The Mask of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity Spring 2008

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From the Grand Regent

Brothers of Kappa Psi,

I hope this finds your chapters and Provinces doing well. And I hope you are continuing to make

improvements and other positive changes in your chapter and Province.

Everyone knows that change is inevitable. But the key is not only to make sure that change is for

the better, but to make sure you are driving that change rather than having change thrust upon

you. You will be far more successful if you take the time to identify needed areas of improvement

and then create a plan to address those areas. This reflective process should be a part of the culture

of your chapters, and it all starts with the thought:

“Continuing to improve our chapter so we are better than we were last year is important to us,

and the best way for us to improve our chapter is to set goals and take steps every day to reach

them.”

If your chapter lives by this philosophy, then you can’t help but be your own “agents of change”

and be far more successful than you ever thought. And if the chapter starts getting down on itself or

starts to procrastinate, all you need is one brother to say, “Hey, we all agreed that improving our

chapter and reaching these goals were important to us, so we need to get some work done.”

So where can you start? All you need to do is look at the last chapter progress report form you

submitted to the Central Office. If there are gaps in your report, then start taking steps to fill those

gaps. If you didn’t even fill out a progress report, then your first goal should be to make sure to fill

one out for next year. But set a goal for the number of points you want to have in the end. Maybe

the number is just 10 percent more than last year, or maybe it is 200 percent more than last year. Of

the two, I would go for the 200 percent. Even if you don’t make that goal, you will still end up far

above 10 percent.

And because I want everyone to have a chance at winning Chapter of the Year, I will let you in on

a little secret. If you take the chapter progress report form and plan your year out in advance so that

you can get as many points as possible, I guarantee you will have a much stronger chapter, and will

have a better chance of winning Chapter of the Year than you did last year. If your goals are impor-

tant to you, doesn’t it make sense to work every day to reach them?

Remember that fear, procrastination, self-doubt, and the words “We can’t” or “There is no way

we can” are your enemy. Be fearless. Be positive. And get started now … because it is important.

Kappa Psi for Life …

Fraternally Yours,

Lawrence “LB” BrownGrand Regent 2007–2009

Driving Change

Lawrence “LB” Brown

SpringEach year I look forward to the arrival of spring. The flowers, moderate tem-

peratures, rainstorms, thunder, and the smell of freshness and newness in the airall add up to make spring well worth anticipating. With each coming spring, I real-ize that another cycle of life has ended and another cycle is ready to begin.

Spring is the time for resolutions—not the cold dark days of January, but thefresh promising days of spring. You are able to reflect on how your life hasevolved during the last year. Spring is the time you will have the opportunity towork to correct any shortcomings or missed goals or to continue on the path youhave chosen. Spring gives us the opportunity to change.

Spring can bring each of us a new attitude, new plan, renewed energy, moreenthusiasm, and even a fresh outlook. Is there any reason not to like spring?

I bet some of you are even more excited than most. Graduation is just aroundthe corner. A new cycle of life will begin for you that is really exciting. Spring willmark the jumping off point for this new and exciting time of your life—just anoth-er reason to look forward to spring.

Enjoy the spring … it really is a great time of the year.

Fraternally,

Johnny W. Porter

Spring 2008 � MASK OF KAPPA PSI PHARMACEUTICAL FRATERNITY 3

Contents

Volume 105, Number 2, Spring 2008

Whole Number 418

Official Publication of the Kappa Psi

Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.

Founded 1879 Incorporated 1903

A quarterly magazine maintained and

published in the interests of the Fraternity,

College, and University by The Kappa Psi

Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc., College of

Pharmacy Health Sciences Center, 100

Campus Dr., Southwestern Oklahoma State

University, Weatherford, OK 73096.

Web site: www.kappapsi.org.

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On the CoverSpring in all its rush of colors!

Issue Info to Editor

Summer ’08 7/1/08

Fall ’08 10/1/08

Winter ’09 12/1/08

Spring ’09 3/1/09

MASK DEADLINES

2007 ASHP . . . 4Chapter News . . . 8

KY Photo Album . . . 23Postscript . . . 39

Renewing those old friendships at the spring meeting of Province VII are (L–R):Ben Welch, Paul Knecht, Johnny Porter, Charles Carden, and Dewey Garner.


2007 ASHP Las Vegas, 2007 ASHP Las Vegas,

By Grand Historian Kali Jernigan

The brothers of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc. madetheir way to Las Vegas, Nevada, December 2–6 for the AmericanSociety of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting. Thebrothers came to the convention for various reasons, including fun,learning, recruiting, and applying for residencies. Many stopped bythe Kappa Psi booth to see old friends and make some new, and wewere visited by brothers from around the world.

The Kappa Psi reception was saved at the last minute by GrandRegent, Brother Lawrence Brown. The Fraternity was not going tohave a reception due to budgetary constraints, but Brother GrandRegent saw how important the reception was to the fellowship we allhold so dear. Brother Grand Regent sent a call out to brothers forhelp and asked seven brothers to join him in donating $500 to fundthe reception. True to Kappa Psi form, brothers responded and themoney was raised in less than 48 hours. There were more than sevenbrothers willing to help, which really showed what it means to beKappa Psi. We should all be proud to be a part of the fantastic broth-erhood that fosters such amazing willingness to help. A specialthanks goes to Brothers Johnny Porter, John Grossomanides, NormCampbell, Eric Gupta, Fletcher Nehring, Lawrence Brown, EdRoche, and Kali Jernigan for their generous contribution.

The reception was held Monday night at the Flamingo’s ScenicBallroom and was a huge success with over 300 brothers in atten-dance. While it wasn’t exactly scenic with no windows in sight, thebest part of the reception was the ability to socialize with our broth-ers. Keep a lookout for Kappa Psi booths and receptions at futureASHP and APhA meetings! Hope to see you all there.

Amy Everitt, Lawrence Brown, Marvin Smith, andAmy Montes enjoy the ASHP reception.

All good times must come to anend, but with smiles.


NevadaNevada

Executive Director Long and CollegiateMember-at-Large Brian Macdonald at theASHP exhibit.

Brothers enjoying food and drink at thereception during the ASHP meeting.

2007 ASHP Las Vegas, 2007 ASHP Las Vegas,


It was a little warmer at the reception that in Minnesota.

Executive Director Long with brothers at the reception.

It can be fun during the reception.

NevadaNevada


All smiles at this year’sASHP reception.

More smiles at ASHPreception.


House. During our winter break,several brothers got together towalk and raise money for theJuvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundation. The event is held atthe Mall of America before storesopen, which allowed the brothers toget some exercise and raise moneyfor a great cause while avoiding thewintry weather outside.

Once classes resumed, butbefore they got too stressful, sever-

�� EpsilonUniversity of MinnesotaFounded 4/30/1928College of Pharmacy5-130 Weaver Densford Hall308 Harvard Street S.E.Minneapolis, MN 55455-0343

After welcoming our 33 newbrothers last semester, we arethrilled to have another 10 pledgesfor spring semester! We welcomedour new pledges with an excitingnight of pizza and bowling.

We have been having a greattime with the social and serviceevents this past winter. Just beforewe left for winter break, the broth-ers braved the Minnesota weatherto enjoy a horse-drawn hayride. Wealso had a fun-filled evening at ourdinner meeting. We had a deliciousdinner at a steak house and enjoyedlistening to the stories of our speak-er for the evening, Bob Volk, abrother who was initiated intoEpsilon back in 1956. The chapteralso celebrated the holidays with a“Secret Santa” gift exchange, andwe all put down our books beforefinal exams for a holiday party. Wealso helped several children cele-brate the holiday season by donat-ing gifts to the Ronald McDonald

al brothers got together to show offtheir skills on the ski slopes for aski ing/snowboarding/tubingextravaganza. Early in the semes-ter, we participated in a KidneyEarly Evaluation Program screen-ing where brothers helped patientsregister for the event and tookheight, weight, and blood pressuremeasurements. We continue toserve the Phillips Neighborhoodevery Monday night at the Phillips

Neighborhood Clinic, and we arecontinuously visiting area highschools to give STI presentations.We’re looking forward to severalmore social events including anight out at the comedy club andalso a night of theater when we gosee Jane Eyre later this semester.

We are also hoping to continueour domination on the court inintramural volleyball, and we haveassembled an intramural bowlingteam that plans on dominating thelanes. Epsilon brothers are alsoplanning to participate in theMalaria Swim for the second year.The Malaria Swim is an eventwhere teams swim laps to raisemoney to help purchase mosquitonets for families in Africa.

—Alison Wagner

�� ThetaVirginia CommonwealthUniversityFounded 7/30/1921School of PharmacyP.O. Box 980533410 N. 12 StreetRichmond, VA 23298-0001

Theta chapter had a great 2007and is now looking forward to theyear ahead as we have many events

Chapter NewsBeta Omicron and Delta Mu brothers demonstrate their bowling skills in Pullman, Washington.

Nu Brothers (L-R) Andrew Bzowyckyj, Michael McGuire, Kevin Awugah,Clayton English, and Paul Lagasse at the UConn School of PharmacyWhite Coat Ceremony, fall 2007.


planned for this upcoming springsemester.

We started the year off with vari-ous rush events and have sincebegun the pledging process. Thiswill be one of our largest pledgeclasses ever with 12 new membersin the pledge class. We look for-ward to welcoming them as broth-ers into the Kappa Psi family laterthis semester.

The Theta chapter’s springsemester will be headlined by oureighth annual ALS Association golftournament. Amyotrophic LateralSclerosis (ALS), better known asLou Gehrig’s disease, is a motorneuron disease that leaves patientsin a state of paralysis but fullycoherent to the world around them.Proceeds from the event will bedonated to the ALS Associationwhose mission is “to find a cure forand improve living with ALS.” Weare hosting this event along withthe school’s alumni association andare excited about the buzz thisevent is gathering.

We also had a large contingencyhead up to the Province III springmeeting in Washington, D.C. Thisevent was held at HowardUniversity and was hosted by theDelta Kappa chapter whom wewould like to thank for this greatweekend.

The brothers of Kappa Psi Thetachapter are excited about thisupcoming year, and we look for-ward to all the events we haveplanned for this semester. Ourranks will be growing with the addi-tion of a new pledge class. Withthem, we will strive to do all wecan— not only for the profession ofpharmacy, but also for the commu-nity at large.

—Matt Staples�� IotaMedical University of South CarolinaFounded 11/29/1927The College of Pharmacy280 Calhoun StreetCharleston, SC 29425

This semester the Iota chapterhas taken on new initiatives in aneffort to preserve the reputation itupholds within Kappa Psi. Forstarters, our attention has beenfocused on the alumni. We built astrong alumni database by compil-ing a list of names from everypledge class starting in 1979 to thepresent. On top of this, we also

added the names of almost everygraduate dating back to 1965. Asfor those alumni in-town, they haveallowed our brothers to do yardwork and various other jobs, whichhave created a two-pronged benefit.One benefit is a rapport that hasdeveloped between the alumni andcurrent brothers. The other benefitis that it generated funds for ourchapter.

In an attempt to show our dedica-tion to the Brotherhood, we dou-

bled our attendance this year atProvince. Iota was represented byWilliam Shealy, Trey Reeves, SethPulley, Justin Kellett, WilliamGibson, Mitchell Page and JeremyHeller. A special congratulationgoes to our current regent, WilliamShealy, for being nominated as theNational Historian.

On top of everything else thissemester, we have continued to dovolunteer work around our commu-nity. For example, our vice regent,

Andy Neipp, adopted a street in ourdowntown that we are responsiblefor cleaning multiple times a year.We helped a local Girl Scout raisemore than $300 dollars in cookiesales. Brother Chris Dykes headeda group of volunteers who pressurewashed our dean’s house on cam-pus. Finally, on April 1, we will holdour elections for next year. That isall to report from the Iota chapterand, as always, we are dedicated tonot only preserving our legacy, butalso creating novel boundaries.

—Sean Jesinkey�� MuMassachusetts College of PharmacyFounded 3/4/1907SGA Office c/o Kappa Psi179 Longwood AvenueBoston, MA 02115

Mu chapter would like to wel-come and congratulate our newlyinitiated brothers: Timothy,Shawn and Richard. The brothershave bared the cold winter weatherlong enough and are ready to getout. Many of the brothers are goingon spring break trips. Also, theschool is having its first ever GreekWeek, a competition of all the fra-ternities against each other. Thebrothers look forward to taking firstplace in that competition. Mu chap-ter will also be hosting the ProvinceI meeting in March.

—Kunal Patel

Chapter News

The brothers of Epsilon and their families braved the cold for a fun-filled horse-drawn hayride.

Mu Brothers Shawn, Richard, and Timothy posing for the KY GQ edition.


�� RhoUniversity of KansasFounded 4/23/1932Room 2056, Malott Hall1251 Wescoe Hall DriveLawrence, KS 66045

Rho is excited about a greatupcoming semester for our KappaPsi brothers. In early February, sev-eral crazy brothers participated inPolar Bear Club. This year it wasminus 20 degrees outside whenbrothers jumped into a frozen lake.

Twenty-six brothers attendedProvince VII in Dallas where wemade lots of new friends andbecame motivated to improve thechapter. This change started at ourmost recent meeting when wevoted on bylaw changes and dis-cussed the use of ritual.

Currently, we are busy planninga formal for the pharmacy school inconjunction with a golf tournament.The Thomas Mikkelson MemorialGolf Tournament will take place inApril; money raised will benefitHealthCare Access, a non-profitclinic that provides free medicalcare to the uninsured in Lawrence,Kansas. If you like to golf and wantto help a good cause, come visit usin Kansas and send an email [email protected].

—Katie Myers

�� SigmaUniversity of MarylandFounded 3/27/1924School of Pharmacy20 N. Pine StreetBaltimore, MD 21201

The year 2007 ended with anamazing holiday party filled with

�� NuUniversity of ConnecticutFounded 5/17/1928School of PharmacyBox U-92Storres, CT 06268

Nu chapter is full of life thissemester, with numerous socialand community service projects onthe agenda. Right from the start, wedecided that we wanted to reachout to the community, where weplan to volunteer a few weekends torun a friendly game of Bingo at theMansfield Nursing Home andRehab Center. We had our firstcombined Spring Rush event withthe UConn chapter of LambdaKappa Sigma and plan to pledgethree new members in mid-February. We hope everyoneenjoys and takes in all of the tradi-tions associated with Kappa Psi andespecially Nu chapter. Plans are inthe works for numerous socialevents with Lambda Kappa Sigmain the coming weeks, including ourannual Spring Social event. BrotherAndrew Bzowyckyj is spearheadingthe introduction of PharmacyGreek Week— a face-off in athlet-ics, community service and philan-thropy between the four pharmacyfraternal organizations at UConn.

Also, be on the lookout: on theKappa Psi website, in the nearfuture, we will be selling theremainder of our Kappa Psi pintglasses, as seen at the 53rd GCC.

—Will Anctil

food and lined with gifts. The eventwas organized by our social chairs:Brothers Xuan Tang, EricaSwanson, and Shek Mehta, whorequired each brother to bring agift to play “Dirty Santa,” a crazygame involving the opening, steal-ing, and swapping of gifts. Whereelse would you excitedly pick thelargest box and open it to discovera toilet seat cover or frantically tryto steal a multifunctional tool kit oreven a Starbucks gift card.Afterwards, brothers enjoyed anight of board games, Wii, andGuitar Hero.

While most brothers were enjoy-ing the winter break at home, threebrothers from Sigma —ChrisCharles, Gregory Kim and SophiaPark—journeyed out to West PalmBeach, Florida, to attend the

Province IV conclave. It was a goodopportunity to see the workings ofanother Province as well as meetnew brothers.

After the winter hiatus, our chap-ter reconvened for a special event.It was our second annual WinterRetreat, created to bond brotherscloser together and come up withideas to make our chapter even bet-ter. From pizzas to team-buildinggames to brothers speaking onwhat Kappa Psi means to them, wehad a fun and productive night.

Are you just as sad as I am aboutfootball season being over?Thankfully, we have our wonderfulmemories of the Super Bowl bashto reminisce. Though it was achaotic mix of brothers who justwanted to socialize and brotherswho wanted to watch the game,

Chapter News

The men of Rho chapter who attended Province VII in February.Socializing and meeting other brothers in Dallas, Texas, for Province VII, pictured (L–R) Kendra Morrison, Sloane Schulz, Katie Myers, and Erin Byrne.

Brother In Kim opens her gift to reveal a multifunctional tool kit only to bestolen later in a game of “Dirty Santa” at Sigma’s holiday party.


Giants beating the Patriots madeeverything worthwhile—at least forsome of us.

On an icy mid-February night,brothers braved a winter storm insupport of the Concert of Hopeorganized by Brother Eun-Mi Ahnand GCD Brother Dr. John Watts.The Concert of Hope was a musical

program whose mission was toraise funds for the EsperanzaMovement Foundation, a non-profitorganization that provides free foodand health care to the impover-ished children of Latin America.Performances included our singingsensations Brother Dr. John Wattsand Brother Brittany Farrugia,accompanied by pianists BrothersTina Son and Linda Sun. We aregrateful to have such talent in ourBrotherhood, as well as brotherswith caring hearts who truly reachout to the destitute communitiesboth near and far.

—Sophia Park PsiUniversity of TennesseeFounded 10/9/1925College of Pharmacy31 S. BarksdaleMemphis, TN 38104

The Psi chapter finished 2007with a month full of events beforetackling finals. The first weekend of

December, Psi sponsored a waterstation at the Memphis St. JudeMarathon. This event is an annualone for the Psi chapter and one thatwe always have a good time atdespite the freezing temperatures.This year we shared duties with theother pharmaceutical fraternity andhad a record turnout to support therunners. That weekend was a busyone because that same night, weheld our second annual TackyChristmas Sweater Party. Thisevent is quickly becoming a favoriteamong the brothers because welove getting into the Christmas spir-it by dressing up in our most festiveChristmas garb. This year the attireconsisted of not only sweaters butcostumes with a full manger sceneand a gingerbread man!

The New Year started out allbusiness with the initiation of thepledge class which included 94 newbrothers! With initiation complete,Jersey Night quickly followed. Psibrothers had a blast listening to thestories that surfaced on how thenew brothers got their nicknames.In February, Psi attended ProvinceVII conclave and was able to take24 brothers all the way to Dallas,Texas. We had a great time, but Icannot speak for all since one of ourbrothers became sick with food poi-soning as soon as we arrived andwas stuck in the hotel room allweekend. We were very proud tosay our vice satrap, Jodi Leke, isfrom our chapter and did a wonder-

ful job helping conduct the con-clave. Normally for Psi chapter, see-ing Dr. L.B. Brown means class isabout to start, but this weekend itwas an honor having him attendour conclave as the Grand Regent.We wrapped up February with elec-tions for new officers and are excit-ed about the new ExecutiveCommittee and what they will bringto the chapter in the coming year!

—April Hodson

�� Beta GammaUniversity of California—San FranciscoFounded 9/23/1910College of Pharmacy1499-5th AvenueSan Francisco, CA 94122

Winter quarter is the time whenpledge events are in full swing. Westarted off with a new pledge eventcalled �-Harmony. Kappa Psibrothers and all 52 pledges weregiven one minute to talk to eachother on a one-on-one basis beforerotating to the next brother. It wasa great event that gave everyonethe opportunity to learn more abouteach other. Another successfulevent was our annual scavengerhunt. Although it rained during thefirst hour, the pledges were deter-mined and continued to press onthroughout the evening. The win-ner of the scavenger hunt will berevealed during the last study hour.

Big Bro revealing took place onFebruary 1 at Pier 39 in Fisherman’s

Chapter News

Sigma brothers: a picture worth a thousand words…

Beta Gamma brothers at their Big Brother revealing.

Beta Nu brothers enjoy a study break in January by going ice skating at alocal ice rink in Omaha.

Psi Brothers Youseef Zaky (left) andElisa Giroux (right) getting their jerseys from Big Brother Tiffany Bird(middle) on Jersey Night.


campus organizations in the schoolof pharmacy.

As we continue to uphold the tra-ditions of Kappa Psi, Beta Gammais finding new ways of instillingthese traditions in the pledge class.We show them by example by orga-nizing events such as the philan-thropy projects and teaching themthe history of our Fraternity. Weare looking forward to initiatinganother group of proud and com-mitted Kappa Psi members.

—Sokkim Lim

�� Beta EpsilonUniversity of Rhode IslandFounded 5/17/1911College of Pharmacy41 Lower College RoadKingston, RI 02881-0801

As the cold weather is beginningto subside and spring is upon us,Beta Epsilon brothers have muchto be excited about. On February25, we hosted our third annualKappa Psi Date Auction. We hadmore than 25 brothers who steppedon stage and were auctioned off.The proceeds from this event wentto the American Cancer Society. Inprevious years, we have raised over$700. This year we raised almost$1,500, which is a huge increasefrom previous auctions. The win-ning bidders will accompany theirdates to a Beta Epsilon hostedevent, and the proceeds will also goto the American Cancer Society.Brother Adam Beer did a superbjob of coordinating this event.

After our initiation this past win-ter, we have increased the size ofour chapter to 95 brothers. Our ros-ter has never been bigger. Insports, we reclaimed the indoorsoccer championship once again.We had an undefeated season withthe participation of 15 brothers.Our basketball season is also off toa good start. At this time, we are4–0 and hope to continue to excelfor the rest of the season.

On March 27, we are having ourannual Drug Fair in which variouscompanies visit the University in anattempt to make connections withstudents. This Kappa Psi run eventwill include over 10 representativesfrom many different areas of phar-macy. Coming up in April, we havethe annual Relay for Life at theUniversity of Rhode Island. BetaEpsilon has been the top fundraiserat the University for the last threeyears. As a result of our participa-

Wharf. Brothers surprised theirpledges with a one-hour cruisealong the city’s waterfront. Despitethe cold and windy weather, every-one was socializing and enjoyingthe scenery. We sailed under theGolden Gate Bridge, past Sausalito,and around Alcatraz.

Beta Gamma volunteered atGlide Memorial, which is a churchthat caters to the underserved.They provide shelter, warm meals,and counseling for those who needit. On January 19, we joined Habitatfor Humanity to build affordablehomes for people who have hous-ing problems due to high costs,crowding, and homelessness. Weplan on continuing our involvementwith Habitat for Humanity in thefuture. We also participated in theAIDS Cycle Kickoff Party, wherewe helped cyclists register for theupcoming bicycle event in June.Riders will travel 545 miles fromSan Francisco to Los Angeles inorder to raise money for treatmentand research to help those who areliving with HIV/AIDS.

Beta Gamma is in the process offinalizing spring quarter projectsthis year. We are still signing upparticipants for our first annual golftournament at the Presidio GolfCourse & Country Club. The tour-nament will be held March 27,2008, and all are welcome to attend.Proceeds from this event will bedonated to the American HeartAssociation. We are also searchingfor sponsors for the UCSF Schoolof Pharmacy Spring Auction inApril. The auction raises moneyspecifically to support communityservice projects for all registered

tion during these years, we haveraised a combined total of morethan $10,000 for the AmericanCancer Society. We have set ourgoal to make more than $3,500 dur-ing the upcoming event in thespring. It is a rewarding and fun,bonding experience for all who par-ticipate and donate.

In the last few weeks, we havepulled out our chapter bylaws andmade some edits and amendments.These changes include chapterdues, brotherly conduct, and ourjudicial system. It is now an updat-ed, more complete set of laws toabide by. Finally, we have manysocial events planned for the nearfuture with various sororities.During the last week of classes, weare also having our annual semifor-mal with our sister sorority LambdaKappa Sigma. Good attendance isanticipated as well as a good timeby both organizations.

—Andrew Benson

�� Beta KappaUniversity of PittsburghFounded 3/26/1913School of Pharmacy228 Salk HallPittsburgh, PA 15213

With the spring semester nearlyhalf over, the Beta Kappa chapter atthe University of Pittsburgh hashad a strong start to the New Year.Congratulations to all of the officerselected at the end of the fall semes-ter who have already done an amaz-ing job continuing the tradition of

Beta Kappa’s leadership in both theprofession of pharmacy and thecommunity. Newly-elected officersinclude: regent, Katelin Speer; viceregent, Ashley Toale; recording sec-retary, Jessica Klunk; correspond-ing secretary, Dana Roman; treasur-er, Richard Schanz; chaplain,Kristina Kernich; historian, Anna-Marie Oakes; sergeant at arms,Karleen Melody; ASP representa-tive, Alexa Ray; IFCs, Ryan Yanickoand Brian Straub; immediate pastregent, Tim Kaylor; grand councildeputies, Dave Maszkiewicz, Dr.Deanne Hall and Dr. Brian Potoski;and chapter counselors, ErinLopata, Tyler Gnesda, VadimGazarov and Chris Miller.

Helping to shake those back-to-school blues, January was filledwith the excitement of PharmacyWeek activities that led up to theWhite Coat Ceremony for our P1sand the annual APhA-ASP formal.With so many of our brothers activein APhA-ASP, it was a great time tounite to promote the profession ofpharmacy and have fun doing it.Events included the annual KappaPsi vs. PDC football game, APhA-ASP Patient Counseling competi-tion, in which our own LeahStonesifer placed third, and thePPA Jeopardy OTC competition.Three of our brothers, GretchenKreckel, Courtney Mills andMarilyn Torch, comprised the win-ning jeopardy team and moved onto represent us at the SmartestPharmacy School in PA competition

Chapter News

Beta Xi brothers Caroline Worley, Tammy Chen (front), Alyssa Keating,Meredith Mahaffee, Nicole Nicolsen, and Tiffany Sims at the Mardi GrasMixer with the professional dental fraternity.

Beta Kappa brothers Ryan andKrista before the APhA-ASP formal.


that was held in Harrisburg onFebruary 8. Also, among the event,was the Phi Lambda Sigma auction;all profits were donated to RxCounsel of Western Pennsylvania,which provides medicine at no costto those in need.

The spring semester has alsoprovided many opportunities forbrothers to help out other brothers.The P3–P4 dinner was an excitingevening and a chance for P4s topass on their insight about rotationsto the P3s who will soon begin theirselection. Also, brothers had thepleasure of supporting our ownJosh Momper at the CD releaseparty of his incredible band, The

Meridians. Keep your eyes out forthem!

After an eventful beginning of thesemester, brothers took a break torelax for the weekend at our annualski trip to Seven Springs. And asspring break approaches, many ofour brothers are also looking for-ward to the 2008 annual APhA-ASPmeeting and exposition to be heldMarch 14–17 in San Diego,California. It should be an enjoyabletime filled with learning activitiesand networking opportunities.

Continuing our commitment tophilanthropy, chaplain KristinaKernich organized numerous ser-vice projects to take place through-out the spring semester. ForValentine’s Day, Beta Kappa madecards to send cheer and show ourgratitude to veterans at the VA hos-pital. Brothers also participated in aValentine’s bake date at FamilyHouse and continue to hold bloodpressure screenings at local RiteAid pharmacies.

Additionally, recognition is dueto Beta Kappa brothers who havebeen inducted into Phi LambdaSigma Leadership Fraternity:Karleen Melody, Brian Straub,Alexa Ray, Mike Smith, MichelleBert, Rhea Santangelo, MeganReilly and Jenny Bacci.

And last, but not least, hats off toall of our December graduates:Tyler Gnesda, Kristen Topolosky,Brandi Kennedy, Ji Hoon Moonand Josh Wireman. Good luck andmay you have continued success inall future endeavors!

—Anne-Marie Oakes

Beta LambdaUniversity of ToledoFounded 5/22/1925College of Pharmacy2801 W. Bancroft StreetToledo, OH 43606

The spring semester for BetaLambda is unique this year. Basedon the success of last semester,eight new pledges is a reasonably-sized class for us, so the brothersvoted to pledge again this spring.All five pledges have shown realinterest in both pharmacy and phil-anthropy. So far, they have spentmeetings learning about KappaPsi’s history and traditions. Theyhave also participated in our nurs-ing home philanthropy events andtaken part in meet-and-greet activi-ties with actives.

Socially, the brothers are focus-ing on interactions with other col-lege of pharmacy organizations,particularly the other fraternal orga-nizations. The brothers participatedin a bowl-a-thon, hosted by AlphaZeta Omega, and a cocktail partywith the ladies of Lambda KappaSigma. Additionally, the annualalumni event every spring (stag)allows the brothers to network withpast members of Beta Lambda.

Philanthropy has always beenone of Beta Lambda’s focuses. Thisspring the chapter sought to outdoitself. The brothers have startedvolunteering regularly at a localnursing home. On a couple ofSaturdays each month, brothersand current pledges go to the resi-dency and visit with the seniorswho live there. They spend timewith them during meals and call outBingo numbers. The nursing home

employees take care of all of theday-to-day arrangements, so thebrothers serve a purely social pur-pose and the residents themselvesseem to love it. Additionally, thebrothers are collecting pop tabs todonate to the Ronald McDonaldHouse. The fundraiser involved theentire UT College of Pharmacy andannually raises thousands of poptabs. Finally, the brothers gavemore than their time—they donat-ed blood to the Red Cross. Everydonation saves three lives and,despite a potential fear of needles,is entirely painless.

—Steve Markowiak

�� Beta NuCreighton UniversityFounded 11/21/1914School of Pharmacy2500 California PlazaOmaha, NE 68178-0001

As we are getting into the swingof the New Year, Beta Nu has beenquite active and will continue to bethroughout the rest of the semes-ter. We have already served a mealat the Ronald McDonald House,and we will be back three moretimes this semester to help out thiswonderful organization. Beta Nubrothers will also be donating theirtime to the Child Saving Institute inOmaha by helping them as theymove into a new building. ChildSaving Institute is a non-profitagency that aims to prevent childabuse and neglect through pro-grams such as foster care, BigBrothers Big Sisters, and counsel-ing. Later in the month of March,we will also be participating in theAmerican Cancer Society’s Relayfor Life, which will be held atCreighton. Our second roadsidecleanup of the year will also bescheduled for sometime in Aprilwhen the weather in Omaha gets alittle warmer. We also had a greatturnout for a social held at a localice rink in January. There are alsomany people in our chapter plan-ning on attending Province VIIIconclave, which will be held by ourbrothers at Gamma Kappa. Beta Nuwill be rounding out the schoolyear by holding our spring banquetin April where we will be inductingour new officers who will beannounced in the summer issue ofTHE MASK.

—Ann Foede

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Beta Kappa brothers on their ski trip at Seven Springs.

Beta Xi brother Tiffany Sims raisesmoney for the chapter by cleaningthe Dean Dome after a UNCbasketball game.

Beta Xi brothers Caroline Worleyand Allison Matthews wrappingbooks at Barnes and Noble to raisemoney for the Beta Xi Relay-for-Life team.


given us a gift certificate to providebreakfast to the winner. We hope tocollect a lot of money and cans forthe Food Bank of Central &Eastern North Carolina.

Fundraising this semester haskept the brothers of Beta Xi busy aswell. We wrapped books at Barnesand Noble around Christmastime.All of the donations we receivedwent to support our Relay for Lifeteam. This semester we participat-ed in four “Dean Dome cleanups”where we put in a lot of hard workto raise money for our chapter.Dean Dome cleanups consist ofpicking up trash and recyclablematerials throughout the UNC bas-ketball arena as well as sweepingup the rows. In March we are host-ing a “Shake & Bake” sale wherewe will be selling shorts that say“Shake Well” on the back andhomemade goodies in the pharma-cy school.

We also participated in a fewother social events this semester.We hosted a Mardi Gras Mixerwith the professional pre-dental fra-ternity Delta Delta Sigma inFebruary. In addition, we participat-ed in the All Male Miss Pharmacycompetition at the School ofPharmacy. One of our brothersdressed up as a girl and was MissKappa Psi in a “beauty pageant”where proceeds from ticket saleswent to Senior Pharm Assist. Thisis an organization that helps theelderly pay for medications andcounseling when they cannot affordit. It was a hilarious night to say theleast! In addition, many of ourbrothers in the pharmacy school

�� Beta XiUniversity of North CarolinaFounded 5/1/1915208 Finley Golf Course RoadChapel Hill, NC 27514

Beta Xi rushed right into a jam-packed spring semester here atUNC. As soon as we were back toschool, our rush events began. Thissemester we held info sessions anda pizza lunch at the School ofPharmacy to show students whatKappa Psi is all about. We alsospent a fun evening at CharlieGoodnight’s Comedy Club, went toa Carolina Hurricane’s hockeygame, and hosted our annualBlizzard Party which allowed broth-ers time to socialize with therushees. Our last rush event beforeformal rush was a CommunityService and Bingo Night. Weassembled the vials for our Vial ofLife project and then enjoyed anight of Bingo and prizes. As therush came to a close, we gained fivepledges—all with a genuine desireto learn about Kappa Psi.

In the area of community service,we have been more than hard atwork. Adopt-a-Highway and makingdinners at the Ronald McDonaldHouse continue to be two of ourphilanthropy events. Now that ourvials have been completed duringrush, we will be handing them outto the public. A Kappa Psi alumnusfrom a local CVS has given us per-mission to hand them out at hisstore, and we hope the vials willserve as a way to better the healthcare in our community. Our tobac-co cessation program is still ineffect as well. We continue to set uptables on campus to counsel andeducate the students of UNC aboutthe importance of tobacco cessa-tion. We are also planning a bigevent to help students visualize thehealth consequences of smoking insupport of Kick Butts Day on April2. In addition, we have set up aKappa Psi Relay for Life team, andour team goal is to raise $1,000 togo towards cancer research. One ofour biggest community service pro-jects this semester will be our firstannual Food Drive competition weare organizing in the UNC Schoolof Pharmacy. We will be hosting acompetition between the first-yearpharmacy students, second-yearpharmacy students, third-year stu-dents, and the graduate studentorganization. Harris Teeter has

attended the Pharmacy SchoolSemi-Formal where students andfaculty gathered for a night awayfrom studying and teaching. Lastly,Beta Xi has been playing in an intra-mural coed basketball leaguewhere our team made it through tothe third round of the playoffsbefore our season came to a close.We are now preparing for softballseason.

The Beta Xi chapter is lookingforward to attending Province III atHoward University as 21 of ourbrothers will be going up to D.C. tosupport our Beta Xi brothers intheir last meeting as Satrap andHistorian of Province III. It shouldbe a very fun weekend and we hopeto get a lot accomplished with thebrothers of the other Province IIIchapters. We are also looking for-

ward to having Family Day at ourhouse where we will welcome ourfamilies to Kappa Psi and showthem all we have accomplished thisyear. In April we will have our annu-al Formal, which this year will beheld in Myrtle Beach. It will be avery enjoyable weekend of dancing,relaxing, and presenting awards tovery deserving brothers. We will beclosing out the semester with our28th Annual Tunnel Party. Brothersare hard at work building an intri-cate tunnel from big cardboardboxes that will go throughout theentire living room of our house. Inaddition to crawling through thetunnel, there will be a live band andDJ. This night always serves as agreat time for brothers, faculty, andfriends. It is looking like our springsemester will remain busy right upto the very end!

—Nicole Nicolsen

�� Beta OmicronUniversity of WashingtonFounded 4/15/1916School of PharmacyKappa PsiP.O. Box 357631Seattle, WA 98195

With the start of a new year, BetaOmicron organized our first wintersocial activity with a ski/snow-boarding trip to Mt. Baker. Over 60brothers attended the weekend trip,making it the biggest turnout forthis event in our chapter’s history.We were also very excited thatCanadian Delta Mu brothers LauraDinsdale and Kristin DeGirolamowere able to join us as our importedinternational dishwashers for the

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Delta Mu (Kristin DeGirolamo, Laura Dinsdale) and Beta Omicron(Jennifer Chow, Dan Choi) brothers enjoying the snow on Mt. Baker.

Beta Omicron brothers at the closing banquet of the Province X meeting.(L–R): Skyer York, Nick Au, Francine Lai, Luis Ramos, Rachael Forster,Diana Spencer, Paul Kuo, and Bao-Linh Nguyen.


trip. The snow conditions were wetand somewhat windy, but that didnot stop our brothers from enjoyingthemselves as they traversed downthe mountain. Everyone was com-fortably rested in their warm cabinsafter an exhausting day of snowactivities.

After Mt. Baker, several of ourbrothers were already prepared totravel to Pullman, Washington, forthe Province X meeting hosted byBeta Pi. Attendees from BetaOmicron included Province X offi-cers Bao-Linh Nguyen (GCC dele-gate), Rachael Forster (chaplain),Diana Spencer (secretary/treasur-er), as well as Brothers Paul Kuo,Francine Lai, Nick Au, Skyler Yorkand Luis Ramos. We celebrated ourarrival on Friday night with broth-ers from other chapters at Pete’sBar and Grill, in which everyonewas able to enjoy a night of Wileysand dance move demonstrations.Business meetings were held thenext morning followed by a socialgathering at a local bowling alley.Activities later that day included anevening seminar on the zero-orderkinetics of EtOH and a walking tourof Pullman at night. Sunday nightended with a closing banquet andinduction of new Province officers.Beta Omicron would like to con-gratulate brothers from our chapterwho were elected as the newProvince X officers: Rachael Forster(Vice Satrap), Francine Lai(Chaplain), Skyler York(Secretary/Treasurer), as well asBeta Pi elected officers: ScottMcLeod (satrap) and Stacy Crow(historian). We would also like toespecially thank Beta Pi for all their

hard work put into organizing themeeting and showing us a goodtime. Our chapter plans to returnthe favor when we host theProvince X meeting in Seattle nextyear.

Our main philanthropy projectfor the quarter is a food drive forNorthwest Harvest Food Bank dueto decreased donations in thespring. Our chapter has providedfood bins within the school for stu-dents to donate nonperishable fooditems. Beta Omicron has increasedthe incentive to donate by makingthe food drive a class competitionwith a dessert party as the prize forthe class that makes the most dona-tions. Additionally, we are also inthe process of planning the annualVariety Show for students, staff,and faculty to show off their per-forming talents.

—Nicholas Au

�� Beta PiWashington State UniversityFounded 4/18/1916College of PharmacyWegner Room 155Pullman, WA 99164-6510

It has been a fun but busy transi-tion into spring for the Beta Pichapter. To kick off the new semes-ter, our brothers traveled north toSandpoint, Idaho, for a weekend skitrip at Schweitzer Mountain Resort.A very special thank-you goes outto Stacy Crow for all of her hardwork in planning this getaway anddealing with a variety of lodgingand accommodation issues.Overall, it was a successful and funweekend.

As the host chapter for ProvinceX, our officers were busy at workplanning the arrangements for ourfellow Kappa Psi brothers from theProvince. Recognition is deserved

for all of our officers, especially ourregent, Scott Mcleod. Many sleep-less nights were spent by our teamof officers leading up to Province,ironing out all of the details toensure everything ran smoothly.Congratulations to Scott Mcleodand Stacy Crow from our chapter,elected satrap and historian, respec-tively, for our Province.

Outside of Province meetings,participating brothers went bowlingat Zeppos and had a few nights outon the town, kindling that Pullmanspirit for all visiting brothers to dis-cover and enjoy. Up next for BetaPi chapter: Habitat for Humanity inSpokane, Open To Close, and ourannual cruise around Lake Coeur d’Alene in April. We will also be look-ing to award “Brothers of the Year”to our pledge class and second-yearclass at that time.

—Robert Griffith

�� Beta UpsilonButler UniversityFounded 2/27/19304600 Sunset AvenueIndianapolis, IN 46208

Beta Upsilon finished off 2007 byinducting the pledges and enjoyinga congratulatory dinner at TGIFriday’s in honor of our new mem-bers. Before finals set into fullswing, members joined for aChristmas party with a white ele-phant gift exchange. Beta Upsilonalso helped to sponsor an AngelTree family.

With the New Year underway,Beta Upsilon is back to some chap-ter traditions, including the trip toBW3s following meetings and theannual dive into the icy water at thePolar Bear Plunge for the SpecialOlympics. Our chapter successfullycompleted our annual blood pres-sure cuff and stethoscope fundrais-er. In addition, planning is inprogress for spring philanthropyprojects such as Relay for Life andsocial events to connect pharmacystudents on Butler University’scampus. —Katrina Coffee

�� Beta PhiUniversity of CincinnatiFounded 2/12/1927College of PharmacyMail Location #4Cincinnati, OH 45267

The Beta Phi chapter has beenbusy this quarter. After initiatingour 18 newest brothers inNovember, we have worked hard to

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Beta Pi brothers who attended the Province X meeting in Pullman, WA.

Beta Upsilon members from Butler University pose and shiver for the camera after the Polar Bear Plunge to benefit Special Olympics.


Ronald McDonald House in DesMoines. Collecting pop tabs forRonald McDonald House is also ayearly event for our chapter. Wehave a competition between theclasses to see which class can bringthe most tabs per member. We arealso working on preventing blind-ness, where brothers will go to ele-mentary schools and screen thechildren and see if they need to bechecked by an eye doctor.Fundraising has been going wellwith many ideas presented. We willbe selling Drake College of

get to know each of them. Werecently held our officer elections,and our chapter would like to con-gratulate our newly appointedregent, Matt Bell.

We have kept busy participatingin a variety of philanthropy eventsthis quarter. We had a very suc-cessful coat drive in which we col-lected several items to donate tothose who needed them in theserecent cold winter months. Wehave also been working with ourlocal Ronald McDonald House. Thechapter has cooked and servedlunch for the families and patientswho are currently staying there. Weare still collecting tabs from sodacans for them as well, and our con-tainers are overflowing! We are alsoworking on a team to participate inRelay for Life, and our goal is toraise more than $1,000 for theAmerican Cancer Society.

With rush and pledge events con-cluded, our focus has turned tosolidifying the bond of brother-hood. Over Martin Luther King, Jr.weekend, we traveled toGatlinburg, Tennessee, for a broth-erhood retreat. It was a nice relax-ing time in the mountains and awonderful way to get to know ourbrothers better. The annual KappaPsi ski trip was a hit, with severalbrothers tackling the slopes. Andbetter yet, everyone finished thenight safely with no broken bonesor concussions! Our boys’ intramur-al basketball team did a good jobthis season, and we are looking for-ward to putting together winningsoccer and softball teams for thespring. The pharmacy school for-mal is quickly approaching. Ashead of the event, we have beenbusy fine-tuning the details. Itshould be a huge success and anight to remember.

—Sarah Good

�� Beta ChiDrake UniversityFounded 5/3/1930College of PharmacyCline Hall, 2507 University AvenueDes Moines, IA 50311-4505

Beta Chi began the semesterwith activation week. The pledgesand actives played Kappa Psi trivia,went roller-skating, and watched amovie. On Friday of the week, all 28pledges were activated. We areready to volunteer in a couple ofphilanthropic events. We will bemaking dinner monthly at the

Pharmacy sweatshirts and T-shirtsand keep doing online surveys. Wewill also be selling Kappa Psi blackpolos with red embroidering.Conclave fundraising includesworking concessions at Iowa Cubsbaseball games this spring andsummer. Beta Chi brothers dancedthe night away at Formal that washeld in the botanical center. Everymonth brothers continue the tradi-tion of Night Out; this is a socialevent that encourages brothers toget to know each other better andhave a good time after meeting. We

are also in the planning stages ofGeek Week, similar to the campusGreek Week. It is a week of eventswhere Kappa Psi brothers and PhiDelta Chi brothers compete infriendly games and have othersocial events to get to know eachother better.

—Danelle Rollinger

Beta PsiUniversity of WisconsinFounded 12/6/1919School of Pharmacy615 North Lake Street #2Madison, WI 53703

The members of the Beta Psichapter said farewell to the beloved� house this winter. Fortunately,a new one is on the horizon wherefuture generations shall create sto-ries that are just as memorable.Packing, cleaning, and movingitems into storage was quite anundertaking that occupied a fairamount of our time. Two pledgeshave decided to join us this springsemester and we are very anxiousto learn more about them.

This is the second year that weare volunteering at a local middleschool to assist students forScience Olympiad. We help chil-dren do projects from insect identi-fication to robot building. The chil-dren are excited to be involved withthese projects and we enjoy seeing

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Beta Phi brothers tackle the slopes at their annual ski outing.

Beta Psi brothers pack up items from the former Beta Psi house.


them succeed. Also, like everysemester, we will be cooking agreat meal for the RonaldMcDonald House.

Ice-skating will turn into roller-blading as the snow gives way tograss. Many other fun activities arein the works as well, but for now weare just getting through the frigiddays. Recognition must be made toBrother Michelle Soloman for orga-nizing brothers to update our localordinances. She has done the par-liamentarian position justice.

—Brad Shaw

�� Beta OmegaTemple UniversityFounded 5/22/19301247 W. Allegheny AvenuePhiladelphia, PA 19133

In the traditional fashion, thebrothers of Beta Omega ended thisfall semester with a toy drive bene-

fiting children whose parents arecurrently undergoing chemothera-py at Temple Hospital. We bought agenerous amount of toys with dona-tions from brothers, fellow class-mates and faculty members;wrapped them ourselves, and gavethem out to children and their sib-lings. The newly inducted brothersof Beta Omega were the life of thisgenerous occasion and were activeparticipants in serving lunch andpunch to all in attendance. Diggingdeep into our college budgets, weeven raffled off a BMX bike.Through the hard work of all thebrothers, we were able to put smileson the faces of many children rightbefore the holiday season.

The brothers of Beta Omega areexcited about this new semester inthat it is full of new, exciting chari-table events, as well as our old

favorites. We are thrilled about theexpansion of our Spring Formal,hosted by �, �� and ��,which we opened to the entireschool this year. Profit from thisyear’s formal will be donated toShriners Hospitals for Children.Our chaplain and staff are activelyplanning and organizing this festiveevent for all students at the TempleUniversity School of Pharmacy.Another new event the chapter ishoping to accomplish this spring istreating children from the TempleChildren’s Hospital to an afternoonPhilly’s game.

Aspiring to strengthen the activebrother and graduate alumni rela-tionship, the brothers of BetaOmega are also hosting an alumnibarbecue at the chapter house.Guaranteed to be action packed, wehope to pass on Beta Omega tradi-

tions and memories to our newbrothers, establishing precedentsfor future generations. On the samenote, to encourage fellowshipamongst active brothers, BetaOmega will host “Open House” atthe chapter house every Friday thisspring semester. “Open House” istime for both old and new brothersto come together and forge bondsthat unite the Fraternity.

Beta Omega will continue plan-ning more community events forthis season, and expect to foster fra-ternal traditions that continue toembody the true meaning of KappaPsi. Beta Omega wishes success toall brothers and chapters of KappaPsi and hope all are living theirsemester to the fullest.

—Mohamed Fouad

�� Gamma EpsilonUniversity of NebraskaFounded 3/20/1920Univ. of Nebraska College of Pharmacy985025 Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE 68198

Spring is just around the cornerfor Gamma Epsilon and there aremany big events in the works.Hoops for Healing, our main philan-thropy, is about to kick off its 11thyear. We anticipate this year will bejust as successful as previous years.Camp Floyd Rogers for childrenwith diabetes will continue to thrivewith the help of proceeds from thetournament.

Gamma Epsilon is embarking ona new endeavor in developing asmoking cessation philanthropy.Although we are only in the devel-

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Beta Chi brothers enjoying formal: Monal Ray, Amy Kuehl, AbbyMatulewicz, Molly McConville, and Danelle Rollinger.

All of the Beta-Omega brothers who helped out at the Toy Drive gather fora group picture.

Beta Chi Brothers Jeff Prill andKatie Zwirchitz during activationweek trivia.

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ticket sales and games go directlyto a fund for students in need.Lastly, the chapter is scheduled tohelp out Habitat for Humanity oneSaturday in March.

—Brandy Hooper

�� Gamma EtaUniversity of MontanaFounded 6/4/1920University of MontanaDept. BMED, SB 244Missoula, MT 59812

Last December, Gamma Etachapter hosted a very successfulAdopt-a-Family outreach program,collecting toys, clothes, and gifts fora local family in need. The programsaw an outpouring of generosityfrom the school and the communi-ty, and allowed the family to cele-brate a Christmas to remember.The year 2008 started out with a

opmental stages, we are very excit-ed to get this philanthropy off theground and see the benefits of ourlabor.

Although Gamma Epsilon is hardat work on many upcoming activi-ties, we never forget to have fun! Agroup of � brothers got togetherrecently to support the local hockeyteam followed by a fun night on thetown.

Fall 2008 Province VIII conclaveis another great event GammaEpsilon is busy working to put on.The rapidly approaching event hasbrought all Kappa Psi brotherstogether to make it a sure triumph.

—Melissa Maiefski

�� Gamma ZetaSamford UniversityFounded 3/20/1935800 Lakeshore DriveBirmingham, AL 35229

As spring quickly approaches,Gamma Zeta chapter has gotten offto a running start. This pastJanuary, we sent 10 brothers to theProvince IV winter conclave inWest Palm Beach, Florida. Theweekend was much too short, butwe had a blast! Most of all, wewould like to extend a specialthanks to all of the Delta Upsilonbrothers who showed us such hos-pitality and a wonderful time. It wasencouraging to see such a wonder-ful foundation of Kappa Psi brother-ly support.

In January, we kicked off thesemester with brand new commit-tees and some exciting eventsplanned. Already, we have had adinner and bowling night,Valentine’s Day Bake Sale, and atrip to Birmingham’s very own—The McWane Center. Taking a tripback to our youth, we got to playwith science gadgets from all over.In the upcoming months, we haveseveral fun events planned, includ-ing a movie night, playgroundbuild, and even a cookout.

As many of you know, Februaryis National Heart DiseaseAwareness Month. Many of ourbrothers teamed up throughout themonth to wear red on Fridays andraise awareness for this cause. Inaddition, some of our special com-mittees are starting to plan anotherphilanthropy event in order to aidour student relief fund. The annual“Pharmacy Carnival” is held inMarch, and all proceeds made from

bang, with Gamma Eta hosting aclassy welcome-back reunion partyfor the brothers. It was a fun-filledevent, with brotherhood, cama-raderie, and T-Bag’s famous salsa.In February, the chapter also host-ed a teacher-appreciation breakfast,with members serving up pan-cakes, sausage, fruit and coffee forthe pharmacy staff and faculty. Abig event for the semester was ourchapter’s attendance at Province Xin Pullman, Washington. With 14brothers, Gamma Eta had thelargest presence of all the chaptersin Province X. Everybody had agreat time sharing thoughts andideas, as well as enjoying fraternalbonding with our brothers fromaround the Northwest. For thefuture, we are planning a quilt raf-fle, Buzz Cuts for Bachmeierfundraiser, and will help host ahealth fair at a local pow-wow. In all,it has been a fun first half of theyear, and we are looking forward tomore fun times to come. Go Grizz!

—Jessica Gieser & Mike Sulzbach

�� Gamma ThetaUniversity of Missouri—Kansas CityFounded 5/17/1957School of Pharmacy5005 Rockhill RoadKansas City, MO 64110-2499

Gamma Theta started this semes-ter with a little spring cleaning. In aspecial project with the Kansas CityFree Health Clinic, brothers donat-ed a Saturday afternoon to preparethe clinic’s mobile education unit

for upcoming events. The mobileunit is an RV used specifically forHIV testing and prevention educa-tion. It’s taken to health fairs,parades, and community events toprovide awareness of HIV.

We are also proud to announceour regent, Sean Hawkins, waselected Province VII Treasurer.Sean is the first member of GammaTheta to hold a Province office inseveral years. We are confident hewill serve Province VII with thesame dedication and enthusiasm ashe does when leads Gamma Theta.

The annual Gamma Theta formalis on our calendar this semester aswell. Brother Nicola Black has beenbusy planning a fun night out formembers and guests at the PointAnnex on the Country Club Plaza.There’s no better way to celebratesuch a great year.

We also have high hopes for thesixth annual Wes McIntireMemorial Volley for Charity to beheld April 19. Brothers RebeccaMarsh and Tyler Kenney havedevoted themselves to organizingthe event, while all Gamma Thetamembers are pitching in gettingdonations for prizes, promotionsand advertising, designing shirtsand recruiting teams. All proceedsfrom the tournament go to theAmerican Cancer Society in sup-port of colon cancer prevention andawareness in the Kansas City area.Volley for Charity is a huge eventfor us, and we are honored to besupported by our classmates, facul-ty, and the Kansas City community.

Our chapter is busier than everthis semester. We are planningfundraising events as well as com-ing up with new ways to getinvolved in the community andhave a little fun in the process. Wehave some exciting projects in theworks and look forward to updatingeveryone next issue.

—Amanda Neilsen

�� Gamma IotaUniversity of BuffaloFounded 1/16/1921Cooke Hall, North CampusAmherst, NY 14260

Gamma Iota was proud to wel-come 15 new brothers this year.Congratulations ChristopherChan, Johnny Hon, ElissaOstrander, Kristen Bayerl, ScottWilson, Rob Seabury, AnielaMarkut, Elizabeth Panfil, Clavin

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Gamma-Epsilon brothers (L–R) Adam Smith, Sarah Cox, AngelaPantelogianis, and Mary Gargano having fun on the town.

Gamma Theta brothers at the fifthannual Wes McIntire Volley forCharity, benefiting the AmericanCancer Society.


Meaney, Alicia Harrison, EstherHuang, Pulkit Bhuptani, SaneelKulkarni, Joe Marino and TomLatuga. With the help of our dedi-cated pledgemaster, Greg Gotie,his pledge committee, and the out-standing support of all the brothersat Gamma Iota, we have added 15dedicated brothers to theFraternity.

Last fall, Gamma Iota participatedin several community service pro-

jects including Yoplait pink lids tofight breast cancer, pop tab collec-tions for Ronald McDonald House,a Winter Food Drive, Cooks forKids, and Adopt-a-Family, to name afew. To wrap up the semester, thebrothers held their annual Toys forTots benefit. Brothers brought new,unwrapped toys and a potluck itemfor admission to the party and thencelebrated the end of the semesterwith good food, good drink and

good friends. A few SUNY—Buffalofaculty brothers and Buffalo Gradbrothers were also in attendance tojoin in on the fun. The best parts ofthe night included the huge moun-tain of toys for children and thesecret Santa “steal-the-gift”exchange that often gets quite com-petitive among the brothers, but allin all was a good time. This spring,Gamma Iota looks forward to sever-al new service projects, including

Buffalo News Kids Day and Marchof Dimes.

The election process is also infull swing, with several nominationsalready in place. It’s always excitingto see the future of the chapter tak-ing form. Planning for the annualend-of-the-year banquet has alsobegun. Last year, dinner was heldat the scenic Top of the Fallsrestaurant located at Terrapin Pointon Goat Island in Niagara Falls.The restaurant offered a breathtak-ing view of the Horseshoe Falls andthe Canadian skyline and will be adifficult location to top, but thebrothers have a few exciting loca-tions already staked out. GammaIota looks forward to completinganother school year and beginningnext year’s pledge process.

—Nicole Cieri

�� Gamma KappaSouth Dakota State UniversityFounded 10/17/1958College of PharmacyBox 2202CBrookings, SD 57007

The brothers of Gamma Kappawould like to welcome our newlyinitiated brothers: Ashley Ball,Megan Binger, CourtneyConaster, Jenna DeMers, BrianFisk, Craig Fjeldheim, RyanFox, Kathy Glanzer, Kyle Heer,Ashley Herzog, Matt Hines,Wesleigh Jastorff, Kara Kaiser,Kasey Kirschenmann, AnnKnonechne, Kristen Kramer,Courtney Larson, ShawnMurphy, Mallory Onisk, TiffanyPolitz, Kristen Remund, RobertSayles, Jessica Scroeder, JasonStubbe, Tyler Van Metre,Carissa Vice, Chelsea Wecker,Beth Wienmeister and KristinWulff . Initiation was held onDecember 4 with a dinner at theDays Inn afterwards. The outstand-ing pledge award was given toBrother Shawn Murphy who exem-plified the qualities of a brother.

Our annual Penny Wars competi-tion was once again a great success.The P1 class defeated the P2 classby raising $588 with the help of theP3 class. The total raised was justunder $1,000. We donated themoney to the Women’s DomesticAbuse Shelter in Brookings. Theyused the money to hold a veryeventful Christmas party. We wouldlike to thank Brother Dr. GarethDavies for his performance of aWelsh Santa during the cookie and

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2007 Gamma Iota Pledge Committee.

Gamma Theta brothers volunteering for the Kansas City Free Health Clinic: Jimmy Benjamin, Mary JaneChandler, Lindsay Cunningham, Cassie Koetting, Kelsey Carter, Brenton Foresee, Tyler Kenney, Sean Hawkins,Patrycja Wilczynska, and Dr. Maqual Graham.

Gamma Kappa Brothers: (back) Jill Corbett and Danielle Graves,(middle) Cara Counter, TashaEngelmeyer, and Tammy Berg, (bottom) Claudia McIntosh andAmanda Muir pause for a pictureduring the White Elephant ChristmasParty at the Kappa Psi house.


that we helped bring cheer for theholidays.

Our biggest and most glamorousevent of the year is none other thanRush Dinner. Everyone dusts offtheir dancing shoes and dresses toimpress. There were over 30 alum-ni in attendance from all overCalifornia just to make this impor-tant event. We were even delightedto have our very own Grand RegentLawrence Brown grace us with hispresence. Everyone had a wonder-ful time. There was great food,stunning gowns, and lots of memo-ries to be retold. We only wish thatevents like these would happenmore often.

We held our winter retreat inwhat seemed to be a barren desertthis year. It’s not as peculiar as youthink, but rather it was our paintballing retreat. What is better thana bunch of guys who know nothingabout paint balling and are armedwith guns? It’s pure excitement!Most of the brothers knew nothingabout paint balling and on top ofthat, they rented us the worst gunspossible. All these ingredientsmade for a very long day. As theend of the day neared, we may havecome home with welts on our bod-ies, but it was an experience of alifetime.

—Jonathan Chan

milk party held for the winning P1class. We also held a white elephantparty, just before Christmas break,to let off some steam before we pre-pared for finals.

Gamma Kappa brothers partici-pated in a competitive dodgeballtournament. We had two teamswho unfortunately had to competeagainst one another. One teamreached the semifinals, but wasunable to make it to the finals. Themoney raised went to theChildren’s Miracle Network State-A-Thon, with the winners donatingtheir prize money back to the chari-ty. Our regent, MathewMacziewski, competed in the Mr.SDSU pageant. He was crownedMr. SDSU and Mr. Congenialityafter competing in lip-sync, schoolspirit, and formal wear competition.Gamma Kappa chose the CMNState-A-Thon as their charity. Themoney raised from admissions willbe donated to our charity in KappaPsi’s name. The Gamma Kappabrothers performed cholesterolscreenings at the SDSU WellnessFair. We had lots of help frombrothers during the fair, especiallyP4 Brother Mike Schaub who vol-unteered to perform the screeningsthroughout the day. The testingsupplies were donated by LewisDrug and the proceeds went to theAmerican Heart Association. TheP3 brothers have kept busy stuffingbackpacks for underprivileged chil-dren in Sioux Falls. The backpacksprovide food for the school childrenduring the weekends.

Upcoming events for GammaKappa include pledging three morebrothers in early April, highwaycleanup, and Glory Days in prepara-tion for conclave. We will also con-tinue to work towards making theProvince VIII conclave a success.

—Mathew Macziewski

�� Gamma NuUniversity of the PacificFounded 9/17/1960236 W. Stadium DriveStockton, CA 95204

This year we decided to start anew tradition called the GivingTree. Families in need request anitem they would enjoy. We put eachrequest up on an ornament andadorn them on a Christmas tree.Gracious volunteers can take anornament and help buy the gift pre-sented. It was a big success with allthe ornaments taken and knowing

�� Gamma PiSt. Louis College of PharmacyFounded 3/19/19464588 Parkview PlaceSt. Louis, MO 63110

Gamma Pi has been very busythis semester. The major renova-tions of the chapter house havebeen completed. The bathroom wasmoved to give more room for thedance floor. Cable and internet wasinstalled along with a new washer

and dryer that were donated by thegraduate chapter. Along with reno-vating our house, we have alsotaken a look at our philanthropicefforts and have decided to addsome new events this year. Alongwith our usual AIDS awarenessevent, poison prevention campaign,and our participation in a disabilityproject on campus, we are going tostart offering many different typesof health screenings.

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Gamma Kappa pledges, who are now brothers, helped clean up the yard by raking leaves, picking up sticks, andtaking out the trash during pledge week.

Gamma Chi brothers Katie Georges, Eric Tedeschi, Erin DeDoes, andMichelle Ruiter enjoy a rush dessert.


We have many fellowship eventscoming up. We are organizing agolf tournament on August 16, soget those clubs out and join us onthe course. Our annual float trip isscheduled for the weekend of July25–27; we are already planning for afloatin’ good time. Both activitiesguarantee a lively, relaxing time tobe had by all! If you would likemore information about theseevents, you can contact Ian Rich [email protected]. We are also plan-ning some fun events to give thefirst-year students a chance to getout of the dorms and expose themto fraternity life. We are planning aWacky Tacky Prom Night at thehouse. Other activities for first-yearstudents are being considered atthis time.

Gamma Pi would like to thankDelta Pi for hosting a greatProvince VII meeting this year inDallas. We were pleased to receivethe man-mile award this year. Wehad another honor this year—Anastasia Roberts was elected toProvince Historian. If you did nothave a chance to attend ProvinceVII, make plans for next yearbecause we will be hostingProvince VII in St. Louis. We havealready started kicking aroundideas to make it a hard-working,fun-filled weekend for attendees.We would like attendance to be thehighest ever so start making plansto visit “The Lou.”

—Anastasia Roberts

�� Gamma RhoUniversity of New MexicoFounded 2/16/1948College of Pharmacy2502 Marble NEAlbuquerque, NM 87131

Gamma Rho celebrated 60 yearsof brotherhood at the University ofNew Mexico College of Pharmacy.We honored our anniversary with asocial gathering that provided food,fun and dancing. The majority of

our brothers were in attendance forthis event, which even included aKappa Psi birthday cake.

Right before the holiday season,we held a successful silent auctionthat raised more than $1,000 for ourchapter. We auctioned off salonappointments, ski lift tickets, a dayof “slave labor” from Gamma Rhobrothers, an iPod, and gift certifi-cates to many popular local restau-rants. For the spring semester, wesponsored a Valentine’s Day Gramfundraiser where brothers playedCupid for fellow students and facul-ty at the College of Pharmacy.

Brothers participated in severalhealth screenings this semesterincluding the KOB Health Fair andFiesta de Flu. We were able toscreen patients for diabetes, choles-terol, blood pressure and osteo-porosis, and offer flu shots to thosewho were interested. The KOBHealth Fair is one of Albuquerque’sannual health awareness weekends,and we were able to screen andeducate thousands of people.

In the coming months, GammaRho is planning a ski/snowboard-ing weekend getaway to enjoy eachother’s company on the slopes with-out the stresses of school. We arealso planning to do another philan-thropy event at the BatteredWomen’s Shelter, with whom wehave worked in the past. As always,we will continue to promote theideals of Kappa Psi and celebrateour Brotherhood throughout thespring semester!

—Alexandra Grubbs

�� Gamma UpsilonUniversity of ArizonaFounded 3/20/1950P.O. Box 2102071703 East MabelTucson, AZ 85721

It hasn’t been an eventful semes-ter thus far for Gamma Upsilon atthe University of Arizona. We

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Gamma Pi Brothers Sean Howes, John Hamilton (St. Louis Grad), IanRich, and Sean Jewell at Province VII banquet.

Gamma-Omega brothers at the Pledge Spaghetti Dinner: (L–R back) Dr. E. Kim Fifer, Khoi Vo, JoshWinningham, Matt Hambuchen, Alexandra Stowe, Anne Marie Beckwith, Lauren Briggs, LeeAnne Pipkin, (L–R middle) Heather Wells, Lisa Hatfield, Catherine Hill, Erin Beth Hays, (L-R front) Kristina Ta, and SaraMueller.

Brothers Josh Halporin, Elena Roe,and Diana Ursoiu relax atGamma Chi’s professional rushevent at the house.


challenge our creative side whilekeeping us young at heart.

The bonds of the Gamma Chichapter have been strengthened byrecent Brother Nights. Surprisinglycompetitive no-stakes, no-limitTexas Hold’em, as well as a broom-ball match each semester, help usblow off some steam while stayingtight-knit. There is no doubt thatour newest initiate, Brother SarahBarrigar, has helped foster this fam-ily spirit. Her encouragement andlaughter are consistent bright spotsat the chapter house. The brotherslook forward to pledges PhilipKociemba and Adam Tedeschi get-ting to know the Gamma Chi familyand sharing the Kappa Psi tradition.

Last but not least, the GammaChi chapter looks forward to spend-ing more time with our alumni thissemester. This year, our spring “un-formal” will be taking place atCraig’s Cruisers in Grand Rapidsand at the chapter house. We arealso planning a house fix-up datewith our alumni. The chapter wouldlike to thank the alumni for helpingus make sure the house will contin-ue to provide Gamma Chi a placefor our shared history, ritual, broth-erhood, and traditions, as well as ahome to many of our brothers.

—James Mikula

�� Gamma PsiUniversity of GeorgiaFounded 3/16/1953School of Pharmacy3001 Mercer University DriveAtlanta, GA 30341

The past few months have beenvery productive and fruitful for thebrothers of Gamma Psi. After help-ing introduce the incoming P1s

ended fall semester 2007 with ourfirst annual Kappa Psi SalvationArmy Toy Drive. The competitionamong classes, faculty, and staffhelped us donate more than 100items. We rewarded all of thosewho participated with cookies inJanuary.

We began spring semester 2008with a percentage night atMacayo’s, a Mexican restaurant.The restaurant donated 20 percentof their sales to our organization.The rest of the semester looks to bepacked with fun! Events include ourannual March Madness Raffle tobenefit the Arizona Cancer Center,sloshball, many social events, andour end-of-the-year banquet.

—Kwyn Forbregd

�� Gamma ChiFerris State UniversityFounded 5/6/1952119 S. Warren AvenueBig Rapids, MI 49307

The Gamma Chi chapter contin-ues its academic, community, andsocial activities as we approach thestretch run of the ’07–’08 schoolyear. Ferris State’s InterfraternityCouncil recently recognized 12 ofthe Kappa Psi brothers for theiroutstanding GPAs for the fall 2007semester. Congratulations toBrothers Erin DeDoes and JoshHalperin on their 4.0 GPAs, as wellas to all of the Gamma Chi brotherswho work hard to make Kappa Psithe academic leaders of IFC!

Gamma Chi has once againopened up the chapter house to BigBrothers Big Sisters in Big Rapidsto spread holiday cheer. We willsoon be following up last semes-ter’s Halloween Haunted Housewith an Easter celebration. Also,Brother Michelle Ruiter collaborat-ed with Ferris State pharmacy stu-dents on another of our annual ser-vice events, volunteering for SpecialOlympics in Lansing. Finally,Brothers Erin DeDoes and KatieGeorges coordinated a very suc-cessful first annual Christmas partyfor the families of WISE, a localwomen’s shelter. Donated presentsfor the children, gift baskets for themothers, and a special visit fromSanta and his helper (Brothers JoshGhiringhelli and LindseyBerlinghoff, respectively) made fora very warm December night. TheGamma Chi chapter has enjoyedworking with all of these kids, who

with our annual Kappa Kabanaparty, we held two blood drives inconjunction with the Red Cross andmet our goals in pints of bloodeach time. The brothers were alsoable to offer their services at vari-ous volunteer events such as theAtlanta Strong Legs Benefit andthe Alzheimer’s Walk this past win-ter. In early January, we attendedthe Province IV conclave in WestPalm Beach, Florida, whereBrothers Shirish Parbhoo andJonathan Hamrick were elected asProvincial Newsletter Editor andParliamentarian, respectively. Wealso were able to hold a very suc-cessful ski trip where the GammaPsi brothers and other brothersfrom chapters in our Province wereable to take a few days off and enjoythe snow and slopes at Big BearLodge in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Asthe second semester rounds up, thebrothers are looking forward to anenriching pledge process and ourannual Founder’s Day Banquet inMarch.

—Ubong Umoren

�� Gamma OmegaUniversity of ArkansasFounded 5/28/1955College of Pharmacy4301 West MarkhamLittle Rock, AR 72205

It has been a busy year so far forthe brothers at Gamma Omega.

We were excited to initiate eightnew members into Kappa Psi:“Kristina” Duyen Ta, AlexandraStowe, Sara Mueller, Khoi Vo,Matt Hambuchen, JoshWinningham, Lisa Hatfield andLeeAnne Pipkin. Our new broth-ers have much to offer our chapter,

and we are excited about the ener-gy and enthusiasm they bring tothe chapter. After initiation, we hadour traditional spaghetti suppersocial where we all got to know ournewly initiated members and shareour thoughts about the chapter.

During the past months, we havealso been busy with fundraisingand community service projects.Our Kappa Psi Chili Pie is afundraiser we have organized sev-eral times this winter with muchsuccess. Our famous chili piealways draws a big crowd and is afavorite with the other students andfaculty on campus. In addition tofundraising, our chapter has beenbusy donating time and services toour local Habitat for Humanity.

Gamma Omega had two brothersattend Province VII in Dallas thispast February. We are proud to sayour chapter was awarded the ‘MostImproved Chapter’ title. We hope tokeep the momentum going withour future projects and look for-ward to the leadership of our newbrothers.

—Anne Marie Beckwith

�� Delta BetaSouthwestern Oklahoma State UniversityFounded 3/13/1963100 Campus DriveWeatherford, OK 73096

It has been a while since theDelta Beta chapter has given anupdate as to the things going on atSouthwestern Oklahoma StateUniversity College of Pharmacy.We recently held our spring back-to-school social and pledge drive.We were extremely excited to seethe renewed interest in Kappa Psi

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Delta Delta Brothers Dr. Louis Williamsand Tommy Ho.

Delta Delta Brothers Jason Tam, Kyana Stewart, Dr. LouisWilliams, and Thomas Key.


� Photo AlbumKappa Psi brothers care for others in their communities.

Knoxville Psi brothersworking hard for Habitatfor Humanity.

Gamma Theta Brother Tyler Kenney cleaning theKansas City Free Health Clinic’s mobile education unit.

Gamma Kappa Brothers Katie Bremmon and Laura Viereck stuff backpacks for underprivi-leged children in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.


alumni connections. DuringDecember, they drafted a lettersigned by Dr. Williams and ThomasKey (our current regent) that wasindividually addressed to eachalumnus. Accompanying these let-ters was the semester alumninewsletter. Many of these packageswere hand-delivered by severalbrothers. The Committee wouldlike to thank Thomas Key, KyanaStewart, Tina Hwang, Jason Tam,Clay Boyd, William Chau, DanielOrtiz, Jeremy Garcia, andStephanie Weightman for takingtime to personally deliver thesepackages to alumni.

We are also working very dili-gently to plan the first Kappa PsiWalk-A-Thon to benefit the ThomasStreet AIDS Clinic. The Walk-A-Thon will be held April 19 at TomBass Park. Our goal is to raise

here at SWOSU, as we had 16pledges come to enjoy some brisketand learn about our Fraternity. Weare excited about the future ofKappa Psi at SWOSU.

Toward the end of the fall semes-ter, Kappa Psi faced off against PhiDelta Chi in the annual HygieiaBowl. This full contact footballgame has been played every yearsince the 1970s as a fundraiser forSt. Jude Children’s ResearchHospital. The weather did not coop-erate at all and very few peopleshowed up, but we had a good timeand raised some money for a greatcause.

The spring semester is when wehave our major charity fundraiser.Every year, the Delta Beta chaptersponsors a golf tournament in orderto raise more money for St. Jude’s.Last year we were able to raise$1,500 for St. Jude’s and look toincrease that number this year. Thegolf tournament will be played onApril 26 at Sugar Creek CanyonGolf Course in Hinton, Oklahoma.We would love for any brotherswho wish to play in this tournamentto contact us and get a teamentered. Regent Weston Lovell canbe contacted by sending an email [email protected].

—David Cannon

�� Delta DeltaUniversity of HoustonFounded 2/28/1963College of Pharmacy4800 Calhoun Boulevard., 141-SR2Houston, TX 77204-5515

The brothers of Delta Delta can-not contain their excitement! DeltaDelta was awarded CHAPTER OFTHE YEAR and BEST CHAPTERREPORT at the Province VII meet-ing held February 15–17 in Dallas,Texas. We want to thank each andevery brother for making thisaccomplishment possible, the 29brothers who attended Province,and Dr. Louis Williams for guidingus every step of the way. This was agreat success for our chapter, andwe hope to make it an annual tradi-tion.

The brothers of Delta Delta stillhave a lot of work ahead of them.We will be having our SpringFormal on March 8 at Maggiano’sLittle Italy. This will be the first for-mal in which we try to reconnectwith all of Delta Delta’s alumni. TheGraduate Relations Committee hasstarted a big effort to reestablish

$5,000 and help Thomas StreetClinic fulfill things that they are nolonger able to accomplish becauseof monetary shortcomings. We willbe making this an annual event tohelp out a different organizationeach year. We want to thank ourbrother, Kyana Stewart, for headingthe project and all the hard workshe’s put into getting the chapterorganized to take on such anendeavor.

Delta Delta would like to congrat-ulate the Patient CounselingWinner, Kandi Icenhower, who will

be representing the University ofHouston College of Pharmacy andKappa Psi at the APhA AnnualMeeting in San Diego, California.Best of luck at annual, Kandi! Acongratulation goes out to AimeeVillalon for completing her firstHouston Marathon on January 13.Delta Delta is also very proud ofthe new members of Phi LambdaSigma: Angel Hinojosa, ShahanaQuadri, Jason Tam, AimeeVillalon and Stephanie Weight-man. Job well done, brothers!

—Aimee Villalon

Chapter News

Delta Epsilon brothers at Meet the Pharmacy Greeks.

Beta Epsilon Brothers MaureenBaxter, Brittney March, andAshley Varhol at Ritual MovieNight.

Craft time at the Ronald McDonald House. (L-R): Delta Zeta BrothersRandy Shaw, Amanda Drevyanko, and Megan Brockman.


�� Delta EpsilonDuquesne UniversityFounded 2/24/1967600 Forbes Avenue304 Bayer Learning CenterPittsburgh, PA 15282-0000

Delta Epsilon has been keepingbusy with events such as pizzasocials, Ritual Video Night, Meetthe Pharmacy Greeks, and pharma-cy open house.

Our largest undertaking so farthis semester was our HealthyHeart project that took place onValentine’s Day. For this project,we involved faculty brothers, edu-cated the general university popula-tion, provided an opportunity forblood pressure screening, as wellas raised funds for the AmericanHeart Association.

Brothers screened blood pres-sure for 44 people ranging from uni-versity staff, faculty, and studentsfrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We handedout brochures outlining hearthealthy lifestyles and displayed aneducational PowerPoint on hearthealth during the screening. Theproject was a great success and waswell received by the Duquesnecommunity.

Currently in the works for therest of the semester is a service pro-ject with Carson City Towers, alocal assisted living facility, an on-campus Easter Egg hunt serviceproject, and Spring Formal.

—Alexis Gaggini

�� Delta ZetaUniversity of IowaFounded 12/12/1968College of Pharmacy110 Pharmacy Bldg.Iowa City, IA 52242

At the end of November, we hadthe privilege of initiating 15 newpledges into the Kappa PsiPharmaceutical Fraternity: JenCarver, Emily Douglass,

Elizabeth Frazier, ChristinaGaard, Audra Hudrilk, SaraKehe, Dana McDougall, MeghanPiepho, Kelly Richeal, KatieRollinger, Randy Shaw, CandiSturges, Ben Sutti and TianZhang. They are a very energeticgroup of students and full of newideas for future activities.

Our Education Committee hasbeen working on training the newmembers on how to take a person’sblood pressure. In March, we willbe holding numerous hypertensionscreenings at Wal-Mart and CVS tohelp raise awareness of this very

common health issue. OurFundraising Committee raisedquite a bit of money by holding apizza lunch for all students at theCollege of Pharmacy. We are alsotrying to come up with new designsto sell Kappa Psi apparel.

The Philanthropy Committee willbe holding a Ronald McDonaldHouse Crafty “Funness” Nightwhere the kids will make cookiesand do crafts. In addition, DeltaZeta will be participating in theMarch bowl-a-thon. This will be agood time for everyone to gettogether and bowl for a great cause.

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Psi Brothers (L–R) Carmen Smith, Paul Moore, and Carrie Harrisdressed in their best Christmas garb for the annual Christmas party.

Delta Zeta at the Ronald McDonald House. (L–R): Sara Kehe and EmilySmith.

Delta Lambda brothers party down at the Brookfield Nursing Home Valentine’s Day Dance.


Society of North Carolina, CarrabusCounty Chapter for our contribu-tion to the James P. Garrison edu-cation grant. Delta Lambda held aValentine’s Day dance for the resi-dents of Brookfield Nursing Homein Lillington, North Carolina. Boththe residents and brothers had anexcellent time celebrating together.Planning is underway for the cre-ation of an annual Cystic FibrosisWalk, the first of which we hope tohold in fall 2008. Right now, recruit-ment and fundraising are beingdone for the Campbell UniversityRelay for Life. Delta Lambda is partof the pharmacy school team com-peting with the CampbellUniversity School of Law in afriendly fundraising competition.Delta Lambda recently signed anendowment agreement withCampbell University to found theBrie Ann Reynolds MemorialScholarship. This is the first timethat a student group at CampbellUniversity has entered into thistype of commitment with the uni-versity. The first award will begiven in April at Parent’s Day.

Eight Delta Lambda brotherstraveled to Washington, D.C., forthe Province III spring meeting.Delta Kappa did a great job hostingthe event and we all had an excel-lent time. October 17 and 18 werechosen as the dates for theProvince III fall meeting to be host-ed by Delta Lambda.

—Dana Fasanella

At the beginning of February, wehad a number of members partici-pate in Dance Marathon. This was avery wonderful and rewarding timebecause the organization reachedour goal of raising over ONE MIL-LION DOLLARS for kids with can-cer! Great job, dancers.

Awards for members of DeltaZeta were recently handed out tothe following individuals: MeganBrockman for “Most ActiveExecutive Member,” Matt Witry for“Most Active Non-ExecutiveMember,” Tony Nguyen, AlishaPicht and Emily Smith for “MostActive Philanthropy Member,” andKaren Hora for her hard work asConclave Chair.

—Ashley Kessler

�� Delta LambdaCampbell UniversityFounded 4/23/1988School of PharmacyP.O. Box 1090Buies Creek, NC 27506

Several Delta Lambda brothersattended the December ASHPMidyear Meeting in Las Vegas. OurDelta Lambda family expanded onJanuary 17 when Brother ThoraAnn Brown welcomed her daughterKadence into the world. P1 studentAshley Barnes is bravely pledgingalone this spring. This semester weare focusing as a chapter onstrengthening our fraternal bondsand expanding our service commit-ments.

On January 26, Delta Lambdawas recognized by the Autism

�� Delta NuMidwestern UniversityFounded 3/12/1994College of Pharmacy555 31st StreetDowner’s Grove, IL 60515

Active brothers of Delta Nuspread joy this holiday season bydecorating the campus with KappaPsi cheer. Everyone came togetherto light up the room with brightshining lights, promoted ourFraternity with Kappa Psi posters,and hung Kappa Psi stockingsabove the fireplace during this holi-day season. The event turned out tobe successful with many brothersattending and attracting much ofthe campus to see what Kappa Psiis all about—Brotherhood.

Furthermore, the pledgingprocess at Delta Nu turned out tobe a great success, and we initiated22 new members to join theFraternity. These new pledges

worked hard to be initiated. Theydid volunteer work such as clean-ing up the highway, creating abooth at the annual campusHalloween Fest, and helped outwith the Midwestern UniversityHealth Fair. They also worked hardon their fundraiser and sold KappaPsi jackets as well as put on a bakesale. These new pledges arepromising actives that will assimi-late the honor of being in thisFraternity.

Delta Nu members have workedhard to ensure unity with theFraternity by holding lunches foreveryone to spend time together orother various social events such asbowling and a bonfire. They alsohave spent their time volunteeringat hospitals, helping kids make T-shirts, and at health fairs testingbone mineral density. Overall, thisyear has been quite successful forDelta Nu.

—Mansi Shah

�� Delta XiShenandoah UniversityFounded 9/13/1997Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy1460 University DriveHPB BuildingWinchester, VA 22601

Delta Xi greeted the New Yearwith Fraternity Week! As our tradi-tion continued on, brothers of DeltaXi threw a marvelous luau forprospective pledges. DeliciousHawaiian dishes such as oven kaluapork and Hawaiian chicken wereserved. Brothers also offered vege-tarian dishes, potato salad, freshfruits, and desserts. The night wasfilled with events both fun andinformative. Brothers and prospec-tive pledges were given a chance to

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Delta Lambda brothers gather for the signing of the Brie Ann ReynoldsMemorial Scholarship.

Delta Lambda Brother RobbieStebbins shows off his dance movesduring the Valentine’s Day danceat the Brookfield Nursing Home.

Delta Nu actives get together to decorate a lounge on campus with lights,ornaments, and a Kappa Psi poster to spread Kappa Phi cheer during theholiday season.


know each other with our own ver-sion of “I’ve Never,” a speed datinggame. The night was capped with athrilling game of limbo. Delta Xiextended their bids on 12 potentialbrothers: Jin Chen, Michelle Choi,Aleena Mahal, Esther Lee, GunjanShah, Shamika Pryor, Helen Park,Heli Patel, Jasmeet Kalsi, ShalisaSalla, and Choua Vang.

The very first Big and Little eventwas our annual String Night. Afterthe pledges successfully untangledhundreds and hundreds of yards ofstring, they found out the identityof their Bigs. It was a lot of hardwork for the pledges but a whole lotof fun for the brothers. The Bigs

took their Littles out to eat dinnerat the new Thai restaurant in town.Both the brothers and pledges hada wonderful evening.

Social events for brothers andpledges were cancelled three timesdue to the horrible weather condi-tions. Fortunately, the weathercleared for the Apple BlossomWellness Festival, which was thefirst philanthropic event for thespring semester. Delta Xi presentedthe Vial of Life Program for resi-dents of Winchester, Virginia, withthe help of the pledges.

We would like to thank GammaPsi alumnus Dr. Marvin Smith fortaking the time from his busy

schedule to put forth a very educa-tional and helpful ChapterDevelopment Seminar. The firsthalf of the seminar was directedtowards the brothers and the otherhalf was for the Delta Xi pledgeclass. The seminar was motivationalto all the brothers who attended.

—Cindy Quejada

�� Delta OmicronWilkes UniversityFounded 11/7/1997Nesbitt School of PharmacyWilkes-Barre, PA 18766

The spring 2008 semester hasgotten off to a good start for KappaPsi at Wilkes University. We arehappy to have 10 new P1 brothersand one new P2 brother joining us.

In January, Kappa Psi took part inmany school-wide events such as aWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguinshockey game, bowling with theLuzerne County PharmacistsAssociation, the pharmacy ball, anda volley ball tournament whichKappa Psi hosted. We have beeninvolved in numerous communityservice activities already thissemester, including osteoporosiseducation at local nursing homes,helping APhA conduct diabetesscreenings, as well as donating, col-lecting and packaging personalhygiene and winter clothing itemsas part of a “backpack project” for alocal free clinic.

The brothers of Kappa Psi havebeen donating their time to ournewly established community ser-vice project at a nearby nursing

home, the Heritage House. At theHeritage House, brothers playBingo, make crafts, sing karaoke,give manicures, serve snacks, andplay trivia with the residents severaltimes a month.

We are looking forward to theSpring Formal on April 12 at theWaterfront in Wilkes-Barre,Pennsylvania, where, for the firsttime, we will have the installation ofour new officers and awards pre-sentation. We will also be hostingour annual � versus faculty soft-ball game and enjoying a Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Yankees baseballgame on April 24.

—Tracy Mertz

�� Delta PiTexas Tech UniversityFounded 11/14/1997School of Pharmacy1300 S. Coulter StreetAmarillo, TX 79106

Delta Pi would first like toexpress our extreme gratitudetowards our Province chair plan-ning committee Brothers MeganBrown, Sam Park, and James Leefor all of their hard work, time, andeffort on such a grand Province VII.There was a greater than anticipat-ed turnout, and it was a great plea-sure to see our Province VII broth-ers under one roof. Thanks toeverybody who made it and tothose who wanted to be there butcould not.

In January, we had a birthdaybowling night for our brothers. Wealso competed against our faculty

Chapter News

Smiling Delta Xi brothers after a successful luau.

Delta Xi Brother Paul Nguyen, Pledge Jasmeet Kalsi, and Brother JeanetteKao presenting the Vial of Life Program at the Apple Blossom WellnessFestival in Winchester, Virginia.

Delta Xi Brothers Stephanie andBo showing off their ProjectRunway creation with grass skirt.


Our chapter also values everychance that we are able to meetwith brothers outside of Delta Rho.In November, we invited BrotherDr. Marvin Smith to speak at ourChapter Development Seminar. Wewere pleased to hear that he accept-ed our offer again this year. Histrue love for Kappa Psi and his abili-ty to motivate others is a powerfulcombination from which we are allable to benefit. The following week,several of our brothers traveled toLas Vegas for the ASHP MidyearMeeting. While at the meeting, weattended the Kappa Psi reception,which provided a great opportunityto meet brothers from across thenation. Before returning to schoolthis January, our Province brotherswere reunited at the winter con-clave in West Palm Beach. TheDelta Upsilon chapter went aboveand beyond to provide us with suchan unforgettable experience. Wealso enjoyed having the DeltaUpsilon brothers accompany us toBodies, the exhibition in our home-town, Fort Lauderdale.

One of our most memorableevents this year was Crossover,which we celebrated duringPresidents Day weekend. We trav-eled to St. Petersburg where thebrothers and “soon to be” brothersstayed in log cabins. Everyoneexperienced a night they will neverforget! We later concluded theCrossover Ceremony at our schoolcampus with a semiformal dinner,

members and even though we lostmiserably, we still managed to havea really good time. We also areanticipating an end-of-the-school-year Kappa Psi bash to be held indowntown Amarillo.

For community service, ourbrothers volunteered at theAmarillo Habitat for Humanity.Instead of the usual painting andhammering, our brothers wereneeded in the HFH storage shop.Here, we cleaned and organized theshop for better accessibility.

Congratulations to our brothers,Catherine Njehu and Mr. and Mrs.Rex Gueffroy, on their first expect-ed little ones (both expecting pre-cious baby boys).

—Andrea Haynes

�� Delta RhoNova Southeastern UniversityFounded 11/13/19981420 NW 86th TerracePembroke Pines, FL 33024

The Delta Rho chapter is proudto announce that we are now 19brothers stronger. This recent addi-tion to our family has acceleratedthe dedication and ambition of ourchapter. Our brothers have contin-ued to advance the field of pharma-cy through many other organiza-tions as well. We are proud toannounce that the following threebrothers were inducted into theNational Pharmacy LeadershipSociety, Phi Lambda Sigma, thisyear: Amy Everitt, Melissa Ortega,and Ryan Ritchie. We would alsolike to recognize the brothers whoplaced in the APhA-ASP PatientCounseling Competition: MelindaDeen (third place), Amy Everitt(second place), and Amber Wojack(eighth place).

The Delta Rho brothers arealways proud to participate in phil-anthropy projects. On three sepa-rate occasions, we volunteered atthe national headquarters of theMultiple Sclerosis Foundation. Toexpress our support for theAmerican Heart Association, ourchapter dressed in red clothing on“National Wear Red Day.” Everyfew months, our brothers donatetheir time to road cleanups alongthe street that we have adopted.This past weekend, we set up aHeart Disease Awareness booth atthe Nova Southeastern UniversityCommunity Fest. It is very impor-tant to us that we give back to thecommunity in which we reside.

where we exchanged paddles forjerseys as we honored each newbrother. —Amy Everitt

�� Delta SigmaMidwestern University—GlendaleFounded 9/9/2000College of Pharmacy—Glendale19555 N. 59th AvenueGlendale, AZ 85308

Another quarter has ended forthe Delta Sigma brothers and weare taking some much needed rest.The quarter was a busy one, full of

class work and pledge events.There were lots of exciting pledg-ing events: a mixture of communityservice and social events. Thepledges’ commitment was chal-lenged with projects such asmemos to be translated from Greekand a Jeopardy game to test theirknowledge of the Fraternity. Thepledges also participated in a scav-enger hunt, a night of bowling, andsome very creative and humorousdrug counseling skits. Our chapteralso dedicated time to volunteeringat Habitat for Humanity and the PF

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Delta Xi Bigs Kim Nguyen and Beth Zuhr with their Little Shamika Pryor(center) after String Night.

Delta Rho Brothers Rhona Singh, Danielle Talleri, Amy Montes, Tami Houser, Ryan Ritchie, Nicole StormLamb, Molly Hicks, and Jessi Hoon dressed in red on “National Wear Red Day” to support the American HeartAssociation.


Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon.The quarter ended with a very niceinitiation ceremony for the 39 newbrothers. We are very excited aboutthe next generation of brothers andlook forward to working with themover the next year. Up next, ourbrothers are preparing for the visitto Stockton, California, for the nextProvince meeting.

—Erin Carey

�� Delta TauUniversity of Southern NevadaFounded 1/10/2003Nevada College of Pharmacy11 Sunset WayHenderson, NV 89014

The Brothers of Delta Tau had agreat end to 2007 with several com-munity events and fun-filled winterfestivities. Brother Ashley Isom and

her honorary canine brothers par-ticipated in the Las Vegas SantaRun where over 7,000 people gath-ered in downtown Las Vegas toraise money for OpportunityVillage, a local charity that raisesmoney for people with disabilities.Delta Tau brothers also bondedwith Ice Skating at Lake Las Vegasand a Christmas Bowling Night.Brothers also participated with the

Drug Abuse Awareness Team(DAAT) to educate middle schoolstudents about the risks of prescrip-tion drug abuse. After three weeksoff for winter break, brothers wereeager to get together and celebrateDelta Tau’s fifth anniversary onJanuary 10 at TGI Friday’s. DeltaTau hosted a Super Bowl Party atBrother Margo’s house. In earlyFebruary, we held an ’80s SkatingNight where brothers dressed up in’80s gear and roller skated at a localrink. Delta Tau has many philan-thropic events on the horizon,including serving food at a localshelter and more DAAT presenta-tions at other local middle schools.First-, second- and third-year broth-ers are looking forward to attendingthe Province meeting in Stockton atUniversity of Pacific.

—Jennifer Smith

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Delta Rho brothers volunteered at the national headquartersof the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. Volunteers includeRyan Ritchie, Amy Everitt, Jessi Hoon, Jun Huang, TamiHouser, Shannon Piatek, Elise Manee, Amber Wojack, andMolly Hicks.

Delta Rho Little/Big Brothers VeronicaZolotushkina and Kristin Cipolla exchange paddlefor jersey at the Crossover Ceremony dinner.

Delta Phi brothers Gwen Le, Thanh Le, Fauzia Khan, Linda Tang, andYolanda Dickey at the Lunar New York-themed pledge party.

Delta Phi brothers Justin Cho and Tim Bassell find out whose Kung-Fu isstronger.

Delta Rho Little/Big BrothersAngela Hernandez and AmyEveritt holding a “mini-paddle” atthe Crossover dinner.


pledge hats meticulously decoratedby their big bros. With such anawesome event completed, eachpledge gladly donned their hatswith renewed pride in their ongoingpledging efforts.

To thank the brothers for theircontinued guidance and eager foranother opportunity to get to knowthem, the Zeta pledges hosted aChinese New Year themed party onJanuary 22 for the brothers. Afterspending countless hours makingdecorations, food, and thinking upof games to entertain the brotherswith, the pledges created a trulymemorable night that blew away allexpectations. The night was high-lighted by an authentic ChineseLion Dance led by Old ManBrother Stan Chu, reflecting all thehard work the pledges put in forthe brothers.

With rave reviews from theEpsilon pledge class, SpeedPledging made a triumphant returnthis year to help the brothers ofDelta Phi and the Zeta pledge classget to know each other. The broth-ers manned an eclectic mix of sta-tions such as the Inkblot test, ThePepsi Challenge, and The Connect-4Smackdown that the pledges partici-pated in to break the ice beforedrifting into related conversation. Intrios and pairs, the brothers posed

�� Delta PhiUniversity of California-San DiegoFounded 8/8/20039500 Gilman DriveLa Jolla, CA 92093-09657

The chill of the San Diego wintersaw the Delta Phi brothers and Zetapledge class embracing each othernot only for warmth but to learn theways of Kappa Psi brotherhood.With the conclusion of an excitingrush period last quarter, the broth-ers threw a Hollywood themed pin-ning party on November 29 to con-gratulate the pledges on their firststeps towards becoming a KappaPsi brother. The Zeta pledges andtheir big bros became the celebri-ties of the night walking down thered carpet into the party as special-ly trained Delta Phi security mem-bers struggled to hold back thethrongs of crazed fans andpaparazzi. Throughout the night,movie themed games such as Pinthe Oscar on the Actor, movie triv-ia, charades, and good old-fash-ioned banter on favorite moviesgave the pledges their first taste ofthe pledge process that would leavethem hungering for more.

And more they would have. Withthe New Year still fresh in ourminds, we decided to host a newpledge event, the Interview Party.On the night of January 10, theKappa Psi brothers and Zeta pledgeclass gathered on the familiarground of their first-year classroom.The night began with a game of“Point & Shoot” where brothersand pledges struggled to see whocould name each other the fastestonce the sheets dividing them weredropped.

With everyone in good spiritsafter such a rousing game, thepledges and brothers divided them-selves up into smaller groups andbegan their conversations on ran-domly chosen topics. Over cheek-warming hot cocoa and cookies, thegroups discussed subjects likefavorite things and embarrassingmoments where many of the broth-ers and pledges found unexpectedcommonalities between each other.Their newly found connectionsprompted them to share moreabout themselves and each per-son’s stories fed into the next in awondrously sociable cycle.Towards the end of the night, thepledges were presented their

their five-minute challenges to indi-vidual pledges to wrest stories, tal-ents, and jokes that they might bet-ter understand their future broth-ers.

With so little time and so manypledges and brothers yet to talkwith each other, time at each sta-tion was strictly enforced. At theblow of a whistle every five min-utes, the pledges and brothers bidtheir hasty adieus and grudginglycut involved conversations short tomeet another set of brothers at the

next station. Though limited intime, both the pledges and brotherssavored each minute of interactionwith each other and ended thenight with something special toremember everyone by.

On February 26, the Delta Phibrothers proudly initiated the Zetaclass and celebrated with a night ofkaraoke and bonding at RockBottom. To start the festivities, theZeta class performed a spirited ren-dition of “Milkshake” that had allthe brothers cheering and singing

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Delta Sigma brothers volunteer at PF Chang’s Rock ’n Roll Marathon.

Delta Phi Brothers Linda Tang, Cathenne Hong, and Cathy Lu sportingtheir hand-crafted pledge caps.


along. The Delta Phi brothers, oldand new, then looked to the future,smiled, and sung away the night.

We would like to welcome ournew brothers of Zeta class:Catherine Hong, Ken Nguyen,Gwen Le, Cathy Lu, Justin Cho,Rebecca Romasco, KayvanMoussavi, Julie Kim, FauziaKhan, Chetan Sharma, YolandaDickey, Linda Tang, ColetteBrown, Natalie Keil, CristyGarcia, Thanh Le, Kim Tsai,Jeannette Truong, ShaddyJavadinejad and Tim Bassell.We’d also like to thank chaplainMichelle Ho for all her absolutelyamazing work guiding the pledgesthrough their tasks. In the time wespent with the Zeta class, we cansay with confidence that all of themhave something truly special to con-tribute to our chapter. Their blos-soming as full brothers fills us with

pride and is yet another flower toadd to the bouquet that is ourBrotherhood. —Ed Su

�� Delta PsiUniversity of MinnesotaFounded 8/8/2003School of PharmacyDuluth, MN 55812

Greetings from Delta Psi. Thissemester is off to a great start. Weunfortunately did not receive anynew pledges this semester, but weare always promoting Kappa Psivalues in our College of Pharmacyto encourage new members. Wepromote our Delta Psi chapter byparticipating in fundraisers, socialevents, philanthropic events, andcommunity events.

This semester we participated inFebruary’s Heart Health AwarenessMonth. We helped to educate fel-low students on the ways to keep

your heart healthy. In March, welook forward to educating aboutcancer for Cancer AwarenessMonth.

This March, we are looking for-ward to sponsoring a tubing/sled-ding event for all pharmacy class-mates. It is a way to get to knowpeople in other classes better andpromote Kappa Psi.

In April, our chapter looks for-ward to attending spring conclavein Brookings, South Dakota. Wealways have great percentages ofour chapter attend conclaves. Wehope to get the traveling trophy fora second time!

For community events, our groupis looking into many group andindividual volunteering opportuni-ties here in Duluth. We are gettinginvolved with the local Habitat forHumanity. We have even startedaluminum can collection to raisefunds for Habitat. On May 18, ourgroup is participating in the KidneyWalk. Our goal is for each memberwho walks to raise $100. This eventis very important to raise funds forkidney disease research and helpraise awareness for kidney diseaseprevention and screening.

—Amanda Westerlund

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Delta Sigma new inductees following the ceremony February 2008.

Delta Tau Brothers Jerrica Shuster, Tawny Lizarraga, Jessica Garcia,Kasey Greathouse, Christie Bridgen, and Jennifer Reeves.

Delta Rho Crossover Dinner paddles.


underway and in the works toassure that spring 2008 will berewarding for not only our commu-nity, but our Brotherhood as well.

—Tawnya McAhren—Emilie Landreth

�� Epsilon GammaWestern UniversityFounded 7/28/2007College of PharmacyPomona, CA

Since our last chapter update, wehad great successes at both theCity of Pomona Holiday LaneHealth Fair and the Santa’sWorkshop. Our Epsilon GammaBrother Bonding Trip to Mammothwas a blast and full of great memo-ries, and we can’t wait to repeat theexperience next year. Refreshedfrom our trip, minus some bruisesand aches, we started the springrushing process. After having heldfive rush events—Bingo Night,Dave & Buster’s, Casino Night,Lunch at Angelo’s Pizzeria, and abarbecue on the final night, wegave out 19 bids to potential broth-ers for our Delta class. We are cur-rently in the process of pledging,and we will keep you posted in ournext update.

�� Delta OmegaSouth UniversityFounded 12/10/2005School of PharmacySavannah, Georgia 31406

With the prospects of a new yearin mind, the Delta Omega chapteris undeniably ambitious. We wouldlike to announce 23 new brothers toKappa Psi: Nikki Adeniyi, ScottBehrens, Andy Claybaugh,Ashley Dolman, Shari Flynn,Kristen Francis, Laura Francis,Andrea Hamby, Dan Goldman,Hanny Hassan, EmilieLandreth, Lauren Lantz,Lindsey Loworn, TawnyaMcAhren, Sheree Pack, JessieRodery, Manav Saini, KyleSaunders, Katie Schillaci, HollieShelton, Jonathan Slocum, DejaStephenson and Ben Thomason.Our newly expanded chapter hasenabled us to aim ourprojects/community outreach high,and we are all motivated to accom-plish these goals.

Our chapter commenced theyear with an excursion to WestPalm Beach for Province IV winterconclave 2008. We are proud tocongratulate our regent, HeatherFranco, for being elected ProvinceIV Historian! Overall, for our newbrothers, it was an invaluable learn-ing experience and for ALL of thebrothers, it was a rewarding andenjoyable event. We would like tothank our brothers of Delta Upsilonfor their hard work and planning inhosting a successful conclave!

Already this year, our brothershave participated in the Kappa PsiSki Trip in Gatlinburg, Tennessee(immense thank-you to our GammaPsi brothers for hosting the trip!),wore red for Women with HeartDisease Awareness Day, and arenow engaged in the selling of ourrenowned St. Patrick’s Day shirtsfor GCC fundraising. Most impor-tantly, we have elected our newchapter officers and successfullyinstalled our additional chaptercommittees.

Presently, Delta Omega ispreparing to sell more shirts to thecommunity on St. Patrick’s Dayweekend, participate in the upcom-ing Relay for Life, work withHabitat for Humanity, organize our‘Awareness Months’ events, andhost social events for our graduatebrothers. With our new committeesin place, we have many projects

Other events that we are organiz-ing this semester include fundrais-ing events, community service, anda graduation banquet for our P4brothers. Our first fundraisingevent will be at the 2008 ProvinceIX spring meeting, where we will beselling Kappa Psi long sleeve tees.Epsilon Gamma will also be sellingyummy Persian food at WesternUniversity’s 2008 AnnualExtravaganza that will be held inApril. And in May, we will burn offsome excess calories at the EIFRevlon Run-Walk for Women.Lastly, we will celebrate the gradua-tion of our P4 Epsilon Gammabrothers by holding a banquet forthem on a yacht; however, detailsare yet to be planned.

—Raheleh Eskandar

�� Mu Omicron PiWayne State UniversityFounded 12/10/2005417 Auburn StreetDetroit, MI 48202

This has been an event-filled pastfew months for the brothers of MuOmicron Pi. I would like to start bycongratulating the three newestmembers of our chapter: HassanGhoul, Mussa Mustapha, and

Terence Steversen. These threehave already made a big impact,and we are looking forward to see-ing them lead our chapter in thenear future. We also have threebrothers who started rotations backin May 2007 who are now begin-ning to see the light at the end ofmany years of hard work. JohnnyKhoury, Brad Laporte, and MikeVasovski have only a couple weeksof rotations left until graduation.We are all looking forward to see-ing them graduate, since it hasbeen a few years since we’ve had agraduation in our chapter.

Back in November andDecember, we once again helpedout the St. Vincent de Paul Societyat a local church distribute food andChristmas presents to needy fami-lies in the area. We helped over 80families have a completeThanksgiving and Christmas meal,and many children received pre-sents they may not have gottenwithout the help of St. Vincent dePaul. In the upcoming months, wewill be helping a couple of our grad-uate brothers by running bloodpressure and diabetes clinics at thepharmacy they just opened. Thisshould get us all some great experi-

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Epsilon Gamma getting together to award bids for the next class.


ence working and communicatingwith patients while helping outmembers of the community.

In the next couple of months, wewill begin CPR recertification forthe students in pharmacy school.This is our main fundraiser that wedo every year, and it has helped uswith the upkeep of our house andgiven us the ability to help out withphilanthropic events throughoutthe year. If any chapter has ques-tions about starting a CPR fundrais-er for their school, feel free to con-tact us.

—Tim Niemiec

Boston GraduateBoston Grad has been up to quite

a bit recently. We have been gettingready for our annual event, “TheSmoker,” which will tentatively takeplace here in Boston. During theevent, the Boston Grad will installnew officers of our chapter as wellas recognize collegiates who havegone the extra mile in reference toacademia and fraternal matters. Ifthere are any brothers interested inattending the event, please notifyour regent, Michael Cournoyer, forarrangements.

Recently, our collegiate chapterhas initiated three new brothersinto Mu chapter. We would like tocongratulate our new brothers on

earning a lifetime of brotherlybonds. May you bring out the bestin yourselves and the brothersaround you. Boston Grad wouldalso like to recognize the outstand-ing efforts put forth this year by ourcollegiate chapter’s officers, led byregent Christopher Nadeau.

Lastly, the profession of pharma-cy is something all of us have beentrying to excel at. Regardless ofwhether we are in school studyingfor our next medicinal chemistryexam or if we are making surechemotherapeutic doses are opti-mal for our patients, we have allbeen working hard to promote theadvancement of our beloved profes-sion. As part of our commitment tothe advancement of pharmacy, wehave been making plans to set upcontinuing education credit equiva-lents through live lectures andhome based CEs. Look out formore updates from us as it may beof benefit to all graduates in ourFraternity looking for A.C.P.E.accredited continuing education.

—Saumil Patel

Buffalo GraduateBuffalo Grad has kicked off 2008

by planning events for the comingmonths. April will be particularlybusy in Buffalo. We will start themonth by making the short trip to

Cleveland, Ohio, for the Province Vassembly. We’ve heard theCornhole Tournament is not to bemissed! Later in the spring, we arehosting our fourth Annual CEwhich has taken many months ofplanning. We are offering a three-hour Medication Errors CE at nocost to our dues-paying members.All are welcome to attend, andmore information (including how toregister) will be posted on ourhomepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kappapsibuffalograd/.

Another fun event we haveplanned is attending a BuffaloBandits lacrosse game. Your $25ticket includes dinner at Pizza Hutand attendance at the game. Ifyou’re in Buffalo, be sure to join us!

We have our meetings the lastMonday of every month and wouldlove to see you there. Keep check-ing our homepage to stay informedabout Buffalo Grad.

—Nicole Wahl

Central Michigan GraduateWe celebrated the holiday sea-

son by helping Gamma Chi chapterthrow a Christmas party for thewomen at the local women’s shelterand their children. We decoratedgingerbread houses, made candycane reindeer, and the brothersbought gifts for each of the children

and their moms. Afterward, we cel-ebrated Christmas at the GammaChi house in Big Rapids with aSecret Santa gift exchange. Ourchapter also did bell ringing for theSalvation Army.

Central Michigan Grad held anonline meeting to eliminate traveltime and discussed the upcomingGamma Chi house repairs weekendand Big Brothers Big Sisters EasterParty. We will be donating our timeand funds to help with the repairson the � house and also help withthe BBBS Easter party, whichincludes egg decorating, an Easteregg hunt, coloring contest and apiñata. We’re looking forward toour next chapter meeting at whichwe will be developing a risk man-agement policy, discussing partici-pation in a Cedar Point fundraiser,and planning for our trip toCleveland, Ohio, for the Province Vspring assembly.

—Lindsey Berlinghoff

Columbus GraduateColumbus Grad held our winter

meeting January 21 at Rooster’snear Ohio State’s campus. Itemsdiscussed included the where-abouts of several of our graduatemembers, possible community ser-vice projects, and the upcominggolf tournament. The annual chari-ty golf tournament will be held May10 at the Westchester Golf Coursein southern Columbus, and pro-ceeds this year will benefit theAutism Society of America. Thetournament theme will be “Piecingour Brothers Together for Autism.”We are excited to let you know thatgraduate member Justin Kullgrenwill be taking a faculty position atthe University of Southern NevadaSchool of Pharmacy just outside ofLas Vegas, and that we have recon-nected with Brother Ellis Parish (Xi’79) who reports he has a new jobwith Mercy Medical Center inCanton, Ohio. If you have any ques-tions about Columbus Grad chap-ter, have news to report on yourexciting adventures, or are interest-ed in joining, please contact RegentJackie Schneider at Schneider [email protected].

—Jackie Schneider

Iowa GraduateGreetings from the Iowa

Graduate chapter! We do not have alot to report, but our chapter contin-ues to have a strong brotherhood.

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Central Michigan Grad participat-ed in bell ringing for the SalvationArmy.

Central Michigan Grad helped out at the Gamma Chi Christmas partyfor the local women’s shelter. (L–R): Erin DeDoes, Katie Georges, LindseyBerlinghoff, and Josh Ghiringhelli.


On February 2, nearly 40 GammaNu alumni attended their RushDinner at the newly built SheratonHotel in Stockton, California. Fromnear and far, this mixture of faculty,residents, pharmacists and otherleaders in their communities satwith the future of Gamma Nu to beanother example of the potentialthat Kappa Psi has to offer. Anexquisite buffet, singing cheers,group pictures, and motivatingspeeches were just part of theevening. Among the speakers wererecent alum Ethan Anderson andthe current Grand Regent,Lawrence Brown, who made thecross-country flight to have dinnerin his old Kappa Psi stompinggrounds. Other Pacific Grad broth-ers in attendance were Adam andBeth Kaye, Sheldon Kong, MarkWalberg, Sunny and ParvinderBains, Gabe Leung, Chris Amaral,Sam Hodges, Wayne Lam, RolandLee, Robert and Janis Halliwell,Donald Floriddia, Mike and NoraPastrick, Brandon Okaneku, LelandIbarra, Reid Kodani, Dany Khloth,Patrick Catania, Richard Abood,Rajul and Annie Patel, MikeCuellar, Roger Santos, Eric Gupta,Jason Nakaoka, Binh Tran, ThanhNguyen (2nd), Ominder Mehta,Denis Meerdink, Warren Shikuma,Sujeev Vhan, Dean Pham, PatChan, Greg Umeda, John Apostolo,Justin Borras-Reed, Mike

In fact, two of our brothers, Adamand Shauna Gregg, welcomed anew addition to their family,Alexander, this winter. He is des-tined to be a Kappa Psi brothersome day. The Gregg family wasgoing to be our hosts for our wintermeeting, but their hands were fullwith the new little one; so we had toskip having a meeting this time.However, we are looking forward toour next meeting that will be heldat the Province VIII spring assem-bly this April hosted in SouthDakota by Gamma Kappa. We willhave plenty to report after thismeeting. As always, if you are inter-ested in joining Iowa Grad, pleasefeel free to contact me at [email protected]. Proud to beyour brother!

—Deanna McDanel

Pacific GraduateThe winter months have always

proven to be active for PacificGraduate brothers. With rushevents, leadership meetings,Province assemblies, along withvarious other activities, brothersoften experienced conflictingevents simultaneously. Thank youto all brothers who came out andhave continued to make appear-ances at these events and in sup-port of Gamma Nu. The largestgathering of Pacific Graduate broth-ers during this time was the RushDinner.

Evangelista, Harminder Nahal,Doug Chang, and Derrick Egi.Wow! That did not even include thepotentials, current brothers, and allother guests coming together onone night for this special event.

Another successful gathering ofbrothers happened at the springProvince IX meeting. Gamma Nuwas the host chapter, so naturally,local alums came to the eventsthroughout the weekend. At theFriday social event, Brothers BraddWaki, Derrick Egi, Dany Khloth,Sam Hodges, Pat Chan, and Eric

Gupta helped welcome the visitingbrothers at the Gamma Nu house.At the meeting, faculty memberAdam Kaye helped welcome theassembly to Pacific along withSunny Bains and Chris Amaral. SanFrancisco Graduate chapterBrothers Roland Lee and DanyKhloth from Gamma Nu were alsoin attendance along with PacificGrad delegates Derrick Egi andSam Hodges. Still more alumniattended the banquet at theMoore’s Riverboat. Eric Guptadrove back from Capslead (CSHP)

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Brothers Adam Overberg, David DeLong, and Josh Crawford enjoy somefellowship at the spring Province III assembly in Washington, D.C.

Province VII officers: Satrap Robert Nunam, Vice Satrap Jodi Leke, Secretary Kyana Stewart, Treasurer Sean Hawkins, Historian Anastasia Roberts,Chaplain Thomas Key, Webmaster Dan Hunt, and Immediate Past Satrap Melissa O’Neill.


in Sacramento to join the groupalong with Roger Santos (SF Grad)and meeting sponsors LelandIbarra (Rx relief) and Cary Feng,Doug Chang and Ken Morris ofCVS Pharmacy. Several of thesebrothers participated in the scholar-ship fundraiser poker tournament.Roland Lee finished tied for third.An awesome job to the hosts,Gamma Nu.

There were so many other eventsthat alumni were a part of includingCapslead, Outlook, crab feeds,retreats and other rush events.Thanks to all alumni for taking timeto represent the Fraternity.

—Derrick Egi

Providence GraduateThe Providence Graduate chap-

ter held its annual meeting andelection of officers on Thursdayevening, January 10, 2007, at theOutback Steakhouse in EastGreenwich, Rhode Island. BrothersMichael Sherry, Henry Pedro,Steve Edwards, Karl Kehrle, DanLefkowitz, and Past Grand RegentsJohn Grossomanides and NormanA. Campbell were in attendance.The following officers were elect-ed: Dan Lefkowitz, regent; MichaelMuller, vice regent; Michael IraSmith, secretary; JohnGrossomanides, treasurer; KarlKehrle, historian; and FletcherNehring, chaplain. Along withrenewal of friendships and the dis-cussion of chapter business, votingfor the PGC Brother of the Yearand the PGC Community Service

Award also took place that evening.Brother Ron Jordan, who is actingdean of the URI College ofPharmacy and past president ofAPhA, was chosen to receive theBrother of the Year award, andBrother Jef Bratberg was chosen toreceive the Community ServiceAward for his heroic efforts in pro-viding relief for the victims ofHurricane Katrina. We look for-ward to formally honoring therecipients and installing our officersat our upcoming Annual AwardsBanquet in the spring.

Brother Chris Novak is presentlyworking as a clinical consultantpharmacist and is on the board ofdirectors for Alzheimer’s Servicesof Cape Cod Islands inMassachusetts. Congratulations go

to Brother Henry Pedro who washonored during halftime at the URIbasketball game on January 23 forhis work with the URI AlumniAssociation and athletic program.We also wish to congratulateBrothers Josh Spooner and his wifeLinda of Sturbridge, Massa-chusetts, who announced the birthof their first child, Paige, who wasborn on November 8, 2007.

—Karl Kehrle

Wisconsin GraduateIt was a bittersweet winter for the

WI Grad chapter. We have officiallysold the chapter house at 615 N.Lake St. in Madison, Wisconsin.We have lots of memories in thathouse, and it will be missed by all.Currently, we are in the process of

purchasing a new chapter house.The new house will be closer to theSchool of Pharmacy to allow stu-dents easier access to the school.We are excited to move into ournew house and begin making it ourown.

We are also beginning to planour annual events, including our“Hacker’s Open” golf outing andBrewer’s baseball game/tailgate.

For more information on theWisconsin Grad chapter or to join,please contact Lori Joas at [email protected]. —Nikki Musial

Province IIIAt the time of this writing, the

Province III spring assembly hasjust wrapped up at the Delta Kappachapter at Howard University.Friday night, the brotherhood con-gregated at Galaxy Billiards inSilver Spring, Maryland, just out-side the district. Brothers got reac-quainted and met new friends, andGrand Regent Dr. Lawrence Brownand Province Supervisor MichaelCournoyer socialized over billiardsin a fun atmosphere.

The following morning, theassembly was welcomed by SatrapHarry Marcelin and Delta KappaRegent Kevin Smith and addressedby the special guests in attendance,including Grand Regent Brown,Grand Counselor Andrew Frasco,and Graduate Member-at-LargePeter Brody of the BuffaloGraduate chapter. Brother Brownstressed promoting a culture ofexcellence at each chapter, as well

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Rho and Gamma Theta chapters met in Dallas, Texas, at the openingsocial for Province VII. Pictured are Rho Brothers Lindsay Cunningham,Marsha Weber, Kimberly Guess, and three brothers from Gamma Theta.

Beta Pi officers enjoy a catered meal during Province X ceremonies. FromL–R: Stacy Crow, Mindy Nance, Casey Taylor.

St. Louis Grad Brothers John Hamilton, John O’Dwyer, Dan Hunt andMelissa O’Neill at Province VII meeting.


lations to the 2008–09 Province IIIExecutive Committee: Satrap JoshCrawford of Theta, Vice SatrapKathryn Kropp of Delta Xi,Secretary/Treasurer AdamOverberg of Beta Xi, ChaplainChris Charles of Sigma, andHistorian William Shealy of Iota.Many thanks to the brothers ofDelta Kappa for a successfulProvince meeting, the special

as supporting the Brotherhood andmaking regular use of the ritual andGrip of the Order as a way to bindbrothers even more tightly to eachother and to the Fraternity. BrotherFrasco urged the assembly to takean active role in understanding theritual and Constitution, whileBrother Brody talked about his roleas Graduate Member-at-Large andhis desire to increase graduateinvolvement in the Province.Brother Marcelin thanked theRegents and explained some of hisinitiatives, including the quarterlySatrap’s Corner newsletter, the con-tinued emergence of Province III’sidentity as a province of philan-thropy, and the use of Googlegroups and Gmail to improve com-munication among ExecutiveCommittee members, Provinceleadership, and the Province itself.Brother Lauren Hooker updatedthe assembly on the Vials of LifeProvince philanthropy project,including the generous sponsorshipof our initiative by CVS. BrotherDavid DeLong, Province IIINewsletter Editor, gave an updateregarding his desire to add to thenewsletter focus articles written byindividual brothers, and set a dead-line of March 21 for pictures andarticles to go into the next issue.Province Supervisor MichaelCournoyer and AssistantSupervisor Marvin Smith bothspoke about their goals for theProvince, including more diligencewith regard to scholarship certifi-cates, continued strong attendanceat Province meetings, and a delega-tion of 200 brothers in attendanceat the next GCC in Tampa, Florida.Letters from Grand RitualistMelissa O’Neill and GrandHistorian Kali Jernigan were alsoread, which contained their desiresto see full regalia in more wide-spread use and an update fromeach chapter to the History ofKappa Psi, respectively. Updatesfrom each chapter were then given,and legislation to be considered inthe afternoon session was intro-duced by Brother Steve Murray ofNC Grad.

Following a delicious cateredlunch sponsored by CVS, the intro-duced legislation was discussedand disposed of in a thorough man-ner. Nominations were taken forExecutive Committee officers andelections were held. Congratu-

guests in attendance for impartingtheir experience and wisdom to theassembled brothers, and to thenearly 150 brothers who made it toWashington, which more than dou-bled attendance at the fall meeting.The fall 2008 Province III assemblywill be October 17 and 18, 2008, atCampbell University in BuiesCreek, North Carolina, and thebrothers of Province III and the

Delta Lambda chapter at Campbellhope to see you there!

—Adam Overberg

Province IVNot even one week into the New

Year, Province IV was up and run-ning. Winter conclave was hostedby Delta Upsilon on January 4 and 5in West Palm Beach, Florida, andwhat a time was had! Special thanks

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Epsilon brothers all dressed up at Region VIII fall conclave in Iowa City.

Province IX brothers at the banquet at Moore’s Riverboat.


to Brother Matt Bamber and all ofthe other Delta Upsilon brothersfor such an efficient and excitingconclave. Attendees includedNational Officers, Grand RegentLawrence Brown, and GrandHistorian Kali Jernigan, in additionto Province III Satrap, BrotherHarry Marcelin, and several visitingbrothers from Province III’s BetaXi, Delta Xi, and Sigma chapters.On behalf of Province IV, I wouldlike to thank Brother Daniel Welchand the outgoing administration forall of their hard work and dedica-tion to this Fraternity. I would also

like to congratulate the newProvince IV officers. They are asfollows: Jason Karnes (Satrap),Jeremie Johnson (Vice Satrap), AbeDuncan (Secretary), AndrewCrowe (Treasurer), Heather Franco(Historian), Jonathon Hamrick(Parliamentarian), Kristen Antos(Chaplain), Shirish Parbhoo(Newsletter Editor), and RyanRitchie (Webmaster).

The 54th GCC will be hosted byTampa Grad in Tampa, Florida, inAugust 2009. Province IV is thrilledto host this event and is alreadyplanning for it. Information will be

added to the Province IV GCC web-page (http://gcc.province4.org.) as itbecomes available.

The Province IV summer con-clave will be hosted by DeltaGamma and will be held in Auburn,Alabama, June 6–7. More informa-tion will be posted on the ProvinceIV webpage (http://province4.org)as it becomes available.

—Heather Franco

Province VSince our last meeting at the

Midyear Assembly in Toledo, Ohio,the officers have been busy withthe Province V Newsletter, draftingof the Province V RiskManagement Policy, and promotingthe sale of our signature Kappa Psihockey jerseys. The Province V offi-cers and Ada Grad have been work-ing hard in anticipation of ourProvince conclave in Cleveland,Ohio. We are all excited to seeCleveland rock when Province Vcomes to town! Some of the week-end highlights will include:Cornhole Tournament, Saturdaynight dinner and dance, and, ofcourse, brotherhood! Thanks to theofficers and brothers of theProvince who go above and beyondto make our time together so mem-orable. “One for all and all for One.”See you in Cleveland.

—Kate Nelson

Province VIIThe Province VII conclave was

held February 15–16 in Dallas,Texas. Thanks to Delta Pi for host-ing a great Province meeting. Theconclave was called to session onFriday evening at 6 p.m. After themeeting, everyone congregated atthe Iron Cactus for an evening ofbrotherhood. Saturday consisted ofa full day of meetings. Chapterreports were presented and bylawswere reviewed for changes. Achange was made in the ExecutiveCommittee structure by separatingthe office of Secretary/Treasurer.

Our philanthropy project thisyear is called “Kappa Psi for Life,”which is aimed at promoting ahealthy lifestyle. Each chapter isresponsible for creating and hold-ing two health events per schoolyear (i.e. one event per semester).To give each chapter greater flexi-bility, we are giving them the optionof what types of health events tocreate. Some examples include giv-ing health talks at local schools orwellness events centered on vari-ous health conditions such as dia-betes, cholesterol, heart disease,etc. In addition to the health events,we are asking each chapter to do afundraiser to benefit YMCA, as it isa health and wellness affiliatedorganization. Our goal is to present$5,000 to the YMCA of St. Louisduring the 2009 conclave.

New officers were elected: SatrapRobert Nunan (SouthwesternGrad), Secretary Kyana Stewart(Delta Delta), Treasurer SeanHawkins (Gamma Theta), HistorianAnastasia Roberts (Gamma Pi), andChaplain Thomas Key (DeltaDelta). At our evening banquet,Delta Delta was awarded BestChapter Report and Chapter of theYear. Gamma Omega was awardedMost Improved Chapter. Gamma Pireceived the Man-Mile Award fortraveling the most total miles to themeeting. A special presentation wasmade by Dewey Garner to JohnnyPorter to commemorate his hardwork and dedication for the past 14years as Editor of THE MASK.

Province VII was honored tohave five Grand Officers in atten-dance at our meeting. Thanks toGrand Regent LB Brown, GrandVice Regent E. Ben Welch, GrandRitualist Melissa O’Neill, andGraduate Member-at-Large PeteBrody. Editor of THE MASK ,

Chapter News

The ladies of Rho chapter who attended Province VII in February.

Province III Brothers Harry Marcelin, Sophia Park, Gregory Kim, Kathryn Kropp, and Chris Charles withAssistant Supervisor Brother Marvin Smith.


colleagues were up to during thechapter reports. Of importance tonote is that all of our chapters haveplans set up to complete ourProvince IX philanthropy projectthis year, which involves raisingfunds in support of various diseasestates through participation in char-ity walks by the end of June.

Another highlight of the meetingwas election of our new officers. Itwas exciting to see all the enthusi-asm and interest from the ProvinceIX brothers in holding office at theProvince level, and it was a tightrace for ALL of the positions thisyear. Congratulations go to our newProvince IX officers: RobertMancini (Satrap), Ryan Moore(Vice Satrap), Eugene Lee(Secretary/Treasurer), SevanaGhazarian (Chaplain), and KaylaBuschko (Historian).

Later in the evening, brothersdined at the Moore’s Riverboatwhere we held our banquet andawards ceremony. A well-deservedrecognition pin was awarded toBrother Dipam Doshi of GammaNu for all his hard work in organiz-ing our spring assembly, which wasan incredible success, AND notably

Johnny Porter and ExecutiveDirector Scott Long were also inattendance. We are looking forwardto seeing everyone in St. Louis in2009.

—Anastasia Roberts

Province VIIIGreetings from Province VIII…

everyone is gearing up for GammaKappa’s 50th anniversary, whichwill be celebrated at conclave inBrookings, South Dakota. Thethemes for the weekend areHillbilly Hoedown and Prom of theDecades. We hope to see manybrothers to share in this excitingtime.

Not a whole lot is new, but plansare in the works to update theProvince VIII Website. Many colle-giate brothers are planning to con-tribute to the update; we plan tohave something new up and run-ning before conclave.

I encourage all brothers to partic-ipate in the different awarenessmonths: March–Cancer Preventionand Awareness, April–NationalSTD’s Education and Awareness,and May–Autism Awareness.

The EC plans to meet soon overdinner to discuss new ideas andprepare for the Province assembly.

—Amanda Weber

Province IXRecently, more than 120 brothers

from Province IX came together inStockton, California, for our springassembly February 29–March 1.The weekend started off on Fridayevening at the Kappa Psi housewhere we enjoyed pizza and ourGamma Nu brothers graciouslygrilled up some juicy hamburgersand hot dogs. Brothers were able tomingle and catch up with oldfriends as well as meet new broth-ers. The evening was also filledwith some brotherly competitionand great dance moves as theevening progressed and brothersdanced the night away!

Bright and early Saturday morn-ing we got down to business. BothProvince IX Supervisor Weaver(formerly known as SupervisorJernigan) and Vice SupervisorRadhakrishnan were able to attend,and we were excited to see themagain. Congratulations go out toSupervisor Weaver as she wasrecently married! We successfullydiscussed all new and old businessand also enjoyed hearing what our

for being able to provide transporta-tion for ALL brothers coming to themeeting—an incredible feat consid-ering the closest airport wasapproximately an hour away!Additionally, Satrap (nowImmediate Past Satrap) StephanieVillanueva received a recognitionpin in honor of all her hard work

and dedication to Province IX thispast year.

Delta Sigma was honored withthe Lapiz Taquitos award in recog-nition of excellence of theirProvince report. Delta Phi wasawarded the Community ServiceAward, for the second time in arow, in recognition of excellence in

Chapter News

Province IX brothers show Friday Night at the �� House.

New Province IX officers (L-R): Ryan (Vice Satrap), Kayla (Historian),Robert (Satrap), Sevana (Chaplain), Eugene (Secretary/Treasurer), andStephanie (Immediate Past Satrap).


Chapter Pride. For each chapter it’s different, but it’sthere for everyone. For many chapters, their pride is based intheir strong traditions. The tradition of being the best organiza-tion on campus is a source of pride for many chapters. Foryears your chapter may have always been the one that the col-lege and community turned to when they needed help. The RedCross may call every year to find out when the chapter is hold-ing their annual blood drive, or the dean may knock on the doorfor volunteers for student interviews. Whatever the reason,Kappa Psi has the strong tradition of being the group that getsthings done. As we move forward into the future, it is importantto continue that tradition at all levels of our great Fraternity.

As a chapter, it is your responsibility to ensure that the activi-ties you do to promote fellowship, industry, sobriety, and highideals are continued for the next generation of brothers. Thesetraditions not only help identify your chapter, they also have alarge impact on who you are and give you your Chapter Pride.

This Executive Committee is working hard to be an execu-tive committee that “gets things done.” We are working towardfostering Executive Committee “Chapter Pride” and being anexecutive committee that encourages Fraternity Pride. I amworking hard to ensure that as your Grand Historian, I continuethat tradition. I promised to give chapters the opportunity toupdate or create their written history. It is getting done. I hopethat each and every one of you can find the same inspiration inKappa Psi.

Chapter Pride means something different to all of us. It isimportant that we recognize the things we do that make ourchapters great and make us who we are as brothers.

Kali JerniganGrand Historian

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Amy Montes, Kali Jernigan, and Amy Everitt at the ASHPKappa Psi Reception.

promotion of the pharmacy profes-sion while giving back to the com-munity. The brothers of Delta Phidemonstrated this through theirservice to the community duringthe recent wildfires that devastatedthe San Diego area. The brothers ofDelta Phi headed up the efforts toprovide 24-hour pharmacy servicesto evacuees who were often withouttheir medications and most ofwhom were not sure what medica-tions they normally took. EpsilonGamma was awarded the Fellow-hood and Brother-ship Award inrecognition of excellence in thedevelopment of relationshipsamong brothers. Epsilon Gammastrengthened their bonds of broth-erhood during a weekend trip tothe mountains with over 50 percentof their brothers in attendance anda little fun on the slopes thrown in.Epsilon Gamma was also awardedthe Travelers Award to recognizetheir dedication to the Fraternity asdemonstrated by their outstandingattendance at the meeting. ProvinceIX was also able to award, for thesecond time, a $250 scholarship toBrother Dipam Doshi of GammaNu in recognition of his dedicationand service to the Fraternity.

Immediately following dinner,our traditional poker tournamentwas held to benefit the Province IXScholarship Fund. Special thanksgo to all who donated to and partici-pated in the tournament. And con-gratulations to Brother RobertMancini of Delta Phi who emergedvictorious and received a gift certifi-

cate to Target. For brothers not par-ticipating in the poker tournament,a live DJ spun some tunes and thebrothers of Province IX danced thenight away.

All in all, everyone had a wonder-ful time, and we are all looking for-ward to seeing each other again atour next Province assembly whichwill take place in Albuquerque,New Mexico.

—Elizabeth Sarles

Province XThroughout the evening of

February 15 and into the wee hoursof the morning of the 16th, thebrothers of Kappa Psi Province Xchecked into the Pullman,Washington, Hiltons (otherwiseknown as the Holiday and QualityInns) in preparation for theProvince X meeting bright andearly Saturday morning. After expe-riencing a delicious continentalbreakfast from a 5-Diamond hotel,the brothers of Province X con-vened with all collegiate and one ofthe three graduate chapters repre-sented. Entertaining slues of chap-ter reports were given and includedtales of ski trips, unique fundraisingevents, awards, and news fromGCC. Congratulations were givento Delta Mu on winning the BestChapter in the Province award! Thebusiness wrapped up around noon,making it time for the socialstrengthening of our Province. Forreasons understood by those inattendance, I believe it is safe to saythat the Pullman Denny’sRestaurant has undisputedly beennamed “The Best Denny’s ofProvince X.”

Sunday brought about more busi-ness of the Fraternity, with commit-tee reports and resolutions, and theelection of the new officers: ScottMcLeod, Satrap; Rachael Forster,Vice Satrap; Francine Lai, Chaplain;Skyler York, Secretary/Treasurer;and Stacy Crow, Historian.

Many thanks go out to all thosewho helped to make this year’sProvince X meeting possible, espe-cially Scott McLeod for stepping upto the plate for last-minute plan-ning. After a wonderful three-dayweekend, long on fun and short onsleep, the brothers of Province Xsaid goodbye for another year untilwe meet again at Beta Omicron’shome, in Seattle!

—Stacy Crow

Beta Omicron brothers stack it upduring the closing banquet of theProvince X meeting.

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ABOVE: The Psi chapter volunteers manninga water station for the St. Jude Marathon inMemphis, Tennessee, the first weekend inDecember. BELOW: Showing off theChristmas spread for Gamma Chi’s charityparty for WISE-local women’s shelter arebrothers Erin DeDoes and Katie Georges.

ABOVE: Matthew Macziewski and LukeMerkel celebrate Mathew’s Mr. SDSUcrowning. He won both Mr. SDSU andMr. Congeniality. The winnings weredonated to Children’s Miracle Network.

Beta Omega Past Grand RegentSteven Molchanow helps with thechapter Toy Drive.

Brothers reach out to help others.

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The Mask of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity Spring 2008