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MIT CELEBRATES 150 YEARS
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3RDegreeYour Friendly Alumni Newsletter
WINTER 2010-2011
A message from the MIT150 Committee Chairman, Professor David Mindell.
MIT’s founder, William Barton Rogers, a Southerner, came north to pursue his dream
of a new kind of technical education because he found warm reception in the culture of New England. On April 10, 1861, the governor of Massachusetts signed MIT’s charter and fulfilled Rogers’s dream to create this unique and innovative educational institution.
As chair of the MIT150 Steering Committee, I invite you to save some dates on your calendar dur-ing the spring of 2011. The celebration period will be January 7 to June 5 of next year, beginning with the opening of the MIT150 Exhibition at the MIT Museum and closing with Tech Day and reunions after Commencement. The intervening 150 days will bring a rich variety of academic programs and events through which we will reflect on the past and envision the future of MIT.
The emotional center of MIT150 will be the
2011 CALENDARMIT150
Friday, January 7–June 5
Founders DayTuesday, March 15
MIT150 ConvocationSunday, April 10
Boston MarathonMonday, April 18
Tech ReunionsFriday, June 3
Independence DayMonday, July 4
New Orleans ConventionWednesday, August 3–6
Rush WeekSaturday, September 3–10
Alumni Leadership Conf.Friday, September 16–17
MIT Family WeekendFriday, October 14–16
Head of the CharlesSaturday, October 22–23
Annual Meeting & DinnerSaturday, November 5
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ALUMNI PLAN CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Brother Paul Gray ’54 is featured in the MIT Museum’s 150 Exhibition.
Last September the Alumni Association was contacted by alumnus Ken Terao ’04. He
had visited the Chapter House over the Fourth of July weekend and wrote that “two of the brothers, Antony Speranza [’12] and Matthieu Talpe [’11], were kind enough to take the time to chat about the brothers and show me around the house.”
The visit reminded him of how he had ben-efited from his time at Phi Sig. “Looking back on the friendships formed and the life skills learned, I credit a lot of it to my life and times at Phi Sig, more so than MIT.” Ken went on to say that “I have since experienced success in the business world and I wanted to give something back. “
That something has taken the form of an ex-
tremely generous pledge of $10,000.The question then became where the money
should go. The Omicron Educational Foundation (OEF) is the tax-deductible foundation set up to sponsor the Alumni Association’s scholarships such as the Simkins Award.
But something had struck Ken during his tour of the Chapter House: “I have to say I was very impressed with the renovations that were done. It looks much more professionally constructed and decorated than when I was around.” And so Ken was interested to see whether the donation could fund a capital improvement project.
The undergrads have been interested for some time in a renovation of the second floor of the
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3RDegree Newsletter of theAlumni Association ofOmicron Chapter ofPhi Sigma Kappa, Inc.
Joe McMahon ’85, editor
Phi Sigma KappaOmicron Chapter—MIT487 Commonwealth AvBoston MA 02215
(617) [email protected] [email protected] phisigmakappa.com
MORE NEWS
BIG ALUMNI MEETING TURN OUTEfforts by the Alumni Association and the
Chapter to improve attendance at the Annual Alumni Meeting and Dinner paid off this fall with the largest gathering since the 2002 Centennial. Over 40 alumni and guests attended the meeting and dinner. In addition to the usual email and newsletter announcements, printed invitations went out to all alumni in the northeast. An online RSVP system allowed alumni to see which of their classmates were planning to attend. This year also saw the addition of a formal wine tasting prior to dinner put on by the Kenmore Wine Gal-
lery featuring wines specially selected to complement the night’s menu which consisted of roasted apple and butter nut squash soup, spinach salad, chipotle honey chicken breasts with sweet potatoes, lamb chops with garlic on a bed of wild rice, ginger pumpkin tart, and apple almond crumble cake.
NATIONAL AWARDSChapter and Alumni Association delegates trav-
elled to Indianapolis for Phi Sig’s annual leadership school in August. In addition to workshops on rit-uals and chapter management, National recognized chapters with awards for outstanding performance. This year Omicron brought home seven major awards for recruitment, new member education, web site, scholarship, Chapter operations, campus involvement, and alumni programs.
ANNEX UPDATEThe ground floor of the Annex remains unoc-
cupied since the previous tenant, Tanning Etc., closed for business in the summer of 2009. The weak commercial real estate market and overall economy have made it difficult to find a suitable replacement. The Alumni Association is now work-ing with a potential tenant that wants to open a yoga studio. We are currently in negotiations for the lease and renovation of the space and expect to have the new tenant in place by the end of January.
Leadership School delegates Antony Speranza ’12. Gus Downs ’13, and Joe McMahon ’85.
SUMMER HOUSINGLast spring the Chapter and Alumni Associa-
tion received a complaint alleging gender discrimi-nation from a male who was turned down when applying to sublet space in a room for the summer. The matter was settled without going to a formal hearing, but under the terms of the agreement the Chapter must undertake steps to ensure that space during the summer is sublet in a non-discriminato-ry manner when it comes to gender. The Chapter and Alumni Association are working on plans to develop and enforce the ongoing policy.
HOUSE ROOF REPLACEDAfter experiencing some leaks into the 4th
floor bathroom, the Chapter VP Isaac Bleicher ’12 arranged to have the roof of 487 Comm. Ave. replaced before the snowy winter season set in. The Alumni Association paid for the $16K replacement from the Building Fund. The previous roof was warranted for ten years and actually lasted fifteen. The new roof uses a rubber membrane technol-ogy that is much less susceptible to leaks than the previous one. The Annex roof was last replaced at the same time (in 1995) but has not experienced any problems, most likely because of the deck that provides some protection from the elements. Nonetheless the Alumni plan to replace the Annex roof within the next two years as well.
TECH REUNIONS 2011With Phi Sig’s first Tech Reunion Open House
a big success last June, we’re looking forward to an even bigger and better one in 2011 to coincide with the MIT150 festivities that culminate during Commencement weekend. Although all alumni are
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Alumni Board President Neal Vachhani ’05Vice President Cesar Toscano ’08Secretary Joe McMahon ’85Treasurer Tudor Masek ’06Directors Paul Walsh ’84 Jason Mondanaro ’96 Matthew Chun ’99 Jason Carver ’06 Jean Otrakji ’11Attorney Andrew Strehle ’91
encouraged to come, the Tech Reunions emphasize every fifth anniversary class particularly the 25th and 50th reunion classes. This year those classes are: 1961 (50th), 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986 (25th), 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006. MIT also encourages all recent alumni to attend as part of its MIT10 initiative. Visit phisigmakappa.com/alumni for the latest news on our Tech Reunion.
One of the JudComm jurors later revealed that PBE’s initiation process included pouring beer on pledges. Though the juror did consider PBE’s actions hazing, he felt that expulsion was too harsh a punishment given what PBE had done. At the hearing, however, he was asked to focus on whether PBE had hazed, not whether the punish-ment (recommended in the JudComm bylaws) was appropriate. He was not aware that the committee could issue an alternative punishment.
Some fraternity presidents also disagreed with PBE’s harsh penalty and have moved to modify the Judicial Bylaws. The IFC setup a Judicial Review Committee to inspect the policies and practices that make the IFC a durable, self-governing body.
KAYA MILLER LEAVES MITKaya Miller, Assistant Dean & Director of the
FSILG Office, left MIT for a senior officer position at Alpha Omicron Pi national sorority in Nash-ville. Kaya has been an integral part of the MIT FSILG community for eight years and ably led the FSILG Office for the last three. Alums, students, local officials, and MIT staffers alike have come to deeply respect her sound and principled approach to all she does. Marlena Martinez, Assistant Direc-tor for Fraternities, has been appointed Interim Assistant Dean, while a formal search is conducted.
ASHDOWN TO REOPEN IN 2011Over the next three years, MIT will increase
its undergrad enrollment by 250 students to 4500 thanks to a $24M gift by Fariborz Maseeh ’90 for dorm renovations. Fariborz Maseeh Hall (for-merly Ashdown House) will open fully renovated in September 2011 and will accommodate 460 students. It will include a dining hall for residents and MIT community members; apartments for the housemasters and associate housemaster, graduate resident tutors, and residential scholars; meeting spaces; and study and practice rooms.
PBE SUSPENDED FOR HAZINGAs reported by The Tech:In the days leading up to rush, an anonymous
source gave the IFC a document that described pledge activities that Phi Beta Epsilon conducted with its class of 2013 in January 2010. PBE con-firmed that the document belonged to them.
The IFC decided that the hazing allegations were serious enough to stop PBE’s rush. On the third day of rush, PBE was told it could not continue with its rush activities until the matter was resolved. That same night, an IFC judicial board hearing was held. Three PBE representatives were allowed to speak at the hearing, though other members and alumni attended. Five members voted unanimously that PBE violated the IFC’s Risk Management Policy.
The board decided to expel PBE, which means a 10-year ban from MIT. PBE appealed the deci-sion on two grounds: that the judicial process was flawed, and that the punishment was too severe. PBE’s appeal was read by Marlena Martinez Love, the director of the Office of FSILGs, and David Kennedy, the director of the Office of Student Cit-izenship. Later the MIT News Office announced that PBE had been “suspended” for four years.
“Omicron brought home awards for
recruitment,new member
education, web site,scholarship,
Chapter operations,campus involve-
ment, andalumni programs.
”
This fall we have decided to embark on a new, exciting alumni relations project. As a senior,
I have seen a number of my peers seek guidance in their career searches, often relying on the advice of classmates and others who do not necessarily have an industry perspective. Speaking with a few graduate brothers in the financial services industry, Alex Rothberg ’09, Johann Komander ’09, and Thomas Price ’10, I was surprised to see how will-ing and excited they were to give career advice to some of our younger members.
It was these conversations that inspired me to reach out to alumni to see if they may be interested in providing mentorship to undergrads in their industries. For the undergraduates, any help from alumni would be appreciated—this can range from resume critiques to providing recommendations for jobs or internships. Having polled the Chapter, the industries of interest are fairly evenly split between general engineering, startups, academia, computer science, consulting, and finance.
As an alumnus, if you are eager to provide ad-vice or job support to undergrads, please email me at [email protected].
MENTORS WANTEDby Jean Otrakji ’11
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A major theme of MIT150 is community participation. Very little of it is centrally organized: the steering committee’s primary job is to coordi-nate efforts arising from the community. Therefore, we invite faculty, staff, students and departments, laboratories and centers to plan their own celebra-tions and to think about how they might partici-pate in displaying MIT at the Open House in April. To become involved, please contact us.
My work on MIT150 during the past two years has included developing and teaching a course on MIT’s history, which underscored for me the unique, consistent character of this place, stem-ming from Rogers’s original vision. Yet MIT150 is designed to celebrate and reflect on not one, but many MITs, each slightly different in our minds’ eyes, collectively comprising our past and our future.
We hope that you will join the MIT commu-nity to celebrate our first 150 years.
Next Century Convocation, held on Charter Day: April 10. The convocation is inspired by earlier events such as the 1916 celebration of the move from Boston to Cambridge, the centennial celebra-tion in 1961, and particularly the 1949 “Mid-Century Convocation”, when Winston Churchill addressed the MIT community in the Boston Gar-den and challenged it to attend to the moral and social implications of the science and technology it creates. The convocation will celebrate MIT’s high-est intellectual and educational accomplishments, and it comes at a time that calls for diligence and integrity to help the nation and the world escape downturns and face daunting problems. It will cel-ebrate how serious, sustained study of the natural, technical, and social worlds develops a spirit of rigor, creativity, service, and wonder, exemplified by MIT’s researchers and students alike, a spirit with ramifications beyond science and engineering. Hence the convocation will celebrate MIT’s moral accomplishments, as well as its intellectual ones.
Where the convocation is the emotional core of the anniversary, the six MIT150 Symposia form its intellectual center. For the steering committee, the deepest, most meaningful celebration is to feature MIT’s strengths by bringing intellectual lead-ers together to discuss the great problems of the day, make significant progress on some of them, and inspire and educate the leaders of today and tomorrow. The MIT150 Symposia will show by example how MIT fosters innovation, reflecting on historical accomplishments and envisioning the future. Please visit the symposia page for more about the program and topics.
Other components of the MIT150 program include the Open House; the Festival of Arts, Sci-ence, and Technology; the Global Challenge; the Infinite History project; a timeline of MIT history; two building dedications; a design competition; and a celebration of alumni as we conclude on Commencement and Reunion weekend in June.
Key EventsFriday, January 7MIT150 Exhibition opens at theMIT Museum
Sunday, April 10The Next Century Convocation at theBoston Convention and Exhibition Center
Saturday, April 30MIT Open House
Thursday, June 2–5Tech Reunions & Commencement
Above: William Barton Rogers.Below: For the latest news about MIT150 events, visit mit150.mit.edu.
Phi Sigma KappaMIT150 Events
Your brothers at Omicron welcome you to stop by the Chapter House when you travel
to MIT for any of the anniversary events. We will be holding three special open house recep-tions for our own alumni visiting town.
Sunday, April 10Convocation Reception at Phi SigFor alumni travelling to Boston for the Next Century Convocation at the new Convention Center (the premeire event of MIT150), Phi Sig will play host to alumni on the Saturday before and on Sunday.
Saturday, April 30MIT & Phi Sig Open HouseOur own open house on the weekend of MIT’s to welcome our alumni participants and their guests.
Friday, June 3Tech Reunion at Phi SigOur first Tech Reunion reception last year was a big success and we intend this year’s to be bigger and better. In 2011 the Tech Reunion classes are those ending in 1 or 6, but all alumni are encouraged to attend the culmina-tion of the MIT150 events.
Visit our website in the months to come for details: phisigmakappa.com/alumni.
5ALUMNOTESNews from your brothers around the countryand around the world.
“When my girlfriend kicked me out they
adopted me!
”Sam Gasster ’77
George Luthringer ’56With some help from Bernie Klim ’55 in con-
necting, George Luthringer ’56 and John Pease ’57 have renewed a bridge partnership dormant for over fifty years. Having had our fifteen minutes of fame those many years ago playing in an ACBL regional against opponents who had a bridge convention named after them, we are now content to spend several hours a week playing online and incidentally keeping up on what’s happening in each other’s lives. One way or another we intend to get together in the next year or so either at John’s home just west of Nashua or at George’s north and west of Los Angeles.
Darrell Briggs ’57I have been appointed by our class officers as
Chairman of the Class of 1957 Reunion Commit-tee. The Reunion will be held in conjunction with graduation in June 2012.
I would like to hear from Phi Sig members of the class of 1957.
Bill Salmon ’57 and I were very lonely at the Class of 1957 50th Reunion back in 2007 as we were the only class of 1957 Phi Sigs in attendance. You missed an incredibly great time seeing and talking with folks you may not have seen in 50 years.
Let’s all make an effort to attend the 55th. I’ll guarantee a good time.
The retreat will be held Monday through Thurs-day at the Emerson Inn in Rockport on Cape Ann, about an hour north of campus.
On campus we will participate in the Cardinal and Gray Society in their activities: Pre-Pops ban-quet (Thursday), Tech Nite at the Pops (Thursday), Dinner Dance (Friday), plus a number of TBD seminars, etc. We will also hold a Class Business Meeting and Luncheon (most likely on Saturday), also there is a Tech Day on campus.
Check out the Class of 1957 web site and the class notes in Technology Review and online.
John Hanson ’64Finally retired in early 2007. We split our time
between Colorado and San Diego. I still serve on a few boards and other than that ski, golf, read, and babysit for our granddaughter.
Ed Tsoi ’66Retired as an architect (Tsoi/Kobus & Associ-
ates) in 2009.
Sam Gasster ’77I thought you might enjoy
this picture from Winter 1977. From left to right are [myself ], Gregg Higashi ‘77, and Don “Dysak” Saka-hara ‘75. When my girlfriend kicked me out they adopted me! This is typical of the time—Higashi in the dead of winter with a t-shirt and sandals!
Win Cody ’82My daughter, Jenna, is
a junior at Princeton High School, NJ, and we are visit-ing colleges. I am trying to encourage her to consider MIT. She still does not know what she wants to do in school but is very strong in math and science, virtually straight A’s, I think she would fit well at MIT. Also, her pas-sion is running and is one of the top high school distance runners in New Jersey.
[The Cody’s visited Boston in early November and Jenna was the Chapter’s guest for dinner.]
Joe Mulcahey ’83Things are pretty exciting here, with our son
Sean heading off to Northeastern to study en-gineering (probably mechanical) in the fall, and Colleen entering her Junior year of HS with an interest in languages and someday working for the intelligence community. I’m still at Raytheon (since 1981!) getting paid for playing with anten-nas and computers, and Anita is working at home on the phone connecting potential clients with social work therapists.
Rich Downey ’94Working on a Ph.D. in physics at the US Naval
Postgraduate School.
Chris Emig ’04Lindsay and I recently moved back to the
promised land of California, where she is now working at Google and I’m in the Bioengineering
Above: Sam Gasster ‘77, Gregg Higashi ‘77, and Don Sakahara ‘75 in the winter of 1977.
6 PhD program at Stanford. We enjoy camping trips in Peach, our 1978 orange VW Camper and we frequent the epic parties at “the Ranch,” the es-teemed residence of Will DelHagen ‘03 and Alex Jacobs ‘03, which is only six blocks away from our disaster of a house. We also recently met up with Jeremy Scholz ‘05, Ehsan Farkondeh ‘04, Willie Williams ‘05, Jason Christopher ‘05, buff Ed Song ‘05, Hyon Lee ‘07, and Chris Forker ‘04. California is awesome.
Austin Neudecker ’05Currently attending MBA program at Wharton
(University of Pennsylvania).
guys that we are working with will be capable enough to hold the area once we’ve worked to clear the Taliban out. Then, we’ll be able to comfortably pull out of this country without it collapsing to Taliban control again. I’ll only be over here a year though, so next summer I’m back in the states and looking to pursue different options in the Army.
I hope everyone at Phi Sig is doing well, and hopefully a few good men have kept the ROTC tradition going. I’m due for a Marathon weekend visit, maybe 2012 is the year!
David Schafer ’09I’m currently living in Cambridge (Central
Square) with Bill Near ‘10 and Ballin Smith ‘10. Until recently, I was working at Stroud Consult-ing, a small Ops consulting firm in Boston. Visited Nick LaBounty ‘09 and Jake Levinson ‘09 in Pittsburgh a couple months ago. Went to a rib festival. Great fun had by all.
Stephen Petraeus ’09I’ve been deployed to Southern Wardak Prov-
ince, Afghanistan, since May of this year. I’m currently serving as a Platoon Leader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in charge of 40 Soldiers in Sayed Abad District. We’ve had some hard fighting through the summer but we’re nearing the end of our rotation so morale is pretty high. While I’ve been here I’ve been in some exciting opera-tions. My platoon recently assaulted into the Chak Valley by helicopter in the largest battalion mission of our deployment pushing back Taliban that had been besieging the Afghan district center for over a week. I’ve seen a lot of the country including Kabul and Ghazni, two interesting cities to be sure. My platoon has also had some tough times includ-ing operations in which we’ve lost friends and fellow Soldiers. Regardless, I’m proud of what my platoon is doing over here and I hope that our time here will help bring some peace to a very war-torn part of the world.
Hope all is well back in Boston and I look forward to seeing everyone at a marathon day in the future.
TJ Price ’10After graduating with a B.S. Economics in June,
I took the summer to travel across the US and China with Leif Francel ‘11. In August, I moved back to New York and am working as a consultant with Oliver Wyman. My first project has taken me to a large investment bank where I am working on a large-scale response to the recent round of finan-cial reforms. On the weekends, I’ve been enjoying several rounds of Oktoberfest with Alex Rothberg ‘09 and Johann Komander ‘09, with whom I am currently running a current accounts deficit.
Below: Neal ’06, Isha, and Radha Vachhani.
Neal Vachhani ’06Radha gave birth to our daughter at 7:32pm ET
on September 8—Isha was 6 lb. 9 oz. and 19.5" in length. Baby and mom rested through the night. Might not be the case for the next several months!
Delbert Joo ’08The war’s keeping me busy over here but things
are starting to settle down for the winter. Like Steve Petraeus ‘09, I’m an infantry platoon leader of 35 soldiers.
I’m working the Kandahar province of Afghani-stan, an area which has historically been a Taliban stronghold. It’s a counterinsurgency fight so we’re trying to clear, hold, and build in the area. We’ve been in the clear phase for most of my deployment so it’s been pretty kinetic and enemy focused. The Taliban are a tough and crafty enemy to fight, but fortunately we’re stronger at the gun fight and we’ve killed a good amount of bad guys in the area. We’ll continue to pursue and kill them until they leave the area or flee to Pakistan.
The end state is that the Afghan National Army
“Hopefully a few good men have
kept the [Phi Sig] ROTC
traditiongoing.
”Delbert Joo ’08
7CAPITAL CAMPAIGNHouse. The Chapter Room (Second Lounge) has long been the premier room of the House with its hard wood paneling and floors, curtains, and sculpted ceiling. But because the Chapter Room is so nice, the dining room and second floor landing pale by comparison. Adding hardwood paneling, light fixtures, and curtains to the dining room and bar area that match the Chapter Room would make the entire floor a showcase for formals, alum-ni events, as well as the daily use by the brothers.
The entire project will probably cost tens of thousands of dollars, but Ken has embraced the concept and his donation will make for a great start.
We are currently soliciting plans and bids for the renovation and exploring ways to make alumni contributions tax deductible. We are working with a group called “The National Society for the Preservation of Greek Housing” that has worked with several other fraternities at MIT to do tax deductible fundraising for physical plant projects. Among other things, they need to approve the specific renovation projects that we intend to fund. We expect to submit our proposal to them by the end of December.
Fundraising such as this for “special” projects will allow the Alumni Association to continue to use the Building Fund for capital renovations such
as the new House roof (and new Annex roof within the next two years). The Alumni Association and the Chapter are very excited about this and future projects that capital fundraising will allow us to do.
We plan to kick off the capital campaign early in the Spring 2011 term. We will have more infor-mation in the next issue of 3RDegree and online. Please watch your mailboxes as well. If you are interested in finding out more sooner or in making a pledge, contact us at [email protected].
Below: The goal of the first project would be to make the dining room and second floor landing match the the Chapter Room above.Bottom: Stephen Petreaus ‘09, Platoon Leader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Southern Wardak Province, Afghanistan.
“I hope that our time
here will help bring some peace to a
very war-torn part of the
world.
”Stephen Petraeus ’09
8 THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!
Clinton H Springer ’45Thomas W Folger ’48Peter Saint Germain ’48William Reynolds Sr ’49Paul E Fleming ’50Robert C Michel ’50George E Wetmore ’50William H Combs ’54Prof Paul E Gray ’54Bernard J Klim ’55William C Salmon ’57Melvin D Platte ’59William J Bisson ’60Daniel G Oliver ’60George Selfridge Jr ’61John H Sununu ’61William Bloebaum ’62Stephen J Murdoch ’62Jim K Omura ’62Erik V Pedersen ’62Jon C Hanson ’65William E Morgan ’65Ronald Gomes-Casseres ’67James A Swanson ’67Robert M Kiburz ’68Larry E Rosenberger ’68Robert D Shull ’68
Michael Bruce-Lockhart ’69Duane E Shinnick ’70William W Watson ’71Ted B Trueblood ’72Vernon E Altman ’73Eugene Y Chang ’76Samuel D Gasster ’77Michael Gordon ’78Emerson T Knowles ’79Stephen H Liang ’81Duane T Nakahata ’81Mark W Niemer ’81Lloyd M Bloom ’82Pat Kinney ’82Donald W Gillies ’84Jeffrey L Goodman ’84Chun-tsao Huang ’84Paul Walsh ’84Michael J Wilt ’84David L Fung ’85Joe McMahon ’85James M Prusko ’86Wade T Shimoda ’86Carl Tung ’86John W Fearnside ’87John G Hancock ’87Gregory T Martin ’88
Edward D Reiskin ’88George C Chacko ’89Vittal K Vasista ’89Roger J A Chen ’91Raymond T Klann ’91Peter F Stewart ’91Andy Strehle ’91Ali Alavi ’93Alok K Deo ’93Edward L Harris ’93Dewey M Sasser ’93Cliff B. Schmidt ’93David H Hijirida ’94Thomas S Doyle ’95Jock T Jones ’95Scott T Keller ’95Daniel T Kong ’95Wayne Lam ’95Gregory Dunn ’96Jason Mondanaro ’96Mark L Neri ’97Paul K Tan ’97Robert Lentz ’98Douglas MacIvor ’98Jason W Politi ’98Matthew Chun ’99Joseph A Croswell ’99
Karsten Kallevig ’99Jeb E Keiper ’99Paul T Czerniak ’00Andrew E Zupnick ’00Eric M Lau ’01Eric Lee ’01Sean J Montgomery ’01Stephen W Harsany ’03Robert W Ko ’03Christopher J Emig ’04Nathan F Hanagami ’04James R Warren ’04Austin K Neudecker ’05Jorge A Noble ’05Bobby Ren ’05Neal Vachhani ’05Shiva Viswanathan ’05Jason Carver ’06Tudor Masek ’06Kevin Takasaki ’07Daniel S Eads ’08Paul M Hoffman ’08Shiliang Tang ’08Cesar Toscano-Mendez ’08Siamrut Patanavanich ’09Michael F Melgar ’10
Over one-hundred Phi Sig alumni served as MIT volunteers in forty-eight roles over the past year.
Our Alumni Volunteers
Educational CounselorsOne popular and important volunteer organiza-
tion is the MIT Educational Council, composed of a network of alumni members called Educational Counselors and an on-campus staff, works with the Office of Admissions to recruit the best and bright-est students for MIT’s freshman class. Many Phi Sig alumni have found this to be a great way to stay involved and to serve the MIT community.
ECs meet with local MIT applicants to inter-view them and assess their potential as candidates for admission. The EC follows up by writing a summary report to the Office of Admissions. These interview reports flesh out the applicant’s profile and often offer key information to make the case for an admit.
Alumni interested in joining the Council or interested in finding out about other ways to vol-unteer should visit the Alumni Association website at alum.mit.edu.
The MIT Alumni Association enables more than 122,000 former students to stay in touch
with one another and continue their MIT connec-tions. Under the direction of a volunteer alumni board, the Association staff engages alumni with the Institute and with one another through events held worldwide, web-based services, and involve-ment in fundraising for the Institute. Nearly 90,000 alumni are connected online, and about 75,000 access the Association’s popular suite of online alumni services, the Infinite Connection.
Each year, more than 9,500 alumni volunteer their services for the Institute, with many serving as class and club officers, educational counselors, and members of the MIT Corporation and its visiting committees.
We are proud to recognize 105 of our own alumni who are giving their time and creative en-ergy for the benefit of Phi Sig and the greater MIT community.
Alumni Engagement Ven-ture Mentoring Service
Alumni Fund BoardCareer Advisor InstituteCareer Off Pre-Law AdviserChapter AdviserClass Officers: 1945, 1950,
1954, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2005
Class Reunion CommitteeClass Reunion Fund: 1962,
1976, 1977, 1998Corp Visiting Committee •Civil&EnvironEng •EngngSystemsDiv •NuclearSci&Eng •PoliticalScienceCorp Development Comm Educational CouncilEnterprise Forum San DiegoFund DAPER SolicitationFund Reunion Gift CommHouse Corporation OfficerInstitute Advisory Council •StrCommAlIntfrat •AthleticBoardMIT CorporationMIT Crew Alumni AssnMIT10 Class Gift CommNational Business CommPublic Service Center
Leadership CouncilRegional Alumni Clubs:
Hawaii, Maine, NE Ohio, San Diego, S Texas, SE Mass., Washington DC
Resident AdviserStudent Alumni Externship
ProgramUndergraduate Practice
Opportunities Program
Phi Sig Roles
alum.mit.edu
9CHAPTER HISTORY: PHI SIG DINING
Meals have always been a central aspect of life at Phi Sig. This was especially true during the 50s, where
meals were the primary source of food for brothers living at the house. The house provided three cooked meals a day for the brothers, cooked by the house chef, Mrs. Orelia Day.
Brothers from the 50s speak very fondly of Mrs. Day. She was a large, southern black woman who treated the brothers like her sons. Brothers describe her as always being very proper, insisting on calling each of them by their last names. For brothers who were involved in varsity sports and were unable to make it to dinner, Mrs. Day would save a plate of food for them to eat when they returned. These brothers would get to know Mrs. Day particularly well since they would spend their meal-time in the kitchen chatting with her as they finished their plate. Many of Mrs. Day’s specialty dishes included New England boiled dinner, shit on a shingle, and grits. She was particularly famous for her chili, which Norm Thayer ’61 describes as “the hottest chili ever eaten” and said they “used to bet you couldn’t eat a bowl without drinking any water.” Once a semester Mrs. Day would prepare a “German Dinner,” which was a highly antici-pated event where all sorts of German foods were served.
Brothers would begin the day with breakfast, which was served hot before classes would begin. There was no dress code for breakfasts, and brothers would show up in various disheveled states. There were two times that lunch was served, at 12:15 and 1:15. Most brothers would make the trip back to the house for lunch, since Mrs. Day would provide a fairly hearty meal.
Dinners, in contrast to the first two meals of the day, were a much more involved process. The dress code was coat and tie, although, according to Richard Phillips ’62, some brothers took this quite literally and would come to dinner wearing a coat, tie, and not much else. Each brother had his own cloth napkin that was stored in pigeonhole boxes outside of the dining room. Dur-ing dinner, the most senior officer would be the head of table, and the brothers would remain standing until everyone was at their place, at which point the head of table would allow them to be seated. Sometimes there would be rowdiness at the dinner table, but if there were girlfriends visiting for dinner, the brothers would always be on their best behavior. Between dinner and dessert the brothers sang songs, a tradition that lasted into the early 90s.
The house butler, Robert Simkins, served the meals for the brothers every day except Sunday and Thursday, which were his and Mrs. Day’s days off. Simkins had been an important part of the house since 1921, when
the chapter still resided at 517 Beacon Street. Brothers from the 50s describe Simpkins as your quintessential but-ler. He was very formal and called brothers by their last name. He had a remarkable gift for remembering people’s names, which he demon-strated at the 50 year celebration held in 1952—remembering names and faces of people he hadn’t seen for nearly 30 years.
Following dinner, Simkins would serve coffee in the lounge, which allowed the brothers time to relax and so-cialize before heading back to their studies. Occasionally, the brothers could persuade Simkins to play the piano for them, and he would astound them with his amazing skill on the keys.
In 1951 the house held a celebration in Simkins’s honor for his service of 30 years. A committee appointed to plan the party came up with the following resolution:
The committee recommends that the occasion be marked by an informal gathering at which time a gift or token be presented by a member of the fraternity on behalf of the ac-tive chapter and alumni. Mr. Barton, we feel, would make an excellent representative on both counts. We have selected Monday May 7th as a tentative date inasmuch as Monday evenings are usually set aside for meeting. A later date in all probability will interfere with quizzes and exams.
The committee is open to suggestions as to a suitable gift or token. A gift of money or bonds was considered but was not thought appropriate. In order to purchase the gift we suggest that the active members donate at least a dollar. The alumni Association will probably match the amount we collect.
With due consideration to the commissary department we would like to suggest foregoing dessert and serving coffee and cake after second dinner. Mrs. Day, with the coopera-tion of commissary, would probably outdo herself in prepar-ing an anniversary cake.
In 1956 Simkins took ill, and later died from cancer after serving the brotherhood for 35 years. When the Alumni Association set up a scholarship, they chose to name it after the beloved butler.
Contributors:Carl Meurk ’42, Don Fischer ’53, Frank Zenie ’56, Dar-rell Briggs ’57, Bill Salmon ’57, Norm Thayer ’61, Bojey Salmon ’62, Richard Phillips ’62, Bill Bloebaum ’62, Bill Morton ’64
by Antony Speranza ’12, Chapter Historian
Class of 1953 formal dinner.
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10 ALUMNI DATABASE
John Spencer ’34George Tower Jr. ’36William Woodward ’38Knight Robinson ’38
Henry Wirth ’40Philip Ellis ’41Robert MacDonald ’48
Frank Browne Jr. ’51Donald Swinburne ’51Walter Thompson Jr. ’51Robert Hatcher ’56John Russell ’58Noel Nugent ’59
Robert Werlwas ’60Henry Knapp II ’62George Dietrich Jr. ’65
Bradford Myrick ’70Alan Ehrlich ’72William Brainard ’72Michael Ryer ’74Stephen Cecchetti ’77
Brian Hubbell ’80Jay Zarzecki ’82
Jory Bell ’90Jerry Luke ’91David Isaacs ’95Sung Kim ’99
Michael Godbold ’03
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Lost Alumni DemographicsInitiates ...................1136Affiliates ......................50
Active Alumni ........638Lost Alumni ................28Chapter Eternal .....382
Chapter Eternal
We regret to inform you of the passing of the following alumni brothers.
Charles Freyfogle ’39Richard M Stevens ’41 Ray Elmendorf, Jr. ’46
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New England, 162
CA, 142
NY-NJ, 89DC-MD-VA, 57
TX, 30
Foreign, 27
FL, 25
HI, 22IL, 22
NC, 21WA, 21
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11THANK YOU DONORS!
Clinton Springer ’45Richard White ’48Donald Jenkins ’48Raymond Moore ’51Charles Palmer ’54Alton Tripp ’62
John Hanson ’64Edward Tsoi ’65Richard Dower ’67Peter Jax ’68Kenneth House ’69Michael McNallan ’70
Dana Seccombe ’70Neil Judell ’76John Buford ’79Greg Hancock ’87Richard Downey ’94Aaron McCabe ’97
Andreas Loening ’97Jeb Keiper ’99Mark Halsey ’04David Gruber ’05
Peter Saint Germain ’43Clinton H. Springer ’46
Richard G. Dower ’67Richard T. Gregg ’47
David L. Fung ’85Joseph McMahon ’85
Jason Christopher ’05
We gratefully acknowledge the support our alumni give to Phi Sig’s fundraising efforts for 2009-2010.
OMICRON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION DONORS
PHI SIGMA KAPPA FOUNDATION DONORS
The Omicron Centennial Fund is our own tax-deductible scholarship and educational program fund. Your donations help fund Alumni Association scholarships for the Chapter including the Simkins
award for the senior with the highest cumulative GPA. These are the donors who have contributed during the 2009-2010 fiscal year. Donors in bold contributed $250 or more this period and will be recognized with a plaque on a new dining room chair.
The Phi Sigma Kappa Foundation is the national fraternity’s tax-deductible educational foundation. These donations help fund the Wenderoth and Terrill scholarships that many Omicron brothers have
been fortunate to win. For more information see National’s web site: phisigmakappa.org.
MIT IRDF DONORS
The Independent Residence Development Fundf (IRDF) is one way MIT and its alumni help keep the Greek system going strong. Phi Sig has benefitted from IRDF Construction Loans (such as purchasing
the Annex and the kitchen renovation), Educational Project Grants (construction of the library/study room in Trap), and thousands of dollars in annual Educational Operating Grants. Our ability to take advantage of the IRDF in the future depends in part on the amount of donations from Phi Sig alumni.
George H Stark ’27Charles Freyfogle Jr ’39Thomas W Folger ’48George Luthringer ’56Richard Norwood ’56Wayne L Mock ’59Lynn R Sykes ’59Peter W Marsh ’60William Bloebaum ’62Gerald L Parker ’62
John N Hanson ’64Jon C Hanson ’65William Morgan ’65Edward T M Tsoi ’66Richard Dower Jr ’67Robert D Shull ’68Paul C. Taylor ’68John A Weare ’68Richard W Booth ’69Michael Venturino ’70
David F Swoboda ’73Gregory Maglathlin ’75Kenneth F Ritchie ’75Eugene Y Chang ’76John W Jordan ’80Carl Tung ’86Bradley P Price ’89George Thomas III ’90Todd W King ’93Alexander Mitelman ’93
Thomas S Doyle ’95Eric Muehlhauser ’97Andreas Loening ’98Jeb E Keiper ’99Jesse S Boehm ’01Jonathan Berkow ’03William DelHagen ’03Brian Stube ’04Jason Christopher ’05Timothy F Pier ’08
FY2010 donations totaled $4,850. Donate
to the OEF using the envelope provided or
online atphisigmakappa.com/alumni
In 2010 Omicron brothers received $8,250 in PSKF scholarships. Donate to thePSK Foundation online atwww.phisigmakappa.org
OMICRON CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Coming soon!
The Alumni Association is in the process of creating a new tax-deductible fund for special physical plant projects in the House and Annex. This campaign has been initiated by a generous pledge of $10,000
from Ken Terao ’04. Read more about it on page 1 and watch your mail for details in the coming months.
In the last five years our alumni donated
$46K to the IRDF and the chapter received$124K in grants.mit.edu/irdf
12 ANNUAL ALUMNI MEETING MINUTESMinutes from the November 7, 2009 annual meeting.
Alumni Meeting is
always the first Saturday in November at the Chapter
House–
3pm Meeting6pm Dinner
The meeting was called to order by President Matthew Chun ’99 at 3:10pm.
The following alumni association members and underclassmen were present: MembersRobert Giel ’69Eugene Chang ’76Paul Walsh ’84Joseph McMahon ’85Robert Xavier ’89Matthew Chun ’99Eric Lee ’01Cesar Toscano ’08Eric Fernandez ’10
William Near ’10David Smith ’10Charles Field ’10Thomas Price ’10Gleb Kuznetsov ’10Javier Duarte ’10Nicholas Murlo ’10Ted Tomlinson ’10Matthieu Talpe ’11Alexander Mannion ’11
Leo Luo ’10Mark Barineau ’10Michael Bennie ’10
UnderclassmenAntony Speranza ’12Edward Obropta ’13Matthew Skalak ’13Lucas Schiefelbein ’13Jackson Wirekoh ’13
Bee Vang ’13Jason Hoch ’13Thomas Fronk ’13John Reynolds ’13Benjamin Lewis ’13Gustaf Downs ’13Timothy Joubert ’13Nathan Robert ’13Luis Juarez ’13
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICER REPORTS
President Matt Chun ’99 welcomed the alumni, undergraduate brothers, and pledges to the Annual Meet-ing. Continuing the recent tradition the Board took the pledges to lunch before the meeting. After about 20 years of continuous business, Tanning Etc. has closed. Finding a replacement tenant quickly will be a priority in the coming months. The Board has been focusing on documenting and developing tools to track the financial and operational aspects of the alumni association. These efforts have included creation of a 5-year budget forecast, a monthly board calendar, and physical plant checklists to track capital mainte-nance. A major goal of financial planning has been to increase the size of the emergency/building fund and we have made excellent progress here in recent years. The Board has been working closely with the Chapter to improve cooperation on long term planning. Matt also announced that he would not be running for another term and thanked the Alumni Association for a rewarding four years as President.
Vice President Neal Vachhani ’05 had no report.
Secretary Joe McMahon ’85 reported that a renewed effort in improved alumni communications and programs was underway with the assistance of the Chapter’s Alumni Relations chairman Ballin Smith ’10. After a multiple year hiatus the 3RDegree and Omicronicle have resumed publication with the recent fall edition. Plans are to resume a regular twice-a-year publication schedule. The Board and Chapter are planning to add a new spring-term alumni event to the traditional Marathon Day, this will be an Alumni Open House to be held during the MIT Tech Reunions on commencement weekend. The Tech Reunions target the 25th and 50th anniversary classes along with every 5th reunion and the most recent 10 classes (MIT10). We will also be encouraging our alumni to keep their contact information up to date on MIT’s Infinite Connection through our website. Treasurer Chris Emig ’04 submitted the report on the state of Association finances (see separate report following the minutes) on behalf of himself and co-treasurer Tudor Masek ’06. The year was remarkably strong for the Alumni Association. Both the Chapter and the Tanning Salon paid the year in full, paid money owed from FY2008. Despite the large amount of capital maintenance spending (approximately $40K), our cash reserves increased from $154K to $244K. The improved performance was partially due to $40K in back rent from the previous fiscal year, the Alumni Association and the Chapter implemented new processes for physical plant reimbursements and rent collection that should avoid a similar problem in the future. We continue to benefit from the IRDF Educational Operating Grant (EOG) program receiving $16K from MIT. Finding a new tenant quickly to replace the Tanning Salon will be critical for maintain-ing growth of our emergency fund. Chapter rent was increased by 5% from $130K to $136K. The Shield collected $300 during the meeting.
13ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE REPORTS
Physical Plant Committee Chairman Joe McMahon ’85 reported that capital maintenance projects made only moderate progress during FY2009 and that a large amount of money remained unspent from the previous budget that will be rolled into the current budget. This year major projects will include replacing the flagpole (damaged during the summer), repairing the piano, and gutting/replacing several bathrooms that have been leaking.
Fundraising Committee Chairman Matt Chun ’99 announced that fundraising continued through the quarterly mailings from the Stewart Howe company. It has been decided that all non-restricted donations will go towards the Omicron Educational Foundation (OEF) making them tax-deductible for alumni. Donors of $250 or more continue to be recognized with plaques on the new dining room chairs.
Chapter Adviser Joe McMahon ’85 reported a continued excellent working relationship with the Chapter officers. The Phi Sigma Kappa National Convention was held in Boston this past summer and will be in Indianapolis next year. Joe attended the MIT Family Weekend Open House in October to present the role of the Alumni Association to the parents. The rest of the report was deferred to the Chapter officers.
CHAPTER OFFICER REPORTS
Chapter President Gleb Kuznetsov ’10 reported that the chapter was starting the 2009-2001 school year stronger than ever. The treasury has been returned to a state of great health thanks to the efforts of past treasurer Christopher Carper ’10, former president Ted Tomlinson ’10, and the current treasurer Alex Mannion ’11. The VP department has begun an experiment to share the position between two individuals, promising better management and implementation of projects. The Commissary department continues the tradition of quality food coming out of the Kitchen. IT has revamped the way each department operates via the electronic brothers suite named in honor of founder Jabez Clay. A noticeable sense of harmony and dedication pervaded the work week and Rush, with great results, and takes us into the start of classes with high morale. Relations with National are somewhat strained following the unfortunate timing of having a representative visit during rush. The Chapter size stands at 67 with 43 living in the house (including the resident adviser and one Cambridge exchange student).The Chapter GPA is 4.45 ranking 5th of the 27 fra-ternities. Elsewhere in the IFC, ATO had its charter revoked for a pattern of risk management violations.
Chapter Vice President Matthieu Talpe ’11 reported that maintaining and improving the physical plant continues to be a priority for the Chapter. The Chapter continues to pass its fire, lodging license, and insur-ance inspections regularly. Over the summer First Lounge underwent a renovation that included a new 65 inch flat-screen TV and surround sound system. Work week concentrated on cleaning and painting bedrooms in preparation for rush, but also included a major facelift for the rec room. The development of the Phi Sig intranet site with its new VP portal has helped improve accountability for weekly clean-ups. This term the VP has been sharing responsibilities with the previous VP, Mark Barineau ’10, to oversee contractors and large-scale projects, so far it has been working well. Several larger projects are being planned with contractor AAA including repairs to the front door, back pit ironwork, and large-scale bathroom renovations.
Chapter Treasurer Alex Mannion ’11reported that the Chapter was in excellent financial shape and presented the current budget and financial statements. The Chapter cur-rently has $43K in checking and another $43K in savings with no debt to the Alumni, National, the FSILG Co-op (FCI), or any other vendor. This is mainly due to intelligent budgeting, prompt payment of house bills by brothers, and collection of debts from alumni and previous boarders. The system of with-holding registration or diplomas from brothers owing money effectively keeps active debt in check. The Treasury department has implemented measures to ensure transparency by open-ing an online account at mint.com where all table officers and the Alumni Board can review chapter account balances and expenditures. A new bylaw amendment has created a budget committee responsible for creating the annual budget and the
Alumni President Neal Vachhani ’06 with a few an-nouncements at the Alumni Dinner.
Minutes and more photos
from the November
2010 annual meeting will be published in the
next issue.
14 treasury department meets regularly with officers to make sure they keep on budget. Due to a large surplus from the previous year most line items in the budget were cut with the notable exceptions of Social, VP (due to Alumni spending), and National (due to the larger pledge class size). House bills were set at $3500 per term, unchanged for the third consecutive year.
Rush Jean Otrakji ’11 was unable to attend the meeting and his report was given by Junior Rush Chair-man Antony Speranza ’12. With morale high after an efficient and successful work week, brothers began canvassing the campus during orientation to build contacts necessary for a large rush week draw. Our early on-campus presence was extremely strong. The big events were well organized and executed by the rush team, but as always, the one-on-one rush skills of the brothers were key. Rush was very competitive with cross-rushes with Kappa Sig, Zeta Psi, Sigma Chi, and Lambda Chi. Ultimately 26 bids were extended and 17 freshmen pledged, winning a majority of the cross-rushes. The chapter is very excited about the prospects for our newest Phi Sigs.
BUSINESS
There was no old business.
The Alumni Association scholarships for 2009 were presented:
Perfect Semester GPA - Spring 2009 Michael Melgar ’10 5.0 $50 Nick Murlo ’10 5.0 $50 Ted Tomlinson ’10 5.0 $50 Gleb Kuznetsov ’10 5.0 $50 Chris Carper ’10 5.0 $50 Matt Talpe ’11 5.0 $50 Grant Kadokura ’11 5.0 $50 Leo Luo ’11 5.0 $50 Gordon Wintrob ’12 5.0 $50 Andy Goessling ’12 5.0 $50 Brett van Zuiden ’12 5.0 $50 Isaac Bleicher ’12 5.0 $50 Biafra Ahanonu ’12 5.0 $50
Most Improved Cumulative GPA - Spring 2009 Toan Tran-Phu ’10 $250This award goes to the senior with the most improve-ment over 5 semesters.
Simkins Award - Spring 2009Leo Luo ’11 5.0 $1000Goes to the senior with the highest cumulative GPA.
McMahon Outstanding Brother Award - 2009 Matthieu Talpe ’11 $500
The Nomination Committee presented the following slate of candidates:
President through November 2010 Neal Vachhani ’05 Vice President through November 2010 Cesar Toscano-Mendez ’08 Secretary through November 2010 Joe McMahon ’85 Treasurer through November 2010 Tudor Masek ’06 Director at Large through November 2013 Jason Carver ’06 Director at Large through November 2015 Matt Chun ’99
The nominations were moved, seconded, and elected by white ballot.
It was moved, seconded, and passed that the next meeting be held at 3pm on Saturday, November 6, 2010.
President Vachhani entertained a motion to ad-journ the meeting. The motion was seconded and passed.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:40pm.
Jason Mondanaro ’96 speaks with pledge Kuljot Anand ’13 over dinner.
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2009 2008 2007ASSETSBank of America Checking Account 243,796.87$ 153,649.12$ 118,459.78$ Insurance Policy Value (1) 28,688.58$ 27,898.16$ 26,825.17$ Outstanding Loan to Undergraduate Chapter ‐$ ‐$ 3,890.00$ Accounts Receivable ‐$ 40,000.00$ ‐$ Property, 487 Commonwealth Ave. (2) 657,274.03$ 657,274.03$ 650,486.03$ Building and Land, 485 Commonwealth Ave. (3) 874,601.37$ 874,601.37$ 874,601.37$ Total Assets 1,804,360.85$ 1,753,422.68$ 1,674,262.35$
LIABILITIES AND SURPLUSDebentures 7,800.00$ 7,800.00$ 7,800.00$ Capital 250.00$ 250.00$ 250.00$ Tenant Deposits 1,115.00$ 1,115.00$ 1,115.00$ MIT IRDF '0020 consolidation loan (4) 820,023.95$ 844,582.35$ 863,579.06$ Reserve for depreciation, 487 (5) 271,206.48$ 252,510.91$ 234,044.79$ Reserve for depreciation, 485 (5) 466,925.66$ 443,938.74$ 420,952.53$ Debt to Undergraduates (6) ‐$ 28,855.00$ 1,469.00$ Surplus 237,039.76$ 174,370.68$ 145,051.97$
Total Liabilities and Surplus 1,804,360.85$ 1,753,422.68$ 1,674,262.35$
FOOTNOTES TO BALANCE SHEET(1) Current contract value of Kemper Investors' Life Insurance Co. policy on the life of Arthur L. Hall, '45. Gift of Brother Hall in 1987(2) Acquisition cost on 5/16/1924 plus $15,100 invested in 1979 56,100.00$
Building Improvements (roof 1992) 12,922.00$ Building Improvements (safety 1993) 306,115.59$ Building Improvements (safety 1994) 52,340.00$ Building Improvements (safety 1997) 37,149.83$ Building Improvements (windows 2000) 25,000.00$ Building Improvements (sprinklers & kitchen 2006) 148,490.25$ Building Improvements (boiler, alarm wiring, basement work) 12,368.36$ Building Improvements (new windows, skylight) 6,788.00$
TOTAL 657,274.03$
(3) Acquisition cost on 6/10/1982 plus renovations in 1989/1990 357,940.00$ Building Improvements (1989‐90) 338,065.24$ Building Improvements (roof 1992) 19,195.00$ Building Improvements (electric & windows 1995) 23,241.13$ Building Improvements (heat & sprinklers 1996) 54,315.87$ Building Improvements (windows 2000) 25,000.00$ Building Improvements (sprinklers 2006) 48,403.17$ Building Improvements (laundry work, alarm wiring) 8,440.96$
TOTAL 874,601.37$ (4) MIT IRDF motgage '0020 for 30 years @ 3%, fully paid on 6/14/2036. Consolidates previous mortgages, plus $175k add'l for CapX(5) According to depreciation schedules for House and Annex, as prepared by our CPA(6) Carried from 2007 1,469.00$
Payments to the FCI on behalf of alumni for maintenance, AILG 19,461.00$ Payments received from EOG '05 designated for undergraduates 2,910.00$ Payments received from EOG '06 designated for undergraduates 5,105.00$
Fiscal Year ending August 31,
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF OMICRON CHAPTER OF PHI SIGMA KAPPA, INC.COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEET
Left: Kevin Klough ’12 your friendly bartender.Below: Joe Mulcahey ’83 shares stories with some of the undergrads.
162009 2008 2007
RECEIPTSChapter rent (1) 169,600.00$ 80,000.00$ 111,240.00$ tanning, etc. rent (2) 51,968.00$ 36,548.00$ 42,280.00$ IRDF Educational Operating Grant (3) 6,967.00$ 25,126.00$ ‐$ IRDF Project Grant (4) 9,394.00$ 32,571.78$ ‐$ Total Receipts 237,929.00$ 174,245.78$ 153,520.00$
DISBURSEMENTSGeneral & administrative expenses 214.27$ 232.03$ 908.07$ AILG Membership & SLI program (13) ‐$ ‐$ 1,000.00$ "third degree" & Alumni mailings 2,516.83$ 3,852.49$ 6,313.48$ Maintenance and repairs 30,075.87$ 18,050.85$ 40,726.57$ Property taxes (5) 34,461.92$ 34,606.73$ 35,178.41$ Federal & state taxes ‐$ ‐$ ‐$ Insurance (property / fire / liability) (7) 23,288.00$ 20,839.00$ 21,666.18$ MIT IRDF '0020 mortgage interest (consolidation) 25,118.15$ 25,694.49$ 13,092.50$ Banking fees 48.01$ ‐$ 15.00$ Professional fees: accountant, attorney, architect ‐$ ‐$ ‐$ Stackable chair purchase (8) ‐$ ‐$ 3,890.00$ Office chairs and desk purchase (9) ‐$ 28,898.78$ ‐$ Total scholarship ‐$ 50.00$ 1,100.00$ Chapter IRDF Project grant reimbursements FY08/09 16,225.15$ ‐$ ‐$ Total Disbursements 131,948.20$ 132,224.37$ 123,890.21$
NET INCOME FROM OPERATIONS 105,980.80$ 42,021.41$ 29,629.79$
Investment Income ‐$ 5.34$ ‐$ Donations (10) 3,740.00$ 800.00$ 9,060.00$ Insurance Income (11) ‐$ 182.60$ 13,454.00$ Increase in insurance policy value (12) 790.42$ 1,072.99$ 1,031.73$
NET INCOME BEFORE DEPRECIATION 110,511.22$ 44,082.34$ 53,175.52$ LESS ‐ DEPRECIATION, 487 (18,469.30)$ (18,466.12)$ (17,412.12)$ LESS ‐ DEPRECIATION, 485 (22,986.92)$ (22,986.21)$ (22,581.84)$ NET INCOME TO SURPLUS 69,055.00$ 2,630.01$ 13,181.56$
FOOTNOTES TO OPERATING STATEMENT:(1) Back Rent for previous fiscal years paid in full 8/31/09(2) FY2009 included 2 months of back rent from FY2008(3) IRDF Operating Grant for Educational Expenses in prior fiscal year(s) 6,967.00$ (4) IRDF Project Grants 9,394.00$
(5) Property taxes 487 10,741.86$ 9,846.18$ Property taxes 485 24,436.55$ 23,122.24$
35,178.41$ 32,968.42$
(7) Insurance for 487 10,679.09$ 13,594.96$ Insurance for 485 10,987.09$ 13,101.96$
21,666.18$ 26,696.92$ (8) IVG Stores stackable chair purchase on behalf of undergraduates.(9) Purchase of new desks and chairs for all bedrooms in the house and annex
(10) Does not include $3,425 in tax‐deductible donations designated for OEF(11) Art Hall's FY88 donation of $10,000 life insurance policy(12) Insurance check for roofdeck fire, Engle Martin Associates
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF OMICRON CHAPTER OF PHI SIGMA KAPPA, INC.COMPARATIVE OPERATING STATEMENTS
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