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The Upsilon UpsWinter Edition December 2013
www.illinois-pikapps.com Pi Kappa Phi, Upsilon Chapter, University
of Illinois Est. 1921
On Saturday, April 5th, Pi Kapp alumni and ac-tives will once
again descend on Chicagos Seven TenLounge for an afternoon of
bowling and charity. Theannual Push Pins has become our most
successfulevent and we hope to see you there!
Last year, we raised more than $3,500 throughraffles,
split-the-pot and entry fees. To hit that markthis year, we are
looking for volunteers to join thePush Pins committee. As a
committee member, you
will have an opportunity to help plan the third annualevent,
develop exciting raffles and help us beat ourrecord-setting numbers
from last year!
If youd like to volunteer, please contact Kevin Spitzat
[email protected]
Alumni flooded the streets of Champaign onceagain on Saturday,
October 26, for Homecoming
weekend!Pi Kappa Phi brothers past and present gathered at
the chapter house before the football game for tail-gating.
Unfortunately, the game didnt match the funhad at the chapter house
as the Illini were stompedby Michigan State. Pi Kapps continued the
camarade-rie at the chapter house after the game where a
briefmeeting and pass the gavel session was held.
Thank you to the undergrads for hosting the alum-ni on
Homecoming weekend. Mark your calendarsfor Homecoming 2014 on
Saturday, October 25,
when the Illini take on Minnesota. We hope to seeyou there!
n
Volunteers needed
for 3rd Push Pins
Save the date for nextyears Homecoming
FOUNDERS DAY 2013
The Alumni Chapters annual traditioncontinued with our annual
meeting and ob-servation of Founders Day. Twelve Upsilon
alumni joined us at Rockwood Place in Chi-cago, Illinois for an
afternoon of celebrationand brotherhood.
Founders Day is a good chance for us PiKapps to relax, have some
food, and to catchup, said Tim Lamkin (Y1017), It was goodto see
everyone.
The Founders Day Annual Meeting is oneof four events sponsored
by the Pi Kappa PhiUpsilon Alumni Chapter each year.
Next years annual meeting will be held onSaturday, December 6,
2014from 2 p.m. to5 p.m. It will be an alumni chapter electionyear,
so dont forget to put it on your calendarright away! Please contact
the board if youreinterested in running for a position.
Wed love to see you there!n
Remembering our roots
Twelve Pi Kapps attended the annual Founders Day event in
Chicago: John Hankus, TimQuirsfeld, Nick Stoczanyn, Tony Cutinello,
Tommy Carrato, William Kasper, Ed Jimenez, JeffGrossich, Reid
Bruggeman, Pat Schuster, Brian Durbin and Dan Perlin.
UNDERGRAD UPDATE
The undergraduate chapter remains very active on campus and
hascelebrated some very exciting milestones in the second half of
2013, in-cluding:
Initiating 19 new membersinto the Upsilon Chapter. The Rho
class
now includes Upsilons with initiation numbers up to 1236.
Supporting Push America by raising nearly $6,560this year.
Logging more than 500 volunteer hours as a Chapter.
Fulfilling the commitment to the Pi Kappa Phi brotherhood by
sup-
porting the initiation of the Iota Rho Chapterat Western
Illinois
University, one of Pi Kappa Phis newest Chapters.
December also marks the time for Executive Council elections.
TheAlumni Chapter would like to extend a congratulations to the
entire2013 Executive Council for their great work this year. n
Upsilon ArchonChris Mulreed
(Y1146)
A growing footprint in Illinois
2014 PI KAPP EVENTS
Save the Date: Push Pins
When:Saturday, April 5, 2014
2:30 6 p.m.
Where: Seven Ten Lounge
2747 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL
Tickets: Will be available in January at
http://pkpuac.eventbrite.com for
early bird discount pricing.
For questions, or to volunteer on the
planning committee, contact Kevin at
[email protected]
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Winter Edition December 2013 www.illinois-pikapps.com Pi Kappa
Phi, Upsilon Chapter, University of Illinois Est. 1921
John Costello (Y757) was recently
named Chief Financial Officer of Matrix
Anesthesia. He is also celebrating his
second wedding anniversary with wife
Cecile Casanova this year. Congratula-
tions, John, on all of the great news!
Sean Williams (Y997)earned aMaster of Law in Litigation from
George
Washington University in May and sub-
sequently became an Assistant States
Attorney in Madison County, IL.
Greg Meves (Y1003)graduated from
the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
in May and subsequently passed the bar
exam in June. Congratulations on the
major career milestone!
Eric Chen (Y1008)became engaged
to Lishan Mou on July 20 this year. Con-
gratulations to Eric and Lishan!
Sean Costello (Y1018)is celebrating
his one year anniversary as a Valuation
Analyst at Klaris, Thomson & Schroeder
this December. He is still based in the
St. Louis area.
Buzz Maslov (Y1019) recently ac-
cepted a position with the Boston
Consulting Group. Buzz is still based in
Arlington, Va.
Gene Giannotta (Y1030)is covering
politics, data, and media for DailyGlobe.
com and IndyPosted.com. He also iscontinuing his work with the
U.S. Con-
ference of Catholic Bishops and startup
Discourse Analytics.
Andrew Kroks (Y1032) work was
published in a book for the first time.
The book, titled911 Love: 50 Years of
Porsche 911,features a story by An-
drew about Brett Sloan, the son of the
owner of one of the best collections of
low-mileage Porsche 911s on the planet.
Elliot Tagtmeier (Y1041)recently
moved to the Chicago suburb of Lisle.
Mike Thayer (Y1068)was married
to Amy Jayne on November 30. The
newlyweds honeymooned in Hawaii and
reside in Chicago. Congratulations to the
couple!
Dan Vinson (Y1091)recently moved
to Hoboken, N.J., to help his company,
Carlson Construction, expand its East
Coast presence.
Ed Jimenez (Y1114)accepted a posi-
tion with U.S. Music Corp. where he
works in companys Sales Departmentfor Digitech. Ed is based in
the Chicago-
land area.
Nick Jackolin (Y1127)recently ac-
cepted a position with Kerry Ingredients
and Flavours where he is working in
their Clark, N.J., facility.
Chris Deamont (Y1128)is currently
working in Pittsburgh as a molecular
biologist and bioinformatician for the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
He is also applying for medical schools.
Have an update youd like to share?
E-mail it to Sky Opila at
[email protected]
PresidentGene Giannotta(630) [email protected]
Vice PresidentSky Opila(708) [email protected]
TreasurerTommy Carrato(847) [email protected]
SecretaryDan Schriks(708) [email protected]
ChaplainKevin Spitz(847) [email protected]
Housing Corp. Pres.James Nelson(630)
334-0177james.nelson.ii@gmail
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