CELEBRATE BBRROOTTHHEERRHHOOOODD

ETA OMICRON CHAPTER PI KAPPA PHI FRATERNITY

Brothers from pastand present celebratea wonderous fifteenyears of brotherhood.

Scott Sims #0272, Historian

November has alwaysbeen a good month for Eta Omi-cron. It reminds us not only of ourfraternal ties to our chapter, butalso signals to us that the holidaysare coming.

On the weekend of No-vember 6, 7 and 8 brothers fromboth past and present set out on aquest – a quest to return to thearms of brotherhood in San Fran-cisco. While most brothers knewthat there would be surprises in themix, few knew that it would rekin-dle their love for Pi Kappa Phi.

A much needed reprievefrom normal life, the weekend cel-ebrated Eta Omicron’s wonderousfifteen years of brotherhood. Aseveryone talked and reminiscedabout the times when they were ac-tive, it also rekindled the reasonwhy we chose Pi Kappa Phi.Whether it be for Push America, or

for the family you never had, weare here for a reason.

As the weekend’s eventspanned out, brothers had a chanceto reacquaint themselves with theirbrothers. People change through-out the years, and we are no ex-ception. Some brothers now havefamilies, children and some evenlive out of the country. But thisdoesn’t change anything, we are allstill Pi Kappa Phi.

On Saturday night wehad a formal banquet dinner. Wewere also graced to have Todd Sar-gent (Eta Sigma #0022) speak to uson behalf of the National Head-quarters. One thing that he saidreally reinforced the motto of EtaOmicron, Strength Through Di-versity. He said that our Alumnimake the house what it is today, theActive brothers make the house ofthe future, and our brothers to

come, make the house forever.Among other things said at

the event, we also took a moment tohonor some of our brothers. Wehonored our brothers whom haveserved in our countrys’s military, andthose brothers whom are in theChapter Eternal. Our hearts go outto the families and loved ones of RayUribe #0048, Dan Kingman #0082(whom was laid to rest that day), andPat Savage #0122 whose family wasin attendance.

Finally on Sunday we hadour annual Actives vs. Alumni soft-ball match. While the Alumni man-aged to win again, it wasn’t a totalrun-away. The Actives gave theAlumni a real run for their money allthe way until the last inning.

Yours in Pi Kappa Phi,

Scott Sims – #0272sasims@mac.com

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PI KAPPA PHI FRATERNITY ETA OMICRON CHAPTER

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house website: www.sfpikapps.orgnational website: www.pikapp.org

INTERIM EDITORScott Sims (sasims@mac.com)

ETA OMICRON 2009 EXECUTIVE COUNCILARCHON

Keith Nicosia (knforce@yahoo.com)

VICE ARCHONGreg Hill (gregehill@mac.com)

TREASURERChris Garretty (cgarretty@gmail.com)

SECRETARYMartin Castillo (osider06@yahoo.com)

WARDENAndrew Bryson (andymac152000@yahoo.com)

HISTORIANMarc McAlpin (shdwtek29@gmail.com)

CHAPLAINRandall Cunningham (randalluscg@yahoo.com)

CELEBRATING BROTHERHOODPAGE 1

STATE OF THE CHAPTERPAGE 3

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: JOSH KOSLOVPAGE 4

SAVE THE DATE:ALUMNI WEEKEND

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PUSH FOR PUSH AMERICAPAGE 6

OUR NEWEST BROTHERSPAGES 7 TO 8

LIVING THE RITUALPAGE 9

RECRUITING THE FUTUREPAGE 9

ALUMNI PASS THE GAVELPAGE 10

THE 2010 EXEC. COUNCILPAGES 11 TO 12

FALL 2009 ACTIVE BROTHESPAGE 13

UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTSPAGE 13

THE SPRING 2010 HOUSEPAGE 13

ETA OMICRON 2010 EXECUTIVE COUNCILARCHON

Lucas Cummings (lucasc@sfsu.edu)

VICE ARCHONSean Smith (makoveli89@yahoo.com)

TREASURERChris Garretty (cgarretty@gmail.com)

SECRETARYSal Mattos (gogoedward@aol.com)

WARDENEvan Trevers (evantrevers@aim.com)

HISTORIANScott A. Sims (sasims@mac.com)

CHAPLAINGraham Ulyshen (gulyshen@comcast.net)

PUBLICATION INFORMATIONThis publication is the semesterly publication of the un-

dergraduate chapter of Pi Kappa Phi at San Francisco StateUniversity bearing the designation Eta Omicron. Thisnewsletter was distributed in electronic PDF form to both ourChapter’s Alumni, it’s undergraduate Active brothers, and theActive’s parents.

To recieve a printed copy of this publication please send aself-addressed return envelope and $5.00 (no cash please) con-taining the note “Fall 2009 Link” to:

Scott Sims, Historian750 Font BoulevardVCS-B #322

San Francisco, CA 94132

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TREASURER-FALLAndrew Dinh (addinh@gmail.com)

donovan davis #0001

james jeunelot #0002

rip bains #0004

gary goodrich #0010

cedric cheng #0011

ray bernheim #0017

john harasciuk #0021

david mitroff #022

johnson hor #0028

josh koslov #0035

greg baker #0037

eric hammer #0058

william hodgson #0064

matt pritchett #0065

jag mahil #0067

chris heil #0070

jeff bloom #0071

nick maxson #0073

alex arai #0078

reginald mudaliar #0087

steve ly #0092

aaron zukoski #0095

john lowry #0142

evan thomas #0159

grant smith #0179

shawn makinson #0190

dan nicholson #0191

will guerin #0193

matt day #0199

shane sourgose #0206

matt doylemason #0212

blake cohlan #0225

ed parker #0229

thomas quinlan #0230

kai feder #0232

ALUMNI PPRREESSEENNTT

AARRCCHHOONN’’SS CORNER

Lucas Cummings #0259, 2010 Archon

The Eta Omicron Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi has gonethrough many exciting and intense changes over the previous forsemesters. These concerns that range from financial issues, theChapter’s philanthropic success with Push America and the JanetPomeroy Center, and certain risk management issues, all helped usachieve a brotherhood tighter than any other chapter.

Over the past semesters with much help from Andrew Dinh#0252, Eta Omicron has picked itself up from a significant finan-cial downturn that could have crippled the chapter. Since then wehave become an organization that is fulfilling its economic situa-tions with ease. Also in the coming semesters we will be utilizingthe resources of Omega Financial to help maintain a high standardof financial success and accountability. They have the ability toconduct all of our accounts billable (and people can even pay on-line using credit cards!!!) and recievable. It will take a lot of thestrain off of the future Treasurer and Executive Council as a whole.Another perk of Omega Financial is something that brothers havebeen asking about is their transparency when it comes to wheremoney is coming and going.

Demonstrations of improvements can be seen through theChapter’s philanthropic success, as over the past year the Chapterhas raised over $2000 dollars for Push America. Also this yearthrough a new Push America program, our chapter qualified for agive back donation of $320 for our partner organization, the Janet

Pomeroy Center (see page six).For the next year I will be stiving to usher Eta Omicron

into a new age – an age of prosperity with financial success, lotsof time volunteered and money raised for Push America and theJanet Pomeroy Center, great brotherhood events to build our al-ready strong and cohesive brotherhood, and finally the legacythat will be Eta Omicron for years to come.

With no new incoming students this semester, rushingmen will be difficult, but I know that our chapter can not onlymeet our goals of ten quality men, but hopefully exceed it. Wehave planned our rush events, and we will be tabiling diligentlyin the quad to cultivate the future of Eta Omicron and Pi KappaPhi. If you know someone that would be an asset to the chap-ter please let us know so that we can show them Pi Kappa Phi.

Finally, It is my privilege to accept the office of Archonof our chapter. I promise to take in any advice and to learn fromthe Alumni, campus advisors, and former Executive Council of-ficers so that Eta Omicron maintains its status as one of the mostsuccessful chapters on the West Coast, and across the Country.

Yours in Pi Kappa Phi,

Lucas Cummings – #0259lucasc@sfsu.edu

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“Andrew Dinh #0252 singlehandley saved

our chapter from a demise that we certainly

wouldn’t have recovered from. Without him,Eta Omicron would have been lost in the land ofchapters without charters. I am glad that wehave brothers like him to help save the day.Long live Eta-O!”

Scott Sims #0272 on the chapters financial difficulties.

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AALLUUMMNNII SPOTLIGHT

Q: Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi?A: I always planned on being a Fraternity member as a collegestudent. So…The absolute second I parked on Font Drive tomove into the dorms as an inbound freshman I saw Danny Gu-macal (#0032) and Rip Bains (#0004) wearing letters walking to-wards the dorm. I stopped them and we spoke briefly about myinterest in joining a house. They promised to come by my dormroom and pick-me up at 6pm and take me out and introduce meto some folks. I actually didn't believe they would show...but rightat 6pm Rip poked his head into my dorm room, remembered myname and said let's go!

The guys I met that night read like a "who's who" of PKP:Rip, Danny, Mike Hollis, Aaron Dong, Charles Damewood, RonGill, John Harasciuk, Gareth Grandt and host of others. How-ever, the thing that grabbed me and really stuck out to the 18 yearold jock version of Josh Koslov was each guy's diversity but moreimportantly these guys actually weren't selling me on thehouse...they were just enjoying each other's company. As new guystrickled into the party they were mobbed and hugged by their broswhile serenaded to melodious shouts of "you know!" I wanted tobe part of what they had...that night I told Danny Gumacal I wasgonna rush. So to be quite truthful I didn't rush for PUSH, Par-ties, to get chartered...I rushed to gain Brotherhood.

Q: Who influenced you the most while you were active?A: I had a lot of different role models for different aspects of my"active" life. Q: What have you accomplished since you left SFSU?A: Most importantly I married my college sweet-heart and bestfriend Jen. We’re expecting our Son to arrive this April. Profes-sionally, I’m a Major in the US Air Force. I’ve deployed 6 timesin support of OIF and OEF. In my current assignment I’m an in-structor at the Air Force Weapons School (think Top Gun) and Ijust was selected to serve as a Congressional Military liaison. Q: What advice do you have for future brothers of EtaOmicron?A: As the White Diamond says “Welcome to the best, Welcome toPi Kappa Phi.” Other than that be a good student and a goodbrother. You’re in college to gain an Academic/Life education.You need to graduate school. Q: What role did you play in the house while Active?A: I’d like to think I was a member of the team that built the foun-dation for SFSU’s most successful Fraternal organization. I was asuccessful student, starting RB/CB for the House football team,fundraising chairman, treasurer, social chair, archon, and lead-ing scorer on the first Pi Kapp Raider Championship Soccerteam!

•Josh is a Major in the US Air Force. To contact Josh, e-mail him atjkoz035@gmail.com

“Be respectful and cognizant of the past.

Our shared history and ritual is what separatesus from a group of dudes. There are guysreading this I’ve never met but due to ourcommon background would always be glad toassist them.”

Josh Koslov #0035 on what it means to be a brother.

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SSAAVVEE THE DATEcelebrating sixteen years of brotherhood

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Join us for another round of the Actives vs. the Alumni softballto celebrate the sixteenth anniversary

of the chartering of Eta Omicron Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi.

Additional information will be forthcoming.Contact Scott Sims #0272 with questions: sasims@mac.com

Photo Credit:John Harasciuk #0021

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PPUUSSHH THE BOUNDARIES

Push Place, made possible by Push America in1991, proudly displays Eta Omicron’s continu-ous dedication to the Janet Pomeroy Center for

more than fifteen years.

Over the previous semester, Push America at SFSU hasseen a dramatic increase of school wide support from the ActiveChapter, the Greek community, and help from the campus coordi-nators. The Active House has made Push America one of our chap-ter’s first priorities and the result has proven so.

Push America is one of the largest fundraisers on campus,and receives recognition for its organization, community involve-ment, and leadership coordination. Push America is also recognizedby the SFSU Greek community as a leader in philanthropy success.Our Fall fundraiser, No Boundaries Week, has been altered to asorority competition “Pi Kapp Sweet Heart,” and the change haslead to a dramatic increase in donations received from $755 in Fall2008 to $1050 in Fall 2009. Over the past 3 semesters, we haveraised over $2000 dollars for Push America, and we don’t showsigns of slowing down.

For our success, Push Head Quarters had presented theChapter with a check for $322 to give to the philanthropy of ourchoice. Naturally, we donated the funds to the Janet Pomeroy Cen-ter, for improvements and maintenance to the Push Place that wasbuilt in 1991.

It was my greatest pleasure to serve as Push Chair for mychapter, and know that the performance of future Push AmericaChairmen from SFSU will be of the highest caliber and quality thatPush America deserves.

Push America was founded in 1977 by Thomas Sayre(Kappa, UNC-Chapel Hill) to help make the lives of those with dis-abilities a little bit easier. Little did Brother Sayre know that his ini-tiative would help create the only Philanthropy that has beencontinuously owned and operated by a fraternity.

Right now at Push America headquarters in Charlotte,NC, we were all worried about how the year would go with theeconomy in the shape it is, but we had yet another successful yearand were able to continue to give out numerous grants to supportpeople with disabilities across the country.

This year though has also seen the real emergence of PushAmerica Challenge, Push America's newest program that urgesalumni and non-Pi Kappa Phi members to push their abilities byjoining a team or individual event (such as a marathon or triathlon)and raise money for people with disabilities while training. It's beenpretty exciting to see it all grow in the last year.

We also have our other programs such as the Journey ofHope, Gear up Florida, Give-A-Push Weekend, Push Camp, Ac-cessABILITY, and Build America. Since Push America’s inceptionwe have been able to help countless people across the nation. Forsome of the latest happenings, visit:

www.pushamerica.org/whoweare/news.cfm

Yours in Pi Kappa Phi,

Lucas Cummings – #0259lucasc@sfsu.edu

Lucas Cummings #0259, Former Push Chair Adam Phillips (Eta Zeta), Push America Director of Marketing

Yours in Pi Kappa Phi,

Adam Phillips - Eta Zeta aphillips@pushamerica.org

nic durst #0293Hometown: Yuba City, CAYear and Major: Class of 2011 (Product Development and Design )Big Brother: Kendall Bartelheim #0263Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? I joined Pi Kappa Phi to experiencesomething that was bigger than just myself as it is a proactive approachto life. I enjoy the camaraderie as well.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? I see Eta Omicronthriving in five years! I feel that Alpha Eta will provide a solid class ofbrothers to help continue the establishment of Pi Kappa Phi throughcommitment and dedication to the fraternity.

alvaro centeneo #0294Hometown: Palm Springs, CAYear and Major: Class of 2011 (Liberal Studies)Big Brother: Sal Mattos #0284Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? I wanted to be active in the com-munity and I was tired of all the clubs on campus being unresponsiveand never getting around to it. I was also really interested in Push.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? This chapter hasgreat potential and is dedicated to what it does. I see that with the dedi-cation these men have, this chapter will head towards the right direction,continuing to recruit great men that will lead it to success.

franky morazan #0295Hometown: Elk Grove, CAYear and Major: Class of 2013 (Mathematics)Big Brother: Graham Ulyshen #0285Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? I joined to meet people and stayedbecause of them. I also joined for Push America, it showed me this wasnot just about the parties.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? I see the Eta Omi-cron Chapter maintaining a good image at San Francisco State, hopefullybeing a great leader and role model for other Fraternities and Sororitiesto follow.

fino balanza #0296Hometown: Sacramento, CAYear and Major: Class of 2013 (Photo Journalism)Big Brother:Marc McAlpin #0256Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? Joined Pi Kappa Phi for buildingcharacter, brotherhood and to prepare myself for life as an adult.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? In 5 years I see theEta Omicron Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi 5 times larger and stronger thanthis Fall 2009 AM Class- larger in numbers in terms of presence on cam-pus. stronger in the brotherhood bond with each and every member,along with commitment to finances and service.

ken ma #0297Hometown: San Francisco, CAYear and Major: Class of 2011 (Political Science)Big Brother: Brian Cole #0287Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? Being an only child, I wanted theopportunity to have real brothers.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? I see Eta Omicroncontinuing to be the biggest and most awesome fraternity on SFSU’scampus!

jonney tang #0298Hometown: Union City, CAYear and Major: Class of 2013 (Economics)Big Brother: Tim Moyer #0278Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? A friend of mine at Chapmantold me about fraternities and I got interested. Pi Kappa Phi is the bestone at SFSU.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? Five years fromnow I see Eta Omicron continuing to be the biggest and best fraternityhere at SFSU!

arman shahidzadeh #0299Hometown: Portland, ORYear and Major: Class of 2010 (Marketing and Corporate Finance)Big Brother: Chris Garretty #0249Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? I was influenced by a few activebrothers who got me interested. I also joined to have a connection witha group of people after leaving school.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? In five years EtaOmicron will be a bigger, stronger chapter. Pi Kappa Phi will be theleader on campus in terms of Greek orgs and we will be respected forour hard work, dedication, and commitment to brotherhood.

matt cartagena #0300Hometown: Cypress, CAYear and Major: Class of 2013 (Music)Big Brother: Adam Keene #0250Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? I wanted to try something differentand to challenge myself.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? I see the Chapter asbeing bigger in size and still the most influential fraternity on campusheading a growing Greek system.

guillermo parra #0301Hometown: Bogota, ColombiaYear and Major: Class of 2011 (Business)Big Brother: Randall Cunningham #0251Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? I joined for brotherhood because Imissed having a close group of friends, that and also to get the Americancollege experience while im here.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? I see the Eta Omi-cron Chapter being an ideal example of brotherhood to other chaptersfor years to come.

kyle mogliev #0302Hometown: Rhonert Park, CAYear and Major: Class of 2011 (Hospitality Management)Big Brother: Serge Krasilovskiy #0271Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? School has been the place for meto just go for classes and leave at the need of the day, as opposed to manypeople who get involved in campus activities and student leadership.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? In 5 years, I see EtaOmicron being the strongest chapter of a fraternity on the San FranciscoState campus.

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bijan ghods #0303Hometown:Year and Major: Class of 2011 (International Business)Big Brother: Derek Fortier #0213Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? I joined Pi Kappa Phi because Imissed the brotherly love from home.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? I see Eta Omicronin five years still atop the list of fraternities at SFSU. We will be largernumbers wise and with that we will be able to do more things for Pushwith our larger member base.

eric meyers #0304Hometown: Sherburne, NYYear and Major: Class of 2011 (Journalism)Big Brother: Mark Thomas #0292Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? Every one of my best friends inhigh school recommended Greek Life, and Pi Kappa Phi is the top fra-ternity on this campus.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? I see myself com-ing back to 20-year anniversary and seeing our chapter still be the topGreek org on campus, with expanded numbers and increased quality ofthese members who continue tradition, because thats what makes this allso meaningful.

alex neylon #0305Hometown: Fairfax, CAYear and Major: Class of 2013 (Kinesiology)Big Brother: Sean Smith #0265Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? I wanted to have the camaraderieamong men like that which was shared in high school sports.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? I see Eta Omicroncontinuing to be the biggest fraternity at SFSU and growing.

hazer ozcan #0306Hometown: Istanbul, TurkeyYear and Major: Class of 2013 (Civil Engineering)Big Brother: Parul Gujral #0277Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? I joined because I just moved tothe United States and I wanted to meet new people and make newfriends.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? In five years I see thechapter in good hands which is still being safeguarded carefully by newmembers and brothers who have kept careful watch over Pi Kappa Phiever since the day they joined the fraternity.

ryan sherman #0307Hometown: Temecula, CAYear and Major: Class of 2013 (International Relations)Big Brother: Evan Trevers #0267Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? I joined Pi Kappa Phi for the life-long brotherhood.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? I see the Eta Omi-cron chapter as a big influence on the San Francisco State campus, andI also see it as one of the greater chapters of Pi Kappa Phi!

carlos navarez #0308Hometown: San Francisco, CAYear and Major: Class of 2010 (Business)Big Brother: Toreh Simpson #0291Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? I Joined Pi kappa Phi for the broth-erhood. I want to have the same sort of friendship i had with my highschool friends.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? I see the Eta Omi-cron chapter growing at a faster rate than the rest of the fraternities oncampus. They will lead in community and volunteer service throughoutcampus and represent themselves as the ideal fraternity.

steven chou #0309Hometown: Taipei, TaiwanYear and Major: Class of 2011 (International Trade)Big Brother: Dane McKinley #0289Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? I joined Pi Kappa Phi because Iwanted to build my personality and brotherhood with some great guys.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? I’m already seeingand I believe that Pi Kappa Phi will always be the strongest fraternityon campus at SFSU.

brian kerr #0310Hometown: El Sobrante, CAYear and Major: Class of 2011 (Business Marketing)Big Brother: Airec Syprasert #0260Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? I joined Pi Kappa Phi to developdeep bonds with a group of individuals that I was doing activities with onan almost daily basis.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? I see Eta Omicronchanging quite a bit in the future. I see leadership not just as a focus infive years, but an end result of many initiatives to breed new skills intobrothers and better equip them to be quality people in the future.

mike yakovlev #0311Hometown: San Francisco, CAYear and Major: Class of 2012 (Communications)Big Brother: Lucas Cummings #0259Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? In short, life is hard and I cant doit alone. Brotherhood is what I need.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years?Way bigger and bet-ter than it is now. My associate member class is 20 people. Think of allthe people we can recruit. We will be the best.

luke doylemason #0312Hometown: Hercules, CAYear and Major: Class of 2013 (History)Big Brother: Scott Sims #0272Why did you join Pi Kappa Phi? I originally joined because of myolder brothers who are Pi Kappa Phi’s, but now I am here for brother-hood.Where do you see Eta Omicron in five years? I see Eta Omicroncontinuing to be a leader in brotherhood among the fraternity. It will bebigger and have a bigger presence on campus as the premier fraternity.

FROM THE CCHHAAPPLLAAIINN

Living the Ritual. These are three simple words that arekicked around quite a bit in the Pi Kappa Phi circle. You haveheard them at some point. But, what is the Ritual? Is it a one-time deal? How do you live the ritual?

The Ritual is you. It is the embodiment of all that is aPi Kappa Phi Brother... Think about what that means to you.What characteristics did you learn when you were an AssociateMember? There were many; those put forth by the White Dia-mond, and those that are more exocentric. I recommend takingsixty seconds and reflecting on three of those characteristics.While some of the newly crossed men may have an easier timewith this, some of the older brothers may find this a little moredifficult. Go ahead, close your eyes and think about it for sixtyseconds, I’ll wait. Now, keep those three things in mind, andthink of how being a Pi Kappa Phi has enriched those individ-ual traits. You were taught those things, but ultimately it was youthat learned them, and again it was you that absorbed those les-sons and defined what they personally meant to you.

The Ritual is forever. There is a reason that it is calleda Life-Long Brotherhood: because anywhere you go in life be itattached to the Active brotherhood or not, you carry with youmany of the same traits that other brothers have. It is a fire thatburns in every member of Eta Omicron, The fire of the Lamp,and it never burns out - even in the Chapter Eternal.

Are you the Ritual? Yes, you are brother. Every indi-vidual Pi Kappa Phi is the Ritual. If you ever want to look backand realize that you are living the ritual, re-read this article, be-cause brother, you have just read a ritual.

Thinking back to the time when you were just anotherperson at San Francisco State University for some of you is along time ago while for others it was only last semester. Re-gardless of how long ago it was, the point still remains the same:you are no longer just another person, you are Pi Kappa Phi.Being Pi Kappa Phi encompasses many things that do not stopthe day you graduate, such as being a man of C.L.A.S.S. will-continue until the day you pass into the Chapter Eternal.

Now though is the time to make sure that we as the Ac-tive House are recruiting all of the qualified possible to promoteour Chapter into the new decade. Given that this semester, SanFrancisco State University is not accepting any new freshmen ortransfer students due to an enrolment cap, recruting new mem-bers is going to be extremely more difficult. If you know some-one that would be a good candidate for membership, or you havesomeone in your family that will be coming to SFSU in the fu-ture, please let us know so that we can proactivly pursue them,and teach them what it is to be Pi Kappa Phi.

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RREECCRRUUIITT & TTEEAACCHH THE FUTURE

Yours in Pi Kappa Phi,

Randall Cunningham – #0251 randalluscg@yahoo.com

Yours in Pi Kappa Phi,

Evan Trevers – #0267 evantrevers@aim.com

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james jeunelot #0002James is currently working as an Opera-tions Manager at the Central RegionalOffice, Manufacturing Systems for a di-vision of Intelligrated. He has beenwith the company for 13 years holdingseveral positions from Engineer to Proj-ect Manager. James is married and willbe celebrating ten years on Nov 25. Healso has great two children (a boy of 14and a girl of eight) and three dogs.

fred gonzalez #0009Fred Gonzalez currently works as theWeb Accessibility Specialist for the Cityand County of San Francisco conduct-ing Web site accessibility reviews, analy-sis, remediation, and training. Since Fredstarted volunteering with Push Americain 1993, he has volunteered his time andefforts to various organizations by pro-moting accessibility on the Web.

william burke #0013William has been living in Japan since2002 and is the manager of technicaltranslation/interpreting services for asmall firm. He bought a house last yearby paying in full and although he has torebuild his savings, being debt free is theway to be. Bill just turned 36 and had his4th child. He loves being a Dad, he loveshis wife and his job, life is magnificent.He gives tremendous credit to Eta Omi-cron for his happiness. He is an hourfrom Tokyo by train. “Brothers, you’rewelcome at my home year-round. GreenDiamonds stay for free...all othersBYOB, you know!”

kevin dahlin #0045Kevin is a Staff Sergeant in the US Ma-rine Corps currently on recruiting dutyin San Antonio TX. His specialty is aAir Delivery Specialist or "rigger" forshort. He packs and maintains all typesof personnel and cargo parachutes. Heis also a Military Freefall (HALO) Jump-master, meaning he is qualified to leadHALO qualified personnel out of air-craft at up to 30,000 feet.He has been married to the formerKristy Wagner from San Antonio, TX

for 8 years and has one daughter, Kylie

Elise.

keith mcneal #0061Keith is currently living in SF and work-ing downtown for Snapfish.com as aProduct Manager. He has been happilymarried for 5 years to a great lady and hasno kids. He will continue to play socceruntil someone drags him off of the field.From the sound of things with all thebrothers having kids at the same time hecould be coaching a full team of PiKapp'skids in the next 10 years.

matt pritchett #0065Matt is currently going back to school atthe California Institute for Jewelry Train-ing in Carmichael, CA. CIJT is a greatschool where he has been learning aboutjewelry repair, making rings, pendants,and bracelets from scratch, wax carving& casting, etc.

chris heil #0070Chris is living in Fresno California andworking as a Tribal building official and3rd party inspector for an architecture,engineering and inspection firm. His wifeMarrisa is presently living part time in LAand finishing up her advanced PA degreeso he spends quite a bit of time in South-ern Cal as well. He has o kids, just twodogs; Ozzy the English bulldog and Eddiethe Yorkshire terrier. He currently playsdrums in a rock band called From TheFallen and they are planning on releasingtheir debut album in 2Q 2010 with tour-ing scheduled for the summer. When notplaying music he likes to golf, snow orwakeboard, and spend time with friendsand family.

garrett davis #0137Garrett currently is a Police Officer (sinceJuly 2008) in the Honolulu Police Depart-ment, on patrol in the North Shore fromMililani to Turtle Bay. He got his Bache-lors in Criminal Justice, and graduated in2005. He has one daughter, 17 monthsold named Mackenzie.

ryan scott #0176Ryan is in South Korea right now teach-

ing English in the Korean Public Schoolsystem. He lives in a town called Sokcho(속초) that's on the East Sea. He is cur-rently working to travel. In the next fewyears he’ll be scrounging around theworld before (or if) he comes back state-side. “Good Luck in life Brothers!”

matt doylemason #0212 Matt is currently living in Pinole, CA andis preparing to move across the country toNew York City, NY on February 1st. Heis going to pursue his dream of making itbig in the film industry in any way possi-ble. While he is sad he is leaving both hisfamily and friends behind in California,he is happy that he is starting over andhopefully the next time you see him hewill behind the next major blockbuster intheaters near you.

edward parker #0229 Ed is out working in Reno, Nevada as arecent graduate in Business Management.He is definitely not using his degree as ofnow and is building a highway throughthe mountains of South Reno. His actualjob is title is a miner and he works at arock crushing plant. He is excited to bedone with school and living the high life(high altitude, since I'm right next toTahoe). If you wanna ever come visitbring a sweater since its around 5 degreesin the winter. He hopes to see everyone atnext year's Alumni Weekend. “Long LivePi Kappa Phi!”

niles hollowell-dhar #0246 Niles is currently living in Los Angelesand playing in his band, The Cataracts,which is signed with Universal Republic.He has been on tour up and down Cali-fornia, and currently has songs on theradio such as “Club Love” featuring E-40.

To have your update here contact:Scott Sims #0272 – Historian

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lucas cummings #0259, archon

Hometown: Winters, CAYear and Major: Class of 2011 (International Relations)E-mail Address: lucasc@sfsu.eduWhat goals do you have for your term as Archon?My goal as Archon is to promotethe Chapter as a highly diverse and strong organization that promotes improvements throughgeneral consensus. I also will promote brotherhood through creative and effective philan-thropy, social and educational events, provided by active brother’s initiative and participa-tion. Finally I want to reinforce and further our seven stances so that we can act accordingly.

sean smith #0265, vice archon

Hometown: Dana Point, CAYear and Major: Class of 2011 (Communications)E-mail Address: makoveli89@yahoo.comWhat goals do you have for your term as Vice Archon? My central goal as Vice Ar-chon is to make Eta Omicron competitive with large Greek organizations at other campuseswhile still retaining our strong brotherhood. Our chapter is currently the strongest is has everbeen and I want to push our chapter to even loftier heights. Although large pledge classes areset goals, I plan on emphasizing quality over quantity. As the largest fraternity on campus, itis important to start becoming more involved with other campus organizations and I willstrive to make it so. Eta Omicron is a great chapter and I am honored to serve it.

chris garretty #0249, treasurer

Hometown: Redondo Beach, CAYear and Major: Class of 2011 (Economics)E-mail Address: cgarretty@gmail.comWhat goals do you have for your term as Treasurer? I have committed myself toachieving the most I can out of school and the fraternity. Working as treasurer has been avaluable experience for me. I plan to bring further accountability to the position by bring-ing our finances into the 21st Century. Using electronic methods to pay dues and Omega Fi-nancial, a financial firm that works exclusively with Greeks, I will increase the paper trail andmake our chapter one of the most financially sound in all of Pi Kappa Phi.

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sal mattos #0284, secretaryHometown: San Francisco, CAYear and Major: Class of 2012 (Creative Writing)E-mail Address: gogoedward@aol.comWhat goals do you have for your term as Secretary? My primary goal going into the roleof secretary is ensuring that everyone in the house is kept in the loop at all times. One of the eas-iest ways for any organization to fall apart is through poor communication, and as secretary I'mgoing to be the hub of communication for the House. I plan on immediately sending informa-tion out to the entire House via email as well as through the new forum, which will help peoplewho either missed the meeting or need to double check information. Also, working with eachChair holder to make sure that there is a short yet comprehensive report on file each week. AsSecretary my primary job is to make sure everyone is aware of what the House is doing at alltimes, and to make sure every Brother's voice is heard at all times.

evan trevers #0267, wardenHometown: Laguna Niguel, CAYear and Major: Class of 2011 (Communication and Business)E-mail Address: evantrevers@aim.comWhat goals do you have for your term as Warden? As Warden of the Alpha Theta andAlpha Iota classes of Eta Omicron, I shall be the guiding star and the best friend of the associ-ate members. I will play a significant role from the very beginning through my involvement withthe rush process. I will be there, first hand, selecting who will succeed through the process andthrive as a future brother. I believe the chaplain and warden shall collaborate and incorporatea larger role for myself as Warden into ritual events. I truly feel that the house as a whole mustplan the associate member curriculum. Each class is different and I believe in a program that willbe tailored to fit my future associate members, one that will personally give them the finest ex-perience and one that will need every brother’s help to create.

scott sims #0272, historianHometown: Redwood City, CAYear and Major: Class of 2012 (Italian and International Relations)E-mail Address: sasims@mac.comWhat goals do you have for your term as Historian? For my term I would like for ourbrothers to feel very connected to Pi Kappa Phi, regardless if they are active or alumni. I amalso going to strive for the best possible communication between the Active house and ourAlumni brothers. Among other things I want to make sure that the house records on alumnibrothers are up-to-date, as is the Family Tree. Finally, I want to make sure that the Actives winagainst the Alumni in the next annual softball match!

graham ulyshen #0249, chaplainHometown: Lodi, CAYear and Major: Class of 2011 (Political Science)E-mail Address: gulyshen@comcast.netWhat goals do you have for your term as Chaplain? My goals as Chaplain are simplegoals. My plan is to bring more meaning to living the ritual. I will do this by incorporating moreemphasis on the meaning of being a man of CLASS and the four pillars of our fraternity: Em-pathy, Integrity, Accountability (I prefer this as a pillar rather than ability), and Team Work. Ihave designed some rituals that I feel will help build teamwork and I have also worked closelywith the previous Chaplain to understand the deeper meanings of rituals. I will use this to adaptthe rituals to be more pragmatic and applicable in daily life. Building men of CLASS is my over-all goal during my term as Chaplain, and I know with the house behind me it will be made pos-sible.

THE AACCTTIIVVEE BROTHERS

vince naqishbendi #0201keith nicosia #0211derek fortier #0213jaime hinrichs #0231eric louie #0233

taylor mac kenzie #0240andrew bryson #0243adam bridges #0247chris garretty #0249adam keene #0250

randall cunningham #0251martin castillo #0253justin shin #0254

marc mcalpin #0256lucas cummings #0259airec syprasert #0260derek jones #0262

kendall bartelheim #0263steve marais #0264sean smith #0265kevin ball #0266evan trevers #0267greg hill #0268trevor lillis #0269

matt lauderdale #0270serge krasilovskiy #0271

scott sims #0272tom maendle #0274eric bigornia #0275

frank passantino #0276parul gujral #0277tim moyer #0278alec baer #0281

brando alvarez #0283sal mattos #0284

graham ulyshen #0285brett ferrara #0286brian cole #0287andrew post #0288dane mckinley #0289toreh simpson #0291mark thomas #0292

UUPPCCOOMMIINNGG ALUMNI EVENTS

February 5-13, 2010Rush Week

Contact: Sean Smith, Vice Archon makoveli89@yahoo.com

February 16, 2010Pre-Initiation

Contact: Graham Ulyshen, Chaplain gulyshen@comcast.net

*April 23, 2010*Ritual of Initiation

Contact: Graham Ulyshen, Chaplain gulyshen@comcast.net

August 5-9, 2010(Orlando, FL)

Supreme Chapter Contact: Steve Evans, Senior Director

of Alumni Development sevans@pikapp.org

November 6, 2010Alumni Weekend

Contact: Scott Sims, Historiansasims@mac.com

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dates are subject to change.

For the most up-to-date infor-mation on upcoming alumni

events contact:Scott Sims #0272 – Historian

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With twenty new brothers inthe house and a brand new execu-tive council, the Eta Omicron chap-ter at San Francisco State Universityhas made it a personal mission to en-sure that the House becomes evenmore cohesive than it ever has beenbefore.

With our strong new Ar-chon’s leadership, Mr. Lucas Cum-mings, this chapter will become thebest chapter Pi Kappa Phi has seenin years. Also under the carefulwatch of Warden, Mr. Evan Treversour Associate Members of the AlphaTheta and Alpha Iota classes will nodoubt become some of the newestand greatest men Eta Omicron hasrushed in years.

The main core focus of theExecutive Council for this next yearis communication, communicationin the house, with the associatemembers, with the alumni and theNational Organization to ensurethat our chapter, Eta Omicron, willbe in good hands for years to comebuilt on the cornerstone of lifelongbrotherhood.

Building on the new corefocus of the Chapter, we hope toboth kindle the brotherly love thatour future Associate Members willcome to love, our current ActiveBrothers already love, and of courseour Alumni Brothers who have lovedit for years.

If you are interested in join-ing the House for a meeting or a rit-ual should you be in the SanFrancisco area, the Active Brotherswould encourage you at all means tomake an appearance and lets usshow you what the Chapter is cur-rently doing.

Long Live Eta-O!The Active House.

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