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A record showing at the Kappa Psi booth at APhA pg 8

On track to set a new attendancerecord at the 56th GCC pg 14

100% of active college chapterssent in reports pg 16

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ALL IN!Brothers are ALL IN to create a bright futureat this year’s Grand Council Convention.

Brothers!

Our 56th Grand Council Convention is just around the corner! For those of you

who have never attended a GCC, it is one of the most incredible experiences of your

Fraternity experience. GCC is where you will meet brothers from around the country,

the Bahamas, and Canada and gain knowledge of how other chapters and provinces

operate. You will be involved in making decisions that impact the future of the

Fraternity through election of officers, creation of policies, and changing the

Constitution and By-Laws. We also get to hear what those who have been volunteer-

ing their time for Kappa Psi have accomplished and what our Provinces have been

up to. It is all very exciting and educational in learning how the Fraternity works on a

large scale.

GCC is also a place to learn things that can help improve us as leaders and our

Chapters and Provinces. We have workshops that include topics on professional

development, leadership, and chapter development. You will have the opportunity to learn about various areas of

pharmacy practice in the roundtables and sell some chapter merchandise in the chapter sales.

Oh and did I mention there’s a beach?!?

Attending GCC becomes addictive. The fellowship is unmatched. I cannot imagine missing a GCC and those who

have been say the same thing. As soon as I get home, I start planning for the next one and attempt to attend as many

Provinces in between to see all of my Brothers. I look forward to seeing all of you in St. Pete Beach as this GCC is

surely to be the biggest ever!

Fraternally,

Kali Weaver

Grand Regent 2011–2013

Kali Weaver, Grand Regent

All in for GCC

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Volume 110, Number 2, Spring 2013Whole Number 438

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On the CoverIts easy to back a winning hand,and Kappa Psi brothers are ALL INwith record attendance expectedat the 56th GCC at St. Pete Beach.

Table of Contents

4 Residency Journey/Join Ryan, Crystal, and Olivia in part seven of their residency journey and pick up some great advice to start your own journey.

10 Meet the Candidates/Meet the field of candidates on the ballot at GCC. From thisfield of candidates will come the next Executive Committee.

16 99 Hands is All In!/Is your chapter searching for new ideas for philanthropy, professional projects, recruitment events? Make sure to check out 99 Hands for ideas from any of our 90 active collegiate chapters.

48 Aloha!/Welcome to our newest chapter of Kappa Psi, the Epsilon Psi chapter at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

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All in for a brighter futureIn this issue of The MASK, we go ALL IN. In what may be a first in the history of The MASK,

every active collegiate chapter in our Order has submitted an article in 99 Hands. Yes, everychapter!! We were a perfect 90 for 90 in submissions. Congratulations brothers on thismomentous achievement.

How appropriate that this milestone achievement is accomplished as we prepare for the56th Grand Council Convention this summer in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Inside, you will find allthe candidates who are running for the International Executive Committee of Kappa Psi. Inaddition, we have the tentative schedule of events along with the reasons every chapter shouldbe ALL IN to attend from the convention chairman and Grand Vice Regent Eric Gupta in TheFinal Word.

If your chapter is struggling to find new ideas for fundraising, philanthropy, etc. look at allthe chapter reports in 99 Hands. There are many amazing ideas across our Fraternity and theyare being shared with everyone in that section. Take this opportunity to learn from ALL yourbrothers to improve your chapter.

In closing, let this issue be the beginning of a new Kappa Psi tradition. This is a traditionwhere every chapter henceforth submits articles to The MASK and attends the Grand CouncilConvention. If we as a Fraternity are able to achieve these goals then we will truly be living theGrand Council Convention theme of “A Brighter Future.”

I hope to see everyone ALL IN at the Grand Council Convention.

Fraternally,

Cameron Van Dyke, Editor

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Epsilon Iota brothers on National Wear Red Day.

obstacles and finish with some of the pros fordoing a residency. Perhaps those of you doingthe “internal residency debate” may find thishelpful.

Common Roadblocks:

1. Research Projects: Many student phar-macists have limited exposure to research andare worried about tackling such a big project.Admittedly, I was terrified of a research pro-ject. However, each residency program haspreceptors who will help you along the way. Ifyou are still a student, look for opportunities toget involved with research! If you are goinginto a residency, jump on the project early andset lots of little deadlines.

2. Institutional Review Board (IRB):Once you draft up your research project, youhave to get approved by the InstitutionalReview Board, which may seem like a daunt-ing task. This has been a difficult process forme because I am working with a protectedpopulation, but at the same time I havelearned a lot. As frustrating as IRB may some-times seem, always remember that they arethere to protect the patients, and it is impor-tant that they take adequate time and precau-tions to do this.

3. Public Speaking: I have heard frommany students that they do not want to do aresidency because they are afraid of publicspeaking. Public speaking is a wonderful skillto possess and a residency will help you bemore prepared to do this. Depending on theresidency, the amount of public speaking willvary, but regardless you will have preceptorsto help you along the way, whether that bepracticing with you or having a familiar face tolook at in the audience.

4. Time Management: Your residencyyear will be a busy one, and many residentscomplain of too little sleep and minimal per-sonal life. I encourage you to work on yourtime management and work-life balance nowbecause it will pay off in your residency and inyour career. Make time to take care of yourmental and physical health! This will leave you

possess confidence. Know why you are thebest candidate for that program and conveythis to the interviewers so they know whythey should choose you. My last recommen-dation for the interview is to come preparedwith an artillery of teamwork and clinicalexperiences you encountered while at schoolor on APPE rotations. These types of experi-ences should prepare you well for the majori-ty of the situation-based questions asked onthe interview.

Just recently, I interviewed for a few PGY-2positions, which in all honesty are not thatdifferent from the PGY-1 interviews. There isone major difference, being that my respons-es to the situation-based questions werestronger owing to the extensive clinical expe-rience and responsibilities I have attained. Inaddition to the PGY-2 interviews, I amattempting to interview for my ideal clinical-faculty position in academia, which I have notyet had the opportunity to experience.

In my next article, I will have known theoutcome of my PGY-2 and academic inter-views. Furthermore, I will be finishing myPGY-1 career and will most likely be writingmy last and final article. Take care, brothers.

Fraternally, Ryan Szynkarek

Crystal’s journeyAs Michael Jordan

once said, “If you’retrying to achieve,there will be road-blocks. I’ve hadthem; everybody hashad them. But obsta-cles don’t have tostop you. If you runinto a wall, don’t turnaround and give up. Figure out how to climbit, go through it, or work around it.”

I love my residency program and have hada great experience but as in any residency orjob, there are a few roadblocks. Today, I willbe writing about a few common residency


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Ryan’s journeyAnother three

months have passedsince my last article.I am now in myeighth month of resi-dency training andgoing strong. Sincemy last article, I havesuccessfully complet-ed three more resi-dency rotationswhich have furtheredmy confidence as a practitioner. As I am fin-ishing my residency training, I have startedinterviewing for next year’s PGY-1 candidatesand have started interviewing for jobs myself.

During my last three rotations, I workedon my research, served as a primary precep-tor during my ambulatory care rotation, andimproved my medical writing skills in druginformation. My research project has pro-duced positive results. Being a primary pre-ceptor for two students has helped me todevelop my teaching skills which I hope touse as I pursue a career in academia. Finally,on my drug information rotation, I summa-rized various guidelines and quality analysismeasures, developed a monograph, createddrug utilization criteria, and completed amedication use evaluation.

Changing roles by being the PGY-1 inter-viewer rather than the interviewee was arelaxing and pleasurable experience.

By being on the other side of the interviewtable, I can now offer recommendations forthe PGY-1 candidate. My first recommenda-tion is to be genuinely because being insin-cere is easily noticeable and will surely comeout during the question and answer sessionof the interview. My second recommendationis to maintain interest in the programthroughout the entirety of the interview. Oneway to deliberately convey this is to be pre-pared with questions about the program forall interviewers. Additionally, make sure you

Behind the Scenes: The Journey from pharmacy student to pharmacy residentWelcome to part seven of an eight-part series following Brother Ryan Szynkarek’s journey through his last academic year

in pharmacy school in pursuit of a pharmacy residency post graduation. Through this series, we have shared the process ofwhat it takes to be a pharmacy resident and insight into what it’s like to be a resident in different settings. Many thanks toCrystal Little and Olivia Santoso, who have joined the series to share insights from their residency experience.

program, I provide direct patient care at theCoumadin Clinic at the Athens RegionalMedical Center, Mercy Health Center, andthe Village Shop. What do I mean by directpatient care? I triage the patient by takingdirect measurements such as INR or bloodpressure. I perform the patient interviewprocess, lab reviews, and patient assessment.I determine the appropriate plan and regimenadjustments, and then I go into the pharmacyand fill the prescriptions based on my recom-mendations. The best part of this experienceis when you see how your recommendationsresulted in an improved patient outcome. Ifyou love patient care and are still consideringworking in a community setting, then a com-munity pharmacy residency is the type ofprogram that will provide experiences with abalanced mix of clinical pharmacy practice,patient care, and direct involvement with peo-ple in the community.

In December, I was fortunate to have theentire week of Christmas and New Year’sEve off which is highly unusual for most resi-dency programs. Thank you UGA! Januaryand February flew by with a packed scheduleof teaching, precepting, and community pre-sentations. Working in conjunction with thecity of Athens, I presented at a “Health Hour”lunch about safety and pediatric OTC medica-tions to Athens-Clark County employees. Ialso provided health and wellness services atlocal health fairs for the county. As part of myresidency, we are enrolled into the teachingcertificate program which requires a certainamount of didactic experiences. My first lec-ture in the “big room” was in Disease StateManagement on a variety of neurological dis-eases such as multiple sclerosis,Huntington’s disease, Tourette syndrome,and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. I called itthe “Neuro-Hodge-Podge” since the lectureappeared to be a last-ditch effort to throw in afew last minute diseases that no one else

and so much more. I have had a very diverselearning experience and have grown personal-ly and professionally!

Everyone’s list of pros and cons will look alittle different. But the list of pros will likelyoutweigh any negatives. The obstacles I havefaced have only made me stronger, and thepros make me want to go back each day. Iwish each student going into their residencyyear the best of luck and I encourage all of therest of you to consider a community residencyif your interests lie in direct patientcontact/interaction and ambulatory care! Ifanybody has any follow-up questions to thisarticle, questions about community residency,or the Fred Meyer-Oregon State UniversityPGY1 Residency Program, feel free to e-mailme at [email protected].

Proud to be your brother, Crystal Little

Olivia’s journeyMy fellow brothers, the past three months

of my residency has been the busiest time inmy life but also the most rewarding. Forthose reading about my journey for the firsttime, I have had theprivilege of being one ofthree PGY1 CommunityPharmacy PracticeResidents for theUniversity of GeorgiaCollege of Pharmacy. Itis a personal goal ofmine to demystifyexactly what a community resident does andhow our skill set fits into the world of phar-macy. One of the greatest challenges that aPGY1 Community Resident faces is havingour skills recognized in our own profession,by other healthcare professionals andemployers. I often get the question, “Whyshould I do a community residency when Ican get a community pharmacist job?” Themisconception is that all I do is learn aboutthe dispensing process in a community phar-macy—wrong. Although I staff one day aweek as a community staff pharmacist, thatrole barely meets a tenth of the criteria for acommunity pharmacy residency. The mainfocus for all community residency programsis direct patient care. We develop patient careskills in a variety of ambulatory care settingssuch as anticoagulation, diabetes, hyperten-sion, dyslipidemia, and immunizations. In my

relaxed and happier, which in the end willleave you better able to take care of patients!You may even want to use your vacation!

The two biggest obstacles this year for mewere research and IRB. These roadblocksseemed rough a couple of days, but I stilllearned throughout the process. These road-blocks pale in comparison to the countlesswonderful days I have had in my first ninemonths as a resident with Fred Meyer andOregon State University. The following are mytop four favorite things about a communityresidency.

Favorite Things About My Residency:

1. Networking: I have met so many greatpeople this year and I would not have had thissame opportunity otherwise. I am surroundedby wonderful and compassionate preceptorsand am fortunate to also consider themfriends and mentors. I have also met numer-ous leaders in pharmacy, tons of great resi-dents, and many brilliant student pharmacists.

2. Patients: I love having the opportunity toget to know my patients as a member of theirhealth care team, coach, and friend. I look for-ward to meeting with each one of them andseeing them work toward reaching their long-term goals! The days I get to see my coachingpatients are some of my favorite. However, Ialso love my days where I get to see people inthe ambulatory care sites. Sometimes I do notsee these patients multiple times, but even inone interaction, I get to know them, impactthem, and be impacted by them. Nothing isbetter than helping someone!

3. Teaching: I really enjoyed the teachingseminars. I learned about teaching styles,techniques for engaging students, and theo-ries behind student assessments. Then I hadthe opportunity to take what I learned in theseminars and what I had learned from some ofmy own great professors to create my own lec-ture. Sure I was nervous when I first started,but then I got into my groove and thoroughlyenjoyed it! I have also enjoyed the time I havespent working with students one-on-one.

4. Learning: I am continually challenged tobe a better pharmacist throughout my time asa resident and I am extremely thankful forthat. I have learned about management andHR, staffing, motivational interviewing, coach-ing, research, teaching, MTM, collaborativepractice agreements, mental health, chronicdisease state management, drug information,


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wanted to talk about. In any event, it wentgreat! When it came time to write questionsfor the exam, I can honestly say that I com-pletely underestimated that task. It took meabout five hours to write five questions. It wasmost likely due to over-thinking and rewritingeach question and answer about 20 times. Itreally feels strange being on the other side.

Another part of my residency that I’vecome to enjoy is precepting. It’s much harderthan you think at first. I was going on and onabout a patient case with first-year studentpharmacists and my preceptor had to stop meand ask, “Okay students, can anyone explainto me what she just said?” We got blanklooks. That’s when I realized they had no ideawhat I was talking about when I said ACEinhibitor or using an insulin correction factorof 23. It’s hard to believe that was me justthree years ago. I lacked so much confidencein myself when I graduated pharmacy school.In just a few months in residency, I realizedthat I had all the knowledge and tools I need-ed to be a good clinician but I never had toapply it in real patient care settings. Everypatient I see gives me the confidence and theexperience to become a well-rounded, well-developed clinical pharmacist. Believe mewhen I say that the residency process isWORTH IT!

My next major projects for remainder of thisquarter are grand rounds, two OTC lectures,another “Healthy Hour” talk at the HealthDepartment, and completion of my residentresearch project. For grand rounds, I’m dis-cussing the February 2013 COPD GoldGuidelines and new FDA-approved drugs forCOPD. My OTC lectures are on Herbal andDietary Supplements. And my residentresearch project is a needs assessment for theinitiation of a travel health and immunizationsclinic at the Village Drug Shop. There are con-stant ongoing deadlines in residency and it’s allbased on your own discipline to set deadlinesfor yourself and to manage your time appropri-ately. It is important to maintain a balance inlife to keep yourself sane during tough times.That’s why you can still always see me atConclaves and chapter meetings. And you willdefinitely see me at this year’s GCC! Yes, resi-dency is challenging and requires a lot of hardwork. As long as you have your brothers andall of your support around to get you through,you can accomplish it with pride and integrity.—Fraternally, Olivia Santoso

Be sure to tune in to the Summer 2013 issue of The MASK to read the final reports on Ryan, Crystal, and Olivia’s journeys as pharmacy residents.

South Dakota State University student pharmacist Beau VanOverschelde recently received the Good Catch Award fromthe Patient Safety Department at Sanford-USD MedicalCenter in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, while completing anadvanced pharmacy practice experience. This was the firsttime the Good Catch Award was given to a student pharma-cist. The award is called “Good Catch” as it is given to individ-uals that “catch” and fix a problem relating to patient safety.Beau received the award after interviewing a patient, identify-ing an issue relating to the dose of a medication for bloodpressure that occurred during admission medication reconcil-iation, and correcting the problem.

Good Catch, Beau!

Brother Kincaid mentors in GuatemalaWhile most of our Kappa Psi P4brothers are on rotations through-out the U.S., two Delta Omegabrothers took their professionalknowledge to Central America.Twice a year, Dr. Scott Kincaid, afaculty brother, takes qualifiedadvanced experiential students toGuatemala for a unique pharmacyexperience. This past January,Brothers Swayam and Kelechijumped at the opportunity to go.Brother Kelechi said, “I feel veryhumbled to have had the opportu-nity to travel to Guatemala withmy fellow Brother Swayam alongwith our faculty brother and men-tor, Scott Kincaid. The work wedid while in Guatemala was trulya life-changing experience. We

were able to set up two makeshift pharmacies in two separate villages where we counselednumerous patients on the medications they were receiving—in Spanish I might add (as broken asit was). Brother Kincaid informed us we may not even grasp the effect we had in Guatemala untilafter we had left and returned to our ‘regular’ daily routines, and he could not have been any moretruthful with that statement. No matter what I do, who I talk to or where I am, my mind oftendrifts back to the father in the small village that I had to help explain his medications to, or the lit-tle boy I had to comfort when he was being examined by the doctor. Memories like those helpkeep things in perspective for me and give me that extra piece of motivation to get my PharmD soI may have the opportunity to return again and touch more lives. There is no better moment toshare with your brothers than knowing that Delta Omega had a tiny piece in making a few vil-lages in Guatemala healthier and someone else’s life better. This was a truly awesome experiencethat I will never lose sight of.”

L–R: Kelechi Alioha, Dr. Scott Kincaid, Swayam Patel

by Kameron Tucker

President’s Club ($500)Johnny PorterMichael Ira SmithL. David SparksMeagan Wilson

Director’s Club ($250)Andrew DuncanAdam & Shawna GreggPaul Hiller

Bicentennial Club ($100)Teresa Anderson-HaagDavid BoyerNorman CampbellTed GladsonKenneth KirkPaul KnechtDonald KupperRyan LindemanJohnny PorterStewart RyckmanReginald Williams

General Donation (more than $1,000)Medical Marketing Economics, LCC

General Donation ($200–$500)Province II

General Donation ($100–$200)Beta Chi ChapterBeta Kappa ChapterBrooks Group & AssociatesDelta Psi ChapterEpsilon Gamma ChapterIllinois Graduate Chapter

General Donation (Up to $100)Medhi AmiriChristina AskewBrett Barker

David BateshanskyAnna BattcherAndrew BzlowyckyjRobert CampbellAmanda DawesDelta Kappa ChapterDelta Upsilon ChapterGamma Psi ChapterRalph HeuermanPaul HillerDonald KennedyJeffrey KyleDaniel LaymanTrent LeonardDaniel LeoneDavid MaizeKenneth ManleyDeanna McDanielMinnesota Graduate ChapterRavin PatelJohn PietkiewiczRussell PoissonChrisann RauziZach RussellJami SchellRobert WalkupOlin WelshStephanie Zhang

The following donations were madeon behalf of Brother Dawn Erdman.Burroughs Health Care Management

Group ($750)Fingertip Formulary ($500)Medical, Marketing Economics, LLC ($575)Pinsonault Associates, LLC ($500)Robert Scott ($1,500)

2012 Kappa Psi PharmaceuticalFoundation, Inc. Donors

In March of 1992, a non-profit organization was established called the Kappa Psi PharmaceuticalFoundation to provide educational, leadership, financial assistance, and other charitable functionsfor Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity. Listed below are the Kappa Psi brothers and pharmacy-related organizations from across the country who contributed to the Kappa Psi PharmaceuticalFoundation in 2012. The Foundation’s Board of Directors wants to thank all of these brothers fortheir support that totaled just under $11,000. Anyone wishing to donate to the Foundation can send acheck to Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Foundation, P.O. Box 11723, St. Louis, MO 63105-0523.Contributions also are received via PayPal. To donate online, go to www.kappapsi.org/foundationand look for the link, Contribute to the Foundation. All contributions are tax-deductible.


The Foundation’s golftournament and raffleare two fun ways tosupport the Foundationwhile at the 56th GCC:

There are some fun ways to support the Kappa Psi Foundationwhile at GCC this summer. TheFoundation golf tournament isscheduled for Friday, August 2. If you missed signing up or havequestions, contact Brett Rathi at480‐266‐9777 or [email protected].

The Foundation raffle will be on‐going. The final winner of the raffle will be announced followingthe closing banquet.

Donations can always be made atwww.kappapsi.org/foundation.


The Kappa Psi Awards Reception at the American Pharmacists AssociationAnnual Meeting and Expo took place the evening of March 3 at the JW Marriott

at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, California. The Executive Committee was excited topresent Brother William “Fitz” Fitzpatrick, Past Grand Regent, with the A. Richard Bliss,Jr. Grand Council of Appreciation for a lifetimeof dedication to the profession and theFraternity. While Brother Fitzpatrick was thehonored guest, we were excited to talk to morethan 700 brothers who stopped by the KappaPsi booth in the expo or attended the awardsreception. The Executive Committee looks forward to seeing everybody during next year’sconference in Orlando.

—Matthew Lacroix, Grand Historian

Grand Regent Kali Weaver with the 2013 A. Richard Bliss Award Winner William Fitzpatrick andPast Grand Regents Norman Campbell, Tony Palmieri, and Johnny Porter at the Kappa Psireception during APhA in LA.

ABOVE: Brothers Nick Dorich, Ally Strobel, and Daniel Lefkowitz enjoy amoment during the Kappa Psi reception. ABOVE RIGHT: Brothers ofGamma Pi and Delta Chi attending the APhA reception. BELOW: EpsilonMu brothers along with the Executive Committee outside of the KappaPsi booth.

ABOVE: Brothersof EpsilonOmicron andDelta Chi share infellowship duringthe Kappa Psireception atAPhA. RIGHT: The2011–13 Kappa PsiExecutiveCommittee.

A tremendous showing at the Kapp


Brothers Marvin Smith, Sean Leonard, Norman Campbell and MichaelCournoyer with APhA Board Member William Fassett.

A video of the speech Brother Campbell gave at APhA can be found at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOQuUxUFW_Y

LEFT: Dr. Norman Campbell receives his Honorary APhA Presidentcertificate from APhA President Jenelle Sobotka.

ABOVE: Brother Michael Provost with Grand Counselor Michael Cournoyervisit during the APhA reception. LEFT: Past Grand Regent LB Brown,Executive Director Johnny Porter, and 2013 A. Richard Bliss Award WinnerWilliam Fitzpatrick.

pa Psi APhA Booth!Honorary PresidentLicensed to practice both pharmacy and law,Brother Norman A. Campbell, PhD, MBA, JD,FAPhA, Professor of PharmacyAdministration at the University of RhodeIsland College of Pharmacy, was electedHonorary President of APhA. BrotherCampbell is active in numerous professionalorganizations in law, pharmacy, and educationand has held leadership positions in each.


Kappa Psi Grand Council Elections: Meet the Candidates

Matthew LacroixMatthew Lacroix, PharmD, BCPS, is a fall

1999 initiate of the Beta Epsilon chapter atthe University of RhodeIsland. He currentlyworks at the Universityof New England inPortland, Maine, as anassistant professor, clini-cal specialist-InternalMedicine. He is anactive member of APhA,ASHP and AACP. Hismost recent service with

Kappa Psi includes being founding regent forthe Maine Graduate chapter, founding GCDfor the Delta Chi chapter of Kappa Psi, andcurrent Grand Historian.

In running for the office of Grand ViceRegent and Grand Counselor, he wants tofocus on working with the appropriate com-mittee on the redesign of our policy creationand implementation. He has seen success,both in Kappa Psi and other pharmacy groups,in short-term focused projects that allow peo-ple to work on something they are passionateabout, with a defined timeline and result. Theshort-term work of the Province RealignmentCommittee is one such example.

As Grand Vice Regent, he would workhard at whatever charges he was given fromthe Grand Regent, which has recently includ-ed GCC planning. The expansion of KappaPsi has presented new challenges to GCCplanning, which also allows exciting newopportunities.

As Grand Councilor, Matthew would con-tinue to work with the Legislative Committeeto turn around submitted by-laws to chaptersand Provinces, and work with the committeeto continue to improve our Constitution andBy-Laws change process.

Latha RadhakrishnanLatha Radhakrishnan received her

Pharm.D. from the University of Illinois atChicago (UIC) in 1998. She subsequentlycompleted a Pharmacy Practice Residency atthe University of Mississippi Medical Centerand a Primary Care Specialty Residency atthe University of Illinois at Chicago.Currently, she is a Clinical AssistantProfessor in the Department of PharmacyPractice at UIC. In 2012, Latha accepted aposition in the Experiential Department atUIC after practicing as a clinical oncologypharmacist for eight years. Latha is an initiate

California. Eric has served Kappa Psi throughvarious positions such as Gamma Nu chapterfirst vice regent, Los Angeles Grad regent,Province IX Satrap, Province VII AssistantSupervisor, Province V Supervisor, ProvinceVIII Supervisor, and Grand Counselor. Hecurrently serves as Grand Vice Regent andEpsilon Gamma chapter GCD. He has been atop ten GCD since 2008 and received the2008 GCD Outstanding Achievement Awardwhich is given to the top GCD in the nation.In 2011, he was recognized by PFA as theOutstanding Volunteer of the Year, out of allthe members in 35 separate professional fra-ternities, for his work with Kappa Psi.

Eric has served in many leadership rolesover the years. Recently, he served asSpeaker of the House and president of theCalifornia Pharmacists Association (CPhA)and was awarded the CPhA 2009Distinguished New Practitioner of the Yearaward for his dedication and service.

Eric would like your support for GrandRegent so he can continue to serve Kappa Psiand help lead the Brotherhood to a brighterfuture.

Kali WeaverKali says the past eight years have been

amazing! She has served as your CollegiateM e m b e r - a t - L a r g e ,Grand Historian, GrandVice Regent, and GrandRegent. Every ExecutiveCommittee she hasbeen privileged to workwith has included broth-ers from all over thecountry and from alltypes of chapters. Wehave been able to worktogether each time as a cohesive teambecause we are first and foremost, brothers.Kali learns more about the Fraternity everyday from the pledges and the Past GrandRegents she has had the opportunity to talkto. It is vitally important to learn as much asyou can from those who have gone beforeyou if you do not wish to repeat mistakes andhope to move the Fraternity forward.

She is truly grateful for this experienceand is a better person for having met herbrothers across the country, Canada, and ofcourse, The Bahamas. She thanks you forallowing her to serve as your Grand Regent.

Michael CournoyerMichael was initiated in 2003 as a Mu

chapter brother at the MassachusettsCollege of Pharmacy and Health Sciences inBoston, Massachusetts. Since this time, hehas served Kappa Psi in several capacitiesincluding the currenthonor of being theGrand Council Deputy ofMu chapter. He hasattended every GCCsince 2003 and doesn’tplan on missing one.

He currently has thepleasure of serving asyour Grand Counselorand has also served asyour Grand Historian. As Grand Historian, hecompleted his goal of updating our writtenhistory. This was the first major revision innearly 25 years. Over his four years on theExecutive Committee, he has observed sever-al things about our Brotherhood and feels thebest way to build our Fraternity on the con-tinued path of leadership and advancement ofpharmacy starts at the foundation. As we con-tinue to grow, we need to ensure the successof our current chapters and that processbegins with pledging. We need to instill themindset of the late John Kennedy and askwhat we can do to help build Kappa Psi andfocus less on what Kappa Psi can do for us.The notion is simple. The more work we doto develop this Fraternity, the more successwe will have creating a leader in every broth-er. Those skills will ensure our brothers arethe future leaders of the profession.

He looks forward to having the opportuni-ty to continue serving you as your next GrandRegent.

Eric GuptaEric K. Gupta is a 1996 initiate of Gamma

Nu chapter at the University of the Pacific(UOP). He received hisPharmD in 2000 andcompleted a PGY1 resi-dency and a two-yearlipid research fellowshipat the VA San Diego.Currently, Eric is anassociate professor ofPharmacy Practice andAdministration atWestern University of

Health Sciences and holds a clinical practiceat St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach,

GRAND REGENT GRAND VICE REGENTElections for the International ExecutiveCommittee will be held during the Sixth

General Session on Saturday, August 3 andinstalled into office at the closing banquet.

chapter, established the use of Robert’s Rulesof Order, and improved the adherence to thelocal ordinances. Robert received his PharmDin 2008 and went on to do a PGY1 residencyand PGY2 oncology specialty residency at St.Luke’s Mountain States Tumor Institute inBoise, Idaho. Robert gained his board certifi-cation in oncology in 2012 and was appointedthe residency director at Mountain StatesTumor Institute where he works as an oncolo-gy pharmacist.

Robert has served the Fraternity on theProvince level as Vice Satrap and Satrap ofthe former Province IX as well as served asResolutions chair and helped to organize theGCD forum for the newly formed Northwest

Province. Robert joinedthe Montana & SanDiego Graduate chap-ters upon his graduationin 2008 where he servedas Montana Grad secre-tary-treasurer and viceregent. Robert helpedinitiate and charter theEpsilon Pi chapter atIdaho State University

where he currently serves as Grand CouncilDeputy and has received a GCD Certificateof Excellence. He has also served Kappa Psinationally on the Publications Committeeand as the Resolutions Committee chair atthe 55th Grand Council Convention, asAssistant Supervisor for Province VII,Supervisor of Province VIII and currently,Gulf Coast Province Supervisor. Robert hasalso gained experience with Kappa Psi legis-lation and understanding of chapter andProvince issues by serving on theInternational Legislative Committee for thelast two years.

Throughout his career, Robert has been rec-ognized as an innovator and leader, receivingawards from ASHP, ACCC and ISHP. Roberthas also published and presented nationally ontopics such as oral chemotherapy managementand supportive care. Robert hopes that hisexperiences at local, state and national levelsboth within the Fraternity and in our belovedprofession of Pharmacy will encourage supportfrom the Brotherhood as he pursues the oppor-tunity to serve you on the internationalExecutive Committee.

Wesley MillerAs a recent graduate of SUNY Buffalo Law

School, I feel that the Grand Counselor posi-tion is a perfect fit for me, as it’s not only a jobI’m educated and trained for, it’s also a jobthat I’ve been building experience for withinthe Fraternity as well.


of the Chi chapter at the University of Illinoisat Chicago College of Pharmacy.

As a collegiate brother, she held theoffices of social chairperson and Kappa Psi

student council repre-sentative. She alsoserved as the co-socialchairperson for the 1996Province V Assemblyheld in Chicago.

In 2006, she was anintegral member in revi-talizing the IllinoisGraduate chapter. Shehas held the office of

chapter regent (2006–2011) and vice-regent(2012–2013). On the International ExecutiveCommittee, she was elected to the position ofGraduate Member-at-Large for the 2009–2011term. As a graduate brother, she has held theinternational positions of GraduateDevelopment Committee Chairperson(2009–2011), Province VII Supervisor(2009–2011), Public Relations Chairperson(2007–2009), Province IX AssistantSupervisor (2007–2009), and the 54th GCCResolutions Chairperson. During her term asGraduate Development Chairperson, thecommittee was able to release the 1stGraduate Chapter Manual.

Currently, Latha is the Grand Ritualist forthe International Executive Committee. Sheis a Grand Council Deputy (GCD) for the Chichapter since 2006. As the Chi GCD and theIllinois Graduate Chapter regent, she wasable to collaborate with both chapters to puton a successful Chi chapter CentennialCelebration in April 2010. On an internationallevel, she currently holds the position ofRitual Committee Chairperson. She is also amember of Rho Chi Honor Society, PhiLambda Sigma Leadership Society, and PiBeta Phi National Sorority.

As the current Grand Ritualist, she hasworked hard to roll out the Graduation Ritualfor collegiate and graduate chapters. Shetruly hopes that the Brotherhood continuesto support her efforts as an international offi-cer for the next two years.

Matthew LacroixSee bio under Grand Vice Recent.

Robert ManciniRobert Mancini is a 2005 initiate of the

Delta Phi chapter at UC San Diego where heserved as the first sergeant at arms for the

I was a Gamma Iota chapter officer for twoyears serving as sergeant and correspondingsecretary. During thoseyears, I was able toreestablish chapter tieswith many of our gradswho had grown inactivesince their graduationbuilding a substantialdatabase of contacts forour collegiate brothers.We also achieved thehonor of being the topchapter in Province V repeatedly duringthose years, and were named 10th best chap-ter in the Fraternity at the GCC in 2011.

On a Province level, I was Parliamentarianfor two consecutive years and then Satrap.During my terms as Parliamentarian, I wroteand got passed dozens of legislative changesto our ordinances, including amending ourentire local by-laws to allow for having busi-ness meetings twice a year. I was also hon-ored to be named Supervisor of Province I byGrand Regent Weaver. That year, I was alsopart of the committee that helped charter thecollegiate chapter Epsilon Omicron, andwrote all their by-laws. Since realignment,I’ve been giving input on new province localordinances as well as helping one province’scommittee with the drafting of their legisla-tive proposals.

Jason MiltonJason Milton is a 2004 initiate of the

Gamma Phi chapter at the University ofGeorgia in Athens,Georgia. Followinggraduation in 2008,Jason completed hisMBA in healthcare man-agement and beganmedical school at thePhiladelphia College ofOsteo pathic Medicine.In addition, he is an offi-cer in the United StatesNavy Reserve Medical Corps. He currentlylives in Lawrenceville, Georgia, where heenjoys riding motorcycles and spending timewith his wife and sons.

Jason remains active in Kappa Psi as theSatrap of the Atlantic Province and the regentof the Georgia Graduate chapter. Jasonbelieves that it is important for all brothers toremember that Kappa Psi is a part of all of usand should remain a priority as we grow inour careers regardless of the path we pursue.He believes holding onto our traditions andpreserving our rituals are an integral aspectof our growth and success as brothers and

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(2003–2005), Graduate Development(1999–2005 and 2009–2011), and the Frank H.Eby Award (1997–1999) Committees.

Since initiation, she has attended everyGCC as a Delegate or Alternate Delegate.Christy looks forward to using her broadKappa Psi experience to serve theBrotherhood during the next two years.

Harry Patrick MarcelinHarry Patrick Marcelin is the current

Graduate Member-at-Large. He became abrother of the Beta Xi chapter at UNC Chapel

Hill on April 10, 2003. Asa brother, he has hadopportunities to holdpositions on a chapter,Province, and nationallevel. Currently, he isthe vice regent of theOrlando Graduate chap-ter (also known as OGSwag) where they serveas mentors for the

Epsilon Mu chapter at the University ofFlorida Orlando campus. Presently, he is apharmacy operations supervisor at OrlandoRegional Medical Center in Orlando, Florida.

Harry hopes to be able to serve theFraternity by running for the positions ofGrand Historian or Grand Ritualist. As a cur-rent Executive Committee member, he hashad an opportunity to learn much about theFraternity from a national level. He has hadthe honor of going to various Province meet-ings all over the country and speaking tomany brothers and hearing the wants andneeds of the Fraternity. The experience hehas gained within the last couple of years andthe relationships he has built with numerousbrothers makes Harry confident he has whatit takes to continue to serve you from anExecutive Committee standpoint. He is look-ing forward to reuniting with all of you atGCC, if not sooner, and encourages you tocontact him if you have any questions abouthis plans for the next couple of years.

Latha RadhakrishnanSee bio under Grand Vice-Regent.

Rick WilhoitRick has been an active Kappa Psi brother

since his initiation into the Delta Omega chap-ter in 2008. Within his collegiate chapter, heserved in numerous leadership roles, includingvice regent and regent. On the Province level,he served on various committees and frequent-ly served as a chapter delegate at Conclaves.Nationally, he was a delegate at the 2009 GCC


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professionals. As a graduate brother, hebelieves strongly in promoting the pillars ofKappa Psi in all that he does—personally,socially, and professionally.

Christy AskewChristy Askew is an initiate of Epsilon chap-

ter at the University of Minnesota. She gradu-ated in 1996 and aftercompleting a residency,she worked as a decen-tral pharmacist inMilwaukee. Since 2001,she has worked atAbbott NorthwesternHospital in Minneapolis.Christy offers a 10-weekacute patient care rota-tion for eight students

per year and precepts the resident criticalcare rotation.In addition to Kappa Psi, she isan active member of ASHP, ACCP, MSHPand SCCM.

As a brother of Epsilon, Christy served asvice regent, chair of the FundraisingCommittee for two terms, and as a memberof the PharmaCOPA (College of Pharmacyyearbook) Committee. Since graduation, shehas been an active member of the MinnesotaGraduate chapter, holding the positions ofsecretary-treasurer (1995–1998 and2001–2006), historian (2006–2008), andregent (2008–present).

Christy is also very active on a Provincelevel. She has attended 80 Province assem-blies in 13 different Provinces. In ProvinceVIII, Christy was twice elected Historian andserved a two-year term as Satrap fromSeptember 2009 to October 2011.

Currently, Christy is serving Kappa Psi onan international level as Supervisor for thenew Mountain East Province, chair of theProvince Transition Committee (2011–2013),and is a member of the Pledge ProgramDevelopment Committee.

She has served several times in superviso-ry roles for the Provinces as ProvinceSupervisor Liaison (2007–2009), Supervisorof Province X (2001–2003) and Province III(2005–2007), and Assistant Supervisor forProvince II (2009–2011) and Province I(2007–2009).

Past international committee chair appoint-ments include Province DevelopmentCommittee (2007–2011) and co-chair of theRisk Management Committee (2005–2007).She also served as a member of the Ritual

in Clearwater, and he was awarded the KappaPsi Foundation MMEScholarship for 2010.Upon graduation, Rickjoined the SavannahGraduate chapter wherehe has remained activeby being a mentor forcollegiate brothers andby attending manyConclaves and the 2011GCC in San Francisco.He recently served on theLegislative Committee charged with develop-ing by-laws for the Southeast Province, and hecurrently serves as the chairperson of thenational Public Relations Committee.

Rick believes being a strong Kappa Psibrother means not only staying involved with-in the Fraternity, but being active within theprofession and community as well. As a stu-dent, he served as APhA-ASP chapter presi-dent, and he now serves as the new practition-er mentor for his school. He is constantlyadvocating for pharmacy, and one notableachievement is being a contributor on therecent report to the Surgeon General titled“Improving Patient and Health SystemOutcomes through Advanced PharmacyPractice.”

Since graduating from South University,Rick worked as a community pharmacist inKnoxville, Tennessee, before moving toPensacola, Florida, where he is currentlydoing his PGY1 residency.

Christy AskewSee bio under Grand Historian.

Robert ManciniSee bio under Grand Counselor.

Harry Patrick MarcelinSee bio under Grand Historian.

Benjit SinghBenjit Singh commenced his journey with

Kappa Psi as an initiate of the Beta Lambdachapter based out of the University of Toledo.After completing his PharmD in May, he hasbeen accepted to work as a Rutger’s IndustryFellow at Daiichi Sankyo in the business ana-lytics department. Benjit found a love andpassion for the rituals of Kappa Psi and tookthe initiative to better these rituals on manylevels. He began as a chaplain for the chapter

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and expanded to the province and nationallevels, including working with the current

Grand Ritualist, Dr.Latha Radhakrisnan, onthe National RitualCommittee. His ambi-tion continued to growwith the fraternity andhelped him to achieveleadership roles as apledgemaster and thehead of many chapterprojects and commit-

tees. Benjit’s desires for bettering the frater-nity as a whole continue to push him towardsbecoming a National Executive Board mem-ber of such a noble order. He hopes to serveas a catalyst for change and help to developthe next generation of pharmacists in theever-changing healthcare field.

Aimee HeiliAimee is an initiate of the Beta Psi chapter at

the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She willbe graduating this May with a PharmD.

During her time as a collegian, Aimee tookon many leadership roles within and outside of

Kappa Psi. Aimee servedas regent, sergeant atarms, house manager, co-chair of Province VPlanning Committee, rep-resented Beta Psi as adelegate at GCC in SanFrancisco, and was a del-egate at the fall 2011Province V assembly.Committee work

enriched Aimee’s experience with Kappa Psiand she enjoyed gaining valuable knowledgefrom serving on the Social Committee, RiskManagement Committee, Pledging Committee,and the Legislative Committee. She has alsoattended several Province meetings and will beattending her third GCC this July.

In addition to serving Kappa Psi and itsBrotherhood, Aimee enjoyed many otherleadership roles including class president,class vice president, membership chair of theWisconsin Society of Pharmacy Students,president of her undergraduate sororityGamma Phi Beta, and vice president of theWorld Health Organization Intern Board inGeneva, Switzerland.

Aimee has always been devoted to herpositions. She has strong ethical and moralvalues, which are exemplified in her willing-

ness to create camaraderie, brotherhood, andprofessionalism. Aimee looks forward to theopportunity to continue serving Kappa Psi asa graduate member.

Kevin LauKevin Lau is an initiate of the Gamma Nu

chapter of Kappa Psi. Hepledged in 2009 whileattending the Universityof the Pacific Thomas J.Long School ofPharmacy and HealthSciences and receivedhis PharmD in 2011.Kevin has held severalpositions with Kappa Psi,including Gamma Nufirst vice regent, Province IX (now PacificWest Province) Development Committeechair, and National Philanthropy Committeemember. He currently serves as the LosAngeles Graduate chapter regent, NationalPledge Program Development Committeemember, and Pacific West Province GraduateDevelopment Committee chair. While servingas regent of the Los Angeles Graduate chap-ter, the chapter won an award for being a topten graduate chapter.

In addition to his leadership and service toKappa Psi, Kevin has been a teamleader/pharmacist in charge withCVS/Pharmacy since 2011. He also playscompetitive ice hockey on a weekly basis.

Throughout his life, Kevin has shownexcellent leadership skills and thrives at all ofhis endeavors. He wants to use his abilities toserve as the Graduate Member at-Large forthe Kappa Psi National Executive Committeeand asks for your support to help accomplishhis goal of keeping more brothers involvedwith Kappa Psi as contributing graduatebrothers.

Jason MiltonSee bio under Grand Counselor.

Zach RussellZach was initiated into

the Delta Zeta chapter atthe University of Iowa infall of 2003. During hiscollegiate years, he wasfortunate enough toserve as chaplain, pledgecoordinator, regent, andGCC Delegate. Hereceived his PharmD in2007 and moved to Kansas City, Missouri, tostart a career in community pharmacy.

After graduation, he joined the IowaGraduate chapter and served two-year termsas both secretary and vice regent. He has alsochaired the Legislative and Risk ManagementCommittees and served as a GCC Delegate atthe past two GCCs. During the past few years,he has been able to help be a part of keepingIowa Grad consistently in the top 10 graduatechapters in the Fraternity. This past year, hehas been working with local brothers to reacti-vate and reinvigorate the Kansas CityGraduate chapter which has been dormant forseveral years.

Zach has served on various committees forthe Northern Plains Province and has chairedthe Graduate Development Committee for thepast two years. He is excited to be attendinghis 18th home Province assembly this spring.He has also visited three other Provinceassemblies and attended three GCCs.

Nationally, he has served the Fraternity onthe Graduate Chapter Awards Committeeand as the Assistant Supervisor of the GreatLakes Province.

Kappa Psi has truly been “for life” for Zachand it is his goal to help others see how it canbe for them too. He would be honored toserve as the next Graduate Member-at-Largeand looks forward to meeting you at GCC.

Rick WilhoitSee bio under Grand Historian.

Steve IvanoskiIn February 2009, I was initiated into Mu

Chapter at the Massachusetts College ofPharmacy. In the five years since that time, Ihave served my chapterin multiple positions butmost recently as regent.I served Province I asthe Secretary and amcurrently serving as theVice-Regent of thenewly proclaimedNortheast Province.From 2009–2011 Iserved on the NationalHistory Committee and currently I am a mem-ber of the Graduate Member Task Force.

Since the time of my initiation I have putforth tremendous effort to not only bettermyself as a brother, but also better theFraternity I hold so dear. As I have becomeolder, and just a tad bit wiser I have been for-tunate enough to learn first hand that whatyou put into this Fraternity, you will receive

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back to you a thousand times. As I push forththrough the remainder of my academia, it iswith high hopes that I wish to serve the insti-tution that has given back so much to me. Ihope it is within my destiny to have the oppor-tunity to be your newest Collegiate Member atLarge.

Grant Evans McGuffeyGrant was initiated as a brother in Kappa

Psi in March 2011 at the Delta Gamma chapterat Auburn UniversityHarrison School ofPharmacy. Within hischapter, he has servedin numerous capacitiesincluding pledge classpresident, a 55th GCCDelegate in SanFrancisco, sergeant atarms, and regent duringthe chapter’s 50th

anniversary year. As regent, he focused onemphasizing service, hosting the inauguralGulf Coast Province meeting, and strengthen-ing the pledge process to continue the chap-ter’s success.

He has also been able to take on largerroles within Kappa Psi while also attendingthe 55th GCC and numerous Province meet-ings. Prior to realignment, he served as aProvince IV officer, Publications Committeeco-chair, and represented Province IV on theGCC Resolutions Committee. Currently, heserves as Secretary and Publications chair forthe Gulf Coast Province and for the past twoyears, served as an active member on thenational Ritual Committee.

In addition to his service to Kappa Psi, thispast year he served on the AdmissionCommittee, as vice president of Phi LambdaSigma, and president of the Student Collegeof Clinical Pharmacy at the Harrison Schoolof Pharmacy.

As Collegiate Member-at-Large, he hopesto use his experiences to increase communi-cation and involvement between our chap-ters, help strengthen the pledge process forpreparing our future leaders, and to activelyvisit chapter and Province meetings.

Larissa OdesskyNo bio was submitted.

Tentative Schedule for the 56th GCC at the TradeWindsGrand Resort in St. Pete Beach, Florida

TUESDAY, JULY 30, 20139:00 am–5:00 pm Registration10:00 am–2:00 pm Executive Committee Pre-Convention Meeting2:00 pm–3:00 pm Continuing Education #15:00 pm–7:30 pm General Session I7:30 pm–11:00 pm Welcoming Reception

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 20138:30 am–Noon Registration7:00 am–8:00 am Continuing Education #27:00 am–8:00am Workshop I: Residencies from First Year to Fourth Year:

How to Be Competitive8:00 am–10:00 am Spouse/Guest and Children Breakfast8:00 am–11:00 am General Session II11:00 am–Noon Workshop II: Risk ManagementNoon–2:00 pm Scholarship and Awards Luncheon2:10 pm–3:10 pm Workshop III: Hazing3:10 pm–7:45 pm Free Time7:45 pm–9:15 pm Exhibit Hall/Chapter Sales/Career Roundtable

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 20138:00 am–10:00 am Spouse/Guest and Children Breakfast8:00 am–9:00 am Continuing Education #39:15 am–12:15 pm General Session III12:30 pm–2:00 pm Exhibit Hall/Chapter Sales/Career Roundtable12:30 pm–2:00 pm GCD Luncheon2:00 pm–3:00 pm Workshop IV: Alumni Relations5:00 pm–6:30 pm Graduate and Sponsor Reception7:00–11:00 pm Dinner and Social/Poker Tournament at Gattitown

(transportation provided)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 20138:00 am–10:00 am Spouse/Guest and Children Breakfast8:00 am–9:00 am Continuing Education #49:00 am–Noon General Session IVNoon–1:00 pm Workshop V: TBDNoon–7:00 pm Foundation Golf Tournament

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 20137:00 am–8:00 am Continuing Education #58:00 am–9:00 am Spouse/Guest and Children Breakfast8:00 am–Noon General Session VNoon–1:30 pm Lunch on Your Own/Advisory Committee Lunch1:30 pm–5:00 pm General Session VI6:00 pm–7:00 pm Alpha Chapter Reception7:00 pm–11:00 pm Closing Banquet

SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 20139:00 am–5:00 pm Executive Committee Post-Convention Meeting

THE MASK would like to thank all ourBrothers, past and present, who have

volunteered their time as officers of ourFraternity. Please let your delegate(s)

know whom you choose to lead ourFraternity from 2013–15.

PLEASE PRINT your name as you wish it to appear on your badge.

NAME: ______________________________________________________________ CHAPTER: _______________________________________ First Last

CHECK ONE: COLLEGIATE ____ GRADUATE ____ UNIVERSITY/SCHOOL: _________________________ PROVINCE: ___________________

CURRENT CHAPTER/ PROVINCE OFFICE: _____________________________________________________________________________________

DO YOU SERVE AS A GCD? YES/CHAPTER: ___________________________ NO______ (Will be verified by The Central Office)

PRACTICE AREA OR INTEREST: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS:_____________________________________________________________________ ( ) ____________________Street City State Zip Telephone

EMAIL ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________

SPOUSE/GUEST’s NAME: _________________________________________________(If spouse/guest is a Brother and wants to attend meetings then they must register as a Brother)

CHILDREN’s NAME(s): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

REGISTRATION RATESIMPORTANT: Registration Fees must be received in The Central Office by March 31, 2013, in order to receive early bird rates.

Registration Categories (please select the applicable category to find your rate):Early Bird (Before March 31) Standard (April 1–May 31) Late (After May 31)

Collegiate Members $250 $275 $350Graduate Members $325 $350 $425Spouse/Guest $150 $175 $200Child (5 and over) $50 $75 $100Child (under 5) Free (how many) Free (how many) Free (how many)Family (1 Grad, 1 Spouse, 1 Child) $500 $575 $625Daily Registration (Tue-Fri) $125 $175 $200

On-site Registration (must register Tuesday, July 30th): $400 Collegiate $500 Graduate

REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES: Welcoming Reception; Alpha Chapter Reception; 134th Anniversary Banquet; Attendance at all meetings; Attendanceat all workshops; Accredited Continuing Education (Grads only); Refreshments & Convention Favor; Graduate Brother’s Reception (Graduates andBenefactors only); Scholarship Luncheon

Did you attend the 55th GCC in San Francisco, CA, August, 2011? Yes ____ No ____ How many previous GCCs have you attended? _______ Do you wish to play in the Foundation Golf Tournament on Friday? Yes ____ No ____ Vegetarian only for meals: Yes ____ No ____

Payment:___ CHECK (Make checks payable to “The Central Office - Kappa Psi”):

Date: ______________ Check #_________________ Total Enclosed: _________________________

___ CREDIT CARD:

Mastercard/VISA # __________________________________ Exp. Date: _______________ Signature: ____________________________

Return this completed form to: Kappa Psi Central Office, 2060 N Collins Blvd Suite 128, Richardson, TX 75080-2657

Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity

REGISTRATION FORM56th GRAND COUNCIL CONVENTION

Tradewinds Island Grand Resort, St. Pete Beach, FLJuly 30th–August 4th, 2013


ries of stairs for the American LungAssociation Stair Climb to raise aware-ness for respiratory disorders.

This spring we are anxiously await-ing our annual retreat to Breezy PointResort for some brotherly bondingand to escape school and homeworkfor a weekend. We are also lookingforward to our semiannual dinnermeeting where brothers get dressedup and celebrate the end to anotherbusy and fun-filled school year.

—Vanessa Kowalski

� ThetaVirginia Commonwealth UniversityFounded 7/30/[email protected]

2012–2013 has been the year ofreviving past traditions for Thetachapter. Starting in the fall, the chap-ter brought back our annual miniaturegolf tournament. On September 22,approximately 40 students and friendsmet up for a great afternoon of putt-putt and prizes.

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

Epsilon chapter welcomed 13 newbrothers this spring, which meansalmost 40 new brothers have joinedEpsilon chapter this year! We aregearing up for the annual springbreak trip to Haiti through Relief,Education, and Assistance forCommunity Health in Haiti (orREACHH), an initiative started byEpsilon brothers. This year we haveseven brothers going on a weeklongtrip to provide health care and immu-nizations to patients in a rural commu-nity in Haiti. Epsilon continues to runand staff the dispensing pharmacy atthe student-run Phillips Neighbor -hood Clinic to provide free health careto an underserved population inMinneapolis. This winter brothersalso had a great time making dinnerfor the residents of a local RonaldMcDonald House and climbing 30 sto-

We started Kappapolooza, a livemusic event, two years ago in conjunc-tion with the sisters of Kappa Epsilon.This year’s event will be a soloendeavor, benefiting the RichmondArea Center for High Blood Pressure.On March 22, two bands, The JeffGrace Band and WesthamptonCitybillies, will perform followed by aset by NYC’s DJ Buck at On the RoxCafé in Richmond’s Shockoe Bottomneighborhood. We are very proud tohave our 2012 graduate brother, BradCase, performing at the event.

—Tim McLlarky

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

This winter season has been a timefor evolution for Iota. Thanks to thesuccesses of the Turkey Fry and theShrimpin’ for Charity events this pastfall, the chapter has gone campus-wide at the Medical University ofSouth Carolina and revived its“Chicken Bog” event for charity. Theevent, held on February 15, was agreat success. Among the brotherswho took part in the festivities wereour six new initiates: Todd Larson,Collin Kelley, Alex Travaglini, ZacTemple, Ross Fuller and Hoai Tran!

The chapter would like to extend itssincerest gratitude to Delta Upsilonfor hosting a fantastic SoutheastProvince conclave. Iota brothersforged many new friendships with thebrothers of our new Province, and weare eager to meet again.

Looking ahead, Iota is planning onclosing the school year with a frater-nal “bang” with officer elections and

transitions as well as its traditional “P4Roast.” The chapter will also be recog-nizing the hard work of its memberswhile bonding with the CharlestonGrad chapter over an awards brunchat the end of the semester.

—Mario Machado

� MuMassachusetts College of PharmacyFounded 3/4/[email protected]

Mu chapter proudly initiated 10new brothers in 2013. CongratulationsSaman Abazari, Russell Belden,Dennis Bell, Albert Federico,Nathan Ferenczhalmy, AlexKudrin, Scott Mayhew, SharadPandya, Zak Shields and RaymondVeronneau. Around the corner is thehighly anticipated Greek Week atMCPHS. We are still undefeated inthis weeklong event. Not only is it funto partake in friendly competition withthe other fraternities, but we alsoraise money for a worthy cause. Thisyear, funds raised during Greek Weekwill be going toward IntestinalFortitude, a charity that focuses onresearch for Crohn’s and colitis. Wewill also be participating in theAmerican Cancer Society’s Relay ForLife on April 5 at Harvard University.We are in the process of planning ourApril 20 annual formal, where BostonGrad and Mu chapter collaborate. Atthis event, Mu chapter will initiate ournewly elected officers for the 2013–14school year. The brothers have alsobeen working to reactivate theGamma Lambda chapter of Kappa Psiat Northeastern University, which hasbeen dormant since the 1970s. We arepleased to announce that Mu chapter

Delta Kappa brothers at the Heart 2 Heart Balltake advantage of the red carpet photo op. 99Hands

Newly initiated Xi brothers pose with sergeant-at-arms Christine Ng.

99 Hands


will be attending the first-everNortheast Province meeting inMarch. Beta Epsilon at the Universityof Rhode Island will still be hostingthis event as our first conclave wascanceled due to Hurricane Sandy.

—David Roche

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

Nu chapter has focused mainly ondeveloping brotherly bonds. We haveorganized brother dinner events atour dining halls and bowling events atour local alley. Recently, five of ourbrothers attended the APhA annualreception where we met brothersfrom across the nation.

Nu chapter has many philanthropyand volunteer activities planned. Wewill once again be utilizing imprinted

items from Krispy Kreme and theSchool of Pharmacy to raise moneyfor the American Red Cross. We havedevice usage posters and tablingscheduled throughout the semester atvarious retail operations for communi-ty outreach. This will help patientsunderstand the true techniques forinhalers, lancing devices, blood pres-sure monitors, etc. —Jonathan Lee

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

Xi chapter began spring semesterby welcoming 25 new brothers duringinitiation and celebrated by havingour traditional Italian dinner atSpaghetti Warehouse. We are proudto have enthusiastic and dedicatedmembers join our ever-growingFraternity.

We have continued our monthlyStammtisch, which is German for“regular’s table.” This awesome ideawas suggested by our brother, DavidBrokaw, to help build and strengthenthe bonds between brothers in ourchapter. Not only do brothers havethe opportunity to learn more abouteach other, the Stammtisch alsoserves as an informal get-together todiscuss a range of topics.

Xi brothers have maintained astrong philanthropic presence, volun-teering at Helping Hands, CharitablePharmacy, and the Livingston FamilyHealth Center. To spice things up a lit-tle bit, our faculty relations chair, NickJorris, put together a friendly PokerNight with our own faculty advisor. Allproceeds from the buy-ins will bedonated to Helping Hands.

Earlier this month, we had a com-petitive match of broom ball with visit-ing brothers from Gamma Delta andBeta Phi. We had an amazingly funtime slipping and sliding all over theice, making this event only morememorable. We hope to have moreevents like this with other brothersduring the year. With Beta Kappa’sCentennial and our second GreatLakes Province hosted by BetaLambda coming up, we will soon beadding more great memories.

—Mindy Lam

� PiPurdue UniversityFounded 6/11/[email protected]

This semester, Pi chapter has beenfocusing on long-term goals, such asemphasizing ‘Kappa Psi for Life.’ Wehave developed an Alumni Committee

to foster renewed relationships withgraduated Pi brothers. Luckily, theCollege of Pharmacy has contactinformation for many graduates andwe are using that to initiate communi-cation. With West Lafayette being acollege town, 95 percent of brothersmove away following completion ofclasses. We are working hard to coor-dinate events involving brothers whoare off-campus on rotation, preventinga break in involvement during theirP4 year. With continuous involve-ment, the hope is that we will be ableto encourage higher turnouts atevents such as homecoming. We willalso be sending out newsletters toalumni to keep them up on currentchapter events. Alumni interested inbeing added to the list should e-mail:[email protected].

Our newest community involve-ment project is working with theIndiana Veterans Home. They like itwhen we join them for ice cream, andit’s not surprising they get prettyfeisty during Bingo. We hope to makethis a continuing activity as it isextremely rewarding to help thosewho served for us.

We will be hosting the fall 2013Mid-America Province conclaveOctober 18–20, 2013. Look forupdates and registration informationon the Kappa Psi Facebook page,www.facebook.com/groups/kappapsi/.We look forward to sharing WestLafayette with all of you. Don’t forgetto bring your running shoes for the5K on Friday, October 18. Proceedsgo to the Ronald McDonald House.

—Jordan Buuck

RhoUniversity of KansasFounded 4/23/[email protected]

Rho chapter has been very busywith brotherhood events, planning theMid-America Province spring con-clave, and participating in various phil-anthropic activities.

We started the semester with awatch party for the KU vs. VCU bas-ketball game. Brothers gathered atApplebee’s to cheer on our Jayhawksand catch up after a monthlong break.

Planning the second Mid-AmericaProvince conclave was quite theundertaking. We welcomed 168 broth-ers to the University of Kansas Schoolof Pharmacy. We were able to givetours to show off our new School ofPharmacy. Members obtained regis-tration materials and made Valentine’sDay cards for sick children atChildren’s Mercy Hospital in KansasCity. On Saturday, meetings and elec-tions were held at the Kansas Union.We are very proud of our regent,

Brothers from Gamma Theta and Rho shiver together after participating in the Polar Bear Plunge.

Sigma brothers represent the University of Maryland’s School of Pharmacy at theannual Legislative Day.

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to extend an invite to all brothersinterested in attending our events!

—Sheila Hwe

UpsilonUniversity of KentuckyFounded 4/16/[email protected]

Upsilon chapter kicked off the yearcelebrating the initiation of our latestpledge class in Louisville with ourbrothers from the Gamma Delta chap-ter. We went to eat dinner before webegan our annual initiation ritual. Wehad a great time with our brothersand look forward to seeing them againat the Great Lakes Province meetingin April. Throughout this semester,Upsilon brothers have been helpingout with the Mission Frankfort Clinic.Upsilon brothers have been volunteer-ing three hours of their time eachWednesday night to help fill prescrip-tions, answer questions, shadowphysicians, and administer vaccines tothe financially needy.

In addition to the community ser-vice, we have been helping with thetransition stages of the KentuckyRenaissance Pharmacy Museum. Acouple of our brothers met withRobert McFalls, executive director/CEO of the Kentucky PharmacyAssociation (KPhA), to help begin theplanning stages of the move. We arelooking forward to laser tag night, ourannual tailgate at Keeneland HorseTrack, and the Great Lakes Provincemeeting in Toledo.

—Jacob Beck

Brandi Holt, for being elected as theMAP secretary. The event ended witha formal dinner that evening. Duringthe conference, chapters were encour-aged to raise money for the PolarBear Plunge. More than $1,070 wasraised for the Special Olympics. OnSunday morning, 10 members of Rhoand Gamma Theta jumped intoClinton Lake in Lawrence.

Rho is planning on hosting aPharmacy Formal open to all mem-bers of the University of KansasSchool of Pharmacy. Rho will also behosting a Mr. Pharmacy Pageant.Men from the school will participatein events such as formal wear, talent,and interviews. Each participant willalso raise money for the charity oftheir choosing.

—Carolyn Magee

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

Sigma welcomed the holiday sea-son by heading to the University ofMaryland Medical Center to makeholiday stockings with the children inthe pediatric unit. We also held anUgly Sweater themed holiday partywhere brothers enjoyed a night ofgames, food, and a photo booth intheir ugliest sweaters.

We started off 2013 with theBaltimore Ravens winning the SuperBowl and community service eventskicking off in full swing at Sigma!Brothers visited the University ofMaryland Medical Center again tomake Valentine’s cards with the pedi-atric patients. We also helped to sortdonated goods at the Maryland FoodBank. In an effort to end homeless-ness in Baltimore, a group of brotherstook part in 75 Journeys Home.Brothers set out early in the morningvisiting neighborhoods and hospitalsto conduct a census of Baltimore’shomeless, and also provided informa-tion to nearby housing centers.

Twenty-four Sigma brothers wenton a road trip to meet with brothers ofthe Mountain East Province at thespring conclave. Through a joint com-munity service project and the socialactivities planned by Delta Xi, broth-ers were able to mingle and get toknow each other on a more personallevel. Thank you, Delta Xi, for hostinga fun and memorable Province!

Spring holds big events, includingour Spring Formal and Drug-NameSpelling Bee. Our annual Wing-a-Thon competition is coming up inApril. Last year, we raised $3,000 forthe Greenbaum Cancer Center! Thisyear, we hope to get a bigger turnoutand top that record. Sigma would like

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

As many P3s prepare to go on rota-tions, we all have in mind how thepast three years have flown by. Wehave made countless memories andshared amazing moments embodiedby the Brotherhood. In January, ourchapter went on an annual trip toWisconsin Dells. There were about 70brothers including an alumni brotherand a P4 brother. As I looked around,I saw many P1s excited about theirfirst annual ski trip. The P2s sharedmemories from their last ski trip andtalked about their plans for the nextcouple of days. I couldn’t help but bereminded of the two ski trips I wenton. Ski trips are amazing in the sensethat they bring all the brothers to aplace, other than the College ofPharmacy, to bond. When I was a P1and a P2, I never realized I wouldsoon be going on a rotation andwouldn’t be able to spend time withmy brothers collectively. This ski tripwas very nostalgic and I wished Icould stop time. It’s funny because Ialways wanted to finish didactics andstart rotations, but wished I didn’thave to separate from my brothers.

Every year, on the ski trip, brothersshare memories. Most P3s this yeartalked of how much Kappa Psi meantto us, how P2 and P1 brothers shouldtreasure this moment and everymoment they have together becausetime passes so quickly. It’s regrettable

to think we won’t be together forever.I talked about how everyone shouldact and work to live up to the name ofbeing a Chi brother because a chapteris only as good as you make it.

It is comforting to know we will beKappa Psi brothers for life. We caredeeply for each other and our bond ofbrotherhood can’t be broken withtime and distance. —Ester Moon

PsiUniversity of TennesseeFounded 10/9/[email protected]

Psi chapter had quite an eventfulyear. We had our first attempt at anew fundraiser—a karaoke auction.Brothers congregated at a karaokebar on historic Beale Street inMemphis for an evening we would notsoon forget. Brothers had the optionto pay $5 to sign up a friend to sing asong of the buyer’s choice. The singerthen had the option to pay $5 tochange the song, pay $10 to avoidsinging entirely, or accept the conse-quences and sing his or her heart outto the crowd. We were able to raise$700 for the Make-A-WishFoundation, bringing us closer to ourgoal of $2,000 to grant a wish for achild in need. The Karaoke Auctionwas a great success, and the Psi chap-ter plans to hold the event again.

Psi chapter will also continue thetradition of the Alumni Pig Roast onApril 25. We will be including a silentauction of items donated by local ven-dors as well as faculty and staff mem-

Beta Gamma brothers with pledges at Ghiradelli Square.

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bers. Any proceeds raised at thisevent will be directed to renovate ofour chapter house. We look forwardto seeing our Psi chapter alumni atthis beloved event!

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

Winter quarter can best bedescribed by the theme “Getting toKnow You.” We began the quarterwith a delicious blast as the pledgestreated the brothers to an enormouspotluck. It was followed by our annual“Lock-in Event,” a night full of group

games and activities in which thepledges were able to really get toknow the brothers.

The fun continued with a hilariousand frenetic scavenger hunt. Pledgesdiscovered various parts of the cam-pus and adjoining neighborhoods,stopped by different areas to answertrivia, and performed fun activities likesongs and skits for groups of broth-ers. After discovering the medical anddental student lounges, one personjoked that the school somehowresembled Hogwarts.

The pledge class has been enthusi-astic and highly active, putting onmultiple events and fundraisers. From

a “Wine and Dine” dinner night, tohosting the brothers at a Masqueradethemed event, they have turned out inlarge numbers at each Kappa Psievent to embrace Beta Gamma’s tradi-tions and high ideals. This has beenmost apparent with their participationin our community events, organizedby officer Tanvi Shah. Pledges andbrothers have volunteered to feed theunderprivileged at Glide Memorial’sSoup Kitchen and cleaned up the localenvironment at Lands End Park.

One of our most cherished tradi-tions has been the Big Bro Revealing.Brothers greeted their Little Brothersand toured the city, braving coldweather, fog and all, to reach themajestic Golden Gate Bridge. Thisyear, we have introduced a new tradi-tion—organizing groups of brothersinto families named after drug classes.

The winter culminated in the initia-tion of 62 new brothers! We are hon-ored to have them join the Kappa PsiBrotherhood. Lexy Reynolds, one ofthis year’s rush coordinators, waseffusive in her praise: “The 2012–2013pledge class really went above andbeyond their requirements, whichmade it incredibly rewarding and funfor us rush coordinators. They orga-nized numerous fundraisers andevents for brothers and an unforget-table Serenade performance. We hada great year.” Connected by our idealsand the � spirit, we know they willcarry on the Brotherhood for Life.

—Dai Tan

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

Many exciting things are happen-ing within the chapter this semester.Regent Kevin Gaul has been workinghard planning details for the upcom-ing Northeast Province meeting beingheld at the University of Rhode Island.This meeting will now coincide withanother historic occasion— the cen-tennial of the Providence Graduatechapter. It is sure to be quite theweekend for the new NortheastProvince.

This past month, several teams ofBE brothers participated in the URICollege of Pharmacy’s annual ChiliCook-Off. The event was great fun forall and at the end of the day, one ofthe Kappa Psi teams managed to winwith a recipe called Ill-egal Chilicooked by the legendary Nick “TheBoems” Boemio. The runner-up wasalso a Kappa Psi team, making it agreat day for the Fraternity.Unfortunately, this winning streak didnot transfer to our intramural soccerteam who just barely missed makingthe playoffs. Other spring eventsinclude Relay For Life for which wewill be raising money through ourannual Date Auction.

It is with great sadness that we bidfarewell to our Dean of Pharmacy,Ronald Jordan, an alumnus of BetaEpsilon. After doing a fantastic jobhere as dean, he is leaving to becomethe founding dean of the ChapmanUniversity College of Pharmacy inIrvine, California. We wish him well inthis challenging endeavor. BrotherPaul Larrat, another BE alumnus, hasbeen selected as the interim dean andwe congratulate him on the appoint-ment. With all these changes withinthe college, things are quite excitinghere and everyone is working hard toensure that next month’s Provincemeeting goes well.

—Jim Handshaw

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

At the start of spring semester, thebrothers of Beta Eta were pleased toinitiate our pledges, who are in theprocess of planning the annual pledgeparty. All brothers are excited to cele-brate the growth of our chapter. Wewill also be honoring our elder mem-bers at our upcoming “P4” Night.Past “Littles” will be celebrating withtheir respective “Bigs” as we plan agraduation sendoff for our fourth-yearbrothers.

Beta Eta Brother Cory Weaver presents her poster at Midyear.

Beta Kappa brothers enjoy their view of the lake during their annual ski trip. L–R: Cathy Cao, Elena Schaller, Regina Ulis,David Ho-Sik Kim, Kim Ulshafer, Alicia Lichvar, and Hannah Greivenkamp.

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patients. Brothers are now preparingfor Relay For Life.

Beta Kappa brothers also maketime for fun at social events such asthe Black and White Party. We areplanning and excitedly anticipatingour Centennial.

—Andrew Nguyen

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

Beta Lambda is currently re-evalu-ating our organization’s structure tooptimize and efficiently utilize all ofour members. This includes spendingcountless hours rewriting by-laws andconsultation with our GCD.

We would like to congratulate ournew regent-elect, Phil Barile. He hasbeen instrumental in coordinating var-ious projects in his current chaplainposition, including a national drugtake back day in March. Also, we haveassembled our team, led by BrotherStephen Clapacs, for University ofToledo’s Big Event. Big Event is alarge one-day service project wherestudent teams say thanks to Toledoby volunteering to improve surround-ing neighborhoods. It is one of ourfavorite events because we alwaysarrive in big numbers and love to seewhat a group of Kappa Psi brotherscan accomplish in a short time. Weare also focusing our time on develop-ing a drug awareness and poison con-trol program which will be incorporat-ed into nearby elementary schools.

This semester we built evenstronger interfraternity bonds withMu Omicron Pi chapter in Detroit.Being only one hour away, we wereable to have two outings with them—one at a Toledo Walleye game and


A group from our chapter headeddown to spring Province inWinchester, Virginia. Our brothersenjoyed spending time with otherchapters, exchanging ideas, and com-ing home to share their experienceswith the group. We teamed up withour school’s chapter of ASP (Academyof Student Pharmacists) and IPSF(International PharmaceuticalStudents’ Federation) to organize anHIV/AIDS awareness benefit semifor-mal with all proceeds going to theCaritas House, North-Central WestVirginia’s only AIDS service organiza-tion located here in Morgantown.Beta Eta has continued to do servicework by cooking meals at our localRonald McDonald House and hostinga blood pressure screening/poisonprevention informational day at a localpharmacy. We also managed to fit in alittle play by continuing the traditionof an annual ski trip to Wisp Resortjust over the border in Maryland.

—Tori Capozzi

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

Beta Kappa started off 2013 withthe annual Ski Trip. For the secondyear, it was held at Wisp Ski Resort inMaryland. Because the weather wasrather mild and there was little snow,most brothers spent their time sight-seeing, playing games, and relaxingwith one another. It was an enjoyableweekend and a great start to the year.

January and February were busymonths Beta Kappa, as usual. To kickoff Pitt’s Pharmacy Weeks, severalbrothers participated in the first Dr.Salk Hall competition, a male beautypageant that raised money for charity.Other social and philanthropic eventsincluded a scavenger hunt, a talentshow, an auction, and the ASP formalat the conclusion of Pharmacy Weeks.The scavenger hunt, organized andrun by our brothers, was a great suc-cess with more than 30 students com-peting in teams to answer questionsabout the School of Pharmacy.

Brothers have also been activelyparticipating in service events aroundPittsburgh. These events includedcooking at Family House, makingValentines for veterans at theVeterans Association, and participat-ing in blood pressure screenings atvarious senior centers and communitycenters. We have also organized andare working diligently to implementProject QUIT in community pharma-cies throughout Pittsburgh. This pro-ject focuses on smoking cessationeducation of pharmacists and of

shortly afterwards, we traveled up tosee a Detroit Red Wings game. Thebrothers who visited had a fantastictime and we hope to plan more eventslike this in the future and involvemore chapters.

Beta Lambda chapter is excited tobe hosting the Great Lakes Provincespring assembly in April at the GrandPlaza Hotel in Toledo.

—Daniel Kovach

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

The brothers of Beta Nu offered ahelping hand to the newest chapter,Epsilon Psi, at the University ofHawaii-Hilo College of Pharmacy byhelping sell and purchase their chap-

ter apparel! Also, congratulations toBrothers James Morran, MaggieHjack, Brittany Suzuki and JohnPham for being inducted into the RhoChi Academic Honorary! Our recentsocial events include our annual SuperBowl party and a dinner gathering at alocal restaurant where we were ableto catch up with fourth-year brotherswho are currently on rotations in theOmaha area. —Parin Patel

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

Beta Xi finished out 2012 on astrong note with the Jingle Bell Runand Semiformal. The brothers raisedmore than $1,000 to donate to theArthritis Foundation during the Jingle

Beta Lambda Brothers Wei Hu, Chase Sauder, John Leo Scott Jr, Chun Wong, Rushil Patel, and Dr. John Clark at PhiLambda Sigma Leadership Society Initiation Ceremony.

Beta Omicron brothers start the winter quarter off with a weekend ski trip toMount Baker.

Bell Run. This was a great way for thebrothers to be active together whilecontributing to the community. ForSemiformal, we attended dinner at alocal restaurant and finished off thenight with a holiday party at our chap-ter house that included a “SecretSanta” gift exchange.

The new year began with an infor-mation session at the UNC EshelmanSchool of Pharmacy for undergradu-ate students. This was a chance for

prospective pharmacy students tolearn not only about life and workwithin pharmacy school, but also whatit means to be a Kappa Psi brother.This year’s recruitment events includ-ed many chances for the brothers andrushees to bond through bowling,playing games, and cheering on theTar Heels during a basketball game.Brothers and rushees also madeValentine’s Day cards for the RonaldMcDonald House.

Beta Xi brothers donated their timeto help prepare for the White CoatCeremony and gained insight into thefuture direction of the EshelmanSchool of Pharmacy by attending din-ner with the dean. In addition to fel-lowship, we have been participating inAdopt-a-Highway and volunteering atfood banks.

Beta Xi brothers are also busilypreparing for the 33rd annual TunnelParty, which will take place at ourchapter on March 23. The brotherswill be collecting canned foods andsmall monetary donations as an entryfee, which will be donated to the localfood bank. There will also be both alive band and a DJ, so come preparedfor a night of music, dancing, fellow-ship, and, of course, crawling throughan intricate maze of cardboard boxes,complete with slides, secret doors,and dead ends! We look forward tosharing this tradition with manybrothers from other chapters!

—Joy Greenberg

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

Beta Omicron kicked off the quar-ter with our annual Mount Bakerweekend ski trip in January. It wasanother success with more than 60brothers attending the event! BetaOmicron’s new pledge class was ableto spend the weekend bonding withcurrent brothers. Regent BlazeParacuelles hosted the welcome partyFriday night. Saturday was spent onthe slopes, eating, hot-tubbing, andlounging.

The inaugural Northwest Provinceconclave was hosted by Gamma Eta inFebruary. Brothers who were able toattend shared ideas with other broth-ers and brought them back to ourchapter.

Brother Tricia Cheung, our com-munity outreach coordinator, hasplanned some amazing events includ-ing our Adopt-a-Street Cleanup on12th Avenue in the U-District, healthpresentations at the Legacy House, aCostco Healthy Heart Clinic, foodpackaging at Food Lifeline, a ques-tion-and-answer panel with the UWPre-Pharmacy Club, and a Math Festevent.

At the Costco Healthy Heart Clinic,brothers assisted patients in interpret-ing their blood pressure and lipidpanel readings. We had the opportuni-ty to recommend lifestyle changes

and medication therapy to worktoward improving their blood pres-sure and cholesterol results.

Brothers commemorated MartinLuther King, Jr. Day by volunteeringat Food Lifeline. Brothers wereinvolved in packing food, which willbe distributed to needy familiesthroughout western Washington.

This quarter, our new first-year liai-son, Brother Jason Lin, planned abowling event that allowed us tounwind from school. This eventallowed brothers to bond over a gameand some amazing happy hour pizza.

Looking forward to the LegacyHouse health presentations, brothershelped provide a brown bag reviewand also gave a presentation on med-ication safety and alternative medi-cines including herbal supplements,vitamins, and minerals. The residentsat these events enjoy interacting withour brothers, and our brothers arelearning a lot about the various topicsthey are presenting on and reviewingcomplex medication lists.

The question-and-answer sessionfor the UW Pre-Pharmacy Club pro-vided brothers the opportunity toinspire students who are interested inpharmacy by sharing thoughts on theapplication processes, pharmacyschool life, classes, and extracurricu-lar activities.

The Adopt-a-Street Cleanup andMath Fest are some of the communityevents planned for next quarter. TheMath Fest event provides brothersthe chance to spend a pharmacy-freeafternoon with kids, showing themthat learning math can be fun.

Megan Yoshimoto, is gathering aKappa Psi team for the annual ColorRun in Seattle. It will be the happiest5K run as we support charity with fly-ing colors.

—Amy Lin

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

Beta Pi has been focusing on twomajor projects—Relay For Life andMove Your Numbers TeacherInitiative. Beta Pi has had a long-standing commitment to Relay ForLife, which will be held April 19–20.Our team goal this year is $5,000 andwe are making this happen by orga-nizing bake sales and holding dressdown days in our professional labs.We also sold candy grams forValentine’s Day. We are planning todo a poker night, bowling night, and acar wash during Moms’ Weekend toraise money. The Move YourNumbers Teacher Initiative is a newproject developed this year by three

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Beta Xi brothers have a great showing at the closing banquet of the Atlantic Conclave.

Beta Pi’s Jennifer Czapinski sells candygrams to raise money for Relay for Life.

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was on professional internship inOxford, Mississippi. The Beta Rhobrothers are continuing our renewedcommitment of philanthropic commu-nity outreach. One of the social eventsorganized by Beta Rho is the annualSOP Halloween party benefiting theOxford Medical Ministries Clinic.This event and other efforts, whichincluded an iPad raffle, netted $900 forthe OMMC. Beta Rho is also the prin-cipal organization in hosting theSchool of Pharmacy’s largest socialevent, the Spring Crawfish Boil, whichis financially sponsored by Rite AidPharmacy Corporation. The social isattended by all four professional class-es, early entry, pre-pharmacy stu-dents, and faculty. The 2013 CrawfishBoil was held April 4, and Beta Rhothanks all brothers who attended.

—Hope Fonbah

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

The Beta Sigma chapter has imple-mented many new ideas that givemore opportunities for us to spendtime together such as a “Ladies ofKappa Psi Night Out,” casual mealstogether at the house, playing pool onour redesigned pool table, and we arein the midst of planning a campingtrip before the end of spring semester.

We are extremely excited to be hav-ing new and fun events within ourchapter. One of the best ways to easeup on work and school stress is tospend time with your brothers!

—Sayuri Yang

brothers but put into practice by manymore. This program is designed as amultidisciplinary program in whichPharmacy and Nutrition & ExercisePhysiology students will providehealth screenings and educationalopportunities to the Spokane SchoolDistrict employees. This student ledinitiative hopes to maintain a relation-ship with the schools by providingscreenings throughout the year to allof their employees. By hosting numer-ous health fairs, we hope to monitoreach individual’s progress and have agreater impact on their health.

We attended our first Northwestconclave in Missoula, Montana, whichwas a blast! Thank you, Gamma Eta,for a fantastic conclave. We were alsoable to hang out with our Spokanebrothers at our annual WinterBanquet. We hosted a ski trip at SilverMountain, where we were able to gettogether with our Spokane brothersand brothers from Gamma Eta.

—Michelle Hatchett

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

Beta Rho is honored to welcomeBrother David D. Allen (Upsilon ’81)as the new dean of the School ofPharmacy. Brother Allen continuesthe history of brothers who have ledour School of Pharmacy. Thank you,Brother Allen. We would also like torecognize the efforts of Past GrandRegent Brian Reisetter (1999–2001)for his continued assistance with ourchapter. Beta Rho hosted BrotherBenjit Singh (Beta Lambda) while he

� Beta UpsilonButler UniversityFounded 2/27/[email protected]

In February, five brothers enjoyedattending Mid-America spring con-clave in Lawrence, Kansas. Whilethere, our brothers made Valentinesfor children staying at a local hospital,and connected with brothers fromother chapters. Beta Upsilon chapterwas honored to accept a Kappa Psipaddle that Brother Kyle Schneiderfrom Delta Nu chapter found andbought online. The paddle belongedto Harry Royer who was an activeBeta Upsilon member in the1930s–’40s. Brother Schneider’sthoughtfulness in returning Royer’shistoric paddle to its home chapter isgreatly revered!

Recently, our chapter got to letloose and jump around on trampolines

at Sky Zone in Indianapolis withButler’s other pharmacy fraternitychapters of Lambda Kappa Sigma andPhi Delta Chi. Beta Upsilon also orga-nized brotherhood bonding events towatch basketball and cheer for theButler Bulldogs at a home game aswell as the Indiana Pacers at a homeNBA game.

Our chapter is looking forward toparticipating in the American CancerSociety’s Relay For Life event onButler’s campus in April. We are excit-ed to celebrate with our P3 brothersat their annual P3 dinner. The Littleswill treat their Big Brothers to a mealat one of their favorite Mexicanrestaurants, Cancun, before the P3sstart rotations next semester. BetaUpsilon is also geared up for intramur-al soccer to start up in the spring!

—Molly Radford

Current and former Beta Upsilon regents reconnect at Spring Conclave.

Gamma Eta and Beta Pi brothers enjoy fellowship at the Silver Mountain resort. fellowship. industry.

All in!

Brothers of Delta Sigma and Gamma Upsilon have an impressiveshowing for Pharmacy Day at the Capitol in Arizona.

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

In January, Beta Phi chapter initiat-ed our biggest pledge class in recentyears. Twenty-eight new pledges wereinitiated into the Brotherhood, grow-ing our chapter to 88 members total.To celebrate a successful rush year,Beta Phi traveled to Gatlinburg,Tennessee, for a weekend retreat. In

February, our chapter elected a newexecutive board, and our by-laws wereupdated to reflect the current stan-dards of our organization. In addition,we hosted our annual Valentine’s DayParty, which raised money andcanned goods for the RonaldMcDonald House charity. We endedthe month on a successful note asboth the co-ed and fraternity intramur-al basketball teams earned spots inthe semifinals of their leagues.

—Andrea Bergen

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

Beta Chi would like to congratulateour 23 new active members! Ourbrothers participated in CourtesyWeek, leading up to activation, a littlelater than usual this year since Drakeimplemented a January term for thefirst time. Courtesy Week eventsincluded the traditional baby picture

recognition game, a Kappa Psi historyjeopardy game with pledges versusthe actives, and roller skating at alocal rink. We would like to thank ourprevious officers for their hard work.

Spring semester kicked off withsome great philanthropic and socialevents! We continue to enjoy cookingand cleaning at the local RonaldMcDonald House every month. Ourbrothers also have volunteered in sev-eral health screenings around thecommunity. The annual Girls inScience event at the Science Center ofIowa was a hit, as Beta Chi brothershad the opportunity to talk to younggirls about a career in pharmacy andteach them how to use a mortar and

Congratulations to Beta Chi’s 23 newest active members!

Beta Psi Brothers Ashley Hesprich andTrista Wills help out at Habitat forHumanity.

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and a Men’s night dinners, a MurderMystery Party, a Mustache Party, amuseum tour, a bonding night withanother pharmaceutical fraternity (PhiDelta Chi), and a to-be-determinedbut no doubt momentous end-of-yearevent. Of note is that the University ofWisconsin-Madison football team willbe having a spring game and all pro-ceeds will go to the School ofPharmacy! Therefore, we will also behaving a second homecoming party ofthe year where Beta Psi actives andalumni will join for a time of bonding.The chapter has been putting ourtime into optimizing the use of ourcommittees, organizing the old com-posites on the walls of the chapterhouse, working on getting Kappa Psialumni as preceptors in the future,getting our name out to pre-pharmacystudents, implementing a SoberDrivers for Brothers program, andputting together School of Pharmacyplanters to sell in the fall. Everyone inBeta Psi is anticipating the upcomingspring Northern Plains Province con-clave for which we are sure to impresswith our efforts toward winning thepop tab war. —Gabrielle Russell

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

With the newly inducted brotherson the roster, the Beta Omega chap-ter is now more ethnically diversethan ever. The Brotherhood hasbrought together a varied group ofindividuals and cultures for a commoncause of unity. In terms of brotherlybonding, Beta Omega has been busywith renovations to the Kappa Psihouse, involved in a cleanup project ofnorth Philadelphia, and enjoyed a ski

pestle by grinding up Smarties can-dies! We are also very proud of ourbrothers who participated in theBelize Dance Marathon, a campus-wide event. This is the third year thatBeta Chi has been involved in raisingmoney to send kids in Belize to highschool.

As for social events, we had a blastat our second annual Super Bowlparty. This year, we watched thegame in a large lecture hall on cam-pus and voted on the best and worstcommercials! We started a new tradi-tion for Valentine’s Day with a littleget-together before our regular chap-ter meeting, where brothers playedgames and exchanged Valentines ineach other’s decorated paper bags,elementary-school style.

We are so excited to host conclavefor the Northern Plains Province thisApril. Beta Chi has been doing extrafundraising to make this an amazingexperience for everyone! We areexcited to host a mentalist for enter-tainment on our PSI-chedelic themednight, and we look forward to develop-ing many exciting new traditions andfriendships.

—Jacki Chorzempa

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

Beta Psi capped off 2012 with a fra-ternal Secret Santa, celebrating theBeta Psi chapter’s Founders Day, andgallivanting around at our AnnualBanquet. In January, Beta Psi wonfirst place in the School of PharmacyVideo Contest for the group video—for the second year in a row! Thevideo featured what pharmacists real-ly think when their patients ask themquestions. Ryan Feldman won firstplace individual video for his comicrendition of how to use an albuterolinhaler. We also completed our firstchapter newsletter and updated manylocal ordinances. We have been hardat work promoting scholarship byhelping to lead study halls for our fel-low students. We also organized aHeart Health Talk for Heart Month(February) by a beloved brother/pro-fessor, Associate Dean KarenKopacek; raised funds for the chapterby selling stethoscopes; volunteeredat a health fair and for Habitat forHumanity. We also volunteered forthe Badger Childhood CancerNetwork (BCCN) and raised dona-tions for the BCCN via bagel salesand sold “Dress-Down” passes to apharmacotherapy lab.

We boosted brotherhood by enjoy-ing a Valentine’s Day Lonely Heartsdinner, a sushi dinner potluck, Ladies’

trip in Vermont. We also have broth-ers involved in Organ Dash where thebrothers set personal goals to raisemoney for the Gift of Life DonorProgram. Our brothers interminglefrequently with the sisters of LambdaKappa Sigma and are working togeth-er to host a spring formal to raisemoney for Shriners Hospitals forChildren. We are also looking forwardto our trip to Northeast Province inRhode Island and are excited to meetwith our Province brothers.

—Randy L. Lina

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

Over Christmas break, severalGamma Delta brothers traveled to LasVegas to support Brother ElissaMcCracken as she competed in theMiss America pageant! Gamma Deltais very proud of Elissa and all she hasaccomplished. We are also proud toannounce that one brother was induct-ed into Mortar Board and seven wereinducted into Rho Chi!

Fundraising efforts from the end offall semester were successful as weraised $540 for our Province and chap-ter philanthropy from selling Collegeof Pharmacy sweatpants. Ourfundraiser of selling Top 200 Drugnote cards was also successful, bring-ing in nearly $2,000 for DKMS, anorganization that works to fight bloodcancer. Gamma Delta also hosted aBone Marrow Drive for DKMS in sup-port of Brother Ryan Kates.

Since returning from break, thebrothers of Gamma Delta have beenvery busy. The new executive commit-tee has been elected and is lookingforward to another great year.

February was filled with love as thebrothers hosted their annualValentine’s Day luncheon for the

College of Pharmacy staff.Additionally, the PhilanthropyCommittee was hard at work organiz-ing a DataMatch fundraiser for theAmerican Red Cross in which partici-pants took a survey in order to findout who they are most compatiblewith on campus. Brothers also partici-pated in Project Linus, making sixfleece blankets for children in need.Lastly, brothers enjoyed ice-skatingtogether at a local ice rink and travel-ing to Columbus where Xi hosted abroom ball social for the Great LakesProvince.

The rest of spring semester looksto be busy with a Founders Day cele-bration, Spring Formal, and the springProvince assembly. Brothers are alsoplanning to host Cerebral PalsyAwareness Week on campus as wellas co-host a health fair.

—Lauren DePietro

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

Brothers of Gamma Epsilon areeager to find ways to give back to ourcommunity. This February, our KappaPsi chapter held a poker run to raisemoney to support the Team JackLegacy Fund. Team Jack LegacyFund is a CureSearch research fundin honor of a 7-year-old boy, Jack, whowas diagnosed with a brain tumor inApril of 2011. Since his diagnosis, Jackhas undergone two surgeries toremove the brain tumor. After thesurgeries, it still had significantgrowth and Jack had to start a 60-week chemotherapy regimen. TeamJack has also been graciously support-ed by the Nebraska Cornhuskers foot-ball team and their running back, RexBurkhead. Through our poker run,we were able to raise more than$1,000 to put toward research for find-

Beta Psi brother Nick Benzschawelshowing off his skills with a mortarand pestle.

Brave Gamma Eta brothers exit the cold Montana waters during the Polar BearPlunge.

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ing a cure for brain cancer. I wouldlike to give special thanks to BrothersJade Theisen and Valarie Hoffman fororganizing this event for the first time.

We are excited to plan our annualHoops for Healing competition toraise money for Camp Floyd Rogers, asummer camp in Iowa and Nebraskafor kids with Type 1 diabetes. Thiscamp helps these kids to learn moreabout themselves and to cope withtheir disease. It helps them to makefriendships and realize they aren’talone. This will be the 16th yearKappa Psi has coordinated Hoops forHealing. Our members are workinghard to get sponsorship from localbusinesses and to find participants tomake this year’s event a success.

—Amanda Edgerton

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

Gamma Zeta has been very busy.Many brothers went to the inauguralGulf Coast Province conclave atAuburn University. They had a won-derful time and were able to get toknow many of our brothers fromother chapters. Gamma Zeta is veryproud of the eight collegiate brothersand alumni who have been newlyelected for positions and seven broth-ers who are on committees within theGulf Coast Province.

On February 13, we were excited toinitiate new brothers into the chapterand celebrated at Jim ’n Nick’s Bar-B-Q restaurant in Birmingham. Gamma

Zeta members also got to spend timewith one another at BrunswickRiverview Bowling Lanes, where wehad a great time socializing and bond-ing with each other. Upcoming eventsinclude the annual Trivia Night,Apothecary Ball, Chapter Elections,Autism Walk, and Six Flags Trip.

—Meredith Schafer

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

In December, we adopted a familyfor Christmas and brothers boughtgifts to help fulfill their holiday wishlist. It was so great to see the joy andhappiness that such a simple act canbring. Before brothers left to go homefor break, we celebrated a great yearat our annual Winter Masquerade.Gamma Eta got dressed to the ninesfor a night of food, dancing and broth-er bonding. Amazing karaoke anddancing skills were revealed. Duringwinter break, a few brothers headedto Silver Mountain Resort for someskiing (mainly failed attempts), tubingand bonding with brothers of Beta Pi.

Gamma Eta jumped right back intoactivities in January after a long six-week winter break. Bi-monthly dodge-ball games with the Boys and GirlsClub of Missoula started up rightaway. The kids and brothers alikewere excited to get back in the game,

although I think a few of our brothersgot a little out of shape during the win-ter holidays. Also, we started up ourmonthly dinners at the RonaldMcDonald House. Brothers make din-ner for the families staying at thehouse and we clean and purchase sup-plies the house needs.

Every year we help plan a walk forthe Juvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundation. Brothers are busy findingsponsors and planning field dayevents. Monthly meetings are heldwhere we hash out every detail.Gamma Eta is proud of this eventbecause it brings together not onlyour brothers, but members of otherstudent groups. This year we areexcited to add a group of high school-ers. It’s great to see so many peoplecome together. Our pharmacy schoolalso has a Relay For Life team com-prised of a few of the student pharma-cy groups. So far we’ve done a bakesale, which raised around $300.

Gamma Eta had the privilege ofhosting the inaugural NorthwestProvince conclave this February.From air hockey tournaments andbowling to charity poker games andnights on the town, Kappa Psi broth-ers had a blast. But it wasn’t all funand games; brothers worked hard onideas to improve our great Fraternity.

One of our biggest fundraisingefforts has been raising money forthree brothers who have giant axonalneuropathy (GAN). GAN is a rareinherited genetic disorder that affectsboth the central and peripheral ner-vous systems. GAN generally pro-gresses slowly as neurons degenerateand die. Most children have problemswalking, then they lose sensation,coordination, strength, and reflexes intheir arms and legs. As time goes on,the brain and spinal cord may becomeinvolved, causing a gradual decline inmental function, loss of control ofbody movement, and seizures. Mostchildren become wheelchair depen-dent in the second decade of life.Some children may survive into earlyadulthood. If the brothers raise$150,000 by April, an anonymousdonor will match it so they can startexperimental therapy. So far, we par-ticipated in a polar plunge funded by aTap Night. For every pint sold duringa specific time one day, 75 cents wasdonated to Gamma Eta. More than$200 raised for the plunge. Two bravebrothers faced the freezing cold on achilly day in February day and jumpedinto icy waters of a local lake. We areproud of their effort and look forwardto doing more to raise money for theadorable boys. (For more informationplease Google “GAN Warriors.”)—Brianna Sullivan and Casey Lauver

Gamma Delta brothers that participat-ed in Project Linus made six fleeceblankets for children in need.

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Penny War competition and as aresult was read a “unique” Christmaspoem from Dr. Helgeland, a SDSUCollege of Pharmacy professor andpast regent of Gamma Kappa, dressedin a Santa suit.

The Gamma Kappa brothers havebeen working hard on their variousservice projects this semester again.At the annual South Dakota StateUniversity Wellness Fair, we hostedan informational American Red Crossbooth with the help of the Sioux Fallschapter. Our brothers are also hard atwork helping with the BrookingsBackpack Project to give the less for-tunate children of Brookings food forthe weekends. Along with this, ourbrothers have been raising funds forthe Ronald McDonald House.

Gamma Kappa has stayed activewith SDSU intramurals and has justcompleted the broom ball season. Welook forward to participating in theupcoming softball and volleyballspring season. Gamma Kappa has alsostarted plans for building a new housefor the chapter. Our brothers havebeen planning our annual spring for-mal in mid-March which alwaysbrings great memories.

We would also like to congratulateBrother Beau Van Overschelde forreceiving the “Good Catch Award”from Sanford Health! —Seth Moe

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

In January, two of the three rushevents took place. The first event, aCasino Night, had potentials andbrothers playing together with pokerchips in friendly card game competi-tions. With actual casino-style dealers,

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

Gamma Theta brothers are excitedto announce our 34 new brothers.They have joined in on our traditionof volunteering at the Kansas CityFree Health Clinic and Harvester’sFood Pantry, upholding brotherhoodthrough High Ideals and excellingacademically at our university.

Brothers recently have enjoyed thesecond Mid-America Province meet-ing and would like to thank Rho for allof their hard work in hosting it.Gamma Theta had a great time get-ting to know fellow Kappa Psi mem-bers, and was very honored to receivesecond place for Chapter of the Yearin our Province. We are also lookingforward to hosting our annual Volleyfor Charity sand volleyball event,where proceeds will be donated to theAmerican Cancer Society in honor ofBrother Wes McIntire. Gamma Thetais already hard at work to make thisevent the success it has been in previ-ous years and is hoping to raiseenough funds to surpass our goal andaid in the fight against cancer.

—Kelsey Bingham

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

Gamma Kappa brothers have hadmany service projects and six pledgeskeeping everyone busy. Toward theconclusion of this past semester,Gamma Kappa raised money througha “Penny War” competition that wentto assist the needs of the local domes-tic abuse shelter program during theholiday season. The P2 class won the

the night lasted for a couple of hours.No actual money was wagered, andthe winner of the night received a $30Best Buy gift card on behalf of theGamma Nu chapter.

The second rush event, titledSports Night, was a night where thebrothers would participated in recre-ational sports like basketball anddodgeball. All the brothers had agreat time mixing with the potentialsand hurling dodgeballs at each otheror taking each other on in a five-on-five basketball match.

The third rush event in Februaryfeatured a prestigious invite for thepotentials to attend the Gamma Nuchapter’s annual Rush Dinner ban-quet. More than 100 alumni all aroundCalifornia and the United States cameto reminisce and catch up with their

brothers, both young and old. Thedinner banquet was held at theStockton Country Club, a luxuriousvenue that impressed both alumni andpotential brothers. The night includeda full schedule of guest speakers fromGamma Nu collegiate alumni, as wellas eminent and successful representa-tives like Dean Philip Oppenheimer,who spoke on behalf of the Thomas J.Long School of Pharmacy to supportour chapter and its endeavors.

—Jason Kim

�� Gamma XiUniversity of South CarolinaFounded 5/13/[email protected]

The Gamma Xi chapter raised $500that was donated to research forprostate cancer. The chapter also par-

Gamma Epsilon P3s Ashley Kenkel, Jared Knoell, Megan Kenkel, and ValarieHoffman show us their poker hands at the Team Jack poker run.

Gamma Zeta brothers at Brunswick Riverview Bowling Lanes.

Gamma Nu Brother Donald Phan watches a potential brother try his luck at theroulette table.

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ticipated in St. Baldrick’s, a volunteer-driven charity committed to fundingresearch to find cures for childhoodcancers and give survivors long andhealthy lives. Through the support ofalumni, classmates, and friends, thebrothers managed to raise more than$1,800, and many of the brothers par-ticipated in the head-shaving eventhosted on the final day of fundraising.The brothers are also participating inSt. Baldrick’s again in March andhope to raise even more money thanlast year.

—Josef Knecht

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

Gamma Omicron hosted theSouthwest Province spring meeting inOklahoma City. 289 brothers wereregistered for the meeting—what agreat turnout! Friday night was ouropening social event at BricktownBrewery, where brothers mingled anddanced to a DJ. Saturday morning andafternoon consisted of meetings totake care of business, as well as chap-

ter presentations to see what we’ve allbeen up to. Saturday evening, a formaldinner and awards ceremony washeld at the Petroleum Club and after-ward brothers danced the night awayat Club One15. Thank you to every-one who made the trip to OklahomaCity. We enjoyed hosting everyoneand look forward to seeing you again!

—Lindsey Crane

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

In December, the Gamma Pi chap-ter held a holiday social where neosdecorated a Christmas tree and par-took in an ugly sweater contest. Forthe Super Bowl, many brothers wentout to the house and hung out whilethe game played. The chapter is cur-rently looking forward to its springformal in April, and the Color Run. Webegan plans for the annual float trip.

The chapter has been busy plan-ning rush events this semester andhad a few gatherings where brothersgot to meet and know potentials fornext year. Brothers formed a team forthe school Olympics in Februarywhere they competed in various com-petitions against other fraternities.Also in February, Gamma Pi had abone marrow registry and blood drivewhere there were 39 productive unitscollected. The chapter is also forminga team for Relay For Life and has beencollecting money for the Change fromChange Foundation. On campus, thechapter has been busy fundraising forGCC with bake sales, sweatpants andT-shirt sales as well as selling glasses.For Greek Week, Gamma Pi is saving

up and collecting tabs for the RonaldMcDonald House. —Kelli Maher

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

Under the tutelage of NwamakaNwagbologu on behalf of theGraduate Relations Committee, wewould like to announce that we areconducting graduate brother inter-views as a way to connect our colle-giate grads and build bonds to last alifetime. We would also like to con-gratulate Gamma Rho brothers whowere semifinalists for the patientcounseling competition at APhA andthose who were in the Top 10 at theUniversity of New Mexico College ofPharmacy competition (ApoorvaTiparti, Kevin Chung, and JennySuen; school competition and semifi-nalist: Krystle Tapia).

—Matthew T. Murphy

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

The end of 2012, 11 new brothersjoined Gamma Sigma chapter. Manyof them took on officer positions dur-ing the 2013 Spring Officer Election.We would like to congratulate thesenew officers and thank the previousofficers for their hard work and dedi-cation to our chapter. The springsemester began with successfullyhosting a social fundraiser for theAmerican Heart Association, and weare now excitedly planning our annualgolf tournament to benefit the

Gamma Eta brothers enjoy their Winter Formal.

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Gamma Omicron brothers enjoy the Southwest Province meeting. Front (l–r):Kim Pham, Courtney Chandler, Amanda Higgins. Back (l–r): Allison Osborne,Sarah Varner, Lindsey Crane, Jennifer Tieu, Esther Lee.


Epsilon Eta PSI round table.

Epsilon Nu brothers volunteer at the Community Health Fair At World Gym (from left to right) Dr. Patrick Dougherty (GCD), Sasin George,Wahab Gbadamosi, Keia Hill, Jarjeet Singh, Aleshia Johny, Ryan Fillis.

IA grad brothers Deanna McDanel, PamelaWong, Jennifer Cardines at Senior Center

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Gamma Psi Brothers Chris Shumans and Bryce Carter donate blood at the Red Cross

Blood Drive at Mercer University.

Beta Rho donates the money raised during the annual SOPHallowen party to the Oxford Medical Ministries clinic.

L–R: Dr. Rachael Robison, Kara Strum, Dion Kevin.

Delta Chi brothers and pledges pose outside Partners forWorld Health after sorting leftover medical supplies

which will be shipped to third world countries.

Gamma Kappa brothers host the American Red Crossbooth during the SDSU Wellness Fair.

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had a chance to get to know eachother better and were able to networkwith brothers from other chapters.

The competitive nature of theGamma Phi brothers was alive andwell when they handed out defeats inintramural sports. The brothers lookforward to kicking off seasons in soft-ball and ultimate Frisbee.

The brothers are also anxiouslylooking forward to another install-ment of “Boxers and Blazers” (somemore anxious than others). This partyis always a huge hit. Aside from beingan amazing time for everyoneinvolved, it is expected to provide anenormous donation for the AIDSAthens charity.

In the midst of “March Madness,”the brothers will be traveling to theannual Gamma Phi formal in Helen,Georgia, for a little madness of ourown. We are all looking forward tosome good food, good company, goodtimes and, most importantly, somerelaxation in the Georgia mountains.

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

Before dispersing for the winterbreak, we hosted our annual WISEChristmas party for underprivilegedchildren in the Big Rapids andMecosta County area. We had a great

Children’s Miracle Network at ShandsHospital. As always, the spring semes-ter means our P3s will be leaving fortheir rotations. We know they will besuccessful in this endeavor, and wewish them the best of luck.

—Jonathan Phelps

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

Since the last MASK, we have beenexcited to welcome our newly initiatedbrothers into the chapter. At thebeginning of the year, we were alsoable to attend a University of Arizonahockey game as a way to reunitebefore the semester got fully under-way. Our brothers participated in theannual Pharmacy Day at the Capitolwith some of our brothers from DeltaSigma. During this event, brothersprovided blood pressure screenings,asthma screenings, and various infor-mational booths demonstrating theimportance of the pharmacy profes-sion in health care. In February, somebrothers had a great time participat-ing in the Tucson Color Me Rad Run.Our chapter had our first social withour new brothers as a way to kick offthe semester.

We will be participating in the MDAMuscle Walk while raising moneythrough our March Madness fund -raiser to hopefully send two kids withmuscular dystrophy to the MDAcamp. The brothers of GammaUpsilon are also excited for the PacificWest Province hosted by the brothersof Epsilon Iota in Sacramento,California. We look forward to meet-ing everyone at GCC this summer!

—Bryan Sears

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

The semester was off to a goodstart with Gamma Phi brothers host-ing the annual Welcome Back Party.We had a great turnout and it provedto be a great way for pharmacy stu-dents to catch up after the holidaysand to kick back a little before thesemester’s work picked up. The partywas a great success for both the stu-dents and the Food Bank of NortheastGeorgia as partygoers donated a gen-erous amount of cans to the charity.

Many of the brothers attended theAtlantic Province conclave the follow-ing week. The Gamma Phi brotherswere excited to have Steve Weaverelected as the new GCC delegate.Overall, it was a great weekend as we

turnout with many children and theirfamilies attending the event. Ourbrothers helped the children decoratesugar cookies, make Christmas cards,and color pictures for their families.Several of the young children, as wellas a few brothers, ended the day cov-ered in the sprinkles and frosting. Thehighlight of the night was a visit from

Santa. Brother David Robinson madea very convincing Santa and delightedall the children as he passed out pre-sents the brothers had purchasedprior to the event. We providedenough presents for more than 30children. It was a great experience forthe brothers and a fulfilling way togive back to the community.

Gamma Upsilon brothers at Pharmacy Day at the Capitol and brothers after participating in a 5k color run for charity.

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Gamma Omicron Brothers Sarah Varner and Kevin Emesiani pose with the registration sign of the Southwest Province Meeting.

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We have several exciting eventscoming up this spring, includingdefending our trophy for being thehighest fundraising Greek team atRelay For Life and participating in theBig Rapids community cleanup, theBig Event.

—Erin Eriksson

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

The year kicked off with a trip toAuburn where the brothers attendedthe inaugural Gulf Coast Provinceconclave. It was an enjoyable trip anda pleasure catching up with oldfriends while making new ones. Sleet,ice, and inclement weather could notkeep us from attending the secondAtlantic Province conclave in BuiesCreek. The weekend balanced socialfun with the business of setting up astrong foundation for our Province.Attendance by both alumni and colle-giate brothers was outstanding, andGamma Psi was proud to go homewith the Man-Mile award.

We recently attended the GeorgiaPharmacy Association’s VIP Day,where pharmacists and pharmacy stu-dents from all over Georgia convenedat the State Capitol to meet with statelegislators and advocate on affairs thataffect our profession. It was great toparticipate in a cause that will havegreat influence on achieving ourfuture goals (and paychecks).

Our commitment to serving thecommunity remains strong and in themonth of February, we assisted theRed Cross in collecting blood dona-tions. As always, it was a very reward-ing experience and we collected 23pints. In March, we mark our 60thanniversary. The chapter has week-long social and service eventsplanned. The agenda includes achurch fellowship weekend, a road-side cleanup of Mercer UniversityDrive, poison prevention campaign, ahealth education event, and a bowlingsocial. The week’s celebration endswith our Founders Day banquet.

—Justin Kyei-Frimpong

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

In January, our 31 pledges carriedon the Gamma Omega tradition of“Kappa Psi Chili Pie”—selling chili oncampus and forcing demands for sec-ond helpings and requests to revealthe recipe. The funds collected wereput toward the pledges annualSpaghetti Dinner for the chapter.Initiation is slated for the end ofMarch. We will be conducting a majorBone Marrow Donor registry drivedubbed “Give a Spit about Cancer,”and a health screening during a localchildren’s festival in Little Rock.

We were pleased to have a wonder-ful group of brothers and pledges(and GCD Hendrickson) make thetrip to Auburn, Alabama, for the firstGulf Coast Province. Everyone cameback with renewed excitement aboutKappa Psi which has spread through-out the chapter.

On March 29, we will host the firstKappa Psi Masquerade formal for thecollege. We are also pleased toannounce that regent Helen Changwas voted the 2013 recipient of theKappa Psi Endowed Scholarship forexcellent service and dedication toour chapter. Helen has guided usthrough a period of expansive growthand has been pivotal to the success ofthe chapter. Congrats, regent Helen!

—Joshua Brown

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

The Delta Beta chapter finished offan amazing fall semester by hosting arecord-setting Christmas toy drive.The toy drive was designed as a com-petition that challenged the organiza-tions from the College of Pharmacy todonate toys for the less fortunate fami-lies of our surrounding communities.Our chapter not only hosted theevent, but also won first place.

Our spring semester began with atrip to Oklahoma City to meet withour Southwest brothers at the biannu-al Province meeting. We thank ourGamma Omicron brothers for hostingsuch an inspirational meeting.

This semester has been filled withsuccessful socials and fundraisingevents. We are also planning anotherclassic charity golf tournament toraise money for St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital.

—Andrew Johnson

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

The brothers of Delta Gammawould like to thank everyone whoattended the inaugural Gulf CoastProvince conclave and helped cele-brate our 50th anniversary in January.

Gamma Omega brothers enjoy a spaghetti dinner hosted and prepared by thepledge class.

Gamma Phi brothers help to keep their city beautiful.

Gamma Nu brothers pose with neat projector effect on the floor at Rush Dinner.(L–R) Eric Wang, David Chang, Kristian Park, Michael Sun, Alan Phan, JasonKim, and Henry Quach.

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the “White Trash Bash,” and bowling.With the help of our pledges, ourchapter took third place in the annualpharmacy school talent show!Everyone is looking forward to theMasquerade Formal in April!

—Christina Laird

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

After spending time with family incozy homes over the winter break,Delta Delta brothers decided to giveback to those who do not have a placeto call home. For two years, DeltaDelta has helped the residents fromStar of Hope, a Christ-centered com-munity dedicated to encourage posi-tive life changes. Our brothers passedout popcorn, pretzels, goldfish crack-ers, and milk to transitional familiesliving at the community. We also chat-ted with the residents to get to knowthem better and offer guidance.

Delta Delta would like to thankGamma Omicron for an outstandingSouthwest Province meeting. Morethan 50 Delta Delta brothers traveledto Oklahoma City for the meeting and

It was a huge success with 200 broth-ers in attendance! Brothers SamanthaAdams, Stephanie Jacobson, ErinMcCreary and Brittany Rose werehonored for their hard work on theConclave Planning Committee.Brother Grant McGuffey was electedProvince Secretary and BrotherGarrett Aikens was elected ProvinceChaplain for the upcoming year.

A few weeks after conclave, broth-ers were happy to reunite with oldProvince IV chapters at the annual SkiTrip generously hosted by the broth-ers of Gamma Psi in Pigeon Forge,Tennessee. Brothers bonded oversome intense laser tag games (boysversus girls, naturally), skiing, shop-ping and good old-fashioned vacationgluttony.

Brothers remain dedicated to ourlocal and national service initiatives.Brother Greg Massey has spearhead-ed participation in the national ScriptYour Future challenge. Brothers havebeen visiting local pharmacies andphysician offices to deliver providerpocket cards, patient medicationadherence cards, and posters regard-ing the importance of medicationadherence. In addition, health fairshave given brothers the opportunityto talk about adherence issues andcounsel patients directly about theirmedications while providing healthscreenings. Brothers have participat-ed in LifeSouth blood drives, BoykinSenior Care Center birthday visits,and Bingo nights at the East AlabamaServices for the Elderly House. Welook forward to future participation inRelay For Life and our PoisonPrevention initiative.

Brothers continue to bond withpledges over game nights, socials like

it was worth every mile of the trip! Wemade so many great memories andcannot wait to see all our SouthwestProvince brothers at the next meetingin San Antonio.

This year is the 50th anniversary ofDelta Delta. We decided to make ouryearly formal into a celebration of our50 years. Delta Delta alumni brothersfrom all over the country and brothersfrom Delta Theta, Epsilon Epsilon,and Epsilon Beta traveled to Houstonto celebrate with our chapter. Therewere more than 100 guests as we hon-ored our GCD Dr. Louis Williams of39 years, as well as many of our broth-ers in national, regional, and chapterleadership. The evening was filledwith camaraderie and involved a buf-fet dinner, photo booth and dancing. Ittruly was a night to remember.

Congratulations to the 32 newbrothers we initiated into our chapter:Yen Pham, Tram Tran, WendyChen, Diem Le, Jennifer Truong,Phuc Nguyen, Christine Verduzco,Catherine Vu, Sarah Louise Suerte,Christine Roh, An Ma, Ally Thrall,Annie Bui, Clarissa Vivares, HangMui, Nghi Bui, Van Ngo, EmilyRapesak, Raymond Dong, Vincente

Nguyen, Long Nguyen, Phuong Vu,Jennie Do, James Roperes,Jonathan Tam, Ron Le, HuyNguyen, Nguyen Nguyen, LangNguyen, Rene Banzuelo, MichaelDinh and Tyler Kiles.

—Victor Faniyi

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

After another successful Meet theGreeks event, we are proud to wel-come our seven newest members!With the new year came new goalsand our biggest was community ser-vice. Since it was such a big hit lastyear, we again made Valentine’s Daycards for residents at a local nursinghome. We are gearing up for ourannual “Healthy Heart” event, wherewe offer blood pressure screenings tostudents and members of our commu-nity. This is a great opportunity for usto provide information about hyper-tension and ways to promote healthyliving. Future service projects includevolunteering at the Jubilee SoupKitchen and the Humane Society.

—Marianne Vu

Delta Delta Brothers exploring Oklahoma City During Southwest Province.

Delta Delta GCD Dr. Louis Williamsshowcasing the new chucks he receivedfrom the Beta Iota Pledge Class.

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

Delta Zeta brothers reunited afterbreak to enjoy some pizza during thefirst social event of the semester heldat Old Chicago Pizzeria. During aninterdisciplinary fundraising eventwith other professional schools, broth-ers had fun mingling and eating some“Cheese for Charity.” There are someexciting socials planned for thesemester including a Karaoke Night,Murder Mystery Dinner, and KnowThy Brother YouTube Challenge.Everyone is looking forward to thefirst Kappa Psi semiformal to be heldat the Clinton Street Social Club.

Brothers continued a favorite phil-anthropy event of cooking meals forfamilies staying at the local RonaldMcDonald House. The annual HopeLodge Barbecue will occur in April.Brothers will grill for cancer patientsbeing treated in Iowa City. TheRonald McDonald House 5K/HalfMarathon is another popular eventamong members.

We will keep up our strong commu-nity service drive this semester. Bloodpressure screenings, patient prescrip-tion and OTC counseling, and PoisonPrevention Week events are allplanned. Group study sessions arealso being implemented to supportbrothers academically.

In order to raise funds, new broth-ers worked hard cleaning up the bas-ketball arena after two games at the“Carver Cleanup.” Clothing sales andfood fundraisers are also planned.

—Rachel Dyke

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

In the Fall, Delta Eta brothers par-ticipated in the AIDS Walk, the Breast

Cancer Awareness Walk, andOperation Diabetes hosted by Xavier’sCollege of Pharmacy. Our favoritecommunity service event this academ-ic year was Adopt-a-Classroom. Wewent to a local elementary school,picked one classroom, and boughtChristmas gifts for all of the children.The elementary school we selected isin a lower income area where manychildren are not as fortunate to getmany gifts under the tree.

Some of our fellowships included aHalloween party, a Thanksgivingpotluck, and a Christmas party withour pharmacy peers. Each month wehost a seminar entitled OTC Tuesday,which features a guest speaker whograciously shares their professionalexpertise on different topics. We wereable to have professors talk aboutbreast cancer research and hepatitis Cin the fall semester. Our first eventthis spring was a “Financial Saavy”forum to help pharmacy studentsbecome more aware of loan manage-ment, saving, budgeting, and creditscores.

Delta Eta brothers are also activelyinvolved in other pharmacy organiza-tions throughout the college and areconstantly exemplifying the five signsof leadership. Joseph McDonald iscurrently the president of SNPhA(Student National PharmaceuticalAssociation) at our college. He recent-ly won the highest scholarshipSNPhA has to offer, the SNPhA/Walmart Future Leaders in PharmacyScholarship. Brittney Johnson, RavenJackson, Kayla Moses, and StephanieOgunrinade were recently acceptedinto Rho Chi National Honor Society.Brandi Semien and Corey Andersonare our college’s Miss P2 and MisterP3, respectively. With Delta Eta beinga small chapter, we know it is veryimperative that we express our fivesigns of leadership within the collegeas well as outside.

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

To kick off the new school year, weheld our quarterly Karaoke Night. Asalways, the night was filled with fun,laughter, dancing and favorite tunes.After, the chapter got back to busi-ness as we held our Kappa Psi interestmeeting for prospective members. Wehad about 45 individuals attend rang-ing from first-year to third-year stu-dents. Congratulations to SamuelUbanyionwu and Esther Fasanmi forbeing nominated for the Rho ChiHonor Society. Hard work pays off.

We sold homemade cupcakes forValentine’s Day as a chapter fundrais-er. We were able to make a profit andput smiles on the faces of our class-mates and professors. Now that is theDelta Theta way! In February, sixbrothers flew to Oklahoma City toattend the Southwest Province. Inaddition to taking care of business,the Southwest Province decided todonate clothes to help those in need.Our chapter was also able to giveback to the people of Houston. Wedecided to have a clothing drive of ourown and donated gently worn clothesto the Bread of Life, Inc.

—Jasmine Bailey

�� Delta IotaFlorida A&M UniversityFounded 6/7/[email protected]

During the fall semester, Delta Iotawas able to successfully conduct ourannual College of Pharmacy Barbecuefor the entire Florida A&M Universityand the surrounding Leon County. Inaddition, our chapter conducted our2012 Kappa Psi Pageant, givingCollege of Pharmacy women anopportunity to showcase their talentsand present community service plat-forms for our chapter’s possible imple-

mentation in the future. Finally, wecompleted our first Back-to-SchoolDrive, providing school supplies forunderprivileged, foster care childrenin Leon County.

This upcoming semester we areplanning to participate in FAMU’sannual Relay For Life event, which isgeared toward raising money for can-cer victims. This year, our chapteraims to have 100 percent of our broth-ers participating in the walk.

Each year, our chapter organizes aMen’s and Women’s Health Seminarthat highlights numerous healthissues in the country today. Buildingoff of last year’s theme of “Do theRight Thing,” we will look to put onanother successful event that willbring awareness to the FAMU cam-pus and surrounding community.

We are in the final stages of plan-ning our annual Scarlet Red and CadetGray Ball to be held March 23. We arecurrently in our 38th year of celebrat-ing the Ball and reuniting with alums.During this event, we have the oppor-tunity to give out our annual scholar-ship to a deserving pharmacy studentat the university. We are anticipatingthe graduation of seven of our broth-ers and wish them nothing but suc-cess in their respective careers.

—Rashad Hanna

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

Delta Kappa finished the fall with alot of momentum. After winter break,brothers received a warm welcome inthe form of gifts given through ourSecret Santa Exchange. Brother MarkWadley won best gift when hereceived a fresh pair of bacon socks.The combination of the presidentialinauguration and MLK Jr. Weekendallowed DK to give back on theNational Day of Service. Brothers metat the D.C. Armory to fill hygiene kitsand write letters to soldiers, all to thetunes selected by a few celebrity DJs.

February is always eventful for thechapter, mainly because of the Heart2 Heart Ball. This year marked thesixth annual charity affair co-hostedwith the Kappa Epsilon chapter. Itincluded a red carpet, banquet styledinner with an engaging keynotespeaker coupled with a variety ofentertainment including an interna-tional fashion show. $5,000 was raisedand all proceeds from the silent auc-tion to the raffling of door prizes, weredonated to the American HeartAssociation. Special kudos to BrotherVicky Shah and committee for plan-ning a successful night. The following

Delta Epsilon’s newly inducted brothers from the Fall 2012 semester show off their letters!

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We just held our second annualspaghetti dinner and it was a huge suc-cess. We also plan to hold a disc golftournament this semester, most likelyto raise money for St. Baldrick’sFoundation and to send some of ourbrothers to GCC this summer. RimmaZeygerman, our social chair, hasbegun organizing monthly informalbrother “hang-outs” such as dinnerand bowling. Our Cadet Ball this yearis being organized by Taylor Wolfeand will be held in Wilmington.

—Mandy Griffith

�� Delta MuUniversity of British ColumbiaFounded 4/30/[email protected]

In December, Delta Mu whippedout our whisks, grabbed our griddles,and hosted a holiday-themed pancakebreakfast. This breakfast was completewith red tablecloths, hot coffee and hotcakes, grilled by our own chaplain,Scott Aldersey. Each breakfasterreceived two pancakes and a hot bev-erage. All the proceeds went to theSalvation Army’s ‘Adopt-A-Family forChristmas’ program. A few days beforeChristmas, Delta Mu delivered a spe-cial Christmas hamper, complete witha full turkey dinner, clothes and toys,to a small Vancouver family. We wereso happy to help this family have amemorable holiday.

In January, we once again hostedNew Year’s Eve + 3 Days on January 3.This magical evening was completewith sparkling snowflakes, twinklinglights, a replay of the midnight count-down from New York, a balloon drop,door prizes, and pharmacy studentsdressed to impress. Delta Mu repre-sented Kappa Psi in the traditional col-ors. We were proud to donate the $275that we raised at this event to theDowntown Eastside Women’s Centrein Vancouver. Over the years, the NYEevent has become a � signature andwe hope to keep the tradition going.

In February, our event coordinator,Quaid Castle, did an incredible joborganizing a charity clothing drive tosupport the Vancouver Develop mentalDisabilities Association. With the helpof our pharmacy faculty, we were ableto collect two gigantic boxes of gentlyused clothing. The donated items werethen sold by the organization to helpfund programs and services for morethan 1,600 children, youth, and adultswith developmental disabilities.

A couple of our brothers were luckyenough to attend the NW Provinceconclave in Montana. They came backwith wonderful memories and funnystories. We are so excited to host con-clave in 2014.

—Erika Smith

Epsilon Beta Pledges (L‐R) Jeff Liew, Brittany Oefinger, Luis Sigala, KlarindaGarza, Ashley Austin, and Whitney Esquivel dedicate their Sunday morningto helping out in the kitchen at SA Food Bank at Haven for Hope.

weekend, 20 brothers caravanned toWinchester, Virginia, to attend theMountain East Province spring con-clave hosted by Delta Xi. We fellow-shipped with other chapters overkaraoke, a card making philanthropyproject, and finalizing legislative docu-ments. Delta Kappa earned the covet-ed Man-Mile Award and would like tocongratulate Porscha Johnson forbeing voted GCC Alternate Delegate.

Lastly, Spring Line 2011 has beenplanning since last year to raise aware-ness of the Fraternity throughout theCaribbean! They are ecstatic toannounce their spring break cruise toJamaica and the Cayman Islands. Ithas been confirmed and will be depart-ing from Miami, Florida!

—Sudan Cory Gordon

�� Delta LambdaCampbell UniversityFounded 4/23/[email protected]

Delta Lambda brothers kicked offthe semester in a big way, hosting theAtlantic Province winter conclavewhile concurrently celebrating our25th anniversary. Brothers had to bat-tle abnormally wintery weather toarrive in Buies Creek, but the ice did-n’t slow us down—165 brothers werein attendance. The weekend startedwith a Friday evening out at CountySeat Sports Grille, and the formalProvince meeting took place Saturdaymorning on Campbell University cam-pus. Saturday night was spent at TheRegency with an upscale casino-themed banquet. Kali Weaver, EricGupta, Johnny Wong and LathaRadhakrishnan were all in attendance.

Brandy Marriner, our second viceregent, planned new and creative rushactivities this semester. Not only didwe have a potluck and an elementaryschool style field day, but we spent anevening packing boxes of goodies andmaking cards to send to troops sta-tioned in Afghanistan.

Delta Lambda participated in newservice activities this year. In additionto our annual Adopt-a-Highway after-noons and volunteering at the BlessedHearts Nursing Home, brothers partic-ipated in the “Science Fair Buddies”program at Buies Creek ElementarySchool where they helped studentsconstruct their science fair projects.We also did the Krispy KremeChallenge benefiting the NorthCarolina Children’s Hospital andSSHP’s Souper Bowl to raise moneyfor hunger relief charities. Additionalservice events planned for the semes-ter include Carolina Tiger Rescue,Poison Prevention, Relay For Life, andrunning a booth at the CampbellUniversity Health Fair.

Brothers help

ABOVE: Epsilon Pi brothers at the Idaho Food Bank. RIGHT: Sigma brothersvolunteer at the Maryland Food Bank.

high ideals.


feed their communities

Delta Kappa Brothers Maric Allen, Clarice Carthon, and Makia Dove serving aCapital Area Food Bank.

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

I’m proud to announce there are 51brothers who have been welcomedinto Delta Nu, and most of them arecurrently enjoying a well-deservedbreak from studies for a week. Winterquarter at Midwestern is known forbeing usually the most difficult. I ampleased to say that a Kappa Psi broth-er holds a seat in 9 out of the 11 posi-tions on the APhA executive board.Congratulations to: president-electKelsea Caruso; vice president JennaLopez; membership vice president-elect Rebecca Myers; treasurer JenWind; secretary Danielle Smith; web-master Justin Manaparambil; publicrelations coordinator Helen Zaychik;SPAN coordinator/IPhA liaisonMichael Licari; and IPSF liaison SazanSylejmani.

We are looking forward to the St.Baldrick’s Day philanthropy event,our formal dance, and our FoundersDay celebration. —Steve Prochut

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

Our semester is off to an excitingstart with 27 pledges. In January, wehosted our rush event; themed ’50sSock Hop. The brothers converted thecafeteria into a ’50s diner equippedwith a “juke box,” records, and a floatstation with a choice of either a RootBeer float or Coke float.

In February, we were happy to host

the Mountain East Province springconclave. We had a great time at theFriday evening social at Piccadilly’s,where we learned the brothers of theMEP have great karaoke singing abili-ties. Saturday morning before themeeting began, the brothers madeValentine’s cards to send to a localnursing home. The evening dinnerwas hosted at The GeorgeWashington Hotel and afterward theDelta Xi brothers showed everybody agreat time in downtown Winchester.

Brothers presented SunscreenAwareness at the annual APhA SpringHealth Fair. The Delta Xi brothersalso bonded socially by traveling toour satellite campus in Ashburn for afun night of dinner and ice-skating.The following day, we attended theannual Community Wellness Festivalat the Apple Blossom Mall where wepresented Vial of LIFE and educatedthe community on how to fill out theforms from the American Red Cross.

—Natasha Myers

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

Before winter break, we held ourannual Christmas party, which washuge success. We enjoyed a potluckdinner and brothers got creative withour $5 grab bag. There were many fungifts including iPhone accessories,spy glasses, and even a DaveMaszkiewicz bobblehead doll!

We have participated in a few

events during Wilkes UniversityPharmacy Week in February. Manybrothers were involved in providingsmoking cessation information at thelocal YMCA. Delta Omicron also host-ed a volleyball tournament for thepharmacy school.

Brothers are looking forward tofinally attending the first NortheastProvince meeting in Rhode Island inMarch and to our annual formal inApril. Brothers are also excited forour annual trip to PNC Field to enjoya Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRidersgame with graduate brothers andWilkes faculty.

—Theresa Scaramastro

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

More than 50 brothers made thetrip to Oklahoma City for springProvince. It was the perfect place forbrothers to meet with other chaptersin the Southwest Region. It was also agreat chance for the Amarillo brothersto reunite with some of the Dallasbrothers, where many were deployedto complete their P3 and P4 years.

We held a volunteer event at FaithCity Ministries to provide food for theneedy. Brothers helped serve theguests and helped clean up. The chap-

Delta Zeta brothers and GCD Deanna McDanel (far right) at NPP Conclave.

The Delta Xi brothers and the Mountain East Province brothers handmadeValentine’s Cards for a local nursing home.

Delta Mu brothers participate in theSalvation Army Adopt a Family forChristmas project.

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ciously supported by the WalgreensDiversity Scholarship. There was agreat turnout, and students had thechance to showcase their culture. Atalent show took place during theevent, and the Delta Pi chapter hadthe chance to express their gratitudeto faculty who have contributed to ourgrowing chapter.

In the spring, Delta Pi plans to holdthe second annual Kappa Psi 5K FunRun, which was a huge success lastyear. All proceeds benefit Snack Pak 4Kids, a mission to provide weekendsnacks to end hunger in children wholive around the Texas Panhandle.

—Birna Yusuf

ter also volunteered at Thrift Cities,where they helped the staff bring inand set up the gently used clothesthat were donated.

This year, Delta Pi held a health fairat the JO Wyatt Clinic. The brothersdid blood glucose and blood pressurescreening in addition to providinghealth care education covering thetopics of diabetes, smoking cessation,chronic obstructive pulmonary dis-ease and asthma, medication safety,and heartburn awareness. Delta Pialso set up immunization opportuni-ties at a local Walgreens.

We held the annual Kappa PsiInternational Night, which was gra-

� Delta RhoNova Southeastern UniversityFounded 11/14/[email protected]

Delta Rho began 2013 with initia-tion. Thanks to pledgemaster RavdeepGhataorhe and assistant pledgemasterKerry-Anne Rambaran (our first inter-national student/brother).

Brother Dianna Morales is plan-ning a diabetes screening event to beheld at a local Publix Pharmacy. Manybrothers are receiving special glucosetesting training for this event. BrotherStepan Uhlyar, who is currently presi-dent of CPNP (College of Psychiatric& Neurologic Pharmacists) under thesupervision of GCD Dr. Jose Rey, isorganizing a “Boomers and Beyond”mental health status booth. TheEighth Annual Day for Health andWellness will provide a variety of freehealth tests and screenings for adultsover 40.

The annual Greek Wars will behosted by Delta Rho. Brother CoreyMoore has been working feverishly tocreate some awesome games and T-shirts for us. The fifth annual DanceMarathon benefit is being plannedwith changes to a new foundation inthe works. Previously, we have raisedfunds in excess of $20,000 for charity,and are planning to make the changeto benefit Joe DiMaggio Children’sHospital Foundation. Any interestedbrothers may visit jdchfoundation.org.

—Matthew Bauman

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

Delta Sigma had the opportunity tocollaborate with the University ofArizona to host Pharmacy Day at theCapitol. During this event, pharma-cists, student pharmacists, and otherhealthcare providers had the opportu-nity to promote our profession. Themain goal of the event was to empha-size the role of the pharmacist in thehealthcare team and to lobby for pos-sible provider status. The various on-campus organizations of both univer-sities collaborated to provide healthcare screenings. In particular, broth-ers provided blood pressure screen-ings for the attendees. Overall, theevent surely made an impact for thepharmacy profession! In addition tothis, Delta Sigma hosted a Be TheMatch Bone Marrow drive that result-ed in 120 new registrants.

We are looking forward to thePacific West conference, Relay ForLife, Pat’s Run, and our annualBanquet. —Paul Nguyen

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

Delta Tau was pleased to welcome23 new brothers to our chapter onJanuary 12 at a ceremony which alsomarked the 10th anniversary of ourchapter. Our community service pro-ject this year will be at the LIEDAnimal Shelter, where brothers willbe assisting in multiple functions,including providing immunizations toour furry friends. Brothers alsoengaged in athletic prowess with a P1vs. P2/3 football match and the GreekOlympics. After five teams competedin javelin, discus, chariot races,(thumb) wrestling, and theHenderson pentathlon, the team rep-resenting the opioids narrowly defeat-ed the PDE5 inhibitors in a tiebreakerchallenge—the hula hoop relay.

—Michael Bourdaa


Delta Lambda brothers enjoy the casino night banquet at the Atlantic ProvinceConclave.

Delta Phi brothers and pledges at the scavenger hunt pledge event work together to build the tallest balloon tower.

Delta Rho Brother Travis Shipleytakes Brotherhood to new heights.

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

Despite a seemingly endless chainof blizzards and snowstorms at thestart of the semester, the Delta Chichapter has been very busy! Fromsnow tubing to skating, brotherlybonding has warmed our hearts dur-ing this bitter cold weather.

However, nothing keeps up our spir-its more than helping others. We vol-unteered with Partners for WorldHealth multiple times this year. Mostrecently, almost 75 brothers andpledges got together to help sort med-ical supplies. As explained by philan-thropy chair Lauren Spada, “Many per-fectly good medical supplies are dis-carded by hospitals. We help to sortthe unused syringes, IV equipment,and even walkers and wheelchairs sothey can be sent to third world coun-tries.” The Partners for World Healththought we were an amazing groupand they look forward to having usback!

Delta Chi chapter would like to wel-come 51 new brothers into member-ship! We have acquired quite a crew!We kicked off pledging with our tradi-tional bowling rush event, a great timefor brothers and pledges to “strike” up

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The first pledge event was a scav-enger hunt where families competedagainst each other to find hiddenclues and objects within the pharmacyschool. The objects retrieved werethen used in a finale where the fami-lies worked together to build thetallest freestanding balloon tower. Thesecond pledge event is one of thebrothers’ favorites with our own twiston speed dating. Brothers set up sta-tions with fun tasks and questions forpledges to complete and answer.

The last pledge event was an awe-some “thrift shop” themed party thathad all the trimmings. It had a houseDJ, some swanky outfits, and a full-onfashion show. The highlight of thenight was when brothers and pledgesalike took to the stage in a star-stud-ded fashion show. The grand prize,which included a $15 gift card, went toBrother Kellie Kocher and pledgeAndrew Willeford, who wowed thecrowd with their outfits and walkdown the runway.

Aside from the pledge process,social chair Tiffany Meng arranged anIron Chef/Family Feud Night. Eachfamily presented two to three dishesand enjoyed homemade food com-bined with some friendly competition.Please go to http://ky-dp.sdsc.edu/ tofind out what we’re up to at UCSD!

—Christina Yang

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

We would like to thank everyonewho came to our 10-Year AnniversaryCelebration. We had an incredibleweekend of fellowship at theSoutheast Province winter conclave.

In January, we added 11 new broth-ers to the chapter. Congratulations toStefani Mandanici, Tosin David,Alyssa Claudio, Shawna Cargill,Sam Henningfield, AJ Wolford,Drew Timmons, Jon Mu iz, BenDeYoung, Melissa Waineo and TaraKuhn. —Nikki Chilson

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

Winter quarter has been filled withawesome events for the pledge peri-od! Bigs and Littles were revealed in aWinter Wonderland themed pinningparty. Brothers prepared food, aKappa Psi cake, games, as well asbackdrops for many photo opportuni-ties. Philanthropist Albert Wang alsoset up a gift wrapping table wherebrothers and pledges wrapped gifts todonate to Adopt-A-Family.

ABOVE: Beta Nu brothers enjoybeing together at the annual SuperBowl party.

RIGHT: Beta Pi brothers tubing onSilver Mountain during the annual ski trip.

Gamma Omegabrothers create

lasting memoriestogether as they

CelebrateChristmas with

guys in uglysweaters and

ladies dressed toimpress.

Epsilon Beta New Haven Musketeers take the winning score home at Bowling Night.

Enjoy

fellowship

Epsilon BetaBrotherJonathan Jeanhams it up with his LittleJeff Tang atBowling Night.


Delta Phi brothers enjoy the Thrift Shop Party planned by the pledges as they line up on the runway and prepre to walk the catwalk

ABOVE: Gamma Phi brothers show their talents outside of the classroom.

the Brotherhood

forever brothers

forever friends

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profession of pharmacy to govern-ment officials. This year, several DeltaOmega brothers participated in theGPhA event and enjoyed breakfastwith Governor Nathan Deal and vari-ous congressmen at the RailroadDepot in downtown Atlanta.

—Kameron Tucker

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

Epsilon Beta brothers started offthe spring semester with their lastrush event known as “Speed Rush.”Rushees enjoy pizza before rotatingamong a classroom full of brothers ina “speed-dating” style. The next day,brothers handed out bids wrappedwith candy in red treat bags to 33pledges.

Pledge activities included theScavenger Hunt, where the pledgesexplored downtown San Antonio andThe Riverwalk to locate items on theirlist and take a picture of it before thetime ran out. Not only did it give themthe chance to explore the city, butalso allowed them to work together asa team.

The following Friday, pledgeshelped prepare Field Day for broth-ers. After splitting into four teamswith the pledge trainers, pledgemas-ter, and pledge captain as the teamleaders, brothers and pledges enjoyeda messy, action-packed game of eggtoss, grapefruit relay, soap race, andKleenex booty shake!

Pledges then participated in the Bigand Little Reveal as they attempted tofind their Big Brothers through an

conversations. We can’t wait to useour membership growth as an oppor-tunity to become even more involvedwith our school, the community, andfellow Kappa Psi chapters. We con-gratulate our P4 brothers on gradua-tion and wish our P3 brothers luck ontheir rotations!

—Kirsten Bruell

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

We received six new pledges thissemester and look forward to initiat-ing them next month! We continue tobe involved in our local community byparticipating in Super Science Fridaywhere we help with science projectsat an elementary school. This is agreat way for the kids to see profes-sional students and learn more aboutthe profession of pharmacy. Manybrothers will be participating in theADA’s Step Out: Walk to StopDiabetes in March.

We are excited to announce 12brothers jumped into the frigid watersof Lake Superior to raise money forthe Special Olympics Minnesota. (Theaverage temperature of Lake Superioris about 40 degrees!) Delta Psi raisedthe most money among all theUniversity of Minnesota–Duluthteams. Congrats to Brother Bill Voukwho raised $750! Our intramural bowl-ing and broom ball teams finished offthe season with more wins than lossesand, more importantly, united as abrotherhood! As far as social events,roughly 30 brothers attended anotherUniversity of Minnesota–Duluth hock-ey game, gathered for bowling, andrelaxed during monthly movie night.

One of Delta Psi’s big events thissemester is hosting another WhiteCoat Ball held in Duluth. This year wedecided to partner with the medicalschool and make it an inter-profes-sional event. The theme will beMasquerade. We anticipate a greatturnout! —Taylor Johnson

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

While most of our P4 brothers areon rotations throughout the U.S., twoDelta Omega brothers took their pro-fessional knowledge to CentralAmerica. Twice a year, Dr. ScottKincaid, a faculty brother, takes quali-fied advanced experiential students toGuatemala for a unique pharmacyexperience. (See their story on page 6.)

Every February, Georgia pharma-cists visit the Capitol to promote the

iconic version of a “match game.”Sarah Lam held up a picture of “peas”as she entered the crowded room, try-ing to find her Big. As she made herway to the far right side, she foundher other half, “carrots,” and huggedher new Big, Kelly Chen, while smil-ing and saying, “I was hoping it wouldbe you!”

The following Monday signifiedBowling Night where each of the fourfamilies pitted against each other in aplayful but competitive game of bowl-ing. Pledge Jeff Tang had also set up aphoto booth where everyone could

look silly with their colorful props,and we have the pictures to prove it!

Brothers didn’t go a week withoutputting in community or professionalservice hours. Brothers Daniel DeLeon, Jontia Gentry, Kim-Ly Nguyen,Kelly Chen, and Renee Ferro gave apresentation on diabetes to the resi-dents of the UIW Retirement Center.Several brothers participated in theYMCA Health Fair, working two,three-hour shifts, measuring bloodpressure and body mass indexes forthe attendees. Brothers also dedicatedtheir time to supervising and enter-

Delta Tau Brothers Tricia, Michelle, Linda, Sharon, Diana and Jennifer represent the PDE5 inhibitors in the GreekOlympics.

Some Delta Tau brothers were excited to participate in the Greek Olympics.

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taining the children while their par-ents attended classes for counseling,parent education, or support groups atAny Baby Can.

Brothers volunteered at SA FoodBank at Haven for Hope and GoldGym’s Health Fair where they assist-ed with the preparation and serving ofbreakfast and lunch and other kitchenduties, and took blood pressure, BMI,glucose, and cholesterol readings. InFebruary, brothers, along with facultyBrother Dr. Marcos Oliveira and hisson, helped the residents of the UIWRetirement Community celebratetheir birthdays through music, birth-day cake, and desserts.

We want to thank our communityand professional service chairs, IreneTran and Megan Garcia, for enablingus to participate in so many wonderfulopportunities to reach out to our com-munity! Thanks to our FinancialCommittee chair, Jennifer Ma, whoorganized another amazing fundrais-er—our pharmacy school’s very firstand fashionable sweatpants sale!

We look forward to our annualFounders Day Formal, Initiation, andGolf Tournament.

—Kelly Chen

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

To start off the new year, EpsilonGamma traveled to Big Bear to enjoya weekend of brother bonding. Wearrived at our cabin and enjoyed anight of movies, board games, andcarne asada tacos. The very next day,we woke up bright and early to gosnowboarding on Bear Mountain.There were many first-time boarders,

and though it was a steep learningcurve, many of us were able to get thehang of riding down the mountain.We learned later that a day of snow-boarding brings an evening of soremuscles. To recuperate, we went backto our cabin for some home-stylecooking, including garlic mashedpotatoes, grilled chicken, and broccolisalad.

EG has continued going to the stu-dent-run health clinic in Riversidewhere medical and pharmacy stu-dents volunteer their time to write andassess a patient’s chart, as well as pro-vide and counsel on donated medica-tions for their disease states. In thepast few months, there have been sig-nificant changes in the opportunitiesof the volunteers. In the past, thepharmacy students were isolated inthe corner to count and dispense med-ications. A separate table was provid-ed for patient counseling. Now, thereis collaboration between the medicalstudents and pharmacy students witheach visiting the patient, allowing forintegration of specialties and a morethorough assessment of the patient’sconcerns. With this new setup, thereare fewer medication errors, betterworkflow to accommodate morepatients, and closer relationshipsbetween the volunteers.

—Jeffrey Fajardo

�� Epsilon DeltaUniversity of AppalachiaFounded 4/12/[email protected]

The brothers of Epsilon Delta havebeen quite busy in the past fewmonths. August is dedicated to skincancer awareness; we wore yellow.

We also passed handouts at the localgrocery store, Food City, and coun-seled customers on proper skin pro-tection and how to identify the typesof skin cancers.

In October, our brothers made andsold pink baked goods for breast can-cer awareness. Many of us also partic-ipated at the Tri-Cities Komen Racefor the Cure and sold items such asbracelets, pins, drawstring bags, key-chains, suckers, and temporary tat-toos. The $200 that we raised wasdonated to the Tri-Cities Komen Racefor the Cure. Our brothers also dedi-cated a day to recognize breast cancerawareness by wearing pink.

For prostate and testicular aware-ness in November, we held a mus-tache competition. The men who par-ticipated grew their mustachesthroughout November in any style oftheir choosing. At the end of themonth, students and faculty voted fortheir favorite mustache by puttingcoins in the participants’ respectivejars. The person with the most moneyraised won the competition. EpsilonDelta also held a basketball competi-tion: a team free throw session whichwas $20/team and one with fiverounds of individual knockout whichwas $3/individual. Overall, we raisedabout $280 and these proceeds weredonated to Movember & Sons.

In December, Kappa Psi workedwith Phi Delta Chi to collect toys anddonate them to the local children forChristmas.

In January, the brothers attendedProvince in Buies Creek, at CampbellUniversity. Our brothers attended var-ious social events and a formal meet-ing. During this, the brothers votedon by-laws, talked about policies and

finances, and elected webmasters,GCC Delegates, and Alternates.Currently, we are planning our annualGolf Tournament, which will takeplace in April. We are fundraising,recruiting participants, and lookingfor donations for our raffles.

—Deena Kim

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

In September, Epsilon Epsilonbrothers banded together to lend our99 Hands to Hope House women’sshelter. Corpus Christi Hope Househas been serving homeless womenand children for nearly 20 years. Theshelter is the only agency that pro-vides emergency shelter and freelong-term housing and is the onlyMaternity Home in the South Texasregion. They provide a stable homewhere babies can be born and chil-dren can attend school and receivetheir education; they also encouragethe mothers to attain their GED andattend a college or technical school byproviding free financial assistance.

The organization owns a couple ofbuildings to house their tenants, butone particular building was in direneed of renovations. We offered topaint the interior of one of the apart-ments, providing the manpower aswell as the supplies to get it done. Oursmall army of brothers went to work,giving the stained walls a fresh coat ofpaint while ’90s music played in thebackground. When the tenants—asingle mother of two girls under theage of 5 and one more on the way—arrived home, they were met with anapartment painted a soft pink just forthem. It was a great opportunity towitness the impact, however small, wehave on our community.

Epsilon Epsilon partnered with theCoastal Bend Blood Center to host ablood drive on the Texas A&MUniversity–Kingsville campus. Wewere able to contact the campus radiostation, the local apartment complex(Javelina Station), and various otherlocations on campus to advertise theevent. There was an amazing turnoutwith more than 68 donors, far exceed-ing the goal of 40 donors. Each blooddonation has the potential to save upto three lives. Thus, 204 lives werepotentially saved in a matter of twodays! Each donor also received a T-shirt and a Sonic coupon for their gen-erous donations. Hence, this year’sKappa Psi Project Lifeline was truly asuccess and a feat to remember.

During the pledging process,Epsilon Epsilon’s Zeta Class sold “boobags,” a Halloween themed candy-

Delta Psi Brothers Bill and Souk mentally prepare to jump into Lake Superior for the Polar Bear Plunge, and then BrothersJeremy, Souk, and Bill scamper out. Brrr!

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gram that students could send to eachother. The boo bags included candyand either a personalized message ora message chosen off a list. The ZetaClass pledges sold pre-orders theentire week leading up to Halloweenin the college of pharmacy lobby. Itwas important to make sure our-fundraiser did not conflict with anyother organization, so bags were notsold at the same time as otherfundraisers. During the week of sales,the pledges sold 307 boo bags at $2apiece. The total profit from thefundraiser was $308, which was usedto buy supplies for the pledge classsocial. After all orders were in,pledges had to make the bags beforeHalloween. There were two meetingsto type all of the messages and to putcandy into bags. Then on Halloween,every pledge participated in deliveringthe boo bags to their recipients.Overall, the fundraiser was a greatsuccess.

The pledges hosted a Minute-to-Win-It Social at the Hunters CoveClubhouse in Kingsville in order toget to know the brothers. In order toset the mood, the pledges decoratedthe clubhouse into a game showstage. During the social, teams of twoor three competed to complete vari-ous challenges in less than 60 sec-onds. Some challenges included trans-ferring cotton balls from one bowl toanother only using their nose andVaseline or trying to shake their bodyto remove ping pong balls in aKleenex box tied around their waist.These challenges were chosen ran-domly out of a hat by the master ofceremonies, pledge Jennifer Hicks.After four competitive rounds of chal-lenges, only two teams were leftstanding to face each other in thechampionship round. For prize andglory, the first team to unravel tworolls of toilet paper each from theends the fastest would win. When thepaper settled, the team consisting ofactive Ali Lyon and pledge DanielaManacha won in a thriller. The mem-bers of the winning team eachreceived a Starbucks gift card.

Additionally, the pledges decided toclean a section of business Highway77 as a philanthropy event. Beforecleaning, all pledges reviewed aPowerPoint to learn the proper way toclean a highway. This was very infor-mative as there are many rules tocleaning the highway that the averageperson is not aware of, such as partici-pants must be walking against theflow of traffic and that everyone mustbe wearing a reflective vest toincrease visibility to passing cars.Over the course of two hours, the 29pledges braved the tall grass and

thick bushes to collect 18 bags ofgarbage.

Though it was quite a journey, wemanaged to bring 32 brothers toSouthwest Province conclave inOklahoma City, winning us the Man-Mile Award.

—Alireza FakhriRavari

�� Epsilon ZetaEast Tennessee State UniversityFounded 3/21/[email protected]

The spring is a big semester forphilanthropy with the EZ brothers.We have successfully kicked offfundraising for Relay For Life by sell-ing ads, taking donations, and puttingtogether the second annualApothecary Dash 5K, which will beheld in April. All proceeds go straightto Relay For Life. We have had allhands on deck for this one, in hopesof reaching first place by raising themost money of any group participat-ing in ETSU’s Relay.

Along with Relay For Life, we arecurrently incorporating two new pro-jects to help our community. We areexcited to start supporting theWounded Warrior project “to raiseawareness for the needs of injuredservice members.” This project is aperfect addition for our chapter sinceour school sits on a VA campus. Whatbetter way to show appreciation forour veterans and our school? We planto host a 5K for the cause in the com-ing fall semester.

Our second philanthropy for thespring, Project Ted, benefits childrenstaying at Niswonger Children’sHospital at Johnson City MedicalCenter, located next to the College ofPharmacy. So far, this project isunique to our chapter. We plan tostart take new, donated teddy bears tothe children at the hospital monthly. .

—Ashley Ulsenheimer

During the winter break, twoKappa Psi brothers escaped theTexas winter weather for themore tropical climates of Asia.Nikki Margaret Dang and RovaYi Wang headed to Thailand,where they visited an elephantsanctuary in Chiang Mai. TheElephant Nature Park is a uniqueconservation project set inChiang Mai Province, NorthernThailand, which has been inoperation since the 1990s. Theirgoal is to rescue elephants and toprovide a natural sanctuary forthese endangered animalsdepending on volunteers whodonate their time and money tothe daily care of these beautifulcreatures. Here our brotherswere given an opportunity tolearn how to be mahouts, or ele-phant caretakers, and were ableto learn about the daily lives ofthe elephants (did you know ele-phants spend an average of 16hours a day eating?), help feedthem, and learn how to guide andride them. The dedication andpassion of the caretakers for these beautiful and intelligent animals is trulyinspiring.

Moving into the mountains of Chiang Mai, our brothers visited the Lisu vil-lage, one of the many hill tribe villages scattered among the mountains. TheLisu people live in very simple houses built with bamboo walls and without awooden or concrete floor, usually close to a river and are mainly involved infarming, but more recently earn a living from tourism. The Lisu women areknown for their weaving skills, producing beautiful scarves, and are also knownfor producing some of the finest handmade silver products. These are takendown the mountain into town and sold at local markets. While visiting the vil-lage, our brothers noticed the village children and decided to buy all of themice cream bars from a street vendor stationed nearby for tourists. Word spreadquickly about our brothers’ generosity and children from throughout the vil-lage raced down the mountain to receive a sweet treat. Our Kappa Psi brotherswere happy to see that even the smallest acts of kindness will produce bigrewards—in this case, big smiles.

Brothers show their Kappa Psi swagwhile riding an elephant in Thailand!

Epsilon Epsilon brothers explore Thailand

Brothers Rova Wang and Nikki Margaret Dang buy ice cream bars for all thechildren in the Lisu village in Thailand.

Epsilon Beta Brothers Justin Hrncirand Desi Villarreal share a Big andLittle moment at Speed Rush.

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

As the spring semester unwinds,brothers are participating in theNational Consumers League’s ScriptYour Future patient education cam-paign in February. This campaignfocuses on promoting medicationadherence, and we are currentlyworking with all of the clubs on cam-pus and in conjunction with Lake ErieCollege of Osteopathic MedicineDental and Medicine schools to pro-mote interdisciplinary teamwork andto bring the message to our communi-ty. So far in 2013, we have held twoBrown Bag events in St. Petersburg,Florida, attended a heritage festival,

were involved in two health fairs,spoke to the Sheriff’s Youth Ranchboys about prescription drug abuse,and also contributed to making theManatee County Black AIDS Fair asuccess.

Ten of our brothers attended winterconclave in February. The DeltaUpsilon brothers were marveloushosts and we want to thank them fortheir hospitality. We would also like toextend our congratulations toBrothers Norman and Linda on theirengagement! Thanks for sharing thatbeautiful proposal with all of us.

Thirteen Epsilon Eta brothers willtake part in Legislative Day, held inTallahassee, in March. We had theprivilege of listening to BrotherMichael Jackson from FPA at this pastconclave, and our excitement is

extremely heightened to execute ouradvocacy cause. We are also lookingforward to spending time with ourDelta Iota brothers while in theTallahassee area.

We have eight pledges seeking tojoin our ranks, and pledgemasterRobert Pedicone and his assistants,Sarah Dubra and Ketan Patel, areshaping them into quality brothers.Their unity gets stronger every day.

We are truly grateful for BrothersMarvin Smith, Karl Healy, DanielWelch and Brian Hoag for taking thetime to mentor us at the ChapterDevelopment Seminar. Salutations arein order to the Southeast ProvinceExecutive Board members and com-mittee members for working so hard!

—Bella Mogaka

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

The brothers of Epsilon Iota gotinto the holiday spirit by participatingin the “Wish Star” program atSacramento Children’s Home, wherethey house orphaned children. Thebrothers were able to donate morethan 100 gifts to the children, fulfillingtheir wishes and making their seasoneven merrier!

The EI brothers ended our winterbreak with a bang at our ski trip toLake Tahoe! We enjoyed our weekendgetaway by relaxing and bonding witheach other. While some brotherssnowboarded on the fresh powderedslopes, the rest of the brothers wentice-skating and explored the localattractions at Northstar Village. Theski trip brought together brothers,

new and old, and created awesomememories for the chapter. The broth-ers kept our bond strong with hikingtrips, movie nights, and plenty of fami-ly get-togethers!

Our chapter has put a large empha-sis on building the brothers profes-sionally through roundtable eventsthat focus on topics such as leadershipin professional organizations. InFebruary, the brothers volunteered atSt. John’s Shelter, which accommo-dates women and children, to helpfeed the homeless. Besides serving atthe shelter, the brothers also had theopportunity to lighten up the environ-ment at the shelter by interacting withthe children.

Epsilon Iota has been putting in a lotof work planning several big events.Firstly, the brothers have been work-ing tirelessly to ensure the success ofhosting our first Pacific West Provincemeeting! We have many fun and excit-ing events scheduled throughout theweekend that will keep our visitingbrothers busy during their stay inCalifornia’s capital, Sacramento. Lastly,Epsilon Iota is working toward theirannual “Driving for Air” GolfTournament. The event brings togeth-er pharmacists and other professionalsfrom around the area for an excitingday of golf, fun competitions, food, andprizes! This tournament is one of ourlargest charity events, as proceeds willbe donated to the American LungAssociation.

—Davin Ly

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

The brothers of Epsilon Kappa chap-ter have been working hard tostrengthen brotherly bonds. In orderto do this, we made sure we had atleast two events per month. Theseincluded laser tag, Dave & Buster’sgame nights, trivia nights at localrestaurants, our annual cabin trip, anda Tennessee Titans football game.

Our main fundraising event for thesemester was our annual chili cook-off.We saw our best turnout yet as manypeople inside and outside the pharma-cy school at Belmont Universityattended. APhA even had a heartburnawareness booth set up for educationand prevention. In light of our turnoutthis year, we expect our annual chilicook-off fundraiser to continue to growin years to come.

The chapter’s main community ser-vice event took place at the Dispensaryof Hope where brothers sorted med-ications that had been donated. TheDispensary of Hope works with health-care providers and pharmaceutical

Epsilon Epsilon brothers gather around the big screen TV to cheer for their teams during our annual Super Bowl Party.

Epsilon Iota brothers gettin ready for a day hike.

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Province meeting in Auburn,Alabama. This was an excellent oppor-tunity for brothers from our chapter tomeet and fellowship with brothersfrom neighboring chapters.

Four brothers and the GrandCouncil Deputy were privileged toattend a local health fair in lateJanuary at which blood pressurescreenings and patient education werethe focus of the evening. These eventsare always outstanding for our chap-ter. Not only does this provide thebrothers with an opportunity to learnand promote the profession, but thisalso gives us another opportunity toserve our community.

On February 23, we were given theopportunity to serve one of our philan-thropies, Habitat for Humanity. Eightbrothers worked on the construction

companies throughout the nation toprovide medications for patients with-out prescription insurance coverage.The medications that are provided areusually unused samples that wouldotherwise go to waste. We plan tomake this a regular service eventwithin our chapter as an effort to giveback to our profession.

Our annual cabin trip to Gatlinburg,Tennessee, in January turned outwell, and it was a great opportunity formore brotherly bonding. Since wehave been back, we have been work-ing diligently on expanding ourBrotherhood through our rush andpledge process. So far, we have agreat group of pledges and look for-ward to gaining a highly motivatedgroup of brothers. As we come closeto the end of the semester, we arelooking forward to initiation as well asour annual Masquerade formal, whichwill be held in April.

—Shannon McVeigh

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

The brothers of Epsilon Lambdahave had a busy few months this win-ter and are planning on becomingbusier yet. Immediately before thewinter break, the chapter was able tosponsor a family for our annual AngelTree Project. Through this project, anunderprivileged family in theNashville area was able to have a bet-ter and brighter Christmas holiday.The funds for this event were raisedthrough an incentive with one of ourbiggest partners, Sweet CeCe’s.

In January, seven of our brothershad the opportunity to attend our

of a local Habitat home. Each of thesebrothers expressed the tremendousexperience they had and showeddesire to participate in this eventagain in the future.

Up soon on the docket will be ourannual college-wide talent show,LUCOP’s Got Talent, a trip to“Smashville” to check out theNashville Predators, service day at theGrassmere Zoo, and the always excit-ing formal. It is a great time to beKappa Psi at LUCOP!

—Justin Kirby

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

The brothers of Epsilon Mu beganspring semester with the addition of

15 new brothers. After months ofdeliberation and anticipation, the newbrothers were presented with theirvery own Kappa Psi jerseys and nick-names at the beginning of February.

As the chapter continues to seegrowth, we felt it was of great impor-tance to foster our relationship withother students on campus. In theeffort to promote inter-fraternal rela-tions and campus-wide participation,the brothers have decided to team upwith Kappa Epsilon to host a kickballtournament. Currently, the tourna-ment consists of four teams made upof students, families, friends, and fac-ulty. There are even talks about theformation of an Orlando Grad team.The winners are set to win a monetaryprize as well as an autographed balland trophy from Epsilon Mu’s very

Epsilon Delta brothers wear yellow for skin cancer awareness.

The Brothers of Epsilon Gamma chapter enjoying a homestyle-cooked dinner during their Winter retreat.

Epsilon Nu brothers sell the chocolateroses that they made for their AmericanHeart Association fundraiser.

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own semi-professional kickball playerBrother Jay Hazelcorn. The tourna-ment is set for March 30.

Epsilon Mu had a strong presencewith 26 brothers in attendance inbeautiful West Palm Beach, Florida,for the Southeast Province spring con-clave. We would like to extend a jobwell done and congratulations to DeltaUpsilon for hosting conclave and forcelebrating their 10-year anniversary.

Finally, we would like to congratu-late the new Epsilon Mu officers for2013: regent Timmy Do, vice regentJames Love, secretary Laurie Eng,treasurer Pamela Nguyen, sergeant at

arms Jackie He, and historian CecilyEdmond.

—Cecily Edmond

�� Epsilon NuUniv. of Maryland Eastern ShoreFounded 1/27/[email protected]

The brothers of Epsilon Nu arepatiently awaiting warmer days hereon the Eastern Shore! After returningfrom the holiday break, Epsilon Nuparticipated in a community-widehealth fair hosted by World Gym, alocal fitness center, to promote theimportance of living a healthy and

well-balanced lifestyle. Brotherspassed out fliers to help support theMillion Hearts Campaign. It was agreat experience and we look forwardto participating in more health fairs inthe future!

In February, we were all aboutchocolate! We made chocolate roseswith Hershey’s Kisses and sold themon Valentine’s Day. For the third yearin a row, we sold them on campus andout in the community. It was a suc-cessful fundraiser and a portion of theproceeds was donated to theAmerican Heart Association.

On January 27, 2013, Epsilon Nuofficially turned two years old! Ohhow time flies! We celebrated theaccomplishment at a GBM with cakeand soft drinks. In February, a newexecutive board was elected andsworn in. We are so excited about ournew officers! Third-year Epsilon NuBrother Ryan Fillis was selected torepresent Mountain East Province asa delegate at the 56th GCC.

For the second year in a row,Epsilon Nu is hosting a Spring Formalfor the entire pharmacy program. Thetheme this year is MASquerade Ball!Isn’t it just right for Kappa Psi? Thisevent will be held on May 3. It will bethe perfect end to an amazing year.

—Marsha Muhic

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

For the second year in a row,Brother Kevin Phung organized a

very successful Health Fair at thePortland Tet Festival with the supportof fellow brothers Michael Ta, HelenLu and Jimmy Duong and in collabo-ration with students from OregonState University. Thirty brothers vol-unteered at the event providing bloodpressure, glucose, cholesterol, hepati-tis B, and osteoporosis screenings aswell as immunizations, antibioticawareness, and public health informa-tion. Overall, about 350 festival atten-dees received services, 160 immuniza-tions were given, and 46 Hepatitis Bscreenings were conducted. Whenasked about the event, Kevin statedthat he “wanted to inspire fellowbrothers and students to help servethe underserved”.

In February, our chapter spread thelove by holding a Sugar Cookie-GramFundraiser, and donating all of theproceeds to Doernbecher Children’sHospital in Portland. The fundraiserwas very successful, surpassing ouroriginal expectations and the chapterwas able to raise more than $300 forthe children’s hospital. Not only wasthis fundraiser a successful way tohelp out the community, but it alsowas a great way for brothers to bondover frosting hundreds of cookies!

—Gianna Firpo

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

This semester has been very excit-ing for Epsilon Omicron as they justfinished their second ever pledge pro-gram. This year’s program reallyhelped to solidify bonds in our newdeveloping chapter, and we arepleased to announce that we initiated20 new brothers on February 24,2013: Joe Bellavia, Joel Costanzo,Serghei Florea, Kaitlyn Hughes,Nick Inglis, Jake Kruchinski, BrianLebedinski, Britney Leonard,Shawn Leonhardt, Fan Liu,Samantha Marasco, Bhavik Mistry,Justin Owen, José Pichardo,Samantha Rowen, Kayley Sebastian,Joe Shelley, Dan Snyder, TristanThomas and Susan Weng. We wel-come them into the Fraternity andknow they will be great brothers.

The brothers of Epsilon Omicronhave also been furthering theirinvolvement in philanthropic activi-ties. They started a contract with theBuffalo Hope Center, a relief center inBuffalo, to work their soup kitchen,the Downtown Diner, every otherWednesday afternoon. The brothersalso helped organize a joint fundraiserfor the national philanthropy organiza-tion, the American Red Cross, with

Epsilon Iota brothers ready to hit the slopes in Tahoe!

Epsilon Lambda brothers at the recent Habitat for Humanity build.

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was spread to our Beta Class of initi-ates. We celebrated our accomplish-ments over the past year and all of thegreat things to come from the futureof Epsilon Rho. Several Epsilon Rhobrothers made the trip to Lawrence,Kansas, for the spring Mid-AmericaProvince conclave. It was an excitingtime, full of fun and learning experi-ences, and we look forward to thenext conclave in October.

We are continuing to keep our pro-fessional and community relations tra-ditions alive with our commitment tothe Northern Illinois Food Bank. Bygiving time to this cause, we are pro-moting brotherhood and the profes-sion. Epsilon Rho is also once againvery excited about our participation inthe Illinois Special Olympics PolarPlunge here in Rockford. Last year,our membership of 10 raised $900,and this year we hope to surpass ourgoal once again. As always, EpsilonRho recognizes that part of brother-hood is serving those in need. We arehere to advance our chapter in everyway possible and among the profes-sional events planned for the upcom-ing year, we have health screenings,“brown bag” medication events, and atalk on poison prevention. Serving thecommunity as student pharmacistsbuilds bonds between brothers, ourprofession, and the public.

—Sylwia Kulik

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

Starting a family is certainly not aneasy task. It takes a high degree ofdedication, decision-making skills,and commitment in order to createfoundations that are reinforced by

the Buffalo Graduate chapter. Thebrothers from both chapters will beparticipating in a curling tournamentwith proceeds to be donated to theAmerican Red Cross.

—Laura Pochylski

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

January brought new brothers intoour growing chapter. Congratulationsto James Upson, Benjamin Morris,Dawn Hughes, Kris Lark, KatherinePages, Whitney Hurt, MitchellTruong and Matthew Dickenson onbecoming our brothers in Kappa Psi.The brothers also continued tostrengthen our relationship with theIdaho Food Bank over the last twomonths and will also continue withthe Boise Rescue Mission.

Nine brothers also attended theinaugural Northwest Province con-clave and enjoyed every moment of it.Many of them liked the differentsocial events and learned much abouthow to improve Epsilon Pi chapter. AsNorthwest Province elected new offi-cers, two of our brothers, Jared Muaiand Andrea Kelley, were madeProvince Historian and Webmaster,respectively. We congratulate themand wish them luck in their new posi-tions. —Jared Muai

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

Epsilon Rho held our first annualFounders Day celebration with agame night on January 28. Our pridein our chapter and in our Fraternity

strong bonds. About a year ago, agroup of 15 pioneer students from theUniversity of Florida–St. Petersburgcampus started a family that to datehas nearly doubled in size. During thepledge process, the newly formedBeta Class endured a period of self-reflection that enabled them tobecome brothers of Kappa Psi. Wewould like to thank the brothers ofEpsilon Eta and Epsilon Mu for theirsupport in such a successful initiation.

The brothers of Epsilon Sigma havebeen involved in several activities asof late and our chapter’s goals havebeen to advocate for the profession ofpharmacy, to acquire new knowledge,and to support our community whileexemplifying important fraternal val-ues and high ideals.

This past November, we embarkedon a journey to the UF Orlando cam-pus to attend the Southeast Provinceinaugural conclave. Both members ofthe Alpha and Beta Classes had theopportunity to interact with brothersfrom Florida, South Carolina, andGeorgia, and this proved to be a newand unique opportunity for both learn-ing and socializing.

Our brothers were also very luckyto visit a mail order pharmacy, PMSI,

Inc., where we learned and rein-forced our knowledge about the roleof the pharmacist in the mail orderworkflow. Having the opportunity tointeract with the people at PMSIintroduced our brothers to an area ofindustry that many pharmacists havenever been offered. Our chapter hasaimed our next project to promotethe pillar of industry on our campusby initiating our first compounding

Epsilon Phi Brothers Brett Pack andBrother Robbie Poulos man the grillsat the cookout in October, 2012.

Epsilon Xi brothers help frost and decorate sugar cookies for our fundraiser forDoernbecher Children’s Hospital.

Epsilon Tau brothers pose with their collected items for the Spring SouthwestProvince clothing drive.

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workshop. We plan to offer the teach-ing of basic compounding skills suchas levigation, trituration, and capsulefilling to incoming pharmacy stu-dents. This will create a basic founda-tion for success in future courses andwill lead to a better appreciation ofthe many career opportunities withinour profession.

In an attempt to improve and tosupport our community, we under-took a project called Adopt-A-Mile,where we signed a contract for twoyears to perform four, one-mile roadcleanups annually. The targeted areaselected was the area surrounding ourcampus in Seminole, Florida, and weopened the first annual cleanup eventto the entire COP.

Overall, it has been a very produc-tive time for Epsilon Sigma, and welook forward to continue building

upon the foundation that has been setduring our inaugural year.

Congratulations to the members ofthe Beta Class for their commitmentduring the pledge process: AlexandraPerez, Chelsea Green, Jordan Lund,Jaimit Patel, Reniel Castaneira,Charles Smith, Mark Priddy,Sabrina Jaglal, Martin Biassini,Chris Rahim, and Alex Espinosa.

—Reniel Castaneira

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

Epsilon Tau started off the yearright with a welcome luncheon for ournew neighbors at the Texas TechSchool of Nursing. More than 100 stu-dents, staff, and faculty membersattended the free luncheon hosted by

Kappa Psi brothers. This was the firstevent since Epsilon Tau nearly dou-bled in size with the initiation of 13new brothers in November.

A few of our brothers were able tomake it to the Southwest Provincemeeting in Oklahoma City. Attendeesincluded regent Miranda Saari, viceregent Nick Schneider, Cindy Huynh,Khumphan Amaratana, Rashmi Singh,and Megan Young. Members partici-pated in a Province-wide clothingdrive and were able to donate numer-ous boxes and bags of gently usedclothing items. Epsilon Tau also con-tributed to various legislative, awards,and philanthropic changes that affect-ed the future of the SouthwestProvince. Other events included a wel-coming dance, formal dinner, andafter-party at local OKC hot-spots.Epsilon Tau hopes to continue tomake a strong showing at theProvince level and looks forward to alarger attendance at the fall Provincemeeting in San Antonio, Texas.

Capping it off were a few socials,including game nights and group din-ners, to keep up the brotherly love.Coming up for our chapter are numer-ous service events including a KappaPsi Health Fair and a Red CrossVolunteer Day.

—Kelsey Van Gorkom

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

Epsilon Upsilon just initiated theBeta Class on December 8, 2012.Please extend a warm welcome to ournew brothers: Patricia Avalos, AnumBhatty, Tom Bochula, Marshneil

D’Souza, Krista Foley, NathanFowler, Stephen Jankovic, PatriciaMajchrowski, John McNiff, StaceyMei, Alex Mersch, John McNiff,John Mezera, My Nguyen, Bruce OYoung, Kasia Polanska, PrachiRaval, Sabeen Rizvi, GabrielaSadowicz, Safa Salamah, ChelseyLynn Visitacion, Yiyang Wang andKayla Wasemiller. Initiation for ourBeta Class was carefully planned outby our wonderful chaplain, BrotherMilisava Zecevic, and would not havebeen possible if it were not for thehelp of all the brothers at EpsilonUpsilon.

Roosevelt University is planning tohave its first Spring Fling Carnivalhere in Schaumburg on April 20, andwe will be the largest volunteer groupthere! Epsilon Upsilon also dedicatedour time to helping out at FitnessFormula Club during their annualtriathlon. Participants were able toprove their endurance and strength atswimming, biking, and running.Brothers were able to provide motiva-tional support and keep track of partic-ipants’ triathlon times.

A couple of our brothers, GordanaMilosevic and Tyler Davis, were ableto attend the MAP spring conclave inLawrence, Kansas. We are also get-ting ready for our inaugural chapterofficer elections! We cannot believehow the time flies since our AlphaClass was initiated.

—Linda Ngo

�� Epsilon PhiSouth UniversityFounded 4/14/[email protected]

Last October, Epsilon Phi wasinvolved in creating goodie bags forpharmacists in the community forAmerican Pharmacists Month.Brothers delivered goodie bags, manybeing preceptors for South Universitystudents. This was a great opportunityto get involved in the communityand show appreciation for the profes-sion in the area. In December, EpsilonPhi made a donation to the local RedCross disaster relief.

Epsilon Phi recently initiated 22brothers from the Gamma PledgeClass. The pledging process lasted atotal of seven weeks. Before pledging,a Kappa Psi informational meetingwas held on October 19 at SouthUniversity. Epsilon Phi hosted twomeet and greets at local restaurants inColumbia, South Carolina. The twomeet and greets doubled as fundrais-ing opportunities because the restau-rants agreed to donate a percentage ofthe total bill to Epsilon Phi. StartingOctober 26 through November 4,Epsilon Phi held multiple rush events

Epsilon Mu Brothers pool side at Southeast Province Conclave in beautiful WestPalm Beach, FL

Celebration of the Epsilon Rho Founder’s Day!

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that included a bowling night, cook-out, and provided a chili lunch atSouth University. Epsilon Phi broth-ers, along with the rushees, alsoattended the Juvenile DiabetesResearch Foundation (JDRF) walk inColumbia, South Carolina, onNovember 4. The rushees had manyopportunities to meet the brothers ofEpsilon Phi. Through these events,the brothers utilized the time to get toknow the potential pledges. Bids weredistributed before our winter break.The pledges were assigned “Bigs,”who gave the brothers of Epsilon Phian opportunity to get to know thepledges better individually. Thepledges were given projects to com-plete as a group such as holding afundraising activity and creating atable banner that can be used by thechapter. Initiation was held on Friday,February 22, on South University’scampus. The Kappa Psi Semiformalwas held the following Saturday. Thisevent is open to all students and othercommunity members. The semiformalwas held in the ballroom at the HiltonGarden Inn and served as a fundraiseras well as a celebration for the newlyinitiated brothers of Epsilon Phi. As achapter, we are excited to welcomethe new brothers into Epsilon Phi andwe look forward to working with themin the future.

—Claire Harrington

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

It has been an exciting year forEpsilon Chi. Our Alpha chapter wasinitiated October 6, 2012, with gener-ous help from our brothers from theNorthwest Province and BrotherGupta. We are excited to be the firstKappa Psi chapter in the state of Utahand hope it will lead to a strongerKappa Psi presence in the surround-ing areas. We have been busy tryingto build a viable chapter throughfundraising, volunteering and socialevents. We have been giving back toour community by donating our timeto the Utah Food Bank, assemblingfood boxes for elderly patients whoare homebound. Currently, we arelooking to continue the traditions ofour chapter by pledging our BetaClass. With the expansion of our chap-ter, we will be able to provide morefor Kappa Psi and the pharmacy com-munity at the University of Utah. Weall look forward to what the next yearhas in store for us and would like tothank all of the brothers who havehelped us get this far.

—Macheala Jacquez

Epsilon Psi becomes our first chapter in Hawaii!

The Epsilon Psi chapter from Hawaii would like toshare with all the brothers of Kappa Psi our wonderfuljourney from pledging to chartering. Our chapter firstbegan with 11 pledges, which later grew to 37 pledgesafter 15 months of recruitment and hard work. Because ofour geographic location and time zone difference fromthe 48 contiguous states, the pledging process provedchallenging, yet equally rewarding, as the assigned taskstaught us valuable lessons in life—to work together andembrace the concept of Ohana (family in Hawaiian).

Our hard work finally paid off when we became thenewest chapter of Kappa Psi on January 12, 2013. Theevent was held at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel in Hilo, Hawaii,where ceremonies began at 2 p.m. Pledges were inductedby active brothers who traveled from across the WestCoast. After the initial ceremony, visiting brothers touredthe University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacycampus and then reconvened with the newly installedbrothers at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel for the formal dinnerceremony and festivities.

The evening festivities began with honoring our BigBrothers who traveled afar by presenting each individualwith a floral lei. A “Hawaiian Style” dinner then com-menced, followed by formal recognitions and presenta-tions. Throughout the evening, Epsilon Psi’s new officerswere installed by Dr. Eric Gupta, and the chapter’s char-tering plaque was presented. Several letters of encourage-ment and congratulations to the chapter were read by Dr.Gupta and Dr. Peyton Wong. The congratulations endedwith a video presentation made by the brothers of EpsilonGamma, many of whom were mentors to the chapterpledges. Visiting brothers also gave their encouragementto the new chapter. Speeches were made by Dr. Gupta,

Dr. Wong, and new officers of Epsilon Psi, Le Du and MaiNgo. The evening concluded with an after dinner social atan Epsilon Psi brother’s residence.

The initiation events were conducted by: Dr. EricGupta (Gamma Nu, Grand Vice Regent), Dr. SheenaCabreros (Gamma Rho), Dr. Chen Chen (EpsilonGamma), Dr. Sandra Chiang (Beta Omicron), Dr. TeresaCorbala (Epsilon Gamma), Dr. Leland Ibara (GammaNu), Ms. Anwyn Pritchard (Gamma Rho), Dr. Bibiane DeRosales (Epsilon Gamma), Dr. Warren Shikuma (GammaNu), Dr. Peyton Wong (Beta Gamma), and Dr. Aaron Yup(Gamma Nu).

Epsilon Psi would like to present the members of thenewest chapter: Francine Amoa, Jasmine Bradfish,Young Chou, Pavlin Dimitrov, Le Du, BlancheDuarosan, Krista Dumandan, Kim Duong, RachelEbbett, Ornella Fassu, Ericson Ganotisi, RemyGuirguis, Stephanie Gregorio, Davis Hanai, DavidHatcher, Cheuk Kong Ho, Huiyuan Hu, Jim Hung,Tony Huynh, Kelly Ishizuka, Eun Hae Jung, TiffanyKhan, Traci Kusaka, Isaac Lau, Edwina Leung, EmilyLin, Keshia Mahi-Leopoldino, Chi Ngo, Mai Ngo,KristiAnne Nishek, Darian Oshiro, Janell Penha,Stephanie Sumner, Trina Tran, Allison Yamashita,Akio Yanagisawa and James Yi.

Epsilon Psi would like to thank the Big Bros of BetaGamma, Beta Omicron, Beta Pi, Gamma Nu, Gamma Rho,Delta Nu, Delta Sigma, Delta Tau, Delta Phi, EpsilonGamma, Epsilon Iota, and Epsilon Xi for taking time out oftheir busy schedules to help us become brothers of KappaPsi. We could not have accomplished this without you.

Mahalo nui loa (Thank you very much in Hawaiian)and fraternally yours. —Isaac Lau

ABOVE: The Bigs: Dr. Eric Gupta, Dr. Leland Ibara, Dr. Aaron Yup, Dr. Chen Chen, Dr. Bibiane De Rosales, Dr. Warren Shikuma, Dr.Teresa Corbala, Ms. Anwyn Pritchard, (Bottom) Dr. Sandra Chiang,and (bottom) Dr. Sheena Cabreros. RIGHT: Dr Eric Gupta and Le Du(Epsilon Psi pledge president) hold the new charter.

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

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

Mu Omicron Pi had a very produc-tive and fun fall semester. In October,we hosted a health clinic in Ferndale,Michigan, where we did blood pres-sure screenings and discussed smok-ing cessation with patients. We had afundraiser where the student bodywas able to vote on which facultymember they wanted to see dress in acostume during class on Halloween.The winner was a chicken costume,and faculty and students alike reallyenjoyed such a sight. We had a philan-thropy event for Thanksgiving wherewe delivered Thanksgiving food pack-ages through St. Theodore’s Churchto needy families in the Metro Detroitarea. Also, we hosted a Glow Partyand our annual Halloween Party. Wefinished the semester with our annualBrotherhood Football Game andSecret Santa Exchange.

We kicked off the winter semesterwith a brotherhood retreat inTraverse City, Michigan, where wewent snowboarding, paintballing, andjoined in other fun activities. For aphilanthropy event, we are hosting adate auction to raise money for theFoundation of Global Youth Citizensto send local high school students tostudy abroad in China. For communi-ty service, a local hospital is closingdown and we have contacted varioussmall free clinics in the Detroit area tooffer the hospital’s medical office sup-plies to them, which we will be deliv-ering. This summer, we are hostingCPR, First Aid, and AED training forhealth professionals/students.

—Rommel J. Reyes

Ada GradFounded 10/23/[email protected]

The brothers of Ada Grad are excit-ed about the upcoming Founders Daycelebration of Gamma Delta and theGreat Lakes Province in Toledo. We

are currently making plans to attendthe Grand Council Convention alongwith our annual homecoming celebra-tion which will be held October 18–20at Ohio Northern. Watch for moreinformation about homecoming.

—Cameron Van Dyke

Appalachia GradFounded 12/20/[email protected]

The Appalachia Graduate chapterwas chartered December 20, 2012.We are located in the AppalachianMountains and our headquarters isBristol, Virginia, although we havebrothers all across the tri-state region.Brothers enjoy getting together forwings and have conducted fundraisersfor Relay For Life. We look forward togrowing as a chapter and supportingthe local collegiate chapters!

—Steve Weaver

Arizona GradFounded 3/20/[email protected]

AZ Grad brothers are just comingoff of a great spring Pacific WestProvince assembly hosted by EpsilonIota. We would like to thank them fortheir hospitality and for truly puttingon an event worth remembering. Thisyear has been off to a positive start.We have walked with Gamma Upsilonin the Muscular Dystrophy Assoc -iation Muscle Walk, participated inkickball with a few collegiate broth-ers, and have managed to be at thepast two Pacific West Province assem-blies. —Matthew Bertsch

Athens GradFounded 6/16/[email protected]

For Athens Grad, the last fewmonths have been busy and stressful,but very rewarding. Despite weather

that crippled much of the southeast-ern United States, brothers fromAthens Grad were able to attend theAtlantic Province conclave meeting inBuies Creek, North Carolina. Theweekend was a blast and we can’tthank the Delta Lambda chapterenough for their hard work and hospi-tality. Some brothers were also able toattend the Gulf Coast Province meet-ing in Auburn, Alabama, the Mid-America Province meeting inLawrence, Kansas, and the SoutheastProvince meeting in West PalmBeach, Florida. The brothers had agreat time rekindling old friendshipsas well as making new ones duringthese times of fellowship.

In February, several Athens Gradand Gamma Phi brothers attendedPharmacy Legislative Day at theCapitol building in Atlanta. Duringthis time, students and pharmacistsare able to meet with their legislatorsto discuss issues important to pharma-cy in the state of Georgia

The brothers of Athens Grad arelooking forward to a few events in theupcoming months. Graduation is com-ing up and with it the yearly gradua-tion ritual as well as the opportunity togrow our chapter. We’re also lookingforward to our next Province meeting,which will be hosted by Theta chap-ter. And, most importantly in August,several of our brothers are alreadyregistered and ready for another fun-filled GCC.

—Abe Duncan

Atlanta GradFounded 6/10/[email protected]

The brothers of Atlanta Grad havebeen busy this quarter. We made theice/snow clad trip to Buies Creek,North Carolina, for the AtlanticProvince conclave, where we enjoyedfellowship with brothers from acrossour Province and the country. Also,brothers represented us at both theGulf Coast Province conclave inAuburn, Alabama, and the SoutheastProvince conclave in West PalmBeach, Florida. Locally, brothersattended the Voice in Pharmacy Dayat the Georgia State Capitol, partici-pated in Gamma Psi rush activities,and are currently aiding in theirpledging process. We cannot wait tobe with all of our brothers in St. Petefor GCC.

—Johnathan Hamrick

Boston GradFounded 5/17/[email protected]

Boston Grad has been quite busy inthe past months under the strong newleadership of Dr. Joseph Lavino.

Epsilon Omicron’s 2013 pledge class with pledge committee.

Epsilon Sigma brothers are all in for the first Adopt-A-Mile cleanup event.

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Buies Creek GradFounded 1/27/[email protected]

The brothers of Buies Creek Gradgathered in October for CampbellUniversity’s Homecoming. It was agreat day filled with a parade, tailgate,football game, and fun—a great timefor the graduate brothers to meetmany of our Delta Lambda brothers.

Delta Lambda hosted the AtlanticProvince conclave and celebrated the25th anniversary of their charter inJanuary. The Buies Creek Graduatechapter sponsored breakfast for theconclave. We also had seven brothersin attendance: Melissa Buchanan,Dana Fasanella, Michael Adams,Kimberly Lewis, Holly Nunn, LeighFoushee, and Erin Bastidas. Thisearned us the Graduate BrotherAttendance Award. We are lookingforward to spring festivities, includinga Charity Golf Tournament.

—Erin Bastidas

Central Michigan GradFounded 10/24/[email protected]

Several brothers from CentralMichigan Grad attended the MichiganPharmacists Association AnnualConvention and Exposition in Detroit.The weekend offered more than 50hours of live CE; a keynote session byAPhA CEO Paul Abramowitz,PharmD, FASHP; and a charity auc-tion and student pharmacist JeopardyTournament. We are all looking for-ward to a productive weekend at theGreat Lakes Province spring assem-bly hosted by Beta Lambda in Toledo.

—Lindsey Ghiringhelli

Charleston GradFounded 10/27/[email protected]

Charleston Grad would like to con-gratulate our newly elected officers:Dr. Matthew Williams (regent), Dr.William Shealy (vice regent), Dr.

Fresh off a monumental annualSmoker celebration last spring, heldin conjunction with the brothers fromMu chapter, we are enjoying anunprecedented surge in developmentand networking. We enjoyed a broth-ers’ night out at Hong Kong Cafe nextto Fenway Park where both historicalrevelry and productive business wereconducted. During the meeting, thebrothers announced the release of thefirst quarterly Boston Grad newsletterwith the aid of a newly founded broth-er directory encompassing hundredsof brothers previously out of touchwith Kappa Psi. With these new tools,the brothers are ambitiously engagingold brothers from all walks of life inthe healthcare field.

The brothers are also pleased toannounce that we will be offeringscholarships to two collegiate broth-ers of Mu chapter in the spring. Thewinners will have exemplified the pil-lars of Kappa Psi in the past year acad-emically, professionally, and philan-thropically in their communities. Welook forward to the inauguralNortheast Province conclave.

—Samuel Trask

Buffalo GradFounded 4/14/[email protected]

Buffalo Grad brothers from thewestern New York area attended aBuffalo Bandits lacrosse game to cele-brate the initiation of 20 new brothersinto the Epsilon Omicron chapter. Weimproved their knowledge on HIVand its treatment at our annualContinuing Education lecture inMarch. We also ventured into a newactivity: Curling! It was fun for all(except those who may have enduredsome bumps and bruises—that ice isslippery!). We are already in the plan-ning stages of an end of the year din-ner for all local collegiate brothers, agathering for a Buffalo Bisons base-ball game, and supporting the localcollegiate chapters in their philan-thropic endeavors. This includes thelocal ADA Tour de Cure ride, the“Ride for Roswell” (our local cancertreatment and research facility), and,of course, preparation for our eighthannual team in the ADA’s Step Out:Walk to Stop Diabetes, scheduled forOctober 19. Buffalo Grad brothers aretentatively planning to host theMountain East fall meetings. We lookforward to seeing you at one of thesegreat events! As always, if you are liv-ing in, visiting, or moving to theBuffalo area, you have a home withus. E-mail: [email protected] fordetails.

—Matthew Sciara

Lance McLeroy (secretary), Dr. PaulStrange (treasurer), Dr. RomeoAbangan (historian), Dr. Jason Haney(chaplain), and Dr. James Sterrett(parliamentarian). The chapter wouldalso like to express its upmost grati-tude to Dr. Sterrett, immediate pastregent, for chartering the chapter in2009. It was through his time and ded-ication that the foundation of thischapter was set. Three of our brothers(Dr. Robert DeClue, Dr. Owen T.Reeves, and Dr. William Shealy) rep-resented Charleston Grad at theSoutheast Province winter conclave.

Charleston Grad hosted the Iotachapter at an oyster roast in January.It was at this grad/collegiate eventthat we initiated seven new brothersinto the Grad chapter, and we are hop-ing that our “rookies” will have a MVPperformance during the annualCharleston Grad vs. Iota softball gamecoming up in April! Better bring your“A-Game,” Iota!

—Matthew Williams

Conn ecticut GradFounded 1/26/[email protected]

Brothers are hoping to make a tripto Vermont when the weather getswarmer to tour some of the manymicro breweries such as Harpoon. Wehope to get other graduate and colle-giate chapters involved as well.

As always, we plan on helping outNu chapter and being active in theirmany pledge events throughout thesemester, such as Pizza Night withthe pledges at Willington Pizza.

If there are any brothers who youfeel would be interested in CT Grad,please contact [email protected], friend us on Facebook at:www.facebook.com/groups/K.Psi.Conn.Brothers can follow us on Twitter at@KappaPsi_CT.

Annual membership fees for the CTGrad chapter are $50. If you are inter-ested in being a member of the Gradchapter, please send a check made

payable to “Kappa Psi” to Kappa PsiGrad Chapter Dues, c/o KevinSweeney, 32-7 Upper PattagansettRoad, East Lyme, CT 06333.

Finally, congratulations to the newConnecticut Grad chapter officers:David St. Germain, regent; Will Anctil,vice regent; Jose Manautou, secretary;Kevin Sweeney, treasurer; KarlNeiforth, historian; and Jon Lee, Nuchapter student rep.

—David St. Germain

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

In September, D.C. Grad had oursecond Book Scholarships for theDelta Kappa chapter. The awards thisyear were presented to BrothersPorscha Johnson (First Place) andVicky Shah (Second Place). We alsowent with Delta Kappa chapter to theMountain East Province springassembly at Shenandoah Universitywhere a great time was had by all.

In December, we held our electionsfor D.C. Grad officers. We would liketo congratulate Brothers ErikaTrevino, Seema Harikumar, MelonieBlake, Thao Duong, Christyn Mullen,Tameika Mapp, and DwanyeSimmons.

In February, we participated in acommunity service project withHands on DC in their Work-a-thon. Inthis all-day event, volunteers work toimprove public schools across theWashington, D.C., area. D.C. Gradbrothers volunteered at the WatkinsElementary School where they helpedorganize one of the science class-rooms and assisted in painting amural based on a math problem.

We are looking forward to the sum-mer where we are planning moresocial and community service eventsas well as starting a mentoring pro-gram between the D.C. Grad andDelta Kappa brothers!

—Tameika Mapp

Buies Creek Grad Brothers Holly Nunn, Melissa Buchanan, Dana Fasanella, Michael Adams, Erin Bastidas, and LeighFoushee at the Atlantic Province Conclave.

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Georgia GradFounded 4/16/[email protected]

Georgia Graduate chapter has hadan excellent quarter. Brothers JasonMilton and Bryan Summerford wereelected as Satrap and Historian,respectively, for the Atlantic Province.The chapter held several events inconjunction with the Gamma Phichapter. In addition, several brotherstraveled to the Gulf Coast andSoutheast Province meetings. Weheld our quarterly meeting in beauti-ful Johnson City, Tennessee. As previ-ously reported, the brothers are stillworking diligently with our Province’sfourth-year brothers on board reviewand mentorship endeavors.

—Bryan Summerford

Iowa GradFounded 4/27/[email protected]

At our winter meeting in Ames, wefocused discussions on our upcoming45th Anniversary. We are excited toannounce that we will be continuingthe tradition to raise money for the7th Biennial Grand CouncilConvention Essay Contest. This is ascholarship program that awardsmoney to collegiate brothers from theBeta Chi and Delta Zeta chapters tohelp defray costs of attending GCC.For our philanthropy, we broke upinto groups and traveled to four com-munity senior center sites to present aslide presentation titled “MedicationSafety for Seniors.” The focus of thepresentation was to provide tips forpreventing adverse reactions andmedication errors, while also promot-ing the use of prescription take backprograms in the area. All of the siteswere happy to have us present to theirresidents and were complimentary ofthe program. The rest of the day wasspent in fellowship going out to lunchand dinner and playing board games.

It was a very well attended meetingand a great weekend of Brotherhood!

Our next meeting will be held inDes Moines in conjunction with thenext Northern Plains Province assem-bly. We have tentatively scheduledour summer meeting for June 1–2possibly in Iowa City. If you are inter-ested in joining Iowa Grad, please visitour web-page (www.iowagrad.org) andcontact one of the officers.

—Deanna McDanel

Illinois GradFounded 1/19/[email protected]

The past months consisted of work-shops and a charity event. In the newseason, Illinois Graduate will be plan-ning family fun outings and on-cam-pus barbecues with the collegiates. Inthe upcoming month, I-Grad will bevolunteering at Feed My StarvingChildren, a non-profit organizationdevoted to providing meals for mal-nourished children. I-Grad memberswill be hand-packing food pouchesthat will be shipped to many countriesaround the world.

—Elaine Moy

Kansas City GradFounded 9/26/[email protected]

Over the past year, we have beenworking diligently to reactivateKansas City Grad. This February, fourof our brothers attended the Mid-America Province meeting inLawrence, Kansas. We were veryexcited to give a chapter presentationand spread the word that there areactive brothers in Kansas City. Wemet many rotation students over theweekend and look forward to seeingthem at some of our upcoming springmeetings and events. We also wantedto congratulate Gamma Theta forbringing home a Top Three Chapteraward. Great job, brothers!!

—Kimberly Guess

Los Angeles GradFounded 3/1/[email protected]

Los Angeles Grad closed the 2012calendar with the annual business din-ner held at Mastro’s Steakhouse inCosta Mesa. Representatives fromfour California chapters attended.

In the winter of 2012–13, LA Gradbrothers Doug Chang, SandraChiang, Jeannie Kim, Kevin Lau,Aaron Yup, and Olivia Yang served asBig Brothers for Epsilon Psi’s charter-ing class at the University of Hawaii atHilo. Brothers from LA Grad whotraveled to Hilo to attend the charter-ing were Eric Gupta, Sandra Chiang,and Aaron Yup.

LA Grad kicked off their 2013 busi-ness calendar with officer elections.The board is looking forward to anoth-er fun year. Please contact SandraChiang (chiang.swc@ gmail.com) ifyou would like more informationabout Los Angeles Grad events.

—Kevin Lau

Maryland GradFounded 10/2/[email protected]

Maryland Grad has been busy.Giving back to our school communityis a high ideal we value, and brothersactively support many school activitiesincluding the PLS MentorshipProgram. At least one MD Gradbrother has participated in nearlyevery meeting and social event heldby the Sigma chapter this school year.

At least four of our brothers,Patrick Dougherty, Mark Heisey,Sheryl Thedford, and Chai Wang, allearned their BCPS!

Our brothers have been very activein state organizations. Most notably,Deanna Tran chairs the NewPractitioner Network for theMaryland Pharmacists Association,and Chai Wang serves as theMaryland Pharmacy CoalitionLegislative Committee chair in whichhe organized more than 350 pharma-cists and students for our state’sLegislative Day. Thomas Menighan,executive vice president and CEO ofAPhA, was the keynote speaker.

Our brothers are also investing ineach other. We have establishedbimonthly meetings which are alwaysopened and closed with the ritual.Events include birthday celebrations,laser tag, Christmas, and road trips.

—W. Chris Charles

Minnesota GradFounded 4/13/[email protected]

Our winter formal meeting washeld at the home of Brother SandyJohnson. We enjoyed an evening of

laughs and brotherhood while con-ducting business and were very luckyto have several brothers from Epsilontake time out of their busy schedule tojoin us.

The MN Grad ProfessionalDevelopment Committee coordinateda CV review for our collegiate broth-ers in Epsilon and Delta Psi this win-ter. This committee continues to workwith our collegiate brothers to pro-mote the profession of pharmacy anddevelop future pharmacists. In April, MN Grad brothers will host aperfect attendance dinner for thebrothers of Epsilon and Delta Psi whohad perfect attendance at their chap-ter meetings last year. We look for-ward to spending time with and cele-brating our collegiate brothers whileenjoying good food. At our chaptermeeting in May, we will be busy plan-ning for our annual philanthropy pro-jects—the ALA Fight for Air Walk andCamp SuperKids, a weeklong campfor kids with asthma. The brothers ofMN Grad are looking forward to the56th GCC in St. Pete Beach, whichwill bring another opportunity for usto create wonderful memories. Thenext MN Grad formal meeting willbe Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Lookfor details on the listserve. If you areinterested in keeping up with MNGrad, contact regent Christy Askewat [email protected] to be added tothe listserve.

—Sandy Johnson

Montana GradFounded 10/26/[email protected]

Over the Presidents’ Day weekend,the Montana Graduate chapter had agreat turnout at the inauguralNorthwest Province conclave hostedin Missoula, Montana. There wereeight brothers in attendance from ourgrowing chapter. During the electionsat conclave, one grad brother waselected to the office of Satrap and hasbeen very busy at work for hisProvince. Montana Grad would like tothank Brother Kaylyn Johnston, aswell as the Gamma Eta chapter, forsuch a great weekend in Missoula,and we would like to congratulate allof the newly elected NorthwestProvince officers.

—Alexander Pfeiffer

Orlando GradFounded 1/7/[email protected]

Greetings from Orlando Grad!First, we would like to announce thatwe are officially trademarkingOrlando Grad as OG Swag! We havebeen very busy since our last update.We had multiple brothers representOG Swag at the Mountain East,Charleston Graduate brothers invited the Iota chapter to enjoy an oyster roast.

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was held shortly after brunch andexciting news for the upcoming yearwas discussed.

Later that evening was the GammaNu rush dinner. The Pacific Graduatechapter has been involved for manyyears in attending the rush functionand sharing how joining Kappa Psihas benefited each of us. This out-pouring of alumni support has been abig contributing factor in helpingensure that the best candidates possi-ble are chosen by the Gamma Nuchapter to represent Kappa Psi.

We are looking forward to the 56thGCC that will be coming up this yearand reconnecting with our brothersfrom around the globe.

—Ethan Anderson

Pittsburgh GradFounded 6/19/[email protected]

Pittsburgh Grad had a slow start tothe year, but we’ve been meeting upwith Laurel Highlands Grad and get-ting ready for the spring and summer.A handful of our local brothers recent-ly signed up for a class on the scienceand history of brewing at a local brew-ery. Many grads turned out to cele-brate Beta Kappa’s 100th anniversary.It was great event and a great tripdown memory lane for our membersfrom BK. We’re planning another bar-becue picnic in late May to welcomethe new Beta Kappa and Delta Epsilongraduates. We can’t wait for anotherfun GCC this summer and hope to seemany faces—both familiar and new. Ifany brothers in the Pittsburgh areaare interested in joining up with thechapter, please contact Liz (Poole)Van Dyke ([email protected]) forinformation on our upcoming events.

—Liz Van Dyke

Northwest, Atlantic, Gulf, andSoutheast Province meetings. TheSoutheast Province requested thatone of our Orlando Grad brothersgive the live continuing education dur-ing the winter assembly.

We have been very active in help-ing our collegiate brothers at EpsilonMu. We served as preceptors for theirhealth fairs, where the collegiateswere doing glucose and blood pres-sure monitoring. In addition, ourbrothers participated in the ChapterDevelopment Seminar put on by theSoutheast Province DevelopmentCommittee. OG Swag works hard butloves to play harder! We paired upwith some of the collegiate brothersand joined a WAKA kickball leaguewhere we enjoy fellowship everyThursday. In addition, we watchedand celebrated the Super Bowl withgraduate brothers from the SouthFlorida/Bahamas Grad and theEpsilon Mu brothers.

Pacific GradFounded 12/15/[email protected]

Pacific Graduate brothers attendedthe San Joaquin Valley PharmacistsAssociation annual Crab Feedfundraiser. Brothers Donald Floriddiaand Adam Kaye are always extremelyinvolved in putting on this fantasticevent. If you have heard of any crabshortages this past winter, you nowknow who was to blame!

Pacific Graduate brothers were ableto meet up and share stories duringthe Gamma Nu rush dinner. Prior tothe dinner, vice regent AvineshRaman put together a brunch inStockton, California, to allow thebrothers of Pac Grad to relax andhang out prior to the business of theevening. A Pac Grad general meeting

Pomona GradFounded 6/19/[email protected]

With many of our graduate broth-ers being alumni of Western U, wecontinue to support our local colle-giate chapter, Epsilon Gamma, asmuch as possible. To help prepare ourcollegiate brothers for residency appli-cations, Max Jahng hosted PomonaGrad chapter’s annual ResidencyWorkshop! Some of the topics dis-cussed by the current residentsincluded the application process, howto prepare for the interviews, and howto improve their CV. Pomona Gradbrothers also continue volunteering atthe Student Run Health Clinic(SRHC) in Riverside by serving aspreceptors to Epsilon Gamma stu-dents. As always, during our free time,we love keeping in contact and takefull advantage of all the meal specialsduring DineLA! We’re all looking for-ward to seeing everyone at the firstPacific West Province Meeting!

—Matthew Furukawa

Providence GradFounded 6/25/[email protected]

The Providence Graduate chapterheld its annual meeting in January atthe Outback Steakhouse in EastGreenwich. Chapter business was dis-cussed and the following officers wereelected: regent Nathan Charpentier,vice regent Brian MacDonald, secre-tary Daniel Lefkowitz, treasurer JohnGrossomanides, historian KarlKehrle, chaplain Thomas Bertha, andathletic director Norman A.Campbell. We look forward to work-ing with the undergraduates of BetaEpsilon in planning Founders Day.

—Karl Kehrle

San Diego GradFounded 6/25/[email protected]

The San Diego Graduate brothershave been busy with work and play! InDecember, Brothers ChristieBridgen, Sanaz Farhadian, CristyGarcia, and Chris Woo got togetherfor a night of bowling. We also orga-nized “Mock Interviews” for thefourth-year Delta Phi brothers apply-ing for pharmacist and residency posi-tions. We have enjoyed many otherevents with the collegiate chapter,including Speed Pledging, and haveprovided support regarding planningfor GCC and hosting the fall 2013Pacific West Province. Brothers DavidBao, Sanaz Farhadian, BrandonMutrux, Linda Ngo, Shadi Vaccani,and Chris Woo were in attendance as36 new brothers were initiated intoDelta Phi. We are excited to get toknow them better. Upcoming eventsinclude a CV workshop for collegiates,a Collegiate/Graduate Mixer, and adinner outing.

—Sanaz Farhadian

Danny Jean (Delta Delta) andAlexander Anderson (Delta Lambda)at Atlantic Province

An impressive group of brothers from the Pacific West Province gather for a picture in Las Vegas.

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Seattle GradFounded 3/1/[email protected]

Seattle Grad met in January to final-ize updating our chapter by-laws. Wealso discussed how to better repre-sent Kappa Psi at the NorthwestProvince meeting scheduled forPresidents’ Day weekend in Missoula,Montana. Our graduate brothers havebeen involved more than ever in sup-porting our collegiate brothers. Forexample, we attended one of theircommunity events and precepted col-legiate brothers about “brown-bag”reviews. We also donated money tosupport collegiate members’ atten-dance at the Northwest Provincemeeting.

—Ciprian Pascu

South Dakota GradFounded 4/19/[email protected]

SD Grad will hold its spring meet-ing in Sioux Falls to elect delegates tothe Northern Plains Province con-clave in Des Moines; elect delegatesto GCC; conduct the GraduationRitual for 2013 graduates; and otherchapter matters. A number of broth-ers have been involved in the planningand design of a new house for theGamma Kappa chapter at SDSU.Brother Dave Mentele serves on theHouse Development/ FundraisingCommittee along with regent GaryVan Riper and vice regent EricKutscher.

—Gary Van Riper

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

The Southeast Florida andBahamas Graduate chapterbegan 2013 with a strong showing atthe Southeast Province meeting inPalm Beach Gardens with 80 percentof our brothers in attendance. We areplanning a capital fundraising projectand are looking to get involved with afew charity events over the next fewmonths. We always look forward tomentoring our nearby collegiate chap-ters. Some upcoming events we areexcited to join are Delta Upsilon’s golftournament and Delta Rho’s dancemarathon, both on April 20. For moreinformation, or to join our chapter,please visit our chapter Web siteat www.seflbahgrad.org.

—Ryan Ritchie

Atlantic [email protected]

The brothers of Atlantic Provinceheld our second conclave meeting,hosted by Delta Lambda in BuiesCreek. It was a cold weekend full ofsnow and ice, but the brothers man-aged to have a great time and get agreat deal accomplished. The newProvince executive committee is:Parliamentarian Corey Estoll,Webmaster Alexandria Anderson,GCC Delegate Steve Weaver,and GCC Alternate DelegateJohnathan. Saturday night brought afabulous dinner followed by CasinoNight! The brothers had fun gambling

with free money for prizes. The broth-ers of Gamma Psi were awarded theMan-Mile Award. Our PhilanthropyCommittee chose to support St.Baldrick’s Foundation, which raisesmoney to fund research and improvesupportive care for kids withcancer. The fundraising event theyare known for is shaving your head(going bald) for St. Baldrick’s. At win-ter conclave, our Vice Satrap, SteveLundeen, volunteered to shave hishead if we could raise $500. Themoney was raised through generousdonations and from participating in a50/50 raffle. Lucky for Steve, and dueto a last minute drive by BrotherMarvin Smith, we managed to raise$1,106! Brother Ryan Fillis donatedthe most to the charity and, in turn,got to shave Steve’s head. A big thank-you to everyone who participated!

—Bryan Summerford

Great Lakes [email protected]

GLP has been strongly encourag-ing brothers to become active andvisit other chapters. We have finishedthe setup of the Province and are nowlooking to expand our reach by open-ing up a new chapter at NortheastOhio Medical University (NEOMED)by the fall Province. This would bringour total to nine chapters.

Gamma Delta chapter has beenbusy with philanthropy projects bene-fiting DKMS, cerebral palsy, and theAmerican Red Cross. Brothers trav-eled to Xi chapter for a Provincebroom ball tournament.

Beta Lambda hosted Mu OmicronPi for a minor league hockey gamethe day before the Super Bowl. Threebrothers traveled down and had anexcellent weekend. Shortly after, thebrothers of �� returned the favorand hosted seven Beta Lambda broth-ers for an evening out in Detroit.

�� has set up an interestingfundraiser in March, benefiting the

Foundation for Global Youth Citizens.This event has been more than a yearin the making. Fifteen brothers will beauctioned off as “bachelors” to suitingparticipants. The hope is to raise$1,500 for the foundation to send stu-dents to China for cultural diffusion.

If you would like to contact us, visitfacebook.com/GreatLakesProvince.

—Michael Gozdzialski

Gulf Coast [email protected]

The Gulf Coast Province meetingtook place in January at AuburnUniversity. Delta Gamma was alsoable to celebrate their 50th anniver-sary with all the new chapters in atten-dance. On Friday night, Delta Gammahosted a “Welcome to the SEC Social”that served as a meet and greet for allthe chapters in attendance. Saturdaywas devoted to completing theProvince’s orders of business, whichincluded voting on several by-lawsand electing officers for Province posi-tions. Congratulations to the followingnewly elected officers: Satrap MeganBrafford, Vice Satrap Zac Renfro,Secretary Grant McGuffey, TreasurerLeigh Connor, Historian YousefBehbahani, Chaplain Garrett Aikens,GCC Delegate Beau Rader, and GCCAlternate Delegate Samantha Pelham.

—Yousef Behbahani

Mid‐America [email protected]

The Mid-America Province hasstayed busy establishing our newProvince, while aiming to strengtheneach of our chapters. In February,brothers joined together at theUniversity of Kansas for our springconclave, hosted by Rho chapter.

Rho worked diligently for monthsin planning the weekend’s festivities,which kicked off with a philanthropyevent benefiting Children’s MercyHospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Asbrothers checked in on KU’s campuson Friday, they had the opportunity tocreate Valentine’s Day cards to bedelivered to the children of the hospi-tal. Later Friday evening, brothersrejoined at the Yacht Club for socializ-ing, hors d’oeuvres and music.Saturday morning kicked off withcommittee meetings, followed by ageneral meeting session where thenew executive committee was electedand by-laws continued to be edited.Brother Patrick Tharp filled our after-noon with an enlightening CE titled“Pharmacists Preventing Suicides.”The Fundraising Committee sold raf-fle tickets throughout the day, raisingmore than $430 for Province funds.During the meeting, Beta Upsilon waspresented with a rare, antique paddle,

Marvin Smith and Andrew Crowe atAtlantic Province.

Mountain East Province brothers got to know each other at the Friday nightsocial held at Picadilly’s.

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Northern Plains [email protected]

After an exhilarating regional meet-ing last fall, the Northern PlainsProvince is excited for their spring2013 conclave, hosted by the Beta Chichapter from Drake University in DesMoines, Iowa. Brothers are lookingforward to showing their mysteriousside during Friday’s masqueradetheme and are prepared to be dazzledby mentalist Sean Bott at Saturday’sPSI-chedelic event.

—Paige Leclerc

Northwest [email protected]

Northwest Province held its inau-gural conclave during Presidents’ Dayweekend in February. All chapterswere represented. We thank GrandVice Regent Eric Gupta and CollegiateMember-at-Large Johnny Wong forattending. New officers were elected:Satrap Alex Pfeiffer, Vice Satrap BlazeParacuelles, Secretary-Treasurer SeanLeonard, Historian Jared Muai,Chaplain Marshall Crabtree,Webmaster Andrea Kelley, GCCDelegate Nicolle Rychlick, AlternateGCC Delegate Kaylyn Johnston,Immediate Past Satrap ShaneJohnson, Province Supervisor Dr.Marvin Smith, and Province AssistantSupervisor Dr. Ryan Howerton.

Conclave included wonderful socialactivities such as bowling, an air hock-ey tournament, poker, and trivia. Agreat dinner banquet marked the endof conclave. We want to thank our pre-vious Executive Committee, especiallyBrother Kaylyn Johnston, for organiz-ing conclave, and a special thanks toour Supervisor, Dr. Marvin Smith, andAssistant Supervisor, Dr. RyanHowerton, for their hard work anddedication to the Northwest Province.

—Jared Muai

discovered by a fellow brother, to takehome to their chapter. FollowingSaturday’s meetings, brothers gath-ered for a formal dinner on KU’s cam-pus and continued their evening danc-ing the night away at The Cave, locat-ed in the historic Oread Hotel. Manycourageous brothers concluded theweekend with an icy plunge intoClinton Lake to raise money for theSpecial Olympics.

We would like to congratulate ournew Executive Committee: SatrapNeil Patel, Vice Satrap KelseyJohnson, Secretary Brandi Holt,Treasurer Becca Nolen, HistorianLauren Palmier, Chaplain CesarSison, Parliamentarian David Kim,Webmaster Weibin Lam, GCCDelegate Belma Muharemovic, andGCC Alternate Pratik Shah.

We would also like to thank ourProvince Supervisor, Tracy Anderson-Haag, and our Assistant Supervisor,Abe Duncan, for their continued sup-port of our Province. Lastly, we wouldlike to thank Webmaster Weibin Lamfor his dedication to the developmentof our official Web site. Please checkus out at http://kymap.kappapsi.org!

We look forward to seeing every-one at GCC and at conclave October18–19 hosted by Pi chapter at Purdue!

—Lauren Palmier

Mountain East [email protected]

At the conclusion of Fall pledgeprocess, we are happy to announcethat 152 brothers have been added toMountain East!

At our last Province, Delta Kappawas awarded the first Mountain EastProvince Man-Mile Award. They arevery involved, and no wonder theycurrently rank eighth in the country!

Delta Xi has been hard at workhosting the second Mountain EastProvince in February. More than 120brothers made the trip to the cold andbeautiful corner of Winchester,Virginia. Between the legislative busi-ness, the weather, and the brothers,Delta Xi raised the bar in how aProvince meeting should be hosted.We are also proud to say we haveadopted a new tradition of hostingkaraoke nights during meetings. EvenGraduate Member-at-Large HarryMarcelin participated.

Look for us at St. Pete Beach! Setaside the weekend of October 18–20,as Epsilon Omicron will host the nextMountain East Province meeting.T.I.M.E. (This Is Mountain East)!

—Ryan M. Fillis

Pacific West [email protected]

Our Province meeting March 7–10was hosted by Epsilon Iota inSacramento, California. This will beEpsilon Iota’s first time hosting aProvince meeting since their charter-ing. It will be a busy meeting withExecutive Board elections and prepa-rations for GCC this summer!

The Pacific West Province wel-comes Epsilon Psi, our newest colle-giate chapter from the University ofHawaii-Hilo School of Pharmacy.Welcome to the Brotherhood! !

—Kevin Hutchinson

Southeast [email protected]

The Southeast Province has beenbusy since our inaugural conclave inNovember with countless conferencecalls, committee meetings and trueUNITY throughout. In February, weheld the second conclave assembly inWest Palm Beach, while the brothersof Delta Upsilon celebrated their 10-year anniversary. The weekend gath-ered brothers from all chapters in theProvince as well as numerous broth-ers and guests from coast to coast.

The brothers welcomed two mem-bers of the National ExecutiveCommittee: Graduate Member-at-Large Dr. Harry Patrick Marcelin andCollegiate Member-at-Large Dr.Johnny Wong. Orlando Grad request-ed that Brother Dr. Jennifer Cortesoffer a live CE to all brothers in atten-dance and she gladly accepted as herway to provide industry to the assem-bly. Dr. Cortes’ CE was titled “StreetChic: The latest wave of illicit drugsshowing up in your patients” and ledto a very informative discussionamong collegiate and graduate broth-ers through many scopes of practice.

During the closing dinner, brotherswelcomed longtime and distinguished

Brother Michael Jackson, executivevice president and CEO of the FloridaPharmacy Association, as our keynotespeaker. Brother Jackson broughtmemories of technology dating backfurther than half of the brothers in theroom, but he delivered this visual aidas a way to express where the profes-sion of pharmacy has come and whereour state and federal legislative bodiesare fighting daily to go in the future.Following Brother Jackson, BelmontUniversity’s Epsilon Kappa BrotherNorman (Gulf Coast Province), gave aspeech on graduate development andthen asked fellow Epsilon KappaBrother Belinda Chong to be his wife.Please join the Southeast Province incongratulating these two as they takeour fraternal bond to the next level!

—Travis Ireland

Southwest [email protected]

The Southwest Province enjoyedour second assembly. GammaOmicron put together a wonderfulweekend full of opportunities to meetnew brothers, reestablish friendships,and enjoy a city full of entertainment.

During our meeting, we wentthrough numerous legislative changes(four hours worth!). Thank you verymuch to Amy Morrow for charging usthrough the process. After theapproval of our new by-laws, we elect-ed and installed three new officers:Webmaster Alexandria Soulard, GCCDelegate Justin Redding, andAlternate GCC Delegate Danny Jean.

Our assembly also provided us anopportunity to hold a clothing drivefor the Purple Heart organization inOklahoma City. We were able todonate several boxes of gently usedclothing to help out those in need.

Our next Province assembly will beheld in San Antonio, October 18–20.

—Christine Cooper

Jordan Ballou (Delta Lambda) atAtlantic Province Casino Night

Epsilon Kappa brother, Norman Mang, proposing to Brother Belinda Hong atthe Southeast Province which was held the last weekend in February.


The Final Word

Brothers, it’s that time every two years again!The 56th Grand Council Convention (GCC) isjust around the corner! For those of you whomay not know what GCC is, it is our biennialnational convention where all our constituentparts get together as one body to deliberate on

business for Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Incorporated. That isthe main goal and focus of GCC. At the same time, I have always consid-ered GCC to also serve as a Kappa Psi family reunion where brothersget together to fellowship and enjoy each other’s company. For the 56th GCC, the GCC Planning Committee has chosen the theme: ABrighter Future. We thought this best encapsulated the changes thatoccurred over the last two years along with our continuing strength ofKappa Psi moving forward. I have been going around the country pre-senting about GCC at various Province meetings. I know that not every-one gets the opportunity to attend their Province meeting, so below arethe details for the upcoming GCC.

This year, GCC is going to be held at the TradeWinds Island GrandResort in St. Pete Beach, Florida, from Tuesday, July 30, to Sunday,August 4, 2013. We have secured an amazing resort property so all thebrothers can enjoy their weeklong family reunion. The TradeWinds islocated right on the beach and if you are not a beach person, there arefive pools on site. One pool is family friendly and at nighttime usuallyshows a children’s movie so families can relax in the pool with entertain-ment. There are seven restaurants on site from comfort foods such asPizza Hut to fine dining in the Palm Court. Also, the TradeWinds nor-mally charges a $25 per day resort fee on top of the room rate to get alot of the resort amenities. However, we were able to negotiate a $0resort fee and still keep these awesome amenities. The amenitiesinclude free parking for one car per room, free wireless internet in therooms, free paddleboats, one free beach cabana per room, and more!Speaking of the rooms, there are three room types: Standard for$165/night, Gulf Front Parlor for $185/night, and Tropical OneBedroom Suite for $225/night. Room reservations and pictures of therooms can be found at www.tradewindsresort.com/KappaPsi.aspx. Therooms comfortably fit up to four people (per our contract with the hotel,there can be no more than four brothers staying in one hotel room), andeach room has a microwave and refrigerator which will make breakfasteasy before those morning meetings.

Speaking of meetings, GCC is packed with lots of great informationfor every chapter! The following lists some highlights on each day.Tuesday is the opening general session where you will hear from ourkeynote speaker, Rick Barnes, as he talks about the evolution of leader-ship. You will also get to hear the candidates for national office givetheir speeches to kick off elections which take place on Saturday. Itgives you the whole week to interact with them to find out if they arethe best candidate for the position, so your chapter can be informed asto whom to vote for. Wednesday is the Scholarship and AwardsLuncheon where you get to find out which brothers and chapters haveexcelled in the past year. Also, we will have Judge Mitch Crane come into speak with us about Risk Management and Hazing, two very impor-

tant topics that Kappa Psi must always consider. Thursday will have the Grand Council Deputy Luncheon where chapter advisors can shareideas and best practices, and also we are bringing in someone well-versed in alumni relations to discuss how to better engage our alumniwith our collegiate chapters and other alumni-related topics. For socialactivities on Thursday, there will be the Graduate Brothers Receptionfollowed by a GCC social for all attendees! Friday and Saturday are themost important days when the brothers debate legislative changes toour Constitution and By-Laws and elect the next Grand Council Officersto lead Kappa Psi for the next two years! You do not want to miss it!

In fact, are you aware that The Central Office will pay the travel costsfor one delegate from each collegiate chapter to attend GCC? You willhave to pay for your own registration and hotel, but the travel costs forone delegate will be covered. Therefore, every single collegiate chaptershould be represented! Just let The Central Office know who your dele-gate is, and they will let you know how to get reimbursed. For the grad-uates, we will be having continuing education every morning so youmay be able to write off some expenses associated with GCC as long asyou attend all the continuing education events. As always, consult withyour tax advisor to be sure. If you are close enough to drive in for GCC,then we highly recommend it; but if you have to fly, the closest airport isTampa Bay International. The airport is still a good 20 miles or so awayfrom the TradeWinds, so you will need transportation to and from theairport to GCC. So far the best value is Super Shuttle which costs about$25 each way. Registration for GCC can be found by going to www.kap-papsi.org and clicking on the “Register for GCC” button on the homepage. Regular registration rates are $275 for collegiates and $350 forgraduates. These prices end on May 31 before they go up to $325 forcollegiates and $425 for graduates, so book as soon as possible!

Anyway, these are just some of the activities that will be happening atGCC! As you can tell, it’s going to be an exciting week of getting busi-ness done for our Fraternity, growing as brothers and chapters, andbonding together as one family. Looking forward to seeing you all thereas we take Kappa Psi to A Brighter Future!

56th Grand Council Convention: A Brighter FutureBy Eric K. Gupta, PharmD, BCPS, CLS, FCPhA, Grand Vice Regent, Grand Council Convention Chairman

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