The California Nu Journal - Spring

7/28/2019 The California Nu Journal - Spring

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SPRING 2013 U C R I V E R S I D E P H I K A P P A P S I VOLUME 1 - ISSUE 2

February 23rd over 200 brothers

convened at Indian Wells Resort

& Hotel for our first successful

Founders Day! With the

cooperation of Ray Garra and

the Desert Alumni Association,

the brothers of California Nu

and their dates enjoyed a night

of revelry and remembrance.

Brothers from Cal Nu enjoyed

the luxury of brotherhood at

Founders Day by being with

brothers from over ten other

chapters including Cal Epsilon,

Cal Delta and Washington Alpha.

Indian Wells Resort & Hotel

offered an exquisite dinner as

well as extravagant (Next Page)

A Successful Founders Day by Trelynd Bowles

AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY SOCIAL GRADUATED BROTHER UPDATE

THE CAL NU JOURNALTHE OFFI CIAL QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF THE

PHI KAPPA PSI FR ATERNITY AT UC R IVERSIDE


2/13

C AL NU FOUNDERS DAY

hotel rooms to accommodate all

those who attended. All were

very fortunate to have Paul

Wineman as the keynote

speaker. Alumni Relations Chair

Seth Lake organized the event

and presented awards to Ryan

Ehlke. Tim Suwandhaputra, Sagar

Akre, Austin Claiborne, Justin

Chu Lee, Alex Lima, Matt

Loveland and Trelynd Bowles.

Paul Wineman served as the

main orator for the event and

emulated the importance of

mentoring in Phi Kappa Psi. In

doing so he requested that each

brother pin their pin on

someone they wanted to be

their mentor. The proceeding

scene created an atmosphere of

pure brotherhood as brothers

sought out their future mentors

to guide them through all walks

of life. To conclude the evening

brothers embraced one another,

arm and arm, to collectively sing

Amici together. This all

resounded in an amicable and

most successful Founders Day

for Phi Kappa Psi and Cal Nu.

FOUNDERSDAY

INDIANWELLSGOLF

RESORT

INDIANWELLS,CALIFORNIA

DESERTALUMNI

ASSOCIATION

KEYNOTE:PAULWINEMAN

200+ATTENDEES

1STANNUALSCHOLARSHIP

10+CHAPTERSREPRESENTED

1947:OLDESTINITIATE

ATTENDED


3/13

Chapter Report

Brothers,

As the spring quarter has come to a successful close, the upcoming fall quarter brings ina new set of goals and achievements to strive for. But before we can glance ahead, we must

reflect on our several accomplishments and highlight a few of the brothers who have succeeded

in their endeavors of the previous quarter. This past winter quarter we held our first Founders

Day Banquet in Indian Wells, California. There were over 30 Phi Psi Alumni from the Palm

Springs and Riverside area. The chapter also welcomed the Alpha Lambda pledge class of 19

members. Various social events, such as sorority exchanges, the Phi Psi Date Auction, and our

annual Toga party went off without a hitch. From a philanthropic effort, we partnered up with

the ladies of Alpha Chi Omega in the Boys and Girls Club of Americas Jr. Olympics. What I am

most proud of what Cal Nu has done in the past quarter is earning a 2.9 cumulative GPA, the

highest Grade Point Average of all mens Fraternities on IFC.

This spring quarter commenced with the safe return of the eight brothers who left toCabo San Lucas, Mexico for the American Leadership Academy. As the end of the quarter sets

in motion, so does our recruitment for the upcoming calendar year. We will continue to select

the best undergraduates Riverside has to offer as we have done so the past few years. I am

looking forward to another eventful and flourishing quarter, and again would like to extend an

invitation to all alumni to contact me regarding any thoughts or concerns you have.

In the bond Alex Lima (10) GP 2012-2013


4/13

SCHOLARSHIP

by Trelynd Bowles

THIS PAST WINTERQUARTER

MARKED THE FIRST TIME SINCE

THE FOUNDING THAT PHI KAPPAPSI HAS ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST

GPA AMONGST ALL IFC

FRATERNITIES ON CAMPUS AT UC

RIVERSIDE

THIS SERVES AS A REMARKABLE

ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE BROTHERS

PHILANTHROPYby Justin Chu Lee

PHI KAPPA PSI AT CALIFORNIA

NUS PHILANTHROPY HAD A

BOOMING QUARTER WHEN IT

CAME TO COMMUNITY SERVICE.

REACHING OUT TO THE BOYS AND

GIRLS CLUB OF AMERICA,

LOCATED IN THE INLAND EMPIRE,

PHI PSI AT CAL NU HAS BEGUN

OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE

HOUSING CORP

by Trelynd Bowles

CALIFORNIA NU HOUSING CORP IS

EXCITED TO BE MAKING FURTHER

ACCOMMODATIONS TO THE COMPLEX

IN ORDER TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE

STABILITY AND LONGEVITY OF OUR

VERY FIRST HOUSING CORP. THESE

RENOVATIONS INCLUDE A PATHWAY

CONNECTING THE TWO HOUSES, AN

INCREASE IN IMPROVEMENTS FOR

THE STUDY ROOM AND AN OFFICE

SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR

HOLDING CHAPTER AND HOUSING

CORP PROPERTY TO PRESERVE THE

HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA NU! NEW

HOUSING MANAGERS HAVE BEEN

APPOINTED FOR THE UPCOMING

YEAR.

HOUSING CORP IS LOOKING

FORWARD TO HOSTING A NEW GROUP

OF BROTHERS IN BOTH OF THE

HOUSES THIS 2013-2014 YEAR.

INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH

HOUSING CORP? CONTACT TIM

SUWANDHAPUTRA OR RICKY HARO.

LOCAL BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. THEHIGHLIGHT OF THE QUARTER

WHEN IT CAME TO

PHILANTHROPY WAS THE JR.

OLYMPICS, LOCATED AT BRYN

MAWR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN

REDLANDS; THIS PHILANTHROPY

EVENT SAW ATTENDANCE FROM

OVER TWENTY BROTHERS FROM

PHI PSI, AS WELL AS TWENTY

MEMBERS OF THE SORORITY

ALPHA CHI OMEGA. THIS YEAR,

PHI PSI AT CAL NU WILL BEDOING MORE EVENTS WITH THE

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. AS WELL

OF CALIFORNIA NU AND STANDS

OUT AS ONE OF THE MOST

SIGNIFICANT COMMEMORATIONS

THAT CALIFORNIA NU HAS

RECEIVED. COLLECTIVELY AS A

CHAPTER WE HOPE TO MAINTAIN

THIS PROGRESSION IN

ACADEMICS AS WELL AS STRIVE

TO SERVE OUR BROTHERHOOD BYASSISTING ONE ANOTHER IN

SCHOLARSHIP!

CONGRATULATIONS CALIFORNIA

NU AND ALL THOSE WHO HAVE

HELPED US REACH THIS FEAT!


5/13

Expansions to theJerry Nelson Study

Room

This quarter the brothers of California Nu

received a generous donation of $3000

from Brother Jerry Nelson of California

Epsilon, UCLA. We have used all the

money that was donated to allocate more

renovations for the Jerry Nelson Study

Room and the Cal Nu Office. The Jerry

Nelson Study Room received new flooring

and is due to receive improved insulation

as well as bookshelves to help store study

materials such as textbooks and notes for

former classes.

CALIFORNIA NU HAS NOW

BECOME THE FRATERNITY

WITH THE HIGHEST GPA ON

CAMPUS FOR THE LAST

QUARTER

The Cal Nu Office

The donation has also played a large role

in establishing California Nus first office.

This office will offer an outlet for chairs

and committees to store information

related to their subsequent positions. This

will also offer an avenue for Housing Corp

and California Nu to store historical items

that preserve the history of California Nu.

Furthering Academics at Cal Nu

With the additions that are now

formatting the completion of the Jerry

Nelson Study Room, the brothers of

California Nu look forward to establishing

methods that further their academic

endeavors at UC Riverside. This includes a

textbook loan program, mandatory Study

Room hours, commercial grade WIFI,

printers that offer brothers printing year-

round and a mentoring program that

connects brothers within the same

college/major. This will only work

furthermore to raise Cal Nus GPA.

BASKETBALLBy Austin Claiborne

THIS PAST YEAR OUR PHI

KAPPA PSI INTRAMURAL

BASKETBALL TEAM FELL JUST

SHORT OF WINNING THE

INTRAMURAL CHAMPIONSHIP.THE TEAM FELL SHORT IN THE

SEMI-FINALS LOSING 35-33 ON

LAST SECOND FREE. THROWS.

FALL QUARTER WE PLAN TO

TAKE THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND

TROPHY.

FOOTBALLBy Malhar Oza

THIS QUARTER ONE OF OUR MOST

SUCCESSFUL SEASONS WERE PLAYED

OUT IN FOOTBALL. FOOTBALL

DOMINATED IN THE REGULAR SEASON

AND REACHED THE PLAYOFFS WITH

EASE. FOOTBALL REACHED THE SEMI

FINALS IN THE PLAYOFFS AND LOST A

CLOSE GAME TO THE EVENTUAL

CHAMPIONS. NOTABLE PLAYERS

INCLUDED HAN ZHAO, MICHAEL

SVEINSON, AND MATTHEW SHOATS.

SOCCERBy Malhar Oza

SOCCER REACHED THE FINALSAND WERE IN THE LEAD UNTIL

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES WHEN

THE OPPOSING TEAM SCORED

TWO QUICK GOALS IN

SUCCESSION TO STEAL THE

GAME. NOTABLE PLAYERS

INCLUDE KLIMENT BOZHILOV,

JONATHAN SANCHEZ, KYLE

MORAN AND LUIS MORALES.


6/13

TOP: CAL NU BROTHERS

BEFORE DINNER AT THE

JERRY NELSON COMPOUND

BOTTOM: TIM & TONY

ALPHA CHI OMEGASOCIAL

By Vishesh Badani

DURING WINTER QUARTER, THE

GENTLEMEN OF PHI KAPPA PSI

HAD A LASER TAG SOCIAL WITH

THE LADIES OF ALPHA CHI

OMEGA. THE SOCIAL WAS HELD

AT FIESTA VILLAGE AND WAS

ORGANIZED BY TYLER

GAMMA PHI SOCIAL

By George Eckert

THE PHI KAPPA PSI CALIFORNIA

NU CHAPTER HELD AN AWESOME

SKATING SOCIAL WITH THE

GAMMA PHI BETA SORORITY. THE

EVENT NOT ONLY ALLOWED US TO

SKATE OFF THE STRESS OF OUR

FIRST ROUND OF THE 2013

WINTER QUARTER MIDTERMS BUT

ALSO GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY

TO STRENGTHEN OUR CLOSE BOND

WITH THE LOVELY LADIES OF THE

DELTA LAMBDA CHAPTER OF

GAMMA PHI BETA. SKATINGCONGO LINES, LOUD MUSIC AND

GOOD VIBES FILLED THE RINK

MAKING THE EVENT A SMASH HIT

AND ONE OF OUR FAVORITE

SOCIALS OF THE YEAR. PHI KAPPA

PSI WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY

THANK THE CAL SKATE GRAND

TERRACE STAFF AND GAMMA PHI.

WASHINGTON AND KLIMENT

BOZHILOV. THE THEME WAS

ARMY AND EVERYONE DRESSED

UP IN CAMOUFLAGE ATTIRE.

EVERYONE PLAYED AT LEAST 2

GAMES OF LASER TAG AND

EVERYONE HAD A BLAST! THE

SOCIAL WAS A SUCCESS AND THE

BROTHERS OF THE PHI KAPPA

PSI HAD A GREAT TIME

SOCIALIZING WITH THE LADIES

OF ALPHA CHI OMEGA.


7/13

PHOTOS FROM THE QUARTER


8/13

BRYANGARRISON

BADGE #23 DELTA CLASS

GRADUATED 2011 INCHEMISTRY.

BRYAN GARRISON IS

CURRENTLY WORKING AT VA

HOSPITAL WEST LA AND IS

PRODUCING

RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS

THAT ARE USED FOR

PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH.

RICKY HARO

BADGE #15

RICKY GRADUATED FROM UC

RIVERSIDE IN 2011 WITH AN

EMPHASIZE IN SOCIOLOGY AND

PSYCHOLOGY. HE CURRENTLY

WORKS FOR UC RIVERSIDE AS THE

FACILITY OPERATIONS/SPECIAL

EVENTS MANAGER AT THE

STUDENT RECREATION CENTER WE

HE MANAGES ALL THE DAY TO DAY

OPERATIONS OF STUDENT

EMPLOYEES AND COORDINATES

ALL EVENTS THAT ARE SCHEDULED

Brother Updates

Quarterly the chapter features brothers that have graduated from the university and become

alumni for California Nu. We have begun the task of reaching out to alumni and former brothers

to establish a network that is now present at California Nu! Any brother is welcome to be

featured in the newsletter at any time. We also encourage all brothers to stay up to date on

upcoming chapter events and announcements by joining the Cal Nu Alumni page on Facebook.

BRYAN IS ABOUT TO MOVE TO

CULVER CITY IN TWO MONTHS

WITH A PHI PSI SWEETHEART

(BROOKS).

I'VE BEEN DATING HER SINCE

2ND YEAR OF COLLEGE. VADER

THE FAMOUS PUG AROUND PHI

PSI IS STILL CHILLING IN THESUN BY THE POOL BEING A

BOSS. I'VE ENJOYED STILL

BEING CLOSE TO RIVERSIDE

TO VISIT ALL MY BROTHERS

STILL IN SCHOOL AND ONES

STILL IN THE AREA. ILL SEE

YOU ALL IN VEGAS!

IN THE FACILITY. HE PLANS ON

PURSUING A MASTERS DEGREE IN

SPORTS MANAGEMENT NEXT

YEAR. RICKY IS THE CURRENT

CHAPTER ADVISOR FOR CA NU

AND COULDNT BE MORE PROUD

OF THE ASTOUNDING

ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE CHAPTER

HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE IN

SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.RICKY ENJOYS WORKING OUT AND

HAVING LOST 50LBS, HAS FOUND A

NEW OUTLET IN FITNESS AND

RECREATION. HE RESIDES IN

RIVERSIDE, CA AND ENJOYS THE

AMOUNT OF TIME HE IS ABLE TO

SPEND WITH BROTHERS.


9/13

Featured Brothers

ALPHA LAMBDA

Congratulations to all brotherswho have recently crossed over andofficially become brothers!

Alpha Lambda includes NickStidham, Brandon Bishop, KevinLopez, Thomas Stevens, DuncanClarke, Bryce Cheng, AaronArgueta, Matthew Reed, ThomasAnderson, Serju Patel, Danny Qare,Ryan Nguyen, Aryan Boroujerdi,Brendan Nguyen, Wade Harris,Noel Prasad, Alex Taliaferro,Brandon Rutherford, and Schulyer

Jahng.

IFCby Trelynd Bowles

The brothers of California Nu are proudto announce that two brothers haverecently taken executive positions onUCRs Interfraternity Council. TrelyndBowles has become the Treasurer ofIFC, and Vinay Seshachellam has obtainedthe position of President for IFC! We arevery proud of Vinay for marking such anachievement. He also received the awardfor highest IFC GPA at UCR. Thisoutstanding achievement reflects notonly California Nu, but on the work ofone brother dedicated to the Greekcommunity.

Alex Lima - PLA

The 2013 Terrence G. HarperPresidents Leadership Academy washeld February 8-10, 2013 (Fridaythrough Sunday morning) at theSheraton in downtown Indianapolis.Alex Lima attended on behalf ofCalifornia Nu at UC Riverside.

PLA gave me a chance to connect with boththe national Excutive Board as well aschapter presidents across the country. I wasable to grasp a variety of leadership

techniques and a real sense of brotherhoodon a national level.

Father and Son Reuniteby Trelynd Bowles

This last Spring Quarter marked

the crossing of the Alpha LambdaClass. One brother, Matthew RyanReed Vinales had the luxury ofenjoying a particular specialcrossing. Upon being initiated,Matthew Reed was immediatelycongratulated by his Father, RayReed. Ray Reed was the formerpresident of California Eta, the

chapter of Phi Kappa Psi located atSan Luis Obispo. Ray Reed

graduated in 1983 and is renownedfor his dedication to Phi Kappa Psi.As his son crossed, Ray welcomedhim with open arms and embracedthe new member of thebrotherhood.It was honestly an overwhelming

experience. I did not know that my

father would fly from South America

to be here when I crossed. This is truly

an amazing experience I wont forget


10/13

CAL NU GRADUATING SENIORS

ARTUR ABRA MYAN JOEY DHILLON VISHESH BADANI


11/13

CAL NU - GRADUATING SENIORS

BRIAN SCHROTH KEN HORTON MARK UMANDAP


12/13

CAL NU - GRADUATING SENIORS

RYAN EHLKE TIM SUWANDHAPUTRA KLIMENT BOZHILOV


13/13

Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity

1000 Minerva Court

Riverside, California 92507

Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity1000 Minerva CtRiverside, California 92507

Happy Charter DaySave the date!

On May 30th, 2014, California Nuplans on hosting a large five yearreunion. This will commence at

the historic Mission Inn Hotel, thesame location as our original

chartering. We look forward toseeing ALL brothers who playedsuch a large role in our chapter!

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