradhad an excellent time bonding withour fellow brothers at the Pacific WestProvince meeting in San Diego, andwe thank Delta Phi for hosting anentertaining weekend. We look for-ward to hosting the next Pacific WestProvince assembly in March 2014.

—Roxana Lang

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

To kick off the fall, brothers attend-ed the annual Honors Luncheonwhich took place on the campus ofMercer University. Several brothersin attendance were individually recog-nized based on multiple criteriaincluding their exceptional academicperformance, maintaining leadershippositions, and community service. Asalways, Gamma Psi pushes its broth-ers to get involved through leadershipand service.

It was then back to business as thechapter hosted the annual HalloweenSocial at Kramer’s in Atlanta. Thissocial event was used as an opportuni-ty to evaluate prospective pledges andalso mingle with the alumni brotherswho were present. Thanks to all thebrothers who took time out of theirschedule to attend the event.

Community service and the impor-tance of fulfilling an important needwere demonstrated by Gamma Psi’scollaboration with the American RedCross to host a blood drive. Thisevent was open to students, faculty,and the community. It was very suc-cessful and the American Red Crossreceived a total of 30 pints of blood.We urge everyone to continue donat-ing blood as your donation today maysave a life tomorrow. The holidays area time of giving and sharing, and it isalways rewarding to help others inneed. With this in mind, Gamma Psi

October when there is literally notime left in the semester to do so. Buton the bright side, our rush theme isalways going to be Halloween-centricwhich, as everybody knows, is thebest holiday of the year! Ultimately,we had a very successful rush wherewe ate hearty chili, feasted onHalloween treats, and carved scarypumpkins. Gamma Omega chapterpulled in an amazing 38 pledges,among them a P3 pledge which is sta-tistically unheard of for our chapter!We happily anticipate initiating thesepotential brothers into our chapterthis upcoming spring!

Lately, we have been involved inhelping the geriatric community byholding Medicare Clinics both inFayetteville and Little Rock, Arkansas.Almost every week for the past coupleof months, our brothers have volun-teered their time to set up stations atindependent pharmacies to help theelderly figure out which Medicareplan saves them the most money.Who knew that something as simpleas going online and entering informa-tion word for word would turn out tobe so helpful? It has been very fulfill-ing to make a difference in ourpatients’ wallets, especially before theholiday season.

Our chapter held its Christmasparty early this year due to schedulingconflicts. We all donned our gay appar-el and ugly Christmas sweaters andgot together for a grand time! Ourbrothers played a riveting round ofDirty Santa and wished one anothergood tidings before finals consumedour lives.

—Thao Trinh

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

The past fall semester has been agreat one here at Delta Beta. We haveheld several fundraisers and initiatedfour new brothers.

We held our annual Hygeia Bowlwhich is the yearly flag football gamebetween Kappa Psi/Kappa Epsilon andPhi Delta Chi. Together we raised$500 which went to the St. Vincent dePaul Food Bank.

We also held our 50th anniversaryfor the Delta Beta chapter which had agreat turnout. Five of our original char-ter members and a total of 30 alumniwere in attendance. We are currentlyhosting a Toys for Tots toy drive herein Weatherford between the pharmacyorganizations.

—Tim Reid

Delta Gamma goes pink for breast cancer awareness.

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

In October, Delta Gamma brothersworked to honor Breast CancerAwareness Month through our pinkribbon fundraiser. All donations weregiven to the Joy to Life Foundationwhich provides free mammogramsand breast cancer screenings to med-ically underserved women, raisesawareness and provides breast cancereducation/support for women inAlabama. Additionally, we collectedboxes of toys for donation to Auburn’slocal Toys for Tots drive. Brothersraised money for Autism Speaks, thenation’s largest autism advocacy andresearch organization. Christina Lairdrecruited brothers to do a walk with

her in Atlanta to raise awareness forlupus research. Brothers also partici-pated in five health fairs this semesterwhere screenings for blood pressure,blood glucose, cholesterol and AIDswere freely provided to patients.

Delta Gamma brothers continue todemonstrate industry and leadershipin their academic endeavors. At theNCPA annual conference, BrothersAimee Patterson and BoopathySivaraman were honored with scholar-ships from NCPA. With the leader-ship of Brother Matt Savoie, ourNCPA chapter was recognized as oneof the top 10 chapters in the U.S.Finally, brothers attended annualmeetings for NCPA, APhA-ASP,ASHP and ACCP.

Our pledging process is still under-way with 65 active pledges. In

October, we had our Big-Little revealduring our annual camping trip. Welook forward to our annual campingtrip in the early spring semester withthe pledges. Brothers of DeltaGamma love to work and play hard.Our social co-chairs, Brittany Roseand Ashlyn Smith, planned manysocials this semester to keep ourbonds of fellowship alive outside ofthe pharmacy school setting. Somesocials include: ’80s roller skating,Halloween social with the veterinaryschool fraternity, and brother pledgebowling.

A lot of Delta Gamma brotherssigned up to attend the Gulf CoastProvince conclave in Nashville, andmany are excited to go up early andspend New Year’s there!

—Brittany Frega

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

With the fall semester coming to anend, Delta Delta brothers are workinghard to finish the semester with abang. At the fall Province, the chapterwas well represented with 29 brothersattending. Delta Delta won the 99Hands award for having the mostbrothers involved in a community ser-vice event in which 50 brothersadministered more than 350 com-bined cholesterol/blood pressurechecks, and flu shots. We had a greattime in San Antonio and would like torecognize the Epsilon Beta chapter onhosting such a successful Province.

We would also like to commend ourpledges for doing a stellar job on theirthree projects. The pledges threw aHalloween social for the actives filledwith fun games and contests, includ-ing best costume and pumpkin carv-ing that brought everybody together.They also volunteered to pick up trashand clean up the parks and streets inthe Houston area. Last but not least,the pledge class organized a Pie a P1fundraiser that netted more than $450!

The actives worked hard thissemester to plan activities with thepledges, including some friendly com-petition at a field day with three-legged races and relays. It was a greatway to relieve the stresses of pharma-cy school and get to know each other.

—Long Nguyen

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

As the fall semester draws to aclose, the brothers of Delta Zeta chap-ter can look back on a wonderfulsemester. The chapter gave back tothe community and became closer asbrothers.

Brothers gathered for a fun-filledHalloween party where there weresome very creative costumes! We alsojoined a Kappa Psi alumnus before aHawkeye football game to enjoy acookout. Last but definitely not least,brothers gathered for the annualThanksgiving potluck at the home ofour GCD, Dr. Reist. We would like tothank Dr. Reist and his family for wel-coming a whopping 97 Kappa Psiactives and pledges into their home!

Fall conclave was not the samewithout our GCD, Deanna McDanel,but the Delta Zeta brothers are excit-ed to congratulate her on the birth ofher daughter Blakely in October! Atconclave, Delta Zeta brothers werechallenged to find costumes that start-

Delta Delta brothers and pledges know they are number one.

Delta Zeta and Iowa Grad brothers at the Northern Plains Province fall 2013 conclave in Duluth, Minnesota.

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ed with the letter “Z” for the Saturdayevening event! A zebra, Zorro andZelda all seemed to have a great timeseeing old friends and making newones in brothers from surroundingchapters. Congratulations to Iowaalumni Zach Russell and PamelaWong who were elected Satrap andHistorian, respectively, of theNorthern Plains Province! Also, thankyou to Delta Psi for hosting a fun-filledconclave in Duluth, Minnesota.

After past vice regent DanielleHarris returned from a rotation inDominica, she worked hard with ourcurrent philanthropy chair to set up amedical supply drive that ran thisNovember. Band-Aids, creams, gauzeand other basic medical supplies werecollected from brothers and other stu-dents and faculty at the college to besent to local health centers and clinicsin Dominica, West Indies.

Other events this semester includ-ed making dinner at the AmericanCancer Society Hope Lodge in IowaCity, teaming up with APhA-ASP for ablood drive, and preparing a taco din-ner at the Ronald McDonald House.Brothers were able to practice theircounseling skills and help Iowans inneed of dental care at the annual IowaMission of Mercy free dental clinic inDes Moines.

As our pledges finish up theirsemester full of activities includingquizzes, trivia, social events, a cannedfood drive, and working together towrite Kappa Psi lyrics to a song, activebrothers are excited to welcome themat initiation in the beginning of thespring semester!

—Megan Greene

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

Delta Eta closed out fall 2013 with abang! The end began with Delta Etalaunching the College of Pharmacy’sfirst Teacher Appreciation Week dur-ing National Pharmacy Week. We col-laborated with a plethora of pharmacyorganizations such as APhA, SNPhA,Rho Chi, PLS, and class organizationsto show how appreciative we were ofour teachers. Monday was themed“Guess Who?” Baby pictures were col-lected from faculty members and thestudents entered a guessing competi-tion on their favorite faculty member.Tuesday provided the entire facultywith orange juice, water and donuts.On Wednesday, the theme was “SitBack and Relax.” Free massages weregiven to the entire faculty and manytook advantage of this! Thursday wasour “Ice Cream Social” where we pro-vided cake and ice cream for the

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industry

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entire faculty. “Lunch Is on Us” wasour last event where faculty wasserved Zea’s for lunch.

Our monthly RX Nerd series contin-ued to bring success to our chapter.The first Tuesday of every month wasdedicated to inviting a pharmacist tospeak about their career and giveinsight to the students and faculty ofour college. In October, graduateBrothers Drs. Meagan Minor-Brownand Bethany Bonner spoke about resi-dencies. Following in November, Dr.Debbie Allen, a district manager fromWalgreens, spoke to us about herWalgreens’ residency programs.

For philanthropy, we volunteeredwith our local chapter of APhA’s annu-al Operation Wellness campaign.Here, brothers, along with XavierUniversity pharmacy students and fac-ulty, assisted giving free glucosechecks, cholesterol readings, nutrition-al advice, blood pressure readings, andflu shots. The event was a huge suc-cess at a local mall with more than 300participants and more than 85 flu shotsadministered. We also participated inour school’s annual Trick-or-Trunk,where organizations from Xavier deco-rated their car trunks with aHalloween theme and allowed thelocal children to come “trick-or-treat”in a safe area on Halloween.

A special shout-out to our first everBrother of the Month, Bernard“Intermezzo” Hill, from the spring2012 line. Brother Hill was born andraised in Jefferson, Louisiana. He wasa middle school biology teacher beforeentering pharmacy school and is stillcurrently a member of the BigBrothers/Big Sisters program. He is amember of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternityand a member of SNPhA. He likes towatch sports (HE LOVES THESAINTS), watch movies, and listen topoetry. He wants to be a pharmacistbecause it satisfies his interest in sci-ence and medicine, while allowing himto actively serve the community as anadvocate in patient health manage-ment. One unique fact about him isthat he has a twin who is also DeltaEta Kappa Psi! Since he has been amember of Kappa Psi, he has demon-strated the five signs of leadershiptime and time again. Whenever abrother calls on him, he is there withno hesitation. He is always the firstbrother to any and every event, and isa great representation of what a trueKappa Psi brother should be. He cur-rently holds the position of pledgemas-ter, and he and his co-chair have beenworking diligently to prepare our chap-ter intake next semester.

Good luck with finals! Visit DeltaEta at deltaeta1972.net.—Stephanie Ogunrinade and Tayler Foe


Brotherhood for Life

high ideals

sobrietyABOVE: Delta Beta brothers celebrate 50 years of brotherhood atSWOSU on October 26 in Weatherford, Oklahoma.

LEFT: Charleston Grad brothers enjoy Iota chapter’s annualSwamp Party.

BELOW: The Delta Delta pledges pose with their impressive family tree and symbol at their Second Function.

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Uyanwune for being inducted intoRho Chi Society. The ladies haveexceeded expectations as students,leaders, and brothers. We are alsoproud to announce that 12 brothers:Raven Askew, Jasmine Bailey,Rasheeda Danmola, Chuma Duru,Esther Fasanmi, Jonnie German,Robert Kesee, Afua Awuah-Okyere,Uwaila Osemwota, Melvin Roberts,Kathryn Simmons, and JoanUyanwune were inducted into PhiLambda Sigma. These brothers haveexhibited great leadership qualitiesboth inside and outside of the chapterand the Fraternity.

On November 22, we hosted ourfirst “Ice-Skating with Kappa Psi”social. We used this opportunity tohave fun as well as fundraise for thechapter just before the Thanksgivingholiday. The turnout and support fromthe school faculty, brothers, andfriends was phenomenal. Additionally,we were able to have a bake sale atthe ice-skating rink, which was also ahuge success.

We were honored to have ourGraduate Member-at-Large, Dr. JasonMilton make the trip from Atlanta topresent a workshop on chapter legis-lation, the chapter constitution, andRobert Rules of Order. It was a greatexperience and our chapter learnedthe value of the proper execution ofRobert Rules of Order and how it canmake our chapter use our time moreeffectively, and accomplish more withthe time we have together. We alsolearned about revising our chapterconstitution and making the process

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

Homecoming is a great time to be atiger at Texas Southern University!Two brothers participated in theparade. Uwaila Osemwota graciouslyrepresented as Miss Kappa PsiPharmaceutical Fraternity Queen ofDelta Theta chapter, while JanayBailey elegantly represented MissClass of 2016 Queen.

In October, we had the opportunityto volunteer at the Susan G. KomenRace for the Cure. We manned theKiddy Coral where we provided coolwater, face painting, a jump house,and basketball/football for the kids.

We also participated in the firstannual Pharmacy Feud sponsored andorganized by TSU COPHS alums.The competition gave campus organi-zations the opportunity to win $500while displaying the knowledgeacquired in pharmacy school. TheKappa Psi team was composed ofJanay Bailey, Chuma Duru, OsitaOkafor, Ashley Oliver, and ThomasRoduta. This team flew through thefirst round of contestants and dis-played confidence in the knowledgethey possessed. The Kappa Psi teamcame in second place, thoroughlyenjoying this new experience, butlooking forward to earning the gold innext year’s competition.

Every year Delta Theta hosts an“Ask a Pharmacy Student” seminarwhere we step out and speak to pre-pharmacy students about our experi-ences and what it takes to make it intoand out of pharmacy school. Thisyear, more than 100 pre-pharmacy stu-dents were in attendance. Weanswered questions about the applica-tion process and also how to preparefor the PCAT.

The brothers volunteered to beguest speakers for the pharmacy ori-entation class at Texas SouthernUniversity. Brothers presented lec-tures on subjects ranging from hyper-tension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia tothe Affordable Care Act and MTM.

The brothers had a blast when theyattended the fall Southwest Provincemeeting hosted by Epsilon Beta inSan Antonio, Texas. It was very hum-bling to witness all that our Provincehas done this year, such as the collec-tion of canned goods and money forthe San Antonio Food Bank. Provincewas also the first time some of ournewer brothers were able to experi-ence how Kappa Psi conducts its busi-ness on a larger scale.

We are extremely proud of Rash-Dat Danmola, Ashley Oliver, and Joan

simple. The information we learned inthis workshop will help us to improvechapter mechanics and fulfil the objec-tives of our Fraternity. We thankBrother Milton for stopping by!

—Ashley Oliver

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

The bonds of the Delta Kappabrothers couldn’t be stronger! Thisyear, eight brothers attended theMountain East Province fall conclavehosted by Epsilon Omicron in Buffalo,New York. The brothers enjoyed par-taking in workshops and bondingactivities throughout the weekend.Congratulations are due to SudanCory Gordon for being electedMountain East Province Historian. In

other news, the chapter has beenlooking forward to expanding the DKfamily through hosting a “Top KillersAccording to the CDC” themed KappaPsi Week at Howard University, high-lighting diseases such as Alzheimer’s,heart disease, cancer, diabetes, andtoxic shock syndrome. The brothersbonded with members of the new P1class at Field of Screams HauntedTrail and Hayride, ending the night bylaughing and roasting marshmallowsaround a campfire. We sought toincrease our knowledge of specializ-ing in oncology pharmacy by hostinga forum where we invited esteemedfaculty to share their experiences.

The brothers hosted a “Sole Food”fundraiser, entry to which requiredthe donation of gently used shoes (ormonetary contributions) in exchangefor delicious food prepared by the

Delta Mu pledges organized an organ donation awareness week.

Brothers Shelby and Andrew at DeltaLambda's Annual Toga Party

Delta Theta Brothers Monica Rodriguez, Rash-Dat Danmola, Epsilon BetaRegent, Desi Villarreal, and Raven Askew at the Epsilon Beta hosted social forSouthwest Province 2013.

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brothers. Proceeds were donated tohelp the homeless population in D.C.A special shout-out is due to viceregent Brittany Mani for winning theDr. Michael Kim EntrepreneurshipScholarship for her exceptional skillsand pursuit toward higher excellencein the pharmaceutical field.

—Aishah Ishaq

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

This past semester has been a busyone for Delta Lambda. Between ourKiss and Lei, Casino Night, andRoadside Cleanup/Ice Cream Sundaerushes, we had 20 pledges who offi-cially became brothers on October 26.After initiation, we all headed back tothe house and enjoyed orange juice

and biscuits as a Brotherhood.Initiation day also happened to be theday of our homecoming game and wehosted a 25th Anniversary Receptionat the Kappa Psi house for alumni andtheir families. We had a great timelooking through old photos and com-paring old and new traditions with ouralumni brothers. Kappa Psi won theGreek Headcount at the HomecomingTailgate with 22 graduate brothersreturning to campus.

Having a house this semester hasbeen a great blessing; it is continuallybeing used for social events (such asour annual toga party), for groupstudying, and as an overall safe havenfor all of our brothers. Improvementsare constantly being made and alumnibrothers have been a crucial part ofthis process with their donations. Weare very thankful to have been given

the opportunity to have a house oncampus and can’t wait to visit it asalumni brothers ourselves.

Our seventh annual Brie AnneRenyolds Golf Tournament was agreat success this year, raising $2,200for the Kappa Psi scholarship given inher name. Our annual taco dinner alsoraised $663.26 for the Fraternity itself.Other fundraising efforts includedbake sales to benefit the Red Cross,portion of sales at a local restaurantfor HelpHOPELive, selling CampbellPharmacy T-shirts and selling KappaPsi ribbon key chains. Everyone had agreat time at our Big Bats softballtournament this year, held annually toraise money for the Sgt. MickeyHutchens Foundation which givesscholarships to high school seniorswho are children of police officers. Itwas created in memory of Brother

Leah Hutchens Mitchell’s father, whowas killed in the line of duty.

First vice Eliana Kurzam has done awonderful job with service activities.We continued our Roadside Cleanupand visited residents at EmeraldHealthcare and Rehab Facility approx-imately once a month. Brothers alsoeducated the public on heart attackand stroke prevention at the Cardiac5K and CUCPHS health fair.

—Mandy Griffith

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

In early September, we began ourrush. We hosted a variety of eventsincluding a jello-eating, macaroni-toss-ing, balloon-popping games night. Wealso managed to gather up severalteams and attend some TuesdayTrivia Nights downtown. After a fewweeks of rush, we warmly welcomed16 new pledges to our Fraternity. Ourpledges immediately came togetherand organized an amazing “pledgeproject.” As first-year pharmacy stu-dents, they were eager to do a projectthat could help them save lives, sothey organized an organ donationawareness week within our faculty.Through the week, they helped shedlight on the topic of organ donation,recruited more than 25 students andfaculty who were not yet donors, andenticed some future donors as well.

We kept busy throughout October,hosting a scary movie night for ourbrothers and friends within the facul-ty, and once again attended the annualTrick-or-Eat Halloween event to sup-port our local food bank. We alsoentered the annual UBC PharmacyDodgeball Tournament, with both abrothers and a pledges team.Unfortunately, neither of our teamsbrought home the gold.

October turned into Movember andthe men of Delta Mu once againtossed aside their razors and let theirstaches grow to help raise prostatecancer awareness. As the end of themonth drew to a close, we hadn’tquite reached our $1,000 goal, so wehosted a holiday-themed pancakebreakfast in our pharmacy building.The breakfast was a success andthanks to some last-minute donations,we were able to reach our goal by thelast day of November.

Once again, our event coordinator,Quaid Castle, did an amazing joborganizing a charity clothing drive tosupport the Developmental Disabili -ties Association of British Columbia.Through the generous donations ofour fellow students and faculty, wewere able to donate one very large

A special shout-out to Delta Kappa viceregent Brittany Mani for winning theDr. Michael Kim EntrepreneurshipScholarship for her exceptional skillsand pursuit toward higher excellence inthe pharmaceutical field.

Delta Xi brothers show off their awesome carved pumpkins!

Delta Lambda brothers are ready for the Casino Night rush party.

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Our brothers have continued theirhard work through the school yearwith our fundraising events and pro-jects, including a head-shavingfundraiser, T-shirt sale, participatingin Operation Christmas Child with ourschool’s CPFI chapter, and the StepOut: Walk to Stop Diabetes.

Despite all of our hard work, wehave found time for fun social eventsthis semester. Along with other phar-macy students, we all got to enjoy thefall weather at our annual bonfire andchili cook-off. In addition to the warmfire and delicious chili, we alsoenjoyed watching movies, socializing,and playing games together. Keepingwith the season, we enjoyed carvingpumpkins together, which were thendonated to a nursing home.

The brothers and school had theprivilege of having Ms. RebeccaSnead speak at our Dr. EugeneWhite’s Distinguished Lecture Series.Ms. Snead gave a wonderful andinspiring lecture on pharmacists tak-ing command, shaping our own roles,and continuing to be increasingly rele-vant in the healthcare community.

—Laura Smith

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

Although the brothers of DeltaOmicron are anxiously awaiting themuch-needed Christmas break, wewere extremely busy during the

box of gently used clothing. Thedonated items were then sold by theorganization to help fund programsand services for children, youth, andadults with developmental disabilitiesin the Vancouver area.

As we finished up 2013, we wel-comed in a new council under thedirection of our new regent, LauraPalle. We have a busy couple ofmonths ahead of us as we finish upour conclave planning, but we arevery excited to be the hosts of 2014.

—Erika Smith

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

We would like to congratulate thenewest chapter in our Province,Epsilon Omega! Illinois Grad invitedDelta Nu and other chapters nearEpsilon Omega to help with the char-tering and pledging of this new chap-ter. Brothers from Delta Nu wereBigs to some of the initiates andhelped out at meetings. Delta Nu hasalso taken 31 new pledges. They havebeen busy learning the many differentfacets of Kappa Psi. The pledges host-ed a booth for the community at theannual Halloween fest and also sold T-shirts and tank tops for a fundraiser.They planned a fun chapter socialevent where we went to ExtremeTrampoline.

The chapter has been busy with dif-ferent service opportunities. In earlyOctober, many brothers volunteeredat the annual Midwestern Health Fair,a university-wide event where stu-dents help the community by provid-ing different health services. Ourbrothers helped at booths with differ-ent organizations compounding handsanitizer, doing blood glucose screen-ings, and providing immunization ser-vices. Delta Nu had their own boothled by our vice regent, Tyler Branson,and our faculty advisor, Dr. Arif. Ourbooth was education about body massindex. Brother Pinal Shah was able toprovide a machine so that we couldmeasure body mass. Other communi-ty events we participated in were theChicago Monster Dash and DomesticWomen’s Violence Shelter.

—Mack Parayo

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

We are very proud to announce thatour chapter received the PhilanthropyAward this year. Additionally, we areexcited that our brother TJ Chapmanwas elected to represent the MountainEast Province as Webmaster!

remainder of the fall 2013 semester.Throughout the semester, the broth-ers hosted several pharmacy relatedevents, including a smoking cessationinformation session at a local nursinghome, blood pressure screenings, andblood glucose level testing on campusand at local pharmacies. Severalbrothers also provided fellow WilkesUniversity students and faculty mem-bers with information about AIDS pre-vention for “World AIDS Day.”Besides pharmacy related events, thebrothers participated in severalfundraising and volunteer activities.During Wilkes University’s homecom-ing weekend, Dean Bernard Graham,a graduate brother and dean of theNesbit College of Pharmacy, partici-pated in a “pie-throwing” contest toraise money for the American Cancer

Society. Needless to say, we all had agreat time at this event, raising moneyfor a great cause. Wilkes UniversityHealth Services hosted the annual“Alcohol Awareness Walk” onOctober 22, and many brothers partic-ipated in this worthwhile event.

Nineteen brothers from DeltaOmicron attended the fall 2013Northeast Province meeting held atthe Massachusetts College ofPharmacy and Health Sciences inBoston. Brian Bedwick and MatthewBaccarella attended the meeting onNovember 16 as delegates, andChristopher Nemeth attended his firstmeeting as the newly appointed Co-GCD of Delta Omicron. The brothersof the Delta Omicron chapter ofKappa Psi were very excited and hon-ored to be presented with the “Man-

Delta Omicron brothers and pledges with Dean Graham at a campus fundraising event.

Delta Nu brothers at the Midwestern Health Fair.

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Mile Award” at the meeting. We arelooking forward to planning and host-ing the spring 2014 NortheastProvince meeting at Wilkes Universitywhere we can showcase thePharmacy Program and the historicuniversity campus.

The seven-week pledging processwas completed on November 9 andDelta Omicron welcomed 14 newbrothers into our family, the largestnew membership class in four years!Initiation and our annual FoundersDay celebration were held onNovember 22 at a local restaurant.These events allowed us the opportu-nity to network and catch up with ourfellow colleagues. We are proud ofour accomplishments during the fall2013 semester, and we readily antici-

pate planning and attending thespring 2014 semester events!

—Kelsey Noss

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

Delta Pi just welcomed 36 newbrothers into their chapter! The newbrothers have already started to con-tribute to the chapter by holdingfundraisers, volunteering at healthfairs, and representing Kappa Psi wellin the community. Among otherthings, the new brothers volunteeredtheir services at the Great AmericanSmoke-Out in Amarillo. By counselingpatients on medication safety andsmoking cessation, they have made

an impact, and leaders in the commu-nity are now reaching out to Delta Pifor patient education services forother community events.

The chapter had a great experienceat Southwest Province and is alreadyplanning for travel in the spring. Also,Delta Pi is making plans for hostingProvince in 2016. Aside from volun-teering and planning for Province, thechapter hosted a banquet for the newbrothers and faculty sponsors. At thebanquet, awards were given to broth-ers who excel in their service to thechapter, school, and community.

In the second week of January,Delta Pi will be holding the first Mr.Pharmacy Pageant at Texas TechUniversity Health Sciences Center.Twelve organizations have volun-

teered to participate and help raisemoney for the American Red Cross.Faculty, staff, and students will have ahand in choosing the winner of thepageant, and the chapter expects agreat turnout for the event.

—Lauren Duran

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

During the fall semester, the broth-ers of Delta Rho have been very busyfocusing on academics. We are striv-ing to once again win the Frank H.Eby Scholarship Tray award whichour chapter has won in 2004, 2007,and 2008. Although we are keepingbusy with our academics, we have stillfound ways to give to charity.

For the month of November, themale brothers and pledges of DeltaRho have all grown mustaches inorder to raise money for prostate can-cer awareness. To participate inMovember, the chapter registered ateam on www.movember.com andeveryone made a page. Using thepower of social media, more than$1,000 was raised as our chapter’sjoint donation.

Our pledge process is currentlyrolling along smoothly. We have beenworking to instill the qualities of fel-lowship, industry, sobriety, and highideals in our 26 pledges in order to

Delta Pi welcomes a new class of brothers into Kappa Psi.

Delta Rho brothers enjoy the AmericanLung Association’s Fight for Air 5KRun/Walk.

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help them achieve brotherhood status.We hope all of them are able to crossover into the Brotherhood in January.

Our largest event, the annual DanceMarathon, is in the planning stages.We are very excited as this year wehave teamed up with some of theundergraduate organizations in aneffort to make this the biggest dancemarathon we have done to date. Justlike previous years, all proceeds willbe donated to the Joe DiMaggioChildren’s Hospital.

—Ryan Dunn

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

The last few months have beenspent getting to know our pledges bybonding through social events orworking side by side serving the com-munity. It was a great quarter and wewould like to formally welcome 49 newbrothers into our Fraternity.

In November, Delta Sigma broughtmore than 35 brothers to the PacificWest Province fall meeting in sunnySan Diego. It was a great opportunityto put names to faces and to get toknow brothers from other chapters.We would like to thank the hostingchapter, Delta Phi, and our Provinceofficers for putting on a great event.

Back in Arizona, it is business asusual—cleaning up the streets nearcampus, fixing up neighborhoods innearby Peoria, and serving at needcommunities through food banks andvarious non-profits. We are also keep-ing active with our local graduatechapter. We recently had a greatkaraoke night out with some AZ Gradbrothers, and we look forward to ourannual ugly sweater holiday party.

—Jeremy Hillman

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

These few months have been verybusy for Delta Tau. First of all, we hadour pinning ceremony on October 3,which was exciting because we foundout who our Littles were. Everyonelooked very sharp in Kappa Psi colorsand various activities were done whichled each Little to their Big. After eachbrother received a little brother, vari-ous events were prepared so we couldbecome better acquainted.

One of the very successful events inthe month of November was a LuauLunch put on by the pledges. For thislunch they invited the brothers, includ-ing many of our faculty, and it was agreat turnout. The Hawaiian food wasexcellent, but so was the entertain-ment. One of the pledges even per-formed a traditional Hawaiian dance!

Another November event was karaoke.This social was not exclusively for ��members, thus a lot of family andfriends also attended. Many of ourbrothers showed their “amazing” vocalskills! This social was a great way tobreak the ice between the old andincoming members because eventhose who are usually very shy partici-pated and had a good time. Also, ourpledgemasters, Jonathan Ma andTricia Asada, put together an innova-tive way for the pledges to remember�� values, the Greek alphabet, theofficer names, etc. They created a racewhere the pledges were put into ran-dom groups and sent out to search forclues. The clues directed them towarddifferent locations in which quizzeshad to be solved in order to get to thenext location. The pledges and broth-ers had a great time. Overall, it hasbeen a fun-filled few months for thepledges and brothers.

—Christine Pak

Delta Sigma brothers pose for a group shot as they initiate 49 new brothers on November 2, 2013.

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

This fall semester has been filledwith pledging, community service, andfellowship. Our Mu Pledge Class hasdeveloped over the past several weeks,learning the importance of the pillarsand what it means to be a Kappa Psibrother. They have bonded often ontheir own and also during our chap-ter’s annual pledge events, Iron Pledgeand Scavenger Hunt.

We have also been busy with com-munity service. We added SpecialOlympics to our activities this year,along with our yearly volunteeringwith Lourdes McKeen Assisted Living,the Buddy Walk, and the Crohn’s &Colitis Walk.

Taking time for fellowship is alsoimportant to our chapter. We orga-nized a “pre-Thanksgiving” dinner andalso spent time with our graduatebrothers at a local pizza restaurant.

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

These past few months have beenbusy for the brothers of Delta Phi! Asthe hosting chapter to the fall PacWestconclave, we were hard at work mak-ing sure the visiting brothers had afun, productive weekend. BrothersKellie Kocher, Jane Lim, andChristopher Lin did a great job orga-nizing the entire event. The weekendbegan with a relaxing mixer event inOld Town, San Diego that was fol-lowed the next day by the conclave, aPacWest banquet, and a Saturdaynight social.

Brothers, pledges and friends at the 2013 Crohn’s & Colitis Walk in West PalmBeach, Florida.

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The Friday night mixer in OldTown was held at Fred’s MexicanCafé, a staple in the Old Town com-munity. The conclave held the nextday was extremely productive andallowed for other chapters of PacWestProvince to come see our campus atUCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy.Soon after all that hard work, theProvince had a chance to recognize allthe good work chapters have beendoing at the banquet, held at theCourtyard Marriott. Brothers thenmade their way down to the historicGaslamp in downtown San Diego andenjoyed a private event at Jolt ’n Joe’s.Province went off without a hitch andbrothers truly got to appreciate allthat San Diego has to offer.

Congratulations to Robert Mancinifor being named Grand Counselorfrom all the brothers at Delta Phi!

To see what else we’re up to atDelta Phi, visit http://ky-dp.sdsc.edu/.

—Patrick Phuong

�� Delta PsiUniversity of Minnesota-DuluthFounded 7/10/[email protected]

Snow is falling in Duluth, and thesmell of Thanksgiving still lingers inthe air. Looking back at these past fewmonths, Delta Psi brothers have a lotto be thankful for. We were grateful tobe able to host the Northern PlainsProvince fall conclave and were ecstat-ic with the turnout—264 checked-inbrothers and guests! It was a great

experience and we are excited toattend conclave in Omaha next spring.We were also fortunate to continuewith our November health fair atCloquet Community MemorialHospital in Cloquet, Minnesota.Brothers helped with blood pressurechecks, cholesterol and A1C screen-ings, as well as medication listreviews. To celebrate the great fallwe’ve had and to decompress beforefinals, brothers headed down to CanalPark for some Old Chicago and lasertag. For those of you who have nottried this, we highly recommend it asa great form of brotherly bonding.

Again this year, we will be adoptinga family for the holiday season. Welook forward to being able to helpbring joy to their family as we shop forthe gifts and necessities they have ontheir wish list. Here in Minnesota,there are many things we love to doduring winter to keep our spirits high.There’s nothing like the thrill of aUMD Bulldogs hockey game to helpyou forget how cold it is outside.Brothers are looking forward toattending the game as the Bulldogstake on St. Cloud State. A winter tripto Lutsen ski area is also in the worksfor a weekend filled with skiing, snow-shoeing, and enjoying the outdoors.Our chapter is once again planning ateam for the Polar Bear Plunge intoLake Superior in February. Last year,our chapter raised the most money inthe Duluth area and we hope to reachour goal again.

—Lindsay Lundell

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

As the end of the year approaches,we generally think of everything thatoccurred throughout that year.Typically, we consider our successes,failures, and many blessings. I thinkback to something Federal JudgeEdenfield told my graduating class.He told us we are all turtles on a fencepost. While we may be enjoying theview from up high, it was not possiblefor us to have gotten to the top by our-selves. He told us to cherish our sup-port systems, for without them ourjourney would be a lot harder. Asbrothers, we have all been blessedwith an amazing support system. Wecan count on our fellow brothers tocelebrate our successes as well ashelp us through our failures. OurSocial Committee came up with a fam-ily dinner which embodied that idea.

We held a picnic in the park that allbrothers, their family members, andour 15 new pledges were invited to—aday to come together to enjoy eachother’s company in fellowship. It wasa simple idea but one that was neces-sary to strengthen our chapter’sbrotherhood. While we have had ourhighs and lows, Delta Omega is verythankful for all the brothers who havecontributed to the success of ourchapter this year. Delta Omega wish-es all brothers Happy Holidays and asuccessful 2014.

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

We have just hosted an excitingSouthwest Province assembly withmore than 200 brothers in attendance.The Province weekend started at PatO’Brien’s where the brothers cametogether for an evening of socializingand dancing. On Saturday, we met atthe Westin Hotel to discuss Provincebusiness before regrouping in theevening for a closing banquet. Duringthe meeting, Epsilon Beta won theBest Chapter Report award. Brothersended the Province weekend by goingto Kremlin and dancing the nightaway with a festive Halloween cos-tume party.

While planning for Province,Epsilon Beta did not take a breakfrom its rushing season and continuedto host exciting events. At the mostrecent rush event, 45 rushees showedup to our annual Casino Night/Cook-off. Brothers and rushees enjoyed afriendly game of poker while compet-ing in a cook-off competition. We arelooking forward to hosting our lastrush event in the spring before pledg-ing season starts.

—Jeffrey Tang

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

Since the last edition of THEMASK , the brothers of EpsilonGamma have been working hard plan-ning our rush events, and we’re look-ing forward to meeting the prospec-tive new brothers. We also strive topromote professionalism in the field ofpharmacy. Once again, we were ableto participate in the annual Light theNight Walk put together by theLeukemia & Lymphoma Society inorder to help raise funds to advancetreatment and therapies for blood can-cer patients. More than 100 brothersand classmates took part in the walk,and we’re proud to announce we wereable donate $5,089.27 due to the con-tributions from all our walkers! Wewere also able to continue our “Let’sMove” initiative. We reached out tomore local elementary schools inPomona and gave presentations to thestudents on a large variety of topicsrelated to their health, such as theimportance of having an activelifestyle. We believe that an ounce ofprevention is worth a pound of cure,so by educating the children onlifestyle modifications now, we canprevent them from having biggerproblems in the future. Furthermore,


Epsilon Beta brother and interested Feik School of Pharmacy students at Tons of Fun rush event.

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The second half of the semesterproved very productive for EpsilonEpsilon’s fundraising efforts. One ofthe leading events included sellingBoo Bags to the students, faculty andstaff of the Rangel College ofPharmacy. Boo Bags are a Halloweencandygram filled with candy donatedby brothers in the chapter along witha spooky message to the recipient.These were assembled in part at ageneral meeting and at the residencesof some brothers. People could pur-chase Boo Bags for $3 using an onlineform to fill out the necessary informa-tion and then make payments in per-son to save on time. Overall, it was anextremely successful event, raisingmore than $700 for the chapter.

In addition, we had huge successselling Kappa Psi gear at the lastSouthwest Province meeting. Duringthe lunch hour, we sold a variety of T-shirts, sunglasses, and our hot ticketitem—Kappa Psi scarves. Thank youSouthwest Province for your support!

Several brothers lent a helpinghand at the Halloween Carnival put onby the local Boys & Girls Club for theyouth of Kingsville. Brothers helpedby assisting the other volunteers withvarious games and activities, includ-ing a nail painting station fronted byEvan Cunningham (along with mini-mal assistance from Connie Chou andNicole Garza).

During Veterans Day, we hosted atable in the Rangel College ofPharmacy lobby so that students, fac-ulty and staff could write gratitude let-ters to soldiers stationed overseas.Brothers also collected used and

we provided a tutoring session for allthe children. We had a great timementoring the children and hope toexpand our outreach to more elemen-tary schools.

Recently, the chapter spent a week-end in San Diego for the PacWestProvince assembly hosted by DeltaPhi. For the Iota Class brothers, thiswas their very first Province meetingand a great opportunity to hang outwith the rest of the PacWest brothers.We were honored to have receivedthe Professionalism Award for ourparticipation in all the meetings.Overall, it was an extremely fun andsuccessful weekend.

—Stephen Chou

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

This past fall, the Epsilon Epsilonchapter has done much to better ourbrothers, our community, and all ofthose around us.

Our new pledge class hosted aMexican Lunch Fundraiser onOctober 29. The entire collegeenjoyed the tasteful lunch, adding tothe fundraiser’s huge success.

The pledge class put an interestingtwist on a prom social this year byencouraging attendees to think out-side the box and shop on a dime forthe 2013 Kappa Psi Tacky Prom,which was held at Hunter’s Cove onNovember 5 at 6 p.m. The pledgeclass was able to create a mysterious,but alluring venue with mood creatinglights, tasteful place settings, and atheme appropriate menu. The nightwas an escape from reality, allowingthe actives and pledges to interactwith each other, capturing theessence of true brotherhood.

This year, the actives invited thepledge class to help with their high-way cleanup event on November 16from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. The activitygave the pledges a sneak peek intohow philanthropically active the chap-ter is within the Kingsville communityand surrounding areas. The activesand pledges were able to clean up twomiles of highway contributing toKingsville’s “Keep Texas Beautiful”affiliation.

This year’s crossover occurred afterour annual Kappa Psi Thanksgivingdinner on November 23. After most ofus took a small nap to recover fromthe meal, we dressed up in Kappa Psicolors and made our way to theFounders room. We all congratulatedour new brothers for their successand took an impressive photo of theever-growing Brotherhood!

unwanted cell phones to donate to theWounded Warrior Project. We wereable to collect numerous letters tosend as well as several phones.

Later on in November, the RangelCollege of Pharmacy’s LeadershipClass hosted a health fair at the Boys& Girls Club. Several organizationswere on hand to educate elementaryand middle school students on impor-tant health topics such as the PLATEmethod and exercise. BrothersElizabeth Nkwocha, Sara Escudero,and Andy Gonzales were there to dis-cuss hand sanitization and generalhygiene with students.

To round out the semester, about20 brothers drove up to CorpusChristi to cook dinner for the localRonald McDonald House, which can

house up to 25 families in their suitesand is equipped with a large kitchenfor the families to prepare meals. Wetook full advantage of the kitchen areaand together cooked a homemadespaghetti dinner for the residents.Altogether, about 60 people were fedand plans are underway to make this amore frequent event. —Alexandria “Ocelot” Soulard, Ashley

Middlebrooks, Tristan Patick & LeeSalazar

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

As we wrap up the fall semester,there are many great events toremember. To begin with, we would

Delta Psi members at Northern Plains Province fall conclave: (L–R top row) JennyPetroske and Azadeh Tadayoni; (second row) Jenna Evanson, Shay Makanjuola,Lauren Skrbich, Rebecca Piekarski, Chelsey Anfinson, and Chris Tollefson.

Delta Omega brothers enjoy their Family Cookout.

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like to congratulate Robert Garcia,Natasha Patel, and Stephanie Hart ontheir initiation into the Rho ChiSociety. We would also like to extendour best wishes to Jeremiah Smith forproposing to his girlfriend, BrittanyPowers. Congratulations on yourengagement, Sweethearts!

In addition to the memorable expe-riences above, we had great turnoutsat all four of our rush events where wecontinued the tradition of couplingeach one of them with a philanthropicevent. The first was an informationalsession, which also entailed a cannedfood drive. We were able to collect120 pounds of canned food items anddonated all of them to the Food Bankof Manatee. Our next rush event wasour new, fun and successful Mini-Golffor a Cure. A percentage of the pro-ceeds collected was donated to theLight the Night campaign in supportof the Leukemia & LymphomaSociety. Our third rush event was the“Keep Manatee Beautiful” BeachCleanup, where we collected approxi-mately 52 pounds of waste and recy-clable items off our local adoptedbeach. Last but not least, during ourfourth rush event, we collected morethan 300 school supply items to helpunderprivileged children throughoutthe school year and donated the sup-plies to Every Child Inc. We are happyto announce that 24 students acceptedbids at the conclusion of rush and willbe embarking on their pledge processin the spring semester of 2014.

We continued to fundraise by work-ing concessions during football gamesat Raymond James Stadium, the homeof the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Thisyear, we were able to work togetherwith the pledges from University ofSouth Florida, and it was a lot of fun!

Our chapter has also come up withgreat new philanthropy ideas. This

year, we established awarenessmonths for different disease states. Aposter is made and a slide show is cre-ated for everyone on campus to readand learn how to support organiza-tions that are related to the disease ofthat month. We started off the semes-ter raising awareness for sickle cellanemia during September. InOctober, we raised awareness forlupus; in November, we focused onDiabetes Awareness, and inDecember we shed light on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Operation Gratitudeis another new philanthropic eventthat we participated in this year; ourchapter collected leftover Halloweencandy to send to our deployed troops.We collected about 10 pounds ofcandy, which was sent to U.S. servicemembers through the Army NationalGuard. Another honorable event was“Holiday Mail for Heroes.” Weworked together with the AmericanRed Cross, our Fraternity’s nationalphilanthropic project, to hold a card-signing party on campus, with the fin-ished cards going out to our U.S. ser-vice members worldwide.

Each year, Epsilon Eta supports theLeukemia & Lymphoma Society byparticipating in the Light the NightWalk. This year, through our Mini-Golf for a Cure rush event, raffle tick-et sale, and online donations, weraised a total of $1,268 for this cause.We also fundraised close to $750 insupport of the Movember campaignfor men’s health. Furthermore, to helpthe families who are struggling to pro-vide a gift or two for their children onChristmas Day, we participated in theannual Salvation Army’s AngelAdoption Tree program.

We are eagerly counting down to amuch awaited and deserved winterbreak; after the break

—Mona Setiawan

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

The brothers of Epsilon Iota had abusy last couple of months pledgingthe new Theta Class! We are proud toannounce we have gained 23 strongbrothers. It has been a great experi-ence to watch these pledges grow intoamazing brothers by the time pledg-ing was over. We had a great pinningceremony and also an initiation ban-quet for the new class that was a lot offun filled with great memories.

During this time, the chapterworked really hard on the Let’s MovePhilanthropy project, a national cam-paign to raise a healthier generationof kids through exercise, diet, andeducation. We created a three-seriesposter with educational information,diet solution, and exercise solution.We were able to present this at theGrant Union High School Health Fairin November. We also presented theLet’s Move Campaign at CaliforniaNorthstate University’s second annualHealth Fair. Brothers held a series ofevents in the month of November.Epsilon Iota also hosted a Rite AidInfo Session/Interview Prep work-shop, which had a great turnout.Brothers were very supportive of theirfellow brothers at the AMCP round-table. Alumni brothers, along with theAMCP president and host of theevent, gave Kappa Psi a great name.The new Theta Class hosted their firsteducational/professional event at aWalgreens in Elk Grove, Sacramento.Their topic was education on diabetesand they did an excellent job.

The majority of the Epsilon Iotabrothers were able to attend thePacWest Province in San Diego this

past November, and we would like tothank Delta Phi for hosting a greatmeeting. It was nice to be able to meetnew brothers and bond with otherchapters and see the great qualitieseveryone had to offer to theBrotherhood.

Even though the chapter had abusy couple of months with pledgingand professional events, we enjoyedall our bonding activities as well. Wehad a great night of pajama jam withthe new class that consisted of gamenight and pizza! We all had a greattime and it enabled us to get closer tothe new brothers. We also had ourmonthly Kappa Psi lunch in theschool patio and were able to forgetabout school for an hour and enjoythe bonding of brotherhood.

—Vanessa Jamil

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

We are currently making finalpreparations to host Gulf Coast con-clave on January 3, 2014, at the LoewsHotel at Vanderbilt.

We have had a successful fallsemester topped by the induction of23 new brothers into the chapter, thelargest pledge class to date. The chap-ter is excited about our new ZetaClass members who will be a greataddition to Kappa Psi.

Our chapter was able to run twosuccessful service events this semes-ter—a food drive for Second HarvestFood Bank of Middle, Tennessee, andparticipation in the annual MyastheniaGravis Walk here in Nashville. Wewere able to donate about 400 cannedgoods to the food bank.

This November was also the chap-ter’s fourth annual Chili Cook-off,which was the best yet! More than 20chili entries by brothers and schoolfaculty served more than 100 guests,netting a profit of about $450, also achapter record.

As we look to future plans, EpsilonKappa is very excited about conclaveand our annual trip to Gatlinburg,Tennessee, for a weekend retreatJanuary 17–20, 2014. This truly bringsus closer together and is a great wayfor new brothers to be welcomed intothe chapter.

We are excited about the growth ofour chapter and what the new yearhas to offer. All of the brothers ofEpsilon Kappa wish our fellow broth-ers in Kappa Psi a wonderful holidayseason and hope to meet some of youat Gulf Coast conclave 2014!

—Dave Carbonell

The brothers of Epsilon Gamma and fellow classmates get ready to walk the “Light the Night Walk.”

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squeeze in a bit of fun and lend a help-ing hand to some areas in need.

We started off this year by meetingup to watch our local minor leaguebaseball team, the DelmarvaShorebirds, play an action packedgame. Then we dove right into rushevents. We hosted a day trip to OceanCity, a mixer at a local restaurantlocated on the Wicomico River, TriviaNight at Uno Chicago Grill, and agame night at the house of one of ourbrothers. For the final rush event, wetook advantage of the beautiful weath-er and played some volleyball duringan outdoor barbecue. We had anamazing turnout and every event wasa great way to mingle with new stu-dents. Following interviews, we start-ed the pledging process.

The pinning ceremony allowed usan opportunity to join Big Brotherswith the pledges. The first pledgeevent is a staple event for our chapter.Every year we help out in a town-wide“Street Sweep”; this year we cleanedup the streets and sidewalks of thetown in which our school is located.The pledges studied hard and thebrothers rewarded them with an icecream social attended by all brothers,faculty brothers and pledges. We heldone last Big/Little social event jam-packed with games, stories and dancebefore the pledges officially becameour brothers. We initiated 12 newbrothers into our chapter on October17, 2013. We followed the event with adinner where paddles were presented.

The semester ended after we joinedwith Phi Delta Chi to hold a Toys forTots drive within the entire pharmacyprogram. We all gathered at our

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

Epsilon Lambda has had a busy,fun-filled semester and we are excitedto welcome 18 new brothers. First andforemost, we have set a new recordfor service project opportunities in ourchapter. We were able to raise moneyfor our annual Angel Tree project withthe inaugural LUCOP NewlywedGame. It was a great success with stu-dent and faculty participation. Ourchapter is looking forward to the GulfCoast conclave in January!

—Candace Jernigan

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

As we wrap up the fall semester, wewould like to highlight some of ourevents. In late October, the brothersheld a food drive to benefit the RonaldMcDonald House, an organizationthat has been very dear to our hearts.After several weeks and with the helpof the campus, we were able to raisemore than 250 pounds of non-perish-able food items for the children’s shel-ter just in time for Thanksgiving. Inearly November, the brothers cele-brated Founders Day at the rustic OldTown Amusement Park. We enjoyedold-time carnival rides, roller coasters,the Ferris wheel, and even thecarousel. It was a great place to cele-brate our third anniversary.

Finally, we are proud to welcome 13new brothers from the Epsilon Classto the chapter. The new brothersspent the 12 strenuous weeks learn-ing about each other, the chapter, theFraternity, and their future profession.They completed services projects,health screenings, and spent count-less hours reviewing Fraternity mat-ters, all in an effort to wear the letters��. The new brothers of the EpsilonClass are sure to be a strong and posi-tive addition to the Fraternity.

—Cecily Edmond

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

We have been extremely busy thispast fall with the planning of theMountain East Province spring meet-ing. This will be the first time ourchapter will be hosting Province, andwe are all looking forward to showingour fellow brothers the beautifulEastern Shore of Maryland onFebruary 7. While busy with partyplanning, we have been able to

GCD’s house for a potluck and gamenight before we went our separateways for Christmas. It will be a greatreunion when we can all join togetheragain and share our holiday stories.

We hope to see many of you thisFebruary at our Mountain EastProvince so you can get a taste of ourchapter’s closeness, as well as a tasteof our famous blue crab, and see thebeautiful Eastern Shore of Maryland.

—Marsha Muhic

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

Epsilon Xi is proud to announce theinitiation of 27 new brothers into ourchapter. During the pledging process,our new brothers have shown greatambition and drive. They have partici-pated in numerous events such asserving the underprivileged at the

Oregon Food Bank, organizing theirown initiation banquet, and assistingin the annual Kappa Psi HolidayTeddy Bear Drive for the local chil-dren’s hospital.

All planned fundraiser/professionalevents have turned out to be a big suc-cess. The Portland Trailblazers gamewas a big hit with all the students atschool while our T-shirt fundraiserwas able to garner a good deal offunds for our chapter. November alsomarked our final Speaker Series eventof the year which featured threeprominent health system pharmacists.Currently, Le Trang is acting as com-mittee chair for the PacificUniversity’s upcoming health fair forthe annual Portland Tet Festival. Thisevent provides free health servicessuch as blood pressure readings andimmunizations for the Vietnamesecommunity.

—Steven Diaz

Epsilon Epsilon pledges and brothers complete their Adopt-a-Highway project.

Epsilon Eta Holiday Mail for Heroes

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

It has been a busy and exciting endof the year for the brothers of EpsilonOmicron. We are happy to report thatwe successfully hosted our first

Mountain East Province assembly inOctober with 136 brothers from eightdifferent chapters in attendance.Event highlights included a raffle rais-ing more than $950 with all proceedsgoing to the American HeartAssociation, the philanthropy projectfor this Province. Wrapping up theevent was an ’80s-themed costume

party that was a big hit with a funphoto booth and ’80s hits all nightlong.

In addition to hosting the MEP, wehave also been quite busy in the localcommunity, participating in a varietyof events. We worked with the BuffaloHope Center on an event called“Trunk or Treat” to provide kids witha safe environment to trick-or-treat onHalloween. On November 2, we par-ticipated in our second Habitat forHumanity project of the semester,helping to provide a deserving recipi-ent with a good home. We also partici-pated in a curling event for charity,raising more than $400 for a friend ofa brother in need.

—John Jiles

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

Epsilon Pi has been continuingtheir philanthropic work with theIdaho Food Bank, this time by creat-ing ceramic bowls to be sold forfundraising. This project, known as“Empty Bowls,” will be used to pro-vide food for Thanksgiving andChristmas. Furthering our work, thepledge class collected donations forthe Idaho Humane Society, and we’vedone another collection drive for Toysfor Tots. Next month, we will againparticipate in the Dress a Child event.

Our wonderful Social Committeeput on an excellent Halloween partyfor the entire College of Pharmacy. Itwas full of great food, costumes,carved pumpkins and friends! Toround it off, the past two months wealso celebrated Founders Day andplayed Capture the Flag in the dark.Next month, we look forward to theinitiation of our pledge class!

—Lisa Anderson

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

With much excitement, we initiatedour Gamma Class this November.Congratulations to our 18 new broth-ers—we are very proud of your hardwork and dedication! We would alsolike to congratulate Brother BrentBialik on receiving the 2013 IllinoisGraduate Chapter Scholarship. Wewere very fortunate to have Dr.Shiyun Kim of the Illinois Graduatechapter come to Rockford to presentBrother Brent with this award.

It has been a busy semester as thebrothers of Epsilon Rho receivedtraining to assist the community dur-ing the challenges of healthcarereform. As everyone knows, there is alot of misinformation and confusionsurrounding the implementation ofthe Affordable Care Act. We are train-ing to become ACA CertifiedApplication Counselors so we havethe ability to educate and assist unin-sured patients sign up for health care.This is a great opportunity for us togive back to the community while pro-moting our profession.

The brothers took a moment toescape from the impending finals toenjoy each other’s camaraderie. Wecelebrated a combined Thanksgivingand Christmas party, where we start-ed the evening by enjoying all of thedelicious favorites—turkey, mashedpotatoes, and pumpkin pie. Clad withugly Christmas sweaters, the brothersalso tested their creativity and held aWhite Elephant Gift Exchange. Zanypresents were given, and everybodyleft with a smile and a heart warmedby holiday cheer.

As 2013 turns into 2014, we arealready planning different fun eventsfor the upcoming semester. InJanuary, we are planning a ski retreatwhere brothers can show off theirsnow carving skills (or stick to thebunny hill and hot cocoa). Suchevents foster fraternal bonds that con-tribute to the growth and success ofour chapter and provide brothers withmemories they can cherish for yearsto come.

—Vicky Le

Epsilon Eta Light the Night.

Epsilon Iota brothers at PacWest Province

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campus as she discussed the impactof pill mills in the state of Florida. Thiswas a great opportunity to learn aboutcurrent challenges in our profession,the DEA involvement in these topics,and actions we can take to address it.

Our brothers have also become avaluable asset to USF College ofPharmacy students on their journey toestablishing their Kappa Psi chapter.This is a very exciting and fulfillingtime for us as we provide the guid-ance and support that is needed forour family to grow successfully. We

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

Our brothers have been involved inseveral activities since the last issue ofTHE MASK. We have taken advan-tage of special events that have fos-tered our professional development,and we have contributed to philan-thropic events aimed at supportingand improving our community in sev-eral ways. Our participation in theLeukemia & Lymphoma Society’sLight the Night Walk was very suc-cessful. The goal of this event was tohelp save lives, either by making adonation or participating in the walk.

A very special project that is cur-rently being conducted by ourGamma Pledge Class is a Toys forTots drive. This initiative is aimed atmaking the Christmas season a mean-ingful experience for less fortunatechildren by providing them with toyspreviously collected from our campus.Anybody who has witnessed a child’sjoy and smiling face when given a toycan appreciate the significance andthe altruistic component of this pro-ject. We encouraged every student onour campus to participate, make adonation, and most of all, a differencein a child’s life.

Earlier this semester, our brothershad the pleasure of welcoming DEAguest speaker Susan Langston to our

are undoubtedly making history inboth our organization and in our pro-fession of pharmacy.

We would also like to congratulateBrothers Mark Priddy and MarkWilson for making us proud after theirrecent induction into Phi LambdaSigma. Overall, it has been a very suc-cessful semester for the brothers ofEpsilon Sigma. We look forward tothe many service and brotherhoodactivities that are planned for theupcoming semester.

—Reniel Castaneira

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

The past few months have beenbusy for Epsilon Tau. The last of ourpledge events included a pledge-spon-sored potluck and game night.Brothers also hosted a coffee night forpledges at a local coffee shop inAbilene. Pledges and brothers tookpart in numerous community serviceprojects including a hand-washing

Fourth annual Kappa Psi – Epsilon Kappa Chili Cook-off!

Epsilon Lambda celebrates the initia-tion of their new brothers.

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program at a local elementary school.The event focused on teaching chil-dren the proper way to wash theirhands and fight off germs, and includ-ed a puppet show, science experi-ments, and hand-washing practice.They also took part in the campusMedication Cleanout sponsored bythe Texas Tech School of Pharmacywhere students collected unused oroutdated medications from the com-munity to be disposed of properly.

On November 9, Epsilon Tau initiat-ed 16 new brothers at a ceremonyheld at the Abilene campus of theTexas Tech School of Pharmacy. Afterthe ceremony, new brothers were pre-sented with gifts and their new jerseysfrom their Bigs. The day ended with agroup lunch celebrating our new

brothers: Tenebeb Denboba, ErikaEriksen, Pamela Miller, LanNguyen, Laura Nguyen, Thien AnNguyen, Florence Pang, HalimaSani, Sana Sankari, David Smith,Drew Stout, Amy Stretcher,Barbara Tiner, Lan Anh Tran andPhuong Tran.

—Kelsey Van Gorkom

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

Epsilon Upsilon kicked off the fallsemester with plenty of opportunitiesto help the community and to promotebrotherhood. We started the termwith our chapter fundraiser. Ourfundraising chair, Stacey Mei, and her

Epsilon Mu Epsilon Class of pledges presents a paddle.

Epsilon Mu at Ginza.

committee did an amazing job of orga-nizing a successful Spaghetti DinnerNight that was open to friends andfamily of Roosevelt University. Gammapledges also contributed to sellingmany tickets for the event. Because oftheir hard work, approximately $340was raised for the chapter! As far asfundraising for the community,Brothers Stephen Jankovic, KaylaWasemiller, Stacey Mei, Krista Foley,Bruce O Young, and Linda Ngo areparticipating in Movember, wherefunds raised will help support men’shealth programs that overcome thechallenges of mental health, prostate,and testicular cancer. Having a greatteam effort among brothers definitelycontributes to the success of thesefundraisers.

To add to the fellowship of our chap-ter, pledges and many brothers joinedin the efforts of packaging and distrib-uting food at Feed My StarvingChildren. It was a great way to lend ahand and to show their compassion instriving to eliminate world hunger.Pledges also organized their own com-munity service event in which they puttogether blankets for hospice patients.

More camaraderie was exemplifiedamong the different chapters in Illinoison December 23, 2013. This was amemorable day for Epsilon Upsilon aswe took part in welcoming a new chap-ter to the Mid-America Province. Ourchapter had the unique opportunity tobe a part of Rosalind FranklinUniversity, Epsilon Omega’s charter-ing! Brothers Anthony Albiani, KristaFoley, Alex Mersch, GordanaMilosevic, Tyler Davis, and StephenJankovic volunteered their time in set-

ting up parts of the initiation andensuring that everything ran smoothly.The brothers also donated differentdecorations and took pictures to gar-ner their support. It is incredible toknow that we were in their shoes justtwo years ago and we have come along way since then. We definitelylook forward to seeing what EpsilonOmega has in store for the Fraternityand their progress. Once again, wel-come to the Brotherhood, EpsilonOmega!

—Leakena Sou

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

This past year, Epsilon Chi chapterwas able to grow by crossing theirBeta Class. With new brothers, thechapter at University of Utah hasgrown both in quantity and quality. Weare looking to pledge once again thisupcoming spring to continue to growin the right direction. Since the BetaClass crossed, one of our memorableevents was celebrating Founders Day.We met up at an apartment andenjoyed delicious food, great company,and an excellent cake honoring theday. It was a memorable experiencewhere we all got to catch up with eachother’s lives since we had all beenbusy with classes and work. However,that night reminded us why we joinedKappa Psi in the first place—family.

On top of our bimonthly meetings,we have committee meetings once amonth consisting of fundraising, volun-teer, and social. We are planning onhaving a luncheon in the upcomingmonth to spread awareness about ournew chapter to the student body. Inaddition, we recently created ourKappa Psi Epsilon Chi chapter logo,which we will use for future purposes,

Helpful Epsilon Nu brothers spend theday cleaning up the streets during arush event (from left: BethranNnorom, Gillian Ndi, and BrianRicci)

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The seasons changed and brothershad even more to be thankful for thisfall. Much time went into planningand the result was a memorableProvince hosted by the brothers ofDelta Phi at UCSD. On November 8,an impressive number of 13 brothersfrom Epsilon Psi packed their bagsand hopped onto the plane to makethe 2,506-mile expedition. For many ofthem, this was a fresh experience theyhad been looking forward to for a verylong time. Separated by the PacificOcean, Hawaii is quite distant fromthe other chapters in the PacWestProvince. Given this, the charteringclass of Epsilon Psi was paired withBigs from different chapters who aremiles away. Fall Province 2013 was anopportunity to meet Bigs in person forthe very first time!

“My Big, Justine Abella of DeltaPhi, was an integral part of my KappaPsi experience. Since the first day ofpledging, she gave me her undyingsupport and fostered the true meaningbehind brotherhood. Though we keptin contact through phone calls andmessages, we never had the opportu-nity to meet in person,” said BrotherEdwina Leung. “When I heard DeltaPhi was hosting fall Province, I madeevery effort, despite the exams andcosts, to attend and finally meet notonly my other brothers but my Big inperson.”

For the second consecutive time,Epsilon Psi has taken home the TravelAward. This convention award is pre-sented to the chapter traveling the far-thest distance.

“I am very proud of my chapter forincreasing the number of brotherswho attended Province this fall. The

as well as the T-shirt we are currentlymaking. We are planning a fundraiserin the upcoming year, so keep an eyeout for updates.

—Anthony Pham

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

Brothers of Epsilon Psi have muchto be thankful for this fall. It has beennearly a year since Epsilon Psi waschartered at the Daniel K. InouyeCollege of Pharmacy at the Universityof Hawaii at Hilo. Since its inception,the chapter has grown stronger withits hard work and dedication to FISH.Its achievements are unparalleled andcan be seen not only on the local level,but nationally as well.

As the newest chapter of thePacWest Province, brothers heldcountless events to help fund activi-ties planned for the upcoming semes-ter. The food fundraiser the chapterdecided upon was a bonding experi-ence itself. Brothers worked togetherto plan, shop, and prepare for theweeklong sales. During the week ofOctober 28 to November 1, brothersrevealed their inner chefs and dishedout many of their homemade entreesand desserts. Students, faculty andstaff of the college lined up to get ataste of their caramelized chicken,curry, pulled pork sandwiches, andpumpkin crunch—all accompanied byfreshly brewed Thai iced teas. By theend of the week, the chapter raisedmore than $400 and through this, theydiscovered the recipe for success—brotherhood, helping hands, andgood food.

Province meeting was a great opportu-nity for our chapter to exchange fel-lowship, industry, sobriety, and highideals with other chapters in thePacific West Province,” said regent LeDu. “The overall response of atten-dees was overwhelmingly positive,and we look forward to increasing ournumbers even more at the nextProvince meeting.”

The chapter has much to be thank-ful for and to show their appreciation,brothers helped serve the homelesscommunity days before Thanksgiving.Hope Services, a local, non-profit orga-nization that helps serve the homelesscommunity, hosted a Thanksgivinggathering and dinner. On November22, Epsilon Psi made an appearance atthis large event, providing free bloodpressure screenings and helping outat kids’ booths. They were in chargeof running games and providing facepainting.

The Epsilon Psi chapter is thankfulfor the huge impact each Kappa Psibrother has had on the Fraternity andhow they shaped it into what it istoday. They will continually uphold itshigh standards and show their appre-ciation.

—Krista Kido and Edwina Leung

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

Mu Omicron Pi would first like towelcome our fall 2013 pledge classinto Kappa Psi and congratulate ourfour new brothers. Their dedicationand work alongside our actives hasmade this semester successful. Ourchapter has been keeping busy overthe last couple months with variousfundraising and social events. InOctober, we held two separatefundraisers. In conjunction withWorld Health Student Organization,we co-hosted an event at Joey’sComedy Club featuring comedian RonFeingold. It ended up a success withproceeds totaling more than $600. Wealso put on a Dress-a-Professorfundraiser where students of the col-lege would bid on a professor and cos-tume that the prof would then wearfor an entire day. This year, our patho-physiology professor, Dr. Pokorski,won for the second year in a row andended up wearing a banana costumeto lecture. Keeping with the costumetheme, our chapter hosted our annualHalloween party, inviting all studentsfrom our college, with guest appear-

Are you a Kappa Psi legacy? Would you be willing to share your unique experience of growing up as part of the Kappa Psi Nation? Do you have an inter‐

esting career path in pharmacy? We would like to hear from you! We plan to feature the unique careers that make up Kappa Psi in a future issue.

Please contact the editor at: [email protected]

The new Gamma Class of Epsilon Rho on Initiation Day.

New Epsilon Tau brothers after initiation.

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ances by brothers of Gamma Chichapter as well. As we move intoDecember, we look to finish strongwith finals down the stretch. We endthe semester with a brotherhoodretreat to help plan for the upcomingyear as well as our traditionalChristmas dinner and Secret Santaparty. Best wishes to all our brothersthis holiday season, and we look for-ward to the continued success ofKappa Psi in the upcoming new year!

—Victor Nguyen

Birmingham GradFounded 1/7/[email protected]

The Birmingham Graduate chapterhas been busy with our first philan-thropy project for this year, raisingmoney to support a medical clinic inthe small village of Korah, Ethiopia.Our brothers have come together togather donations for this clinic inhopes they can continue to providecare to the people in this community.

We continue to work closely with ourcollegiate chapter, Gamma Zeta,through visiting pledge events as wellas interviews with their pledges.Birmingham Grad brothers are look-ing forward to the Gulf Coast Provincewinter conclave in Nashville and themany planned activities for the spring.If you live in the Birmingham areaand are interested in joining our chap-ter, please find us on Facebook orcontact one of the officers.

—Leigh Conner

Buies Creek GradFounded 1/27/[email protected]

Fall was a fun time in Buies Creek,North Carolina. It began with BuiesCreek Graduate brothers helping theDelta Lambda chapter paint their newhouse. We elected new officers andthey are: regent, Kimberly Lewis;vice regent, Leigh Foushee; secretary-treasurer, Michael Adams; historian,Erin Bastidas; and chaplain, DannySeavers. We also supported the DeltaLambda brothers at the seventh annu-al Brie Anne Reynolds Memorial GolfTournament this fall. The Buies CreekGraduate chapter had a great turnoutat homecoming this year. It beganwith a reception held at the new DeltaLambda chapter house, then a tailgatehosted by the CPHS AlumniAssociation, and ended with aFighting Camels football game. Tocelebrate the 25th anniversary of the

pharmaceutical fraternities, theAlumni Association held a graduateGreek headcount at homecoming, andwe are proud to say that Kappa Psiwas the winner, having more thandouble the number of graduatesattending compared to the other fra-ternities. We are looking forward tomore fun and brotherhood in 2014.

—Erin Bastidas

Charleston GradFounded 10/27/[email protected]

The Charleston Graduate chapterplayed a vital role in hosting the annu-al Swamp Party with the Iota chapter.This event is an annual party thatbrings together the friends and familyof a long line of Kappa Psi brothers.We were able to socialize with oldfriends and make new ones, as well asget to know the current pledge class.This was a memorable night for allthose involved. Additionally, the chap-ter welcomed incoming BrothersMelissa Buchanan, Andy Curtis andRachel Sanford. Lastly, we would alsolike to congratulate Brother WilliamShealy on the birth of his daughter,Sophia.

—Romeo Abangan

Cleveland GradFounded 12/1/[email protected]

Calling all Cleveland Grads!The Cleveland Graduate chapter is

in the process of getting back up andrunning! Our first meeting was atWinking Lizard in Independence,Ohio, on September 7, 2013. On top ofgetting some tour work in, brothersreviewed bylaws and elected officers.Dana Roman claimed the position ofregent, while Brian Basco took theposition of vice regent. The secretary-treasurer position will be headed byJoseph Brannigan; Eric Geyer will beworking on service projects as chap-lain; and Christina Mazur will be lead-ing communications as historian. Ourlast event was attended by four broth-ers on Thanksgiving Day.

Currently, we will be looking for allgraduate Kappa Psi brothers in theCleveland and surrounding areas totap back into the Kappa Psi spirit byjoining our chapter! We look forwardto increasing our number of membersas well as getting back involved withthe community! Please reach out tome at [email protected] ifyou are looking to join up and getinvolved.

—Christina Mazur

Epsilon Omicron brothers pose with Mountain East Supervisor Sandy Johnson.

Epsilon Psi brothers in attendance at the PacWest Province meeting.

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Saturday night’s alphabet party,Brother Kelly Gulbrandson arrangedto have some awesome Iowa Gradshirts made for the group! This fall,we’ve also added a few members tothe Kappa Psi family. DeannaMcDanel gave birth to a beautifulbaby girl, Blakely Marie, on October28 at 3:54 p.m. She was 7 pounds 15ounces and 21.25 inches long! AllisonDop also gave birth to a precious babygirl, McKenzie Ruth, on November 13

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

In October, DC Grad attended theMountain East Province fall conclavein Buffalo, New York, where all had agreat time, bonding with the brothersfrom the other chapters in theProvince. In November andDecember, we celebrated the holidayswith two socials. The first was withthe Delta Kappa chapter, which host-ed the Delta Kappa Chapter AlumniDinner. Then we hosted our very ownDC Grad Holiday Dinner for the chap-ter. We also participated in Food andFriends Holiday Gift Drive, where wedonated gifts to children in the D.C.area. During the next couple ofmonths, we will continue to work withDelta Kappa chapter on our AnnualBook Scholarship as well as othercommunity and social events.

—Tameika Mapp

Illinois GradFounded 1/19/[email protected]

With 2013 winding down, IllinoisGrad has been busy with severaltasks. Members have been in and outof rush and pledging events sinceSeptember. Brother Candy Ng gotmarried in October. I-Grad membersattended Province in West Lafayette,Indiana. The chapter experiencedEpsilon Omega’s chartering atRosalind Franklin College ofPharmacy located in North Chicago,Illinois, in November. I-Grad is cur-rently finishing a CV and Resumeworkshop geared toward collegiatebrothers. With the holidays near, I-Grad isn’t going to slow down. Thechapter is holding a community ser-vice event with Feed My StarvingChildren in mid-December. There willbe a hiatus for a few weeks and wewill return in 2014 with more work-shops and gatherings.

—Elaine Moy

Iowa GradFounded 4/27/[email protected]

This fall, we were excited to have13 brothers attend the NorthernPlains Province in Duluth, Minnesota.Our delegates were Brothers BrettBarker and Zach Russell. It was a fab-ulous weekend and we were proud tohave two Iowa Graduate brotherselected to the new Province ExecutiveCommittee: Zach Russell (Satrap) andPamela Wong (Historian)! Iowa Gradbrothers represented some greatideas for the Disney-themed partyFriday night—Buzz Lightyear, MaidMarian, and 101 Dalmations. For

at 3:48 p.m. She was 6 pounds 14ounces and 20.5 inches long. Our nextmeeting will take place the weekendof January 17 in Des Moines, Iowa.Lastly, we are always seeking anyinterested brothers who would like tojoin Iowa Grad. If you are interested injoining, please visit our Web page(www.iowagrad.org) and contact oneof the officers. We are proud to beyour brothers!

—Pamela Wong

Los Angeles GradFounded 3/1/[email protected]

The brothers of Los AngelesGraduate chapter conducted theirthird quarterly business meeting inOctober where Brothers Michael andMichelle Birmingham opened uptheir house for us to convene. Inattendance were LA Grad BrothersMichael Birmingham, Sandra Chiang,Kevin Lau, David Odabashyan,

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Mu Omicron Pi and Gamma Chi at Halloween party.

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Michael Shioji, Dennis Truong, andthe newly married Carly Paoli. Thebrothers created a music video chap-ter report that was presented at thePacific West Province fall conclave.

On the weekend of November 8–10,LA Grad brothers attended the PacificWest Province fall conclave in sunnySan Diego, California, hosted by theDelta Phi chapter. LA Grad brothersin attendance were Past Grand RegentLawrence L.B. Brown, Doug Chang,Sandra Chiang, Grand Regent EricGupta, Kevin Lau, Michael Shioji, andAaron Yup.

On Monday, December 2, 2013, LAGrad hosted their annual holiday busi-ness meeting at Mastro’s Steakhousein Costa Mesa, California. A favorite of

many LA Grad brothers, the “Mastro’sMeeting” always creates a lot of antici-pation, and this year we expect broth-ers from LA Grad, Pomona Grad,Epsilon Gamma, and Gamma Nu tobe in attendance.

—Kevin Lau

Middle Tennessee GradFounded 7/15/[email protected]

The brothers of Middle TennesseeGrad continue to work with the colle-giate chapters Epsilon Kappa andEpsilon Lambda. Brothers attendedthe initiation of Zeta Class for EpsilonKappa and plan to increase theirinvolvement with Epsilon Kappa andEpsilon Lambda over the coming

months. With the Gulf Coast Provincewinter conclave being held inNashville January 3–5, we look for-ward to brothers getting to visit ourgreat city for the weekend. If anybrother lives in the Middle Tennesseearea, feel free to join our Facebookpage and contact us for more informa-tion regarding involvement with thechapter.

—Zac Renfro

North Florida GradFounded 08/07/[email protected]

The North Florida Graduate chap-ter of Kappa Psi participated in a num-ber of events over the last couple ofmonths. Some consisted of communi-

ty service projects with the Boys &Girls Club, donations to local Collegeof Pharmacy programs, and helping towelcome 14 new brothers into theDelta Iota chapter of Kappa Psi. Wealso put on resume and CV seminarsto help brothers as they prepare forinterviews at Midyear, and we arelooking forward to the Brotherhoodgrowing and the upcoming new year.

Orlando GradFounded 1/7/[email protected]

The brothers of OG Swag had thepleasure of continuing to provideguidance to the collegiate brothers ofEpsilon Mu by holding a special inter-view prep session this semester. This

Epsilon Omega brothers pose with their “Bigs” and their charter.

�� Epsilon OmegaRosalind Franklin University of Medicine andScience (RFUMS)Founded 11/23/[email protected]

Seven months ago, a group of pharmacy studentsat Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine andScience (RFUMS) started their venture through thepledging process of Kappa Psi. This unique experi-ence demonstrated that the bonds of brotherhoodare truly stronger than steel. As Kappa Psi’s motto,“One for all and all for one,” it is clear that as a broth-er of Kappa Psi, you are truly never alone. We wereprivileged to have the support and guidance ofnumerous Kappa Psi brothers along the way. Ourpledging process concluded on November 23, 2013,when the Epsilon Omega chapter was chartered andwe were initiated as brothers of Kappa PsiPharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.

As pledges, we learned a great deal about the his-tory and goings-on of the Fraternity. We also partici-pated in many team-building exercises. These activi-ties emphasized the importance of a communal effortto reach a common goal. As we progress as a chap-ter, we will utilize this foundation to strengthen ourbonds of brotherhood. Additionally, we have starteda philanthropic tradition with Emmanuel Faith BibleChristian Church, where we package and distributefood to the less fortunate. We hope to build upon thisproject as we expand our chapter’s service to thecommunity.

Our chartering day was an experience in itself, asit allowed us to see the support and excitement fel-low brothers shared as we were initiated into KappaPsi. I would like to give special thanks to the broth-ers in Illinois and Mid-America Province as theywere instrumental in our chartering. We also want toextend our deepest gratitude to the international

Executive Committee members present for our char-tering day: Dr. Latha Radhakrishnan, Dr. RobertMancini, Dr. Jason Milton, and Mr. Johnny Porter. Iwould like to give special thanks to Dr.Radhakrishnan, Dr. Kevin Rynn, Dean JaneenWinnike, and Dr. Vince Dorsey as they helped tomake the chartering event happen. Lastly, we wereextremely grateful to have many brothers attend ourchartering from across the country.

I would like to introduce the chartering class ofEpsilon Omega: Himmat Dhillon, SmithaPadharia, Danika Hayashi, Bhavin Patel,Andrew Ruettiger, Alisa Joseph, Anthony Valdes,Amy Haywood, Gerry Lagua, Seul Ong Hong,Savan Patel, Donna Marinier, and Dr. Kevin O.Rynn.

—Andrew Ruettiger


session, run by graduate BrothersDeanna Mina, Harry PatrickMarcelin, and Melinda Buchannan,provided collegiate members achance to develop and polish theirinterviewing skills for future employ-ers with immediate feedback. Ouresteemed graduate brothers alsoreviewed and critiqued CVs for colle-giate brothers looking to attend ASHPMidyear for contacts, summer intern-ships, or potential employment.

The brothers of OG Swag werehonored to attend the recent initia-tion of the Epsilon Class of EpsilonMu this past November. The initia-tion dinner was held at GinzaJapanese Steakhouse, where compet-ing tables of collegiate and graduatebrothers were vying for the title of“The Most Impressed with ourHibachi Chef.” OG Swag congratu-lated the newest brothers of EpsilonMu and look forward to continuingour close collaboration.

—Mikel Forero

Pacific GradFounded 12/15/[email protected]

The Gamma Nu chapter hostedtheir annual Halloween Havoc socialevent in October. Pacific Grad broth-ers were in attendance to hang outwith the collegiate chapter and offertheir help. One of the most popularevents on campus, Havoc was a hugesuccess and helped to promote KappaPsi on campus.

Avinesh Raman (vice regent) andDerrick Egi (secretary) served as del-egates for the Pacific West Provincefall conclave in San Diego, California.We would like to congratulate theDelta Phi chapter for hosting a fineProvince meeting. It was great tocatch up with the brothers from ourfellow Pac West chapters. Other PacGrad members in attendance included

Cleveland Grad Brothers VictorGranger, Kevin Brannigan, Eric Geyer,and Brian Basco (not pictured) at theTurkey Trot in Cleveland, Ohio!

Alumni support = chapters prosper!

Pomona Grad support the Epsilon Gamma brothers at their Thanksgiving Potluck: (L–R top row) Jenny Chang, MinahRhee, Julie Oda, Van Nguyen, Salinna Uy, and Jacob Arslanian; (bottom row) Hoang Phung, Kevin Hutchinson, HelenNgo, Matthew Furukawa, Castor Phan, and Stephanie Lin.

The Math:

ABOVE: Wisconsin Grad brotherswork closely with Beta Psi under-graduate brothers to keep ritualsalive. LEFT: Orlando Grad rightafter the recent Epsilon Mu formalinitiation. Alumni involvement iskey to keeping our chapters healthy.

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Grand Regent Eric Gupta, JosephWong, Kevin Lau, Chris Tsui, AaronYup, Doug Chang, and Lawrence L.B.Brown. We are eagerly looking for-ward to the spring conclave inArizona.

Pacific Grad chapter BrothersDaniel Igawa and Andrew Truongserved as preceptors for a health fairhosted by the Gamma Nu chapter.

In closing, the Pacific Graduatechapter would like to recognizeBrother Richard Abood for his contri-butions to the Fraternity as he will beretiring from University of the Pacificthis December. We wish him well ashe embarks on his new adventures.

—Ethan Anderson

Pittsburgh GradFounded 6/19/[email protected]

Pittsburgh Grad had a wonderfulholiday potluck and gift exchange.Several brothers came ready for fel-lowship and cheer. Thanks to theBeta Kappa brothers for their houseand hospitality. Pittsburgh Grad hasbeen busily making plans for the newyear. Brothers attending the springMountain East Province at EasternShore will see our familiar faces.We’re looking forward to an inter-chapter ice-skating event with thebrothers from Beta Kappa and DeltaEpsilon. Pittsburgh Grad is also get-ting involved with Project Linus, and a

blanket making gathering is plannedfor February. If any brothers in thePittsburgh area are interested in join-ing up with the chapter, please con-tact Liz (Poole) Van Dyke ([email protected]) for information onour upcoming events.

—Liz Van Dyke

Pomona GradFounded 6/19/[email protected]

Pomona Graduate chapter has beenvery busy the last few months. Therushing season has begun for EpsilonGamma, and as always, Pomona Gradis there to support. There have beentwo rush events thus far, and we havehelped by serving as judges and

deciding which group of rushees didthe best job on the various activities.This has included an amazinglycarved hash tag pumpkin, a brotherlyversion of “What Does the Fox Say?”and a brotherhood definition that real-ly represented the ideals of Kappa Psi.We also continue to precept theEpsilon Gamma brothers at a varietyof health fairs, the most importantbeing the twice-monthly Student RunHealth Clinic. We also recently cele-brated Thanksgiving with EpsilonGamma, providing a turkey and ham,and asked for canned food donationsin return. We received more than 70cans, all of which have been donatedto those in need this holiday season.Pomona Grad also went to Las Vegasto let loose. We stayed at “The Hotel”for a weekend getaway and enjoyedgood food, day and night clubbing,but most of all, each other’s company.The best part of the fall, however, wasthe Pacific West Province assembly inSan Diego. Thank you so much to theDelta Phi brothers for all of the hospi-tality and good times! We can’t waitfor the next Province meeting inTucson hosted by Gamma Upsilon!Coming soon: more Brother-ship andFellow-hood.

—Jacob Arslanian

Providence GradFounded 6/25/[email protected]

The Providence Graduate chapteris busy planning activities for 2014. Abusiness meeting is planned forJanuary in the Warwick, RhodeIsland, area. We hope to conduct newofficer elections and plan our annualFounders Day Banquet for some timein the spring. We also look forward toavenging the defeat suffered in thelast grad vs. undergrad softball gameat the hands of the undergraduates ofBeta Epsilon.

In leadership news, PGC brotherand physician Anthony Del Signore iscurrently serving as chief resident in

The entire Iowa Grad crew at NPP Province meeting following the NPP Dinner Reception.

Deanna McDanel with her beautifulbaby daughter, Blakely Marie.

Iowa Grad Brothers (L-R) Kelly Gulbrandson, Zach Russell, Anna Nelson, Meagan Wilson, and Pamela Wong at theAlphabet-themed social; Iowa Grad’s letter was “I.”

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current chapters—in our Provinceand others, and welcoming new mem-bers while saying farewell to others.

We are pleased to welcome into ourarea and chapter Brother Rick Wilhoitand Grand Ritualist Harry Marcelin.We look forward to their continuedwork in Kappa Psi within our chapter.

We also note with immense grati-tude and much sadness, the recentmove of our outgoing regent, DanielWelch, and his wife Samantha whohave relocated to Kentucky. BrotherDan has been the engine that has keptthis chapter running from its veryinception, having been installed as ourfirst regent, and having held severalother offices before returning asregent this term. Samantha has partic-ipated in more Kappa Psi events thanmost brothers and has always been asource of support for Dan and thechapter. Thank you so much and wehope you visit Southeast Florida asoften as possible.

We invite any graduate brotherfrom West Palm Beach to the North,all the way past Key West, to thebeautiful islands of theCommonwealth of the Bahamas, tojoin us and help in keeping the mottoof “Kappa Psi for Life” a living realityfor all of us. You can contact the chap-ter at [email protected] orvia the Southeast Province’s website.

Otolaryngology, Head and NeckSurgery at the Mount Sinai Hospital inNew York City. Congratulations toAnthony and also to Brother EricArlia who is now regional director ofpharmacy at Hartford Healthcare,directing activities at multiple hospi-tals in eastern Connecticut.

—Karl KehrleSavannah GradFounded 6/18/[email protected]

Savannah Grad has been very busythe last few months leading up to theholiday season. As a chapter, we havehosted several flu clinics with gener-ous help from Walgreens Pharmacyfor the low income and homeless pop-ulation in our community. Many ofthe brothers are directly involved inthe rush and pledging process withthe current pledge class at DeltaOmega. As a graduate chapter, wehave collectively come together as agroup to support each other in our try-ing times. Savannah Grad continuesto strive to make a difference in ourpersonal lives and the community weserve.

South Dakota GradFounded 4/19/[email protected]

South Dakota Grad’s spring meet-ing was held on October 21. BrothersGary Van Riper and Sean Donahoewere elected as delegates to representSD Grad at the Northern PlainsProvince conclave in Duluth,Minnesota, in October. We discussedcoordinating with the South DakotaPharmacists Association CommunityAction Committee at various pharma-cy-related and community volunteerevents. Brother Steve Soukup madethe first donation to the building ofthe new Gamma Kappa chapter housein Brookings, South Dakota.Fundraising plans for this large andexciting project continue. Finally, itwas decided to update the chapterordinances and those updates will bevoted on at the next grad meeting tobe held in March of 2014.

—Andrew Gillen

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

The brothers of the SoutheastFlorida & Bahamas Graduate chapterextend greetings and best wishes toall brothers and families for the holi-day season that is upon us. Our broth-ers have been busy this past quarterattending the recent SoutheastProvince meeting, helping in pledgingfor three new chapters, visiting other

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

The graduate brothers in St. Louishave been keeping very busy theselast few months. Brothers were ableto kick off this fall with a family friend-ly event at a local park, which includ-ed lots of food thanks to our local foodtrucks. Later in October, brothersgathered for a round of golf and fel-lowship with friends, both old andnew, at our annual Golf Tournamentwhich always has a great turnout. Wejoined forces with Gamma Pi colle-giate brothers to play a nice round ofgolf, where brothers showed off their

extreme, nearly professional, abilities.Several brothers attended the Mid-America Province fall conclave atPurdue University. Graduate brotherswere able to reconnect and make newmemories at the Graduate Receptionheld that weekend. It was a greattime, and we would like to thank thebrothers of Pi chapter for hostingsuch an unforgettable conclave.

Brothers have showed much kind-ness this fall with their giving spirits.They donated to the annual St.Baldrick’s Foundation Head-ShavingEvent held by our local Gamma Pi col-legiate chapter and to the JuvenileDiabetes Research Foundation Walk

LA Grad brothers at Pacific West Province fall conclave: (L-R) Doug Chang, Michael Shioji, Grand Regent Eric Gupta,Kevin Lau, Sandra Chiang, and Past Grand Regent Lawrence L.B. Brown.

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in St. Louis led by Brother StevePlatou. Brothers have also broughttheir non-perishable food items,which were donated to the St. LouisFood Bank.

In addition to the giving spirit ofour graduate brothers, we have beenstriving to increase our professionalinvolvement in the community. Withseveral brothers working to developaccredited Continuing Education pre-sentations, we plan to provide theopportunity for brothers to learn andstay up to date in the ever-changingpharmacy profession. Brother PatrickTharp presented “PharmacistsPreventing Suicide” to local pharma-cists and students at St. Louis Collegeof Pharmacy in late October, whichwas a great success. The graduate

brothers of St. Louis continue to seekopportunities to advance our profes-sion, as many will travel to Orlandofor ASHP Midyear in December andwe can’t wait to see some of you there!

We have had a very eventful fallfilled with great memories and lookforward to the many upcoming eventswe have planned. Several brothers willbe traveling to Colorado this winterfor a fun-filled ski trip. We are alsoplanning on having severalContinuing Education opportunitiesfor brothers to attend. We are alsolooking forward to the next Mid-America Province conclave and hopeto see some of you there!

—Candace Jade

The WI Grad annual meeting washeld at the Beta Psi house inNovember, and we are happy toannounce our new officers: viceregent, Daniel Blonsky; secretary,Meghan Wolfmeyer; and chaplain,Trent Thiede. We are excited to havesome new leaders on the team! Thebiggest challenge for the officers isthe goal of creating a scholarship fundfor Beta Psi brothers. Due to thefinancial obligations of owning theBeta Psi house, the scholarship fundhas been on hold for several years.Lots of brainstorming ideas occurredat the meeting, and action items areplentiful! Our next planned meetingwill be in Milwaukee on April 12. Ifyou are interested in joining WI Grad,send us an e-mail; we’d love to haveyou! ([email protected]) or([email protected])

—Lori Joas

Great Lakes [email protected]

The Great Lakes Province has hada busy few months prepping for theupcoming spring assembly. Our chap-ters are finishing their initiations andare welcoming new brothers intoKappa Psi. We would like to welcomeall brothers to the Great LakesProvince spring assembly, which willbe hosted by the Gamma Delta chap-ter March 21–23, 2014, in Lima, Ohio.

—Theresa Davis

Gulf Coast [email protected]

The Gulf Coast Province is excitedto host the Province meeting andhope to see everyone enjoying thebeautiful city of Nashville, Tennessee,with the Province brothers.

The past months have been busyand eventful. Brothers and volunteersfrom the Gulf Coast Province made atrip to the Delta Eta chapter in NewOrleans. Delta Eta’s current regent,Porscha Showers, organized the eventto help expand and develop theirchapter. The chapter worked toimprove their pledging process,Robert’s Rules of Order, conflict reso-lution, and other miscellaneous agen-da items. As a Province, we look for-ward to holding more of these eventsin the future for various chapters.

The Province’s Chaplain, GarrettAikens, has begun Province-wide con-ference calls to discuss the process ofpledging; he hopes that chapters candiscuss new and innovative ideas. Thefirst conference call discussed the pil-lars of pledging and the strengths andweaknesses of each chapter. The sec-ond conference call was aimed at edu-cating chapters on risk managementand hazing. Time was also spent talk-

Tampa GradFounded 11/18/[email protected]

The brothers of Tampa Grad arehappy to be actively rebuilding. Wehave been working closely with ourlocal chapters to continue to fosterstrong fraternal bonds. We are espe-cially excited to be assisting in thechartering of one of the newerprospective chapters in our area—USFTampa. With the assistance of theProvince, we are proud to be pledging19 potential brothers at this chapterand look forward to their eventual pro-gression into the Brotherhood.

Tampa Grad members are also look-ing forward to the next SoutheastProvince and spending time with allour brothers, both old and new!

Wisconsin GradFounded 6/17/[email protected]

The brothers of Wisconsin Gradcame together during the fall semesterto support the Beta Psi brothers atUW-Madison as they welcomed thelargest pledge class ever seen in WI(32) to the family. Grad brothers arepaired with pledges to provide supportand mentorship as well as a donationof money to cover initiation fees, theirpledge handbook, and their badge. WIGrad also hosted a very successful,first ever Pledge/Grad roundtableevent at the student union. Table top-ics included CVs, finances, licensure,clinical rotations, residencies, opportu-nities Kappa Psi provides, and how tobe an active brother. Pledges, activesand grads came together for anextremely engaging event. Thanks toBrad Shaw for organizing and for buy-ing everyone fried cheese curds!

Brothers of Epsilon Beta with alumni and GCDs Dr. David Maize and Elizabeth Yablonski at Southwest Province fallassembly.

Epsilon Beta Brothers (L–R) Anh-Thy Huynh, Thanh Do, Mark Olivares, andAJ McPhaul at Southwest Province fall assembly Halloween party.

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raised will be placed in a fund to reim-burse future Grand CouncilConvention costs. Congratulations goto Epsilon Rho for winning bestChapter Presentation and to Pi forwinning the traveling trophy rights!

Mid-America Province would like towelcome Epsilon Omega to theBrotherhood! Epsilon Omega was ini-tiated and chartered on November 23and is located on the campus ofRosalind Franklin University ofMedicine and Science College ofPharmacy in North Chicago, Illinois.The weekend kicked off with a dinneron Friday evening, followed by thepresentation of charter, installation ofofficers, letters of communication,award presentations, and a receptionon Saturday. Congratulations toEpsilon Omega and each brother ontheir chartering and initiation!

In addition to the events mentionedabove, brothers of Mid-AmericaProvince have remained busy withintheir own chapters hosting multiplephilanthropy and brotherhood events.In November, Gamma Theta joinedRho in Lawrence, Kansas, for theirannual Holiday Dinner benefiting theSalvation Army.

The Mid-America Province wouldlike to wish each of you and your fami-lies a wonderful and safe holiday sea-son. Please make plans to join us April25–26 in Chicago, Illinois, as Chihosts our spring conclave!

—Lauren Palmier

Northern Plains [email protected]

Happy Holidays from the NorthernPlains Province! Our last Provincemeeting was hosted by Delta Psi inDuluth, Minnesota. It was a chilly oneup north, but nonetheless it was ablast. The Friday and Saturday night

ing about the national bylaws concern-ing alcohol and how to handle an inci-dent if it occurs within a chapter. Thethird, most recent conference wasaimed at instilling pride in the KappaPsi pledging process while growingchapter tradition, as well as encourag-ing chapters to take pride in the histo-ry of our Fraternity.

We hope you will all come join us inNashville, Tennessee, for a weekendfull of brotherhood and fellowship!

—Yousef Behbahani

Mid‐America [email protected]

With the semester coming to anend and finals soon approaching,brothers from Mid-America Provinceare buckling down after a busy fallsemester. October 18–20, Pi chapterat Purdue University in WestLafayette, Indiana, hosted brothersfrom our Province and beyond for thesecond ever Mid-America Provincefall conclave. Friday evening kickedoff with a general assembly followedby a 5K Glow Run through the cam-pus of Purdue to benefit the RonaldMcDonald House of Indianapolis.Saturday morning began with a CEopportunity for graduate brothersbefore the second part of the generalassembly commenced, including aPledging Workshop presented byBrother Kelsey Johnson. After a dayfilled with legislation, chapter reportsand tradition, brothers joined togetherfor a masquerade-themed banquetdinner followed by a social at WestLafayette’s Neon Cactus to concludethe weekend. Through masquerademask sales, a raffle including itemsdonated by chapters, and things from“Neil’s Random Box of Junk,” we wereable to fundraise more than $700 forour Province in two days! Money

social themes were Disney andAlphabet, respectively, and there weredefinitely some fabulous and creativecostumes in attendance! We want tothank the immediate past officers forall their hard work and congratulatethe incoming Executive Committee:Satrap Zach Russell (Iowa Grad), ViceSatrap Alyssa Ferrie (Wisconsin/Minnesota Grad), Secretary JustynMileski (Beta Psi), Treasurer AstridSteffen (Delta Psi), Historian PamelaWong (Iowa Grad), and ChaplainZach Rivers (Epsilon). Our nextProvince meeting will be hosted byBeta Nu in Omaha, Nebraska, April4–5, 2014. We hope to see you there!

—Pamela Wong

Northwest [email protected]

The Northwest Province officersand brothers from Delta Mu havebeen busy getting everything readyfor conclave which will be held inVancouver, British Columbia, nextyear during Presidents’ Day weekend.We also want to mention that two of

our graduate brothers have tied theknot. Brothers Shane Johnson andCammi Burns were married onOctober 5, 2013. We wish them manyhappy years together.

Southeast [email protected]

The Southeast Province has beenvery busy over the past few monthswith countless conference calls, socialgatherings, and ongoing pledgeprocesses. Our Province is luckyenough to potentially have three newchapters in the works and for thistransition to be feasible, our Provincehas had to come together with openhands to aid the upcoming pledges attheir respective campuses.

The Southeast Province would liketo wish all brothers a very happy holi-day season and very prosperous NewYear.

We would like to invite all brothersto join us at our upcoming conclaveassembly in Charleston, SouthCarolina, February 21–23, 2014.

—Travis Ireland

Delta Psi brothers dress as Duck Dynasty for the Alphabet-themed socialGamma Kappa brothers at the NPP dinner reception.

Gamma Pi brothers enjoy networking at the Mid-America Province meeting.


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Delta Rho chapter presented a checkfor $4,662.79 to the Joe DiMaggio’sChildren’s Hospital in November,2013. The funds were raised primarilyat their annual Dance Marathon.Plans are underway to make DanceMarathon 2014 the largest to date. All proceeds will be donated to theJoe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital.

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