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Haiti quake relief efforts: a first‐hand experience. pg 4

Special brothers/Special friends:Gamma Sigma lends a hand. pg 6

Happy 75th Anniversary:Gamma Zeta celebrates. pg 19

O F K A P P A P S I P H A R M A C E U T I C A L F R A T E R N I T Y S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

It’s been exciting for me the last six months, since the

GCC in Clearwater, serving as your Grand Regent. I was fortu-

nate to have attended three Province assemblies, where I met

many great brothers whom I know will do our Fraternity

proud.

Those of you who have not subscribed to our Google

Group (http://groups.google.com/group/kappapsifraternity/), I ask

that you do so. This is a wonderful avenue for us to keep in

touch with our brothers and learn what is happening across

the country.

Kappa Psi also has a Twitter (http://twitter.com/kpsi) and

Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/kappapsi). If you

would also like to join these, please do.

The Fraternity has partnered with two corporations that

benefit us financially with no cost to the Fraternity. One is

Geico, which can be accessed on the front page of the Kappa Psi website. According to our con-

tract, we receive revenue every time someone clicks on that link, plus an additional amount at

year’s end. The second company is Bank of America—the Kappa Psi Credit Card (http://www.kap-

papsi.org/national/eby/forms/f208.pdf). We receive a small fee when the brothers use their card.

As I mentioned in the last issue of THE MASK, we are conducting a Capitol Campaign to raise

money for the Fraternity to improve efficiency in The Central Office. The monies will help to

expand our database, speed-up “M” card processing, and streamline clerical activities.

Dr. Eugene V. White, a Theta initiate, is our 2010 recipient of the A. Richard Bliss Award—our

highest honor, recognizing outstanding achievements in pharmacy. Dr. White was solely responsi-

ble for pharmacy’s shift from a product-oriented profession to a patient-oriented one through the

introduction of his medication profile record system. Congratulations, Dr. White!

Also, I congratulate and welcome into the brotherhood Epsilon Kappa Chapter (Belmont

University, Nashville), the Houston Graduate chapter, and the re-activation of Gamma Delta (Ohio

Northern University, Ada, Ohio). Kappa Psi is growing and will continue to grow, with

several more chapters on the horizon to be chartered.

Proud and humble to be your Grand Regent.

E. Ben Welch, B.S., R.Ph., Pharm.D.

E. Ben Welch, B.S., R.Ph., PharmD.,Grand Regent

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A New Look for the New DecadeOver my first year as your editor, I have been exploring ways to give THE MASK a fresh

new look. In this issue, we bring it to you. Some of the changes you will see may be obvious,while others are more subtle. I’ve also taken to renaming some of the sections of THE MASK.Chapter News will now become 99 Hands, as a reminder that strong Kappa Psi hands arealways there to support us. If your chapter is looking for new ideas for fundraising or profes-sional activities to get involved with, what better way to search for ideas than from your broth-ers from other chapters, not just within your Province, but also across Kappa Psi as a whole. Iencourage all brothers to read all the chapter reports in 99 Hands.

I am also starting a new feature section that will run from time to time called BrothersUnmasked. This section will spotlight individual brothers or chapters that are doing greatthings in their communities, are an inspiration to others, or that make personal sacrifices forthe good of others and how they have come about doing it. For this section to be successful, Iask for your support. If you know of any brothers (collegiate or alumni) whom you wouldlike to see spotlighted here, please let me know so that we can share their story with thebrotherhood.

I look forward to hearing what you think of the new look, both positive and negative.Please don’t hesitate to share your opinions with me, as this will help to make THE MASK thebest publication possible.

Fraternally,

Cameron Van DykeEditor of THE MASK

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Volume 108, Number 2, Spring 2010Whole Number 426

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

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

POSTMASTER—Send notice of undeliverable copies to Central Office,Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity,Inc., 2060 North Collins, Suite 128,Richardson, TX 75080. THE MASK isprinted in the USA by Maury Boyd andAssociates, Indianapolis, Indiana. Sendinformation for publication directly tothe Editor:

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Graduate brothers’ address corrections can be made at: http://changeaddress.kappapsi.org

MASK DeadlinesSummer 2010 7/1/2010

Fall 2010 10/1/2010

Winter 2011 12/1/2010

Spring 2011 3/1/2011

On the CoverGot Brothers? Kappa Psi does andwants more as Traci Bricker (DeltaPhi) asks during the chapter’s pledgepinning party. Read all about theaccomplishments of ourBrotherhood in 99 Hands andBrothers Unmasked.

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7 FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT/Register now for the 12th Annual Foundation Golf Tournament to be held in Phoenix, Arizona.

8 99 HANDS/Looking for great new ideas for you chapter? What better way to find these ideas for social networking, philanthropy, and fund raising then from our Kappa Psi brothers?

47 THE FINAL WORD/Graduate Member-at-Large Latha Radhakrishnan comments on, “Is Kappa Psi for Life?”

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he demands of ceaseless, selflesswork caught up with Scott Miglinon Sunday afternoon as he wasexhibiting slides of his recent res-

cue work in Haiti. When he described wit-nessing how a disaster relief team physicianhad to refuse treating a terminally ill tuber-culosis patient because of the shortage ofcare for other patients who at least had achance to survive, Miglin’s voice grew thickwith emotion.

“I didn’t think I’d get this emotional,”Miglin said, “because I haven’t been.”

The Mount Vernon pharmacist spent twoweeks in the Caribbean island nation as oneof the National Disaster Medical System’sDisaster Medical Assistance Teams offeringhumanitarian aid. On Jan. 12, the poor,densely populated country was struck by amassive 7.0 earthquake, which took an esti-mated 230,000 lives. International relief haspoured in since then, although Miglin dis-covered firsthand what a hurdle practicallogistics can be.

Miglin has been involved in disasterresponse teams since 2002, including theaftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, butthe Haiti expedition marks the first time U.S.national disaster teams have been deployedoutside the country. Normally part of DMATPA-1, based in Pittsburgh, Miglin was tem-porarily reassigned to the NJ-1 group, basedin New Jersey, which was short a pharmacist.

As the seriousness of the earthquakebecame apparent, disaster workers were

alerted. Miglin received notification, packedand flew to Atlanta within 48 hours of theearthquake, and was deployed to Haiti thefollowing day. A steady stream of relief work-ers was pouring into Haiti’s ToussaintL’Ouverture International Airport, but fromthere, transportation logistics broke down,Miglin said, as his group arrived at 2 p.m. butwas unable to leave until 8 p.m. When vehi-cles were finally found, they turned out to bedump trucks. The teams had to load whatgear they had—most of it got misrouted andtrailed them by a day or two — through thetruck’s dump hatch, then climb in them-selves.

Having nowhere else to go, the teamswere housed at the U.S. embassy, a facilityMiglin said was completely unprepared for asudden influx of aid workers. Miglin said

they ended up camping all over the grounds,trying to fend off mosquitos, millipedes, fist-sized tarantulas and the drench of tropicalmorning dew. Even worse was the lack ofequipment and security, which left the teamsstranded, idle, at the embassy. Miglin said heeven heard a rumor that one aid team whichventured forth without adequate securityhad its vehicle stolen. After a day or two ofindecision, embassy officials relentedenough to let the teams start caring forHaitian/American earthquake victimsmassed outside the gates of the embassy.

When the logistics finally fell into place,Miglin said, his team needed an hour and ahalf to make the three-mile trip back to theairport to prepare its mission. After working18 1/2 hours, the teams slept for only threehours before returning to work to gather the

Pharmacist part of Haiti quake reliefThis article appeared in the Mount Vernon News Feb. 16, 2010. Reprinted with permission of the Mount Vernon News

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Scott Miglin shown in the pharmacy “set up in anot very sanitary bar and grill next to the pool atthe Petionville Country Club.” The pharmacy areawas also used to secure our food and water so weactually did become ‘bartenders.” We were dubbedthe “Phar and Grille.” The non-controlled drugswere left unsecured at night without incident. Thecontrolled drugs (which were few) were kept underlock and key.

The dumptrucks were initially the only mode oftransportation. They were provided by a companycontracted with the US embassy, but not withoutdifficulty. Volunteers had to either prop open theswinging back door or lift the equipment over thetop…not the most efficient means of loading, not tomention hazardous for the four guys propping thedoors open.

A congregation of Haitians outside of a UN trans-portation depot. They are hanging around hopingfor work.

Brother Scott Miglin is a 1990 initiate ofGamma Delta chapter. He graduated fromOhio Northern University in 1994 with hisBachelor of Science in Pharmacy. Miglin currently resides in Mount Vernon, Ohio,where he is a pharmacist for Foster’sPharmacy. If anyone is interested in learningmore about Brother Miglin’s experience inHaiti or would be interested in joining aDMAT team he can be reached [email protected]. To find out more aboutDMAT teams visit: http://www.hhs.gov/aspr/opeo/ndms/teams/dmat.html.


rest of their equipment, which had finallycaught up with them.

Finally, Miglin said, with security andtransportation from the 82nd AirborneDivision, the team set up a triage unit at arefugee camp in Pétion-Ville, just outside ofthe nation’s capital, Port-au-Prince. Thecamp held about 50,000 people needingtriage, where those who would recover with-out treatment and those who would notrecover were bypassed in hopes of treating

those who might survive if given treatment.While the army distributed bags of humani-tarian MRE rations, strike teams went toassist at local hospitals and in the streetswherever wounded people clustered.

Miglin and two other pharmacists set uptheir temporary pharmacy in an old bar sec-tion of a country club. Food and drugs werestored there for security, as some desperateHaitians found ways to bypass security.Miglin found himself having to deny drugs

LEFT: Tent city is at The Petionville Golf Course (the only golf course in Haiti). MIDDLE: The line outside the embassy is primarily Haitian-Americans awaiting processing for repatriation to the United States. The embassy also provided some food and drinking water to the people. DMAT teams were not allowed to help becauseof security issues. RIGHT: Volunteers slept under the stars most of the nights and usually without a cot. The dew in the morning was awful!

L-–R: Netting kept out the mosquitos, but the millipedes still found there way into sleeping bag. An improvised sharps disposal. The Coast Guard, working in an areathat did not allow for helicopter landing, loads Medivac patients on a litter onto a dinghy to boat to transport to a Coast Guard Cutter that had a helicopter.Due to lack of formula, wet nurses were hired to help feed the youngest orphans.

L-–R: The team members waiting for the 82nd Airborne command staff to brief the DMAT command staff.This was the typical of the “hurry up and wait” situation. The ER at University Hospital in Port Au Prince.At night, there was only one functioning light bulb. A “bathroom” set up at PaP airport. The airport’s terminal building was structurally unsound and there was no place else to go. Slightly better bathroomaccommodations were provided by the 82nd Airborne when we got to the Petionville Country Club.


NewsmakersMark L. Glover (Beta Xi), born in

Raleigh, North Carolina, now resides in WestPalm Beach, Florida. He is the author ofTime Gone By and recently published his sec-ond novel, The Road Ahead. More informa-tion about the author and his novels is avail-able at: www.marklglover.com.

John Grossomanides, Past Grand Regent1995–97, was elected international vice presi-dent of the American Hellenic EducationalProgressive Association at the national con-vention in San Francisco.

Eric Gupta, Grand Counselor 2009–2011,was installed as president of the CaliforniaPharmacist Association (CPhA).

Pat Person (Beta Zeta) was elected speak-er-elect of the California PharmacistAssociation.

A Special FriendshipErik Lambrechts, Gamma Kappa ViceRegent

Since the early ’60s, the Gamma Kappachapter of Kappa Psi and the South DakotaTheta chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon havehad a unique relationship. Many of the char-ter members of the SAE chapter were KappaPsi brothers and, since the early ’70s, the twochapter houses have been located across thestreet from each other.

On February 15, the South Dakota Thetachapter house of SAE caught fire. Everyonewas able to get out of the house safely, butthe fire resulted in an almost total loss of thehouse, leaving 10 men without a home andpersonal possessions.

In an effort to help, the Kappa Psi mem-bers living at the chapter house played hostto three of the SAE members for severalnights, while they worked to get back ontheir feet. Many of the Kappa Psi brothersalso offered clothes, food, school supplies,and places to stay. Because of the close prox-imity, the Kappa Psi house also made anideal home base for the SAE members asthey sorted through the debris, worked withfire officials, and held meetings.

Throughout the years of both chapters,there have been many brothers who havebeen members of both Fraternities, and theGamma Kappa chapter was happy to helpout in SAE’s time of need. SAE plans onrebuilding their chapter house on the samesite, which will allow both Fraternities theopportunity to continue to support eachother and build friendships that will last alifetime.

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to people trying to get treatment withoutwaiting to see a physician. Miglin said he hadto lie about having certain drugs just to getthose people to leave.

“It was hard, but it was necessary,” Miglinsaid.

But although some tried to get aroundthe system, Miglin said most Haitians wereoverjoyed help was being offered.

“The resilience of the people was tremen-dous,” he said. “They were so appreciative ofwhat we were trying to do.”

What they were trying to do includedimprovisation, he said. When one patienthad a baby, team members rigged a plasticsyringe with a latex glove stretched over theend to serve as a baby bottle. Plastic totesand a litter were sufficient to serve as a hospi-tal bed.

After all of that intensive work, Miglinreturned to the United States to resume hisusual life, although not for long. By coinci-dence, Miglin had long ago volunteered toparticipate in a private organization’s aid tripto the Dominican Republic, the country nextdoor to Haiti. The province Miglin will beworking in on this trip borders Haiti, andmay well have suffered damage in the earth-quake, too.

Miglin said he would not be able to dosuch work helping others without his wife,Susan.

“I could not do this without her love, sup-port and taking care of things at home dur-ing my deployments,” he said, adding that,in turn, Susan is supported by their family

and friends who lend helping hands andwords of encouragement.

Miglin specifically saluted Foster’sPharmacy for going to the trouble of cover-ing his absence when he has to leave on amoment’s notice. He contrasted that kind ofcommitment to a corporate pharmacy he hadheard about, which contributed only a singlebottle of ibuprofen to the relief effort.

Miglin showed slides from his missionSunday afternoon to a crowd of friends at hishouse. One friend said his daughter’s schoolhad taken up a collection to help theHaitians, and he wondered where an aidworker like Miglin would recommend it to besent. Miglin said he would recommend dona-tions be sent to World Water Relief orPartners in Health, two organizations he hasworked with and for which he can personallyvouch.

Haiti quake relief Continued from page 5.

TOP: The “Phar and Grille”—pharmacy wastasked with securing the food and water for theDMAT teams. At the end of the day we were thehangout spot for tired and hungry DMATer’s.MRE’s were distributed and the nightly team briefing followed. BOTTOM: All sorts of impro-vised medical devices were seen. This “splint” isjust one of many.

Laundry “facilities” did not get set up for severaldays after arriving at the country club…this wasunderstandably low on the priority list and quitethe luxory.

Kenny Scott (Gamma Nu), was electedPresident elect of CPhA.

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tation and resource center for peoplewith physical disabilities and visualimpairments. The event included livemusic, tubing, and skiing. They evenoffered WII skiing for those whoavoid the slopes. This was a greatopportunity for Epsilon brothers tobond while supporting a great cause.

Epsilon participated in the annualJuvenile Diabetes Research Founda -tion Walk at the Mall of America. Weraised money for this cause by hold-ing a bake sale at our school, with anemphasis on diabetic-friendly treats.But there were treats for the not-so-glucose conscious as well.

� EpsilonUniversity of MinnesotaFounded 4/30/1928College of Pharmacy, 5‐130 WeaverDensford Hall, 308 Harvard Street S.E.Minneapolis, MN 55455‐[email protected]

Epsilon enjoyed a break fromschool this winter but not from serv-ing our community. In December, agroup of Epsilon brothers made ashopping trip to the local Targetstore to fulfill the Christmas wishes ofa family staying at the RonaldMcDonald House. We were able tobuy toys and clothes for three littleboys and a blender for their moth-er—everything on their list.

Spring semester started at fullsteam—with Kids Against Hunger,Moonlight Madness, and the JDRFWalk. Kids Against Hunger is an orga-nization that focuses on ending childstarvation worldwide. After a shorteducational presentation, Epsilonbrothers packed more than 8,000meals in under two hours. This pro-ject was initiated in response to thetragic earthquake in Haiti, but weplan to make Kids Against Hunger aregular semester activity in recogni-tion of widespread hunger worldwide.

Next came Moonlight Madness, abenefit for the Courage Center atTrollhaugen Ski Resort. The CourageCenter is a Minnesota-based rehabili-

As we look ahead, Epsilon brothershave a lot going on. Next week is theMalaria Swim fundraiser to raisemoney to purchase mosquito nets,and we will be participating in twoKidney Early Evaluation Program(KEEP) events, assessing patients’height, weight, and blood pressure, aswell as running urinalyses. We arealso looking forward to our SpringDinner Meeting and Awards, andspring elections for chapter officers.

Last but not least, congratulationsto our soon-to-be new brothers. Can’twait to call you all brothers!

—Saundra Hartmann

� ThetaVirginia Commonwealth UniversityFounded 7/30/1921School of Pharmacy, P.O. Box 980533,410 N. 12 St., Richmond, VA 23298‐[email protected]

The Theta chapter of Kappa Psihad greater than 95% attendance ofthe total brotherhood during thissemester’s Province meeting. We areproud of our continued involvementwithin the region and are excited forour Province’s potential for growth.As of this semester, we are puttingtogether our annual golf tournament

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Epsilon brothers at the Minneapolis Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation walk.

Gamma Zeta brothers with the 75th Anniversary plaque.

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during alumni weekend. We invite allbrothers and guests to attend. Also,we have just started the pledging sea-son with a total of 17 pledges. This isthe largest pledge class Theta hasseen in years, and we are enthusiasticfor the expansion of our chapter.With our strong connection to ouralumni, we have arranged many PMRand blood pressure screenings,wherein all the brothers are veryinvolved. We have received manydonations from our esteemed alumnidue to the establishment of ourCentury Club last year. Our chapterhas grown both in strength and num-ber, and we look to share our experi-ence with other brothers from allacross the country at the nextProvince meeting.

� IotaMedical University of South CarolinaFounded 11/29/1927The College of Pharmacy, 280 CalhounStreet, Charleston, SC [email protected]

Iota continues to encourage itshigh level of leadership excellence.Nine new Brothers: Brandon Barrett,Matt Broome, Andy Curtis, JustinDavis, Tom Dipiro, Drew Finley, BillyGrooms, Beau Kessler, and DanMcGraw were initiated into the chap-

ter in December and have becomeexcellent additions to the Fraternity.It was our extreme pleasure to hostthe Province III spring conclave inCharleston, South Carolina, at theend of January. The weekend includ-ed the low-country favorite Shrimp ’nGrits for breakfast, SouthernBarbecue at the banquet, and anafter-party at Mad River, an establish-ment that was previously a stonechurch. During the planning process,Iota decided to revive an old ProvinceIII tradition of providing a serviceproject in conjunction with the con-clave. The brothers designedValentine’s Day cards and treat bagsfor the children at the Carolina YouthDevelopment Center. Also, our chap-ter would like to congratulateBrothers Will Shealy and TravisCombs for being elected as satrapand chaplain, respectively. We lookforward to their help in the contin-ued success of Province III. Iotawould also like to congratulate all ofthe new officers elected to leadProvince III over the next year.

Iota also had Brothers RomeoAbangan, Justin Bennett, TravisCombs, Robert Declue, Thomas Diaz,Mackie King, Trey Reeves, and PaulStrange attend the Province IV winterconclave hosted by Gamma Zeta, inBirmingham, Alabama. The brothershad a great time visiting Province IVand celebrating Gamma Zeta’s 75thAnniversary Banquet and would loveto thank everyone for their hospitali-ty. Additionally, Brother TravisCombs will be attending the ProvinceII spring assembly in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, hosted by Beta Kappa.

We have continued our philan-thropy in a number of areas, startingwith the delivery of 822 lbs. of cannedgoods to the low-country Food Bank.The brothers also provided a boothfor GERD education and participatedin the MUSC-sponsored MLK Bridgeto Health and Kids Fair at a local ele-mentary/middle school. Health infor-mation was provided for the childrenand families of the community atSanders-Clyde Elementary/MiddleSchool. Iota provided two booths,

one for men’s health and another formedication safety, as well as assistedattendees with filling out PMRs. It wasan excellent way to establish a positiveinfluence on the communities we willserve in the future. Some brothersalso provided education with otherorganizations, which includedTylenol safety and fever informationfor children, Sickle Cell Disease, bonemarrow transplants, substance abuse,and immunizations. It was truly agreat showing of Iota’s leadershipabilities and commitment to the pro-gression of pharmacy.

—Justin Bennett

� NuUniversity of ConnecticutFounded 5/17/1928School of Pharmacy, Box U‐92, Storrs, CT [email protected]

For Nu chapter, this spring semes-ter is one of bonding and continuedcommunity outreach. With thesegoals, we have decided to withholdinitiating new brothers this semesterto focus our efforts on current broth-er camaraderie through service, out-ings, and sports. A new pledge classwill start in the fall. By doing this, wehope pledge interest continues toremain strong. This semester, wehave successfully encouraged brotherintramural teams to such an extentthat we will be fielding two teams forthe spring soccer season.Unfortunately, this year, our basket-ball team didn’t get as far as we allwould have hoped, but Nu’s flag foot-ball team made it into the champi-onships!

To forge closer ties with our fellowbrothers, we saw it fit to further fosterour affiliation with UConn’s safe dri-ver program, Guard Dogs, which,along with providing a needed serviceto our community, the one-on-one

Epsilon Love.

The new initiates and the pledgemaster, Kyle Munch, of Xi chapter.

Iota brother, Mackie King, displayingsome Kappa Psi merchandise.

Iota brothers attended the Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Development Conference, in North Charleston, South Carolina.


pate in fundraising by cleaning upafter local sporting events, organizingpasta luncheons, and sellingValentine candygrams to the entireOSU College of Pharmacy.

—Amy Amin

� PiPurdue UniversityFounded 6/11/19281330 Heine Pharm. Bldg., Room 156,West Lafayette, IN 47906‐[email protected]

Pi Chapter has had a busy springsemester, thus far. On January 23, weinducted 14 new members into ourchapter. We celebrated the occasionwith a banquet held at The Trails inLafayette, Indiana. The night was fullof food, fun, and most importantly,brotherly love.

This semester, there are severalphilanthropic events in which ourchapter will be participating. We areforming a team for Relay for Life onApril 10. We also plan on participat-ing in Boiler Blast again this year inan effort to help beautify the campusand the Greater Lafayette area.

—Rachel Snodgrass

� RhoUniversity of KansasFounded 4/23/1932Room 2056, Malott Hall, 1251 Wescoe HallDrive, Lawrence, KS [email protected]

The beginning of this semester hasbrought many new things for us. Westarted the Mr. Pharmacy Pageantback up; it had not been conductedfor years. It was a fundraiser for ourchapter so that we could bring $500to the Province VII meeting. We alsodid the annual Polar Bear Club

bonding that each driving pair is pro-vided brought nothing but positivefeedback. Nu chapter has also contin-ued its own tradition of communityservice with the Mansfield NursingHome and Senior Center by runningone of its Bingo events. It was a goodturnout both by brothers and resi-dents.

In related news, the managing of UConn’s School of Pharmacy Fun Runwill see aid in the form of Kappa Psibrothers participating and helping torun the event, hosted by thePharmacy Student Government. Wehope this will get us amped for theProvince I spring meeting on April17th, which Nu will be hosting.

—Daniel De Carlo

� XiThe Ohio State UniversityFounded 5/21/1925College of Pharmacy, 500 W. 12th Ave.,Columbus, OH 43210‐[email protected]

The brothers of Xi chapter arepleased to introduce 17 new mem-bers. The new brothers initiated inJanuary were: Abbey Loy, AndreaDoria, Angela Thiry, Becky MacAleese,David Berg, Emily Prince, GilianneNarcisse, Jacky Roesch, JaketaStoudmire, Janelle Hartman, JessicaOeder, Katherine Biggs, Kelly Banker,Kevin Steger, Mike Katy, NhungNguyen, and Sarah Foehl. After initia-tion, all the brothers went to BD’sMongolian Grill for dinner andbonding.

Xi chapter has continued philan-thropic activities at the UnverferthHouse, Capital Area Humane Society,and the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. Xichapter has also continued to partici-

plunge into the freezing cold ClintonLake right outside of Lawrence,Kansas. This was one of the coldestdays of the year, but five peoplebraved the cold, and many peoplewatched from the shore and gavemoral support.

In April, we will be hosting the All-School Formal at the 23rd St.Brewery, which is our biggestfundraiser of the year. We will also behaving the annual Thomas MikkelsonGolf Tournament on April 10th. Itwill be a four-man scramble (ladiesare invited to play as well). Proceedswill go to a local charity. In May, wewill have our 5P/Officer Banquethonoring the brothers who have

served as officers and those who areleaving for rotations.

—Sloane Schulz

SigmaUniversity of MarylandFounded 3/27/1924School of Pharmacy, 20 N. Pine Street,Baltimore, MD [email protected]

The Sigma chapter at theUniversity of Maryland Baltimore hassurvived the largest snowfall onrecord for the mid-Atlantic region.The two snowstorm events, dubbed“Snowmageddon,” left 30+ inches ofprecipitation, causing the School ofPharmacy to recess for five consecu-

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The new brothers of Pi chapter: Michelle Weyreter, Meagan Ferguson, Clara Glaser, Jake Mundy, Colleen McGrath, MaddieYassen, Patrick Sorge, Travis Nguyen, Molly Steiner, Jennifer O’Callaghan (pledge trainer), John Butz, and ClarissaLockrey. Not pictured: Nancy Jiang, Katie McClean, Lisa Piepenburg.

Sigma Brother Ines combats Baltimore’sfamous Snowmageddon!

Rho chapter Brothers Jake Michalski, Austin Horner, Parker Corrin, Cody Freeze,and Cuong Dang participated in the Mr. Pharmacy Pageant February 19, 2010.

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tive school days. Despite unfavorableweather, brothers here are lookingforward to a busy but lively spring.

Sigma brothers have had theopportunity to not only reach out tothe community, but to have beenworking hard to reach out to legisla-tors regarding important pharmacyand healthcare reform issues. InAnnapolis, Maryland, brothers wereable to speak to legislators face-to-faceto voice concerns and issues regard-ing healthcare legislation—an experi-ence that helps build upon our lead-ership within the profession.

In promoting the strength of ourphilanthropy project, the PersonalMedication Record, brothers heldbrown bag events to distribute ourEMT warning stickers and PMRs.Brothers Erin Doxtater and TauraHolmes have worked tirelessly toorganize these events at retirement

communities to distribute the PMRs.To further the scope of this project,the chapter is requesting attendancefrom alumni brothers at PMR events,so that we can provide patients withthe optimal experience via the med-ication records, as well as an opportu-nity to answer their questions.

Sigma is hard at work as we pre-pare for our most highly anticipatedevents of the semester. To continuethe tradition, our newest brothers arepreparing the 4th Annual DrugName Spelling Bee, which is open toall health professional students.Proceeds from this event will help tofinance the PMR project. Aside fromthat, Sigma is also putting on ourpopular wing-eating contest, whereteams can vie for bragging rights andpride in exchange for bottomlesswings. The Wing-a-thon welcomesteams competing from different

schools, hospitals, and organizations.Proceeds will be donated to theMildred Mindell Cancer Foundation.

UpsilonUniversity of KentuckyFounded 4/16/1909Univ. of Kentucky College of Pharmacy,725 Rose Street, Lexington, KY [email protected]

The Upsilon chapter, which nowincludes 13 new brothers, is having agreat semester. If you came toLexington, Kentucky, to see us, youwould find us in our “New KentuckyHome,” a brand new college of phar-macy that our entire university isbuzzing about. Our new state-of-the-art building is 286,000 square feet.That’s over a football field long andsix stories high. As you can imagine,we are going through some extremelyexciting changes. As for events, our

most enjoyable philanthropic affairthat we have participated in since thebeginning of the new-year is the TheSweetheart Soirée. It was a black tieevent that conducted a live auction, asilent auction, and a sit down dinner.The purpose was to raise money forthe non-profit organization Surgeryon Sunday Inc. This non-profit orga-nization provides outpatient surgicalservices for those who cannot affordinsurance and are not eligible for fed-eral or state programs. The live auc-tion even had a pair of boxing gloves,in mint condition, signed by the oneand only Muhammad Ali. Ourupcoming events for the semesterinclude joining up with our localLambda Kappa Sigma chapter at aLexington Legends game, a pizzaparty with laser tag (a fantastic combi-nation), and a scavenger hunt.

—Christopher Noetzel

Rho brothers Chris Carter, Dan Jucan, Austin Horner, and Erin Loehr as well asher roommate Caroline braved the cold to jump in Clinton Lake on a cold snowymorning for Polar Bear Club February 6, 2010. The Upsilon flag football team “Bad Medicine.” League champs!

Upsilon brothers Michael Higdon,Matt Harman, and Jason Perry at theASHP meeting in Las Vegas.

This is how Sigma brothers pose for group pictures!


chapter. All of the newly initiatedbrothers and the rest of the chapterthen decided to get more acquaintedwith one another on a social night atBuffalo Wild Wings and another oneat the Memphis Grizzlies versus LALakers game. The Psi chapter wasalso seen around town participatingin a CPR Health Fair that providedmass CPR training to the Memphis,Tennessee, community. It was a greatopportunity to give back and showeveryone what pharmacists can do. Asthe semester continues, members ofthe Psi chapter attended the ProvinceVII assembly meeting in NewOrleans, Louisiana. A great time washad by everyone there, as they wereable to learn more about Kappa Psiand get a chance to be with theirbrothers. Psi chapter on the Knoxvillecampus finished the fall semesterwith many great events. Brothersenjoyed celebrating the end of classesby dancing the night away at our win-ter formal. Also, we participated intwo community services projects.Brothers visited the local Ronald

� ChiUniversity of Illinois–ChicagoFounded 2/2/1910833 S. Wood Street, Chicago, IL [email protected]

Here at Chi chapter, we welcomethe new year with enthusiasm.Returning from winter break, wecome together and share stories, rem-inisce on the past semester and pledg-ing, and create new memories.

Our professional chair, who’sinvolved in coordinating public ser-vice events, found many more waysfor us to give back to the community.It is traditional that our chapter helpsout with the Special Olympics SoccerTournament in the fall, but now weare becoming avid volunteers in theSpecial Olympics Basketball andAquatics branches. We continue tosupport the Greater Chicago Food CDepository and its aim to endhunger. We will participate in theClimb the Presidential Towers, anevent held by the American LungAssociation to support lifesavingresearch, advocacy, and educationalprograms. Finally, the annualDiabetes Exposition held at Navy Pieris another favorite of ours to help at.

But what makes this spring semes-ter even more thrilling is the ProvinceV spring assembly hosted by us hereat Chi chapter.

—James Jin

� PsiUniversity of TennesseeFounded 10/9/1925College of Pharmacy, 31 S. Barksdale,Memphis, TN [email protected]

The Psi chapter has once againstarted off the semester with a bang.The first event that we had was defi-nitely the most anticipated—the initi-ation of 74 new brothers into the Psi

McDonald House of Knoxville to helpclean and prepare the house forChristmas and raised over $150 forKnox’s County’s Angel Tree Project.

Spring semester started off with abrotherhood retreat to Gatlinburg,Tennessee. Also, brothers hosted ahypertension screening at a localretail pharmacy, where we took bloodpressure measurements and coun-seled patients on their medications.

—Leigh Anne Keough, Whitney Baker

� Beta GammaUniversity of California—San FranciscoFounded 9/23/1910College of Pharmacy, 1499‐5th Avenue,San Francisco, CA [email protected]

Beta Gamma is proud to welcome40 new brothers to our chapter!Initiation was a huge success, thanksto the hard work of our chaplain,Richard Martinez. Big Brothers wereproud to give the carnation to theirlittles and to pin on the Kappa Psi let-ters. After the ceremony, everyone

enjoyed dinner and fellowship. Nowthat the pledge period has come to aclose, we would also like to recognizeour two pledgemasters, Gina Marottoand Jesse Wisniewski, for all of theirhard work in planning and organiz-ing the pledge events.

It has been a busy quarter forKappa Psi, full of fun events for ourpledges and brothers. We began thequarter with our Speed-Dating eventfor brothers to get to know thepledges in less than three minuteseach. The very next week, we held ascavenger hunt for the pledges,where they had to find secret placeson campus, seek out brothers hidingat restaurants in the area, participatein truth-or-dares, and provide photoevidence of their fun. This is alwaysan exciting event, and a great way forpledges to meet P4 brothers whoalways make an appearance, evenafter a day full of rotations!

Before their initiation, pledges hadbeen working night and day to puttogether an amazing musical sere-nade for the brothers. The show was

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Beta Epsilon brothers gather at the Pharmacy Leadership Society InductionDinner.

Beta Gamma brothers at Serenade.

Beta Eta brothers Zach Workman andZak Freese at Wisp Ski Resort.

Beta Eta brothers Krista Dalton, Ashley Wilhelm, Kayla Cline, CassandraClevenger, and Michelle Gianni enjoy time together at a chapter meeting.

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fantastic, including songs by LadyGaga, Taylor Swift, and MichaelJackson, reworded to convey thepledges’ incredible experiences overthe past few months and their heart-felt love of all things Kappa Psi. Ournewest brothers really impressed uswith their creativity, talent, and dedi-cation to the principles of Kappa Psi!

In addition to our many pledgeevents, we sold Valentine’s Day gramsto our classmates to benefit the Haitirelief efforts. Spearheaded by ourCommunity Affairs CoordinatorYvonne Ng, our chapter sold over 300grams and raised $570, all of whichwas donated directly to the UCSFHaiti Relief Effort.

To help our busy brothers keep upwith their studying, we have beencompiling the Therapeutics Manual,full of cases and information that willcome in handy for exam preparation.Not only are these manuals a greatfundraiser for our chapter, they alsohelp our brothers and friends pre-pare for exams, rotations, and theNAPLEX.

We’ve also reached the time whenabout half of our P3 brothers will beleaving San Francisco for their vari-ous rotation sites throughoutCalifornia. To honor them and cele-brate their achievements, we held aP3 Sendoff. Our P3 brothers will trulybe missed! We hope to see them backon campus often for Kappa Psievents.

A few of our brothers are lookingforward to attending our Province IXspring meeting in Tucson, Arizona,hosted by Gamma Upsilon. As BetaGamma prepares for the spring quar-ter here at UCSF, we have many moreexciting events in store.

—Caroline Lindsay

� Beta EpsilonUniversity of Rhode IslandFounded 5/17/1911College of Pharmacy,41 Lower CollegeRoad, Kingston, RI 02881‐[email protected]

Winter break has come and gone,and a busy spring semester is on thetable for the brothers at Beta Epsilon.

Many exciting and rewarding eventsawait the brothers this semester.

To kick off the semester, the chap-ter had its annual winter formal withLambda Kappa Sigma at Amalfi’sRestaurant in Narragansett, RhodeIsland. The formal was a great way tostart the semester and everyone had agreat time. We also look forward tothe spring formal, which promises tobe a great time as well.

� Beta EtaWest Virginia UniversityFounded 5/16/1925Health Sciences NorthMorgantown, WV [email protected]

The start of the second semesterhere at the Beta Eta chapter has beena sad one. Over the winter break, welost one of our Brothers, Jeremy K.Stoltzfus, and another brother facedthe loss of her father. As the semestercontinues, we are coping with thelosses and remembering the goodtimes shared with them. If anyone isinterested in donating to our lost

brother’s memorial fund, please con-tact Beta Eta or send donations to theJeremy Stoltzfus Memorial Fund,Akron Mennonite Church, 1311Diamond St., Akron, PA 17501.

Beta Eta added 46 new members toits chapter this semester. This newaddition of members will assist us infurther serving our communitythrough our various philanthropy-based activities. We have recently col-laborated with a local charity calledHealth Right, which provides freemedical care and medications to thedisadvantaged in the Morgantown,West Virginia area. We will be con-ducting various health screenings andproviding patient education. Brothersare also participating in the MemoryWalk to raise donations forAlzheimer’s research.

We have also been involved inmany social activities. Our first socialactivity of the semester was a Blackand White semiformal, from whichthe proceeds will be donated to theAlzheimer’s Research Fund duringour Memory Walk. Several brothersrented out a cabin at Wisp Ski Resort,McHenry, Maryland, in January andspent the week skiing and playinggames. Plans are in motion to head toPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, once againfor a Pirates game. We will be takinganother bus trip this semester inwhich we will be heading to a funfilled evening at Dave and Busters.

—Laura Bisher

� Beta KappaUniversity of PittsburghFounded 3/26/1913School of Pharmacy228 Salk Hall, Pittsburgh, PA [email protected]

To kick off the spring semester,brothers of Beta Kappa came togeth-er for our annual Seven Springs Ski

Steve Lundeen advertises Beta Xi’sKappa Psi slap koozies at Province IIIspring conclave.

The guys of Beta Kappa representing Kappa Psi at the annual Kappa Psi vs PDC football game.

New brothers of Beta Eta.


annual Pirates baseball game rollaround. Also, Beta Kappa will hostthe spring 2010 Province II assembly.Brothers are currently in the processof planning the social events and arelooking forward to a weekend full offun and fraternal bonding.

—Caroline Burggaller

� Beta NuCreighton UniversityFounded 11/21/1914School of Pharmacy, 2500 California PlazaOmaha, NE 68178‐[email protected]

The spring semester is almost halfover and Beta Nu chapter has beenactive in planning for spring con-clave, fundraising, and donating timein our community. We are pleased tohost our Province VIII brothers forspring conclave at the TipTopBallroom in Omaha, Nebraska.Brothers Candace Killmer andDanielle Wosick have been instru-mental in the planning of the biannu-al meeting and Brothers Bill Lorenzand Mandy Yu have worked tirelessly

Trip. This is one of our favoriteevents, as it provides the brotherswith a weekend of fun, relaxation,and bonding. While brothers wereunexpectedly bombarded by over twofeet of snow, we did not let MotherNature get in the way. The weekendwas a great success, as brothers tookadvantage of the fluffy white stuff byskiing, tubing, snowboarding, and ofcourse, playing in it.

As the semester began to pick up,our usual philanthropic events werealso underway. So far, brothers havebeen actively participating in events,such as blood pressure screenings,cooking at Family House, and visitingveterans for the annual Veterans DaySalute. Brothers also came out to sup-port the guys in the annual Kappa Psivs. Phi Delta Chi football game, whichis always fun, no matter what the out-come of the game. Beta Kappa wasalso well represented at the annualASP Formal, where brothers andother pharmacy students enjoyed anight of fun and dancing!

Recently, Beta Kappa held its firstannual Kappa Psi Professor Lunch.The lunch began with a presentationto all of the professors of Kappa Psifor some insight into what the broth-ers have been up to lately. Followingthe presentation, brothers had theprivilege of sharing stories with theprofessors and listening to memoriesthe professors had of Kappa Psi whenthey were students. The lunch was agreat success, and we hope to makethis an annual Beta Kappa tradition.

As we continue to forge throughthe snowiest semester ever inPittsburgh, brothers are busy plan-ning events for later in the semester,as we hope that the snow will be goneby the time the spring formal and

to fundraise to decrease the cost ofthis meeting. In addition to a host ofmeetings and the Saturday dinner,there will be two dances during theweekend. The theme for Friday nightis “Night at the Nursing Home,”which celebrates the elderly in ourlives. The theme for Saturday night is“Brothas for Life,” in which we wantyou to get creative with 1920s or mod-ern day gangster costumes or match-ing chapter outfits. Outside of plan-ning for conclave, we have had 24Kappa Psi brothers sign up for theCreighton Relay for Life, a benefit forthe American Cancer Society. We willall be dressing in our best Spanishbirthday regalia. We also have ourAnnual Spring Banquet to look for-ward to, where the new chapter offi-cers will be installed. In summary, thenext few months will be busy for BetaNu chapter, but we look forward tothe challenge.

—Jake Mock

� Beta XiUniversity of North CarolinaFounded 5/1/1915208 Finley Golf Course RoadChapel Hill, NC [email protected]

Beta Xi has had a fantastic start tothe spring semester. As soon as wereturned to school from Christmasbreak, we dove head first into rush.Our rush chair, Ethan Brooks, did afantastic job of scheduling fun eventsfor rushees to come out to and enjoy,as well as get to know a little bit moreabout Kappa Psi. As usual, we held aPharmacy School Info Session at theUNC Eshelman School of Pharmacyto bring out undergraduates interest-ed in the profession of pharmacyand, as usual, we had a phenomenalturn out. There were also events,such as bowling and outdoor ice skat-ing in Raleigh, North Carolina. Bothbrothers and rushees alike had a

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Beta Kappa brothers at the annual Veteran’s Salute at the VA Hospital in Pittsburgh. Front (L–R): Desiree Kosmisky,Caroline Burggaller, Elizabeth McCartney, Alexa Benner. Back: Josh Titus, Samantha Turk, Becca Crooks, Jessica Janda,Hannah Allegretto, Karen Nenno, and Luke Berenbrok.

Beta Nu brothers (L–R): Ben Vogel, Vitangi Patel, Regent Jenn Murphy, andBill Lorenz.

Tyler Stublen and Stephanie Craycrofthand out packets to rushees outside theUNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy atBeta Xi’s Spring Pharmacy InfoSession.

Beta Pi formal

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process and we have high hopes fortheir success.

Our professional chair, Irene Park,has been working very hard to ensurethat this semester is a successful one

for Beta Xi within the PharmacySchool. We are all continuing to par-ticipate in recruiting events at highschools around the area to educatethem a little more on the professionof pharmacy as well as the UNCEshelman School of Pharmacy. Wealso raised about $400 through thesilent auction held at the PharmacySchool by auctioning off variousthings, such as a book signed by RoyWilliams and dinner and drinks withDean Williams. Irene has alsoplanned for an exciting new event tobe held later this semester, The DrugSpelling Bee; different students fromwithin the Pharmacy School will par-ticipate in the spelling bee for amaz-ing prizes, and audience membersalso have a chance to win prizes justfor supporting the event. Within thePharmacy School, we are also holdinga canned food drive this semester.

We are very excited to once againwork with the wonderful people at the

SECU House and Ronald McDonaldHouse to host fun game nights for thepatients and caretakers who residethere. Our chaplain, LaurenChambers, has also scheduled severalAdopt-A-Highways to be completedthis semester to keep our road look-ing beautiful and trash free. We arealso looking forward to Relay for Lifeonce again this year; we expect a greatturnout and to make a great contribu-tion in the fight to find a cure.

Tammy Chen, our fundraisingchair, has been working with thedirectors of the different pharmacieswithin UNC Hospitals to arrange forus to go through each pharmacy anddate-check all the medications onceagain. We are all also looking forwardto doing a few more Dean Dome con-cessions to raise some money.

Those of us who attended ProvinceIII spring conclave this year had ablast! Iota did a fantastic job of host-ing all of the chapters of Province IIIand helping us to create memorieswith our brothers that will last foryears to come.

Beta Xi throws an annual TunnelParty at the house with a live bandand DJ, where everyone can just relaxand have a great time. This year is our30th Annual Tunnel Party. We alsohave another huge event to celebratethis semester; this year will be the40th anniversary of the Beta Xi houseon Finley Golf Course Road and, assuch, the alumni have decided tothrow a huge party in order to cele-brate. We are very proud of our pastat Beta Xi and we are all thrilled toshare this momentous occasion withour alumni. This semester looks to bevery exciting and productive for BetaXi; we hope everyone else has a greatand successful semester as well!

—Amanda Davenport

Beta Xi brothers gather at the rink with rushees to have some fun. Beta Pi formal

Beta Kappa ski trip.

blast! After all was said and done, weinducted four new pledges to learnmore about our great Fraternity; overthe weeks to come, we believe theywill all do very well throughout this

Beta Omicron brothers spend a weekend snowboarding and skiing.


� Beta PiWashington State UniversityFounded 4/18/1916College of Pharmacy, Wegner Room 155Pullman, WA 99164‐[email protected]

Beta Pi brothers finished fallsemester with a Winter Formal at thePalouse Ridge Golf Club, Palouse,Washington. Brothers enjoyed dinnerand showed-off their moves on thedance floor. In the holiday spirit,brothers made Christmas cards forthe Avalon Care Center in town. Wevisited the elderly, gave out cards, andhelped bring them the holiday spirit!Thank you Brother Crystal Little foryour passion to reach out to others.

To start the spring semester, broth-ers came together for our annual skitrip. This year, we held it at SilverMountain Resort in Kellogg, Idaho.We all had a great time learning andperfecting our skiing and snowboard-ing skills on the slopes! Brothers alsotook full advantage of the indoorwater park at the resort. Thank youBrother Chantelle Uyehara for orga-nizing the trip!

In the short month of February,Beta Pi brothers were busy. We soldValentine’s Day grams to show ourbrotherly love to fellow classmates.Brothers also organized a TexasHold’em Poker Tournament. Letterparties were also held to helpfundraise. All proceeds made fromthe fundraisers were donated to Relayfor Life. Thank you brothers for com-ing out to Open-to-Close (OTC) andbonding. Over President’s Day week-end, Beta Pi brothers traveled toMissoula, Montana for the Province Xmeeting. Newly-elected brothersinclude Janice Louie (vice satrap),Cyrus Tumbaga (chaplin), and Leslie

� Beta OmicronUniversity of WashingtonFounded 4/15/1916School of PharmacyP.O. Box 357631, Seattle, WA [email protected]

Winter brought our annual week-end getaway to Mount Baker,Whatcom County, Washington.Skiing, snowboarding, and bondinggave way to good times.

Beta Omicron continues with itsgoal of greater community service byhelping out with MLK Day of ServicePark Restoration. About 15 BetaOmicron brothers spent time remov-ing invasive species from Seward Parkin Seattle. The work was necessary toprepare the land for planting newtrees.

Kappa Psi brothers put togetherand donated feeding and hygieneSmilepacks to donate to Children ofthe Nations, an organization that hascenters in multiple countries, includ-ing the Dominican Republic, whichhas allowed them to help childrenfrom neighboring Haiti. The feedingkits included a container, spoon, andmultivitamins, while the hygiene kitshad a toothbrush, toothpaste, comb,hand towel, washcloth, shampoo, barsof soap, and bandages. Along withthe kits, donations and spare changewere collected and Beta Omicronbrothers raised over $120 for theorganization.

The Province X meeting was inMissoula this year. Bonding, work-shops about Kappa Psi, meetings withProvince X supervisors and nationalofficers were some of the rewardingactivities that expanded our knowl-edge about Kappa Psi brotherhood.The new Province historian was elect-ed from Beta Omicron.

Green (secretary/treasurer). Con -gratu lations go to our Beta Pi broth-ers who were elected to office.

Attention to upcoming events:Relay for Life, Adopt-A-Highway, andElections. Have fun and go for thewin �� softball and volley teams!

—Vy Hoang

Beta SigmaNorth Dakota State UniversityFounded 4/25/1924College of Pharmacy1345 University Drive, Fargo, ND [email protected]

We at Beta Sigma hope this issuefinds you all safe and well. We had agreat fall semester. Conclave in

Duluth, Minnesota, was a blast (espe-cially with Lady GaGa making anappearance). We initiated 20 newmembers in November and earnedplenty of money at Fargodomeevents, such as Jeff Dunham, MonsterTruck Jam, and WWE Wrestling! OurHomecoming get together was agreat opportunity to catch up withBeta Sigma alumni. HalloweenCarnival was also a success, withneighborhood children enjoying ourspooky maze and carnival games!

The recruitment process for thisspring is well underway; we’ve got sixpotential new members who areeager to be a part of our organiza-tion. We’ve already participated in a

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Beta Chi Brother Jed Bartlett performs a blood pressure screening at the DesMoines Health and Wellness Fair.

Beta Chi Brothers Bao Dao, Sara Turnquist, and Elizabeth Moravec pose with Katythe Kangaroo at the Southridge Mall Health and Wellness Fair.

Beta Omega brothers at the Smoking Cessation Counseling event. Back row from left:Obi Eiyisi, Chris Semenza, John Walkup, Alex Wu, Andrew Tran, and TariroManamike, Front row from left: Scott Trimborn, Loi Nguyen, and Scott Havera.

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Greek Meal Exchange on campusduring which members from eachhouse eat dinner at another house oncampus and get the chance to meetother greeks. Our formal dance,Term, took place at a local hotel inFargo, and our theme of “Walk theRed Carpet” went off without a hitch!As for Fargodome events, we’re look-ing forward to working at the BonJovi concert in March and the JohnMayer concert in April! We’re look-ing at having a Parents’ Banquet inMay, and we will be traveling toOmaha, Nebraska, in April for springconclave! We are already in the plan-ning process for fall, during which wewill be hosting our very own fall con-

clave! Also very good news, we haveover 12 members who applied toNDSU’s College of Pharmacy, and allof them received an invitation tointerview. This spring, we are alsopreparing for another big flood. Wekeep asking ourselves: why do we livehere? After last year’s record flood-ing, the recent announcement thatthere is a 96% chance Fargo willexperience another record flood thisspring, it’s hard not to. Nevertheless,we know the people of Fargo-Moorhead and surrounding areas willcome together and fight the goodfight, and you can bet we will bestanding along side them filling,tying, and throwing sandbags!

Beta UpsilonButler UniversityFounded 2/27/19304600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN [email protected]

It’s so hard to believe that the endof the school year is only a fewmonths away. With our compositepictures taken and elections for nextyear’s officers in a few short weeks,our chapter continues to remain busywith brotherhood and philanthropyevents. With our amazing class ofnewly-initiated members, our chapterhas grown not only in number but incharacter and quality as well. Theirenthusiasm and leadership havehelped to further the positive reputa-tion we have within the college.Thanks to the hard work and initia-tive of two of our newest members,Hannah Morgan and Brittany Moser,our chapter is currently planning a

Medicine Ball for the entire Collegeof Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Itis a semiformal dance open to stu-dents, faculty, and staff, and it will bethe first time this event has happenedin almost three years.

We have had several brotherhoodevents, including a game night, goingto a Pacer’s game, and tailgatingbefore a Butler basketball game. Wehave also planned a laser tag show-down with Phi Delta Chi. From a phil-anthropy standpoint, we have chosento support a local foundation here inIndianapolis, called “ShelteringWings,” which is a place of refuge forwomen and children. We plan to sell“Dress Down for Lab” passes, with theproceeds going to that organization.We also have a great relationship withBig Brothers Big Sisters, and we planto host a “field day” for the childrenand their Bigs in early April.

I hope all is well with everyone!Feel free to email me anytime [email protected].

—Mike Spillner

� Beta PhiUniversity of CincinnatiFounded 2/12/1927College of Pharmacy, Mail Location #4,Cincinnati, OH [email protected]

The brothers of Beta Phi initiated23 new pledges! We are thrilled andecstatic to welcome our new brothers!Following initiation, Beta Phi has con-tinued to exhibit our commitment toour community and the practice ofpharmacy. We had several brothersparticipate in ASP’s Reading IntoYour Health, providing blood pres-sure, heartburn awareness, and glu-cose screenings at the localCincinnati Library. Our chapter con-tinues to be active participants at theDrop Inn Shelter, offering basichealth assessment to the homeless ofthe Over the Rhine community. InFebruary, we volunteered at theSpecial Olympics Polar Bear Plunge,working the registration and mer-chandise booths. We are looking for-ward to Relay for Life and aHoxworth Blood Drive this next quar-ter. Our chapter made the yearly tripto Gatlinburg, Tennessee, over theMartin Luther King Day weekend anda ski trip to Perfect North. Beta Phialso plans on hosting our yearlySpring Formal on May 15 at theMadison in Covington, Kentucky, anda trip to Keeneland with theCincinnati Grad Chapter. We justrecently held elections and arethrilled with the leadership initiativeof our new first-year brothers. OurKappa Psi brothers have also dis-

Beta Chi Brothers Spenser Rhines, Katie Zwirchitz, Mariah Olson, and KristinAddante during an ice skating outing.

The pledge class of the Gamma Epsilon chapter at fall retreat.

The previous Beta Phi officers.


ties and community outreach. Ourbrothers are back in one of the localmiddle schools, as we do every spring,to help the students practice for thestate Science Olympiad competition.Every week, our brothers work withthe students in areas of anatomy,bridge building, and circuits. Oftentimes, it’s the kids teaching us!

In February, Beta Psi hosted thesecond annual Bowling with CampWIKIDAS. Camp WIKIDAS is a localsummer camp for kids with asthmathat the Beta Psi chapter fundraisesfor throughout the school year. Theevent is held at a local bowling alleythat is owned by the parents of ourBrother Megan Goldberg. Camperscame in from all over the state to bereunited with their peers and spend a

played their leadership ability byassuming high offices in several otherschool organizations this year.Overall, we are pleased to now have80 active brothers and are striving torenew participation with our localGrad chapter.

—Jenny Miller

� Beta ChiDrake UniversityFounded 5/3/1930College of Pharmacy, Cline Hall, 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311‐[email protected]

After a month-long break for theholidays, the Beta Chi chapter kickedthe semester off with the excitingactivities of courtesy week. We wentrollerskating, played Kappa Psi-themed Jeopardy, and held our acti-vation ceremony for our 30 newactives! The chapter has also beencooking and cleaning at the RonaldMcDonald Charity House, along withparticipating in fundraising events atDrake basketball and upcoming IowaCubs baseball games. Our blood pres-sure screening booth at theSouthridge Mall Health Fair was ahuge success in the Des Moines, Iowa,community. We have also had tons offun this semester with an ice creamsocial, a night out at Old Chicagopizzeria, and an ice skating outing.

� Beta PsiUniversity of Wisconsin—MadisonFounded 12/6/1919414 Chestnut Street, Madision, WI [email protected]

The Beta Psi chapter has beenspending these past few monthsbuilding up brotherhood within ourchapter through team building activi-

whole morning bowling. Brotherswere able to bowl with the campersand their families and meet all of thewonderful kids.

� Beta OmegaTemple UniversityFounded 5/22/19301247 W. Allegheny Avenue,Philadelphia, PA [email protected]

Beta Omega chapter began spring2010 with elections of new officers.We would like to congratulate newly-elected regent, Frank Rubino, viceregent Scott Trimborn, and their fel-low officers and thank them inadvance for their dedication, time,and efforts as our future leaders ofBeta Omega. All our newly-initiated

brothers ran for office and wereinvolved in the election procedure,empowering our more experiencedofficers with vigor and determinationfor leadership. We would also like tosincerely thank our immediate pastregent, Mohamed Fouad, along withthe past officers for their inspirationand dedication to improving the qual-ity of the Fraternity. We would alsolike to welcome and congratulate theaddition of our new brothers: PaulCunningham, Chijoke Eseonu, DanielKakaley, Yogi Kao, Benjamin Lasko,Sunny Marvania, Ashlin Miller, MikeSomers, Matt Tarullo, and ScottTrimborn.

As you may know, the basis of ourfraternal traditions is based aroundour house here on the Temple

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Gamma Zeta brothers at a charity barbecue luncheon.Dr. Marvin Smith with Gamma Zeta Brother Jenny Butler, Bill Werner, andDaniel Dunham at a Province IV winter conclave event.

Gamma Eta brothers who were able to attend this year’s Province X Assembly.

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University Health Sciences campus.The house is in dire need of renova-tion. Renovations are currentlyunderway. We have recently replacedfive out of 50 windows and fourdoors. We are in the process of estab-lishing Kappa Psi Beta Omega LLC inhopes of raising money through ouralumni to secure the longevity of ourhouse and traditions for prospectivebrothers to come.

We would like to congratulateDavid Blythe, a 4th year pharmacystudent and previous regent, who wasawarded third place winner of thebest poster at TUSP Research Day.Also, Mohamed Fouad, a third-yearpharmacy student and our immediatepast regent, was awarded first place atthe APhA Patient Counseling

Competition and will represent TUSPat the national APhA annual competi-tion in Washington, D.C.

The brothers of Beta Omegaended this past fall semester with atraditional toy drive benefiting theFox Chase Children’s Cancer Center.We bought toys with donations fromfaculty members, wrapped them our-selves, and gave them out to childrenand their siblings. The newly induct-ed brothers of Beta Omega were thelife of this generous occasion andthoroughly excited to be active partic-ipants in serving lunch and drinks toall who attended. Digging deep intoour college budgets, we even raffledoff a BMX bike. Our hard work paidoff, seeing smiles on everyone’s faceswas payment enough.

The brothers of Beta Omega areexcited to bring in the new semesterwith many plans, including newbrothers and our alumni. We arethrilled about the upcoming springformal, which is currently in the plan-ning process. Our formal will host thebrothers of Kappa Psi and the sistersof LKS. Chaplain Benjamin Laskoand staff are actively planning andorganizing this festive event also forall students at the Temple UniversitySchool of Pharmacy.

Aspiring to strengthen the activebrother and graduate alumni rela-tionship, the brothers of Beta Omegaare also hosting an alumni dinner.This event will hopefully be hosting aplethora of alumni and brothers,alike. We have decided on a place inAllentown, Pennsylvania, which willbe sure to be packed full of fun. Thedate is Saturday, May 22. The place isBrewworks and it has been shown tobe an extremely classy destiny forKappa Psi.

Beta Omega will continue to plancommunity events and endow frater-nal traditions that embody the truemeaning of Kappa Psi.

—Daniel Kakaley

�� Gamma EpsilonUniversity of NebraskaFounded 3/20/1920Univ. of Nebraska College of Pharmacy,985025 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE [email protected]

With spring semester almosthalfway completed, Gamma Epsilonhas been busy with social and philan-thropy events. Members continue tovolunteer at the Ronald McDonaldHouse this semester, and we have alsobecome more involved with Habitat

for Humanity. In February, our chap-ter decided to begin collecting popcans for the “Cans for Habitat” pro-gram. Gamma Epsilon’s biggest phil-anthropy event is Hoops for Healing,which is scheduled for April 18.Hoops for Healing is a 3-on-3 basket-ball tournament sponsored by KappaPsi. All proceeds go to Camp FloydRogers in Gretna, Nebraska, for chil-dren with diabetes. Our goal is toraise the necessary funds to sponsorchildren who may not otherwise havethe means to attend the camp.

In the midst of our volunteeringand hard work, we have made sometime to play. We organized a KappaKaraoke Night with UNMC’s KappaEpsilon. In March, we will join ourbrothers from Creighton’s Kappa Psichapter for a night of dancing andsocializing at the Old MattressFactory.

Kappa Psi conclave will bring anend to our busy and rewarding semes-ter. Our chapter was very fortunate toadd so many new members this yearand we look forward to their involve-ment in semesters to come.

—Kristen Nimmo

�� Gamma ZetaSamford UniversityFounded 3/20/1935800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL [email protected]

This spring marks the 75th anniver-sary of the founding of the GammaZeta chapter. Starting the year offright, we hosted the winter conclavefor Province IV in January. Over 300brothers attended, making it one ofthe most well attended conclaves inthe history of the Province. Ourbrothers put in much effort to makethe conference a success. We couldnot have asked for a more extraordi-nary weekend with our brothers fromall over the Province. In February,Gamma Zeta sponsored a barbecueluncheon as a fundraiser to support afellow pharmacy student who recentlydeveloped a serious medical condi-tion. This semester, we also inducted10 new brothers into our Fraternity.

—Joel Meulemans

�� Gamma EtaUniversity of MontanaFounded 6/4/1920University of Montana, DepartmentBMED 244, Missoula, MT [email protected]

The new year has started out with abang for Gamma Eta. This year, wewere responsible for holdingProvince X in Missoula, Montana. Wehad a great time, met a lot of new

Gamma Iota Brothers Jennifer Taggart (left), Phil Eisenberg (middle), and NicoleCieri (right) at the Toys for Tots party.

Gamma Iota brothers at their annual Toys for Tots party.


�� Gamma ThetaUniversity of Missouri—Kansas CityFounded 5/17/1957School of Pharmacy, 5005 Rockhill Road,Kansas City, MO 64110‐[email protected]

As we enter the second half of thespring semester, the brothers ofGamma Theta are busily preparingfor our 8th Annual Volley for Charityvolleyball tournament. All proceedsbenefit the American Cancer Societyin honor of our Brother WesMcIntire. Over 200 people played inthe daylong tournament last year,and we were able to raise around$3,800. Everyone is working hard toget things in order as we look tomatch the success of last year.

Gamma Theta’s Annual SpringFormal is coming up, and we’reexpecting a great turnout this year.With dinner, a deejay, and dancing,the night will surely be one toremember.

We recently had a brotherhoodevent at Willie’s, a bar and grill locat-ed next to the downtown Power andLight District. Brothers enjoyed thelaidback social event with happy hourappetizers and a Missouri Tigers bas-ketball game.

Brother Bradley Bruce represent-ed Kappa Psi in the very first “Mr.Pharmacy” pageant. He rocked thewhite coat wear with suspenders anda bow tie. His talent was a dancenumber that featured the multi-task-ing aspect of a pharmacist. Bruce wasextremely entertaining, and heended up bringing home the “Mr.Pharmacy” title.

brothers from other chapters, andlearned a lot about what we can do tomake our chapter better. We werealso very fortunate to have many ofthe national officers come to ourProvince meeting. This spring, ournewly elected officers have taken overin our meetings. We are putting anemphasis on how we can makeGamma Eta better and using ideasthat we obtained from our Provincemeeting to think of other activities wecan be involved in.

Coming up in April, we will behelping with the JDRF Walk, which isa fundraiser for the Juvenile DiabetesResearch Foundation. The plans arein progress for that event as we speak.Other upcoming events includeanother highway cleanup, helpingout with the Gasping for Air Run, ourBuzzcuts fundraiser, and our annualSpring Fling event. The Gasping forAir Run is usually put on by ASP-APhA, but Kappa Psi members enjoyvolunteering their time to help raisemoney to send local children toCamp Huff-n-Puff, a camp for chil-dren with asthma. Our annualBuzzcuts fundraiser is a great eventthat gets the whole school involved.Students and teachers volunteer tocut their hair and people put moneyinto the jar of the person whose hairthey want to see cut. This year, we aregoing to use our Buzzcuts fundraiserand Spring Fling event to raise moneyfor a fellow pharmacy student whowas diagnosed with breast cancer.

—Alexa Lipp and Jocelyn Stromberg

Our chapter continues to babysit alocal grade school’s children whiletheir parents are in their monthlyPTA meeting. We also continue tovolunteer at the Kansas City FreeHealth Clinic one weeknight a monthby making safe sex kits that are thendistributed in our community.

—Breck Snoddy

�� Gamma IotaUniversity of BuffaloFounded 1/16/1921Cooke Hall, North Campus,Amherst, NY [email protected]

Gamma Iota ended last semesterwith our annual Toys for Tots party.We had a great turnout, and we wereable to donate a lot of toys to chil-dren who were in need. We beganthis semester with a Founder’s Dayparty thrown by Jackie Oot and therest of the social committee. It was

nice to be able to reconnect witheach other after the break.

We have community service eventsplanned, as well as wellness clinics.We will also be doing disease aware-ness community education projectsand fundraising to donate to charity.We have elections coming up shortly.The current officers are excited tosee who will be taking over their posi-tions.

We are very excited about theProvince V spring assembly comingup in Chicago, Illinois. We alreadyhave many brothers registered to go,and we know Chi is going to show usa great time. We are also going to aBuffalo Bandits lacrosse game withthe Buffalo Graduate chapter. It isgoing to be a great chance to spendtime with our grad brothers, and weare looking forward to this.

—Aniela Markut

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Gamma Nu brothers collecting cheek swabs at the �� and ACS Leukemia andLymphoma Symposium to join the National Bone Marrow Registry.

The brothers of Gamma Upsilon screen people for the “Be The Match” Bone MarrowDonation Registry at Legislative Day in Phoenix, Arizona.

Some first year Gamma Phi brothers hanging out after the Little Sister Dinner.

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�� Gamma KappaSouth Dakota State UniversityFounded 10/18/1958College of Pharmacy, Box 2202CBrookings, SD [email protected]

The brothers of Gamma Kappahave enjoyed a great start to thespring semester. With numerousevents under way and more coming,the rest of the academic year looks tobe a busy one.

The chapter currently has onepledge for the spring semester, andthe brothers are excited to help herlearn about Kappa Psi in the upcom-ing weeks. She is excited about thepossibility of becoming a GammaKappa brother and is working hard tomake it happen.

Near the end of the fall semester,Gamma Kappa was able to raise$400.50 for the Domestic AbuseShelter in the City of Brookingsthrough a penny wars competition.The P2 class handily beat the com-bined totals from the P1 and P3 class-es and earned a special prize from aGamma Kappa alum. Past chapterregent and current SDSU College of

Pharmacy faculty member DaveHelgeland dressed as Santa Claus anddelivered his own racy version of“’Twas the Night Before Christmas”before the P2 class and numerousother faculty members. The chapteralso voted to tack on an extra $150 togive to the shelter for extra help dur-ing the holiday season.

At the beginning of February, thebrothers of Gamma Kappa successful-ly completed their first run throughwith the Vial of Life project. Thechapter handed out over 50 vials topatients at an event that was gearedmainly towards university studentsand faculty. Now that the project isunderway, Gamma Kappa will begoing out into the community tohand out vials to the elderly popula-tion and to others who are interestedas well.

Another service event that is under-way in helping out at the Boys andGirls Club. The chapter has threedates set up to help over the nextmonth-and-a-half, where brothers willwork with the youth of the Brookingsarea. Relay for Life is fast approach-ing as well, and with two teams in the

relay this year, Gamma Kappa is look-ing for one of the two teams to be thetop fundraisers in the event on cam-pus for the second straight year.

Social events have also started pick-ing up as of late. The social chairsplanned on attending an NBDL gamein Sioux Falls at the beginning ofJanuary, but due to the beautifulSouth Dakota weather, the brotherswere unable to attend. The GammaKappa brothers will be attendingSDSU basketball games as a group inthe near future and are in a cheeringcompetition with SDSU’s KappaEpsilon chapter. The winners of thecheering event will win money donat-ed by Nick’s Hamburger Shop inBrookings, which will go to charity.Gamma Kappa would like to give aspecial thanks to Nick’s for helpingout with the event. Other than thebasketball game, there have beennumerous events held at the GammaKappa house. The annual formal,which is always a good time, is set forMay 1.

Gamma Kappa is excited for theopportunities coming up in the nearfuture, and they plan to representKappa Psi and the profession phar-macy extremely well at each event.

—Charles Elroy III

�� Gamma NuUniversity of the PacificFounded 9/17/1960236 W. Stadium Drive, Stockton, CA [email protected]

It seems difficult to imagine that,not long ago, we were all off some-where enjoying the holidays. GammaNu celebrated its annual Thanks -giving dinner for those unable toreturn home, where the meal wasorganized by Pacific’s renowned chef

and �� Brother Andrew Abe, fundedby gracious donations from a few GNalumni. Then, to keep us in the holi-day spirit after our return from break,all the brothers got together for pizzaand our annual Secret Santa giftexchange.

Getting back into our professionalmode, Gamma Nu planned andtrained for our Bone Marrow RegistryDrive, which we hosted as part ofACS’ Leukemia and LymphomaSymposium. Here, we heard stories ofsurvival from two speakers, includingfirst year pharmacy student andpledge Oska Lawrence, followed byregistering students to the NationalBone Marrow Donation Registry. Wewere able to add 50 people to the reg-istry, as well as help raise awarenessabout the general lack of minoritiesin the registry.

Then, it was time for our annualpaintball retreat, where the brossquared off against each other in agood, old-fashioned paintball war.Pledge classes, years in school, Nor-Cal/So-Cal, whatever the teams, thebros enjoyed the time spent runningaround shooting each other withpaintball markers. It’s one of GammaNu’s highlights every year, and thisyear was no exception.

Finally, it was the moment we’vebeen waiting for all year. KappaPsi–Gamma Nu’s Rush Dinner andthe beginning of pledging. Withactive brothers (including third yearsfrom as far away as Portland), alumni,faculty, and 30 potential brothers, thebanquet hall of the Stockton CountryClub was filled with fellowship, fondmemories, and the excitement ofgood times to come. Speakers includ-ed Drs. Eric Gupta, John Apostolo,and Donald Floriddia, as well as

Gamma Chi brothers spend a Brother Night making Valentines for Hospice. Beta Chi brothers during an ice skating outing.

Across the street from the Kappa Psi Gamma Kappa chapter house, the SAEhouse nearly burned to the ground. See “Special Friendship” story on page 6.


sodas. They were delivered to recipi-ents with a “Valentine Love Note”from the senders and provided quitethe mystery for those sent from secretadmirers!

We have a few events in the worksfor the upcoming months that all ofthe brothers are thoroughly excitedabout. On April 24, we will have our23rd Annual Health ProfessionalsMDA Golf Benefit, a fundraiser whereall the proceeds directly benefit theMuscular Dystrophy Association. Theformat will be a four-player scrambleheld at Trosper Park Golf Courseand, like every year, we anticipate agreat turnout for one of our most suc-cessful fundraising events. The broth-ers are also looking forward toBroomball at the end of March, anexcuse to get on the ice and demon-strate our spectacular sweeping abili-ties. Planning for the event is alreadyunderway, and the battle between therookies and veterans is starting toheat up as teams start talking tactics!

—Shamama Burney

�� Gamma PiSt. Louis College of PharmacyFounded 3/19/19464588 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO [email protected]

The Gamma Pi chapter, supportedby the Student PharmacistAssociation, hosted World AIDSAwareness Day on December 1. Wesold red ribbons for $1 each anddonated about $200 to charity. Wealso coordinated with the WashingtonUniversity Infectious Disease Clinic tooffer free HIV testing throughout theday. Before heading home for finals,the brothers hung around an extraday after final exams to spend sometime with the children at St. John

remarks from Dean Oppenheimer. Itwas a chance to show off the strengthof Gamma Nu, which we can talkabout, but nobody can understanduntil you experience a room filledwith alumni who still bleed for KappaPsi–Gamma Nu. It was one of thebiggest rush dinners in memory, andsurely a marker of the great things weexpect from this coming pledge classand beyond.

—Matthew Stephens

�� Gamma XiUniversity of South CarolinaFounded 5/13/1961U of South Carolina, College of PharmacyColumbia, SC [email protected]

Gamma Xi has been busy thissemester. We started the year withour biannual Back to School Party,which raised 450 pounds of food forHarvest Hope charities. Regent EddieSeijo (P3) and the rest of the crewtraveled to Charleston in January torepresent our chapter and SCCPColumbia at the Province III meeting.In addition, the First Annual PinkCarnation Semiformal, co-hosted byKappa Psi and Kappa Epsilon, collect-ed $1,800 for the Susan G. Komen forthe Cure foundation in support ofbreast cancer awareness and treat-ment. Currently being coordinated byChad Jolly (P3), Gamma Xi is alsogoing to participate in a home build-ing project with Habitat forHumanity. We hope to be able tobegin construction sometime in lateMarch. Concluding on April 23, thissemester is our annual Around theWorld Bash, which is always a funevent. Everyone is invited and there isno better way to blow off steam after atough semester. Thanks to everyonefor all of their support and good luckthis semester!

—B.J. Armstrong

�� Gamma OmicronUniversity of OklahomaFounded 2/3/1923College of Pharmacy, 1110 N. StonewallAvenue, Oklahoma City, OK [email protected]

The Gamma Omicron chapterstarted this spring in full swing withfundraisers featuring a Valentine’sDay theme. The Oklahoma City cam-pus held a bake sale, where brothersprovided items, including cupcakesand sugar cookies for purchase. Byfar, the red velvet cupcakes were thebiggest hit and satisfied the sweettooth of students and faculty alike!The Tulsa campus also had great suc-cess with their sales of orange Crush®

Bosco’s Children Center. There were15 kids in attendance, and we playedbingo, made candy cane reindeers,and helped them create their ownSanta Claus using a paper plate, cot-ton balls, and red construction paper.We had so much fun at the Center,and the kids seemed to enjoy usbeing there as well. We will definitelybe making this event a tradition atChristmas time. Since returning toschool, the Gamma Pi chapter hasraised over $1,000 for the Haiti ReliefFund and we just hosted our firstblood drive for the year. There wassuch an overwhelming amount ofpeople who wanted to contribute anddonate that we are having a makeupdrive later in the semester. We wouldlike to congratulate Brother EricMcLain for becoming a Province VIIofficer. We are proud to say that weare one of the top three chapters inProvince VII and are continuing todo great things and hope to end thesemester on a good note!

—Allison Durchholz

�� Gamma RhoUniversity of New MexicoFounded 2/16/1948College of Pharmacy MSC 0953602502 Marble NE, Albuquerque, NM [email protected]

March is turning out to be thebusiest month of the spring semester.We’ll be starting it out with some funon the ice-skating rink and withbroomball! It has been a while sinceour chapter has had the opportunityto play broomball, so it’s a much-anticipated event. Next, most of usare heading to the APhA AnnualMeeting in Washington, D.C., whichwill be quickly followed by theProvince IX meeting in Tucson,

Arizona. Once we’re back fromTucson, we have a spring-cleaningyard sale scheduled to get rid of whatwe no longer need around the houseand to help raise funds for the 2011GCC in San Francisco, California.

We recently held a Bone MarrowRegistry Drive, where we were able toget 57 new possible donors added tothe registry, and hopefully facilitatedsomeone getting a new lease on life.As a chapter, we had never done aregistry drive, but we received suchpositive feedback about it, that we areadding it to our annual philanthropyevents. Next year, we’re hoping theweather cooperates and lets us moveit outside. —Christine Cooper

� Gamma SigmaUniversity of FloridaFounded 4/28/1949College of Pharmacy, Dept. of PharmacyPractice, Box 100487, Gainesville, FL [email protected]

The Gamma Sigma chapter inGainesville, Florida, started thesemester with a bang as we attendedwinter conclave hosted by theGamma Zeta chapter in Alabama.There were 18 brothers who attendedconclave, including many of ourrecent initiates. Everyone who wenthad a blast and enjoyed meeting allof our PIV brothers. Our AnnualValentine’s Day Social went extremelywell, with a portion of the proceedsgoing to the American HeartAssociation. We are excited for a newyear of Kappa Psi brotherhood withour newly elected officers: regent–Jason Powell, vice regent– ScottCohen, treasurer–Rob McAleer,recording secretary–Dennison Lim,corresponding secretary–Brian Fung,historian–Meghan Arwood, chaplain–

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Gamma Psi and Delta Omega brothers enjoy breakfast at Ski Trip ’10.

Gamma Chi Brothers (L–R) AimeeMishler, Eric Roath, Josh Ghiringhelli,Lindsey Ghiringhelli, and Krista Berg atthe annual Michigan PharmacistsConvention.

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Ross Collins, sergeant-at-arms–AlanByard, pledgemaster–Phillip Kern,assistant pledgemasters–Mike Verboskiand Andy Hendrickson, and studentcouncil representative–Justin Roth.

We still have many events that weare busy organizing, such as ourannual golf tournament. The eventwill be held on April 17 at theMeadowbrook Golf Course. All pro-ceeds will benefit the Children’sMiracle Network in Gainesville.Gamma Sigma would like to inviteany and all brothers, especially ourfellow PIV brothers, to attend. Ourcollege held its first Mr. College ofPharmacy Pageant a week ago andKappa Psi showed its support by hav-ing three of our brothers compete:Ryan Haumschild, Bronson Ngo, andPhil Kern. The pageant was a hugesuccess, and 100% of the profits weredonated to support ASP patient careprojects. The annual MulticulturalDinner also took place last week, andmany of our brothers volunteeredtheir time and talent to help make

the show happen. It was a greatturnout and exciting to see manydiverse talents, including an Afro-Cuban dance-off by a few of our pro-fessors and fellow students for prizesfrom various restaurants. All of theprofits were directly used to fundmedical mission trips for IPSF.

Most recently, we were fortunateenough to receive a chapter develop-ment seminar from Marvin, Abe, andBuck, to promote the growth andstrength of our chapter. The meetingwent really well and produced manynew changes and ideas that we areeager to implement. We ended ourmeeting with our Kappa Psi brothersat the traditional restaurant of choice,The Swamp. Aside from all the fun,the brothers of Gamma Sigma will bevolunteering at the Alachua CountySpecial Olympics later this month.We would like to congratulate all ourfellow 3PD brothers as they are busilypreparing for upcoming clerkships.We wish them the best as they contin-ue in their pharmacy coursework anddevelop as professionals.

—Brian Fung

� Gamma UpsilonUniversity of ArizonaFounded 3/20/1950University of Arizona/COP, Tucson, AZ [email protected]

The brothers of Gamma Upsilonrecently held the greatest cannedfood drive in the history of mankind.Okay, that is a tall order, but we didhave an absolute blast. The food drivewas developed as a philanthropy pro-ject mixed with partying. Threetheme parties were held on one nightat three different houses. Each housewas hosted by the three classes: aMardi Gras theme for the first years, aRave theme for the second years, and

The Jersey Shore theme hosted by thethird years. The brothers wererequired to dress the part and pro-vide cans of food in order to hitch aride on the old-school yellow bus.The bus then shuttled the brothersfrom house to house to party thenight away. The food drive was anawesome way to have fun and alsosupply food to those in need. On aside note, the members involved inThe Jersey Shore party won the unan-imous “Most Ridiculously Dressed”award, along with the “Worst FacialHair” award, and the “I think he ishaving a seizure…” dance award.

Kappa Psi was fortunate to attendLegislative Day in Phoenix, Arizona,and manage the “Be The Match”Bone Marrow Donation booth. “BeThe Match” is a part of the NationalMarrow Donor Program. The pro-gram seeks to register bone marrowdonors on the National Registry.Patients requiring bone marrowtransplants have the ability to seekmarrow matches online or throughtheir local treatment facility. When adonor is matched to a patient, thedonor will undergo the PBSC proce-dure, where he or she will essentiallydonate stem cells (no need for thehuge needle in the hip). LegislativeDay was a success, as more than 110people, including legislators, werescreened and registered to donate.For information on donations, regis-tration, and more, please visithttp://www.marrow.org and help “BeThe Match.”

The brothers of Gamma Upsilonlook forward to hosting the ProvinceIX meeting in Tucson. We have anexciting weekend planned, includingnighttime events, a poker tourna-ment, and a wonderful banquet.

—Cameron Haun

�� Gamma PhiUniversity of GeorgiaFounded 5/23/1951College of Pharmacy1880 S. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA [email protected]

The new year has started off greatfor Gamma Phi. The chapter attend-ed the Province IV conclave and hada great time with brothers from allover the Southeast in Birmingham,Alabama. For many of the first years,it was a great experience meetingbrothers from many other chaptersand getting to see how the Fraternityworks at the Province level. Conclavewas even better for Gamma Phi, astwo of the brothers were elected toProvince IV officer positions. AbeDuncan was elected to be the newsatrap and Khalil Khlifi was electedthe Province’s new webmaster.

The spring semester started offwith the Welcome Back Party.Students from the Pharmacy Schoolcame out for a night of relaxationbefore the semester kicked into fullgear to catch up with friends andclassmates after winter break. In addi-tion, the brothers also requestedthose attending bring canned goodsfor the canned food drive for a localhomeless shelter. Students had agreat time and the party raised almost100 lbs. of canned goods.

A few weeks ago, the Gamma Phiguys voted on new Little Sisters tohelp out with the Fraternity. The guysare proud to have selected six newladies from the first-year class to be apart of the chapter. To celebrate, thechapter had a night out in Athenswith the new members of our familyand even sang a little karaoke. Theguys are glad to have the new addi-tions and everyone had a great timeat the Little Sister Dinner!

Later in February, Kappa Psi heldthe second blood drive for the2009–2010 school year. Studentscame from all parts of campus to givea little time–and-blood for a goodcause. As usual, the Red Cross set thegoal high, and our brothers workedtogether to meet and exceed it. Somestudents who could not give blooddonated to the Red Cross financially.

Kappa Psi also introduced a newevent this year. In order to raisemoney and supplies for the varioussummer camps in which many broth-ers and their pharmacy school class-mates participate, the chapter puttogether a “Plan B”-themed party.Participants came dressed as whatthey would have been had they notgone to pharmacy school. All the par-tygoers had a lot of fun with the idea,

Gamma Psi brothers, faculty, and a pledge at the Georgia State Capital for VIP day.

Delta Eta Brothers Jeremy Branch andAarielle Gentry pose for a photo duringthe Province VII meeting.


College of Pharmacy, and have ateam setup for Relay for Life, which isoccurring in a couple of weeks. Wealso sponsored one of our advisorswho participated in a “Polar Plunge”for the Special Olympics.

With regards to fundraising, we arecurrently planning a rummage sale tooccur at the Gamma Chi house oncethe snow melts. We are also sellingwristbands for Band of Locals, whichwill help to benefit local businesses aswell as our chapter.

We’re still holding our weekly“Brother Nights,” which are alwaysfun and give us all a nice break fromstudying. Some events we’ve heldinclude movie nights, bowling, andwatching the Red Wings games atBuffalo Wild Wings.

We initiated five new brothers lastsemester, and we have 13 brothersgoing to the Province V assembly, andwe’ve been busy preparing for that, as

with costumes ranging from footballplayers to beach bums, and even alumberjack or two. The partygoersalso brought items, such as tooth-brushes, bug spray, sunscreen, flash-lights, and much more, which will bedonated to the IPPE summer campsthat Kappa Psi is involved with. Theturnout was great, but more impor-tantly, the brothers are proud to havebeen able to help out all the childrenattending camps this summer.

The semester has already been verybusy and it looks to continue thatway. When the students come backfrom spring break, Kappa Psi willhold its annual “Boxers and Blazers”party. The first years will put on ashow for everyone who comes out inorder to raise money for Relay forLife. The party is a hit every year andthe brothers are sure the trend willcontinue. Then, in April, the broth-ers will venture down to Charleston,South Carolina, for the chapter’s for-mal and look to have an exciting timerelaxing together before the semesterstarts to wind down and summerapproaches. The past couple ofmonths have been busy and excitingfor the brothers at Gamma Phi, andthey hope to keep things that way forthe rest of spring!

�� Gamma ChiFerris State UniversityFounded 5/6/1952119 S. Warren Avenue, Big Rapids, MI [email protected]

We finished off the fall semesterwith our annual Christmas party forWISE, a local women’s shelter. Thissemester, we have participated inBowl for Kid’s Sake, donated to theHaiti Relief Fund, raised money forHospice by selling “hearts” in the

it is coming up right around the cor-ner. We are pumped to get somequality brother time in Chicago!

—Krista Berg

�� Gamma PsiMercer UniversityFounded 3/16/1953School of Pharmacy, 3001 MercerUniversity Drive, Atlanta, GA [email protected]

After a successful fall semester,Gamma Psi had its annual holidaybanquet. The brothers decided tokick-off the new decade with an out-ing of fellowship before they wenthome for the holidays. With such astrong fall semester, the brothers ofGamma Psi had no intention of slow-ing down in the spring semester.

We started the new semester with atrip to Birmingham, Alabama, for theProvince IV winter conclave. Thebrothers had a prodigious time, whichculminated in Bob Harshbarger andKevin Long being elected as Provincesecretary and GCC alternate delegate,respectively. The following weekend,the brothers of Gamma Psi hostedtheir annual ski trip. Brotherhood wasnever more evident than when DeltaGamma, Delta Iota, and Delta Omegajoined our ski trip. It was as if we hadnot left the Province IV meeting.

Gamma Psi was prudent in contin-uing its service to the community. Weheld our second blood drive of theschool year and we were able to meetour donation goal for the drive. Thebrothers also had a road cleanup for

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Delta Delta Brothers Kristi GoldBarger, Stephanie Ingle, Mary Beth Brinkman,Allison Lau, and Carol Rogers at the Province VII banquet.

Delta Kappa Brothers Melonie Blake and Alyssa Armstrong cook for the homeless atThrive DC.

Delta Zeta brothers reunite at their first social of the spring semester.

Delta Eta Regent Margaret Alabi andProvince VII Assistant Supervisor RobertMancini pose for a photo during theProvince VII banquet.

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the Adopt-a-Highway program. Themajority of the brothers attendedVery Involved Pharmacists Day up atthe Georgia State Capitol. This was animportant event, because it shows ourcommitment to advancing the profes-sion of pharmacy and recognizes theimportance of cooperating with legis-lators. We still have a little bit of thespring semester left to go but are verydiligent in making the most out ofthe time we have remaining thissemester. Brothers are planning toattend the APhA national meeting inWashington, D.C., as well as Chi’s100th anniversary. We are also plan-ning several more service events andhope to finish the year strong.

—Amir Khan

� Delta BetaSouthwestern Oklahoma State UniversityFounded 3/13/1963College of Pharmacy, 100 Campus Drive,Weatherford, OK [email protected]

Like it or not, the spring semesteris almost over and finals will be heresoon. Luckily, this means summerisn’t too far away! It’s been anotherbusy semester, but the Delta Betachapter has still found the time toconduct chapter business as well asassist the community.

After the recent election of chapterofficers, the newly-elected leaders areeager to fill the shoes of the previousofficers and continue to strengthenthe Kappa Psi legacy here at SWOSU.

We have already seen some of ournew leaders’ fresh ideas take place,including recently participating in aprogram in which brothers wrotecards of support to our nation’s veter-ans currently in the hospital.

Preparation for the annual KappaPsi Golf Tournament is in full swing.Once again, the tourney will be heldat Sugar Creek Golf Club in Hinton,Oklahoma. The money made fromthe fundraiser will be given to the St.Jude Children’s Research Hospital.We are expecting another largeturnout this year, and the chapter isworking together in order to makethis year’s donation the most ever.

—Mason Morrison

�� Delta GammaAuburn UniversityFounded 2/24/1963Harrison School of Pharmacy2316 Walker Building, Auburn, AL [email protected]

The spring semester has been quitebusy for the brothers of DeltaGamma. The semester was started offright with a semiformal winter socialplanned by our great group ofpledges. Brothers and pledges camedressed up to get down! Next, we hitthe slopes over Martin Luther Kingweekend on our ski trip with thebrothers of Gamma Psi (Mercer).There is nothing like a much neededbreak from school after only twoweeks into the semester! Mid-February brought about our pledgecamping trip, where brothers andpledges enjoyed fellowship around anopen fire and sleeping under the

stars. Boykin (Auburn’s AdultDaycare) birthday parties continue tobe a favorite service for the brothersof Delta Gamma. Brothers and Boykinresidents both seem to get a lot out ofour monthly visits! Pledge initiation isplanned for March 3, and we are alllooking forward to welcoming ournew group of brothers! We are havinga health fair at the grand opening ofFreeman’s Pharmacy in Opelik, wherewe will offer blood pressure, bloodglucose, and cholesterol readings, aswell as patient counseling.

—Joshua Hollingsworth

�� Delta DeltaUniversity of HoustonFounded 2/28/1963College of Pharmacy, 4800 CalhounBoulevard., 141‐SR2, Houston, TX [email protected]

The spring semester has been verybusy for the Delta Delta brothers.We’ve been involved in several com-munity service projects, including vol-unteering at Star of Hope and partici-pating as judges at a Galveston HighSchool Science Fair. We also have sev-eral fundraising events, such as sell-ing chocolate to our fellow pharmacystudents and Kappa Psi paraphernaliato our brothers. We also still volun-teer at the Toyota Center, which isthe home of many Houston Rocketgames, as well as concerts. Thesefundraising projects are helping usfund events planned for this semes-ter, including the Province VII meet-ing and the annual �� formal.

On February 26, 48 Delta Deltabrothers headed to New Orleans,Louisiana, for the annual Provincemeeting. We are very proud to returnhome with several awards, includingthe Man-Mile Award, Best WrittenChapter Report, and Chapter of theYear for Province VII! Congratula -tions to Daniel Ortiz with his electionto Province chaplain. We are alsoproud to announce chartering of theHouston Graduate chapter, which

Delta Eta Brothers Lorraine Massey and Dominique Mano hard at work during reg-istration for the Province VII meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Delta Epsilon brothers at Meet the Greeks.

Delta Theta Brother Herschele Brooksshows �� spirit.


education chair is in the process ofsetting up blood pressure screeningsfor Delta Zeta brothers to do in thecommunity. We also received fundingto purchase a brand new electronicblood pressure machine. Our socialchair has been busy planning eventsto allow brothers time to relax andget to know one another better. Wehave many opportunities this semes-ter to eat out, which we all enjoy. Weare also planning some social eventsinvolving bowling, line dancing, andeven broomball at the local ice area.But we are not only having fun, weare going to be electing our new offi-cers in March. Lastly, all of the DeltaZeta brothers are very excited aboutApril, because not only do we haveour Spring Gala, but it’s time for con-clave hosted by Beta Nu. We hope tosee you all in Omaha!

—Stacy Livingston

�� Delta EtaXavier UniversityFounded 4/24/1972College of Pharmacy1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, LA [email protected]

The brothers of Delta Eta arepleased that all the work that was putinto this year’s Province VII meetingresulted in an enjoyable weekend forall. We enjoyed the company of ourbrothers who came down and LaissezLes Bon Temps Rouler!

Now that the task of hosting aProvince meeting is over, we are redi-recting our focus to the achievements

also occurred during the Provincemeeting.

Last but definitely not least, a bigCONGRATULATIONS go to BrotherJimmy Do and Sylvia Do for the safedelivery of their baby, Grace Do. Wewish you the best in your parentalendeavors!

�� Delta EpsilonDuquesne UniversityFounded 2/24/1967600 Forbes Avenue, 304 Bayer LearningCenter, Pittsburgh, PA [email protected]

Delta Epsilon has been busy withrushing new members, service, andfellowship.

Last semester, Delta Epsilon partic-ipated in Carson Towers, an event forsenior citizens. Cookies, crafts, andBingo took place to help bring holi-day cheer. Delta Epsilon also decorat-ed a tree on campus in order to cele-brate the festive season.

This semester, brothers have beeninvolved in Cell Phones for Soldiersand Healthy Heart. We’ve madeHealth Care Kits for Haiti and areexcited about the upcomingProvince in March 2010. We alsowant to wish our sixth-year brothersgood luck during these last monthsbefore graduation!

—Kara Bakowski

�� Delta ZetaUniversity of IowaFounded 12/12/1968College of Pharmacy110 Pharmacy Bldg., Iowa City, IA [email protected]

The Delta Zeta chapter has beenoff to an eventful start this semester.Our chairs have been busy planningour chapter events for the semester tokeep all of the members busy.Currently, our philanthropy chair,Emily Douglass, is planning multipledinners for us to cook at the IowaCity Ronald McDonald House. This isan initiative our chapter has beeninvolved in for a while now and it hasbeen very successful. We also look for-ward to participating in the RonaldMcDonald House 5K Run later on inthe semester. Currently, Emily isworking with Anna Peck, ourfundraising chair, to co-coordinate anevent raising canned goods for theJohnson County Crisis Center. Theevent is called “Cookies for Cans.”Delta Zeta brothers are putting theirbaking talents to use by bringing incookies and other baked goods, whilestudents pay for the treats withcanned goods instead of money. Wewill then donate the canned goods tothe Crisis Center for its patrons. Our

of our Delta Eta brothers. We wouldlike to congratulate the followingbrothers for their positions on thisyear’s College of Pharmacy’s Ball:DeShawn Stevenson–Mr. COP,Anthony Chappell Jr. and AlonaWilliams–Mr. and Ms. P4, SavannahWashington–Ms. P3, Michael Olaiyaand Devinne Renee–Mr. and Ms. P2

Also, we would like to send outcongratulations and best wishes toour Delta Eta brothers who havebecome engaged: Jeffrey Bullock/Katura Thomas, Courtney Meggs,Tenesha Waits, and Shonte Foster

�� Delta ThetaTexas Southern UniversityFounded 3/27/19733100 Cleburne Avenue, Houston, TX [email protected]

The devastation that plagued Haitiearlier this quarter initiated a unityacross the College of Pharmacy andHealth Sciences at Texas SouthernUniversity. The Delta Theta chapterjoined forces with Project CURE,along with other local organizations,such as APhA-ASP, SSHP, andSNPhA, to collect supplies for sur-vivors of the horrendous earthquake.Brown boxes were set up throughoutthe college, where analgesics, antibi-otic ointment, hand sanitizer, and toi-letries were collected and sent to theravaged nation of Haiti.

The quarter rounded out when theDelta Theta chapter of Kappa Psi split

and went in two totally differentdirections… literally. Many of thechapter members took the six-hourtrek to New Orleans and joined thou-sands of other brothers at the KappaPsi Province VII meeting. The otherhalf of the chapter checked glucose,urine, and blood pressure at the FifthWard Dialysis Clinic Health Fair.Regardless of the destination, funand purpose was enjoyed by all.

�� Delta IotaFlorida A&M UniversityFounded 6/7/1975College of Pharmacy, 1415 South MartinLuther King Jr. Blvd.,Tallahassee, FL [email protected]

The Delta Iota chapter of KappaPsi is still keeping that fire burningthroughout the campus of FloridaA&M University. Spring semester, webegan with a running start. We start-ed off with several community serviceevents, which include volunteering atBig Bend Homeless Shelter andspending time at Miracle Hill NursingHome. We continued with severalfundraisers, including carwashes andt-shirt sales. The dynamic brothersalso partook in the College ofPharmacy and PharmaceuticalSciences Haiti Relief Effort.

The chapter got involved with com-munity service in the Tallahasseearea. We assisted at the Big BendHomeless Shelter, passing out food tothe less fortunate throughout theneighborhood of Frenchtown andwithin the shelter. We also spent time

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Delta Iota Brothers from left to right Adrian Burke, Robinson Glevis, Nick Gaston, Torrin Goodrum, Jeremie Johnson, WaleAlayoku, and Marshall St. Louis outside the Big Bend Homeless Shelter in Tallahassee, Florida.

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at the Miracle Hill Nursing Home atan event called “My ValentineMiracle,” where we created littlegame booklets that allowed us tospend quality time with the elderlyand had a blessed experience learn-ing about the life they lived. Wehanded out Valentine cards andteddy bears to each resident there.

The chapter also held three car-washes, which were very profitable. Itwas a great bonding experience,where we were able to learn moreabout each other, the plans we havefor the chapter, and have fun whilemaking money. It certainly doesn’tget any better than that. We also hada t-shirt sale that was very profitable.The shirts were our H.P.I.C. (HeadPharmacist In Charge) t-shirts. This

idea was inspired from an alumni andit was definitely a good idea.

The chapter was quick to respondto the call for help due to the tragicearthquake event in Haiti. We collab-orated with the College of Pharmacyin a donation drive where we, as a col-lege, raised over 200 cases of waterand over 50 boxes of food and sup-plies. This was a great event that tooka lot of planning and it was absolutelyworth it. We were able to accomplishthis within two weeks of the misfor-tune in Haiti, and the College wasproud of the initiative that the stu-dents took to have such a successfuldonation drive.

The brothers were not only aboutbusiness, we also had time to have funcelebrating a memorable time in thelife of one of our faculty brothers, Dr.Otis Kirksey, in reaching the histori-cal landmark of turning 50. Now,even though we partied, it was notwithout a cause. The proceeds of thisevent went to providing assistance tothose who can’t afford diabetic med-ical supplies. This was another eventwhere we not only had fun but wewere still able to do a great deed. Theproceeds of this event were approxi-mately $1,200.

Not only is the chapter effective inperson, we are also turning towardsbeing effective via the World WideWeb. We developed a FacebookWeekend Health Announcement,where every brother will quickly postas a status for an entire weekend adisease state that we should be awareof, the symptoms that are generallyseen with this disease state, ways of

prevention, and/or encouragementto check their health status. The firstone that we started with wasHIV/AIDS, which encouraged every-one on Facebook to get tested andeducate people in knowing the waysthat this virus is transmitted. Wereceived very positive feedback fromthis, which led to discussions frompeople in the Facebook communitysharing more knowledge on such ahorrible virus. We continued the fol-lowing weekend with obesity, statingthe complications that obesity canlead to and educating people on BMIranges that are healthy. We alsoreceived positive feedback from thisstatus.

The brothers are only able to dothe previously stated activities bymaking ourselves strong as a chapter,and we had several events thatimproved the presentation skills ofeach brother by having a brother pre-sent on a disease with constructivecriticism from the brothers and alsoprofessional advice tips that allowbrothers who are strong in certainareas to teach other brothers withinthe chapter how to be strong in theseareas also. We had two disease statepresentations so far, one coveringCardiac Heart Failure, which was pre-sented by Brother Marshall, St. Louis,and Cardiac Arrhythmias, presentedby Brother Ibukun Adetula. One ofour professional tips was by done byBrother Ishmael Qawiy, who coveredarriving to class on time, healthy eat-ing habits, and effective time man-agement.

We also look forward to seeing youthis summer, as we host the ProvinceIV summer conclave, which promisesto be a memorable experience.

So, as you can see, we have beenvery busy and plan to continue the

legacy and carry “the fire” in ourhearts, as many Delta Iota brothershave done before us. Until next time,“one for all and all for one.”

�� Delta KappaHoward UniversityFounded 4/19/1986College of Pharmacy, 2300 4th Street NWWashington, DC [email protected]

The Delta Kappa chapter experi-enced the Historic District ofColombia Snowstorm, which totaledup to 31.5 inches of snow. Eventhough we enjoyed our five days awayfrom school, we are eagerly awaitingthe sunshine and warm weather.Unfortunately, due to the inclementweather, the 3rd Annual Heart toHeart Ball fundraiser to raise moneyfor the American Heart Associationhad to be postponed.

During the past snow filledmonths, Delta Kappa made a differ-ence in the community by volunteer-ing at Thrive DC, a non-profit organi-zation that assists those facing eco-nomic crises and who are in need ofdire assistance. We filled paper bagswith nonperishable food items andalso prepared and served breakfast toapproximately 150 homeless resi-dents. We ultimately aimed to bright-en their day with words of encourage-ment and put smiles on their faces.Our volunteer efforts at Food &Friends, an organization that caresfor individuals with life-threateningillnesses, are still continuing on aweekly basis.

Brotherhood bonding eventsincluded ice skating in downtownD.C. and Movie Night in Chinatownto watch Shutter Island. Also, specialthanks go to Brothers SeemaHarikumar of Delta Kappa and Jenn

Just a coincidence? Delta Kappa Brothers Kenric, Chicata, Ron, Michelle, andLarissa pretty in purple after a chapter meeting.

Delta Lambda Brothers Coye Shearin,Meghan Dawes, Lan Le, and DallasBrooks enjoy their Jersey Shore GuidoPledge Party.

Delta Lambda brothers at the Kappa Psi Reception at ASHP Midyear in December2009.

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Although she had quite an eventfuldrive, she still managed to get toBirmingham to represent DeltaLambda and Province III, and she hadan awesome time at the event. At theend of January, 10 brothers traveledthrough rain and snow to Charleston,South Carolina, to attend the ProvinceIII conclave. Brothers Dawn FloydAnnas, Sara Hester, Stephanie Zyra,Melissa Buchanan, Lauren Annas,Leah Hutchens, Meredith Mahaffee,Lan Le, Dana Fasanella, and GeoffreyShiver had a wonderful time reunitingwith brothers from other chapters.

Delta Lambda had its first “BlizzardBlast” rush on January 13. We hadfive rushers who were interested ingetting to know more about KappaPsi. Brother Stephanie Zyra and herrush committee did a great job orga-nizing games and prizes, along withhot chocolate and snacks. The gamesconsisted of snowball pass, snowmanrelay, and winter obstacle course. Oursecond rush, “Brotherly Bowling,” washeld at a bowling alley, where broth-ers and rushers got together to eatpizza and bowl the night away. Bidswere given out a couple of days fol-lowing the second rush, and we hadour pinning ceremony soon after-wards. We are glad to have threepledges for the spring semester.Pledgemaster Alana Braren and assis-tants Dan Nguyen and Brad Hughesare extremely excited to work withthem and have a variety of eventsplanned. After pinning, brothers andpledges had dinner at Mi Casitas.

The second week into pledging,the pledges planned their pledgeparty. They threw a spectacular“Jersey Shore Guido” party, wherebrothers were to dress up as a charac-ter from the TV Series “Jersey Shore.”The pledges did a great job coordi-nating transportation to and from theparty. Unfortunately, midway through

Young of Sigma for planning a won-derful mixer event for the brothers tomeet and get acquainted with oneanother.

And lastly, thank you to our spring2010 intake line and to those to workhard in helping them become well-rounded brothers. The current lineof 16 has already assisted our commu-nity by volunteering at Strive DC,which assists unemployed individualsin obtaining the skills to get and keepa job.

�� Delta LambdaCampbell UniversityFounded 4/23/1988School of Pharmacy, P.O. Box 1090Buies Creek, NC [email protected]

Following exams in December,many brothers traveled to Las Vegas,Nevada, to attend the ASHP MidyearMeeting in December 2009 and theyall had an incredible time. Whenschool started again in January,Campbell University College ofPharmacy had the Apothecary Ball inRaleigh, North Carolina, during thefirst week and many brothers attend-ed the event as well.

Delta Lambda’s new officers andcommittee chairs are very excited tocarry Kappa Psi forward with theirnew positions in the Fraternity. Tostart the new year and new semesteroff, Kappa Psi participated in anInterfraternal Council (IFC) potluckdinner. The potluck dinner was a wayfor all the fraternities at CampbellUniversity College of Pharmacy to gettogether and mingle. It was a greatway to get to know potential studentswho are interested in rushing as wellas get to know brothers from theother fraternities.

The first weekend of January,Brother Melissa Buchanan attendedProvince IV in Birmingham, Alabama.

pledging, two pledges had decidedthat Fraternity life was not for them.Therefore, we are now left with onebrave pledge, who will continue theprocess alone.

In February, ritualist MelissaBuchanan coordinated a memorialexercise where we completed thesquare and honored our brotherswho are no longer with us. We hadone formal meeting, where we alsoaccomplished Good of the Order.Good of the Order was a great way ofallowing brothers to speak freelyabout anything that was not KappaPsi related, and it was also a good wayof acknowledging something goodthat a brother has done.

As part of our community service,service chair Meredith Mahaffee

coordinated a roadside cleanup and avisit to Brookfield Nursing Home. Atthe nursing home, brothers had agreat time dancing with the residents.Pledges made some wonderful cardsand passed them out to all the resi-dents at Brookfield.

Assistant treasurer and fundraisingchair Esther Yi successfully plannedtwo bake sales in February. Themoney raised from the bake sales willbe donated to either the AutismFoundation or the Delta Lambda BrieReynolds Scholarship. Social chairAlex Lemere has done an amazingjob with planning social events so thatbrothers can hang out together. Wehad a Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Dinnerat Bullfeathers one night with about30 brothers and pledges in atten-

The Delta Nu chapter at the Kappa Psi vs Phi Delta Chi Flag football game.

Delta Nu’s Third Annual Pie Extravaganza.

Delta Xi Brothers Heli Patel, ShalisaSalla, Michelle Choi, Aleena Mahal,and John Pham enjoy snow tubing!

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dance. In addition, Alex smoothlycoordinated the “Round the WorldTapas” event, where seven brothersfrom the same apartment complexopened their apartments to a night ofhanging out and having fun. Thehosts of these apartments were:Robbie Stebbins and Brian Simmons,Christine Cho and Christine Cook,Esther Yi and Amanda Giggard, andJanna Currie. Each apartment had adifferent theme (Germany, Italy,Mexico, and Spain) and hosteddrinks and foods unique to thatcountry. The brothers who attendedhad an itinerary that allowed them torotate through each “country” andhang out with different brothers ateach apartment. This was a greatbrotherhood bonding experience!

Lastly, Campbell University Collegeof Pharmacy & Health Sciences helda Big Brother/Little Brother eventwith undergraduate pre-pharmacystudents at the end of February. Atthis event, the pre-pharmacy studentswere paired with pharmacy schoolstudents to answer any questions theundergraduates may have. ManyDelta Lambda brothers attended thisevent to advise potential pharmacystudents about classes and organiza-tions they can get involved in duringpharmacy school. Dinner was provid-ed and brothers enjoyed talking tothem about the Fraternity and itsbenefits.

Overall, this semester has beenextremely successful in terms ofbrother involvement in fundraising,

socials, and meetings. We look for-ward to the rest of the semester, as wehave several exciting events planned.

—Dianna Lee

�� Delta NuMidwestern University at ChicagoFounded 3/12/1994College of Pharmacy, 355 31st StreetDowner’s Grove, IL [email protected]

First, Delta Nu would like to con-gratulate the latest initiates of the Piclass of Delta Nu’s Kappa Psi.Congratulations, we are proud ofeach and every one of you. Winterquarter started off with an all-daysports event. Delta Nu held itsground as Phi Delta Chi challengedKappa Psi to a flag football game.Needless to say, Delta Nu holds thetitle. Later in the evening, the broth-ers attended a Wolves game. Theexciting hockey game brought achance for both pledges and activesto get a chance to bond.

In January, the brothers attendedMidwestern University ChicagoCollege of Pharmacy’s Annual Formal.The brothers showed the school thatwe are professional, but we can breakit down on the dance floor.

Our biggest event this quarter wasthe third annual “Pie Extravaganza,”in which students have the opportuni-ty to throw a pie into the face of aprofessor or simply buy a slice of pie.The event was a success. Much appre-ciation goes to our vice regent,Danielle Maila, for putting a lot oftime and effort into the event.

With the start of the spring quar-ter, a new executive board will be

chosen. Their first event to host willbe Delta Nu’s third annual formal tobe held on April 23, 2010. With that, Iwould like to say best of luck to allour brothers going off on rotations,we are so proud of you. Thank you tothe current executive board for a suc-cessful year. Good luck to the nextexecutive board for the year as well!

�� Delta XiShenandoah UniversityFounded 9/13/1997Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy1775 North Sector Court, HPB BuildingWinchester, VA [email protected]

The Delta Xi brothers are excitedto have 14 pledges this semester.We’ve been having a lot of fun withthem, and all the brothers are thrilledto meet and hang out with the newpledges. On January 28, some of thebrothers and pledges attended ’80sNight at the local Alamo Drafthouse,where we dressed up in our ’80sclothes and watched The BreakfastClub. Everyone had a lot of fun andreally enjoyed the classic movie. Weheld our annual String Night onFebruary 15 with the pledges. Withthis tradition, the pledges untangledred strings to reach the other side ofthe room, where they discovered whotheir big brothers are. After all thefun and excitement, the brothers andpledges gathered to eat delicioussushi at Ginger Asian.

During the same week, a few broth-ers went snow tubing. After ourrecent snowstorm, we have a lot offresh snow, so tubing down the hillwas a lot of fun. Our social night withthe pledges was at IJ Canns again this

Delta Xi Brother Vincent Ngai and pledges at the Community Wellness Festival pro-moting American Red Cross’s Vial of Life.

Delta Omicron’s fall pledge class at their initiation ceremony.

Delta Omicron Brothers Suzanne O’Shea, Lindsay Smith, and Aundrea Robertsonhave fun with their family tree at Founders Day.

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Zumbathon (Latin dance workout).The brothers have started many

great fundraising opportunities forthe next few months. Our Valentine’sDay compatibility fundraiser was asuccess throughout the PharmacySchool. In March, we will hold aGertrude Hawk candy fundraiser anda restaurant fundraiser at Lucky’sSports Bar, which will also double asour Family Tree Night for bigs, littles,and graduate brothers.

We are excited for many of ourquickly approaching social events.Delta Omicron sponsored a winterweekend team, where the brothersparticipated in university-wide games.Our spring formal is scheduled forApril 24; we will be attending aScranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees base-ball game on April 15th and our fac-ulty/brother softball game is plannedfor finals week.

The brothers of Delta Omicron arelooking forward to inducting our newofficers to carry on our chapter atWilkes-University. We are alreadyworking hard on planning the FallProvince II assembly, which will beheld at our chapter, and all brothersof Kappa Psi are invited to attend.

year, where the pledges had theopportunity to socialize and interviewthe brothers. On February 27, theDelta Xi brothers participated in theCommunity Wellness Festival at thelocal Apple Blossom Mall, where wemaintained a booth to promote theAmerican Red Cross Vial of Life. Wewere happy to distribute 700 vials!

In March, we look forward to theinitiation of our new brothers, RockBand Night, and our 10th AnnualCombest Bonfire, with a chili cook-offcontest, scary movies, food, andgames!

—Pim Tanpatanachareon

�� Delta OmicronWilkes UniversityFounded 11/7/1997Nesbitt School of PharmacyWilkes‐Barre, PA [email protected]

After our relaxing winter break,the brothers of Delta Omicron hit theground running with new ideas forthe upcoming semester. To start, thebrothers celebrated Pharmacy Weekwith Wilkes University PharmacyClubs NCPA, APhA, LKS, PLS, andothers. We had a Healthy Heart tablein our student union building for theweek and hosted a volleyball tourna-ment, with nine teams participating.

Our service committees have beenbusy planning new opportunities forour brothers this semester. We haveplanned to sponsor a table at theUniversity’s VIP day for new pharma-cy students, made a donation to theMcKinney Clinic in Wilkes-Barre, andcreated a team for the WilkesUniversity Charity Challenge. We willalso have brothers present at thegrand opening of the new Walgreensin Wilkes-Barre for blood pressurescreenings and medication questions.A health and wellness day is beingplanned at the YMCA, where thebrothers will help out with a

�� Delta PiTexas Tech UniversityFounded 11/14/1997School of Pharmacy, 1300 S. Coulter St.Amarillo, TX [email protected]

In Abilene, we held an informa-tional/social dinner and the turnoutwas great. Natalie Siburt gave aninformational speech about KappaPsi to potential members and we wereable to get to know them better. Itwas a great night for all, full of goodconversation and food. We are alsodiscussing having an initiation cere-mony in the spring. Special thanks goto Elizabeth Le, who is in the processof setting up another healthcareevent in Abilene.

Hannah Vu had this to reportabout the activities of our Amarillo

brothers: “Before the yearly bowlingtournament faceoff with the Phi DeltaChi Fraternity, our chapter decidedto hold an informal bowling event inorder to sharpen our skills. Thoughnot all of us can bowl like pros, a fewpeople, like social chair Brien Gale,have proven their skills on the lane.In just his second game, Brien hadfinished with a score of 201, severelyovershadowing his team membersbowling in the same lane. However,there are still other people who needmuch more training but are very ded-icated and intent on beating ourrivals in the upcoming tournament.This is definitely not the last of ourbowling sessions!”

Several members were also veryexcited to attend Province this year.Loretta Rios had this to contribute:“Delta Pi had eight brothers go to the

Delta Pi brothers at the Abilene Information/Social Dinner. From left to right areElizabeth Le, Stacey Jordan, Rachel Nielsen, Zach Mercer, Jose Jimenez, NatalieSiburt, Tammy Smith-Koenning, and Dustin Koenning.

Delta Rho crossover: The newly initiated brothers of Delta Rho with the pledge masters(kneeling) during their initiation ceremony.

Delta Upsilon at the nursing home.

Delta Upsilon’s Deanna Boone leadsBINGO.

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Province VII meeting from February26–28 in New Orleans. We had agreat time meeting our Provincebrothers, and Delta Eta did a superbjob of organizing all the meetings,the hotel, the banquet, and the get-together at the New OrleansPharmacy Museum. New Orleans wasa great place to experience first-hand.As this was the first Province meetingfor many of us; we were so excited toexperience so much brotherhood,fellowship, involvement, and FUNthat we no doubt plan on trying tohave all brothers who can come tonext year’s meeting in Houston,Texas! We also wish to congratulateHouston Grad for its successful char-tering on Saturday and Delta Deltafor Province Chapter of the Year.Keep up the good work, brothers!”

We also held an election at our lastmeeting, and I’m very excited toannounce that our new officers for

the 2010–2011 year include: regentKevin Aloysius; vice regent (Amarillo)Holly Arimo; secretary Priscilla Ko;Treasurer Wendy Trinh; pledgemas-ter Mona Pham; chaplain TinaCherian; historian Laura Perdomo;sergeant-at-arms (Amarillo) PaulMathew; Dallas Liason Merlyn Joseph;Sweetheart Loretta Rios; fundraisingchair Catvu Luong; social chairAndrew Cobert; and athletic chairGeorge Jacob.

—Cathy Hwang

�� Delta RhoNova Southeastern UniversityFounded 11/13/19983200 S. University Dr.Ft. Lauderdale, FL [email protected]

The spring semester is not evenhalfway through, but the brothers ofDelta Rho have already engaged inmany exciting events and have shared

some great experiences together.January proved to be a busy month,beginning with the groundbreakingand construction of our ReflexologyPathway and Medicinal Garden, onlythe second reflexology pathway onthe East Coast! We were honored towelcome Dr. Elizabeth Marazita, aworld-renowned expert in traditionalChinese Medicine and Reflexology toeducate and train us on the use of ournewly built reflexology path. Havingthis pathway on our campus and read-ily available to the public will tremen-dously benefit our community, espe-cially those looking for natural, holis-tic ways to alleviate their ailments.Now that the reflexology pathway hasbeen laid, the final step is to researchthe types of medicinal herbs andplants that will flourish in the subtrop-ical Florida weather and populate ourmedicinal garden. As reward for theirassistance in the construction of thereflexology pathway, brothers werehonored with an invitation to see HisHoliness, the 14th Dalai Lama, speakduring His visit to our campus inFebruary. It was a truly inspirationaland incredible experience, one thatwill never be forgotten!

After taking part in the ground-breaking of the reflexology pathway,brothers and pledges embarked on ajourney to Birmingham, Alabama, forthe 2010 winter conclave, hosted byGamma Zeta. Piling into four vans,we made the 800-mile trip to SamfordUniversity, where we got to catch up,network, and have fun with all thechapters in our Province. It was anexciting experience for both brothersand pledges, as we were able to meetand mingle with brothers from dis-

tant chapters whom we don’t seeoften. For the first time in ProvinceIV history, pledges were allowed toattend the conclave meetings, givingthem a glimpse into Kappa Psi’s leg-islative process, as well as makingthem feel more involved in theFraternity.

Soon after returning from con-clave, Delta Rho took part in NSU’s2nd Annual College of PharmacyField Day. First-, second-, and third-year pharmacy students battled forthe winning trophy in games of flagfootball, kickball, water balloon toss,and tug-of-war. It was a fun-filled dayof barbecue and friendly competi-tion. Our chapter concluded themonth of January with the initiationof 25 brothers—the largest pledgeclass to be initiated in Delta Rho’s his-tory! It was an event that had beenanticipated by brothers and pledgesalike for quite some time, and we arevery excited and proud to share thebond of Kappa Psi with our newbrothers! Since initiation, the broth-ers have been actively working togeth-er to improve our chapter.

Months of hard work and strugglefinally culminated in an incredibleturnout as Delta Rho hosted the 2ndAnnual Dance Marathon to benefitthe Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDSFoundation. The 12-hour eventincluded hip-hop, country line, salsa,and Bollywood dance lessons, games,prizes, raffles, and more food thanyou could imagine. Several studentorganizations came out to supportand participate in the dancing extrav-aganza, which ultimately allowed usto raise $7,000 for Pediatric AIDS. Wewere also happy to welcome severalbrothers from the Delta Upsilonchapter. This event would have beenimpossible without the continuoushard work, support, and dedicationof the brothers of Delta Rho.

As the semester approaches themidpoint, we are all looking forwardto spring break. Brothers are eagerlyanticipating two main events beforethe semester’s end—our MasqueradeBall and the annual Greek Wars. It isDelta Rho’s turn to host Greek Wars,an all-day sports competition amongthe three pharmaceutical fraternitiesat NSU, and we look forward to domi-nating and bringing home the firstplace trophy! During the remainderof the semester, we will continue ourmonthly disease awareness programswith Cancer Awareness and STDPrevention Awareness, and perform adiabetes blood glucose screening at alocal community pharmacy.

—Ally Courson

Delta Sigma brothers spend the day at the Capitol educating Arizona State legislators about health care.

Detla Upsilon brothers Race for the Cure.

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Kappa Psi brothers from Delta Sigmaand Gamma Upsilon were in chargeof a booth for Be the MatchFoundation. Our brothers encour-aged Arizona State legislators to self-lessly volunteer to donate their bonemarrow. Delta Sigma also volun-teered to help at other booths for theAmerican Pharmacists Associationand answered any questions that thelegislators had about pharmacy andhealth care. We look forward to vol-unteering at this event annually inorder to raise more awareness for dif-ferent issues in health care.

During the winter quarter, it isalways difficult to stay close to ourbrothers, because of the break for theholidays. Even though we love goinghome to our families, we love comingback to school even more, so that wecan spend more time with our broth-ers. On our first Friday after the holi-days, we had a social event at Fox andHound to reunite, while eating greatfood and playing pool. Halfwaythrough the quarter, we had a bowl-ing social at Brunswick Lanes. Wehad such a great turnout, occupyingalmost half of the bowling alley. It isvery entertaining to watch all thebrothers, with their different skill lev-els and styles of bowling. My favoritewas Dave Cox’s slip and slide. OnFebruary 17, we had a SpaghettiNight Fundraiser and Game Night.Brothers came and enjoyed someamazing spaghetti, while having funand playing board games. Our goalwas to raise money to help support

� Delta SigmaMidwestern University-GlendaleFounded 9/9/2000College of Pharmacy—Glendale19555 N. 59th Ave., Glendale, AZ [email protected]

This past winter quarter, the broth-ers of Delta Sigma have been busyserving others, offering aid, andadvice to members of the community.The quarter started off with a groupof brothers serving at the UMOMNew Day Center on December 13.Brothers served a lovely brunch offruit and waffles to homeless and low-income families. We then volun-teered in one of the medical tents atthe P.F. Chang’s Rock ’n’ RollMarathon. Delta Sigma brothersworked with other medical profes-sionals, providing ice for hurtingknees and ankles and first aid tothose runners who had injured them-selves during the run. It was a greatexperience being able to interact withpatients and getting to know volun-teers from other programs atMidwestern University. As brothers,we continued our commitment tohelping the community by cleaningour Adopt a Road. We are very excit-ed, because we have finally received asign officially stating that we adoptedthe road alongside our campus. Wealways look forward to being able towear those very attractive orangevests. On February 1, Kappa Psibrothers participated in an eventcalled Pharmacy Day at the Capitol.

the Beta Gamma chapter, which ishosting the 55th Grand CouncilConvention in San Francisco,California. Delta Sigma brothers arelooking forward to this conventionand want to help out as much as wecan. We are anticipating a fun andexciting spring quarter and look for-ward to the spring Province IX assem-bly in Tucson, Arizona.

�� Delta TauUniversity of Southern NevadaFounded 1/10/2003Nevada College of Pharmacy11 Sunset Way, Henderson, NV [email protected]

Delta Tau has been incredibly busythis semester. We have incorporatedour talents and passion with manyorganizations in the Las Vegas area.We have dedicated our time andenergy each month to ensure thatour community is being served by ourKappa Psi brothers.

In early December, we were able togive our time to Caring 4 Kids, anorganization that makes sure childrenliving below the poverty level havefood to eat on the weekends. InJanuary, Delta Tau partnered withHabitat for Humanity and collectedmoney to help the Haiti Relief Fund.We were able to collect $180 in a 30-minute period from our fellow class-mates. Delta Tau also donated time tothe Ronald McDonald House inFebruary, where we cooked andserved food to 11 families with chil-dren in the hospital. We are proud to

announce that we collaborated withthe Be the Match registry in Februaryand helped to register over 300 peo-ple at the Galleria Mall inHenderson, Nevada. We were able torepresent a local young man in hopesthat we could be one step closer tofinding him a bone marrow match.

Delta Tau also found time to social-ize with our brothers by enjoying afun bowling night, Wranglers hockeygame, and ice skating. We also had achance to set up a night to relax withour Province IX brothers during theASHP Midyear meeting. We have hada fulfilling year so far, and we expectmuch more exciting events to come!

—Jennifer Mungcal

� Delta UpsilonPalm Beach Atlantic UniversityFounded 5/3/2003School of Pharmacy, 901 S. Flager DriveWest Palm Beach, FL 33401‐[email protected]

This semester has been busy for thebrothers of Delta Upsilon. Springmust be the new season of giving,because our brothers have beendonating a lot of their time to raisingmoney for various charities. As broth-ers, we really bond during eventswhere we can have a good time andknow that we are helping others whiledoing so. The new brothers who wererecently initiated in January set thestandard high for future pledges byraising over $1,000 through fundrais-ing to go towards Camp Fiesta andThe Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.

Delta Phi Brothers Colleen Tu, Natalie Kiel, Jon Benner, Natasha Gorely, Stephanie Tse, Christina Sejersen, Alex Engelmann, Stephen Rettig, Patrick Recinto, KatieMedders, and Edward Su sing their hearts out at Delta Phi’s Activation Night.

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Gamma Iota’s Curtis Johnston (left) and Rob Seabury (right) struggle with the nuances of building a gingerbread house during their

Toys for Tots party.

The brothers of Gamma Upsilon screen people for the “Be TheMatch” Bone Marrow Donation Registry at Legislative Day in

Phoenix, Arizona.

Delta Iota Brothers (L–R) Ibukun Adetula, Adrian Burke, Wale Alayoku,Nick Gaston, Kevin Bryant, Torrin Goodrum, and Ishmael Qawiy

during a car wash fundraising event.

Delta Theta Brothers Bee Sokale (R) and Melinda Lee (L) perform glucosescreenings on participants at the Fifth Ward Dialysis Clinic Health Fair

Gamma Chi Brothers Matt Everitt (Santa) and Erin DeDoes pass outgifts at a Christmas party for a local women’s shelter.

Gamma Upsilon holds a canned food drive cleverly disguised as a Mardi Gras‐themed party.

Thanks to our brothers who help others.

You make us proud!

Competition organized by Delta Phi’ssocial chair, Traci Bricker. This year,the secret ingredient was apple! Thethree teams were each given 12 applesand one-and-a-half hours to completetheir culinary creations. The winningteam, “Team P4,” conquered the com-petition with unconventional tastesand creativity to boot. They won with atwo-course meal of boiled apple sushiand apple-jack fruit sticky rice. That isnot to say their competition wasn’tstiff, as the other teams put forth tastycreations like pan-seared chicken withapple walnut chutney and apple-infused mashed potatoes with apple-onion braised chicken.

In appreciation for all that DeltaPhi had done for them, the Thetapledge class organized a Fiesta Partyespecially for the brothers. The partyboasted delicious Mexican food, livemusic courtesy of pledge PatrickRecinto, and a piñata that was ulti-mately destroyed by regent KayvanMoussavi (he can sure swing a stick).

As the pledge process came to aclose, Final Exam day had come. The

between various stations manned bybrothers. Each station has a uniquechallenge, including a Coke-Pepsichallenge, a Connect-Four challengeand charades with human mannequins(you get the idea: ridiculous amountsof fun). The event proved a great wayfor pledges to meet all the brothersand have a good time doing it.

Not so much as a week had passedwhen it was time for the third pledgeevent: the Interview Party. Pledges andbrothers formed teams and were giventasks that tested their ingenuity, cre-ativity, and, of course, their pharmacyknowledge. Among the challenges wasa test of engineering ability anddesign sense to build the tallest free-standing tower out of straws, newspa-pers, and manila folders. Some towersstood true, others sadly succumbed togravity. Another more academic chal-lenge was to decipher the brand andgeneric names of the top drugs andorganize them in order of sales.

In late January, the brothers took adetour from pledge activities, as it wastime for Delta Phi’s Annual Iron Chef

see how much money they can raisefor this great cause. Our chapter isalso participating in a Crohn’s andColitis Walk in Fort Lauderdale. Thenewly initiated brothers did a greatjob fundraising for the walk andbrought in over $500 for the event.

Looking ahead, we will be planningour annual golf tournament to beheld on April 24, and the graduatedinner to follow on April 25. The golftournament is our biggest fundraiser,so we are hoping to have an even bet-ter turnout than previous years. If anyof you brothers feel like escaping toWest Palm Beach, Florida, for an awe-some round of golf, contact DeltaUpsilon. The event is annual.

�� Delta PhiUniversity of California-San DiegoFounded 8/8/20039500 Gilman DriveLa Jolla, CA 92093‐[email protected]

As December began, pledging wason Delta Phi’s mind. It all began withan Oreo cookie-themed pledge pin-ning party. The Theta pledges wereintroduced to the brothers amid thun-derous applause and cheering. Afterall the pledges had been introducedby the big bros, pledges and brothers,alike, partook in decadent deserts,chocolate fondue, and most impor-tantly, a giant Oreo cookie cake bakedby Delta Phi’s own Old Man, RebeccaRomasco! Pledges went home full ofsweets and sporting milk moustaches.

Soon after, it was time for manybrothers’ favorite pledge event: SpeedPledging! Delta Phi’s little twist onspeed dating demands that pledgesrotate every couple of minutes

To start off the semester, we got abig group together to participate inthe Susan G. Komen 5K Race for theCure, which benefits breast cancerawareness and research. On MLK Day,most students plan to head to thebeach or spend the day relaxing, but agroup of our brothers decided tospend the day hanging out with someawesome residents at the Lourdes-Noreen McKeen Skilled Nursing/Assisted Living Facility, where weworked with Sister Eulalie George. Weplanned fun activities for the resi-dents. Bingo was the biggest hit of theday. After the games, we spent a fewhours with the residents and got toknow about them and their lives.

The first weekend in February, ourchapter joined Delta Rho and partici-pated in their Dance Marathon downin Fort Lauderdale, Florida. DeltaUpsilon’s team raised over $600 forthe event, and the proceeds went tothe Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDSFoundation. This was the first-placeteam for fundraising overall! Thebrothers who participated learned sev-eral interesting dances, which, ofcourse, they passed along to all of theother brothers who weren’t able tomake the trip down south. I am surethat these brothers will tear up thedance floor with their new moves atthe next conclave.

Coming up this spring, we have alot of fun and exciting eventsplanned. Our chapter started twoteams to participate in the Relay forLife on April 16. This event benefitsthe American Cancer Society, which alot of our brothers hold close to theirhearts, due to loved ones who haveexperienced cancer at some point intheir lives. Each team is competing to


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Delta Phi pledges Jack Yeung, Michelle Hughes, Colleen Tu with Delta PhiChaplain Cristy Garcia at the Theta Class’ Fiesta Party.

Delta Phi Old Man Rebecca Romasco and her AMAZING Oreo Cookie Cake!

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pledges visited sites of importance inSan Diego and sat for their exam, theyreflected on how far they had come injust a few months. They entertainedthoughts of what it would feel like tobecome a brother of Kappa Psi andwaited eagerly for word on how theyhad done. On activation night onJanuary 23, 2010, Delta Phi welcomed19 new brothers into the Fraternity.Congratulations to the Theta pledgeclass: Jon Benner, Sophia Bordson,Carissa Chan, Samantha Chang, IrisChen, Jennifer Gin, Gabe Gonzaga,Natasha Gorely, Michelle Hughes,Trina Huynh, Becky Lau, KatieMedders, Pamela Ny, Pat Recinto,Christina Sejersen, Stephanie Tse,Colleen Tu, Lily Wong, and JackYeung!

A very special thanks goes to DeltaPhi’s chaplain, Cristy Garcia. She hasput countless hours and enormouseffort into pretty much running thepledge process far above and beyondanyone’s expectations; all the morereason that Delta Phi is honored tocall her our brother. Thanks also toDelta Phi’s Old Man, RebeccaRomasco. Going through the pledge

process again is no easy task, butthrough it all, Rebecca’s love for DeltaPhi and the Theta Pledge class reallyshined through.

—David Ha

�� Delta PsiUniversity of Minnesota-DuluthFounded 7/10/2005School of Pharmacy, 232 Life Science1110 Kirby Drive, Duluth, MN [email protected]

Although the Minnesota Vikingsdidn’t get to have a Super Bowl debut,yet again, that hasn’t stopped us fromhaving any fun here in Duluth. Weheld a Super Bowl party anyway formembers and their significant othersto enjoy good company, food, andcommercials. It turned out to be a lotof fun, despite the fact that our teamwasn’t playing.

Our plans to volunteer with theasthma camp “We No Wheeze” havebeen put on hold, as the camp hasbeen cancelled for this summer. Wewill be putting efforts elsewhere untilthe camp starts up again.

The Multi-cultural PharmacyStudent Organization (MPSO) is

holding a bone marrow registrationdrive in which a number of our mem-bers will be volunteering. The drive’sgoal is to get 1,000 people to be onthe HLA-registry, so about 100 volun-teers are needed for the day of thedrive. Our brothers were more thanhappy to donate their time to helpincrease Leukemia patients’ chancesfor finding a bone marrow donor. Wedid a caramel roll fundraiser in whichthe proceeds were donated to MPSOto help pay for materials needed forthe drive.

At the moment, we are alsofundraising throughout the collegewith clothing and butter braids toraise money to buy our chapterinsignia. We are well on our way andhope to have it by the end of thesemester. Additionally, we are sellingcoffee mugs, aluminum water bottles,and lanyards, and the proceeds will bedonated to the local HOPE clinic,which provides physician and pharma-cy services to the underprivileged anduninsured.

In tune with the Winter Olympics,one of our brothers, Sarah Marshall, isengaged to John Shuster of the USACurling Team. Prior to her departureto Vancouver to support him and therest of the USA team, she held a curl-ing how-to session at the DuluthCurling Club for our brothers.Curling in Duluth is like the beach isto Florida. Needless to say, manyattended, and it even inspired us tostart an intramural curling team ofour own brothers, called the ��Sliders. Since our intramural basket-ball season didn’t end as we hoped,we will try our luck with curling.

Our social committee has beenhard at work planning events for ourbrothers to build closer relationships.On February 20, a group of 10 broth-ers attended a night out in downtownDuluth at the Dubhlinn’s ComedyClub. The University providedcoupons for the tickets, so our admis-sion was free, and it was a blast. Whenthe weather gets warmer, we plan tohave a �� barbecue to close out thesemester.

On April 9–10, the Province Vmeeting will be held in Chicago,Illinois. Our regent, StephanieKroseman, will be attending, as well assome brothers from Drake. Also, onApril 23–24, the Province VIII con-clave will be held in Omaha,Nebraska. Our chapter is working withthe Twin Cities Epsilon chapter to geta coach bus so we can all travel togeth-er. We hope to receive the TravelingTrophy!

There is a student organizationleadership retreat held by the College

of Pharmacy in which three membersof Delta Psi will be requested toattend. These members will go on avolunteer basis.

—Ashley Warren

�� Delta OmegaSouth UniversityFounded 12/10/2005School of Pharmacy, 709 Mall Blvd.Savannah, Georgia [email protected]

Despite the intensity of the acceler-ated Pharm.D. program at SouthUniversity, 2010 and the new quartercould not have started with more con-tagious enthusiasm and outstandingsuccesses for the brothers of DeltaOmega. The addition of 14 new broth-ers to the family created such a diverseoutlook for the chapter. All the newbrothers portrayed their passion forKappa Psi through their attendance,engagement, and attentiveness atProvince IV winter conclave hosted bythe Gamma Zeta brothers in earlyJanuary. Following inspiration gainedat conclave, Delta Omega brotherschallenged their potential by surpass-ing their goal of $1,000 for the RedCross and Doctors Without BordersHaiti fundraiser by raising $1,048.80in as little as five days. In addition, thequarterly events did not cease with theHaiti fundraiser; Delta Omega broth-ers continued their drive to reach outto the community by holding a school-wide chili cook-off, gathering facultybrothers as well as graduate brothersfor monthly luncheons and represent-ed Kappa Psi at the annual VIP Dayhosted by GPhA at the Capitol inAtlanta, Georgia. Currently, DeltaOmega is preparing for one ofSavannah’s largest festivals, the St.Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebration.We plan to raise funds for our chapterby selling novelty apparel.

� Epsilon BetaUniversity of the Incarnate WordFounded 4/12/2008Felk School of Pharmacy4301 Broadway, San Antonio, TX [email protected]

Epsilon Beta continued to take careof business this spring. We had severalcommunity service events, includingpoison prevention presentations tokids and volunteering at the SanAntonio Food Bank, as well as theGoodwill Store. We also had anotherfundraiser at EZ’s Pizza and are sellingEaster candy. The brothers are excit-ed, because we also have several shirtdesigns in mind, inscribed pint glassesfor sale, and Oath of the Pharmacistplaques for graduates. Our school’sfirst class will be graduating this May

Delta Psi brothers enjoy �� Idol Night, theme for Friday night of Conclave ProvinceVIII held in Duluth, Minnesota: Clockwise from left: Ross Paar (Ellen DeGeneres),Matt Just (Ryan Seacrest), Ashley Warren (Paula and Kara), Mitch Burg (SimonCowell), and Scott Nei (Security).


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provided valuable services to the com-munity, such as blood pressure screen-ings, glucose testing, body mass indexmeasurement, as well as cold, flu, andover-the-counter education.Additionally, every other Wednesday,our brothers continue to drive out todowntown Riverside to lend a hand inthe Student Run Health Clinic(SRHC), where we take part in provid-ing healthcare services to the under-served population, such as looking atpatients’ medication charts, followingup on refills, and recommendingappropriate therapy changes to themedical students and attending physi-cians, when necessary. EpsilonGamma also held its first BoneMarrow Drive on campus through theCity of Hope in February. This waspart of the PIX Philanthropy Projectdecided upon at the fall 2009Province meeting in San Diego,California. The event was a success,and we were able to register 51 donorsin just a four-hour timeframe. Thiswill definitely be something we wantto continue every year.

In addition to professional events,we also put on several brother-bond-ing events, including broom balling,our annual ski trip to MammothLakes, and our first annual “UglySweater” Holiday Party. EpsilonGamma’s annual brother-bonding tripto Mammoth Lakes was filled withexciting memories, late night chats bythe fireplace, and carving fresh pow-der snow. For many of the brothers, itwas their first time snowboarding, oth-ers were seasonal boarders holdingtheir own season passes to MammothLakes. Driving through the heavy

rains and strong winds had us nervousbut, with our brothers by our side, weknew we could weather any storm andmake it home safely. At the “UglySweater” Holiday Party, EpsilonGamma Brother Dan Nguyen, whowore an inexplicable multicoloredshort vest, won this year’s UglySweater contest. The brothers enjoyedeach other’s company, while eating,singing, playing games, exchanginggifts, and dancing the night away. Thenewly initiated Zeta class also put on aToga Party to show its appreciation tothe current brothers as well as to showtheir pride and enthusiasm in KappaPsi. Some upcoming Epsilon Gammaevents include our annual participa-tion in EIF Revlon Run/Walk forWomen, our Inaugural Western UFaculty Appreciation Luncheon, andour End-of-the-Year Banquet for thegraduating class. As the school year isapproaching an end, the brothers ofEpsilon Gamma will be occupied withplanning and hosting the next fall2010 Province IX meeting in Pomona,California!

�� Epsilon DeltaUniversity of AppalachiaFounded 4/12/2008College of Pharmacy1060 Dragon Road, Oakwood, VA [email protected]

This winter has been a busy but awonderful one for Epsilon Delta. Fivenew Brothers: Allison Gonzalez, AllenSmith, Evan Tatum, Greg Hall, andWhitney Ballard, along with the chap-ter’s Grand Council Deputy, Dr.Jennifer Campbell, attended the win-ter conclave held in Charleston, South

Carolina, in January. It was very excit-ing for the new brothers to be able tostrengthen their fraternal bonds withother Kappa Psi brothers and learnmore about Kappa Psi and ProvinceIII as a whole. On February 9, KappaPsi sponsored An Event at Food Cityin Vansant, Virginia, for cardiacawareness. This is an important eventthat we hold each year, and it helps tosupport the mission of our school tohelp educate rural and underservedpopulations about healthcare. Alongwith informing members of the com-munity about heart health, brothersalso checked patients’ body massindex and blood sugar. We recentlyput kits together that were sent toHaiti in order to help them in themidst of their tragedy. Brothers gath-ered supplies, such as soap, tooth-paste, toothbrushes, washcloths, handtowels, fingernail clippers, and adhe-sive bandages, which were used to cre-ate the care packages.

and we will be on our way to beingaccredited.

However, most of our time hasbeen spent concentrating on ourpledges. We had our last rush event,which was our own version of speed-dating, in which brothers and rushesgot to interview each other as quicklyas possible. This allowed us to makebetter decisions regarding whom toextend a bid. Very soon thereafter,pledging began! We have 28 pledgesand they are doing great. We decidedto wait longer to make Big/Littleselections, so that we could get toknow each other, and so we had sever-al very interactive events. First, we hada Game Night, which became a tour-nament of Taboo and Guesstures. Thefinal round was great to watch! Thenwe had an Improv Night, where weacted out skits, very similar to WhoseLine Is It Anyway. Brothers brought inany props they could think of, and thehilarity ensued! Points were awardedfor particularly good performances,based on the judges’ ratings.

One of the greatest events we do isour annual Scavenger Hunt in down-town San Antonio, Texas. Pledgesstart at the Alamo and have to followclues to find the brothers stationed atlandmarks. Our faculty Brother, Dr.Gottlieb, dressed as Waldo and hid atthe top of the Tower of Americas allevening! We ended the night atHooters to tally points. Our mostrecent event was bowling, where fami-lies of Bigs, Littles, and Grandlittlesgot together to strike it big.

Province VII was held at the end ofFebruary. Brothers Kim Erickson,Lindsey Mills, Mike Farquhar, AnupaShah, Craig Torbert, and JonathanCuevas, along with our GCD, Dr.David Maize, were able to meet otherbrothers in New Orleans.

—Kelly Bujnoch

�� Epsilon GammaWestern UniversityFounded 7/28/2007College of Pharmacy, 309 E. Second StreetPomona, CA, [email protected]

Epsilon Gamma would like to wel-come 13 new brothers from the Zetaclass into our chapter. They are veryexcited to attend their first ProvinceIX meeting in Tucson, Arizona, withthe rest of the brothers. EpsilonGamma has been continuing to workhard to promote professionalism inthe pharmacy field. In conjunctionwith other organizations on campus,Kappa Psi participated in the annualHoliday Lane Health Fair. Despite therain, our brothers still came out and

Epsilon Beta’s “Speed-Rushing” is a great way to meet our wannabe pledges.

Who’s that behind the mask? It’s EpsilonBeta Brother Lindsey Mills at this year’sProvince!

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We are hosting our 2nd AnnualGolf Tournament on April 10, 2010. Aportion of the proceeds from the tour-nament will be donated to NewBeginnings, a long-term care facilityfor those recovering from substanceabuse. This was our most successfulevent last year, and we look forward tomaking it even more rewarding thisyear. Epsilon Delta elected new offi-cers: Evan Tatum (regent), AllenSmith (vice regent), Morgan Smith(secretary), Megan Riddle (treasurer),Whitney Ballard (historian), JessicaCraig (chaplain), and Kayla Jackson(sergeant-at-arms), all who took officeon February 23, 2010. We would liketo thank Jason Burket and the otherofficers for their hard work this year.Epsilon Delta looks forward to plan-ning the fall conclave for Province III.

—Whitney Ballard

�� Epsilon EpsilonTexas A&M UniversityFounded 8/23/2008Rangel College of PharmacyMSC 131 1010 West Avenue BKingsville, Texas [email protected]

The chapter of Epsilon Epsilonkicked off the 2010 spring semesterwith a Super Bowl Social. The broth-ers held a Super Bowl Party, watchingthe game on a big screen TV and host-ing a Kappa Psi Kicking Wings con-test. The brother who cooked the bestchicken wings appropriately won afootball autographed by the executiveboard. Brother Dan Ly won the prizedfootball and the bragging rights to thebest wings in Kingsville, Texas.

On January 30, the brothers ofKappa Psi rose bright and early tohelp out the Kingsville community for

a cleaner environment. The TrashOut Kingsville Day was held at theKingsville Police Station. Upon arriv-ing, the gracious community servedthe brothers breakfast tacos anddrinks. After fueling up, the brothersof Kappa Psi robed themselves insome bright orange vests and double-layered gloves to protect themselvesagainst the sub-40 degree wind chillsthat arrived unexpectedly. As the trashcame in, the brothers divided the junkinto recyclable piles according to thenature of the waste. While workinghard to unload the junk into piles, thebrothers didn’t forget the fun part ofvolunteering and played around withkids’ bicycles and they dug through tolook for any treasures, such as oldPolaroid cameras or old schoolNintendos. After a hard day of work,we felt a sense of self-satisfaction andaccomplishment through self-sacrific-ing community service, which was def-initely much more rewarding than alazy Saturday nap.

In preparation for Valentine’s Day,the brothers of Kappa Psi soldCandygrams containing pharmacy-themed messages and pickup lines.Each Candygram came with twoValentine’s Day lollipops and a cardwith a message that the sender couldeither select from our extensive list orwrite themselves for a more personaltouch. The students and faculty sentthem to each other as a way of show-ing their appreciation, but they alsogot a kick out of sending the cards aspranks. Throughout the day, studentsenjoyed comparing the different mes-sages they received. The Candygramssold for $2 each and proved to be avery successful fundraiser, as we soldout within the first two days and gen-erated a significant amount of rev-enue for Kappa Psi.

In February, 24 brothers fromEpsilon Epsilon trekked out to NewOrleans, Louisiana, from Kingsville,Texas, to attend the weekend-longProvince VII meeting. Epsilon Epsilon

The Red Team wins the Epsilon Beta scavenger hunt! The bandannas were a nicetouch, especially looking good on Brother Mike (our pledge rock).

Epsilon Gamma brothers welcome the newly initiated Zeta class.

Epsilon Delta (L–R): Brothers Greg Hall, Whitney Ballard, Evan Tatum,Allison Gonzalez, Dr. Jennifer Campbell, and Allen Smith at Winter Conclavein Charleston, South Carolina.

Epsilon Delta(L–R): Greg Hall, Mark Zapata, Evan Tatum, Allison Gonzalez,Whitney Ballard, and Allen Smith at a Cardiac Awareness Event.

Kentucky and some elementaryschools in Indiana. For every letter wesend to Santa, Macy’s will donate $1to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Notonly did some of our brothers get tospend quality time with many of thechildren, the money all went to agreat cause. Some of the fundraisingactivities that our chapter did includ-ed selling clipboards to our class-mates and having a Penn Stationlunch/dinner day. Since many of thepharmacy students are going on rota-tions soon, we thought of a brilliantway to help them by selling a clip-board that can be folded with all ofthe useful notes on it. Also, our localPenn Station sub shop was willing todonate 10% of all the sandwichesthey sold to our students duringlunch and dinner that day. It turned

received praise from brothers inother chapters and even from someof the Executive Committee memberswho were present. They all seemed tobe in agreement that, with our leader-ship and ideas, we hold plenty ofpromise for the Fraternity as a whole.At the banquet, Epsilon Epsilon wasrecognized as the most improvedchapter of the year. Our attendingbrothers met with other chapters tolearn about their plans and, overall,had a great bonding experience withthe other Kappa Psi members. In-between meetings, they fraternizedduring socials and at the banquet din-ner. They met many wonderfulKappa Psi brothers and created last-ing friendships with them.

�� Epsilon EtaLECOM-Bradenton School ofPharmacy3/28/20095000 Lakewood Ranch BlvdBradenton, FL [email protected]

In keeping with Kappa Psi’s spiritof service, we were happy to have ourfirst beach cleanup on the beach thatour chapter adopted. Getting upbright and early one morning, broth-ers gathered at the shore on AnnaMaria to do some heavy cleaning andmake the world (or at least our littlepart of it) just a bit brighter. BrothersVictoria Broome, Rebecca Arcebido,and Cassi Karish also enjoyed min-gling at this year’s ASHP Midyear,where they had a wonderful time notonly learning more about the profes-sion, but also getting to visit withbrothers as well.

The brothers of Epsilon Eta wel-comed the new year and enjoyed awarm reception at this year’s ProvinceIV winter conclave in beautifulBirmingham, Alabama. BrothersAlmir Zeqo, Jasmine Ho, andChristine Heng had a phenomenaltime getting to know our fellowProvince IV brothers. We would liketo extend our deepest thanks to thebrothers of Gamma Zeta for puttingtogether a truly amazing conclave!

Epsilon Eta would also like toextend its warmest congratulations toBrother Chris Carter for getting mar-ried on January 9th. Some of ourEpsilon Eta crew traveled to NorthCarolina and had a wonderful timecelebrating his wedding with ourbeloved vice regent.

We are looking forward to havingour first Chapter DevelopmentSeminar in February. We are also veryexcited for the opportunity to further

deepen our fraternal bonds this sum-mer at our next brotherhood retreat.

Not forgetting the philanthropicspirit of our brothers, we have plansto participate in our local JuvenileDiabetes Research Foundation Walk.Epsilon Eta is also excited about ourInaugural Annual Founder’s Day cel-ebration, which will be capped offwith a formal banquet and awardsceremony.

And, of course, EH is also thrilledto welcome its first class of pledgesthis spring. We will enjoy teachingthese prospective brothers all aboutthe grand history of Kappa Psi andthe true meaning of brotherhood,and in doing so, raise a strong,proud, new crop of brothers.

�� Epsilon ThetaSullivan UniversityFounded 10/24/20092100 Gardiner Lane, Louisville, KY [email protected]

Epsilon Theta chapter has beenkicking up to full gear since the chap-ter was chartered. First of all, we hadtwo memorable rush events, one heldat Churchill Downs, home of theKentucky Derby, and one held at Dr.Chad Coulter’s house. Our first eventat Churchill Downs on November 21,2009, was a great opportunity to showsome new potential brothers a tasteof culture in Kentucky. Next, we hada chance to mingle with potentialbrothers more personally at the home

of our GCD, Dr. Chad Coulter, whomade it all happen on December 2,2009. Everyone had a great timecooking burgers, chit-chatting, andmeeting all the brothers.

A big thanks goes to Dr. Coulterfor being the best chef and for host-ing a great rush event! We hope tohave new brothers by April, thanks toour pledgemaster, Philip Kociemba.We appreciate all of your hard work!

Aside from the rush events, ourbrothers have been busy engagingthemselves in a community outreachproject and various fundraisingevents. During the Christmas season,we participated in the Macy’s Make-A-Wish Foundation event, Santa’s PostOffice. We collected many children’sletters for Santa from various places,such as Norton Children’s Hospital in


The excited brothers of Epsilon Epsilon in New Orleans for Province VII.

The brothers of Epsilon Eta clean our adopted shore on Anna Maria Island.

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out to be a huge success, and wedecided on two days for this event.Not only was it a great way to relaxwith brothers and potential brothersduring lunch/dinner, but our chap-ter’s bank account gained too!

—Judy Nguyen

�� Epsilon IotaCalifornia Northstate College of PharmacyFounded 6/27/200910811 International DriveRancho Cordova, CA [email protected]

The inaugural brothers of EpsilonIota started 2010 with a promise forfuture growth, promoting Kappa Psibrotherhood among ourselves, ourcommunity, and our peers.

With a strong foundation of 31brothers, the current Beta Class iswelcoming its first group of pledges.Interviews were held in January forroughly 25 interested members, withcurrently 17 active pledges. With twoweeks left until initiation, the antici-pation and excitement has seemed tolinger around Northstate’s hallways.Adding more brothers to the ��family is definitely encouraging, butsharing the history and passing theKappa Psi legacy is something wehold near and dear to our hearts inEpsilon Iota. This pledging processhas brought our Beta class much clos-er together, as we learn to perfect ourbrother building skills tremendously.We look forward to the new brotherswho will join us shortly.

This spring semester will hold sev-eral opportunities for Epsilon Iota toreach out to our Sacramento commu-nity. In March, we will be having aPoison Control educational event forthird graders and a health fair for theAsian Community Center. Anotherhealth fair will be provided in April atthe Rancho Cordova Senior Center.Throughout the semester, brotherswill also be volunteering in the soupkitchen at the women and children’scenter.

As elections approach for new offi-cers as well, the possibilities forEpsilon Iota to expand its Fraternityawareness and pharmacy knowledgeare endless. Good luck to all the newpledges and thank you to all currentofficers for your hard work!

—Nicole Sangalang

�� Mu Omicron PiWayne State UniversityFounded 5/14/1927417 Auburn Street, Detroit, MI [email protected]

Mu Omicron Pi has been undergo-ing drastic changes over the past sev-eral months at the Fraternity house.With the generous donations fromour Graduate brothers, we were ableto acquire a new roof as well asundergo plumbing repairs for thehouse. Also, our house has beenundergoing additional electricalrepairs. The house we live in wouldnot have the opportunity to berepaired at such a high level withoutthe aid of our Graduate brothers. Wevery much appreciate all the supportand time invested. Without those who


Epsilon Theta brothers pitch-in to help make some of the tastiest burgers! From leftJames Joseph, Crystal Bishop, Lan Chau, Kristin Smith, and Tracy Nguyen.

Epsilon Theta brothers/potential brothers in action! Everyone is at the grill, waiting onthe juiciest burgers!

Epsilon Eta mingle with fellow Province IV brothers at the 2010 winter conclave hosted by Gamma Zeta. (L to R): Christine Heng, Almir Zeqo, Andrew Crowe, Andrea Smith, Jasmine Ho, and Marvin Smith.

Epsilon Epsilon Brothers Jessie Jang and Dan Ly help the community recycle.


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Arizona [email protected]

Arizona Graduate Chapter finishedoff 2009 with an awesome HolidayParty/Charity event. Twenty graduatebrothers gathered together for food,fun and brotherhood and collectedmany toys for Phoenix Children’sHospital. We started off the New Yearwith our first business planning meet-ing in January. March brings our 2ndannual spring training baseball gameand picnic for graduate and colle-giate brothers. We have several broth-ers attending the Province IX SpringAssembly in Tucson, AZ, March 26th-28th. In addition, we are pleased tooffer a scholarship to one collegiatebrother from Delta Sigma or GammaUpsilon for the Spring Assembly inthe amount of $50. A recipient hasyet to be decided at press time. InApril we will again have several broth-ers representing Kappa Psi at the PatTillman Run. Tillman’s run is a 4.2mile race to benefit charities support-ed by Pat Tillman a local sports heroand deceased war veteran. If you livein the Phoenix and Tucson area andwould like to connect with graduatebrothers in Arizona we can be foundon yahoo groups: kyazgrad or onFacebook: Kappa Psi ArizonaGraduate Chapter.

—Andrea McNatty

Auburn [email protected]

Greetings from the brothers ofAuburn Graduate! We started thingsoff by attending the Province IV win-ter conclave and helping GammaZeta chapter celebrate its 75thAnniversary. A good time was had byall and our smallest member,Charleigh, was the life of the party!We were also very excited aboutbeing able to join in the chartering ofEpsilon Kappa. Brothers Ashley,Beauman Dick, Beau Radar, and KaliWeaver were there to assist in the ini-tiation and welcome our newestbrothers into Kappa Psi.

Boston [email protected]

The brothers of Boston Graduatechapter had their most recent meet-ing at Kowloon’s Restaurant inSaugus, Massachusetts. We had agood turnout and got to share stories,catch up with each other, and getbusiness done. We’ve been especiallyactive recently, with a lot of new grad-uate brothers eager to lend a handwith all we have going on.

We are actively participating in rais-ing money for the March of Dimesand Relay for Life this year. We haveput teams together and have alreadyraised several hundred dollars for theevents, which are still a couplemonths away. With all the brotherspitching in, we hope to be one of thetop teams at these events.

Our annual Boston GraduateScholarship Dinner is right aroundthe corner. We give out two scholar-ships every year to deserving colle-giate brothers. The collegiate broth-ers fill out an application and wereview all of them and decide whoreceives the scholarship based onKappa Psi participation, grades, andfinancial need, among other things.

Our new officers have been electedand properly installed into office.Our new officers are: regent, SaumilPatel; vice-regent, Joe Guinta; secre-tary/treasurer, Michael Cournoyer;historian, Chris Nadeau; chaplain,Joseph Lavino; webmaster, DavidCaristi; and CE coordinator, ClaudioFaria. All of the officers were veryexcited to be elected and are anxiousto begin their new duties.

The Boston Grad chapter wouldlike to publically thank MichaelCournoyer for his four-year term asBoston Grad regent. He has done anexcellent job over the past four yearsand is willing to remain active as oursecretary/treasurer.

—Christopher Nadeau

Buffalo [email protected]

Buffalo Grad is “fired up and readyto go!” into the spring season. Werecently held our 6th AnnualContinuing Education Seminar onFebruary 28th. Great thanks go toBrother Gina (Zurick) Prescott forproviding the lecture on Women’sHealth Updates. The chapter alsoheld its annual Founder’s DayCelebration and Ritual Meeting after-wards. We also are excited over thesuccess of our 2nd Annual Fundraiserwith the Buffalo Bandits ProfessionalIndoor Lacrosse Team—over 20brothers, along with friends and fami-ly, took in an exciting game on March6th. Funds raised from both of theseevents will continue to support ouractivities over the coming year,including our participation in theProvince V Midyear convention thiscoming October 15–17 and our annu-al scholarship presentation to a mem-ber of our local collegiate chapter.

Our monthly meetings continue tobe held on the last Monday of eachmonth between January andNovember, so, if you’re visiting or livehere and haven’t been by in a while,we hope to see you soon. We’re espe-cially looking forward to our April26th meeting, where we recognizethe new graduates from the GammaIota chapter. As always, join us at ourYahoo! Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/kappapsibuffalograd or our newFacebook group (just search Kappa

came before us, Kappa Psi would notbe the Fraternity it is today. Whetherthrough donations, designing thefoundations of our Fraternity, ordevoting time to furthering ourFraternity as a whole, we alwaysremember that those before us arethe reason why we are here.

Outside of our house undergoingseveral renovation projects, we arevery excited to have winter pledgesfor the first time in years. Our twonew pledges are learning the meth-ods of Kappa Psi and the effort anddedication required to become abrother. Also, we have upcomingfundraisers scheduled for this month.One of the fundraisers consists of ourbrothers visiting local food banks anddistributing food supplies to thehomeless of Detroit, Michigan.Another event will be that our broth-ers will be attending World MedicalRelief to package and deliver excessmedical supplies from hospitals tothird-world countries.

Also, we are very excited about theProvince V meeting. Many of ourbrothers will be attending Province V,and we hope to create new connec-tions to our brothers in differentchapters across the region. We arealso ecstatic about Province V beingheld in the amazing city of Chicago,Illinois. Some of our brothers havenever been there and they really lookforward to visiting the famed city.

To our fellow brothers, MuOmicron Pi looks forward to meetingyou, and we hope to establishstronger connections through thismeeting.

Ada [email protected]

The Ada Grad chapter has keptitself busy over the last several monthsby continuing our education of thepledges of the future Gamma Deltachapter at Ohio Northern University.We are anxiously looking forward tothe chapter’s reactivation ceremonyand celebration of the 90thAnniversary of the chapter. In addi-tion, we have completed the sale ofthe chapter house to the Ada WarMemorial Park, where it will becomea community building known as theDean Rudolph Raabe CommunityHouse in honor of the founder of theGamma Delta chapter. We know allthe pledges hard work has beenworth every moment and that theywill become excellent brothers andmake a lasting impression on theONU campus.

Buffalo Grad brothers Pete Brody, Erin Walsh, Matt Sciara, and John Pietkiewicz atthe Step Out for Diabetes Walk.

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Psi Buffalo Grad) for information oneverything we do.

—Matthew Sciara

Central Michigan [email protected]

This past December, Brother TimBorowiak played Santa Claus at theannual Gamma Chi Christmas Party,featuring gag gifts and mock electionawards. In January, Brother LindseyGhiringhelli donated 11 inches of hairto the Locks of Love charity to makewigs for children receivingchemotherapy.

Central Michigan Grad was veryexcited to invite the brothers ofGamma Chi to Downtown Detroit inFebruary for the MichiganPharmacists Association AnnualConvention and Exposition. Webecame adoptive parents in the Adopta Student program to sponsor GammaChi brothers at the convention for aweekend of CE programs, networking,and the annual banquet on Saturdaynight. We then met in Rochester onSunday for a Grad chapter meetingand officer elections.

—Lindsey Ghiringhelli

Cleveland [email protected]

Calling all graduates in NortheastOhio!

Cleveland Graduate is proud toannounce its establishment inNortheast Ohio. We are currentlylooking for new members to becomeactive within the chapter and commu-

nity. During our last meeting at MavisWinkle’s in Independence, Ohio, wediscussed the beginning stages ofbringing Kappa Psi interest atNEOUCOM, Northeastern OhioUniversities Colleges of Medicine andPharmacy, located in Rootstown,Ohio. Cleveland Grad is looking for-ward to chartering a new chapter forProvince V!

For all those interested, please con-tact regent Rebecca (Godesky) Taylorat [email protected] or secre-tary/treasurer Christina J. Mazur [email protected], or visit andjoin our Facebook page atKYCleveland Grad.

Looking forward to working withyou all!

—Christina J. Mazur

Columbus GradColumbus Grad held its winter

meeting on January 12 at Rooster’s,near Ohio State’s campus. Items dis-cussed included the upcoming golftournament, Province assembly inChicago, as well as the whereabouts ofseveral of our graduate members.June 5th was chosen as the date forthis year’s charity golf tournament,and we wish to thank everyone fortheir generous and continued sup-port! The location will be theOakhaven Golf Course in Delaware,Ohio, and proceeds this year will ben-efit the Celiac Disease Foundation.Columbus Grad is happy to announcethat we have reconnected withBrother Jeff Polzin (Xi ’99). He is the

chief pharmacist for Discount DrugMart in Mt. Gilead, Ohio; head ofImmunization Consultants, LLC; andpresident of the Academy ofPharmacy of Central Ohio. If you haveany questions about Columbus Grad,have news to report on your adven-tures, or are interested in joining,contact regent Jackie Schneider at:[email protected].

—Jackie Schneider

Illinois [email protected]

Amidst the preparations for theProvince V assembly in Chicago, theIllinois Graduate chapter has beenperforming monthly health services atthe Community Health Clinic in theoutskirts of Downtown Chicago. Infostering high ideals, Kappa Psiengages in philanthropic duties to bet-ter serve the communities around us.The Clinic is dedicated to enhancinghealth and wellness in the communityby providing free services to those whoare uninsured. The Clinic operates ongifts and grants and welcomes volun-teers in every aspect, i.e., physicians,pharmacists, dietitians, etc. The ser-vices that we provide during such anevent include blood pressure screen-ings and education. In addition, wehave also done a brown bag event inhopes of educating our patients onthe importance of taking their med-ication as well as allowing for bettermedication adherence. Our team con-sists of a wide range of pharmacists—anywhere from the retail and clinical

settings to the different aspects ofacademia and industry. Some of ournew graduates have had to step in and“train” the older brothers by giving acrash course in measuring blood pres-sure with a sphygmomanometer. Suchinvolvement not only has given us achance to help people, but it has alsogiven us a chance to build a strongerbrotherhood and a direction for chap-ter engagement.

—Neil Patel

Iowa [email protected]

Iowa Grad had a well-attendedmeeting at Brother DeannaMcDanel’s wonderful home in IowaCity, Iowa, on January 16. We werelucky enough to have several colle-giate members, both from Beta Chiand Delta Zeta, in attendance as well.We had an official installation for afew officers who were voted into officeat the last meeting: chaplain, BrettBarker; historian, Austin Ewing; andtreasurer, Patrick Verdun.

After our very productive meeting,several brothers, both collegiate andgraduate, went to the RonaldMcDonald House to cook dinner forthe children and families stayingthere. Our greek-themed menuincluded Greek salad, chicken kabobs,warm pita bread wedges, and appleand cherry crisps.

Other philanthropy from our groupincludes donating Boost and Ensureto the AIDS Project of Central Iowa.We also donated money to the LonLarson Memorial Scholarship and theKappa Psi Foundation in honor ofLon Larson. Lon was a dear memberof Kappa Psi and was on the faculty atDrake University’s College ofPharmacy.

—Austin Ewing

Laurel Highlands [email protected]

The Laurel Highlands Graduatechapter has been keeping busy despitebeing covered with record amounts ofsnow! As the academic year is comingto an end, the brothers of LaurelHighlands and Pittsburgh Graduatechapters will be working with our localcollegiate chapters to help the newgraduates adjust to post-graduate lifeand encourage their continuedinvolvement in Kappa Psi. We arelooking forward to attending theProvince II spring assembly to be heldin Pittsburgh and a few brothers willalso be attending the Province Vassembly to celebrate Chi’s 100thanniversary.

—Chris Miller

All collegiate and graduate members (and children) in attendance at the January IA Grad Meeting at Brother Deanna McDanel’shome.

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Stockton Crab Feed event sponsoredby the San Joaquin Valley PharmacistsAssociation (SJVPhA).

Brothers and guests from all overthe U.S. came to the StocktonCountry Club dressed to impress atthe annual Rush Dinner event. Fromgood food to good conversation, thecomradery between brothers neverdies. Brothers in attendance includedAaron Yup, Adam Kaye, Allen Ho,Avinesh Raman, Binoy Joseph,Brandon Okaneku, Brent Chock,Carl Dillwood, Chad Metelak, ChrisAmaral, Chuck Chung, Dany Khloth,David Kang, Dean Pham, DenisMeerdink, Donald Floriddia, DougChang, Eric Gupta, Ethan Anderson,Eugene S. Lee, Felix Tsui, Gabe

Los Angeles [email protected]

We have been keeping ourselvesbusy since December. In January, wehad a dinner in Orange County withbrothers from Pacific Grad and SFGrad. At the dinner, we were talkingto brothers from San Diego aboutstarting a San Diego Grad chapter. Ifany of you are interested in participat-ing, let us know. CPhA Outlook wasin the beginning of February. BrotherEric Gupta was installed as Presidentof CPhA, Brother Pat Person waselected Speaker-elect, and BrotherWayne Lam served as a delegate forthe meeting. We are proud of themfor their accomplishments and expectgreat things in the coming year. Manybrothers gathered in the President’sSuite for a reception and good timesand great fellowship were had by all.LA Grad is looking at having a coupleof social gatherings at Brother DougChang’s house to watch some Lakersgames, so, if you are in the area, thengive us a holler. A couple of ourbrothers also attended the Province Xand Province VII meetings, and weare sending some representatives outto other Province meetings as well.

—Eric Gupta

Minnesota [email protected]

Minnesota Grad will meet in Mayfor our spring meeting. We are hop-ing to have a CE presentation bysome of our brothers at this meeting.

We have recently changed our listserve to better keep our brothers up-to-date with our activities.

Upcoming events include ourFounders Day celebration at a Saint’sgame, barbecue, and Camp SuperKids, as well as the Asthma Walk.Sandy is working on some othersocial activities.

Province VIII’s spring conclave willbe April 23 and 24, 2010 in Omaha,Nebraska, hosted by Beta Nu. We areeagerly looking forward to attending.

If you are interested in keeping upwith MN Grad happenings, check outthe webpage at: www5.pharmacy.umn.edu/kappapsi/grad.htm.

—Jennifer Given

Pacific [email protected]

This year is Gamma Nu’s 50thanniversary and what better way tostart off the year than to have one ofthe biggest rush dinner events sinceits inception. Pac Grad and GammaNu also attended the quarterlyProvince IX meeting and continuedtheir participation at the annual

Leung, Grant Nakahara, HarminderNahal, Henry Chan, Jim Uchizono,John Apostolo, Jon Hashimoto,Jonathan Chan, Joseph Wong, JustinBorras-Reed, Justin Yoshida, MahanPatel, Mark Chang, Mark Walberg,Michael Ignacio, Michael Pastrick,Mike Evangelista, Neel Prasad,Patrick Chan, Paul Shapazian, PhuDinh, Quoc La, Radford Henriques,Raj Gandhi, Rajul Patel, RaymondFat, Richard Abood, Richard Chong,Robert Halliwell, Roger Santos,Roland Lee, Ross Bauman, Ryan Ita,Sam Hodges, Steven Chang, SujeevVhan, Sunny Bains, Thanh Nguyen(Mu), Thanh Nguyen (Zeta), WayneLam, and Warren Shikuma.

Province IX meetings allow broth-ers from various West Coast chapterswithin the region to come togetherand share ideas. Pac Grad andGamma Nu were active in coordinat-ing affairs with other chapters fortheir upcoming 50th anniversaryevent. Pac Grad brothers who attend-ed were Andy Morales and RossBauman.

With Pac Grad and Gamma Nu sohard at work preparing for the 50thanniversary event, the brothers tooksome time to relax at the annualStockton Crab Feed event. This eventcreates a fun environment, wheretable manners get thrown out of thewindow. Guests rolled up their sleevesand got elbow-deep in fresh crabs.

The brothers of Epsilon Epsilon take the time to pose for a picture together.

Gamma Nu boys celebrate with Brother and CPhA president Dr. Eric Gupta at the Province IX conclave.

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Brothers in attendance includedAdam Kaye, Donald Floriddia, MikePastrick, and Tom Meyer.

—Neemah Yamin-Esfandiary

Pittsburgh [email protected]

Although the past couple ofmonths have been quite snowy inPittsburgh and the surrounding area,brothers took advantage of the fewdays of nice weather and clear roadsto enjoy the winter weather by snowtubing at Seven Springs with LaurelHighlands Grad members. If anybrothers in the Pittsburgh area wouldlike to get involved with the graduatechapter or even just get in touch withlocal grad brothers, please contactDave Maszkiewicz ([email protected]) or Chris Miller ([email protected]).

Providence [email protected]

The Providence Graduate chapterheld its annual meeting and election

of officers on Monday evening,February 15, at the Outback SteakHouse in East Greenwich, RhodeIsland. The following officers wereelected for 2010: Fletcher Nehring,regent; Michael Ira Smith, viceregent; Dan Lefkowitz, secretary;John Grossomanides, treasurer; KarlKehrle, historian; Michael Muller,chaplain; and Steve Edwards, athleticdirector. Voting for the ProvidenceGraduate Chapter CommunityService Award and Brother of theYear also took place that evening.The newly elected officers will beinstalled in their respective offices,and the award recipients will be hon-ored during the Annual AwardsBanquet scheduled for Thursdayevening, April 29th at the RadissonHotel in Warwick.

The PGC is proud of JohnGrossomanides, who was electedinternational vice president of theAmerican Hellenic EducationalProgressive Association at theirnational convention in San Francisco,

California. Congratulations go toBrother Ed Bosshart, who was recent-ly engaged to his girlfriend, Gena, afellow pharmacist, and also toBrother Steve Rolfe, who works for UMass Memorial Health Care as anadult emergency pharmacist. He mar-ried his classmate Amy. The new cou-ple reside in Natick, Massachusetts.

Many PGC brothers attended BetaEpsilon’s initiation of 11 new broth-ers on the evening of December 4 atthe University of Rhode Island.Attendees included Grand HistorianMichael D. Cournoyer and PGCBrothers David Worthen, Karl Kehrle,Paul Larrat, Jeff Bratberg, MichaelSimeone, Dan Lefkowitz, HenryPedro, Ron Jordan, Past GrandRegent Norman Campbell, as well asGrand Ritualist Matthew M. Lacroix.

The PGC was saddened to learn ofthe loss of two of our brothers.Brother Brian P. Russell passed awayon December 5th after a courageousbattle with cancer. He was a formerfaculty member at the University of

Rhode Island and the PhiladelphiaCollege of Pharmacy and also a veryactive member, having attendedmany Grand Council conventions.Fellow Brother John Campoli alsorecently passed away. We plan tohonor them and all deceased broth-ers at the Awards Banquet in April.

—Karl Kehrle

St. Louis [email protected]

St. Louis Grad just returned fromthe Province VII meeting in NewOrleans and wants to thank Delta Etafor all their hard work preparing forthe meeting. It was a great time. St.Louis Grad brought seven brothersand supported 35 actives who attend-ed the meeting (some had their tripcompletely paid for). We hope thesebrothers will, in turn, return the favorafter they graduate. We are veryproud of Gamma Pi chapter for hav-ing 90% of the registered brothers atall of the meetings and for ranking inthe top three chapters within theProvince. We hope to work with thechapter over the next year to increasethat ranking. We would also like tocongratulate Gamma Pi’s EricMcClain for being elected treasurerand Melissa Hunt for being electedsatrap. We are so proud to have suchstrong chapters. We have also extend-ed our sponsorship to brothersattending other Province meetingsand are excited to have Gamma Pibrothers attending the Province Vmeeting in Chicago.

We recently had a poker tourna-ment in conjunction with the colle-giate chapter to benefit charity.

Province IV Brothers Jessica Porter, Tara Lumpkin, Holly Hampton, and MeganDavis at Province IV winter conclave.

Epsilon Iota girls pictured with CPhApresident Dr. Eric Gupta.

LEFT: Province X supervisors Marvin Smith and Derrek Egi pin a recognition pin on Chad Seely. RIGHT: Former Province satrapRachael Forster receives a recognition pin from Marvin Smith and Derrek Egi.

Illinoia Grad Brother Kelly Valla educating about blood pressure atCommunity Health Clinic.

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Southeast Florida & The Bahamas [email protected]

The brothers of the SoFloBah Gradchapter have been hard at work overthe past several months planning andlaying the groundwork for a stronger,more vibrant chapter.

The chapter met at Brother DanielWelch’s house on December 19,2009, to update the chapter bylawsand elect new officers for 2010–2012.The new officers for 2010–2012 are asfollows: regent Ryan Ritchie, vice-regent Daniel Welch, secretaryMarvin Smith, treasurer DougKennedy, historian Joy Ferris,sergeant-at-arms Mike Ewing, andchaplain Donovan Martin. After thesuccessful meeting, the brothersenjoyed fellowship and an evening ofRock Band. The chapter met atBrother Doug Kennedy’s house onFebruary 26, 2010 to officially installthe new officers under the ritual,where Province IV satrap AbeDuncan performed the installation ofour officers. The chapter had a work-ing dinner meeting that evening,where financials and committeereports were hot topics for theevening. We would like to especiallythank Brother Duncan for installingour officers and contributing to ourchapter meeting.

The SoFloBah chapter has beenactive with various philanthropy andfundraising projects. The first wasassisting the Delta Rho chapter in itssecond annual Dance Marathon, aphilanthropy event where all pro-ceeds go to the Elizabeth GlaserPediatric AIDS Foundation, whereBrothers Ryan Ritchie, Amy Everitt,

This spring, we are taking a neigh-borhood tour of St. Louis’s Irishneighborhood, known as Dogtown.We will be joined by local historianBob Corbett, as we walk down TammAvenue in the heart of the neighbor-hood, stopping at two local pubs, atapas and wine bar, a Tex-Mex restau-rant, St. James the Greater Church,and ending the tour at Brother Dr.Leonard Naeger’s garage.

Of course, Cardinals fans are look-ing forward to the Cardinals versusCubs game on July 24. Brothers in St.Louis will be traveling to Chicago in acharter bus for $55, then enjoying thegame via a rooftop deck with foodand beverages ($180/total).

We are looking forward to all ofour upcoming events in 2010, espe-cially increasing our professionalinvolvement and maintaining our #1Graduate chapter status. If you wouldlike to be on our mailing list, contactSt Louis Grad Regent John Hamiltonat: [email protected].

—Melissa Hunt

South Dakota [email protected]

The SD Grad spring meeting willtake place on April 14 at BrotherDavid Mentele’s restaurant, Michael’sSteakhouse, in Sioux Falls, SouthDakota. The agenda includes theelection of officers, interaction withGamma Kappa, and the election ofdelegates to the Province VIII springconclave in Omaha on April 23 and24. We also wish to commend thebrothers of Gamma Kappa for theirquick response to the aid of thebrothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon afterfire destroyed the SAE house on Feb15, 2010. Gamma Kappa opened itsdoors to SAE and turned the billiardroom at the Kappa Psi house into ameeting place for SAE and theiralumni. This is another example ofbrothers helping others.

and Mike Ewing attended and a fewbrothers who could not attend madefinancial contributions. The chapteris putting together a golf team forDelta Upsilon’s Six Annual Kappa PsiGolf Invitational, to be held in Apriland is looking forward to being asponsor for the tournament as well.The chapter is in the process of estab-lishing two named scholarships, onefor the Delta Rho chapter and theother for the Delta Upsilon chapter,both will be given out for the firsttime in the fall of 2010.

The next SoFloBah chapter meet-ing will be a teleconference meetingin the middle of March, with the fol-lowing official meeting on Sunday,April 11 around 6 p.m. We would liketo remind anyone wishing to join theSoutheast Florida and the BahamasGraduate chapters, both Graduatebrothers or collegiate brothers in

their last professional year of pharma-cy school, to utilize the Province IVReferral Form, which can also befound on the Grad chapter webpage:http://seflbahgrad.org.

Toledo [email protected]

Toledo Grad has had a pretty quietpast few months. We have met upwith the Beta Lambda brothers on afew occasions to help them out andare currently working with BetaLambda to set up our annual Stagevent. This event welcomes back all ofthe Kappa Psi alumni to have a daywith the brothers. During Stag, weusually play cornhole, poker, and any-thing else that strikes us at the time,as well as talk about past memoriesand what lies ahead. We are currentlylooking at a Saturday at the end ofApril for the date. For more informa-

Iota Brothers Mackie King, GrandHistorian Mike Cournoyer, andRomeo Abangan at the Province IIISpring Conclave.

Brothers of Epsilon Iota meet together to discuss our pledging process.

Delta Delta and Delta Eta brothers at Province VII Assembly in New Orleans.

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tion on that, contact Eric Geyer at:440-724-2461 or [email protected] are also currently aiding BetaLambda by helping them prepare fortheir Pharm.D. program interviews bygiving them mock interviews so thatthey are better prepared.

—Eric Geyer

Wisconsin [email protected]

The WI Grad chapter has not beenup to much since the last issue. . .

If anyone will be in the Wisconsinarea this summer and is interested injoining us for our annual Brewer’sTailgate and Hacker’s Open, pleasecontact the WI Grad chapter formore information. To join the WIGrad chapter or see what the WIGrad chapter is up to, please visit ourwebsite: http://wikappapsi.spruz.com/.

—Nikki Masse, Pharm.D.

Province [email protected]

Warm greetings from Province II!After getting record amounts of

February snowfall at most of ourchapters, Province II is definitelyexcited about spring! We have beenvery busy with many projects, includ-ing potential expansion of newly-developed schools of pharmacy,development of our Province website,and creation of the Back to BasicsPhilanthropic Project, a task aimed atincreasing the number of blood pres-sure screenings, health fairs, and“brown bag” opportunities.


The brothers of Province III hadan extremely successful winter con-clave in Charleston, South Carolina,this January. The Iota chapter did a

great job hosting the events, and wewould like to congratulate and thankthose brothers for their efforts.During the conclave, elections wereheld for the new executive committeeofficers. Those elected to the commit-tee were William Shealy (satrap),Chris Charles (vice satrap), ChristynMullen (secretary), Kristin James(treasurer), Evan Tatum (historian),Travis Combs (chaplain), LawrenceLopez (parliamentarian), AdrianWilson (newsletter editor), and EricWong (webmaster). In addition toelecting new officers, many newbrothers were at the conclave; theSigma chapter alone brought along46 new brothers. The brothers ofProvince III would like to extend ourthanks to Kali Weaver (Grand ViceRegent), Michael Cournoyer (GrandHistorian), Province IV, ProvinceVIII, Auburn Graduate, and GeorgiaGraduate for their attendance andsupport at the conclave.

Province III continues to strive tobuild the Patient Medical Records(PMR) Philanthropy Project and hasbeen strengthening our fraternalbonds by attending other Provinceconclaves. In addition to the PMRs,the chapters of Province III havebeen busy helping the community inother ways. The Iota and Gamma Xichapters were able to collect over1,000 pounds of food for recent fooddrives. This semester, Epsilon Deltaand Theta chapters will be hostingtheir annual fundraising golf tourna-ments on April 10 and April 23,respectively. The Beta Xi chapter willalso be hosting the 30th AnnualTunnel Party on April 17. We wouldlike to thank Kathryn Kropp and therest of the executive committee for allof their hard work this past year and

congratulate the new officers on theirrecent elections. The next conclavewill be held in early October inOakwood, Virginia, hosted by EpsilonDelta.

—Evan Tatum


Gamma Zeta hosted Province IV’swinter conclave on January 9–10 inthe magic city, Birmingham,Alabama. Over 300 brothers from allover the country were present for theassembly. Attendees included severalnational officers including: GrandRegent E. Ben Welch, Grand ViceRegent Kali Weaver, GrandCounselor Eric Gupta, GraduateMember-at-Large Latha Radhakrish -nan, and Collegiate Member-at-LargeKathryn Kropp. A special thank you isdue to the national officers and visit-ing brothers from other Provinces forbeing a significant part of conclave.We would also like to thank all thebrothers of Gamma Zeta for hosting avery successful and efficient conclave.New Province IV officers wereannounced at the meeting. They areas follows: Abe Duncan (satrap),Jennifer Cortes (vice satrap), BobHarshbarger (secretary), Buck Butler(treasurer), Rachel Tendler (chap-lain), Megan Brafford (historian),Cedric Knight (parliamentarian),Klalil Khlifi (webmaster), JenniferWelding (assistant webmaster),Megan Goolsby (newsletter editor),Phil Morrison (assistant newslettereditor), Ben Thomason (GCC dele-gate), and Kevin Long (GCC alter-nate delegate). Congratulations toeach of you! Overall, the weekendwas full of advances for our Provinceand the Fraternity, and we all made

Delta Delta Brothers Thomas Key, Tri Nguyen, and Louis Williams represent theHouston Graduate chapter as they get chartered.

Beta Pi at the Province X meeting.

Jessica Stover, Laura Leisering, Rachael Manly and Karen Desouza, brothers of DeltaDelta chapter, register for Province VII Assembly.


More congratulations are in orderfor the following chapters, whichreceived awards at this year’s Provincemeeting:

Delta Delta for taking home threeawards: Man Mile Award, BestWritten Chapter Report, and Chapterof the Year. Keep up the good work.

Epsilon Epsilon for taking homethe Most Improved Chapter; we arevery proud of you guys.

Psi for snatching the Best OralChapter Report.

During this Province meeting, wewere blessed for making history byreinstalling the Houston Grad chap-ter. Great work, we look forward toseeing ya’ll grow beyond measure. Wewould also like to welcome theEpsilon Kappa chapter, which wasjust initiated on February 21 atBelmont University in Nashville,Tennessee. Welcome aboard broth-ers. We are eagerly looking forwardto the chartering of our next initia-tion, the Epsilon Lambda chapter,taking place on May 3 at LipscombUniversity in Nashville, Tennessee.We are joyful to have you enter intothe brotherhood.

The new Province Philanthropyprojects for this year include:

Chapters raising money for theCentral Office to go towards new fur-niture. Our Province goal is $5,000,which is more than $400 per chapter,as long as every chapter in theProvince participates.

National Bone Marrow Registry.We are asking that each chapterdonate 50 hours of time.

memories that will never be forgot-ten. The brothers of Gamma Zetathank each of you for helping us cele-brate our 75th Anniversary at thisyear’s winter conclave.

The Province IV summer conclavewill be hosted by Delta Iota. Moreinformation will be posted on theProvince IV webpage (http://province4.org) as it becomes available.

—Megan Brafford


After a great Midyear celebrationin Indianapolis at Beta Upsilon, we’renow gearing up for our spring assem-bly in Chicago, where Chi chapter iscelebrating its 100th Anniversary. Wewill have our usual business meetingsat the Intercontinental Hotel onMichigan Avenue as well as a CE pro-gram titled, “Assessing Drug Risk:What Every Clinician Should Know.”Saturday evening, all Graduate broth-ers are invited to gather for aCentennial Reception sponsored byIllinois Grad, followed by the annualbanquet, awards ceremony, andanniversary celebration.

This March, we will be welcomingback Gamma Delta into our Provinceand celebrating its 90th Anniversaryat Ohio Northern University in Ada,Ohio. We are grateful for all of thehard work of Brother Cameron“Radar” Van Dyke for making theirreactivation a reality.

We’d like to invite everyone to theupcoming Columbus Grad GolfTournament, taking place on June 5,2010. Stay tuned for more details, asthe tournament gets closer.

—Lindsey Ghiringhelli


Greetings brothers! We would liketo send out kudos to the brothers ofDelta Eta for doing a great job ofhosting this year’s Province VII meet-ing. Congratulations are in order forour newly installed officers ofProvince VII: satrap-Melissa Hunt,treasurer-Eric McLain, and chaplain-Daniel Ortiz.

We would like to thank BrothersRobert Nunan, Sean Hawkins, andCraig Torbert for doing such a greatjob during their tenure.

Current Province VII officersinclude: satrap-Melissa Hunt, vicesatrap-Thomas Key, secretary-KyanaStewart, treasurer-Eric McLain, chap-lain-Daniel Ortiz, historian-DominiqueMano, webmaster-Amber Dwairy,supervisor-Latha Radhakrishnan, assis-tant supervisor-Robert Mancini, andimmediate past satrap-Robert Nunan

Let us not forget our NationalProject, which is Health Literacythrough the use of Personal MedicalRecords.

Attention brothers: We have set upa new Province VII scholarship of$250 for one deserving Province VIIbrother starting next year. Brothers,don’t forget to check out our websiteat: www.kappapsi.org/province7. Also,please don’t forget to upload yourpictures to the Province photo bucketaccount, please be mindful of the pic-ture guidelines.

—Dominique Mano


Greetings from Province VIII! Thebrothers are excitedly preparing for

this spring’s conclave, which will behosted by Beta Nu chapter. The meet-ing will take place April 23–24 inOmaha, Nebraska. We are lookingforward to a well-attended meetingand invite all our brothers from otherProvinces to visit.


We are currently counting downthe days to our spring assembly inTucson, Arizona. The excitementcontinues to build as this will be thefirst time that we are having a CE ses-sion offered at a Province IX meet-ing. This is a great step forward forour Province to include more gradu-ate members into our meetings.Gamma Upsilon is doing an excellent

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Province VII brothers grace the camera during the pharmacy museum fellowship.

Brothers and friends of Buffalo Grad at the Annual Gamma Iota Pledge Barbecue.

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job planning this Province and it willbe a meeting to remember.

In the meanwhile, Province IX isalso excited to be working withExecutive Director Johnny Porter thisyear to plan the next Grand CouncilConvention. At this year’s CaliforniaPharmacists Association Meeting(CPhA) in Long Beach, Province IXheld a networking social for thebrothers. The social was held in con-junction with Dr. Eric Gupta and thePresidential Reception. The brothersgot to mingle with other pharmaciststo celebrate Brother Gupta’s accom-plishment.

—Jamie Ky


Over Valentine’s weekend, thebrothers of Province X met inMissoula, Montana, celebrating theKappa Psi brotherhood. The hostchapter, Gamma Eta from theUniversity of Montana, enthusiastical-ly welcomed brothers from BetaOmicron (University of Washington),Beta Pi (Washington StateUniversity), and Delta Mu (BritishColumbia University from Vancouver,Canada).

Province X brothers were honoredto meet some of Kappa Psi’s nationalofficers, including Grand Regent E.Ben Welch, Grand Vice Regent KaliWeaver, Grand Councelor EricGupta, and Graduate Member-at-Large Latha Radhakrishnan. Theirpresence inspired our brothers overthe weekend, and it really helped toconvey a strong message about theidea of “Kappa Psi is for life.”

Province X supervisors, Dr. SmithMarvin and Derrick Egi, were alsopresent. Their expertise and KappaPsi experiences helped our brothersduring our business meetings overthe weekend to improve their knowl-edge about how to build a strongerchapter and how to maintain lifelongbrotherhood.

The air hockey tournament, wonby Brother Skyler York, bowlingevent, and official dinner held afterelections were some of the keymoments of the weekend, but moreimportantly, bonding between broth-ers was the cornerstone of thisProvince meeting. As usual, accord-ing to an old custom of Province X,the newly installed Province officershave started their offices by plunginginto the cold waters of the MissoulaRiver when the outdoor temperaturewas 30 degrees Fahrenheit.

As I continue my Kappa Psi experience 15 years post-pledging, Icontinue to ask myself, “What does the expression ‘Kappa Psi is forLife’ truly imply?” We are taught this statement during pledging and itis reinforced in our collegiate experience. Why continue the KappaPsi experience post-graduation? What can Kappa Psi offer you? Moreimportantly, how can each Graduate brother give back to Kappa Psi?

These should be the questions that go through your mind whenyou decide to move on with your life after putting your heart and soulinto the Fraternity for three-to-four years. It is truly amazing to see theenergy, enthusiasm, passion, and love for our beloved Fraternity dur-ing these collegiate years. How is it that these qualities are often diffi-cult to recognize after graduation?

So, let’s go back to what Kappa Psi can offer you after graduation. I ask these questions: Whatwas so appealing about the brotherhood that made you pledge some umpteen years ago? Was itthe fellowship or industry or sobriety or the high ideals? Did you get what you were looking for?If so, are you not able to get the same reciprocation now as a graduate?

Surprisingly, the Graduate pride and dedication to our great Fraternity starts with pledging.One objective of the Fraternity comes to mind when I consider the above. It is “to inspire in itsmembers a deep and lasting pride in their Fraternity and in the profession of pharmacy.”During the pledging experience, I challenge each collegiate chapter to place this very impor-tant objective at the top of the education list. Respect your chapter and the Fraternity as awhole. If we don’t, then how can we expect our pledges to value this sentiment?

How do you encourage brothers to join Graduate chapters? Don’t let them leave! Transitionyour last year clerkship students over to the local Graduate chapter. Encourage them to join byoffering them a free membership for that first transitional year. Appoint a collegiate to sit onthe Graduate chapter executive board as a liaison. This not only promotes collegiate participa-tion, but also encourages their graduating class to transition over to the Graduate experience.Again, don’t lose these brothers during their clerkship education. It happens each year.Remember, it is harder to “come back” to Kappa Psi after being inactive for numerous years.

So what about the brothers who have been inactive for years? Do we give up on them? Writethem off completely? Absolutely not! Then you ask, how do we bring them back? From myexperience, providing mentorship opportunities is the most effective way. Ask a Graduatebrother to speak on his or her area of expertise at the next chapter meeting. More often thannot, they are more than willing to give back to the brotherhood in this professional manner.Also, work with your Provinces and alumni associations to create new Graduate chapters inareas where none exist.

The general thought that brothers must put 100% of their efforts into Kappa Psi asGraduates is not feasible. Graduates have careers, families, and other responsibilities. Here ishow Graduates can be of service: Continue to be active within the brotherhood in a professionalmanner, such as participating in roundtable events, creating shadow opportunities, and pre-senting career topics at chapter meetings. When possible, social activities may present them-selves as another aspect of Graduate involvement.

It is clear that we cannot grow as a Fraternity if we do not improve our Graduate brotherretention rate. While we have not experienced optimal success in this area in the past, I amworking hard for each of you and with each of you to ensure that we improve in this area. Inclosing, I challenge each graduating brother to continue the traditions and legacy of Kappa Psiafter they move on with their professional careers and life endeavors. We must preserve thelove, respect, and dedication not only for the Fraternity but also for the profession of pharmacy.

Latha RadhakrishnanGraduate Member-at-Large

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ABOVE: Delta Delta Brothers Dammy Oso and Shan Tieu at the Province VII banquet showing off their awards. RIGHT: Delta Sigma Brothers AshleyComstock, Shadan Taban, Lindsay Ong, and Christine Garibotto help bag ice for the medical tent at the P.F. Chang’s Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon.

Delta Rho lends ahand to lay downsome of the first

stones in our reflex‐ology pathway! Left

to right BrothersMaksim Yermakov,

Kenneth Hughes,Grace Guzman,

VeronicaZolotushkina,

Jennifer Welding,Angela Hernandez,

GCD Dr. CarstenEvans, Mackenzie

Messinger, AllyCourson, Arthur

Graber, and LaurenLandeta.

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The Mask of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity Spring 2010

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