the mask of kappa psi pharmaceutical fraternity fall 2013

Lawrence Brown elected APhAPresident Elect pg 10

Recapping the 56th GrandCouncil Convention pg 4

Brothers prepare for recruitment pg 28

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56th Grand Council ConventionKappa Psi took over the Tradewinds Resort on St. Pete Beach,Florida for five incredible days of business and Brotherhood

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The First Word

Gamma Nu and Pacific Grad brothers join Eric Gupta at the Grand Council Convention.Seated L–R: Joseph Wong, Sunny Bains, andPogos Ter-Stepanyan. Standing L–R: Amal Thakarsey, Derrick Egi,Eric Gupta, Aaron Yup, and Tony Luu.

Greetings Brothers,

First, I want to thank all of you for making the 56th GCC a huge success. I think I can speak on behalf of theentire Executive Committee when I say we are humbled and honored that you have chosen us to serve you overthe next two years. We are always here to lend a hand when you need it, so please do not hesitate to ask.

Since GCC, we have been busy getting the national committees set up and charged with their tasks for thenext two years. If anyone is interested in seeing what the committees are up to, the charges are up on the nationalwebsite. I am in the process of setting up projected completion dates for each of the charges with the committees,so we can stay on track and do our best to accomplish our goals.

Additionally, the Executive Committee had a chance to get together in Texas in October. We had an agendathat was fully loaded, but we diligently worked together to get many things done. If I have not already done so, I will be sending out the highlights of that meeting, so all the brothers can stay abreast of what is going on. Wewere fortunate to have Bob Harris, CAE, with us at that meeting. Mr. Harris is an association managementexpert, and he led us through an intense board training and strategic planning session, which was well overduefor Kappa Psi. We have grown so fast in the last few years that the Executive Committee decided that we needmore structure so that we can all work together towards our common goals. We are hoping to have the KappaPsi strategic plan finalized at our meeting during ASHP, and then roll out the strategic plan to all the Provincesand chapters in 2014.

One common problem with rapid growth in our Fraternity is communication. From a national level, we areconsidering some options to improve our communication capabilities within Kappa Psi, but, in the meantime, it isimportant for all chapters to check their Kappa Psi email addresses at least once a week. If you do not know whatyour Kappa Psi email address is, please contact The Central Office at [email protected]. They can assistyou. We send out all forms, documents, invoices, and other important information through these email addresses,and I encourage each chapter to assign an officer to routinely check that email address. This will help to improvecommunication in the short-term, while we consider other potential options.

Lastly, we will host a reception at the upcoming ASHP meeting in Orlando, Florida. Hope to see you all there!

Fraternally,

Eric K. GuptaGrand Regent

Eric Gupta, Grand Regent

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Table of Contents

10 2013 APhA Election Results/Kappa Psi’s LB Brown is named president-elect of APhA and will be officially installed as president at the conclusion of the 2015 Annual Meeting & Exposition, March 2015, in San Diego.

11 Brothers Unmasked/Helping with the Be The Match program took a twist for Brother Adam Marshall (Beta Rho). See how he and other Kappa Psi brothers are lending a hand to make a positive difference in our world.

14 99 Hands/Chapter leaders have come together at GCC and Province meetings to brainstorm new ways to improve their chapters. Read about these new ideas for rush,philanthropy, and fun social events in the pages of 99 Hands.

55 Understanding Ordinanaces/Newly elected Grand Counselor Robert Manchini discusses understanding the laws that govern our membership.

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Building the Kappa Psi NationKappa Psi Nation was in full force this summer as a record shattering 667 brothers gath-

ered to celebrate the 56th Grand Council Convention in St. Pete Beach, Florida. This passionfor our Order is incredible. Everyone who attended left the GCC with new ideas for ways toimprove their chapters and build friendships and memories that will last a lifetime.

The passion from the GCC is evident through-out this issue. We have full coverage of all thedetails of the 56th GCC, along with the continuedbuilding of the Kappa Psi Nation through all the diligent efforts of your chapters’ rush programs.Many great rush ideas can be found in our 99 Hands section.

I’m looking for volunteers who would be willing to share their Kappa Psi experiences inupcoming issues of The MASK. I am seekingbrothers who are legacies and who will sharewhat it was like to grow up in Kappa Psi for ourfeature called, “Building a Kappa Psi Nation.” I’malso looking for graduates who would be willingto share their different work environments.Pharmacy is a diverse field and we hope toexplore the variety of career paths that make upour Kappa Psi nation.

Fraternally,

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Beta Kappa Brothers Anna Bondar, Same Becker, Jon Lucas, and Lauren Connelly pause for a photo.

Johnny Porter (right), Executive Directorand former editor of The MASK for 15 years, recognizes current editor Cameron Van Dyke

for his 4 years of service as editor.

On the CoverBrothers from across the Great Lakes Province setsail for the 56th GCC. Pictured here L–R: Hal Hocker(Upsilon), Annie Durham (Gamma Delta), CarolynMartz (Xi), Adam Kornokovich (Gamma Delta),Madalyn McMinn (Gamma Delta), Brad Browning(Upsilon), and Allie Fay (Gamma Delta). Cover order:Adam, Brad, Carolyn, Annie, Hal, Allie, and Madalyn.


Once again, Kappa Psi went back to thebeach, as the 56th GCC was held in St. PeteBeach, Florida, July 30 through August 3,2013. A beautiful location, along with thegrowth of the Fraternity, helped to set a newattendance record with 667 registered for theconvention.

The convention’s events began with thefirst CE on Tuesday afternoon presented bybrother Jenny Donaldson, Pharm.D., as hespoke on “Pediatric Emergencies.” The open-ing session on Tuesday evening began withofficer introductions and the Golden BowCeremony. Candidates for office were thenintroduced, and they shared their passion foradvancing the interests of Kappa Psi. In atwist from previous conventions,CampuSpeak provided a series of speakersduring the week; these speakers came fromoutside our organization. The keynote speak-er for the opening session was Rick Barnes,who discussed “The Evolution ofLeadership,” and he provided ideas on howto be a better leader. Following the speaker,brothers caught up with friends and mingledat the welcoming reception.

Wednesday morning began early with oursecond CE session on “Current Issues andPrevention of Medication Safety Errors inSterile Compounding,” by ElizabethYablonski, Pharm.D. The second general ses-sion led with the memorial exercise to recog-nize our departed brothers entering theGrand Agora over the past two years. Thenthe meeting swung into high gear with a vot-ing legislative session. In a departure fromprevious meeting formats, the legislative ses-sions were divided into three segments thatwere discussed over three days. Legislation

The 56th Grand CouncilConvention is nothing short of incredible!

The Kappa Psi Nation takes By Christy Askew, Grand Historian


without changes from the recommendationsprovided by the legislative committee washandled during Wednesday morning’s ses-sions, allowing the brothers additional timeto discuss and consider more complicatedchanges at subsequent sessions.

Following officer reports, our morningkeynote speaker, Mitch Crane, JD, spokeabout risk management. He gave the presen-tation, “A Tort is Not a Cake.”

At noon on that day, the ninth BiennialScholarship Luncheon was held, with BetaKappa receiving the award for the most out-standing chapter and Boston Graduate wasrecognized as the top graduate chapter. BetaChi won the Frank H. Eby Scholarship Trayaward, with Upsilon receiving the NicholasW. Fenney Industry Scholarship Award. TheGrand Council Deputy Award was given toMike Cournoyer (Mu chapter GCD) andGrant McGuffey was presented with theFrank H. Eby Award. Additionally, nineKappa Psi Foundation scholarships weregiven during the luncheon.

Following the luncheon, Mitch Crane, JD,returned to speak about the risks and con-cerns of hazing, with his presentation enti-tled, “Building Better Brothers and Sisters.”

On Wednesday evening, our graduatebrothers caught up with friends from aroundthe country at the Graduate and BenefactorsReception. Following the reception was thefirst of two sessions for collegiate membersto learn about pharmacy careers with theCareer Roundtable event. This event provid-ed the students a great opportunity to talkabout all the varied areas of pharmacy withcurrent practitioners in an informal setting.Chapter sales also kicked off on Wednesday

night with t-shirts and water bottles beingjust as popular as ever.

Thursday morning’s CE, “A BloodyDebate: Pros and Cons of New OralAnticoagulants and Antiplatelets,” was pre-sented by Jenny Carrillo, Pharm.D. andJanice Louis, Pharm.D. The morning contin-ued with learning about the work of the com-mittees over the past two years. Provincereports were also given, and we heard aboutall the activities our new Provinces have cre-ated exactly one year prior.

Following our morning session, brothersonce again had the opportunity to explorepharmacy career options at the second careerroundtable event; in addition, they had a sec-ond chance to pick up some Kappa Psi gearat the chapter sales.

Our Grand Council Deputy members metover lunch to discuss ideas and address ques-tions facing their chapters. The afternoonspeaker, Mindy Sopher, gave a great session

over St. Pete Beach

on “Alumni Relations: Reconnecting Brothersand Sisters.” Both collegiates and graduatesleft the session with some easy-to-implementideas about connecting or reconnecting withalumni.

Gattitown, in Clearwater, Florida, was thescene for the Fraternity-wide social onThursday night. Brothers enjoyed pizza andlots of arcade games; they walked off with avariety of big prizes. The Kappa PsiFoundation Hold-em tournament was also


held at Gattitown. The tournament raised $715,and Brett Rathi matched the donation, for atotal of $1,430 being raised for the Foundation.

Douglas Anderson, Pharm.D., presentedthe fourth CE of the convention, “Fish Oils andHeart Health,” on Friday morning, followed bythe fourth general session. Grand CounselorMike Cournoyer led the informal legislativehearing, where all the brothers had the oppor-tunity to discuss the remaining pending legis-lation and offer ideas to the LegislativeCommittee for final recommendations to bevoted on Saturday morning.

Following the legislative hearing, two work-shops were held, one on “How to MakeYourself Stand Out: New Approaches to theResidency Application Process,” conducted byNishil Patel, Pharm.D., and LathaRadhakrishnan, Pharm.D., and the second,“Kappa Psi Leadership and How to GetInvolved on a National Level,” led by Grand

Regent Kali Weaver and Past Grand RegentTony Palmieri.

Friday afternoon was the tee-off of the 14thannual Kappa Psi Foundation Golf Tourna -ment at East Bay Golf and Country Club inLargo, Florida. The team of Kameron K elley,Ryan Howerton, Andrew Boyd, and Ryan Griestook first place.

With eleven new Provinces, caucuses werescheduled throughout the afternoon andevening to allow time for brothers to discusstheir thoughts on legislation and candidatesfor election. Throughout the week, manyProvinces conducted one-on-one interviewswith candidates, and the caucus allowed timeto share comments from the interviewers tobetter learn about those interested in officerpositions. In-between caucus sessions and thegolf tournament, Southeast Province hosted avolleyball tournament to support the Kappa PsiFoundation.

Our final morning kicked off bright andearly with a CE presentation by NormanCampbell, Ph.D., FAPhA. He discussed“Emerging Controlled Substances PracticeIssues.”

Saturday morning’s session started with vot-ing on the remaining legislative issues, fol-lowed by voting on resolutions. To everyone’sdelight, the session ended early, giving someextra time for lunch during what has tradition-ally been a very long and busy day of meet-ings. During the sixth and final session, wemet to elect the 2013–2015 InternationalExecutive Committee.

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The Alpha chapter reception kicked off ourfinal events. At the 134th Anniversary Banquet,we closed out the meeting with installation ofthe newly elected international officers, fol-lowed by the Golden Bow closing ceremony.As our events came to an end, the raffle win-ners were called upon to receive their prizes,with the winner of the 50/50 raffle beingannounced. Matthew Bertsch donated back$575 of his prize. Overall, the raffle raised$3,698, with the 50/50 raffle raising $2,300 forthe Kappa Psi Foundation. A DJ closed out theevening, concluding a successful week of workfor our Order. n

Grand Regent:Eric Gupta

Grand Vice Regent:Latha Radhakrishnan

Grand Counselor:Robert Mancini

Grand Historian:Christy Askew

Grand Ritualist:Harry Marcelin

Graduate Member atLarge: Jason Milton

Collegiate Member atLarge: Grant McGuffey

Immediate Past GrandRegent: Kali Weaver

ion The 2013–2015 Executive Committee


The Kappa Psi Nation takes


over St. Pete Beach


Brothers Unmasked

Past Grand Regent Lawrence “LB” M. Brown (GammaNu) of Irvine, California, was elected 2014–2015 President-elect. Brown will succeed Matthew C. Osterhaus,BSPharm., FASCP, FAPhA, of Maquoketa, Iowa, to theoffice of APhA President on March 30, 2015, at the conclu-sion of the 2015 APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition in SanDiego.

Also elected to serve a three-year term on APhA’s Board ofTrustees beginning in March 2014 are Gregory A. Fox ofCarmel, Indiana, and Bradley P. Tice (Rho) of Thompsons

Station, Tennessee. Elected as the 2014–2015 Honorary President was TheodoreTong of Tucson, Arizona. Everyone will be installed at the 161st APhA AnnualMeeting & Exposition in Orlando, on March 28–31, 2014.

Lawrence “LB” M. Brown, Pharm.D., Ph.D., FAPhA, is associate dean ofStudent and Academic Affairs and professor of Pharmacoeconomics and HealthPolicy at the Chapman University School of Pharmacy. Prior to this position, heserved as associate professor and director of Graduate Studies in Health Outcomesand Policy Research for the University of Tennessee (UT) College of Pharmacy. Hereceived his Pharm.D. from the University of the Pacific and a Ph.D. in Social andAdministrative Pharmacy from the University of Minnesota. He is a former U.S. AirForce pharmacy technician. Brown has served as a marketing consultant for com-munity pharmacy MTM providers and as co-chair of the Quality MetricsWorkgroup for the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA). Brown has been an APhADelegate for the past 15 years. Some of his former offices include: APhA-Academyof Student Pharmacists (ASP) Chapter President, Speaker of the House ofDelegates for APhA and APhA-ASP, APhA Trustee, and UTHSC Faculty SenatePresident. Brown was awarded Pharmacy Student of the Year by the CaliforniaPharmacists Association (CPhA), and his international involvement resulted inreceiving the “Medallion of the Association” award from the Hungarian PrivatePharmacists Association. He is a member of Phi Lambda Sigma and Rho Chi.

Bradley P. Tice, Pharm.D., MBA, FAPhA, is director of Marketing and ProductManagement within the Performance and Clinical Outcomes Practice of CardinalHealth. He was previously the Adverse Drug Event Clinical Pharmacist forHumana, Inc. He received both his BSPharm. and Pharm.D. from the University ofKansas and his MBA from Vanderbilt University. His professional experienceincludes serving as PharmMD, Drake University College of Pharmacy and OscoDrug. He formerly served as APhA Speaker of the House of Delegates and Trustee.He has served in a number of professional positions, including APhA-APPMMember-at-Large, APhA-ASP Member-at-Large, Pharmacy Quality Alliance, CMSand NCQA Technical Expert Panels on quality measures, the JAPhA AdvisoryBoard, and the AACP Professional Affairs Committee. He previously served asSpeaker of the House and was on the Board of Trustees for the Iowa PharmacyAssociation (IPA), as well as the Board of Directors for the Central IowaPharmacists Association. He received the APhA-APPM Distinguished AchievementAward in Pharmacy Practice, the Albert B. Prescott/GlaxoSmithKline LeadershipAward, the Iowa Pharmacy Association Young Pharmacist of the Year Award, andwas recognized as a Health Care Hero by the Nashville Business Journal. He is alsoa member of ACCP, the Tennessee Pharmacists Association, and Phi LambdaSigma. n

2013 APhA Election ResultsKappa Psi’s LB Brown is elected president‐elect

Kappa Psi PharmaceuticalFoundation, Inc. Awards 9 Scholarships for 2013

Since 1995, Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Foundation, Inc. hasawarded 148 scholarships to deserving Kappa Psi brothers,

totaling $192,000. A total of 52 chapters have awardedscholarships to at least one brother within the chapter todate. This year’s scholarship recipients are listed below,

along with their respective chapter affiliations.

KY‐Pfizer Scholarship($1,500)

Samuel Ubanyionwu (Delta Theta)

KY‐Reisetter‐MME Scholarship($1,500)

Ryan Gries (Delta Sigma)

KY Scholarships($1,000 each)

Amanda Brown (Delta Omega) Matthew Mazzucco (Beta Epsilon)Madalyn McMinn (Gamma Delta)

Amy Morrow (Epsilon Epsilon)Daniel Morrow (Delta Nu)

Blaze Paracuelles (Beta Omicron)Patrick Tu (Gamma Phi)

Kappa Psi has more than 40,000 alumni who are active leaders in the field of pharmacy

and in their communities. Help us “unmask” them! Send interesting news leads, photos, and

articles to: [email protected]

Marquette Hardin and Johnny Porter present the ReisetterMME Scholarship to Ryan Gries (right).


OXFORD, Miss. – Impacting the healthof patients is something for which all pharma-cy students at the University of Mississippistrive, but after learning his bone marrow wasa match for a 12-year-old with non-Hodgkin’slymphoma, that goal took a new twist forAdam Marshall, second year pharmacy stu-dent and Beta Rho brother.

“Not a lot of people can say that they donat-ed bone marrow,” Marshall said. “I knew thatit was going to help somebody, and everyoneI talked to was really supportive.”

Along with some 80 other pharmacy stu-dents at Ole Miss, Marshall, a Memphisnative enrolled in the second year of UM’sprofessional pharmacy program, participatedin “Be The Match,” a national program thatregisters potential bone marrow donors withpatients in need. Marshall was notified in Junethat he was the first match from the Ole MissSchool of Pharmacy.

Everyone at the pharmacy school is proudof Marshall, said Chelsea Bennett, assistantdean for student services.

“We were all excited when we heard thenews that one of our students was a match,”Bennett said. “This is a big commitment, andAdam has demonstrated great selflessness bydonating. I hope that, because of Adam’sexample, even more students sign up for theregistry.”

After completing blood work, an electrocar-diogram, a physical, and other preoperativetests, Marshall drove to the University ofMississippi Medical Center in Jackson for theprocedure.

“I was there for two days during thesurgery, and my recovery time is about fourweeks,” he said. “It was painful, but the painwas manageable. Today, I feel pretty good.Carrying a backpack is a little rough though.”

Dr. Carolyn Bigelow, a hematologist at themedical center, was a member of the team ofphysicians who harvested Marshall’s bonemarrow.

“Adam performed a very selfless act toundergo a bone marrow harvest procedure forsomeone he does not even know,” Bigelowsaid. “I am continually amazed at the generosi-ty of people like Adam who are willing to givesomeone a second chance at life by providing alifesaving organ like bone marrow.”

Brother Donates Bone Marrow via “Be The Match” ProgramDonation benefits anonymous 12‐year‐old with non‐Hodgkin’s lymphoma

September 20, 2013 by Erin Garrett

Bone marrow grows back within three tofour weeks of being harvested, she said.

U.S. law requires that donors and recipi-ents remain anonymous for a year, butMarshall hopes to one day meet the recipientof his bone marrow.

“I would love to meet the child,” he said. “Itwould be great to be able to talk to my recipi-ent and see how he or she is doing.”

Marshall encourages his fellow students,as well as others, to participate in the matchprogram or other lifesaving programs.

“Whether it’s donating blood or bone mar-row, anything will help,” he said. “You couldhave an opportunity to save a life.”

Donating to a complete stranger camedown to simply doing what’s right, Marshallsaid.

“Someone asked me if I had a great storyfor why I donated, and I don’t,” he said. “I justknew it was something I needed to do.”

For more information on the national mar-row donor program, visit http://www.bethe-match.org. n

This story is compliments of the Ole Miss School of Pharmacy. http://news.olemiss.edu/um-student-donates-bone-marrow-through-be-the-match-program/#.UkB6lYZ97Zy

Dr. Carolyn Bigelow gives post-operative instructions to pharmacy student Adam Marshall after hedonated bone marrow. Photo by UMMC photographer Jay Ferchaud


Brothers Unmasked

I’m Porscha Showers and am a 4th Year atXavier University of Louisiana and, for myambulatory care rotation, I had the opportuni-ty to travel to La Valle de Jamel in Haiti. Myhighly anticipated trip to Haiti began on July20. After flying into Port-au-Prince, I flew overthe mountains of Haiti in a crop duster toJacmel. I think I felt my heart drop 100 timesduring the 20 minute trip. Riding up themountains into La Vallee was very interest-ing. I saw the locals washing their clothes inthe river; walking along side the road carry-ing heavy baskets on their heads; and taxisserved as motorcycles, accommodating up tofive people per bike. At the hotel, I met theentire team and knew that this would be aninteresting 10 days. My classmate, preceptor,and I went to work the first day by organizingthe pharmacy and the storage room. I wasable to round with various physicians inmany fields, including internal medicine, OB-GYN, ophthalmology/optometry, anesthesi-ology, and pediatrics. I felt like an integralpart of the team.

The Haitians would travel from great dis-tances, some up to five hours on foot just tosee physicians at the clinic. The locals of LaValle would say, “The Doctors are in!” I wasable to offer my expertise as a 4th YearPharmacy School Student to help people whohad heart failure, scabies, glaucoma, hyper-tension, and many more diseases. The peopleof the country were so grateful that we hadcome to help them. When I wasn’t at the clin-ic, I shopped at local markets for paintings,jewelry, and other items. At night I playedcards, taboo, and spoke with team members.The food consisted of beans and rice, plan-tains, fish, chicken, lamb, beef, and shrimp.In Haiti, they kreyol (creole) anything. Thecoffee and hot chocolate were to die for. Onthe last day there, the team and I were takento a resort in Jacmel.

I must say that my outlook on life in gener-al has changed due to my experience in LaValle de Jacmel, Haiti. I would never wishthose living conditions on anyone, but thepeople there are so at peace with what theyhave been given. Haiti is a beautiful country,and if you have the opportunity to go, bonvoyage! n

Porscha Showers (in yellow)and her preceptor and fellowstudent at a school thatXavier University of LACOP donated computers to.

LEFT: Gamma ZetaBrothers Jennifer Nelsonand Kristin Lee help to builda school and counsel on theimportance of medicine andgood hygeine while in theDominican Republic.

BELOW: Epsilon brothers inHaiti on our annual med-ical mission trip.

Brothers reach out to the underserved


ABOVE: Beta Chi Brothers Tori,Emma, Eunice and Melissaimmersed themselves in Egyptianculture together on a study abroadtrip over the summer. RIGHT: Gamma Zeta BrotherChase Carpenter works with ateam to provide medical servicesto the underprivileged in Peru.

ABOVE: Gamma Upsilon Brother KaylaReesor helps in triage in Uganda.

RIGHT: Beta Eta Brothers Cara Milburn andSarah Mallow feed the elephants while on theirAPPE rotation in South Africa.

Delta Rho Study Abroad This past summer, students from Nova Southeastern University’s Delta Rho chapter traveled to Central Europe on a study abroad trip to expand

their knowledge of the unique aspects of pharmacy. Their journey brought them to Prague; the Czech Republic; Austria; Vienna; Budapest;Hungary; and Bratislava, Slovakia. The course focused on providing the students with an introduction to pharmacognosy, botany, molecular model-ing, and drug design. The students attended various classes and laboratories at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, and gained experiencewith several programs used for molecular modeling and drug design, including Alchemy III. The students also toured various hospital and commu-nity pharmacies in Slovakia and learned about how pharmacy is practiced there and how their health care system is run. This study abroad experi-ence offered the students an opportunity to network with other pharmacy students from NSU’s satellite campuses in Puerto Rico and West PalmBeach, as well as with pharmacy students at Comenius University. These students gained a great deal of knowledge and experience from this tripand their bonds of Brotherhood have been forever strengthened because of this trip. n


to making even more of a differencein the lives of the Haitian people in2014. We are also continuing our kid-ney disease screening with NKF andeducating high school students aboutSTIs and their prevention.

Over the summer, we had funsocial events, including a pool party,going to Valley Fair, and attending aSt. Paul Saints baseball game with theMN Grad chapter. We also enjoyedtaking a short trip to visit our DeltaPsi brothers at the Minnesota Duluthcampus for the Northern PlainsProvince conclave in October. Laterthis semester, we will also be havingour semi-annual dinner meeting.

—Tara Hawley-Schmuck

� EpsilonUniversity of MinnesotaFounded 4/30/[email protected]

It has been another busy summerfor Epsilon chapter. Brothers volun-teered in the dispensing pharmacy atthe Phillips Neighborhood Clinic, afree clinic housed in one ofMinneapolis’ most underserved areas.Brothers also volunteered for a weekat Minnesota’s Camp Superkids, acamp for children with asthma andtheir families. The camp helps toimprove the campers’ physical condi-tion, self-esteem, and it helps themmanage their care. Michael and Zachtraveled to Florida for the 56th GrandCouncil Convention. They had a greattime getting to know brothers from allover the country, including MinnesotaGrad chapter and national officers.

We made a donation to the Lightthe Night Walk at Target Field to ben-efit the Leukemia & LymphomaSociety. We once again participated inthe Light the Night Walk in remem-brance of a brother we lost toleukemia a few years ago. Also thissemester, we will be raising moneyand participating in a number of walksto benefit medical research andpatient care, including the St. Jude’sGive Thanks Walk and The NationalKidney Foundation. Brothers are alsofundraising and planning for theirthird annual mission trip to Haiti as apart of our CARE (Clinics and ReliefEfforts) for Haiti project. Many of thesame brothers who went on the mis-sion trip last year are looking forward

� IotaMedical University of South CarolinaFounded 11/29/[email protected]

For being one of the SoutheastProvince’s smaller chapters, Iotamakes a lot of noise. Of course, youcould take that in the literal sense, ifany of you know Brother Trey Reeves,a recent graduate of Iota and a currentmember of Charleston Grad. Or youcould take it the way I intended: Achapter with limited numbers that hasan absurd amount of involvement. Wehave truly made our presence knownin and around Charleston and ourwork has not gone unnoticed. In the

past six years, we have won theMUSC Gives Back Award four times!Winning this award one time is agreat honor, but winning it four timesin six years is a testament to Iota’scommitment to excellence and com-munity service. While our numbersare small, indeed, we have poised our-selves to earn the award yet again bynot only sustaining our involvement inthe community, but by adding to it.

In closing, we hope to see all of youwith what is shaping up to be one ofthe most memorable conclave assem-blies in recent history. Iota chapter:Proving that it’s not always the size ofthe ship, but the motion of the ocean,since 1927.

Epsilon brothers pose with the Minnesota Twins mascot at the annual Light the Night Walk held atTarget Field.

Iota is well represented in St. Pete, Florida. From left to right,front to back are: Collin Kelley, Zac Temple, Todd Larson, RossFuller, Dave Cook, Trey Reeves, and Saswat Kabisatpathy.

Delta Tau brothers show their colors.

99 Hands

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� NuUniversity of ConnecticutFounded 5/17/[email protected]

Our regent, regent elect, and trea-surer attended, the 56th GrandCouncil Convention this summer.

We received substantial interestfrom prospective pledges at the bian-nual School of Pharmacy Ice CreamSocial this fall. We had 26 studentssign up for rush events, which is morethan the typical number of applicantsin the past few years. Rush eventsincluded playing basketball andFrisbee with brothers, having a barbe-cue dinner at a brother’s house, hav-ing dinner at Wooster Street Pizza,and finally, interviewing prospectivepledges. Of the 26 who applied, 14were selected to pledge Kappa Psi.

Earlier in the semester, we enjoyedthe biannual Dinner at the Deans,where pharmacy students have dinnerwith the dean of the School ofPharmacy. More than half of those inattendance were brothers of KappaPsi. Brothers of Nu chapter are alsoadministering flu shots and informa-tion about flu shots in the Storrs com-munity. In terms of social events, Nuchapter is keeping good relations withLambda Kappa Sigma, as the twogroups went bowling together.

In terms of raising money for ourphilanthropies, pediatric AIDS and theAlzheimer’s Association, Nu chapterhas planned numerous fundraisingevents. Nu chapter plans to work withthree food establishments: FaddiesDoughnuts, Wally’s Chicken Coop,and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, toraise money by either selling theproducts ourselves or by promotingthe establishment and collecting aportion of the profits on a certain

night. Nu chapter also plans to sellUConn School of Pharmacy pint glass-es, a rather popular and unique wayNu chapter has raised money. Thereare also a multitude of volunteeropportunities for Nu chapter on thehorizon. Nu chapter is currently in theprocess of establishing a night wherethe GUARD Dogs program, UConn’sown sober rides program, is staffed byKappa Psi and Lambda Kappa Sigmafor one night. Also in the works is Nuchapter implementing our presence ina local soup kitchen and nursinghome. Brothers of Nu chapter alsoplan to table a small presentation onthe proper use of an inhaler at variouslocal pharmacies in the StorrsMansfield area. Something unprece-dented that’s in the works is Nu chap-ter coordinating with the Beta Epsilonchapter to have a joint pledge event.

— Jonathan Lee

� XiThe Ohio State UniversityFounded 5/21/[email protected]

Xi chapter began the semester withrush events, starting with the highlypopular broomball, followed by an ice-cream social, and Speed “Meet-a-Brother.” We are happy to welcome17 new pledges! Sergeant-at-armsNick Jorris has started pledge meet-ings with quizzes to ensure that ourpledges know the rich history of ourchapter and Kappa Psi.

We thank our hospitable Upsilonbrothers for hosting an amazing sec-ond Fall Province in Lexington,Kentucky. Our chapter had manyfirst-timers attend Province; they thor-oughly enjoyed the entire experience.Congratulations to Carolyn Martz,who was elected Province Secretary,and Jeffrey Rabe, who was re-electedProvince Parliamentarian.

Of course, our philanthropicendeavors hold strong with CharitablePharmacy and Helping Hands. We areworking to expand our efforts to otherareas as a way to reach those in need.

—Mindy Lam

� PiPurdue UniversityFounded 6/11/[email protected]

Pi chapter had two brothers (SarahHarding and our new Pi chapterregent, Tiffany Vogeler) attend GrandCouncil Convention in St. Petersburg,Florida. Our chapter watched a videomontage of GCC, and we wanted tocongratulate our newly elected KappaPsi executive boards!

Once classes started, Pi chapterwent back to work recruiting newbrothers. Our pledge trainer, JennySanders, put together many of ourrush events, such as our pledge cook-out, ice cream social, and pledgemeetings. We had a great turnout inrecruitment with a pledge class of 24new brothers. This year, we areputting greater emphasis on gettingmore interaction between pledges andactives during the pledging process.We are aiming for an early Novemberinitiation for the pledges, so that theycan join us in our winter social festivi-ties as actives.

In addition, Pi chapter continues tofocus on its philanthropic efforts. Wehosted a blood drive in September;however, we did not get as big of aturnout as we had hoped for.

We have prepared for the fall Mid-America Province conclave, which wehosted on the Purdue campus onOctober 18–20. We planned greatevents, including our annual 5K runbenefitting the Ronald McDonaldHouse of Indiana (headed by our 5K

Nu chapter brothers gather at the School of Pharmacy Involvement Fair.

Xi brothers make lasting memories at Fall Province, hosted by Upsilon in Lexington, Kentucky.

Pi Brothers Tom Schultz (center),with Nicole Kunzia (left) andElizabeth Shinn, enjoy Pharmacy ClubCallout/Recruitment night.

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� SigmaUniversity of MarylandFounded 3/27/[email protected]

Sigma welcomed this fall with a siz-zling rush event, Grill n’ Chill.Brothers grilled burgers and hot dogsand invited rushees to find out what� is all about. Our second rushevent, Luau, a Hawaiian-themedevent, was filled with music and laugh-ter. It included a dessert competitionand best Hawaiian-dressed competi-tion. The series of rush events endedwith our School of Pharmacy’s firstannual Interfraternal, IFC Olympics.Brothers from all the fraternitiesteamed up with each other and withrushees to participate in variousgames. Due to our efforts and hardwork, about 40 pledges signed forSigma on signing day.

We’re looking forward to anotheryear full of service events. InSeptember, we provided warm break-fasts to families staying at the RonaldMcDonald House. In October, we pro-vided volunteer efforts towards theMaryland Diabetes Walk inBaltimore. This year will be our firsttime taking full volunteering responsi-bilities as Kappa Psi among the manywalks. It is a huge opportunity for usto participate in this statewide eventand represent ourselves as students ofMaryland and brothers of Kappa Psi.

—Grace Herr

UpsilonUniversity of KentuckyFounded 4/16/[email protected]

The Upsilon chapter got the schoolyear off to a great start. So far, wehosted the Great Lakes Provincemeeting, encouraged growth of the

committee of Amanda Hunnicutt andDarin Barnett). We hope to share ourBoilermaker pride with other schoolsin the Province.

—Justin Lee

� RhoUniversity of KansasFounded 4/23/[email protected]

Our first recruitment day was ahuge success. Members of the execu-tive committee set up a table display-ing all of the benefits that come withbeing a member of Rho chapter atThe University of Kansas. Membersof the Fraternity talked to new stu-dents at school about the educationalbenefits of being a member of KappaPsi. During our recruitment day at theschool, we invited potential new mem-bers and brothers to a bonfire social.At the social, we got to know eachother and were able to enjoy a nicerelaxing night of volleyball ands’mores!

One of our biggest goals for theyear is to grow our involvement, notonly in the school, but also outside ofthe school. A goal for our chapter is tohave one social event and one philan-thropic event every month. The exec-utive committee encouraged everyoneto get involved and bring ideas to thetable. In these next couple of months,Rho chapter will be involved in theBlood Drive at the School ofPharmacy, as well as The Barn Dancefor the Leukemia & LymphomaSociety. Province at PurdueUniversity was also a hot topic at themeeting. Many of Rho chapter’s exist-ing members are very excited toattend Province and meet additionalbrothers of Kappa Psi.

—Linda Chestnut

Brotherhood through PY1 rushevents, and strengthened the KappaPsi bond by attending events withbrothers from other chapters. Theseevents have helped the chapter growboth local and regional connections,while building Kappa Psi’s reputationas a fraternity that gives back.

However, our work did not com-mence with the start of school; wekeep busy with social and communityevents year round. In fact, this sum-mer, the Upsilon chapter was present-ed with the Industry Award at GCC inFlorida—a testament to the work wedo. The Industry Award acknowl-edges the chapter with the highestimprovement in the percentage ofmembers reaching academic honorsin the nation. Although not all of theUpsilon brothers could attend, JaredCole, Brad Browning, Aaron Lyons,Hal Hocker, and Terry Chou werethere to receive the award on ourbehalf. This award was most definitelya highlight of the summer.

We got the school year off to agreat start by hosting multiple rushevents for the incoming PY1 class.From appetizer nights to bowling, andeven a luau party for the entireCollege of Pharmacy, Upsilon’s activi-ties have helped to break the ice andease the stress of the semester. Whilehosting these events was hard work, itclearly paid off: Upsilon ended therecruiting season with a recordpledge class of 22.

Upsilon was fortunate to minglewith other Kappa Psi chapters byhosting the fall Great Lakes Provincemeeting. The turnout, over 100 broth-ers, was record-breaking and theexperiences felt during the sessionswere incredible. Two Upsilon broth-ers, Aaron Lyons and TravisCrawford, were elected into theProvince offices of Treasurer andChaplain. Travis Crawford and BillyBlack were awarded recognition pinsfor their outstanding work in settingup and arranging the Province meet-

ABOVE LEFT: Pi Brothers L–R: Lisa Muller, Tiffany Vogeler, and Jenny Sanders at Purdue University Pharmacy Club Callout. ABOVE RIGHT: Rho brothers createsome tasty recruitment cookies.

Upsilon brothers (L–R): Jared Cole, Brad Browning, Aaron Lyons, Hal Hocker,and Terry Chou proudly display the Nicholas W. Fenney Industry ImprovementAward at Grand Council Convention.

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ing. When asked about his thoughtson the meeting, Travis said, “I slept 15hours [the night after the Provincemeeting concluded]. The GLP meet-ing has come and gone and, while itwas an amazing weekend, I am excit-ed to go back to our own chapter andexplore the things we have learnedand look to use that, and my newoffice, to help the entire Province. It’sgoing to be an exciting year and Ican’t wait to extend our Fraternity’smessage not only to our Province, butothers as well.”

To celebrate our appreciation ofthose who have supported us in oursuccess, we invited alumni, pledges,and family members to Cincinnati fora Reds game. The Beta Phi chapterwas present, as well. The gameallowed us time to sit back, relax, andstrengthen our fraternal and non-fra-ternal relationships.

Upsilon brothers strengthenedbonds with other health care studentsat the annual Health College Tailgate.Students from all of the health col-leges at the Univ. of Kentucky attend-ed the tailgate, which made it a greatevent for networking and bonding.Upsilon worked extensively to marketthe event, enabling the PharmacyCollege to have the highest atten-dance percentage out of any of thehealth colleges at the university. Theevent was a success for all studentsbut, even more so, for our chapter.

—Pat Shawd

� ChiUniversity of Illinois–ChicagoFounded 2/2/[email protected]

For many Chi brothers, summerwas a wholesome and rejuvenatingexperience, as they took time off to

recharge and prepare for the newschool year. However, as the summerwent on, everyone was eager forschool to start so that we could bereunited again. We had an extremelysuccessful rushing season this year,with numerous events, including apool day, a game night, our annualKappa Psi barbecue, and severalengaging rush meetings. We want togive special thanks to UIC facultymembers and our Brothers Dr.Popovich and Dr. Radhakrishnan forcoming and speaking at our rushmeetings. They helped communicatethe lifetime benefits of Kappa Psi bet-ter than any student could.

One of our main goals for thepledging season this year was to fos-ter a strong sense of Brotherhood inthe pledges, not only among them-selves, but also with the actives. Ourfirst pledging event of the season,

speed dating, did a great job of accel-erating this process. This was a newevent and it essentially consisted of allthe pledges rotating around and get-ting to know all of the actives in one-minute intervals. Not only was theevent a lot of fun, it was an excellenticebreaker and an event we will defi-nitely repeat next year. Another one ofour goals was to integrate more pro-fessional events into the pledgingprocess. One upcoming professionalpresentation event will be where wehave the pledges give public presenta-tions on important health-related top-ics. These types of presentationsbecome a common trope later in phar-macy school, and this event will serveas an excellent introduction for thepledges. Other pledging events welook forward to include the Alumni-Pledge Social, where pledges get achance to bond with alumni brothers,and volunteering at the annual soccerskills competition held by SpecialOlympics. This event is always thehighlight of our pledging season.Overall, we are very excited to seehow pledging progresses, as it hasalready had a great start.

Many brothers are excited to attendthe upcoming Province at PurdueUniversity, hosted by Pi chapter. Weare also in the midst of planning ourProvince assembly in April. We areexcited to have the chance to meetnew brothers and show off Chicago.

—Daanish Ashraf

PsiUniversity of TennesseeFounded 10/9/[email protected]

Psi chapter kicked off the fallsemester with rush in full swing. Tostart, we hosted our annual RedneckYacht Club fish fry at the chapterhouse. This beloved tradition was theperfect opportunity for us to meet thefirst-year students and introduce themto Kappa Psi. Psi chapter also held a

Sigma Brothers Mirian Lim and Alex Park (left) serve food during Sigma’s LUAU rush event. RIGHT: Brothers Jane Ching(left) and Hyunah Kim (right) serve and enjoy their food during Sigma’s Grill ’n Chill rush event.

The brothers of Psi chapter welcome 70 new pledges to Kappa Psi!

Chi chapter brothers enjoy their annual Kappa Psi barbecue.

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� Beta EpsilonUniversity of Rhode IslandFounded 5/17/[email protected]

We have cherished memories ofthe 56th bi-annual GCC and the pro-fessional and social bonds that we cre-ated there. Our chapter had a lot offun meeting new brothers on thebeach and spending time in the beau-tiful city of St. Pete Beach. We attend-ed an Arizona Diamondbacks vs.Tampa Bay Rays game with theNortheast Province brothers and weall had a great time. We want to con-gratulate Matthew Mazzucco ’15, whoreceived a Foundation Scholarship forhis involvement with Kappa Psi andhis academic success.

At our annual URI: College ofPharmacy picnic, there were manystudents interested in joining ourFraternity. We thank our rush chair,Joseph Nardolillo, who set up a boothwith a great poster board thatexplained Kappa Psi. As Septembercame to a close, we had about 40rushees. To get to know theserushees better, we had a bowlingnight. Rushees and brothers enjoyedpizza, soda, conversation, and friendlycompetition. Then on September 28,we attended a URI football game withthe rushees. After the football game,brothers hosted a barbecue. It was agreat success, and we even played anice game of football.

October spurred some fundraisingand philanthropic events for our chap-ter. Our annual clothing drive began,where we sell various articles of cloth-ing with the College of Pharmacy logoon it. This drive is always a big hit atthe college and everyone was excited

Mathletes & Athletes costume party,where brothers dressed their best toshowcase their inner nerd or athlete.For the final rush event, brothersdanced the night away at aMasquerade Formal held in the heartof historic downtown Memphis.Following rush, we were pleased towelcome 70 pledges to the chapter!

Psi chapter has several excitingevents planned this fall. Our chapterhosted a tailgate for alumni and cur-rent brothers during the Tennessee-Georgia football game in October. Wecannot wait to cheer on the Vols in thegreat city of Knoxville, Tennessee!Also this fall, the new pledges andbrothers of Psi chapter will travel toGatlinburg for a weekend cabinretreat in the mountains.

—Tenley Ryan

� Beta GammaUniversity of California-San FranciscoFounded 9/23/[email protected]

After a busy summer full of intern-ships and much-needed rest, the BetaGamma brothers dove headfirst intofall quarter at UCSF with welcome-week activities, rush, and many happyreunions. Officer Inara Sipols andKimanh Duong led a group of orienta-tion counselors, many of whom wereKappa Psi brothers, to organize andexecute nearly two weeks of new stu-dent welcome activities. Amid this,brothers still found time to participatein the Light the Night Walk andraised nearly $1,400 in support of theLeukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Orientation drew to a close with theofficial kickoff of rush activities at Bi-Frat night. We invited new students tojoin us at the Kappa Psi house for ahearty dinner prepared by the broth-ers. Two nights later, brothers andrushees filled nearly an entire sectionof seats at AT&T Park for our tradi-tional San Francisco Giants game, fol-lowing a fun tailgate party accompa-nied by a DJ booth right next door.The officers were thrilled to sponsor afamily of four who attended the gamewith us and shared our Kappa Psi spir-it and support for the Giants.

To come are many fun rush events,including “Night Life” at the CaliforniaAcademy of Sciences and a workshopabout finding pharmacy internships.We also enjoyed meeting brothersfrom other chapters at the PacWestProvince Assembly in November.Regent Erin St. Angelo thoroughlyenjoyed her time doing just that atthis summer’s Grand CouncilConvention. “It was a great opportuni-ty to meet brothers and network withalumni,” St. Angelo said.

—Lauren A. Louie

for this year’s drive. Our chapter alsoparticipated in Movember. We havebegun to organize a team to raisemoney to help fight prostate cancer.

—Joseph Walter

� Beta EtaWest Virginia UniversityFounded 5/16/[email protected]

The fall semester started with abang, as we co-hosted a back-to-school social for the WVU School ofPharmacy at Joe Mama’s in downtownMorgantown. Our brothers alwaysknow how to have a good time, and

we enjoyed catching up with fellowclassmates and professors.

We are especially delighted withthis year’s pledge class. Our brothersare in the process of getting to knowour 30 excited pledges. There weregreat turnouts at both of our rushevents. Recently, brothers and newpledges bonded on our annual trip toPittsburgh, as we cheered thePittsburgh Pirates on to a win againstthe Cincinnati Reds.

Jessica Elkins, our vice regent–phil-anthropy, has been coordinatingmany community service ventures,such as our School of Pharmacy blood

2013–2014 Beta Gamma rush coordinators Marlina Mansour and VincentCagonot (top) celebrate the successful beginning of rush with last year’s coordina-tors, Randal Du and Lexy Reynolds.

Beta Epsilon brothers attend the annual College of Pharmacy Picnic at the University of Rhode Island.

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drive. We collected 31 total units ofblood to support the Red Cross. Wealso volunteered and donated at a 5Kbenefit, raising $300 for a local girl,Allisondra, so that she could get a dia-betic service dog. We also preparedand served meals at the RosenbaumFamily House, which provides a placeto stay for adult patients and their fam-ilies while receiving medical care atWVU. Our chapter puts high priorityon giving back to the community andwe always find these experiences veryrewarding.

Five brothers are traveling aroundthe world this year, representingKappa Psi and promoting the field ofpharmacy. Brothers Brian Dye, MarkPainter, Zac Post, and Cory Weaverspent five weeks at the Alaska NativeMedical Center as part of their APPErotations. Zac will also travel to Brazilin the upcoming months for his block6 rotation. Cara Milburn and SarahMallow explored South Africa thissummer on their APPE rotation. The

month-long trip consisted of every-thing from bungee jumping to feedingelephants and learning about pharma-cy in a different country. We areproud of our adventurous brothers!

—Olivia Kinney

� Beta KappaUniversity of PittsburghFounded 3/26/[email protected]

Beta Kappa wrapped up the busysummer with brothers fixing up thehouse at the annual House Lift.Brothers cleaned, moved furniture,painted walls and windows, andinstalled new rugs. Many Beta Kappabrothers attended the 56th GCC in St.Pete Beach, where Beta Kappa tookhome Chapter of the Year.

Beta Kappa most recently wrappedup rush, where we held four very suc-cessful events, including a picnic atthe park, a sub and ice cream lun-cheon, an American-themed cookout,and a taco night at the house. Our

rush chairs did a fantastic job organiz-ing these events to help the rusheesmeet the brothers. We welcomed 38new members to the 2013 fall pledgeclass.

With the end of rush comes thestart of pledging. Each pledge hasbeen paired up with a Big after RoundRobin, where the pledges were able tomeet the brothers and other pledges.Upcoming events include theBig/Little Dinner at the SpaghettiWarehouse and Scarehouse. In addi-tion to pledging, brothers remaininvolved in the community throughactivities at Family House, wherebrothers cook meals for visiting fami-lies; Rite Aid wellness events and fluclinics; and volunteering at GlobalLinks in Pittsburgh.

More than 22 brothers enjoyedtraveling to Buffalo, New York, for theMountain East Province in October.We had great fellowship with brothersfrom different chapters.

—Andrew Nguyen

� Beta LambdaUniversity of ToledoFounded 5/22/[email protected]

This past July, the Beta Lambdachapter sent 12 brothers to the GCCin Florida. These brothers enduredmany hours of travel from Toledodown to St. Petersburg, but it was wellworth it. Several of our brothers wereappointed to national committees.Matt Jordan was appointed as theGreat Lakes Province representativeto the Collegiate Awards Committee.Chun Wong was appointed to a simi-lar position on the PhilanthropyCommittee. Brothers Kyle Bailey andJon Fowler were selected as represen-

tatives to the Public Relations andWeb Presence Committees, respec-tively. Along with these appointments,the brothers enjoyed a week of fellow-ship and other fun in the sun.

Beta Lambda also sent many broth-ers to the 2nd Great Lakes Provincefall conclave meeting in Lexington,Kentucky. The weekend was filledwith endless moments of fellowshipand brotherly love. Along with fellow-ship with others, several brothers gota surprise opportunity to speak withthe University of Kentucky Men’sBasketball coach, John Calipari.

Beta Lambda has many philan-thropic events planned over the nextfew months. These include our Adopt-a-Highway project on Interstate 475and the annual University of ToledoRelay for Life. Beta Lambda has onceagain teamed up with the LambdaKappa Sigma chapter to form a Relayfor Life team. The team finished withthe second highest dollars raised lastyear, behind the Relay Committee.We expect similar results this year.

—Derrick Erman

� Beta NuCreighton UniversityFounded 11/21/[email protected]

The Beta Nu brothers have had abusy start to the fall semester. Afterour three rush events, 47 pledgeshave accepted bids for our Fraternity.We hosted a presentation for theSchool of Pharmacy and had ourBrother, Dr. Mark Harris, speakabout VTE core measures and JointCommission compliance in an inpa-tient pharmacy setting. We had agreat turnout. Our chapter organizeda Be The Match Bone Marrow Drive,

ABOVE LEFT: Beta Eta bulletin board promotes Kappa Psi. ABOVE RIGHT:Beta Kappa Brothers (L–R) Vivian Nguyen, Doug Leung, Katie Dobias, andTrey Draude during the American cookout rush event.

Beta Pi brothers enjoy blasting the pledges at Laser Quest.

Northwest Museum of Culture andArts, the Greenbluff Apple Festival,and Laser Quest.

This is also the first year that anoth-er pharmacy fraternity is looking to bechartered and established at WSU,which calls for a more competitivepledging process. As a result, we havedecided it was time to tighten thebonds within our Brotherhood andrevamp our rush and pledgingprocesses.

One of our rush events included asocial. To participate, each personneeded to bring an item for a Back-to-School Supply Drive. We were pleas-antly surprised that so many peoplebrought bags of items, instead of just asingle item. We collected more than

and fundraising experiences. We aregoing to kickoff the year with severalrush events—a diabetes walk, anAdopt-a-Street clean up, bowling, a pro-fessional workshop, and a barbecue.

—Melissa Nguyen

� Beta PiWashington State UniversityFounded 4/18/[email protected]

This year is the first in 10 years thatBeta Pi has all of of its brothers on onecampus.

With our move to Spokane, we arenow able to increase the variety ofevents that we have throughout theyear. Some new activities we havefacilitated this year include a trip to the

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� Beta OmicronUniversity of WashingtonFounded 4/15/[email protected]

Over the summer, we had a greatretreat with the new board members,where we reviewed the past year, dis-cussed plans for the future, and bond-ed with one another. Jordan Hanplanned a successful car washfundraiser at a local gas station. It wasa little slow at first, but things pickedup quickly and, at times, we had towash two-to-three cars at the sametime. This event was donation-basedand we earned $329 within a span ofthree hours. Michelle Choi planned agame night to catch all the brothersup on their summers. We had a greattime playing Twister and watching themovies, Crazy Stupid Love and Friendswith Benefits. Ann-Chee Cheungplanned a community outreach eventat the Legacy House in theInternational District, where we creat-ed a presentation and talked to theresidents about diabetes.

A group of Beta Omicron brothersattended the 56th GCC in Florida.Some of the brothers headed to theconvention early to go to Orlando andenjoy numerous theme parks, such asHarry Potter World and DisneyWorld. They then traveled to St.Petersburg and attended workshopsabout anticoagulants, residencies, andcontinuing education. They also got toknow the brothers from Delta Mu bet-ter and look forward to seeing themagain. The next Northwest Provinceconclave will be February 14–17, 2014in Vancouver, British Columbia,Canada. We encourage all brothers toattend this meeting, since it is unique-ly the only international conclavemeeting of Kappa Psi.

We have started informing the first-year students about Kappa Psi’s idealsand our favorite parts of being a broth-er, including the social, community,

and we got 117 people to sign up forthe donor registry. There are manyongoing service activities, such asPinky for Poison Control presenta-tions at local schools and RonaldMcDonald House meals for residents.We have started planning the springconclave 2014 and are excited to seeKappa Psi brothers from all over trav-el to Omaha, Nebraska. In the mean-time, we look forward to the fall con-clave in Duluth, Minnesota. See youthere!

—Allie Killings

� Beta XiUniversity of North CarolinaFounded 5/1/[email protected]

The brothers of Beta Xi chapterwelcomed pharmacy school studentsfrom the UNC Eshelman School ofPharmacy and invited them to enjoylunch with our brothers while theylearned more about the fellowship,industry, sobriety, and high ideals ofKappa Psi, as part of an interest ses-sion. This session commenced our fallrecruitment, which included variousevents, including a meet-and-greetand a cookout. The Beta Xi chapterhad a lot of fun bonding with brothersby sharing stories about our summertravels and experiences, playing corn-hole, and meeting new friends inter-ested in pledging Kappa Psi.

Beta Xi has participated in numer-ous fundraising events, includingassisting in the maintenance of UNCHospital’s pharmacy inventory, busi-ness card orders within the pharmacyschool, and UNC football ticket tak-ing. Besides fundraising, we continueour philanthropic endeavors with sev-eral Adopt-a-Highway clean-up pro-jects and decorating the RonaldMcDonald House.

We are excited to celebrate the fallseason with a planned N.C. State Fairouting, an Alumni Day, and a semi-for-mal.

Beta Nu Brothers Tara Dammer and Amanda Bucher man the Be The MatchBone marrow drive table.

Beta Pi brothers get ready to build a house for Habitat for Humanity

600 items, which helped a local ele-mentary school in the Spokane CountySchool District. We also hosted a trivianight and speed dating, where therushees and brothers got to knoweach other. At the end of our rushprocess, we gave out 39 bids and areexcited to say that all of them wereaccepted.

We also made many changes in ourpledging process this year, one beingthe addition of more community ser-vice projects. Our projects includeHabitat for Humanity; a Letter WritingCampaign to U.S. Troops; theAmerican Diabetes Association StepOut: Walk to Stop Diabetes; schoolhealth fairs, where we provide vaccina-

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Beta Upsilon brothers have fun while serving pizza at their fall rush event.

tions; and a Trick-or-Treat for CannedFood Drive. We also gave our pledgesthe responsibility of planning a com-munity service project.

—Michelle Hatchett

� Beta RhoUniversity of MississippiFounded 4/19/[email protected]

Beta Rho had 40 new pledges, thehighest number of new pledges thischapter has seen in many years.During that same week, the chapter’spledge master, Adam Marshall, donat-ed bone marrow to an anonymousrecipient at the University MedicalCenter in Jackson, Mississippi.

Looking forward, the chapter is hold-ing a smoothie drive at the School ofPharmacy to benefit Oxford MedicalMinistries. Brothers will be heading tothe Auburn Campus to visit the DeltaGamma chapter during the Auburn vs.Ole Miss football game weekend.

—Cody Tawater

� Beta SigmaNorth Dakota State UniversityFounded 4/25/[email protected]

Beta Sigma has been having a greatstart to the new school year. Werecruited 26 new pledges during fallrecruitment. Recruitment week con-sisted of go-carting, mini golfing, cook-

ing meals and giving free blood pres-sures, playing wallyball, bowling, andhaving an enjoyable campfire at thechapter house.

A group of us also had the opportu-nity to fundraise at the Taylor Swiftconcert at the Fargodome. Working as“Teardrops on my Guitar” was echoinglive and it was amazing.

Along with great fundraising came asuccessful Kappa Psi Alumni Groupmeeting. Many younger brothers wereable to attend and meet alumni fromour chapter as we discussed furtherrenovations to the house and plannedBeta Sigma’s big 90th Celebration nextyear.

—Sayuri Yang

Beta UpsilonButler UniversityFounded 2/27/[email protected]

We held three rush events early thisyear for those interested in joiningKappa Psi. There were many peoplewho expressed interest, and brothersand potential members enjoyed social-izing and getting to know each otherover pizza, cookies, and ice cream. Inthe end, Kappa Psi extended 46 bidstotal. This fall, brothers formed anintramural flag football team. Our phil-anthropy committee held a CanalCleanup, where we picked up trashalong the canal by the campus.Community members really appreciat-ed our doing this; they even stopped tothank us for helping out. Recently, wehave been in touch with the nearbygraduate chapter and we look forwardto having a roundtable talk with broth-ers who are willing share their insightand answer questions about life aftergraduation, rotations, residencies, andpharmacy in general. Beta Upsilonchapter is looking forward to sending14 brothers to Province this year, host-ed by our neighbors at Purdue.

—Lauren Hirons

� Beta PhiUniversity of CincinnatiFounded 2/12/[email protected]

Beta Phi’s first official rush eventtook place at the Kappa Psi house dur-ing the last week of August. We heldour annual summer cookout and wereoverjoyed by the number of potentialnew members who attended. We havebeen busy holding other rush events,including retro bowling, sand volley-ball next to the Ohio River, t-shirt tie-dyeing, and an invite-only Reds base-ball game. Although the CincinnatiReds didn’t pull through with a winagainst the Pittsburgh Penguins, thegame was a success due to the turnoutof our 28 rushees and fellow brothers.

Beta Sigma brothers pose with alumni during their joint chapter meeting in September.

to say goodbye to summer than to ridea motorized shark in North Philly.Beta Omega brothers have been busydisplaying our athletic and academicprowess. Several brothers ran in theRock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon inPhiladelphia in September. We alsotested our endurance when we held aphone-a-thon, thanking our alumni fortheir generous donations. Strengthand agility came into play when weremodeled a room in our house anddedicated it to historical findings fromour chapter. As for academics, thebrothers visited Johnson & Johnson tolearn more about the pharmaceuticalindustry and the future it can bring tohealth care.

—Randy Lina

�� Gamma DeltaOhio Northern UniversityFounded 3/20/[email protected]

In addition to holding a successfulsummer meeting in preparation for the

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In addition, brothers from Upsilonchapter at the University of Kentuckyalso joined us for this event. Beta Phiis striving to improve our chapter’sparticipation and enthusiasm thisyear. We are extremely proud of ourparticipation at the Great LakesProvince meeting this fall. Twenty-three brothers traveled to Lexington,Kentucky, for the newly instated GLPconference in September. Our veryown Theresa Davis was elected thenewest GLP Historian. We had a blastmeeting new brothers who wouldundoubtedly become lifelong friends.The Cincinnati Reds game was one ofour favorite rush events this fall.

—Andrea Bergen

� Beta ChiDrake UniversityFounded 5/3/[email protected]

A few adventurous Beta Chi broth-ers had opportunities to travel andexperience new things during sum-mer break. Four of our P1 brotherstraveled to Egypt together on one ofDrake University’s study abroad trips.They experienced a new culture andenjoyed visiting historical sites. EightBeta Chis attended the GCC inFlorida. Each had a great time con-necting with brothers from collegiateand graduate chapters far from ourhome. In addition to traveling, we hadbrothers who got married, participat-ed in internships, and worked towardstheir MBA and MPA degrees.

The Beta Chi chapter kicked-off thefall semester with a Brotherhoodretreat at a local campground. We hada fantastic time bonding over volley-ball, ultimate Frisbee, a bonfire, andsharing stories about their summer.

We also participated in philan-thropy events, health screenings, andhealth education events. Our studentsvolunteered at Fall PreventionAwareness Day, performing bloodpressure screenings and medicationreviews, alongside physical therapystudents who ran a balance clinic. Weled an educational booth thataddressed diabetes “myths” at theADA’s Step Out Walk in Des Moines.Quite a few visitors showed interest inbringing this program to their elemen-tary schools, so we are hopeful thatmany children in the area will bemindful of this disease and learn howto prevent it from affecting them. Weare also continuing our volunteerwork at the Ronald McDonald Houseand look forward to our upcominginvolvement at the Des MoinesFarmer’s Market, the Leukemia &Lymphoma Society Light the Nightwalk, and a student-led communityhealth fair.

For rush week this year, we contin-ued to promote our Fraternity’s valueswith a variety of philanthropic, profes-sional, and social activities. At therush ice cream social, pledges experi-enced multiple aspects of Kappa Psi,including making bracelets for awomen’s shelter and competing inpharmacy-related activities. We alsocontinued our traditional rush events,including the on-campus barbecue,bowling with rushees, and a formalnight. We are proud to welcome 24enthusiastic new pledges.

—Jacki Chorzempa

Beta PsiUniversity of WisconsinFounded 12/6/[email protected]

Beta Psi had a great summerstrengthening Brotherhood with hik-ing, spending time at water parks, andmovie nights. We especially lovedmeeting brothers from across thenation and getting sunburned atGCC!!! Since school began, Beta Psihas been sprucing up the chapterhouse and going full force with rushevents. We are happy to announcethat we have 44 pledges this semes-ter, a new chapter record. We areexcited to get to know the pledgesover the next few weeks and, hopeful-ly, be able to add some great newbrothers to our chapter.

—Tiffany Ogawa

� Beta OmegaTemple UniversityFounded 5/22/[email protected]

Several pharmacy students gath-ered at the Beta Omega house for theannual celebration of the new academ-ic year. We pulled off the party with-out a hitch, including having amechanical shark as part of the festivi-ties. There is probably no better way

Beta Phi and Upsilon brothers enjoy a Cincinnati Reds game.Beta Psi brothers get the house readyfor rush events.

upcoming school year, the chapteralso had a strong showing at GCC.Gamma Delta is very proud to benamed the 7th Best Collegiate Chapterin the nation and Best Chapter in theGreat Lakes Province. Additionally,Madalyn McMinn was awarded aKappa Psi Foundation scholarship.

Rush events included a bonfire,board game day, South of the MortarPharmacy Phiesta, a smoothie social,and cookout. Gamma Delta is lookingforward to welcoming a new pledgeclass and teaching them about theBrotherhood and history of Kappa Psi.

Brothers also enjoyed fellowship ata Labor Day picnic held at a local park,and they participated in Ohio NorthernUniversity’s annual mud volleyballtournament.

Several brothers attended the FallGreat Lakes Province Assembly host-ed by Upsilon in Lexington, Kentucky.Madalyn McMinn was elected ViceSatrap of the Province and Allie Fay

Gamma Eta brothers have fun during a rush bowling night.

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maintained her position of GCCAlternate Delegate. We thank Upsilonfor its hospitality and looks forward tohosting the Great Lakes ProvinceAssembly in Spring 2014!

The chapter is also excited to par-ticipate in Ohio Northern University’sannual Homecoming Health Fair andOctober’s the Walk to EndAlzheimer’s in Cleveland, Ohio.

—Lauren DePietro

�� Gamma EpsilonUniversity of NebraskaFounded 3/20/[email protected]

With the start of another year,Gamma Epsilon was excited to holdour annual back-to-school barbecue toget acquainted with the potentialpledges. Pledge meetings have beenheld weekly so that our new pledgescould learn the history and signifi-

cance of Kappa Psi. We are workinghard to plan the initiation and ourannual camping retreat for incomingmembers.

Members of Gamma Epsilonenjoyed the fall weather and a hayrackride at Vala’s Pumpkin Patch duringan APhA-ASP Operation Heart event.They provided over 65 free healthblood pressure and blood glucosescreenings to the public.

Gamma Epsilon is also excited toplan many upcoming activities.Philanthropies for the upcomingsemester include providing dinner toguests of the Ronald McDonaldHouse and sorting toys at the OpenDoor Mission to provide toys for fami-lies in need during the Christmas sea-son. We have also been planning sev-eral socials, including a Halloweenparty and a Husker football party

—Amanda Edgerton

�� Gamma ZetaSamford UniversityFounded 3/20/[email protected]

Gamma Zeta brothers have hadmany interesting learning experiencesacross the globe. Chase Carpenterwent to Urubamba, Peru, on a medicalexpedition, where he worked with ateam to provide medical services tothe underprivileged in an area. Duringthe five days the clinic was open, 629Peruvians received medical and phar-macy services, and 440 received eye-glasses. Jennifer Nelson and KristinLee traveled with a group from a localchurch to El Calciques, DominicanRepublic. They helped to build aschool, clean up the area, refill pre-scriptions, and counsel on the impor-tance of medicine and good hygienepractices. In the U.S., Trevor Embryaccepted a Jr COSTEP internship as aJunior Public Health Services Officerwith the Indian Health Services at theNorthern Navajo Medical Center inShiprock, New Mexico. Over the sum-mer, three of our brothers attendedthe GCC. Our chapter was awardedthe 10th best chapter overall, and wecould not be more excited!

Rush was a huge success. Brothersand rushees got to know each other ata cookout and game night. For a phil-anthropy event, we chose to help at alocal nursing home. Rushees andbrothers played games and helpedmake crafts with the residents.Everyone had a great time.

In October, our chapter joined theDelta Gamma chapter to help with a

Polycystic Kidney Disease walk. Thetwo chapters eagerly worked togetherfor this great cause.

�� Gamma EtaUniversity of MontanaFounded 6/4/[email protected]

Our first official rush event was atailgate at a Montana Grizzly footballgame. There, rushees enjoyed burg-ers, hot dogs, cold drinks, and fungames. Brothers had a great timecatching up on their summers. Manyfirst year pharmacy students attended,and it was a great way for currentbrothers and potential rushees to getto know each other.

We hosted a lunch meet and greetfor prospective rushees, featuring freesandwiches from Jimmy Johns. Ourhistorian made a movie of all ourevents, further persuading the incom-ing class to join the Brotherhood.

Then we had our annual rush bar-becue, where brothers had a chanceto get to know the rushees over burg-ers, brats, and a few intense games ofbag toss. It was a great turn out, withbrothers supplying a plethora of sides.One brother made cheesecakes anddecorated them with “�.”

Gamma Eta had the opportunity tosee the rushees’ and brothers’ creativ-ity at the ABC (anything but clothes)-themed rush social. Attendees werenot allowed to wear “clothes;” instead,they had to dress themselves withthings from around the house.Costumes included ABC blocks ofcardboard, piñatas made of streamers,and a hodgepodge of recycled goodsadorned others. A couple of rusheesdressed up like prescription bottles!

Not only can you find Gamma Etabrothers tailgating at every Saturdayhome game, but you’ll also find fourdedicated members running a conces-sion stand inside the stadium. Theconcession stand is one of our biggestfundraisers, bringing in nearly $500per game. We had a couple glitches atthe first game; we ran out of propaneand the truck died, but our tailgateorganizers quickly adapted. Amber,one of our most creative brothers,decorated homemade signs withstreamers and ribbons. A graduatebrother, Matt, donated an iPod dockand won a Harley motorcycle.

Whether it’s dodge ball with theMissoula Boys & Girls Club or partici-pating in the � Olympics, we love toplay games. In the � Olympics,brothers competed in teams of three,each representing a different country.The games included an egg toss, anegg race, a wheel barrel race, a Saltinecracker-eating competition, tug ofwar, and trivia. Trivia included �

Gamma Delta brothers dress up for their formal rush event.

Gamma Zeta officers attend a strength-finder workshop to help identify and maxi-mize their own strengths and work with others’ strengths to be effective leaders.

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Alicia Christensen, Emily VanKlompenburg, Alex VanOverschelde,and Anna Retterath represented ourchapter at GCC in Florida and wegreatly appreciate their participation.Congratulations to Eric Grocott andMegan Bechen on their appointmentsto national committees (GraduateDevelopment Committee and PledgeProgram Development Committee,respectfully). We know they will rep-resent our chapter well.

We jumped right into the newschool year with our “Welcome Back”picnic, which was held at the �house. The picnic was an opportunityfor student and faculty brothers toenjoy excellent food, yard games, andconversation with each other, whilegetting a chance to mingle with poten-tial pledges for this fall semester. Weare excited to have 23 great pledgesfrom the new P1 class, and we lookforward to learning more about themand teaching them more about ourstoried Gamma Kappa chapter ofKappa Psi. So far, pledges and broth-ers have had a couple of chances tosocialize and learn more about oneanother through activities, such aspledge bowling, tailgating at homefootball games, and simply spendingtime talking to one another followingpledge meetings.

Our first philanthropic event of theyear was to clean our three-milestretch of U.S. Highway 14, which thechapter sponsors through the Adopt-a-Highway program. The activity wasa great way to get the brothers backinto the swing of volunteering andshow the pledges how much good ourchapter can do for our community.This semester, we also plan to getinvolved in the Brookings BackpackProject, which provides lunch to

and pharmacy fun facts, countries,and teachers.

Once a month, brothers get togeth-er to make dinner at the RonaldMcDonald House. So far, we havemade Sloppy Joes with watermelonand pasta salad. It’s such a rewardingexperience to give back to familiesgoing through hard times. We alsoclean and decorate for the holidays.

In addition, we are selling holidaywreaths. This is a great fundraiser forour rushees, as they get $5 off theirdues for every wreath they sell.Brothers and rushees participated in ahighway cleanup. We cleaned a sec-tion of road, filling up trash bags, andchatting along the way. We even had acouple of cars honk and wave.

A few of our brothers have bandedtogether to dominate the Rec Centercoed and women’s volleyball, as wellas coed inner-tube water polo.—Brianna Sullivan and Casey Lauver

�� Gamma ThetaUniversity of Missouri-Kansas CityFounded 5/17/[email protected]

Brothers have been hitting theground running with the new schoolyear. Within the first two weeks,Gamma Theta was already spreadingthe word about Kappa Psi to incomingstudents at our school-wide annualevent, Lunch on the Lawn. Currently,we are pledging 38 pharmacy stu-dents. Brothers have hosted a kickballgame, lunch, trivia night, and Royalsgame/tailgate for pledges. When notin class or hosting team-building activ-ities, we have been bettering the com-munity through philanthropic events.Already, brothers have volunteered tobabysit at a local school, helped atHarvester’s Food Pantry, and helpedat the Kansas City Free Health Clinic,along with volunteering through otherorganizations on campus, such asAPhA–ASP and PHO. We look for-ward to combining community out-reach and fun, through our annualHalloween party, a schoolwide eventwhere brothers collect canned goodsto donate to Harvester’s Food Pantry.

We have had the pleasure of collab-orating with the Kansas City Gradchapter, and its members are involvedin Gamma Theta events wheneverpossible. We look forward to seeingbrothers from other chapters at theMid-America Province.

—Kelsey Bingham

�� Gamma KappaSouth Dakota State UniversityFounded 10/18/[email protected]

Eric Grocott (delegate), MeganBechen (delegate), Jon Koskela,

underprivileged school children in thearea. Finally, the chapter has decidedto become more involved with KappaPsi’s national philanthropy—the RedCross. Following a meeting with alocal Red Cross representative, we areplanning a blood drive, assisting thelocal Red Cross find more disasterrelief helpers, and fundraising andputting together care packages forthose people who have experienceddisaster.

Lastly, we are currently looking for-ward to a weekend of fellowship at theProvince VIII fall conclave in Duluth.

—Mikaela Smedsrud, Regent

�� Gamma NuUniversity of the PacificFounded 9/17/[email protected]

While the undergraduate brotherswere on summer break, the rest ofGamma Nu tirelessly studied for theirclasses. Albert Tasmin received a

prestigious invitation to Rho Chi atthe end of the summer semester—meaning he was within the top 20 per-centile of his pharmacy school class.

When the undergraduate brothersreturned from their well-earned sum-mer break, September was extremelybusy. Already by the first week, thebrothers of Gamma Nu hosted theirannual Red Rager social event for stu-dents of the University of the Pacific.This social came just in time, after avery stressful week of academics.There was a guest list of over 500 stu-dents signing on to let out their inhibi-tions. The event provided food, music,and a dance floor, all courtesy of theGamma Nu brothers and the sociallasted through the duration of thenight with the theme “Go hard or gohome.” Everyone had a great time—brothers and students, alike.

The second week, the brothers ofGamma Nu attended their annualBrotherhood retreat. Upon leaving the

Gamma Kappa brothers pose duringtheir highway clean up.

Fourteen Gamma Nu brothers celebrate their official entry into pharmacy schoolwith their White Coat Ceremony.

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Kappa Psi House around noon, thebrothers drove to the small town ofBallico—a little more than an hour’sdriving distance from Stockton. It wasa time of fellowship, Brotherhood,good food, and heartfelt conversationsoccurred all across the board amongthe brothers. Both younger and olderbrothers (including alumni) were ableto attend the retreat, linking theBrotherhood to its roots and furtherstrengthening their bonds to thefullest extent.

For the third week, the brothershosted a reception for the Gamma Nualumni who had gone on their annualwine tour. In addition to this busyevent being conducted on the sameday, a group of 20 brothers successful-ly led many potential students andparents on a tour of the School of

Pharmacy. A majority of the brothersserved as tour leaders and explainedthe mechanics of pharmacy school tomany interested potential studentswho were looking to apply.Afterwards, the brothers helpedhelped to host a barbecue and hold areception for alumni who attendedtheir annual wine tour. Again, many ofthe alumni were pleased with thecohesiveness and drive of the broth-ers to provide an enjoyable experi-ence of food, fun, and fellowship.

—Jason Kim, Historian

�� Gamma OmicronUniversity of OklahomaFounded 2/3/[email protected]

Gamma Omicron officers beganplanning for rush before the semesterbegan. We kicked off the semesterwith an organizational fair for the newP1 students. At the fair, brothersdescribed the history and purpose ofKappa Psi to potential initiates in bothOklahoma City and Tulsa.

Rush week was held during thesame week as the Oklahoma StateFair, so we decided to incorporate theState Fair and Carnival as our rushtheme. Brothers bonded togetherwhile making and putting up decora-tions in the Colleges of Pharmacy atboth Oklahoma City and Tulsa.Decorations included a homemade lit-up Ferris wheel, with the pictures ofall P1 students set around its circum-ference, a 3-D Ferris wheel, red andwhite balloons, and twisted colorfulstreamers, links of raffle tickets,strings of admittance tickets, flags,banners, and concessions stands.They looked fantastic on both cam-puses. We also had a good turnout ofpotential initiates during rush week. Ahighlight of rush week was a “How I

Met Your Brother” speed-dating-stylegame that allowed potential initiates tolearn more about the brothers.

Brothers also participated in a vari-ety of social events. Brothers in Tulsabonded with members of Phi DeltaChi in early September. OklahomaCity brothers hosted a rush socialevent for potential initiates with food,bonding, and live music. We plan tohost at least one social event permonth to maintain brotherly bonds.

Brothers focused on the corner-stone of philanthropy by walking inthe Oklahoma City 2013 Walk to CureDiabetes. This walk allowed brothersto project Kappa Psi’s name out intothe community. We also participatedin the Christ United MethodistChurch Health Fair and the IntegrisMen-U Health Fair. Future philan-thropic plans include volunteering inThe Terminator: A Run to StopDiabetes, which helps to raise moneyfor the American Diabetes Associationin Oklahoma City. Brothers also vol-unteered at the City Rescue MissionHealth Fair in late October.

Gamma Omicron enjoyed Bid Dayin early October and initiation later onin the semester. We also representedour chapter in the SouthwestProvince, hosted by Epsilon Beta inlate October. —Stefanie Clark

�� Gamma PiSt. Louis College of PharmacyFounded 3/19/[email protected]

Gamma Pi chapter has kicked offthe 2013–2014 school year with a vari-ety of fun events and philanthropicprojects. In conjunction with the RedCross, Gamma Pi held another suc-cessful blood and bone marrow drive.There were 49 productive units ofblood, and 13 new members were

added to the bone marrow registry. Itis always great to see the students andfaculty donate to save lives.Furthermore, a group of brotherswalked in the Walk to EndAlzheimer’s at Busch Stadium, andmore brothers are planning to supportthe JDRF walk in the near future. Thechapter has been very busy organiz-ing and raising money for Gamma Pi’sannual St. Baldrick’s event. Manybrothers plan to shave their heads,and even more have signed up to vol-unteer at the event. Brothers havealso raised money through t-shirtsales and bake sales for this magnifi-cent organization. The chapter hasmanaged to get all of the fraternitieson campus and many of the schoolorganizations involved in the fightagainst childhood cancer. We formeda team for the St. Louis College ofPharmacy’s STLCOP C.A.R.E.S, a daydedicated to helping the St. Louiscommunity. From checking blood glu-cose and blood pressure, to plantingflowers to beautify the city, to analyz-ing the risk of falling for senior citi-zens, brothers are making a differ-ence in their local community.

By participating in the welcomeback barbecue, the chapter was ableto reach out to a variety of studentsand teach them about Fraternity life.To welcome first-year students to thecampus, brothers sponsored an icecream social. It was great to meet newpeople and inform them about theKappa Psi Brotherhood. Gamma Pialso hosted a Zoo Trip to give stu-dents a chance to experience the won-ders of the St. Louis Zoo. Everyoneenjoyed seeing the animals and takingpictures. The chapter continued toreach out to new students by hostinga third-year dinner to welcome thetransfers onto campus, teach peopleabout Kappa Psi, and answer anyquestions about pledging. Afterwards,brothers held a craft night on campusto decorate tumblers. It was a greatnight for socializing and getting toknow potential new members. To startoff the pledging season, Gamma Pihosted a recruitment dinner, whereactives were able to share their expe-riences of being in Kappa Psi andmeet potential new members. Thenight was full of great food, touchingstories, and delightful conversations.

Before all the craziness of schoolpicked up, Gamma Pi enjoyed someamazing time with one another. Tenbrothers attended GCC. They met somany awesome brothers from aroundthe country and cannot wait to get thechapter involved in the next GCC.Gamma Pi also had a float trip, wherebrothers got together and had fun.Many graduates attended and caught

Gamma Omicron brothers pose withtheir rush banner.

Gamma Pi brothers host a booth at the Back-to-School Barbecue and Resource Fair.

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starting in March and leading up tothe weekend of the program. Tasksincluded coordinating with theAccreditation Council for PharmacyEducation and the Florida Board ofPharmacy to have coursework andinstructors approved, collaboratingwith UF’s own Office for ContinuingEducation to make sure attendeesreceived credit for the continuing edu-cation classes they completed, andacquiring qualified experts to lectureon a variety of topics.

Once kinks were worked out of thelogistics, brothers needed to tackle allof the duties that normally come withputting on an event. Proper date, time,and location needed to be squaredaway; catering service was to be nego-tiated and ordered; marketing of thecurriculum had to be spread through-out several counties surroundingGainesville, Florida; and still all of theD-day details remained in place to bedealt with.

Nevertheless, and despite all thehours and work this project demand-ed, brothers would not have given itback for anything. Many pharmaciststhanked us for providing this last-minute opportunity to attain CE cred-its and secure their licensures. Wewere applauded on the quality of thelecture content and the presentationof our overall program.

As for the brothers, we were able tonetwork with pharmacists in the area,make many new friends, and askquestions about areas in the field ofpharmacy we did not even know exist-ed. We were even able to speak toKappa Psi brothers who attendedfrom all over the state, including somewho graduated as far back as 1952.Many others attended for the excuse

up with the collegiate brothers. It iswonderful to have such a strong gradchapter. Later in the summer, a groupof brothers participated in the ColorRun in downtown St. Louis to benefitFood Outreach. It was good fun for agreat cause.

—Jessie Merlo

�� Gamma RhoUniversity of New MexicoFounded 2/16/[email protected]

The brothers of Gamma Rho beganthe new school year supporting ourfaculty brother, Dr. Debra McKenzie,at the annual ALS Walk. This hasbeen an event that we, as a chapter,have participated in for the past cou-ple of years. Gamma Rho participatedin the first “Be a Bro” event, where wehelped fellow brother, Sophia Park,from Sigma chapter, move. The col-lege of pharmacy recently welcomedBrother Dr. Jessica Conklin as faculty.She completed her Pharm. D. andtwo-year residency here at theUniversity of New Mexico. She is nowan assistant visiting professor and per-forms most of her clinician duties atthe Truman HIV Clinic, where shespecializes in metabolic syndrometreatment. She has been a brother forsix years. Speaking of graduate broth-ers, New Mexico Graduate chapter isin the final process of establishment.The first official meeting was held inOctober to elect officers, while thebylaws are pending approval. Also inOctober, Kappa Psi helped to host itsannual event for the Juvenile DiabetesResearch Foundation, which tookplace at the UNM College ofPharmacy. This was the tenth yearthat Gamma Rho has been an integralpart of organizing this event.

—Falisha L. Begay

�� Gamma SigmaUniversity of FloridaFounded 4/28/[email protected]

Professional standards and integrityhave always been closely associatedwith Kappa Psi Fraternity. With this inmind, the brothers at Gamma Sigmadecided to focus on these traits byhosting an opportunity for local phar-macists. Over the weekend of July27–28, the first �-�� Pharmacist CEProgram was initiated, serving localpharmacists who needed to fulfill thenecessary coursework to keep theirlicenses up-to-date. The curriculumwas comprised of the 10 live CE cred-its mandated by the state, includingtwo that Florida requires specificallyon medication error prevention.

This was not an easy mission andrequired many hours of preparation,

to visit Gainesville, to reunite with ourbrothers, and to relive the nostalgia.

This first �-�� Pharmacist CEProgram worked to develop our chap-ter professionally, raise money, andmaintain a solid reputation for KappaPsi in our surrounding area.Furthermore, it gave Gamma Sigmabrothers a chance to work together ona large-scale project, test our individ-ual and groups limits, and establishone more tradition—one that we canpartake in as graduate brothers whenit comes time to renew our licenses aspharmacists.

—Joseph Ladd

� Gamma UpsilonUniversity of ArizonaFounded 3/20/[email protected]

The Arizona heat was ever presentduring the months of July and August,as our brothers met for micro socialsin between internships, work shifts,and rotations. A handful of us also lefttown for the summer to travel, visitfamily or friends, and, of course,attend GCC. The brothers who wentto St. Petersburg returned with greatstories of Brotherhood and fun times.Steven Dudley personally found GCCto be an absolutely amazing experi-ence, where complete strangers treat-ed each other like the closest offriends. Bonding with brothers acrossthe nation reaffirmed his sense ofKappa Psi pride.

As the brothers who went abroadtrickled back into town, we held a wel-come back fundraiser dinner at a localrestaurant, as well as a bar trivianight.

Keeping with our philanthropic tra-dition, six brothers from our chapter

teamed with another organization todonate blood to the Red Cross blooddrive held on campus.

Rush week featured a few brotherlyevents, with the ESPN-themed rushparty as the highlight of the week.Rush was a success, resulting in apledge class of 44!

To welcome the fall weatherchange, our chapter hosted a Sundaybarbecue and a Cupcake Wars compe-tition. Brother Stephanie Nguyen wonthe competition with her maple cup-cakes topped with maple creamcheese frosting and bacon bits. Theywere exceptionally tasty after our daybarbecuing and playing games of cornhole at the park.

—Roxana Lang

�� Gamma PhiUniversity of GeorgiaFounded 5/23/[email protected]

This past summer brought a greatopportunity for the brothers ofGamma Phi to show what they aremade of, and this year’s GCC was justthe place to do it. Many of the broth-ers made the trip to St. Petersburg,Florida, for some inter-chapter cama-raderie and a little fun in the sun.During this year’s GCC, Gamma Phiwas recognized as the 4th place chap-ter in the nation! The brothers arevery proud to see all their hard workpay off. Our Regent, Patrick Tu, wasalso recognized nationally, as he wasawarded one of the coveted Kappa Psischolarships. Not to be outdone, ourbeloved alumni, Abe Duncan, tookhome the Grand Council Certificate ofExcellence for his continued dedica-tion to Kappa Psi and the Gamma Phichapter. In an effort to further sup-

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plant Gamma Phi as one of the KappaPsi Nation’s top chapters, Gamma Phitook home 2nd place in the Kappa Psibeach volley ball tournament. Wewere edged out in three sets in a veryheated (literally) match against ateam of free agents.

Fall rush brought us 12 pledges, allwho are determined to help GammaPhi reach the next level of excellence.So determined that this year’s Mr.Pharmacy Pageant was dominated byKappa Psi, thanks in large part to ourpledges. While the pledges held twoof the top three spots, it was BrotherZach “Rose” Young, who took homethe crown in what proved to be anepic performance.

While awards and trophies are nice,it’s the chapter’s philanthropic activi-ties that give us the greatest satisfac-tion. In addition to our annual RedCross Blood Drive, School Suppliesdrive, and continued strong involve-ment in the Dawgtoberfest health fair,the chapter was a top five fundraiserin this year’s Athens AIDS Walk.Special thanks go out to the friends,family, and alumni of Gamma Phi fortheir very generous donations.

—Ryan Robinson

�� Gamma ChiFerris State UniversityFounded 5/6/[email protected]

We are off to a great start this year.Chelsea Craig doubled our alumniemail list by just simply finding alum-ni on Facebook. With the help of theFriend Finder feature on Facebook,we were able to locate more than 30alumni whom we had lost contact

with, but now we have a more engag-ing way to connect with the more than70 alumni.

This summer was full of numeroushouse projects. There are far toomany to list here, but some of the bigprojects included fixing the fridge andfreezer, planting flowers, repaintingthe letters on the front of the house,and making a bonfire pit. Justin Clarkand Brett Jenkins were integral incompleting all the house projects thissummer. Over this summer, both ofthem also recruited for fall rush, andtheir hard work paid off. We currentlyhave eight active members and,thanks to their help, we have 14pledges! We are thrilled to have somany new members.

We continued our upward trend.Most of our active members partici-pated in a 5K that benefited the localpharmacy clinic. David Robinson hasquadrupled the number of fundraiserswe are doing this semester. LaurenDarling, Katie Czajkowski, andChelsea Craig headed down to theGreat Lakes Province in Lexingtonlast month. The drive from NorthernMichigan to Kentucky was long, but itwas well worth it for a weekend ofBrotherhood.

Upcoming events include the annu-al formal homecoming dinner, numer-ous fundraisers, and the WISEChristmas Party scheduled for later inthe semester. After the expansion ofour email/Facebook list, we tripledthe number of attendees at our home-coming dinner. We are so glad tohave the support of so many alumniand the help of great brothers.

—Chelsea Craig

� Gamma PsiMercer UniversityFounded 3/16/[email protected]

The brothers kicked off the sum-mer season by attending the 56thGrand Council Convention in beauti-ful St. Pete Beach, Florida. Manybrothers were accompanied by theirfamilies and spouses, and they usedthis opportunity to strengthen familyand Brotherhood bonds while enjoy-ing some good, safe fun on the shoresof Florida. During GCC, we were hon-ored as having the 3rd best chapter inthe Fraternity. Following GCC, thebrothers hit the road to attend theAtlantic Province summer conclave,hosted by the Virginia Common -wealth University in Richmond,Virginia. The weekend was a greatbalance of social fun and business.Gamma Psi was proud to once againtake home the Man Mile Award.

Gamma Psi went back to work oncampus. During the first night ofclass, we hosted the annual Welcometo Atlanta social, where the new classof pharmacy students was invited outto mingle with the upperclassmen. Asalways, this served as a great opportu-nity to meet the Class of 2017 andevaluate prospective pledges. Thisevent took place at The Ivey in Atlantaand received a great turnout. InSeptember, the brothers collaboratedwith Kappa Epsilon to host the annualKappapalooza event. The theme forthis year was “Dancing for theDecades.” Many students wore mem-orabilia from different decades (’70s,’80s, ’90s, etc.). It was a night to de-stress, enjoy some great music, andentertain the masses with newly dis-covered karaoke skills.

Gamma Psi set time aside to servethe community. In early September,the brothers cleaned the surrounding

areas of Mercer University Drive andvolunteered their services to thepatrons of Sam’s Club. Here, brothersperformed blood pressure screeningsand educated the public on the impor-tance of maintaining proper nutrition.In addition to serving the community,these events always serve as an oppor-tunity to hone our skills as futurepharmacists.

—Justin Kyei-Frimpong

�� Gamma OmegaUniversity of ArkansasFounded 5/28/[email protected]

The Gamma Omega chapter start-ed off the new school year with ourannual back-to-school barbecue at ourGCD’s house. It was a very goodturnout; we had a lot of delicious foodand good conversation.

Our chapter has a few eventsplanned for the rest of the semester.The first is a hike to Mount Pinnacle.We hope that this social event willeven more deeply foster bondsbetween brothers, while we catchsome fresh air. The second majorevent is, of course, rush week, whichwe usually hold in October. In themeantime, we have a rush committeeworking on plans for our futurepledges. Another big event that wewill be having is actually one that weheld last spring: “Give A Spit AboutCancer.” The colleges of medicineand nursing were not able to attendthis event last time, so we are bring-ing it back for round two. The lastevent that we have planned is aMedicaid brown-bag drug review,where our brothers set up a booth at apharmacy to review patients’ medica-tions and then determine how muchthey will save through Medicaid.

—Thoa Trinh

� Delta BetaSouthwestern Oklahoma StateUniversityFounded 3/13/[email protected]

We kicked off the semester withare annual cookout for prospectivemembers and returning brothers. Thecookout had a great turn out and thefood was awesome. For the first time,we had a golf tournament rush eventbetween brothers and pledges atPrairie West Course in Weatherford.Many of the brothers participated andhad a great time, as we got to knowmany of our pledges. We had fivepledges this semester and recently ini-tiated a brother who was accepted tothe College of Pharmacy.

We hosted our annual Hygeia Bowlon September 30, which is a flag foot-Gamma Eta Brother Matt Dickson

enjoys the tailgate with his son, Drew. (continued on page 30)

Gamma Upsilon brothers represent their chapter as part of the Kappa Psi Nationat the 56th Grand Council Convention in St. Petersburg, Florida.


RUSH: Brothers grow “The Kapp

ABOVE: A Gamma Chi spruces up theletters in preparation for rush.LEFT: Gamma Eta vice regent KelsieHanson and regent Lori Ahern model theiroutfits for the ABCrush party (AnythingBut Clothes).RIGHT: Epsilon Betabrothers get to knowrushees through anight of Karoke.BELOW: Epsilon Iotabrothers representKappa Psi at meetpotential members at the Taste of Sacremento.


ABOVE: Delta Sigma’s annualSpeed Pledging is often themost popular rush event, withrapid‐fire questions of all kindsposed to pledges and brothers,alike.LEFT: Epsilon Psi brothersenjoy a game of telephone charades during their first rush event.BELOW: Students enjoy thefirst College of Pharmacy FieldDay, sponsored by Epsilon Mu chapter.

discovering. sharing. building.

pa Psi Nation” through recruitment

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Miss, and we look forward to hostingalumni and Beta Rho brothers.

At the Auburn Harrison School ofPharmacy’s Annual ScholarshipAwards Ceremony, 38 brothersaccepted scholarship awards. Ourbrothers continue to be leaders atHSOP by volunteering at the LeeCounty Humane Society, the SyrupSop festival in Loachapoka, the PDKWalk on October 12, and the AutismAwareness Walk on October 13.

—Brittany Frega

�� Delta DeltaUniversity of HoustonFounded 2/28/[email protected]

On July 4, several of us went toGalveston Island to celebrateIndependence Day. We had a fun-filled day barbecuing, playing football,and enjoying each other’s company.The day ended with an amazing fire-works show.

In mid-August, the Delta Delta andDelta Theta brothers met for ourannual co-ed flag football CarnationBowl. After a hard fought battle, theDelta Delta brothers came out victori-ous, ending a long reign of DeltaTheta dominance on the field. Thefinal score was 26-12. The MVPs ofthe game were the girls who exhibit-ed exceptional athletic ability as theylead the Delta Delta team to victory.

The neophytes of the Delta Deltachapter were anticipating being on theother side of pledging and showingthe incoming P1 class why Kappa Psiis the Fraternity to join for strongleadership, Brotherhood, and scholar-ship. Several brothers helped with P1orientation. Our first official rushevent was a laser tag social. Morethan 60 brothers from Delta Delta and

ball game vs. Phi Delta Chi. Proceedsfrom this event went to the St. VincentDePaul Food Bank in Weatherford.We were excited to host Delta Beta’s50th anniversary reception onOctober 26. We presented our chap-ter’s 50th anniversary plaque to all ofour alumni and current members onSWOSU’s homecoming day. Wehelped out with several philanthropicactivities in the Weatherford area andconducted a Toys for Tots toy drive inlate November.

—Colby Garrett

�� Delta GammaAuburn UniversityFounded 2/24/[email protected]

Six current and two graduatebrothers attended the 56th GCC.Grant McGuffey, our immediate pastregent, received the Frank H. EbyAward, and he was also elected toCollegiate Member-At-Large. Ourchapter received the honor of beingranked the eighth best collegiatechapter and the number one chapterin the Gulf Coast Province. Brothersbrought fresh ideas back to Auburn tokick- off the new year of activities.

Our pledge process is underway,with 66 pledges accepting bids at theAuburn campus and 15 pledgesaccepting bids in Mobile after we con-ducted our informal and formal rushevents. We look forward to our Big-Little Reveal event and getting to knowthese potential brothers better duringthis process. While recruiting the nextclass is important, we continue tomake graduate outreach a priority byhosting the Annual Kappa Psi AlumniTailgate. Many brothers will be inattendance for the game against Ole

Delta Theta competed and interactedwith rushees. It was a great opportuni-ty to showcase the bond we share.Our next event was informational,where our pledge team and regent-elect shared personal experiences ofwhy they chose to join Kappa Psi. Ournext event was a barbecue co-hostedwith the Houston graduate chapter.Delta Delta alumni and Delta Thetabrothers helped to make the event asuccess. The fun included gourmethamburgers, football, and good olepiñata whacking. Delta Delta’s nextrush event was our second informa-tional, which consisted of testimoniesfrom a number of brothers, includingour alumni. Brothers showed a moreintimate side of our Brotherhoodwhen they shared personal testi-

monies, and alumni shared howKappa Psi has benefitted them aftergraduation.

The culmination of our chapter’shard work was highlighted at ourthird informational/first pledge meet-ing, when the room was filled with 50pledges who would begin their jour-ney toward Kappa Psi Brotherhood.

—Long Nguyen

�� Delta EpsilonDuquesne UniversityFounded 2/24/[email protected]

The brothers of Delta Epsilon areproud and excited to welcome 11 newpledges to our chapter this fall. Ourrush activities included Meet thePharmacy Greeks, an ice cream social

Delta Kappa represents Kappa Psi at the HU College of Pharmacy Welcome BackPicnic at Rock Creek Park in DC.

Delta Pi welcomes a new class of pledges after their Pinning Ceremony and Big Brother Reveal.

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for informal rush, and a formal rushaccompanied by pizza. We held“speed-dating” to get to know thepledges on a more personal level andto help us pick our littles (eventhough they’re all great). In theupcoming month, we will attend thePharmacy Carnival and Autumnfest,both which will be held on campus.We are planning volunteer events,such as a soup kitchen and visiting alocal high-rise apartment building todo activities with elderly residents.Along with this, we have been work-ing diligently to revamp our chapterand spread the word on campus aboutthe oldest and largest (and best) phar-maceutical fraternity in the country.

—Laura Guarinoni

�� Delta ZetaUniversity of IowaFounded 12/12/[email protected]

This summer at GCC, we weredelighted to be tied for the tenth topcollegiate chapter in the nation, andour wonderful GCD Deanna McDanelwas awarded the GCD Certificate ofExcellence.

Delta Zeta kicked off the semesterwith rush events at Old Chicago pizze-ria, game night at the college, somebilliards at the TCB pool hall, and abarbecue at a local park. We are excit-ed to have 40 new pledges to get toknow better this semester.

While the summer heat was still infull force, a few of our brothers partici-

pated in a Habitat for Humanity build.Let’s just hope the build later thissemester will not break 100 degrees!Some other events planned for thissemester include a taco dinner at theRonald McDonald House, an Adopt-a-Highway clean up, a medical suppliesdrive, volunteering at the IowaMission of Mercy free dental clinic,and dressing up as ghouls for thelocal Jaycee’s Field of Screams.

Our annual drug card sale wentwell, and hopefully, students will ben-efit from their new study tools. So farthis semester, brothers have gatheredtogether for a stress-free afternoon ofapple picking at Wilson’s appleorchard and they got their hands dirtylater in the fall carving pumpkins.Soon, we will be hosting our first-everyard sale in the middle of campus,where brothers donate items to raisemoney, and another event we look for-ward to each semester is the pre-finalsfro-yo get together.

We are thrilled to welcome our newpledge class and we eagerly await thefall Northern Plains Province conclavein Duluth, Minnesota, in October.

—Megan Greene

�� Delta EtaXavier University of LouisianaFounded 3/17/[email protected]

Delta Eta chapter embraces thenew school year with lots of new ideasand our new e-board: regent PorschaShowers, vice-regent Johmyrin

Johnson, chaplain Felicia Gibson, sec-retaries Margaret Abrams andDerrick Pullins, treasurer BrittneyJohnson, and historians StephanieOgunrinade and Tayler Foe.

We hosted our first annual KappaPsi Week, entitled “Kappa Psi-Chosis.” September 3 was themed,“Delusional About InvestigationalPharmacy,” and it included a presenta-tion by Gary Souders, RPh, an investi-gational pharmacist at Tulane MedicalCenter, and included door prizes andfood. The presentation, “I See Drugs,”was conducted on September 4, andwas highly anticipated and featured anRxBee, where teachers and studentscould compete for the title of RxNerdChampion by spelling different drugnames. September 5 was themed,“Tipping the Scale.” This forumallowed our brothers to chat withclassmates about success in pharma-cy school. September 6 was themed,“Ice Cream Wasted.” This event wasopen to all classmates in order to“chill out” from the New Orleanshumidity. Lastly, we went “Psychoticfor Service.” This community serviceproject featured Kappa Psi brothersand classmates helping to make NewOrleans City Park a more beautifulplace to visit. This special week gaveus an opportunity to give back to ourcommunity, enjoy fellowship, andhave a great time.

We are currently in the process ofselling our NerdRx collection. It is acollection of shirts, sweatpants, hood-

ies, and long-sleeved shirts, which aregoing viral via our website not only inour school but also around the coun-try. We are in the process of starting abig brother/little brother programwith our graduate brothers. The goalis for all graduate brothers who areinterested in participating in the pro-gram will be paired with a collegiatebrother to whom they will provideguidance as the collegiate brotherworks towards graduation.

In October, we hosted a “TeacherAppreciation Week” during NationalPharmacy Week. We teamed up withmany other organizations in the col-lege of pharmacy to make this week asuccess. This week included themeddays: “Guess Who,” where fellow stu-dents identified professors by viewingtheir baby pictures; “Caffeine Dream,”a day where teachers had coffee andpastries available to them; “Sit Back,Relax, and Unwind,” a day whereteachers received free massages frommassage therapists; “Celebration,”where we distributed cake and icecream to our teachers; and lastly,“Lunch is on us,” when teachers hadlunch delivered to their office.

Recently, our regent, PorschaShowers, conducted her AmbulatoryCare rotation in La Valle de Jacmel,Haiti, and our professional develop-ment chair, Adina Ewing, traveled allthe way to China to learn about thelanguage and Eastern medicine.

We will be hosting a forum, whereGraduate Brother Dr. Megan Brownand our Howard Brother, Dr. BethanyBonner, will inform brothers and fel-low classmates about residencies andthe steps you need to implement inorder to be prepared.

—Tayler Foe and StephanieOgunrinade

�� Delta ThetaTexas Southern UniversityFounded 3/27/[email protected]

We had an eventful summer, whichincluded attending GCC in beautifulSt. Petersburg, Florida. Twelve broth-ers from the chapter were able toattend, which made us the largestchapter attending from the Southwest.Those who attended described it as aninvaluable experience.

In August, the brothers participatedin a community service event, Mia’sCloset Back to School Bash. Mia’sCloset is a non-profit organization ded-icated to community improvement inthe third ward area of Houston, whereour university is located. This eventprovided clothes and supplies to stu-dents going back to school. Initially,our contribution consisted of sortingclothes, but doing things the Delta

Delta Omicron brothers at Wilkes University’s annual Club Day.

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Theta way led to expanding our role.Brothers personally knocked ondoors to hand out flyers and advertisethe event, in addition to sortingthrough clothes.

The brothers concluded summerbreak with a Kappa Psi Pool Party.With the grill smoking, music playing,and the sun beaming, this event wasfull of laughs and fun.

We collaborated with the DeltaDelta chapter at the University ofHouston for the 2nd Carnation Bowlin August. The Carnation Bowl is aflag football game between the twochapters. Both chapters came armedand ready to play, but ultimately, thegame strengthens the bonds andfriendships the two neighboring chap-ters share.

In order to organize and unify theexecutive board, there was anOfficer’s Retreat held in the beginningof September. The retreat began atthe Galleria in Houston, Texas, with asimple team building exercise, a scav-enger hunt. The fun of the scavengerhunt was followed by the board’s firstofficial meeting. All the new officerscame prepared with innovative ideasand new goals to ensure that we excelas a chapter and are instrumental inour community and city. For example,the newly elected chaplains passedout snacks and words of inspiration toall the students in the College ofPharmacy during test week, whichallowed several students to know andappreciate our chapter.

We were proud to be a part ofTexas Southern University’s WhiteCoat Ceremony. We wore our respec-tive class lapel pins, ushered inguests, and helped first-year studentsprepare for their moment. We werethe only on-campus organization toparticipate and be acknowledged atthis event. We look forward to partici-pating in next year’s ceremony.

Before exams, a few brothersattended Bless the Backpack, a ser-vice that honors students and displaysmoral and spiritual support for acade-mic endeavors. The opportunity waspresented by Lance Henderson as away to involve the chapter andencourage academic excellence. Theattending brothers were uplifted andfocused before test week.

We are extremely proud of EstherOkoro for representing TexasSouthern University in an AmericanHeart Association documentary. Ms.Okoro was selected from among herpeers to participate in an interview forthe American Heart Association’s Getto Goal initiative, which advocatesproper patient education to facilitateadequate control of hypertension.

— Ashley Oliver

�� Delta KappaHoward UniversityFounded 4/19/[email protected]

Delta Kappa chapter has been busysince late summer. We strengthenedour Brotherhood thanks to the hospi-tality of Brother Sudan Cory Gordonand his family at a summer barbecueat their Virginia Beach home.Brothers Porscha Johnson and VickyShah represented Delta Kappa at thissummer’s GCC in Florida. We heldvarious recruiting events and activi-ties, including an outing to Jazz in theGarden at the National Gallery of Art,a Meet and Greet at Dave & Buster’s,and a rooftop barbecue in the heart ofWashington, D.C. at The Meridian.We welcomed Octavia Jordan’s safereturn from South Africa, as she pre-sented to the College of Pharmacy onits inaugural year of international rota-tions. Parth Vashi also returned fromabroad after his volunteer experiencein Ghana. Bijan Mekoba, along withtwo fellow Howard University Collegeof Pharmacy classmates, who won theWal-Mart Prescription for ServiceAward at the 2013 SNPhA NationalConference in New Orleans, bothregionally and nationally. Brothersalso helped serve the community byvolunteering at the Black L.U.V.Festival to raise HIV/AIDS awarenessand at the DC Central Kitchen to helpunderprivileged receive fresh, healthymeals.

—Janiel C. Unisa

�� Delta NuMidwestern University at ChicagoFounded 3/12/[email protected]

The brothers of Delta Nu havebeen busy. During the summer, wesent 10 graduating brothers to resi-dency. Many of our active membersdid summer internships with differentcorporations, including Jewel-Osco,Wal-Mart, Walgreens, Dominick’s,CVS, Blue Cross/Blue Shield ofIllinois, and various hospital institu-tions in the Chicago area.

In September, we did three rushand pledging events to recruit newmembers. These events included afield day, where brothers and poten-tial new members played volleyball orbags. The next event was Whirleyball,which always has a high turnout.Whirleyball is a cross between basket-ball and lacrosse, while drivingbumper cars. The final event involvedbrothers hosting a coffee hour beforefirst classes. Our social chair plannedan event hosted by a financial advisorand we invited brothers from differentchapters around Chicago and

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6. Graduate Brothers Nick Au, Thomas Harris, Alex Pfeiffer, Janice Louie, Shawna Elliott,Pamela Wong, Ryan Howerton, and Michael Greiner enjoy the graduate reception.

7. St. Louis Grad brothers mingle during the Grad Reception at GCC.8. Brothers Patrick Dougherty, Jarjeet Singh, Ryan Fillis, and Stephen Jankovic take

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1. Pomona Grad Brothers TOP L–R: Theresa Corbala, Kevin Hutchinson, Joanne Tuquero, Melissa Landry, and Jacob Arslanian. FRONT: Bibiane de Rosales, Salinna Uy, MatthewFurukawa, Karolin Abedi, Theresa Lin, Chen Chen are proudof their award at GCC.

2. The eight Beta Chi brothers who attended GCC were honored to accept two W. Bruce Phillip Certificates of Commendation and the Scholarship Tray Award!

3. Beta Phi brothers smile with their reimbursement check. 4. Brothers Harry Marcelin, Steve Weaver, and Steffani

Nickles have fun during the chapter sales at GCC.5. Beta Omicron Brothers Tricia Cheung and Lena Perry make

memories at Disney World while in Florida for GCC.

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�� Delta OmicronWilkes UniversityFounded 11/7/[email protected]

Delta Omicron started off the fallsemester with several exciting events.The brothers, along with members of��, held the annual welcome backcookout for students of the NesbittSchool of Pharmacy. This event was ahuge success. Many new pharmacystudents shared their interests andlearned about Kappa Psi from currentbrothers. Wilkes University’s ClubDay was held in early September. Thebrothers discussed the benefits ofKappa Psi with interested first-yearstudents when they visited our infor-mational table. Several current broth-ers are also members of the LuzerneCounty Pharmacists Association bowl-ing league, which started up again inSeptember. The Kappa Psi bowlingteam has become a tradition in ourchapter.

Rush events included bowling and avolleyball tournament. Delta Omicronalso hosted the second annual“Dinner with the Grad Brothers.”With the help of several Pocono Gradbrothers, we gave interested first-yearpharmacy students the opportunity tonetwork with graduate and currentbrothers and discuss the social, acade-mic, and professional benefits ofKappa Psi. A good time, along withgreat food, was had by all who attend-ed this event. Brothers also celebrat-ed the retirement of Past GrandRegent Paul Hiller. His tenure was cel-ebrated with a cake and a card signedby the brothers. Overall, rush was ahuge success and we have 14 newpledges!

Our annual Founders’ Day celebra-tion took place on November 22, fol-lowing initiation of the new brothers.

Rockford. After meeting for lunch,brothers went to the Cubs game andenjoyed seeing the Cubs win. Someevents planned for the fall are the ser-vice events that include a health fairnear our campus and helping out atthe domestic violence shelter.

—Mack-Anthony Parayo

�� Delta XiShenandoah UniversityFounded 9/13/[email protected]

Delta Xi started the year off right bymeeting at our campus in Ashburn fora potluck dinner and a reunion withbrothers. We also had the pleasure ofworking together on our annual back-to-school Greek Olympics with fellowfraternities and our new P1s forgames, food, and socializing. We werevery competitive and performed gal-lantly in the three-legged race, eggrelay race, hula hooping, water bal-loon toss, and tug of war, and, overall,we had a lot of fun.

We also got to enjoy the companyof man’s best friend during theSPCA-sponsored event, Pawfest. Thebrothers sold bake goods during theevent to all the hungry pet owners,with all proceeds from the bake salegoing to the SPCA. Upcoming eventsfor Delta Xi include the “Step Out”walk for diabetes in Washington,D.C. We will be fundraising for thisevent by holding a contest amongP1s, 2s, and 3s, the winner of whichwill get a free breakfast.

This semester included excitingfundraisers. Our September fundrais-er, “Shave September,” involvedsome volunteers from Delta Xi shav-ing their heads for donations. Otherfundraising events include our phar-macy t-shirt sale.

—Laura Smith

We will be participating in the annualAlcohol Awareness Walk, hosted byWilkes University Health andWellness services. Several Brothersare also involved in tutoring childrenat the local YMCA at their after-schoolprogram. We are looking forward tohosting several pharmacy-relatedevents, including smoking cessation,blood pressure screenings, and blood-glucose level testing on campus and atlocal retail pharmacies.

—Kelsey Noss

�� Delta Pi Texas Tech UniversityFounded 11/14/[email protected]

We welcomed our members backfrom summer break by getting togeth-er and barbecued for the incomingclass of pharmacy students. Thisevent also served to kick-start our

rush season and it was a wonderfulsuccess. To continue brotherly bond-ing, we hosted an event we call“Speed Sibbing.” It is set up like aspeed-dating event and allowsprospective members to get to knowactive brothers (prospective Big Sibs).The pinning ceremony for newpledges took place not long after that.Delta Pi is proud to have 40 newpledges.

The chapter began the year byholding a bake sale to raise money forour main foundation, Snak Pak 4 Kids.This organization is devoted to feed-ing hungry kids on the weekend.Delta Pi fundraises all year to providea sizable donation to Snak Pak at itsannual 5K Fun Run. Another excitingcommunity service activity that hastaken off this year is the AmericanHeart Association Heart Walk inAmarillo, Texas. Kappa Psi Delta Pi

Brothers from the Delta Pi chapter volunteer to plant vegetables for the DallasFood Bank. (L–R): YuYu Kwee, Heidi Michaels, and Sharon Samuel.

Delta Delta brothers celebrate the Fourth of July with a picnic.

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has made an active team with afundraising goal of $2,000, which wetargeted earning by November 12.

—Lauren Duran

�� Delta SigmaMidwestern University-GlendaleFounded 9/9/[email protected]

On-campus events are beginning topick up the pace after a summer thatwas packed full of rush activities. Ournew pledge class, composed of 55pledges, has been hard at work learn-ing the history of Kappa Psi, and theywill be a great addition to ourFraternity. We broke the ice with ourpopular annual speed-pledging event,followed by our interview with thebrothers, where we used 3-on-3 panelsto get to know our brothers better.We held several teambuilding events,such as a road cleanup, kickballgames, and bowling—all of whichwere a great success and they allowedus to become more acquainted withour soon-to-be brothers. We havesome unique philanthropy opportuni-ties, where we will have the privilegeof volunteering at Feed My StarvingChildren, a non-profit organizationthat helps by sending hand-packedmeals to malnourished children inover 70 countries worldwide. For

American Pharmacists Month, broth-ers and pledges participated in ourannual ice cream compounding event,where we “compound” ice cream sun-daes to educate students in otherhealth care programs about the pro-fession of pharmacy. Pledging willcome to a close with our clue-basedBig Brother Reveal, followed by initia-tion.

Staying involved with our localgraduate chapter is an important partof our Brotherhood. Recently, DeltaSigma linked up with AZ Grad to hosta Saturday afternoon barbecue as asend-off for our graduates. We willalso bring graduates back when wehost Alumni Karaoke Night, followedby an attempt to look our worst at ourUgly Sweater Holiday Social.

From our close ties, to our involve-ment in many charitable organiza-tions, all the way to our running club,we have always been a very activechapter. In this quarter, brothers willparticipate in and volunteer at theADA’s Step Out: Walk to StopDiabetes. We will follow that eventwith our participation in the Be theMatch Walk. Delta Sigma can’t wait tovisit San Diego to meet and stayclassy with our PacWest brothers.

—Jeremy Hillman

�� Delta TauRoseman Univ. of Health SciencesFounded 1/10/[email protected]

The school year has been eventful,as we got the word out about KappaPsi to the new P1 class. Many of themhave been coming out to a variety ofsocial events planned by our spectacu-lar social chair, Jennifer Dang. One ofthe most memorable social eventswas “The Fremont StreetExperience.” We not only got to expe-rience Las Vegas, but it was a chancefor our current members to minglewith the new P1 students. On

September 28, we had our first philan-thropic event, planned by our philan-thropic chair, Duc Mai, at theOrchard, where many of the DeltaTau members picked fruits and veg-etables to donate to the needy. Thisevent was charitable, but also one ofthe rare events in which family andfriends could join in on the fun. Ourmarried brothers brought their chil-dren, and many people brought theirfriends, making the event that muchmore outstanding. On October 1, wehad our speed-networking event,

which gave all the brothers one-on-one time with the new P1s who havetheir minds set on pledging KappaPsi. We had a great turnout and every-one seemed very passionate aboutbecoming a Kappa Psi brother, whichreminded us once more about theprestige involved in being a part ofKappa Psi. The greatest highlight wasthe pinning ceremony, on October 3.We are absolutely thrilled for our newpledges and cannot wait for what is instore in the next few months!

-—Christine Pak

Delta Rho Brothers Dina Botros andMichele Wiltse enjoy brotherhood timeon the beach.

Delta Rho Brothers Erin Mohn and Lexxi Lobtiz enjoy the slip and slide at GCC.�� Delta RhoNova Southeastern UniversityFounded 11/14/[email protected]

Feeding South FloridaMy Delta Rho brothers and I participated in our first philanthropy event of

the year at Feeding South Florida (FSF). The philanthropy director of ourchapter, Rachel Comito, has been working hard to provide us with events thatopen our eyes to the struggles of those around us. This event was no excep-tion. At the nonprofit organization, Feeding South Florida, we worked withother volunteers to sort through towering boxes of donated food and house-hold items. From canned vegetables to pop tarts, we worked together to cre-ate an assembly line and became a Kappa Psi sorting machine. Although thisdoes not seem like the most difficult job to do, its significance should not beoverseen. FSF is a food bank that sorts through over 3 million pounds of foodeach month. Last year alone, they sorted through over 34 million pounds offood. This food is then given to food distribution centers throughout the com-munity to help feed families who are food insecure. While most of us went toFSF thinking that sorting food seemed a little silly, I think all 14 of my broth-ers who attended this event came away with a new appreciation for whatthese centers provide and what they mean to the community. In addition tosorting food, we were pleasantly surprised when we came across tubs of med-ications. Upon sorting these items, my brothers realized that many of themedications were expired. We were able to apply our pharmacy knowledgeand help to educate the FSF organization on the proper techniques for dispos-ing of these medications. Not only were we able to assist in the process ofhelping food-insecure families, we were also fortunate enough to share ourpharmacy knowledge in order to better their organization.

—Michele WiltsePhotos by Ryan Dunn

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Even though the brothers at DeltaPhi have been busy planning, wefound time to fraternize. ChristopherLin put on a great event in conjunctionwith the Epsilon Gamma chapter thissummer. Brothers came together inIrvine, California, to enjoy a nice din-ner with some fun-filled bowling. JaneLim also put on a great Poker Nightfundraiser for the first time this year.There was a great turn out, whichassured that this event would contin-ue annually. Congratulations toTiffany Lew, who beat out 15 otherplayers. We started the new schoolyear off with some Kappa Psi ex-Psi-tment, as we showed the new stu-dents what the Fraternity is about dur-ing the campus organization fair. Tosee what else we’re up to, visit ournewly updated website: http://kyd-pucsd.wix.com/kappa-psi-delta-phi.

—Patrick Phuong

�� Delta ChiUniversity of New EnglandFounded 11/19/[email protected]

Delta Chi welcomed fall 2013 with abang. There is so much enthusiasmbehind building a new era for DeltaChi. Our annual welcome back barbe-cue (PharmB Que) proved to beinstrumental in exposing the incom-ing P1s to the Brotherhood.

The 56th GCC marked the firsttime any of our current brothers hadattended. Ever! The aftermath wasphenomenal, as brothers learned somuch from other chapters, and therewere so many traditions that we want-ed to incorporate into our chapter. Wehave started implementing much ofwhat we’ve learned already. We arenow more active than ever and havelots of events planned throughout thesemester. The spark for our newchapter website has been ignited andit will be up and running soon.

Congratulations to Peter Isikwe,Lindsay Robusto, Darnell Yumol,

� Delta UpsilonPalm Beach Atlantic UniversityFounded 5/3/[email protected]

Delta Upsilon had a very productivesummer. We attended meetings,gained fellowship through our annualchapter retreat, and traveled the worldhelping others on mission trips.

In May, our brothers began theirwork in the mission field in Honduras,Bolivia, Costa Rica, and Uganda.Christina Murphy, Kayla Reesor,Sarah Reeg, Rachel Crowe, SamanthaSchmidt, Kylie Webb, and KristenConner visited these needy areas tohelp triage and dispense medicationsto hundreds of people. We are proudof them and the service they provided.

In August, we attended the FSHP47th Annual Meeting in Orlando.Samantha Schmidt, Alyssa Claudio,and Christina Murphy presentedposters. Sam Henningfield andAngelica Costanzo also attended. Weare very proud to announce theSamantha Schmidt received the PaulMagilian Scholarship.

In August, we took part in fellow-ship and fun at our annual chapterretreat. This year, we met in Orlandofor the weekend and enjoyed thewater, cooking, karaoke, and games.It was great to get together outside ofschool and build these everlastingbonds.

We are excited to announce wehave 15 pledges. We are looking for-ward to helping them grow throughfellowship, industry, sobriety, andhigh ideals.

—Nikki Chilson

�� Delta PhiUniversity of California-San DiegoFounded 8/8/[email protected]

Our executive board got togetherfor a summer retreat to plan for theupcoming year and the fall conclave,which Delta Phi is hosting.

Marcus Zavala, Thuan Vu, MichelleMejibovsky, Christine Lin, AdrianTsui, Emily Prescott, Anna Cheon,Greta Astrup, Jacob Barker, and PaaYanful for being initiated into the PhiLambda Sigma Leadership Society.We are very proud of them andencourage more of our brothers to getinvolved in professional organizations.

—Paa Kwesi Yanful

� Delta PsiUniversity of Minnesota-DuluthFounded 7/10/[email protected]

Every semester, rush is a timewhere the spirit of Kappa Psi radiatesas we incorporate new members intoour Fraternity. We are excited to wel-come 13 pledges this fall.

Hearty congratulations go to BillVouk for receiving the Frank DiGangiKappa Psi Scholarship. We wish himand all the fourth-year brothers con-tinued success on their rotations. Ourchapter started the school year withour annual barbecue at Enger Park in

Duluth. It was a nice day to hang out,play bags, eat, and get to know someof the first-year pharmacy students.This year, we also tried somethingnew and had a VIP room atGrandma’s Sports Garden in iconicCanal Park. Everyone had a greattime, and it was a fun way to socializewith the brothers of Delta Psi, as wellas members of the College ofPharmacy. We also hosted a movienight for the first year students. Weplayed movies that were required foran assignment in the first-yearPharmaceutical Care class.

At the beginning of the semester,one of our brothers had the idea toput a Keurig machine in the pharmacycommons in order to raise money forcancer, namely, “The KY Keurig forCancer.” Our chapter decided themoney we raise will go to theAmerican Cancer Society in memoryof Ann Marie Kettunen, the mother ofour Brother, Theresa Ulvi, whopassed away this summer after a longbattle with cancer. Much of our time

Epsilon Mu brothers rep Kappa Psi at the College of Pharmacy Field Day.

Epsilon Beta brothers enjoy a night out together.

Delta Tau brothers enjoy the chapter’s rush event at Fremont Street Experience.

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had been devoted to planning theNorthern Plains fall conclave here inDuluth the weekend of October 26.Coming up, we have plans for a healthfair sponsored by Kappa Psi in nearbyCloquet, Minnesota, at CloquetCommunity Memorial Hospital.

—Lindsay Lundell

�� Delta OmegaSouth UniversityFounded 12/10/[email protected]

Rush week is one of the mostimportant times of the year for a colle-giate chapter. It is one of the most

stressful times of the year, with set-ting up events and seminars, and hop-ing to select the pledges a chapterdeems worthy to carry forth ourname. This year, Delta Omegarevamped our rush process slightlyhoping to producing better andstronger life-long results. We startedoff the week with our informationalmeeting to explain what Kappa Psistood for and what our chapter had tooffer. Then, we learned more abouteach of the prospects during laser tagand bowling. We ended the week witha cookout, where we gave theprospects one last chance to make an

impression on us, as we, in turn,attempted to leave our stamp of unityon each of them. Overall, the eventsseemed to make a good impressionon the prospects, and we awarded 15bids to potential brothers. One pledgestated, “Your events were very orga-nized and I truly felt comfortable andwelcomed by everyone.” We thankgraduate Brothers Zack Phillips andLauren Ellison, and visiting collegiateBrothers Saswat Kabisatpathy andDave Cook, for their help during thisyear’s rush events.

—Megan Bunkley

� Epsilon BetaUniversity of the Incarnate WordFounded 4/12/[email protected]

Pledge Master Daniel De Leonkicked off the rush season withkaraoke night at Big Sam’s grill andbar, with a whopping 34 rushees inattendance, along with 40 brothers.The brothers and rushees bondedover great food, while bringing downthe stage with their amazing talents.The fun continued with the secondrush event at Chris Madrid’s, wherethey serve one of the best burgers inSan Antonio. There were a total of 33rushees and 21 brothers who ate juicyburgers and played icebreaker games.

On September 14, many brothersspent an entire day volunteering at theAIDS Walk, St. Philip’s health fair, andthe University of the Incarnate Wordfootball game. The day started off at 6a.m. with Brothers Vincent Savage,Luis Finley, Ashley Austin, Thanh Do,Elhaum Khobahy, AJ McPhaul, HershJoshi, Klarinda Michelle, KehmiaTangeh, Tony Acuna, Nate Oyefeso,Desi Villarreal, ThiThi Diep, BrittnyWolda, and Rebeca Jimmez volunteer-ing at the AIDS Walk. At 9 a.m., thebrothers changed into their white coatattire and helped serve the communi-ty of San Antonio by working at the St.Phillip’s health fair, offering freehealth screenings and immunizationshots. Brothers Yen Cu, Thanh Do,Anh-Thy Huynh, Kehmia Tangeh,Jeffrey Tang, Nathaniel Oyefeso,Drew Young, Brittney Oefinger,Jeffrey Van Liew, Tiffany Alex, LuisFinley, Jezzena Morin, CarmenGuillen, Himani Patel, Emily Brysch,and Rachel Pareya finished this com-

Delta Xi brothers are ready for theGreek Olympics.

Delta Zeta brothers enjoy an afternoon at Wilson’s Apple Orchard outside of Iowa City.

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munity service day by helping out atthe university’s home football gamewith bag check, ticket sales, and ush-ering fans into the stadium.

Epsilon Beta finalized their plans forSouthwest Province in October andthey enjoyed hosting this amazingevent. —Jeffrey Tang

�� Epsilon GammaWestern University of Health SciencesFounded 7/28/[email protected]

For our chapter, summer break wasa time when we got to spend countlesshours bonding with one anotherthrough a variety of events. We startedthe summer with our annual Founders’Day celebration, where we honored allthe founding brothers of our chapter.This year’s theme was Superheroes,and our many brothers, both activesand graduates, changed out of theircivilian attire and into their secret iden-tities. From Ninja Turtles to Minions,it was an extremely colorful and funevent that strengthened our bonds ofBrotherhood even further. We contin-ued to enjoy each other’s companythroughout the summer and into theschool year with events such as FoodieFridays, where we dedicate the lastFriday of every month to trying outnew restaurants; Family Sports Day;Sibling Sadies; and much more. Inaddition, we had a social with brothersfrom Delta Phi, and we spent a fun-filled evening in Irvine enjoyingChinese food, followed by a night ofbowling. We have given back to thecommunity through our continuedinvolvement in our Student-Run HealthClinic located in downtown Riverside,California.

Towards the end of summer,Epsilon Gamma got ready for thebiggest event of the year: the 56thGCC. Thirty collegiate brothers flewout and met brothers from all over thecountry. The experience during theshort time we were there was nothingshort of incredible, and we witnessedhow the strength of Brotherhood tran-scends chapters and it has been won-derful meeting you all! We were alsothere to support our chapter advisor,Brother Eric Gupta, as he was electedGrand Regent. Congratulations onceagain, Dr. Gupta! —David Chu

�� Epsilon EpsilonTexas A&M UniversityFounded 8/23/[email protected]

Rush season is finally over andEpsilon Epsilon had an amazing time.This year, our rush events started outwith a bang, as we invited everyoneout for a game night. With a variety ofboard and card games set up, in addi-tion to the popular rock band station,we had a packed house of peoplesocializing and having a blast. This setthings up perfectly for our beach pic-nic event, where all of us went toMustang Island for a day of sports andbarbecue out on the sands. It was a tonof fun, and a way for everyone to letloose after an exciting first week ofclasses. We invited the rushees toattend our school’s Founders’ Day aweek later, which give them an oppor-tunity to meet some of our P4 andgraduate brothers who made the tripdown to Kingsville to visit their KappaPsi family and meet some of their newpotential brothers. It was a greatreunion of friends and showed rushees

that the bonds of Kappa Psi run deep.Our last rush event was Glow in theDark Ultimate Frisbee, a new idea thatwe decided to try this year. We got agame going late in the evening, deck-ing the two teams out in glow sticks tomake for an exciting way to get a bit ofcompetition going.

We have been very busy with phil-anthropy events. Brothers organized ablood drive on the Texas A&MKingsville campus and advertised thedrive through radio, signs, and flyers.The blood center collected blood from20 donors. Brothers gathered on aSaturday morning to collect trash onour two-mile stretch of highwaythrough Kingsville. After a quick safe-ty briefing, we collected nine bags oftrash. Brothers helped to clean up ourlocal park and exposition center afterDick Kleberg Park’s anniversary cele-bration. Dick Kleberg Park hasallowed our chapter and other studentorganizations to use its facilities at avery low cost, and we are glad to beable to give back and help with serviceevents there. We will be raising moneyfor the Cookies for Kids CancerCharity next week. We are lucky tohave many excellent bakers who willbe bringing in cookies to sell.

Epsilon Epsilon has developed effi-cient and innovative fundraising ideasthat have become a staple to our chap-ter’s source of income. This pastmonth, we continued to raise funds byselling professionally-made businesscards to fellow students and to thethose at the Rangel College ofPharmacy. Students could purchasecards with the Texas A&M thememwhich was designed by BrothersAlexandria Soulard, Caryl Gargantiel,

Delta Theta brothers at the annual Carnation Bowl, where Delta Theta chapter takes on Delta Delta chapter.

forever brothers.

Gamma Delta BrothersMadalyn McMinn andMolly Kulp visit UpsilonBrothers Jared Cole andJed Murtaugh duringthe UK Health CollegesTailgate.


Proud Gamma Theta brothers have a great time meeting incoming pharmacystudents at the annual school‐wide Lunch on the Lawn.

sobriety, industryhigh ideals

Psi: leaders on campus

Epsilon Psi brothersrepresent Kappa Psiat the StudentOrganization Fair.

Epsilon Iota brothers are all smiles at the alumni night.

Gamma Nu Brother Pogos‐Ter Stepanyan leadsmany potential students and their parents on asuccessful tour of the School of Pharmacy.

forever fellowship.

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a more celebratory note, joiningBrothers Jason Ngo, Jeremiah Smith,and Jessica Baldwin, congratulationsgo to Brothers Stephanie Hart,Natasha Patel, and Robert Garcia forgetting into Rho Chi!

We have a schedule full of greatcommunity service events. Our firstevent was the Manatee County’s 19thAnnual Children’s Summit at theBradenton Area Convention Center.Since this year’s theme is “OurChildren: Safe from the Start,” EpsilonEta worked with the Manatee CountySubstance Abuse Coalition to promotethe importance of storing medicationsin a safe place away from children toprevent accidents. This year, ourregent, Bella Mogaka, and our philan-thropy chair, Diviya Patel, came upwith the excellent idea of providingawareness for a different disease stateeach month. We started off with rais-ing awareness for sickle cell disease; aposter and slide show was created foreveryone on campus to learn wherethey can get information about thedisease and learn how to supportorganizations that are related to thedisease.

October meant it was time for busyrush events to start. Each rush eventwas strategically coupled with philan-thropic activities. We had a cannedfood drive, a fundraiser for theLeukemia & Lymphoma Society, acleanup of our adopted beach, and aschool supplies drive for homelesschildren who need our help.

Lastly, Epsilon Eta extends ourappreciation to those who workedhard on planning and putting togetherthe 56th GCC in St. Pete Beach,Florida. We loved the chance to meet

and Rova Wang. The orders werethen sent to an online business cardsite, where they were produced andshipped back to EE for distribution.

In addition to business cards, wealso ran a concession stand during afootball game. Treasurer CarylGargantiel set up this first concessionstand date and a few additional oneslater in the year with the companythat handles all food services on cam-pus. Brothers spent an evening run-ning a cash register, making nachosand hot dogs, and selling ice-cold bev-erages to a hungry crowd of Javelinafootball fans. It was a great way toearn some extra cash for the chapterand have fun while doing it.

—Alexandria “Ocelot” Soulard

�� Epsilon EtaLECOM-BradentonFounded 3/28/[email protected]

Epsilon Eta brothers continue tohelp the community by volunteeringat Camp Boggy Creek duringEpilepsy Week. The camp takes placein Eustis, Florida, and it is for childrenranging in age from 7 to 16 years whohave life-threatening and chronic ill-nesses. We were honored to assist thechildren with their daily and recre-ational activities and help them “forgetthey have what they have,” which isBoggy Creek’s top mission.

In August, six EH brothers attend-ed the FSHP 47th Annual Meeting inOrlando, Florida. During the confer-ence, a Clinical Quiz Bowl competi-tion (”Jeopardy-style competition forthree-member teams from each of thecolleges/schools of pharmacy inFlorida) was held and BrothersTolulope Akinbo, Kenneth Gordon,and another P4 LECOM Bradentonstudent took 2nd place while compet-ing against six other schools. In addi-tion to the quiz bowl victory, BrotherTolulope Akinbo, one of only five stu-dents in the State of Florida, receivedthe FSHP’s Paul MagalianScholarship. The Paul MagalianScholarship recognizes students whohave an outstanding record of accom-plishments and service to the profes-sion of pharmacy. Hearty congratula-tions go to Brother Tolu!

Epsilon Eta brothers attended ori-entation events and actively promotedthe Fraternity to first-year students.We discussed the opportunities KappaPsi has to offer in regards to commu-nity, professional development, andBrotherhood. Shortly after schoolstarted, we hosted a Faculty and StaffAppreciation Breakfast. We thought itwas an excellent way for us to showour appreciation for their hard workand to get us ready for the future. On

new brothers and reunite with oldfriends. EH thanks Epsilon Sigma forhosting the Southeast Province fallconclave in St. Petersburg, Florida,and we cannot wait to meet everyoneagain in South Carolina for the springconclave!

—Mona Setiawan

�� Epsilon IotaCalifornia Northstate College of PharmacyFounded 6/27/[email protected]

We started the new school yearwith an end-of-summer retreat at LakeCollins, which included a weekend ofcamping and fun activities. We rentedtwo boats with a water slide; played

volleyball; and enjoyed the campfire,games, barbecue, and yummy break-fasts, while bonding and having agreat time.

Our first rush event was “A Taste ofSacramento,” where we got to knowthe rushees and vice versa on a two-minute mingle around a circle, andafterwards, the rushees were set upwith a couple of brothers and theywent on a scavenger hunt around theSacramento area and had a good time.Our next event was our first“Miniature Golf” outing. We held ourinfo night after one of our Targetworkshops, where we had currentbrothers share their experiences asKappa Psi’s. We also had our famous“Iron Chef” cook off rush event,

Epsilon Rho Brothers Jeiran Ghasemi and Tuan Vu help package food for FeedMy Starving Children.

Epsilon Xi’s second rush event.

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where rushees were divided intoteams with brothers and competed tomake the best dish using a secretingredient. This was always a favoritedish everyone enjoyed. We endedrushing strong with “Alumni Night,”where prominent CNU faculty andalumni shared their personal experi-ences and wisdom, and addressedhow Kappa Psi has helped themthroughout their careers.

While we were busy with rushing,we still made time to give back to thecommunity and to the students atCNU. Sara Choi held a three-seriesTarget workshop once a week forthree weeks. It consisted of an infosession and a CV workshop with a dis-trict manager, a job interview work-

shop with a recruiter, etc. This provid-ed our new students with networkingand job opportunities, along withstrengthening their job applications,CVs, and interviewing skills. Also inSeptember, the brothers of EpsilonIota volunteered at the Sutter SurgicalHospital North Valley Health Fair,where they administered flu shots;monitored blood pressure; conductedglucose screenings; and educated onpoison control, vial of life, script yourfuture, and medical adherence. Aweek later, we were active in theHeart Walk at William Land Park,where we shared a booth with MercyHospital. Brothers provided bloodpressure and cholesterol monitoringservices to people who attended the

walk. Brothers also participated in thewalk. This year, for the first time, acouple of brothers participated at TheLearning Council of PharmacyTechnology (LCPTech) organizationat Heald College, where the firstmeeting for pharmacy technicianswas held to give students an opportu-nity to network. We participated in thequestion and answer panel and repre-sented our school well.

Even though we are busy, nothingever stops Epsilon Iota from gettingstronger and better. We established anew tradition, where, at the end ofevery month, we celebrate all thebirthdays in that month at a restau-rant. We had our first one birthdaycelebration last weekend and had anamazing time at dinner.

—Vanessa Jamil

�� Epsilon KappaBelmont UniversityFounded 2/21/[email protected]

Rush week was a blast, as we got toknow the pledges through our parkcookout, trivia at one of our favoritespots, and a game of laser tag in theheart of downtown Nashville. Wehave high hopes for fundraising thisyear, with events such as restaurantfundraising, Kappa Psi blankets, andbowtie selling, and our always suc-cessful chili cook-off. As far as serviceis concerned, Second Harvest is justaround the corner. It’s where brothershelp sort and pack food for the home-less. Project C.U.R.E and Adopt-a-Highway are also future ways we hopeto give back to the community. We’re

looking forward to this year’s newsocial event, white water rafting onthe Ocoee River. The biggest endeav-or our chapter faces this year will behosting the Gulf Coast Province con-clave. We are busy planning everydetail of this event in order to make itas successful and exciting as possible.Overall, our chapter is lookingstronger than ever.

—Denise Bentley

�� Epsilon LambdaLipscomb UniversityFounded 8/13/[email protected]

Epsilon Lambda is excited to have20 new pledges this year. Our annualcookout, hosted by the pledges, was afun-filled evening with games, fellow-ship, and good food. Epsilon Lambdawas represented at the 56th GCC inSt. Pete Beach, Florida. The first-timedelegates enjoyed Brotherhood andthe beach. Our chapter is looking for-ward to many upcoming serviceopportunities this semester, includingserving at the Nashville RescueMission and Habitat for Humanity.Our semester is off to a great start.

—Candace Jernigan

�� Epsilon MuUniversity of Florida-OrlandoFounded 11/12/[email protected]

Since the beginning of the semes-ter, Epsilon Mu has been very active.The semester began with the first-ever Kappa Psi-sponsored UF COPField Day. This event promotes healthand raises funds for the APhA-PoliticalAction Coalition. Brothers, led byTiffany Smith, organized the campus-wide field day. Students got a chanceto relive their childhood with gameslike the Three-Legged Race, DizzyBat, Tug-a-War, Water Balloon Toss,and Capture the Flag. Teams of 10competed in each event to gain points.At the end of the day, points wereadded and the team with the mostpoints won $10 gift cards to Target fortheir members. A whopping $420 wasraised for the Political ActionCoalition.

Following a very successful FieldDay, we hosted several rush eventsover a two-week span for all interestedstudents. After attending events,including a family picnic, arcadegames at WhirlyDome, IndustryNight with a guest panel of gradbrothers, and volunteering at theRonald McDonald House, we had thedifficult task of sifting through 50interested rushees. Finally, we found13 rushees who are now our Epsilonpledges.

Epsilon Sigma brothers work hard to keep their stretch of highway beautiful.

Epsilon Epsilon P2 Brothers receive their white coats! Congratulations to: Klayton Ryman, Alexandria Soulard, CathySaenz, Blake Maxson, Cessa Cruz Manalili, Jason Chau, Laura Elena Garcia, Omar G Gomez, Monica Ayala, SaraEscudero, Evan Cunningham, Arielle Prieto, Daniela Mancha, Caryl Gargantiel, Elizabeth Nkwocha, Amanda Kennedy,Sunny Ruy, Kaitlin Rose Tollinger, Chris Cavazos, and Adam Riezenman.

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Memorial Medical Center. While weare sad to see her go, we are all veryproud of her accomplishments! Ahandful of brothers had fun bondingduring the Habitat for Humanity eventin September by helping to paint andclean up a house for a deserving fami-ly. We also had nine brothers sacrificetheir Saturday morning for a localLupus Walk and raised over $150 forthe Lupus Alliance of America. We arealso happy to report that everything isin place to host the Mountain EastProvince fall conclave and we cannot

At the beginning of the semester,we were faced with something thechapter has never experienced in itsyoung years of operation. A brotherwho pledged at another UF campuschapter transferred to complete theremaining years of his collegiatecareer on our campus. According tothe Kappa Psi constitution, a brotheris a brother and should be welcomedwith open arms; however, there wasno formal process to help him withthe transition. Vice regent James Lovefelt it was necessary to construct amore structured welcoming, so, alongwith chaplain Michael Walsh, BrotherLove created a formal inauguration rit-ual that was used to install Hiren Shahinto the Epsilon Mu chapter onSeptember 19.

—Cecily Edmond

�� Epsilon XiPacific University-OregonFounded 2/5/[email protected]

Epsilon Xi has had an extremelysuccessful start to the school year,with the recruitment of 28 newpledges. Current brothers organizedfour rush events to get to know ourrecruits, and they have shown usgreat drive and determinationthroughout the rushing process. Welook forward to what the Epsilon classhas to offer during the pledge periodand beyond.

Our chapter has also begun itsfundraising campaign by participatingin the Portland AIDS Walk. Together,we were able to raise $1,270 to sup-port medical research and the peopleafflicted with AIDS. Special congratu-lations go to pledges Janelle Kitasoeand Jazz Huynh for being the two topfundraisers. We are currently raisingmoney through collections to supportthe American Red Cross. Ourfundraising event for November wasto sell Portland Trailblazer basketballtickets for worthy causes. Otherevents for our chapter include volun-teering at the Oregon Food Bank andbeginning the monthly SpeakerSeries, where Kappa Psi invites promi-nent individuals throughout thehealth care community to speak toour pharmacy school.

—Steven Diaz

�� Epsilon OmicronD’Youville College Founded 5/7/[email protected]

The Epsilon Omicron chapter hasbeen very busy and has much goodnews to report. Late this past summer,former faculty member Brother Dr.Michelle Lewis accepted a position asdirector of Pharmacy at Niagara Falls

wait to show our fellow Mountain Eastbrothers a good time!

—John Jiles

�� Epsilon PiIdaho State University-MeridianFounded 11/12/[email protected]

This past year, Epsilon Pi was a topperformer for the nation and the topchapter in the Northwest Province.Not bad for a three-year old chapter!Many of our charter class membersare now fully immersed in their rota-

tions, and we look forward to theirgraduation next year and the begin-nings of a graduate chapter here inIdaho. We ended our summer floatingthe Boise River and later having apool party and barbecue.

Rush week was a resounding suc-cess. We now have 15 potential newbrothers. Many of the pledgesstepped up and were present at ourrecent philanthropic events. OnSeptember 10, the brothers andpledges got their hands dirty creatinggarden beds for one of the local ele-

The brothers of Epsilon Pi chapter get ready for the fun run.

Epsilon Sigma brothers enjoy the 56th Grand Council Convention.

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mentary schools. We’ve also contin-ued our efforts to help out the IdahoFood Bank. Finally, Epsilon Pi broth-ers created a team for the College ofPharmacy’s Fun Run in September.

As we secure our passports, welook forward to meeting our fellowbrothers next year in Vancouver atthe Northwest Province conclave!

—Lisa Anderson

�� Epsilon RhoUniversity of Illinois at RockfordFounded 1/28/[email protected]

We had a very successful rush thatended with us pinning 20 new mem-bers to this year’s pledge class. Ourvice regent, Stephanie Dwyer, hasdone an amazing job organizing thepledge events, which included a meet-and-greet barbecue, a scavenger hunt,a pledge presentation night, and aBig/Little bowling night. As pledging

continues, we are excited to developstrong bonds with the new class andpass on the fraternal values and highideals of Kappa Psi.

Epsilon Rho has also been busy giv-ing back to the community and help-ing those in need by getting involvedwith new philanthropy projects. Wevolunteered at Feed My StarvingChildren and worked together as ateam to package MannaPack Rice forstarving kids all over the world. It wasa gratifying experience for us all, andwe plan to make more trips in thenear future. We also spent the firstmonth of the semester raising moneyfor the Illinois Special Olympics PlanePull event through fundraisers, suchas a very successful KY bake sale.After five weeks of fundraising, wemade our goal; we raised $1,000 forthe Special Olympics! Along with ournew projects, we plan to continue ourinvolvement with the Northern Illinois

Food Bank and the Rockford“Community Connections to Class -rooms” tutoring program.

As the semester progresses, welook forward to upcoming events,including a Halloween costume partyand a “family” Thanksgiving.Brotherhood is extremely importantto our chapter and we will continue tofoster the bonds between us as ourchapter grows. —Vicky Le

�� Epsilon SigmaUniversity of Florida-St. PetersburgFounded 2/25/[email protected]

Our Adopt-a-Mile project found itsniche both during the summer andearly fall semester. This project is ourchapter’s unique attempt to supportour community. If you recall, last year,we undertook a project called Adopt-a-Mile, where we signed a contract fortwo years to perform four one-mileroad cleanups annually. During thesummer, our brothers completed thethird cleanup for the year. Due to thevalues associated with this project, wedecided to incorporate it into ourrushing events. It certainly providedus with an opportunity to meet manyof our first year students and cautious-ly screen for potential brothers. Someof the other rushing events includedour formal informational meeting, afun filled barbecue, and a compound-ing laboratory experience. One of ourgoals with the compounding laborato-ry experience was to expose ourincoming students to one of the manycareer opportunities within our profes-sion. This learning environmentallowed them to become familiar withbasic compounding skills, such aslevigation, trituration, and capsule fill-ing. Our hope is to create a basic foun-dation for success in future courses

and help them set career goals veryearly in their curriculum.

Early this fall semester, we had theopportunity to host our first conclaveon our campus. Learning, socializing,and meeting brothers across thenation were some of the many fulfill-ing benefits from this event. Webelieve this experience was a key-stone in their professional and person-al development as they had the oppor-tunity to learn from brothers who areleaders in pharmacy. We felt the ener-gy that was spread from every brotherand their chapter. We want to thankthose who joined us to make this aremarkable and unforgettable event.

Special thanks to Epsilon Sigmaregent Aaron Joseph and 1st viceregent Chris Fronczek for their out-standing contributions to making thisconclave assembly a successful one.

—Reniel Castaneira

�� Epsilon TauTexas Tech University-Abilene Founded 3/3/[email protected]

On September 3, Epsilon Tau wel-comed its largest pledge class follow-ing an eventful rush season. On thefirst day of class, we held our mainrush event, a school-wide barbecue. Itwas a huge success and was attendedby more than 40 brothers, new stu-dents, and faculty members. Brothersand students interested in joiningKappa Psi enjoyed volleyball, games,and hot dogs and hamburgers. Wealso participated in the school openhouse to welcome new students tocampus and recruit for Epsilon Tau.Pledge events have included a blinddate dinner and a pledge t-shirt event.Several officers of Epsilon Tau partici-pated in the Texas Tech HealthScience Center Leadership Summit atthe end of September to brainstormfundraising ideas, budgeting, andleadership roles with fellow studentleaders. —Kelsey Van Gorkom

� Epsilon UpsilonRoosevelt Univ. College of PharmacyFounded 3/31/[email protected]

Ever since Epsilon Upsilon wasfounded on March 31, 2012, our chap-ter has made a commitment to serv-ing the community. We are excitedthat our hard work, put forth by eachof our 45 brothers, has been recog-nized and has helped contribute toour earning the Most ImprovedChapter Award for this year. BrotherStephen Jankovic did the honor ofrepresenting our chapter and receivedthe award at GCC in St. Petersburg.

Epsilon Omicron Brothers Nick Inglis and Jovic Coughlan operate a power sawwhile helping build a shed for a family during a Habitat for Humanity event.

Epsilon Kappa brothers enjoy their laser tag rush event.

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As the new Beta class is acclimat-ing to being newly initiated brothers,we are all learning how to get to knoweach other better and improve ourbudding chapter.

We held an end-of-the-summer din-ner before school started. The Alphachapter was gracious enough to cooka delicious dinner for everyone. Thosebrothers who have graduated and arenow working as pharmacists,Kathleen Hoffman, Macheala Jacquez,and Kalpan Patel, are doing very welland making us all very proud. Theyare a great inspiration and serve asrole models to all of us.

We held a table representing KappaPsi at the incoming P1 orientation.There are many P1s who show wide-spread interest, and we hope to be aquality chapter by obtaining potentialquality brothers.

We’ve held elections for new posi-tions and they include: GCD Dr.Brandon Jennings; Co-GCD Dr.Macheala Jacquez; regent PaulBerriochoa; vice-regent AlenoushAramia; secretary Anton Nguyen;treasurer Andrew Dwenger; chaplainGary Huynh; historian AnthonyPham; sergeant-at-arms Hannah Pratt;and Webmaster David Sze.

—Anthony Pham

� Epsilon PsiUniversity of Hawaii at HiloFounded 1/12/[email protected]

As a new school year begins,Epsilon Psi continues to reinforceitself on the four cornerstones ofFellowship, Industry, Sobriety, and

In addition to receiving the presti-gious award for our chapter, BrotherJankovic met quite a few brothers. Heshared, “I arrived late Tuesday nightand met my roommates. Ryan Fillis(recent grad from Epsilon Nu), JarjeetSingh (Epsilon Nu), and Will Kennard(Delta Xi), were kind enough to takeme in at the last minute, as I scram-bled to find a hotel room. This gen-erosity continued throughout my timeat the convention.

Brotherhood and fellowship are twoideals that are highly regarded by ourFraternity. I never fully understoodthe true meaning of these ideals untilI attended GCC. There were morethan 660 brothers, and every brotherwhom I met welcomed me with openarms. It was as if we had been life-long friends. There was one event inparticular that I wanted to pass along.

On Thursday night, a social eventwas held for everyone at Gattitown(think Gameworks or a Dave &Buster’s-type place). Hundreds ofbrothers were having a great timesocializing and gaming. One of theprizes up for grabs was a large inflat-able raft. Several brothers decidedtheir goal for the night was to winenough tickets to claim that inflatableraft (roughly 10,000 tickets). The restof the brothers caught wind of this,and every single brother in Gattitowndonated their game tickets to thesebrothers and their cause. By the endof the night, the inflatable raft wastheirs! This display of fellowship andBrotherhood was moving; however,what happened the following day waseven more touching.

During each morning session, timewas allotted for announcements. Thebrothers who won the inflatable rafthad publicly thanked every singlebrother who helped them achievetheir goal the previous night, and toshow their appreciation, they wantedevery chapter/brother to personallysign the raft, because they were goingto donate it to the Kappa PsiFoundation Raffle! What better way toexemplify our wonderful Fraternitythan by hundreds of brothers workingtowards a single goal and then givingback to the Fraternity that broughtthem all together to made it possible.

—Leakena Sou

�� Epsilon ChiUniversity of UtahFounded 10/6/[email protected]

Brothers Alenoush Aramian andPaul Berriochoa went to GCC thispast summer and they brought backgreat stories, experiences, andlessons from other chapters to betterimprove our small, yet quality chapter.

High Ideals. Brothers congratulatenew Grand Counsel Deputy ChristinaMnatzaganian.

During the Student OrganizationFair for incoming students, brothersfacilitated a smooth transition for thefirst years’ by offering advice andanswering questions. Pleased with thebrothers’ helpfulness, the studentsbecame interested in what Kappa Psihad to offer. The chapter soonreceived copious questions regardingthe values and benefits of fraternalaffiliation. Our chapter stressed build-ing Brotherhood among members inorder to promote the pharmacy pro-fession and provide assistance to oneanother. We also stated that KappaPsi focuses highly on scholasticachievement and leadership; many ofour brothers are leaders in other orga-nizations.

On August 26, we kicked off thefirst of our rush events with a meet-and-greet pizza party. Laughs wereshared during the ice breaker, tele-phone charades. Rush continued overthe following two weeks, with a barbe-cue at Coconut Island, a road trip toHapuna Beach, and “speed dating.”

Twenty-six students received bidsand were pinned on September 15during the Gamma class pledging cer-emony. We designed the pledgingprocess to be very involved. The maingoal was for the pledges to turn totheir pledge class as a support system,since they were all going through thesame experience together.

“I stressed the concept of beingfirm, professional, willing to makemistakes, learn fast, and above all...

never do it alone,” said Brother RemyGuirguis.

—Krista Kido and Edwina Leung

�� Mu Omicron PiWayne State UniversityFounded 5/14/[email protected]

Since the start of the fall semester,Mu Omicron Pi has been activelyrecruiting potential new members.Our chapter hosted a cookout at theJohn F. Radtke chapter house after P1Orientation to help connect the entireincoming class with organizations andupperclassmen at the College ofPharmacy. We followed that up withseveral smaller rush events, includingan Alumni/Rush Barbecue, B-DubsInformation Night, and a VolleyballGame at an outdoor restaurant. We’rehappy to announce that we currentlyhave five pledges, all are excited tolearn more about the traditions ofKappa Psi and strengthening ourBrotherhood bond. We give a shout-out to the brothers of Beta Lambdafor joining us for a Tigers game and awonderful night of inter-chapter bond-ing on the town earlier this semester.

We have several upcoming events,including working with the WorldHealth Student Organization to co-host a Comedy Night. The eventhelps to fundraise supplies for ahealth-professional student missiontrip to Haiti and Ecuador. Anotherevent will be a Dress-A-Professorfundraiser, in which students bid on aprofessor to don a Halloween costumefor a day at the college.

—Victor Bich Nguyen

Epsilon Chi Beta class brothers enjoy a scavenger hunt.

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Ada GradFounded 10/23/[email protected]

The brothers of Ada Grad congratu-late the Gamma Delta chapter forachieving the number seven rankingand for being recognized as the topchapter in the Great Lakes Province.In addition, we congratulate brothersKristen Thatcher and Nate Hedrickon their recent wedding and wishthem nothing but happiness in theirnew lives together.

Ada Grad had a wonderful time atthe GCC and at the recent GreatLakes Province assembly. We arelooking to assist Gamma Delta withtheir hosting duties in the spring.

—Cameron Van Dyke

Auburn GradFounded 2/27/[email protected]

War Eagle! The brothers of AuburnGrad are excited for football seasonthis fall. This time of year is the bestfor collegiate and graduate fellowship.Several graduate brothers have madeit back to campus for some of the firstgames of the season. Other DeltaGamma alumni have been at the someof the football game tailgates, and thissetting has been great for recruitingadditional graduate brother involve-ment and donations to the collegiatechapter. Our large alumni tailgate washeld at the Ole Miss at Auburn gameon October 5. We planned for lots offood, corn hole, fellowship, andenjoyed other football games that wewatched on TV.

Samantha Pelham representedAuburn Grad at GCC this summer.She also served the Gulf CoastProvince as Alternate GCC delegate.Auburn Grad proudly congratulatesBrothers Mark Schneider and MeganDavis, as they tied the knot inHuntsville, Alabama, on September28, 2013. —Samantha Pelham

Birmingham GradFounded 1/7/[email protected]

The Birmingham Graduate chaptercontinues to grow in size and brother-hood. We are excited about strength-ening our relationship with GammaZeta chapter and we have severalevents lined up for this year. We hadan excellent time at GCC in St. Peteand can’t wait til our Winter Conclavemeeting in January in Nashville.Congratulations to our new officers:Regent Megan Brafford, Vice-RegentMegan Monroe, Secretary BeauRadar, Treasurer Joseph Glovacz, andHistorian Leigh Conner. We wouldlike to encourage any brother living inthe Birmingham or North Alabamaarea to contact an officer or request tojoin our Facebook group. Proud to beyour brother!

—Leigh Conner

Buffalo GradFounded 4/14/[email protected]

A busy season lies ahead forBuffalo Grad. By the time you readthis, we will have seen many of you atthe Mountain East Province meetingheld the weekend of October 19, host-

By Stephanie Jacobson, Delta Gamma Vice Regent

When I was younger, I knew that my mother was in a fraternitywhile she was in pharmacy school. She wore all of her shirts with theletters and the crest on them. Some of them even got passed downto my sister and me as sleep shirts when they got too ratty for mymother to wear out in public. She told me all kinds of great storiesabout how she got electedsocial chair by having a carlarge enough to carry all ofthe party supplies. Shetold me about how she“rented pledges” to comeand do her yard work as aphilanthropy event. As akid, I knew the lettersand I knew that throughthis organization, mymother had made someof her best friendswhom we still saw everyso often throughout theyears. I did not, howev‐er, know how muchthis fraternity wouldcome to mean to meand I would be able to become my mother’s brother.

When I got accepted into pharmacy school, I was very excited to getstarted and get information on Kappa Psi. I walked into school on thefirst day and watched an orientation video outlining all of the organi‐zations that our school offers. I was excited when I saw all of theamazing statistics and involvement that Kappa Psi had compared toother organizations. This made me want to join this Fraternity evenmore.

As I went through the pledging process, I made some of the bestfriends that I had in pharmacy school. They have been my rockthroughout school, encouraging me and even crying with me throughhard times. I found it so much easier to relate to these people whowere pledging with me, because they knew exactly what I was goingthrough. I also got to meet people from other classes that I probablywould not have met outside of Kappa Psi. They have been able togive me insight into schoolwork, as well as share their experiences inour industry with me. On top of all of these amazing things, I havebeen able to form an even closer bond with my mother. She has beenable to relive her “glory days” through me, and I found out so manycrazy stories about her Kappa Psi days.

Even though one day, my children may decide on a different careerpath, I will always be able to share these amazing memories withthem and tell them how much my fraternity means to me.

Building a Kappa Psi Nation

Auburn Graduate Brothers Daniel Allison (left), Samantha Pelham, and ChrisGifford (right) at the Arkansas State at Auburn game.

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We were very busy this summerwith work and vacations, so, inSeptember, we came together and hada social at Lucky Strikes and had agreat time bonding over bowling.

Now that school has started, DCGrad is actively working with theDelta Kappa chapter on school andsocial activities, including our mentor-ing program, annual book scholarship,and attending the Mountain East FallProvince meeting in Buffalo, NewYork.

—Tameika Mapp

Illinois GradFounded 1/19/[email protected]

“Reaching out to our brothers” hasbeen our theme. We have seen manynew faces at our summer picnic event,including a new graduate brotherfrom California and a collegiate broth-er from Iowa. The picnic was held at awonderful place called Harms Woods.At the picnic, we had games, heaps offood, and a great deal of water bal-loons. With this new theme, we haveencountered success, along with chal-lenges, but we are a fellowship andare always willing to help each other.

We sent out a survey to help usidentify what incoming graduateswould need. A great number ofresponses were received, and theIllinois Graduate chapter would like tothank Pratik Shah (collegiate brotherfrom Chi chapter) for coordinating thesurvey.

As for the future, pledging is uponus. We are encouraging more colle-giate members to visit other chapterand graduate events to create newbonds. To support this, we are settingup a delightful turkey feast for the hol-idays. To add to the excitement, a new

ed by Epsilon Omicron. During theweek prior to this meeting, wewrapped up our participation for theeighth consecutive year in the localADA StepOut to Stop Diabetes Walk.Once again, we were one of the toporganizational teams, and we thank allof you who took part or made dona-tions to another brother. We’re alsothrilled to have had Grand RegentEric Gupta join us for a Buffalo Billsgame and tailgate in November. Butthere’s no time to rest on our laurels.On December 8, we hosted the annualToys for Tots Party, in January 2014,we will team up with all the local colle-giates to attend a Buffalo Banditslacrosse game, and, as winter wrapsup, we will be putting on our annualcontinuing education lecture in eitherFebruary or March. As always, if youlive in the Western New York area (orperhaps will be traveling here for aresidency or other reasons), youalways have a home at Buffalo Grad.Please email me for any informationon what we’re doing and when wemeet at [email protected].

—Matthew Sciara

Central Michigan GradFounded 10/24/[email protected]

Thank you to Upsilon for hosting afun Province assembly in Lexington,Kentucky. Many graduate brothersattended Homecoming in Big Rapidswith Gamma Chi, and CMG hosted aHalloween Party in Rochester,Michigan, in October. Weather-per-mitting in December, we hope toreturn to Big Rapids to exchange gaggifts at the Christmas Party. We areall so proud of our Gamma Chi broth-ers for all the hard work they’ve put into fix up the chapter house.

—Lindsey Ghiringhelli

Conn ecticut GradFounded 1/26/[email protected]

Brother Will Anctil assumed theresponsibility of Grand CouncilDeputy for Nu chapter at theUniversity of Connecticut. We all wishhim well and offer any support hemight require.

—Karl A. Nieforth

District of Columbia GradFounded 5/23/[email protected]

In July, DC Grad was representedby Brothers Thao Duong, ChristynMullen, and Shelby Taylor, at the 56thGrand Council Convention (GCC).They enjoyed spending time withother brothers and felt the meetingwas very successful.

chapter, Epsilon Omega, was initiatedon November 23 at Rosalind FranklinUniversity. With all this in our sched-ule, I-Grad is starting the year strong.

—Rob Stach

Iowa GradFounded 4/27/[email protected]

Greetings from the Iowa Graduatechapter. This summer, we were excit-ed to have eight brothers attend GCCin St. Pete’s Beach, Florida. Our dele-gates were Pamela Wong and MichaelGreiner. We had a great week andwere absolutely ecstatic to be awardedthe 3rd Best Graduate Chapter forKappa Psi. This is a testament to allthe hard work and dedication from ourgrad brothers. During the week, wehosted a formal dinner and lunch forthe Delta Zeta and Beta Chi chapterbrothers in attendance to show ourappreciation of them. We also wantedto congratulate Zach Russell, who ranfor the graduate member-at-large posi-tion. Though he was not elected, hisdevotion to Kappa Psi is paramountand we are so proud of him. We heldour next meeting in conjunction withthe Northern Plains Province assem-bly, hosted by Delta Psi in Duluth inOctober. Lastly, we are always seekingany brothers who want to join IowaGrad. If interested in joining, pleasevisit our webpage (www.iowagrad.org)and contact one of the officers. We areproud to be your brothers.

—Deanna McDanel

Los Angeles GradFounded 3/1/[email protected]

The brothers of Los AngelesGraduate chapter conducted theirthird quarterly meeting in Pasadena,

California, in October. Our brothershave been very busy with new jobsand upcoming weddings. We had fivebrothers attend GCC in St. Pete’sBeach, Florida. We were proud to beawarded the 9th Graduate Chapter,and Brother Eric Gupta was elected toGrand Regent.

We would like to extend our con-gratulations to our dear Brother CarliPaoli for her recent nuptial.

Middle Tennessee GradFounded 7/15/[email protected]

The brothers of Middle TN Gradare excited to work with collegiatechapters Epsilon Kappa and EpsilonLambda. Brother Zac Renfro repre-sented Middle Tennessee Grad atGCC this summer, and he was able tostrengthen the relationship betweenboth collegiate chapters and hopes tocontinue increasing that involvement.With the next Gulf Coast ProvinceConclave, scheduled to be held indowntown Nashville in January, welook forward to brothers getting tovisit our great city. If any brother

Iowa Grad brothers at the GCC Grad Reception.

Iowa Grad delegates Pamela Wongand Michael Greiner at GCC.

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lives in the Middle, Tennessee area,feel free to join our Facebook pageand contact us for more informationregarding involvement with thechapter.

—Zac Renfro

North Florida GradFounded 08/07/[email protected]

The brothers of the North FloridaGrad chapter have had an awesomeyear so far. We have been developingprograms to assist the undergraduatebrothers with leadership building,interviewing techniques, and a host ofother programs. Our chapter recentlyattended Delta Iota chapter’s AnnualPharmacy Barbecue and had a greattime with the brothers of Delta Iota.

We plan to continue to strive to pro-mote our collegiate brothers developinto the future leaders of our profes-sion and our fraternity.

Orlando GradFounded 1/7/[email protected]

OG swag had a very fun summer.Members got together to go downsouth to Miami and watch a MiamiHeat Championship game against theSan Antonio Spurs. Shortly after theseries, we regrouped in sunny St.Pete, where OG Swag was recognizedby being the number 4 grad chapterin the country, receiving the mostinnovative grad chapter award, as wellas the most improved grad chapteraward. We also got to watch our colle-

giate chapter (Epsilon Mu) obtain thenumber 9 collegiate chapter award, aswell as the top SEP award. We arevery proud of our collegiates and lookforward to seeing them grow in thefuture. This past fall, we worked withEpsilon Mu in one of their rushevents, Industry Night, where we hadgrad brothers talk to Epsilon Murushees and had a career roundtablediscussion on what our areas of prac-tice were.

There are a number of pharmacymeetings going on in Orlando in thenext couple of months. If y’all are inthe area and want to hit us up, don’thesitate to contact us: [email protected].

—Harry Patrick Marcelin

Montana GradFounded 10/26/[email protected]

Montana Grad had a great turn outat the summer GCC. They even hadone of our own reach new heights asGrand Counselor. Again, congratula-tions to Robert Mancini for his hardwork and dedication to Kappa Psi. Asof late, the chapter has been workingto raise funds for a collegiate scholar-ship, with the most recent contribu-tion being $4,500, which was raisedvia a raffle through the efforts ofBrother Cory Heffernan. On October26, brothers gathered for a quickmeeting covering GCC, the upcomingconclave meeting, dues, as well asfuture fundraising. The meeting wasfollowed by the collegiate chapterhosting a wonderful “GraduateAppreciation” breakfast and tailgatebefore the home UMT vs. EWU foot-ball game. Several brothers attended,and many laughs were shared. Thechapter is looking forward to theupcoming events within the Province,including an all-grad brotherly-bond-ing trip to Las Vegas, which wasscheduled for early November.

—Alex Pfeiffer

Pacific GradFounded 12/15/[email protected]

Gamma Nu and Pacific Graduatehad a very busy summer and broughtgreat news regarding Kappa Psi andthe profession of pharmacy. GammaNu and the Pacific Grad brothers trav-eled to St. Pete Beach, Florida, for the56th Kappa Psi Grand CouncilConvention. Derrick Egi provided aGCC recap in the latest newsletter.The biggest and most exciting newscoming from the convention was thatGamma Nu’s Eric Gupta was electedto Grand Regent of Kappa Psi. Ericwill be the third Gamma Nu brotherto be elected to Kappa Psi’s top posi-tion. On top of that, just a few dayslater, it was announced that GammaNu’s Lawrence “LB” Brown wasnamed the American PharmacistsAssociation (APhA) President-Elect.LB will be the first Gamma Nu broth-er to be APhA President and he con-tinues to add to the legacy of GammaNu brothers serving as state andnational pharmacy organization lead-ers.

Towards the end of the summer,the Pacific Graduate Retreat was heldat the Stockton Country Club. Theexecutive boards for both the GammaNu collegiate chapter and PacificGraduate met to plan the upcomingyear for Gamma Nu and discuss top-ics relevant to the current state of the

The Pacific Graduate Executive Officers and Gamma Nu GCDs meet for the annual Pacific Graduate Retreat at theStockton Country Club in Stockton, California.

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1. Brothers Erin Chartier, Amy Michelle, and Christine Cooper enjoy the Gattitown night out during GCC.

2. Epsilon Lambda brothers make lasting memories at GCC.

3. Brothers Christine Heng and Melissa Buchanan are all smiles as they browse the Kappa Psi memorabilia for sale.

4. Brothers have fun at Gattitown.5. Brothers of Beta Epsilon and Providence Grad

gather for a group photo at GCC.6. Epsilon Mu brothers Keep Calm and

Kappa Psi on.7. The GCC was so bright brothers had to wear

shades. 8. Collegiate Member‐at‐Large Johnny Wong

assists Grand Ritualist Latha Radhakrishnan in the tying of the Golden Bow.

9. Brothers Hal Holbrook and Adam Kornokovichreenact the famous scene from The Titanicduring downtime on St. Pete Beach.

10.Chris Charles and SueAnn Wang share a laugh at Gattitown.

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of all of this, our commitment to help-ing out Epsilon Gamma continues.Not only do we continue to precept forthem at the Student Run Health Clinicthey go to twice a month, but we alsoattend their Rush and social events.The Non-Rush Barbecue was attend-ed by several graduate brothers,showing potential rushees how KappaPsi is for life. We also had a hugepresence at the Annual Sibling Sadies.Coming soon: Las Vegas PomonaGrad Style, rush events, philanthropy,and MORE!

—Jacob Arslanian

Portland GradFounded 4/27/[email protected]

Portland Graduate chapter, now inits 95th year, sends greetings to allchapters. After more than 20 yearswithout an active collegiate chapter inOregon, we are happy to recognizeand welcome Epsilon Xi chapter,installed on February 5, 2011, atPacific University, Hillsboro, Oregon.We have been joined by Epsilon Ximembers and pledges at our last twoannual meetings in November 2011and 2012, and we’re happy toannounce that several recent gradshave joined our chapter, includingMarshall Crabtree, Christie Davis,Nicolle Rychlick, and Feuy Saechao,from Epsilon Xi, and Erin Hewitt fromBeta Upsilon. Increasing our member-ship has been a challenge for manyyears, and now a good working rela-tionship has been established withEpsilon Xi. The chapter was well rep-resented at the Province meeting inFebruary, as well as at GCC inFlorida, and we want to thank our del-egates, Christie Davis and ErinHewitt, for their service. We look for-ward to renewed interest and a busierschedule of events being planned.Nicolle Rychlick, a past regent ofEpsilon Xi and current GCC Delegatefor the newly realigned NorthwestProvince, has recently created a

fraternity. One topic of note discussedthe state of our pledging process andwhether it needs to be updated. Weare in the process of forming a taskforce or committee to possibly makechanges to our pledging program. Wewould love for our alumni, especiallythose from various eras in Kappa Psi,to voice their opinions and thoughtsregarding this subject. If you’reremotely interested or have questions,please contact me at [email protected].

With fall underway, it is the time ofyear when I ask you, the Gamma Nualumni, to give back to the Fraternitythat has given us so much during ourtime at UOP and beyond. In thisnewsletter, you will find our annualdues notice, which I hope you takethe time to read and help out the fra-ternity in any way possible. I just wantto thank all alumni who have con-tributed to the Fraternity in the pastand those who continue to do so. It isyour contributions that make thefoundation of Gamma Nu’s brother-hood so strong.

—Amal Thakarsey

Pittsburgh GradFounded 6/19/[email protected]

Pittsburgh Grad congratulatesGrad Brother Ernie Sanchez and hiswife, Megan, on the birth of their son.We had a fantastic time renewing oldfriendships and making new ones atGCC in St. Pete Beach, Florida, thenat Mountain East Province in Buffalo,New York. We’re planning a holidaypotluck at the end of the year andhope to continue meeting monthly inthe spring. If any brothers in thePittsburgh area are interested in join-ing up with the chapter, please con-tact Liz (Poole) Van Dyke ([email protected]) for information aboutour upcoming events.

—Liz Van Dyke

Pomona GradFounded 6/19/[email protected]

When the summer was in full gear,Pomona Grad had some fun in thesun. Twelve brothers represented thechapter at GCC in sunny Florida. Thisyear, Pomona Grad entered the ranksright at number 10 for the topGraduate chapters. After having a lotof fun, we returned to California forsome more brotherly love. First, weset up weekly trips to our favoriterestaurant, Nodaji, where the brothersand Epsilon Gamma came out forweekly bonding time to get away fromour worries. We also went down toSan Diego to help Brother Chen IChen celebrate his new house. On top

Facebook page for us under the nameof Portland Grad-Kappa Psi. Thisshould really help us, and we thankher for that and for all her efforts. Weappreciate all who are helping pro-mote the chapter.

—Art Sorenson

Providence GradFounded 6/25/[email protected]

Providence Graduate chapter mem-bers continue to demonstrate leader-ship in our fine profession. SecretaryDan Lefkowitz was the guest of honoron September 19 at the Rhode IslandPharmacists Association President’sDinner held at Foxwoods ResortCasino. He was recognized with theirPresidential Leadership Award for thedirection he provided for the RIPA. Inanother leadership role with RIPA,PGC Regent Nathan Charpentierbecame a member of the Council ofAdministration for 2013/2014.Additionally, Brother Ron Jordan hastaken the helm at the ChapmanCollege of Pharmacy in California andis now the dean of the school.

The PGC family continues to grow.Brother Steve Rolfe and his wife,Amy, announced the birth of their sec-ond son, Benjamin Booker, on August1, and Brother Mike Paquette and hiswife, Cara, announced the birth oftheir first child, Jack, on August 22. Inother good news, Brother DanLefkowitz recently became engagedto his girlfriend, Emily. A fall 2014wedding is being planned.Congratulations brothers!

—Karl J. Kehrle

South Dakota GradFounded 4/19/[email protected]

GCC, tailgating, and awards to gradbrothers have highlighted this fall.During the SDSU Jackrabbit’s footballseason, we have been promotingbrotherly ties by participating inpregame tailgating and inviting cur-rent students and alumni. Grad andalumni brothers have garnered a num-ber of awards this fall: TravisAnderberg, Miller SD, was recipientof the Outstanding Young PharmacistAward from the SD PharmacistsAssociation; Randy Jones, executivedirector of the SD Board of Pharmacy,

received the Hustead Award as theOutstanding Pharmacist in SD fromthe SD Pharmacist Association; andDan Hansen was named theDistinguished Young Alumnus by theSDSU Alumni Association.

Also in October, we had the SDGrad fall meeting. Regent Gary VanRiper served as chapter delegate to the56th Grand Council Convention thispast summer in Florida. The fall gradmeeting was held in October.Delegates to the NPP meeting hostedby Delta Psi in Duluth, Minnesota,were to be elected. Fundraising for thenew Gamma Kappa house and possiblejoint community service with GammaKappa highlighted the meeting.

—Gary Van Riper

Southeast Florida & Bahamas GradFounded 8/7/[email protected]

South Florida-Bahamas GradBrothers from South Florida-

Bahamas Grad have been busy in vari-ous Province activities, includingchapter development. On the chapterlevel, we are working towardsstrengthening our chapters with thenew set of Graduate brothers from theclass of 2013. Through working withthe two collegiate chapters in ourarea, Delta Rho and Delta Upsilon, wehope to escalate the quality of broth-ers and the bond among our threechapters.

With the start of the new academicyear, we plan to continue our monthlydinner meetings, develop our fellow-ship with one another, and solidifyideas for future projects and growth.Elections and officer installation willoccur at the end of the year, and ifanyone is interested in joining thechapter and running for office, he or

Tampa Grad brothers Karl Healy andChristine Heng dress to impress at theGCC Banquet.

Brothers from the Atlantic Provincehaving fun at the GCC.

Do you know of a brother who isadvancing the field of pharmacy? Do

you know of a brother who is makinga difference in their community?We would like to feature them in

Brother’s Unmasked! Please e‐mailthe editor at: [email protected]

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she must have paid their annual dues.Pharmacy students in their final yearof school are welcome to join at nocost, as the Executive Committee haswaived their dues; however, they arenot eligible to run for office.

A special congratulations goes outto Brother Marvin Smith, who wasrecently awarded the “President’sAward” from the CaribbeanAssociation of Pharmacists, for hiswork in legislative affairs. This awardwas given at the Gala of the Caribbeanand Commonwealth PharmacyConference at the Atlantis Resort,Paradise Island, Bahamas.

We wish our Regent, BrotherDaniel Welch, and his wife, SamanthaWelch, all the best in their relocationto Kentucky. Your hard work and ded-ication to our chapter, the SoutheastProvince, and surrounding Provinces,will truly be missed.

St. Louis GradFounded 5/24/[email protected]

St. Louis Graduate chapter is proudof our 5th place ranking at GCC. Afterreturning from GCC, the chapter elect-ed new officers. Congratulations to

regent Belma Muharemovic, vice-regent Alexis Gaggini, secretaryMelissa Hunt, treasurer JohnHamilton, historian Candace Dunn,and chaplain Brent Bloemer. Manyother brothers have also stepped up tohelp plan new events for the chapter.

October was a busy month for theSt. Louis Graduate chapter. In addi-tion to supporting Gamma Pi colle-giates during pledging (graduatebrothers attended all pledging events,showing the new brothers that KappaPsi really is for life), we gathered forFood Truck Friday in a local park,donated non-perishable food items toa local food bank, supported GammaPi chapter’s St. Baldrick event, walkedin the Juvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundation (JDRF) Walk, and heldour annual graduate weekend and golfextravaganza. Nine teams joinedtogether for a day of golfing andlunch. If you have suggestions forimproving the golf tournament, pleasecontact Doug Lang.

During November, we preparedcare packages for active militarybrothers. The annual Braggin RightsMissouri vs. Illinois basketball gamesocial was held at the Hamilton’s

again this year. Graduate brothers arerunning the St. Jude marathon againthis year. To support the cause, visit:fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Heroes/Heroes?px=2013683&pg=personal&fr_id=4820. The New Year starts with aPolar Bear Plunge to benefit theSpecial Olympics. Brothers are travel-ing to higher elevations in Februaryfor a ski trip (contact Brent Bloemer ifyou are interested in joining). DanBurkybile will be coordinating MarchMadness and poker tournaments dur-ing March.

As always, the graduate brothersare very excited about all of theupcoming events we have planned. Ifyou would like to be on the St. LouisGraduate chapter Google group (kap-papsistlgrad) or want to get involvedin one of these or any of our otherevents, contact St. Louis Graduatechapter regent Belma Muharemovicat [email protected].

—Melissa Hunt

Tampa GradFounded 11/18/[email protected]

Tampa Grad would like to com-mend the brothers of Epsilon Sigmafor graciously hosting this past FallConclave in beautiful St Pete/Tampa,Florida, as well as for their contribu-tions at this past GCC. Brothers had agreat time at both meetings and werevery proud of all our local collegiatesand their hard work for the brother-hood during this past summer/fall.

We are also very pleased to wel-come our newly elected executivemembers: regent Karl Healy, secre-tary/treasurer Christine Heng, andhistorian Alan Obringer. TampaGraduate brothers are very excitedabout the opportunities that lie aheadfor us, including working more close-

ly with local collegiate chapters tostrengthen the bonds of brotherhoodbetween graduate and collegiateswithin our region.

If you live in the Tampa area andare interested in joining us, contactChristine Heng ([email protected]) or anyone on the execu-tive committee for more information.

Great Lakes [email protected]

The Great Lakes Province has hada busy few months. We had a greatrepresentation of brothers who attend-ed the 56th GCC in Florida. The 2ndAnnual Great Lakes Fall Assemblywas hosted by the Upsilon chapter onSeptember 20-21 at the Hyatt Regencyin Lexington, Kentucky. In attendancewere more than 124 brothers from theGLP Province and several visitingbrothers from all over the country. Inaddition to the general sessions, wealso had workshops on a wide varietyof topics, including fundraising, pledg-ing, and a session on how to have suc-cessful elections. A new ExecutiveBoard was also elected and installedat the closing banquet.

Beta Phi brothers hosted theUpsilon chapter on a Friday night inSeptember at a Cincinnati Reds game.Unfortunately, the Reds couldn’t pullout a win, but both chapters had a funnight. Xi chapter hosted a few broth-ers from other chapters for a tailgateparty for the Ohio State-Wisconsingame on September 28. Mu OmicronPi also invited Beta Lambda for anight at the Detroit Tigers game.

We invite all brothers to the GLPSpring Province Assembly, hosted bythe Gamma Delta chapter on March21–23, 2014 in Lima, Ohio.

—Theresa Davis

ABOVE: Pacific WestProvince brothersgather for a photo atGCC.

LEFT: LA Gradbrothers gather atGCC. L–R: KevinLau, Doug Chang,Aaron Yup, EricGupta, andLawrence Brown.

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GCD award and for being elected asGrand Vice Regent. Finally, congratu-lations to two of our graduate chap-ters—Illinois Grad and St. LouisGrad—for receiving #2 GraduateChapter and #5 Graduate Chapter,respectively, in the nation.

Our chapters have kicked off thesemester with a theme of giving backto the community. Epsilon Rho raised$1,000 for Special Olympics Illinois onSeptember 21 by participating in theSpecial Olympics 5th Annual PlanePull. A group of 10 Brothers teamedup to play tug-of-war with a UPSAirbus A300 plane weighing over190,000 pounds at O’HareInternational Airport. The objectivewas to pull the plane a distance of 12feet in the fastest amount of time.Epsilon Rho completed the task in16.16 seconds! Great job! Gamma Pi iscurrently raising funds to combatchildhood cancer with their 3rd annu-al St. Baldrick’s Foundation HeadShaving event. Gamma Pi has raisedhundreds of dollars thus far and, as ofthe writing of this report, it hopes tohave reached its goal of $5,000 by theOctober 3 event.

Currently, Pi chapter is finalizingplans for our Fall Conclave at Purduein West Lafayette, Indiana, October18–20. Plans include a 5-K Glo-Run tobenefit the Ronald McDonald Houseand a masquerade-themed banquetdinner.

Lastly, we would like to welcomeour new Province Supervisor, KathrynKropp, and Province AssistantSupervisor, Megan Brafford, and sendcongratulations to all Mid Americabrothers who received appointmentsas chairs, co-chairs and representa-tives to national committees fromGrand Regent Dr. Eric Gupta!

—Lauren Palmier

Mountain East [email protected]

I do not need to restate the obvi-ous…GCC was an epic experiencethis year for the brothers of MountainEast. We had almost 50 collegiatebrothers and 20 graduate brothersfrom our Province journey to St. PeteBeach this August. Many of the colle-giate attendees marked this as their

Gulf Coast [email protected]

First off, the Gulf Coast Provincehad a great time at GCC in St. Pete!While attending GCC, several chap-ters from our Province received pres-tigious awards. Congratulations toboth Delta Gamma (Auburn) andGamma Zeta (Samford) for placing inthe top 10 international chapters in2013. Gulf Coast Province’s very ownsecretary, Grant McGuffey, tookhome the Frank H. Eby award, as wellas numerous raffle prizes. McGuffeywas also elected as the national KappaPsi Collegiate Member-at-Large. Lastbut not least, Gulf Coast Province hadthree brothers play on the winningNational Kappa Psi Championship vol-leyball team. We are very proud of thenumerous accolades the Gulf CoastProvince has earned throughout itsshort time together thus far.

The Province’s ExecutiveCommittee has been hard at workplanning events for the year, the firstbeing Delta Gamma’s tailgate beforethe Ole Miss vs. Auburn footballgame. In addition to social events, theExecutive Committee has been hardat work developing leadership andchapter events for brothers andpledges. The Province is also placingan emphasis on philanthropy, as theExecutive Committee is preparing aProvince-wide charity event at the 2ndKappa Psi Gulf Coast Province WinterConclave.

For all brothers interested, earlyregistration for the 2nd Kappa PsiGulf Coast Province Winter Conclavein Nashville, Tennessee is officiallyopen. This year’s Province meeting isset at the Sheraton Hotel in the heartof downtown Nashville, in close prox-imity to the bright lights of Broadway.Hope to see you there.

—Yousef Behbahani

Mid‐America [email protected]

Mid America Province brothers areeager to move forward with theresponsibilities of a new semester,fueled by the knowledge and memo-ries gained at the 56th Grand CouncilConvention in St. Pete Beach. MidAmerica Province had 49 brothersregistered. Congratulations to BrotherDan Morrow (Delta Nu) for receivinga Foundation scholarship and DeltaNu and Chi for receiving honorablementions for scoring 85% on theirChapter Progress Reports. We alsoextend our congratulations to Chichapter for being named the #1 chap-ter in Mid America Province, EpsilonUpsilon being named the MostImproved Chapter, and to Dr. LathaRadhakrishnan for receiving a Top 10

first GCC. We certainly hope that thisis not just a one-time visit. It is a bless-ing to reconnect with brothers fromacross the country and meet newbrothers for the first time.

Mountain East had plenty to cele-brate at the 56th GCC. DC GradBrother Christyn Mullen (DeltaKappa) led a team of stand-in brothersto become the winners of the beachvolleyball tournament. Delta Kappawas recognized as a Top 10 per-former, meaning their progress reportplaced them among the Top 20 chap-ters in Kappa Psi. We congratulateBuffalo Grad, who was recognized asthe #8 Graduate chapter in theFraternity.

The most exciting news came whenBeta Kappa chapter, which just turned100 years old in April, was awardedthe #1 Most Outstanding Chapter inKappa Psi! We are excited for ourBeta Kappa brothers, as they workedtirelessly to achieve this phenomenalgoal. We are further pleased with thebrothers from our Province who havebeen appointed as members andchairmen of national committees.Finally, we congratulate BrothersChris Miller and Patrick Dougherty,who will spend the next two yearsserving as supervisors of SoutheastProvince and Gulf Coast Province,respectively.

With school starting back up, wechallenge all, not just ourselves inMountain East, but every Kappa Psichapter, to pledge only the best peo-ple and accept only the best into ourgreat Fraternity. We’ll see you atProvince in Buffalo, New York, thisfall, and in Salisbury, Maryland nextspring. This Is Mountain East!

—Ryan M. Fillis

Northern Plains [email protected]

The Northern Plains Province hasbeen staying busy this summer. Manybrothers attended GCC in August andformed new bonds with brothersacross the country. Since school hasbegun, I have been excited to hearabout all the new students expressinginterest in joining Kappa Psi aroundthe Province.

The next Northern Plains ProvinceConclave was scheduled for October25–26 in the beautiful city of Duluth,Minnesota, and was hosted by DeltaPsi brothers. The weekend consistedof a Friday night fairytale theme, fol-lowed by an alphabet soup Saturdaynight.

—Paige Leclerc

Northwest [email protected]

A new academic year has startedand the Northwest Province chaptersare active in rush and also preparingfor the coming conclave in Vancouver,British Columbia. We expect it to be aconclave to remember, with muchsupport for our Canadian brothersover President’s Day weekend nextyear. Brothers from every chapterwere able to attend GCC this pastsummer and all had a blast learningmore about the fraternity and hittingthe beach with friends. We congratu-late Brother Robert Mancini for beingnominated to be our new GrandCounselor. —Jared Muai

Southeast [email protected]

The Southeast Province has beenvery busy over the past six monthswith aiding the GCC in planning, as

Atlantic Province brothers prior to a breakout session during the GCC.

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well as the soon to follow thirdConclave Assembly. The Provincewould like to thank the GCC PlanningCommittee and the Epsilon Sigmachapter for hosting a very successful55th Annual GCC in St. Petersburg,Florida. We would, without a doubt,also like to thank the outgoingExecutive Committee members fortheir endless commitment to ourbeloved Fraternity.

Within a matter of weeks followingthe great experience of the 55thGrand Council Convention, theSoutheast Province was honored tohave Epsilon Sigma host our thirdConclave Assembly. The assemblyfocused on fellowship and it held sev-eral informative seminars for those inattendance, including but not limitedto a Graduate Ritual visual walk-through led by our Grand Ritualist.The brothers of the SoutheastProvince welcomed three members ofthe National Executive Committeewho were in attendance: GrandRegent Eric Gupta, Grand RitualistHarry Patrick Marcelin, and GraduateMember-at-Large Jason Milton.

During the closing dinner recep-tion, the Province welcomed the long-time and distinguished BrotherMichael Mone as our keynote speak-er. Mr. Michael Mone stressed lead-ership, longtime fraternal bonds, andservice to our communities and pro-fession. The Southeast Provincewould like to thank Brother Mone forhis lifelong commitment to ourFraternity and our profession, and fortaking time out of his busy scheduleto share with us during our ConclaveAssembly.

Lastly, we would like to thank IotaBrother Marion Machado for his dili-gent work with the production of theGCC Province video. If pharmacydoes not work out for BrotherMachado, I foresee an editing careeras his next option. We would also liketo thank all those visitors to our back-yard and look forward to seeing youall in Charleston, South Carolina, onFebruary 21–23, 2014.

—Travis Ireland

Southwest [email protected]

The brothers of SouthwestProvince had an excellent time atGCC with getting to know brothersfrom all parts of Kappa Psi. Weenjoyed some time at the beach, spir-ited elections, and getting to learnwhat everyone else has been up to.We look forward to seeing everyoneagain—hopefully at one of ourProvince meetings!

—Christine Cooper

The Final Word

Brothers,As we approach the spring semester, we often come across the time to review

and update local ordinances. How well do you know the laws that govern yourmembership in Kappa Psi? Why do we even have ordinances? These questionsoften go unanswered. If we stop to review these questions, we can understand thatthese concepts not only exist in our Fraternity, but also in our careers. Whether youbelong to state or national societies/associations or you look at the organizationwhere you work, you will find constitutions, bylaws, ordinances, and policies arecommonplace in our society. Working with them in Kappa Psi will better prepareyou for what you face in practice. Over the next two years, I will be sending out periodic posts over the listserv,Facebook, and/or Twitter accounts regarding important legislative and parliamentary tips that may help you inyour daily operations.

Bylaws and ordinances are the written rules that guide the internal affairs of an organization. They generallydefine things like a group’s official name, its purpose, requirements for membership, officers’ titles and responsi-bilities, how offices are to be assigned, how meetings should be conducted, and how often meetings are to beheld. Bylaws are essential to helping an organization map out its purpose and the practical day-to-day details ofhow it conducts its business. They serve as the legal guidelines of an organization, and organizations can bechallenged in court for their actions if they violate them. Bylaws are sometimes mistakenly called standard oper-ating procedures or policies and procedures, but in actuality, they are different, as standard operating proce-dures or policies tend to govern day-to-day operations and do not have the force of law that bylaws have.

Within the structure of Kappa Psi, we have three levels of legislation that is important to understand. Ouroverarching guide is our Constitution, which lays out the basic structure of the Fraternity. Underneath that arethe Bylaws, including the Uniform Province, Collegiate, and Graduate Chapter Bylaws; these have specificsregarding general operations of the Fraternity at the National, Province, and chapter levels, respectively. Thirdare the local ordinances that are created by the Provinces and chapters; they detail structure and processes spe-cific at that level of the organization. The Uniform Province, Collegiate, and Graduate Chapter Bylaws are anoverarching guide for the structure you should impart at that respective level. Your ordinances are meant tosupplement, not replace the bylaws. Therefore, you should only include chapter- or Province-specific additionsthat help differentiate your preferences for conducting business and requirements of your Brothers. Extensivedetail, as noted above, guides day-to-day operations and is better being incorporated into chapter or Provincepolicy. This will allow you to keep your ordinances short, concise, and meaningful.

As an organization, you don’t want to have to change your ordinances every few months because you imparttoo much detail. The ideal timeline for ordinance changes is, at most, annually, but no less than every few years.When the time comes to review your ordinances, keep in mind their intent. Use them, in their simplest form, toensure the rights of your chapter or Province membership, conduct business in a fair and efficient manner, andto help you understand how Kappa Psi is giving you opportunities to make you a better professional.

If you ever have any questions related to processes, application or understanding of the Constitution andBylaws or your local ordinances, feel free to email me any time at [email protected].

Understanding OrdinancesBy Robert Mancini, Grand Counselor 2013–2015

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Brothers set record‐breaking attendance marks at the 56th GCC.

The Kappa Psi Brotherhood took over the beautiful Tradewinds Resort on St. Pete Beach, Florida, during the 56th Grand Council Convention.

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