Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Fall '08 Midsemester report


So far, this semester has been a strong and successful one for the Iota Upsilon chapter on many fronts. We have worked hard toward creating a very strong pledge class for the fall of 2008 thanks to the help of recruitment chair Glenn Harris (’11) and magisters Kyle Langan (’10) and A.J. Moody (’11). As of now, we have 13 pledges who are dedicated to proving to us that they obtain and hold the values of Sigma Chi highly and are capable of contributing positively to our chapter. The Alpha Nu pledge class consists of the following:

Michael Anastassiou (’12)
Raja Arumugam (’12)
Aleem Aziz (’12)
Louie Cohen (’12)
Philip Cook (’12)
Michael Digaetano (’10)
Matt Hames (’11)
Alexander Krall (’12)
Benny Levine (’12)
Danny Mangan (’12)
Michael Marino (’12)
Nate Thompson (’12)
Trevor Strittmatter (’11)

We have also had a very strong philanthropic semester thus far. We have raised money for charitable causes by holding Pie a Greek with Sigma Delta Tau, raising money for Habitat for Humanity, and by teaming up with UNICEF, raising money for underprivileged children. We also supported the Honan Fund, which looks to aid and foster local and national programs that support education, recreation, housing and healthcare, by running in the Brian Honan Road Race. Lastly, we worked toward creating a cleaner neighborhood by hosting the Allston Cleanup this month. Philanthropy chair Glenn Harris has worked hard to make sure we are active in helping the world around us. We would like to thank the alumni who donated online to UNICEF All donations are appreciated and make a difference.

This upcoming weekend, several of our brothers and our chapter advisor Ben Harris (Purdue ’04) will be driving up to Halifax, Nova Scotia to participate in our annual Province Conference. The rest of chapter looks forward to hearing about the experience and the knowledge gained that can help us become a stronger chapter.