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Words from the President

Dear PASS Alumni,

Welcome to the first of many editions of the PASSED Alumni Newsletter.

Fifteen years ago seven Filipino Americans came together to form a group called the

Philippine American Student Society. PASS has grown leaps and bounds through the

years and with the best yet to come. One thing still remains the same, PASS is and

will always be a family here at MSU. Whether you are just down the road from East

Lansing or back in the P. I., we haven’t forgotten about our PASS family members

that have moved into the real world, and we sure hope you haven’t forgotten about us.

This is why we have created this newsletter so that you can stay connected to your

PASS family at MSU. We hope this finds you well in your busy life, and we hope you

take the time to reminisce about the great memories you had while you were here and

take a look at what PASS is doing now and what it has become. Stay down, stay

brown, stay connected. Isang Mahal.

Lemuel “Lem” Goopio

President

Fall 2005 www.msu.edu/~pinoys

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The Newsletter for PASS Alumni

PASSED

In honor of our PASS alumni, we have

created a newsletter to inform you of what your

PASS family members at MSU have been doing

lately. We chose to name the newsletter PASSED,

which stands for Pilipino American Students Society

Eternally Devoted, in recognition of the PASS

alumni who are already united in the informal

PASSED network.

As a PASSED member, we want your

feedback to make this newsletter better. If there is

anything you would like to see in future newsletters,

please let us know by emailing us at

[email protected]. We are currently trying to extend

our PASSED network to create continuity as

members move from PASS to PASSED, and

provide for a lifelong sense of family and belonging.

So if you know other PASSED members, please

send us their information or forward this newsletter

to them.

Maraming salamat!

In this issue… Words from the President………………………….1

PASSED……………...……………………………2

Alumni Updates……………………………………2

Contact………………………….………………….2

Ate/Kuya Program……………………………...….2

Website…………………………………………….2

Fundraiser………………………………………….3

Halo Halo Coordinators..…………………………..3

2005-2006 Eboard……………………...………….2

Recap………………………………………………4

Filipino American History Month…………………6

Upcoming Events………………………………….7


2005 – 2006 Eboard President Lemuel Goopio

Vice President Samantha Reyes

Secretary Lindsay Yruma

Treasurer Jay Garcia

Communications Char Kevin Belen

Publicity Chair Kathleen Amor

Social Chair Dennis Zurbano

Ex-Officio Marvin Valencia

Advisors John Hoffschneider

Marc Johnston

Website

Be sure to check out the new website revamped by our Communications Chair Kevin Belen at

http://www.msu.edu/~pinoys . We have a new layout, new galleries, and last, but not least, a new Alumni page!

In this Alumni page, we would like to post anything that our Alumni have been doing. It is still in the

making, so whatever you want on it we can do. Maybe you’d like to see where your fellow alumni have moved

to, what they’re doing, and if there’s anything interesting they want to share. Let us know! It’s your page!


Contact

We are open to any suggestions, comments,

and concerns! Please forward them to

[email protected] . Check the website for updates!

New Fundraiser

With Jay Garcia as our cook along with his

helpers, we are going to start sharing home cooked

Sunday dinners once or twice a month. This way

those living on campus can have a dinner with those

living off-campus together. Not only will this be a

fundraiser, but it will also serve as a social event.

Our kickoff for this even is January 21!

Even though it’s a Saturday, we wanted to kick this

event off with viewing the Manny Pacquiao match

against Eric Morales. More information will be

posted.

Halo Halo Coordinators

This year’s “Halo Halo” event has been

handed to two of our freshmen. Our co-coordinators

are Chris Cater and Brian Marzan. They have

already started their plans for a great show! Watch

out for updates and come out to the show, April 15!

What’s Up with PASSED?

We would like to start a webpage just for

PASSED. We would love to know where our

PASSED members are and how they are doing!

Please send us your information to

[email protected].

Ate/Kuya Program

Hi, everyone. I am Dennis Zurbano, the

2005-2006 Social Chair. As Social Chair, I am the

Ate-Kuya Program Coordinator. This program, like

the Big Brother-Big Sister Program, pairs up new

freshmen with older members of PASS. These Ates

and Kuyas keep in touch with the freshman adings

throughout the year. This year, the program has

emphasized communication between the ates and

kuyas and their adings. We also have had several

outings, like our Bubble Tea Social and Christmas

shopping at Meridian Mall. Next semester, I hope to

have more programs to further incorporate the

freshmen into the PASS family. I want to end the

year with a dinner with everyone in the Ate-Kuya

Program. This program is an intricate part of

keeping the freshmen interested in PASS. One of

PASS's values is the 'Development of Younger

Members'. My hope is to have freshmen stay with

PASS so that our club can pass on its message.

Filipino Culture Week Filipino Culture Week will be held January

16-21.

This first ever Filipino Culture week was

created by Asian Studies with the help from PASS

and the Philippine American Community of Greater

Lansing (PACGL). The week will consist of a

cultural performance from the PACGL, speakers,

and movies. It is our hope that this will create a

better awareness of Filipinos on campus and our

culture to others who may be interested or to those

who may know nothing of our history, traditions,

and beliefs.

Freshmen Board of Directors

Oliver Acosta Hazel Atienza

Chris Cater Catherine Kelly

Brian Marzan Jaclyne Michael

During Party at the Aud, though it was crowded, we were able to meet and recruit new people. There was the

usual free stuff, good weather, new faces, old faces, dances, music, and just a great atmosphere everywhere.

During this time, we handed out flyers, displayed our PASS board, and showed a PowerPoint presentation of what

PASS is all about.

Welcome Week this year, just like every year, was just crazy and straight up fun! This was the time to bring

out new people, get to know them, and show the chill side of the PASS family. It was good time to relax, get to

know the newbies, and have fun before the school year began.

This year, APASO held their welcome reception at the back of Shaw to start off the new school year and get

all the affiliate groups together. This year’s theme was a carnival theme. Each affiliate group ran game booths at

their tables and had another opportunity to meet new members.


Recap

Just like the beginning of every school year, PASS has been busy recruiting, planning, and executing.

From Welcome Week activities, to off-campus activities, to conferences, to collaborations, to the well-known

Filipino American History Month, the PASS family has really come together and enjoyed many bonding

moments this semester.

Party at the Aud August 27

Welcome Week August

APA Welcome Reception August 26

Our first general body meeting had a really good turn out. We introduced the new eboard through personal

introductions and a little video. We also took this chance to get to acquainted or reacquainted with each other.

Everyone had a great time!

This year, PASS’s annual camping event was held at the Irish Hills Kampground in Cement City, Michigan.

Last year we also went to that same camping site and had as good a time as before. 10 people went camping; we

even had a visitor from Cincinnati come up for the fun. We boated on the lake, played with sticks and fire, messed

around on the playground, had a mini game of volleyball and had an interesting time cooking a dinner of hot dogs

and hamburgers. Also, the October 8th

weekend was Boo Bash Weekend at the campground. All the camp sites

were set up in a Halloween theme along with trick or treating and a haunted house. Unfortunately, PASS didn’t

help out in the trick or treating festivities but Kevin Belen did entertain the people walking by with his glow

sticking abilities. We did manage to light PASS on fire ☺ Despite the forecast of a very cold weekend, it was a

good time overall.

As an affiliate group of APASO, PASS eboard attended the APA Leadership Retreat they held at the Hannah

Community Center. During the retreat, we got to meet other eboards of other affiliate groups and listen to speakers

like Dr. John Lee. With PASS member and APASO president Ian Gallardo and his co-president Bhavisha Bhalsod,

the retreat ran smoothly and effectively.

This year PASS decided to participate in “Taste of Asia”. This event was held in the Holden Heritage Room.

With our very own cook Jay Garcia and his helpers, we were able to bring chicken adobo, eggrolls, pancit canton,

and, of course, rice! Everyone who attended were able to leave with a full stomach.


First General Body Meeting September 8

Camping October 8

Taste of Asia October 23

APA Leadership Retreat October 15

We tried something new this year, a collaborated general body meeting with the Coalition of Indian

Undergraduate Students. We wanted this to be a fun event, social, so that everyone can meet new people. The

meeting was “Family Feud” themed. With questions that were half about pop culture and half of India and Filipino

facts, everyone got into the game and involved.

With the very generous donation from our PASS advisor John Hoffschneider (aka Junior), our general body

meeting before everyone left for Thanksgiving break was a chill Thanksgiving dinner of Popeye’s chicken, biscuits,

coleslaw, and mashed potato and gravy. After sharing what were thankful for, we also watched clips from this

year’s camping trip and FACT variety show.

Collabo with CIUS November 3

FACT: Filipino Americans Coming Together November 4-6

Just like every year, PASS attened the annual

FACT conference at UIUC. From bonding, to

workshops, to dancing at the club to “Since You’ve

been Gone” by Kelly Clarkson, it was a fun

experience to both new and current members.

Thanksgiving Dinner November 17

There were three stations set up at this general body meeting. Splitting the general body into three groups,

they rotated around the three stations. These stations included topics on “ The Evolution of the Barong,”

“Filipino Americans,” and a Filipino Trivia game of “True or False”.

Graduate Student Raymund Narag came from the Philippines to study Criminal Justice at MSU. He spent 8

years in jail in the Philippines for a crime that he didn’t commit. Raymund came to tell his inspirational story about

the justice system in the Philippines along with the Filipino political system. He also had a slideshow of pictures

from the jail that he stayed at. It was a very captivating story for everyone to hear. He will be speaking again,

sometime during Filipino Culture Week (January 16-21).

We chose to ask the question “how did you/your family come to America?” during this meeting. Lem Goopio

and Lindsay Yruma set up a short slide show about Filipino immigration to the USA and we opened the meeting to

discussion about our own family’s immigration story. It was interesting for all to hear the different stories, whether

it was an easy or hard experience, who helped the in immigration process, and it reinforced the thankfulness that we

all have for being in America and what it took to come here.

This year’s Date for a Day auction was held in collaboration with Korean Students United. With a Mardi Gras

theme, each buyer got strings of beads for each person they bought. As always, this was a nice get together for both

organizations and a good fundraiser for PASS. After the date auction PASS headed out to a masquerade party Club

Xcel to dance the night away with Sigma Lambda Beta. It was a great time.


Filipino American History Month As we all know, October is Filipino American History Month. It is during this time that we take a look

at not only increasing awareness about our history and culture, but also into enriching ourselves. And even with

a busy PASS and academic schedule, we were still able to have a very successful month.

Stations October 6

Speaker: Raymund Narag October 12

Immigration Stories October 20

Date for a Day Auction October 28


Upcoming Events

Below is just an tentative outline of the Spring 2006 schedule. All dates and times will be

posted on the website as soon as possible!

Filipino Culture Week……………………………………………………..……..January 16-21

First GBM of Second Semester……………………………………………………….January 19

Holden Heritage Room

Sunday Dinner…………………………………………………………..…………...January 21

521 Lexington

Party……………………………………………………………………………..February TBA

Club Xcel

MAFA Conference…………………………..……………………………………..…March 3-5

Marquette University

Frosh Run……………………………………..……………………………………March TBA


Nominations……………………………………..…………………………………….March 23


Lock-In…………………………………………..………………………………….…March 24

TBA

Elections…………………………………………...……………………………….…….April 6


Halo Halo………………………………………….…………………………………...April 15

TBA

Senior Roast………………………………………...…………………………………...April 20


Tagumpay……………………………………………..………………………………...April 22

TBA

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