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Meet the candidates forInternational

office.Your votecounts!

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From the Grand Regent

One of my favorite motivational books is The Winner Within: A Life Plan for Team Players by NBAHall of Fame Coach Pat Riley. The book is about Coach Riley’s experiences with the LA Lakers in the1980s and what he learned along the way.

Coach Riley talks about how every individual can impact, and is responsible for, the success of anyorganization. The Winner Within is really about teamwork and life, and has, in many ways, been aninspiration in my life.

In one chapter in particular, Coach Riley talks about “thunderbolts,” those events in life that strikewhen least expected and challenge us to move above and beyond them. One of these thunderboltsrecently struck my life and my family’s life as well.

On January 15, my wife, Cheryl, (also a brother and a 1982 initiate of Beta Kappa chapter) was foundunresponsive; she was the victim of an unknown brain injury. Cheryl spent three weeks in a comabefore slowly waking up from it. She was placed in a brain injury rehabilitation center, and after onemonth, she finally returned home. Cheryl has improved greatly, but still faces many months of outpa-tient therapy. She is expected to fully recover.

Needless to say, it has been a difficult time for us, but also a time when, once again, I am remindedthat the phrase “Kappa Psi is for Life” is much more than words. As difficult as this time was for Cheryland me, once again, without asking, we found the Brotherhood was there for us. We received numer-ous e-mails and cards, including cards signed by entire chapters and Province assemblies. There werealso phone calls of support from all across the country, and several brothers visited Cheryl, even as shelay in a coma in the hospital. I cannot fully express my thanks to all of you for what your support andprayers have meant to us.

Once again, this experience reminds me how much Kappa Psi means and has meant in mylife—through all the thunderbolts and setbacks, in good times and in bad. The Kappa Psi experience issomething you just can’t put a price on. Brotherhood, lifelong friendships and the realization that thegrip of the Order is much more than a handshake can only be realized by experiencing it.

To alumni reading this, I’m sure I’m preaching to the choir. So many of you can probably share simi-lar experiences. But to you collegians, especially those of you graduating this year, make the commit-ment to keep Kappa Psi in your life. As much as Kappa Psi has meant to you during your college days,it will mean so much more during the rest of your life. Don’t give it up! I promise that you too will oneday find that “Kappa Psi is for Life” is much more than words. In fact, one day you may even wonderwhat life would be like without it.

A good place for all brothers to renew or strengthen their bond with the Fraternity is to attend the53rd GCC in Boston. One of the greatest turning points in my Kappa Psi life came when I attended the42nd GCC in South Padre Island, Texas, in 1985. I have not missed a GCC since. It was at my first GCCthat I truly understood what Kappa Psi really is. It’s so much more than our own chapter and Province,because our roots of brotherhood have no limits. Come and experience that!

You will enjoy a fun-filled week with brothers from across the country. And you’ll also have theopportunity to influence the direction of our Fraternity by voting on legislation and electing the nextExecutive Committee officers.

For one week, the Fraternity will be in your hands. Make plans now to join other brothers in Boston,August 7–11. In experiencing a GCC for the first time, you too will take the first step toward realizingthat “Kappa Psi is for Life” is indeed much more than words.

Fraternally,Proud to be your Brother,

David E. MaszkiewiczGrand Regent 2005–2007

More than Words

David E. Maszkiewicz

The Change of Kappa Psi“The times, they are a changing.” This line from a Bob Dylan song rings as true today as it

did 40 years ago when it was written. The world around us is changing. It is constantly chang-ing and it is rapidly changing. This leaves us no choice but to change with it or be left behind.

Change is never easy for most of us, as we become accustomed to the old way of doingthings. Even when the old way is outmoded, we still resist change because it’s easier to dothings as we’ve always done them than to endure the pain that change brings.

To have successful change in an organization, you must first believe you can make achange and that change is necessary for continued growth and improvement. You mustempower yourself with the belief that you can and will do bigger and better things. You mustplan big enough for success to be fruitful and long lived. Success will come if you take thechange or goal seriously.

However, sometimes we forget what our original goal was and we have to change tactics tosucceed or reach our goal. This should not be a major stumbling block. In fact, most success-ful business enterprises alter their plansbefore they reach their goals. The planswe make today may become obsoletebefore we reach our goals, at which time adifferent path for success must be chosen.The most important thing to remember ifthis occurs is that we can successfullychange our path. And remember, themethod used to accomplish a goal maychange but the goal itself does not change.

We must use the resources that areavailable to us to make big enough plans tomeet the demands of a changing world.We must reach out to people and showthem the fraternity world is a world ofgood people doing good things. We must teach them how our Fraternity does its good worksand deeds. But most of all, we must lead by example. We must do the right thing and do itconsistently. We must work efficiently together so we can reach even more people and useour resources even more wisely. By striving for big ideas and goals, working together, andusing our resources properly, we can accomplish our goals and ideas.

The times are changing. Will we be left behind? I certainly hope not.

Fraternally,

Johnny

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Contents

Volume 104, Number 2, Spring 2007

Whole Number 413

Official Publication of the Kappa Psi

Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.

Founded 1879 Incorporated 1903

A quarterly magazine maintained and

published in the interests of the Fraternity,

College, and University by The Kappa Psi

Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc., College of

Pharmacy Health Sciences Center, 100

Campus Dr., Southwestern Oklahoma State

University, Weatherford, OK 73096.

Web site: www.kappa-psi.org.

POSTMASTER—Send notice of undeliverable

copies to Central Office, Kappa Psi

Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc., School of

Pharmacy, Southwestern Oklahoma University,

100 Campus Dr., Weatherford, OK 73096.

The MASK is printed in the USA by Maury Boyd

and Associates, Indianapolis, Indiana. Send

information for publication directly to the

Editor:

Johnny Porter16305 DalmalleyDallas, TX 75248(home) 972-490-5091(work) 214-358-0263(fax) 214-358-0746(e-mail) [email protected]

Graduate brothers’ address corrections can be

made at: www.kappa-psi.org/forms/

e-mail/form1.html.

ON THE COVER

Our International officer elections are just one

of the many items of business that will occur at

the 53rd GCC in Boston this August! Make

plans to attend.

Issue Info to Editor

Summer ’07 7/1/07

Fall ’07 10/1/07

Winter ’07 12/1/07

Spring ’07 3/1/08

MASK DEADLINES

ASHP Midyear Meeting . . . 4

Nominees for Office . . . 6

Foundation News . . . 11

Chapter News . . . 12

�� Photo Album . . . 27

53rd GCC Raffle . . . 36

53rd GCC Program . . . 37

53rd GCC Registration . . . 38

Hugo H. Schaefer Award . . . 35

The Final Word . . . 39

Editor Porter and old friend Dewey Garner enjoythe Province VII meeting in Memphis.

See candidates for International office: pages 6–10.


ASHP Midyear Meeet ing

By Liz Poole

The ASHP midyear meeting was held in sunnyAnaheim, California, at the Anaheim ConventionCenter, December 3–7, 2006. As always, folks at theKappa Psi booth were ready to greet fellow brothersas they browsed the annual expo. This year ExecutiveDirector Scott Long, Grand Counselor BeckyFahrenbruch, and Graduate Member-at-LargeLawrence Brown manned the tables and handed outspecially made Kappa Psi ribbons for brothers’ nametags. The Hearts and Crafts Quilt, the newest nationalphilanthropy project to benefit the Multiple SclerosisFoundation, was on display at the booth as well,though in a much smaller form.

An informal Kappa Psi gathering was held Mondaynight at the ESPN Zone in Downtown Disney. Manybrothers came out for an enjoyable evening of fellow-ship and brotherhood. Since the convention center islocated close to the theme park, many Kappa Psibrothers got a chance to visit Disneyland betweenmeetings and seminars.

The ASHP midyear was a great chance to meetbrothers from across the country. New bonds wereformed and old ones were renewed as Kappa Psi gath-ered to advance the profession. The next ASHPmidyear meeting will be held under the glitteringlights of Las Vegas, December 2–6, 2007. ASHP

TOP LEFT: Adele Rike, Kate Nelson, Becky Fahrenbruch, andLiz Poole at the KY gathering. BELOW: Becky Fahrenbruch andScott Long man the Kappa Psi booth.


Midyear!

LEFT: Liz Poole and Becky Fahrenbruch. BELOW: Kappa Psi brothers enjoythe ASHP closing festivities.

BELOW: Grad brothers Liz Poole,Adele Rike, and Angela Vinti.


Cast YourVote!

Grand RegentDavid MaszkiewiczLawrence Brown

Sean Higgins

Grand Vice RegentBecky Fahrenbruch

Claudio FariaE. Ben Welch

Grand CounselorAndrew FrascoClaudio FariaE. Ben WelchLouis Diorio

Grand HistorianCameron Van Dyke

Kali JerniganLouis Diorio

Melissa O’NeillPeter Brody

Grand RitualistAndrew Frasco

Cameron Van DykeEric Gupta

Joshua GagneKali Jernigan

Matthew LacroixMelissa O’Neill

Michael Cournoyer

GraduateMember-at-Large

Cameron Van DykeErnie SanchezJohn O’DwyerJoshua Gagne

Michael CournoyerPeter Brody

Steven Murray

CollegiateMember-at-Large

Brian MacDonaldChristopher MillerSanaz Farhadian

Nominees for National Office

Your vote counts. Exercise your fraternal privilege.


Andrew FrascoTo you, my brother, whom I have not had

the good fortune to meet and speak withpersonally during my travels, I submit foryour consideration this brief sketch enu-merating my past involvement in Kappa Psi.

I was initiated in Province V at Xi chapterat The Ohio State University. I served inleadership positions on the chapter level asvice regent and regent, on the provincelevel as historian and vice satrap of ProvinceV, and on the national level as GraduateMember-at-Large 2003–2005 and as GrandRitualist 2005–2007. I have served as theGrand Council Deputy for Theta chapter atVirginia Commonwealth University inRichmond for two years, and have served asthe Province VII supervisor for 2005–2007.

I have chaired the Graduate RelationsCommittee and the Ritual Committee, andhave overseen, assisted with, and participat-ed in numerous philanthropy projects tobenefit the Special Olympics, MDA, MS, andALS. During 2007–2009, it is my wish toserve our Fraternity as Grand Counselor. Inthis capacity, I hope to continue to assistcollegiate and graduate chapters, as well asProvinces, with updating and understandingtheir local ordinances. It has been anextreme honor serving you as GrandRitualist for the past two years. I look for-ward to serving you and our Order in thefuture.

Ben WelchI was initiated into Gamma Xi chapter in

1968. As a collegian, I served as parliamen-tarian and vice regent. In Province III, I firstserved as the Province delegate to the 36thGCC in New Orleans. Following that I wassatrap for six years.

I was regent of the South CarolinaGraduate chapter for eight years. In 1989, Imoved to take a job at SouthwesternOklahoma State University, PharmacyPractice Department. In Province VII, I’veserved as satrap and GCC Province dele-gate. I am currently the regent of theSouthwestern Graduate chapter.

I believe I am the only brother to serve assatrap for two different Provinces andregent for two different Graduate chapters.Counting the Province meetings in both III

and VII, I have attended 38 consecutiveProvince meetings and 18 consecutiveGCCs.

In 1997, I started the Kappa Psi webpages. During my 10 years as web master, Iset up the e-mail directory; made availableonline most if not all of the forms used bythe Central Office; set up mailing lists forthe Provinces, Executive Committee, andGrand Council Deputies; and established ageneral mailing list for everyone.

Online registration and payment for theGCCs was set up in 1991, along with the var-ious Graduate brother giving levels, includ-ing the annual voluntary dues. I workedwith the Scholarship Committee to set upthe Chapter of the Year form in an Excelspreadsheet.

I have a number of ideas that I feel willgreatly benefit the Fraternity, one of whichis a national pledge project—having pledgesupdate their chapter’s Graduate brothermailing list and sending a copy to theCentral Office. I also believe we shouldestablish a uniform pledge program for allchapters.

Kali JerniganKali Jernigan spent the last two years

serving our Fraternity as collegiate mem-ber-at-large. She graduated from SamfordUniversity in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2006and completed a public health pharmacyresidency in Birmingham in 2007. Sheserved her chapter and Province in various

capacities while a collegiate brother and hasbeen active as a graduate.

As a graduate she was appointedLegislative Committee chair for Province IVand serves on the Graduate DevelopmentCommittee. Internationally, she serves onthe Crisis Management Committee and ischair of the Collegiate DevelopmentCommittee.

Kali has attended many successful chap-ter development seminars in Province IVand aided in the chartering process at DeltaOmega chapter and Tampa Graduate chap-ter. She has attended a Province I andProvince III conclave and all Province IVconclaves. She’s also attended variousnational meetings, such as ASHP’s midyearclinical meeting, NCPA’s national meeting,and APhA’s annual meeting. She is pre-pared to hit the ground running in Augustand help Kappa Psi continue to move for-ward. Kali hopes to continue serving theBrotherhood in a Grand Officer capacity forthe next two years. She looks forward toseeing everyone in Boston!

Melissa O’NeillMelissa O’Neill is a 2000 initiate of

Gamma Pi chapter at the St. Louis Collegeof Pharmacy. She received her B.S. in phar-macy in 2004 and her PharmD in 2005. Shecompleted a PGY1 residency at KosairChildren’s Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky,and recently moved to Huntsville, Alabama,where she serves as a clinical pharmacy

Andrew Frasco Ben Welch Kali Jernigan

specialist in the pediatric ICU at HuntsvilleHospital for Women and Children.

Melissa is serving in her second year assatrap of Province VII. She previouslyserved two years as vice satrap and twoyears as historian of the Province. Despiteliving in Alabama, Melissa has stayed activein the St. Louis Graduate chapter, coming totown for meetings and planning profession-al events.

Moving throughout the country hasallowed involvement in other graduate chap-ters as well. Melissa was the first female toattend a Kentucky Grad meeting. She alsotraveled to Cincinnati for meetings andhelped provide KY lapel pins for the new ini-tiates at Beta Phi. Melissa is enthusiasticabout increasing her involvement withAuburn grad while in Alabama.

During the past two years, Melissaserved nationally as chair of the PublicRelations Committee, as well as on thePublications and Philanthropy committees.She previously served on the CollegiateDevelopment Committee. On thePublications Committee, she was an inte-gral component of the revision of the profes-sional rush pamphlet for the Fraternity.Melissa also served on a special committeeto develop an anti-hazing presentation. Shewas honored to serve as assistant supervi-sor of Province II and become involved insuch a strong Province.

Claudio E. FariaClaudio Eugene Faria was initiated into

Kappa Psi in February 1997 as a brother ofMu chapter at the Massachusetts College ofPharmacy and Health Sciences. He servedas Mu chapter’s chaplain (’97–’98), viceregent (’98–’99), historian (’99–’00), regent(’00–’01), Boston Graduate regent (’02–’03),and as Province I satrap (’02–’05). Heattended and was a chapter delegate at the49th GCC in Kalispell, Montana, and the50th GCC in Ft. Lauderdale; Claudio wasthe Province I delegate at the 51st and 52ndGCC in San Diego and Pittsburgh, respec-tively.

Claudio currently serves Kappa Psi asGrand Historian (’05–’07), PIX vice supervi-sor, chair of the History Committee, chair ofMu chapter’s 100th Anniversary

Committee, and as Mu chapter’s GrandCouncil Deputy.

In May 2002, Claudio graduated from theMassachusetts College of Pharmacy with adoctor of pharmacy degree. Claudio ispresently a licensed pharmacist inMassachusetts and is employed as a med-ical specialist with Schering-PloughCorporation. In May 2006, Claudio complet-ed his master’s degree in public health atthe University of Massachusetts. He is anadjunct faculty member at theMassachusetts College of Pharmacy and anadjunct professor at NortheasternUniversity.

Claudio is an active member of theMassachusetts Society of Health-SystemPharmacists, the American Society ofHealth-System Pharmacists, and theAmerican Public Health Association.

Christopher MillerChristopher Miller, a fifth-year student,

was initiated into Beta Kappa chapter at theUniversity of Pittsburgh in the fall of 2004where he served as treasurer ( ’05–’06), as amember of the GCC Host ChapterCommittee (’05), Province delegate (’05),rush chair (’05), and legislative chair (’07).Over the past three years, Chris has attend-ed many Province assemblies in Provinces IIand V, and is currently serving his secondterm on the Province II Executive Board astreasurer. He was appointed to serve on theNational Collegiate Development Committee

and received the F. Harvey Smith GrandRegent’s Letter of Recognition in the fall of2005 for his help with the 52nd GCC. Chrisalso received scholarship honors for his aca-demic performance.

Outside of Kappa Psi, Chris is an activemember of APhA-ASP, the NationalCommunity Pharmacists Association, PhiLambda Sigma Leadership Honor Society,and spends time refereeing soccer for theU.S. Soccer Federation.

Becky FahrenbruchBecky Fahrenbruch was initiated into

Gamma Epsilon chapter at the University ofNebraska Medical Center in November1995 and served the chapter as historianand regent. Gamma Epsilon placed in thetop 10 collegiate chapters during herregency just three years after reactivatingthe chapter. She was awarded the MostDiligent Pledge and Active award.

Brother Fahrenbruch has been an activemember in Province VIII where she heldthe offices of chaplain, satrap, and ProvinceVIII delegate (49th GCC), and is a proudmember of the Double Digits Club (attend-ing 10 or more Province VIII meetings). Shealso served as vice supervisor of Province V(’01–’03) and is currently the supervisor ofProvince V. Other past work includes serv-ing on the National Chapter AwardsCommittee, as Minnesota Graduate chapterregent (’02–’06), and Grand Ritualist(’03–’05). Currently, Becky serves on the


Melissa O’Neill Claudio Eugene Faria Christopher Miller


Legislative Committee, as GCC raffle co-coordinator, and on the ExecutiveCommittee as Grand Counselor.

Since completing a pharmacy practiceresidency and oncology specialty residencyat MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston,Dr. Fahrenbruch has worked at AbbottNorthwestern Hospital in Minneapolis asthe oncology clinical coordinator and resi-dency director. Becky co-chairs anOncology Journal Club for pharmacists inthe Twin Cities and is board certified inoncology (BCOP). She is the past secretaryfor the Minnesota College of ClinicalPharmacy. She was awarded the 2004 PhiLambda Sigma New Pharmacist LeadershipAward at the University of Minnesota COP.

In her free time, Becky can be found onwaterskiing and wakeboarding on one ofMinnesota’s 10,000 lakes. She is an avid fanof Nebraska football and tries to make itback to Nebraska for a game each season.Most importantly, she really enjoys hang-ing out with her friends and family—daugh-ter Trinity, 2, and husband Jeff. She is excit-ed to continue to serve the Fraternity.

Sean HigginsSean accepted his nomination for Grand

Regent. He lives in Brainerd, Minnesota,with his wife, Sarah, and daughters Jordanand Brooke. He is employed at LakewoodHealth System in Staples, Minnesota, on theclinical pharmacy staff.

Sean has been a brother in Kappa Psisince November 1990. He served four termson the Executive Committee and is currentlythe Grand Vice Regent and chairman for the53rd GCC. Sean served as parliamentarian atthe 47th, 49th, and 50th GCCs. He has alsobeen appointed to several national commit-tees since 1993, when Grand Regent Hillerappointed him to the Grand Council DeputyFeasibility Committee.

Sean served as chair of the ParliamentaryProcedure, Ritual, and Legislative commit-tees. Before being elected to the ExecutiveCommittee in 1995, Sean served as chaplainand vice satrap of Province VIII, and twoterms as regent of Gamma Kappa at SouthDakota State University. He graduated fromSDSU in 1994. While attending SDSU, Seanserved two years on the committee that over-sees the budgeting of student fee dollars—abudget of $1.8 million annually. He alsoserved as chair of the PublicationsCommittee and had a seat on the AcademicSenate at SDSU.

In 1993, Sean was elected vice presidentof the SDSU Students’ Association, whichrepresented nearly 8,700 students. He servedin the Iowa Army National Guard from 1988to 1996. In 1992, he completed OfficerCandidate School at the Iowa MilitaryAcademy. Sean has a lot of Kappa Psi experi-ence on the chapter, province, and nationallevel to bring with him to the office of GrandRegent and looks forward to being of service,once again, to the Brothers of Kappa Psi.

Lawrence “L.B.” BrownDr. Lawrence Brown proudly serves as

Kappa Psi’s graduate member-at-large. Hecompleted his doctor of pharmacy degree atthe University of the Pacific in Stockton,California, in 1999. L.B. began his career inpharmacy as a U.S. Air Force pharmacytechnician from 1985 to 1991. He served atMisawa Air Force Base in Misawa, Japan; atOsan Air Base in Korea; and at Kadena AirBase in Okinawa, Japan. He has alsoworked in independent, chain, and grocerystore pharmacies.

Dr. Brown completed his Ph.D. in socialand administrative pharmacy at theUniversity of Minnesota. His created andteaches a required course in medicationtherapy management for P-2 students. Hisresearch interests are economic and clinicaloutcomes of pharmacist-provided medica-tion therapy management services; qualityassessment of pharmacist-provided ser-vices; and use of medication therapy man-agement to improve health and reducehealth disparities.

L.B. is a member of a number of profes-sional associations, including the AmericanPharmacists Association, the AmericanSociety of Health-System Pharmacists, theAmerican Association of Colleges ofPharmacy, and the Academy HealthAssociation. He is past speaker of the Houseof Delegates for APhA-ASP; past post-gradofficer for the economic, clinical, and admin-istrative sciences section of the AphAAcademy of Pharmaceutical Research andScience; past parliamentarian for theMinnesota Pharmacists Association; andpast speaker of the APhA House ofDelegates. L.B. is the current parliamentari-an for the American Association of Collegesof Pharmacy.

Dr. Brown has received many awardsand honors, including the CaliforniaPharmacists Association Pharmacy Studentof the Year award in 1999, and is a memberof Rho Chi pharmacy honor society and PhiLambda Sigma.

L.B. is passionate about Kappa Psi and isproud to be part of the Kappa Psi Family.He served as web master while a collegiatemember and was interim GCD for Epsilon

Becky Fahrenbruch Sean Higgins Lawrence “L.B.” Brown

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chapter at the University of Minnesota. Heis a past member of the Kappa Psi NationalLegislative Committee and ParliamentarianCommittee. L.B. previously served asProvince I supervisor and Kappa Psi parlia-mentarian. He currently serves as ProvinceI supervisor, co-advisor for Psi chapter atthe University of Tennessee, and as KappaPsi parliamentarian. It is his desire to leadby example and make Kappa Psi an evengreater fraternal organization.

Dr. Brown and his wife, May, have beenmarried 12 years and are the proud parentsof three children: 5-year-old Leilani, 3-year-old Kalea, and Lauren, their 10-year-oldBlack Lab.

Peter M. Brody Jr.Peter Brody is a 1998 initiate of Gamma

Iota chapter, graduating from the StateUniversity of New York at Buffalo School ofPharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in2002. He currently serves the Fraternity asthe supervisor of Province X, vice regent ofthe Buffalo Grad chapter, Grand CouncilDeputy of Gamma Iota, and as a member ofthe National GCD Development Committee.Past duties included vice regent of GammaIota, Province V GCC delegate, Province Vvice satrap, two consecutive terms asProvince V satrap, and member of theNational Province Development Committee.In nine years as a brother of this greatFraternity, Peter has attended more than 20Province meetings (between Provinces II,V, and X) and has never missed a GCC,attending his fifth meeting this summer atthe 53rd GCC in Boston.

Peter is a full-time faculty member (clini-cal assistant professor) with the SUNYBuffalo School of Pharmacy and a clinicalpharmacist with Brooks-Eckerd inKenmore, New York. He remains a dedicat-ed and active brother of Kappa Psi andhopes to build on his past and current expe-riences with the Fraternity, serving proudlyon the national level as either GrandHistorian or Graduate Member-at-Largeover the next two years.

Dave E. MaszkiewiczA 1983 initiate of Beta Kappa chapter at

the University of Pittsburgh, Dave held theoffices of historian and pledge master. Since1994, he has served as GCD of Beta Kappa.Dave is very active in Province II and hasheld the offices of historian (’85–’86) and vicesatrap (’94–’96), and served three terms assatrap (’86–’89 and ’96–’97). In 1998, Davewas awarded the Paul J. Hiller Award, givenannually to outstanding collegiate and gradu-ate brothers in Province II.

On the national level, Dave served on nineGrand Council committees. He was chair ofthe Publications Committee (’03–’05); chairof the 52nd GCC; chair of the 1997, 1999,2001, and 2003 GCC Raffle committees tobenefit the Kappa Psi Foundation; chair ofthe Graduate Development Committee(’97–’01); and chair of the LegislativeCommittee (’01–’03). He also served assupervisor to Provinces III, IV, and V.

Dave was elected to the ExecutiveCommittee in 1997 as Graduate Member-atLarge and served two terms in that position.He also served as Grand Counselor (’01–’03)and Grand Vice Regent (’03–’05), and is cur-rently serving as Grand Regent (’05–’07).

Dave is also regent of the PittsburghGraduate chapter and serves on the AlumniBoard of Directors at Large for theUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy(’06–’09). Dave has attended the last 11GCCs.

Lou DiorioLou Diorio is a 1992 initiate into Kappa

Psi. He has served as the National Chair ofPublic Relations under two Grand Regentsand has also served on the CredentialsCommittee, GCC Planning Committee, andas the Provence IV supervisor. Lou is activewith the Kappa Psi Foundation and servesthe Foundation in various capacities. Locally,Lou has served the New York Grad chapteras its historian, secretary, and chaplain, andis currently serving his 10th term as regent.Boston will mark Lou’s sixth Grand CouncilConvention.

Lou is a principle of Certified ConsultantPharmacists, Inc. a New Jersey-basedQuality Consulting firm. Lou has extensiveexperience in IV and extemporaneouscompounding, and lectures, consults, andwrites on these topics. Currently, Lou isserving as a consultant to the New JerseyBoard of Pharmacy’s USP <797> selectsubcommittee.

Lou is an adjunct professor of pharmacypractice for the Schwartz College ofPharmacy (LIU) and a preceptor of pharma-cy students. Lou also serves the universityon the Dean’s Committee for Outreach andExperiential Education.

Lou counts among his most notableaccomplishments the fact that he has servedeither officially or unoffically under fiveGrand Regents. Lou and his wife, Kathi, havetwo children: Samantha and Michael.

Peter M. Brody, Jr. Dave Maszkiewicz Lou Diorio


Foundat ion News

Abbott LaboratoriesAdvanced Pharmacy Concepts

Arthur AdamsSuzan G. Ali

AmgenG.M. Dennis Amoth

Teresa Lynn Anderson-HaagChristy Askew

Kim BanzSarah Barber

Bridgeworks, LLCLawrence M. BrownNorman A. Campbell

CVS Charitable Trust, Inc.CVS CorporationMarilee J. EliasBrian EntingerDawn Erdman

Forest PharmaceuticalsJohn Grossomanides

J.T. GulickBhupendra HajratwalaOn behalf of Fred Halvachs

Health Strategies GroupPaul J. HillerBeth Johnson

Sandy JohnsonKY Columbus Graduate Chapter

Kappa Psi Beta Epsilon ChapterKappa Psi Arizona Graduate ChapterKappa Psi Boston Graduate Chapter

Kappa Psi Minnesota Graduate ChapterKappa Psi Providence Graduate Chapter

Kappa Psi SE FL/Bahamas Graduate Chapter

Kappa Psi Southwestern Graduate ChapterKappa Psi Province IIKappa Psi Province IIIKappa Psi Province IVKappa Psi Province V

Kappa Psi Province VIIIKappa Psi Province IX

Kathryn A. KayeVan H. King, III

Kenneth W. KirkPaul S. KnechtMike Kotlyar

Karen KottschadeDavid R. KwasnyCindy Leonard

Robert A. MagarianArthur F. Marinaro

Maxi South LPMedical Marketing Econ LCC

Kelly Moritz

Ortho McNeilKarl A. NieforthLarry H. Pafford

Anthony Palmieri IIIMichael W. Paquette

Stephen PlatouRobert W. Rader

Brett S. RathiChrisann Rauzi

Brian C. ReisetterBrian Reisetter

Rebekah RoemerJoseph V. Roney

RX Insider Ltd. (G. Cianfarani)Schering

Michael Ira SmithKenneth Soltz

Louis E. TardiffAlfred A. TiezziLaura Traynor

University of Rhode IslandPatrick Wells

Josh VanVeldhuizenAbby VonRudenMeagan Wilson

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Lori (Sorenson) OllerichGamma Kappa

David ScottDelta Zeta

Chao-Ping Lei

Foundation Scholarship Winners

Supporters of the Kappa Psi Foundation

And the recipientswrite . . .

“It is an honor to be recognized formy hard work, and receiving thisscholarship motivates me to continueto strive for excellence.”—Lori(Sorenson) Ollerich

“It is a great honor to receive thisscholarship and I feel privileged toaccept. It inspires me to continue thepursuit of bettering myself, and thefield of pharmacy.”—Chao-Ping Lei

Many thanks to those who support the scholarships and programming of the Kappa Psi Foundation.


�� EpsilonUniversity of MinnesotaFounded 4/30/1928College of Pharmacy5-130 Weaver Densford Hall308 Harvard Street S.E.Minneapolis, MN 55455-0343

Epsilon chapter is excited to have11 pledges this semester. We had alot of fun at our Commitment Nightpizza and bowling social.

We’re working hard to get thePhillip’s Neighborhood Clinic, ourstudent-run clinic where uninsuredpatients can get medical care andprescription drugs, up and runningnow that we have a new partnershipwith the University of MinnesotaPhysicians (UMP) and theUniversity of Minnesota MedicalSchool. We are getting electronicmedical records provided by UMP,which will help them oversee ourclinic. The med school will handlethe PNC accounts and billing.Hopefully, this transition will becompleted shortly so we can openagain soon.

We recently participated in theJuvenile Diabetes Research Found-

Chapter News

Chapter NewsDelta Delta brothers proudly show their second Man-Mile Award in a row!

ation walk at the Mall of America toraise money for the foundation. Wehave been busy giving STI talks atarea high schools and are workingto get an LCD projector, since ourold-school slide projector has seenbetter days.

Some brothers recently gottogether at the Metrodome for a lit-

tle rollerblading. We had a greattime at the Rollerdome and got a lit-tle exercise as well. The college ofpharmacy held a formal to raisemoney for an annual award to begiven in honor of our brother,Michelle Mentzer, who we lost toleukemia.

Epsilon brothers have fun bowlingand eating pizza at commitmentnight.

The closing banquet at the Province II assembly with Beta Eta brothersAmanda Harry, Kate Dobson, Lindsay Fortner, and Lindsey Kolisack.


Old business aside, March 4marked Mu chapter’s centennialcelebration. We will host festivitiesApril 14 in Boston and hope to seeyou all there, as it will be a party100 years in the making. In con-junction with the milestone centen-nial, Boston is hosting the 53rdGCC this year, and we are brim-ming with excitement to see ournational brothers on our home turf.

—Soham Bhatt�� XiOhio State UniversityFounded 5/21/1925College of Pharmacy500 W. 12th Ave.Columbus, OH 43210-1291

Once again, the brothers of Xichapter had a busy couple of quar-ters. In spite of our hectic sched-ules, we found time to volunteerrepeatedly with several local organi-zations. We helped Habitat forHumanity, and served dinner at alocal food kitchen and theUnverferth House. In the fall, sever-al brothers took part in a chillyMaking Stride for Breast Cancerevent. In addition to volunteerwork, brothers took time to relaxby hosting a potluck for current andgraduate brothers so they couldmingle and meet this year’spledges.

Following fall’s successful rushperiod, the chapter welcomed five

new brothers into the fold. Thesenew members have jumped right inand are already making their pres-ence known. The chapter looks for-ward to seeing what new ideas theybring to the table.

The brothers of Xi are workinghard at fund raising to help fundthe trip to this year’s Province Vassembly, where we hope to holdon to our traveling trophy.

—Amanda Schart�� PsiUniversity of TennesseeFounded 10/9/1925College of Pharmacy31 S. BarksdaleMemphis, TN 38104

Psi chapter began 2007 with aWelcome Back party, themedDecades. There was everythingfrom the ’70s, ’80s, and beyond. Werecently initiated more than 80brothers, which we are very excitedabout. A lot will be coming from Psichapter in the near future with thisnew class!

We ended Initiation with JerseyNight. The new brothers receivedtheir jerseys from their big broth-ers with their nicknames on theback. Some creative nicknameswere assigned and made for goodlaughs.

We recently hosted the ProvinceVII conclave here in Memphis. Itwas a great weekend with more

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We hope everyone who attendedthe Province VIII conclave inMinneapolis had a great time!

—Stacey Swier

�� ThetaMedical College of VirginiaFounded 7/30/1921School of PharmacyP.O. Box 980533410 N. 12 StreetRichmond, VA 23298-0001

Spring semester started off with abang for Theta chapter as we heldour annual chili cook-off in January.Brother Mike Davis showed us allhow chili is meant to be made andran off with Judges’ Favorite andCrowd Favorite honors.

We have begun the pledgingprocess and have six new goats inthe pledging class. We look forwardto welcoming them as brotherslater this semester.

We have many great eventsplanned for the coming months,including our seventh annual ALSAssociation golf tournament.Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS), better known as LouGehrig’s disease, is a motor neurondisease that leaves patients in astate of paralysis but fully coherent.Proceeds from the event will bedonated to the ALS Association,whose mission is “to find a cure forand improve living with ALS.”

We set up a soda can pull tab col-lection drive for the local RonaldMcDonald House. These tabs aresold for recycling and the proceedsare used by the Ronald McDonaldHouse to provide a “home awayfrom home” for families of seriouslyill children receiving treatment atnearby hospitals. There is also alocal hospitality house that hasbeen lodging families of patients atthe Medical College of Virginiasince 1984. We volunteer our timeto help prepare and serve a dinnerfor many of the 100 to 150 residentswho stay there at any one time.

—Matt Staples

�� MuMassachusetts College of PharmacyFounded 3/4/1907SGA Office c/o Kappa Psi179 Longwood AvenueBoston, MA 02115

This year’s pledging cycle wasunlike any other. We were present-ed with a new cast of characters, allwith great Fraternal spirit andunique skills. At the end of

February, we initiated 14 brothers:Andrew Cheung, DanielCloutier, Theodore Connelly,J.R. Henschke, Peter Lee, LeonMezentsev, Priyank Patel, VinitPatel, Carlos Perez, MichaelProvost, Jeffrey Skalaban, SamTrask, Pietro Treviso, andJensen Varghese. We are in com-plete support of them as nobleentries into the agora and worthy ofthe letters Kappa Psi.

Our year-long effort for leukemiais showing great numbers andinspiring many members of the stu-dent body to believe in somethingwhile fighting for a cause. We arealso beginning an initiative to sup-port the March of Dimes, as it is anorganization close to our hearts.For information about how you canjoin us in various activities, pleaserefer to the directory and contactour regent.

Beta Kappa brothers StephaniePremontese (left) and Kat Kingstonenjoy the Kappa Psi vs. PDC foot-ball game.

Beta Eta brothers Kate Dobson andCassandra Nicastro at the openingsocial at the Province II Assembly.

Beta Kappa brothers (L–R) Matt Sutley, Tim Kaylor, Vadim Gazarov, andTyler Gresda get down and dirty in the Kappa Psi vs. Phi Delta Chi footballgame.


UCSF alone, and anticipate manymore brothers from other schools.We look forward to seeing brothersfrom across the province andexpect to come back next quarterstronger than ever.

—Sherry Pinwatana

�� Beta EpsilonUniversity of Rhode IslandFounded 5/17/1911College of Pharmacy41 Lower College RoadKingston, RI 02881-0801

Beta Epsilon got right back intothe swing of things after winterbreak. Brother Ray Fogarty official-ly updated our website, www.uri.edu/student_life/kappapsi/. Quite afew brothers plan to attend thespring Province I meeting inConnecticut on March 31.Hopefully, the brothers who attendwill have a great time and will

than 180 brothers from around theprovince in attendance. The high-light of the weekend was when wegranted a wish to a child from theMake-A-Wish Foundation. He wasmet by a few of our brothersdressed as Disney characters andgiven a trip to Disney World. Oneof our own Psi brothers, Jodi Leke,was elected vice satrap for ProvinceVII.

—Cassey Ramsdale

Beta GammaUniversity of California—San FranciscoFounded 9/23/1910College of Pharmacy1499-5th AvenueSan Francisco, CA 94122

Beta Gamma chapter reallyshined this quarter! With the helpof fellow brothers from variousclasses and a fabulous cabinet,many events and activities were car-ried out smoothly and to kick offwinter quarter with a bang.

Brothers let loose and put ontheir ice skates to attend the sur-prise Big Bro Revealing at YerbaBuena Ice Skating Rink. This unfor-gettable experience, filled withslips, chills, laughter, and fun, creat-ed new friendships and reinforcedold ones. This year’s scavengerhunt was also a big hit in a crazysort of way as pledges ran rampantwith their plastic bags, disposablecameras, and group members. Onthe flipside, it brought unity to thegroup and fostered team-building,which we are confident will keepthe pledges going as they crossover through Initiation and beyond.

We also continued our strong tra-dition of philanthropy by sellingValentine’s Day grams and raising$400, and assembling gift basketsto benefit the Asian Women’sShelter. Also in the works are pro-jects that include a quilt square anda $100 donation to the Hearts andCrafts Project to benefit MultipleSclerosis, the Habitat RestorationProject with the Golden GateNational Parks Conservancy, andserving dinner to the disadvantagedat Glide Memorial Church in theTenderloin.

Last but not least, we areextremely excited about hostingthe Province IX meeting. With 59brothers recently initiated, therewill be strong representation fromour school. Our chapter has signedup and maxed out 150 spots from

decide to register for GCC thissummer. We already have 25 broth-ers interested in going to Boston.

We held our Grab-A-Kappa PsiDate Auction on February 26.Twenty-one brothers were sold tolucky ladies in an evening thatincluded many hilarious moments.The winners of the auction receiveda Beta Epsilon brother for an all-expenses-paid evening of fun anddancing at one of the local bars. Weraised nearly $800 from the auctionalone and still have the funds fromthe dance to include in the total. Allof the proceeds from the auctionand dance will go to the AmericanCancer Society. We’d like to thankbrothers Dr. Jef Bratberg for beingthe auctioneer and Adam Beer forsetting up and running the event.

The URI Relay for Life for theAmerican Cancer Society will takeplace on April 27. Beta Epsilon hasbeen the top fund raising group forthe relay for the past two years.

Hopefully this year we can surpassthe amounts we collected in previ-ous years.

Our annual Drug Fair took placeon March 29. Vice regent JasonWittes worked hard to recruit phar-maceutical companies, pharmacies,and hospitals for the event. TheDrug Fair is a great way for broth-ers and other students in the col-lege of pharmacy to meet represen-tatives from various aspects of thehealth care and pharmaceuticalindustries, and to possibly set upfuture career opportunities.

Our URI College of Pharmacyapparel is still for sale. We had ourmost successful fund-raiser lastsemester by selling clothing withthe new college logo on it, and aredoing the same this semester. Wewill also bring the shirts, shorts,sweatshirts, and hats with us toGCC this summer.

Even with all of our philanthropicand fund-raising events, we’ve been

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ABOVE and BELOW: Beta Pi members prepare to hit the slopes on their annual ski trip to Schweitzer Mountain.

Santa makes an appearance at theBeta Pi Christmas party.


able to have some fun. In lateFebruary, we had an ice-skatingsocial with the local Lambda KappaSigma chapter. We also had aMardi Gras-themed social with thelocal Phi Sigma Sigma chapter.Brothers Andrew Bundeff, JasonWittes, Jay Bellucci, PatrickDougherty, and Andrew Bensoncompeted in the URI College ofPharmacy’s Family Feud in earlyMarch. At last November’sBenefest silent auction for SpecialOlympics Rhode Island, regentBrian MacDonald won 20 VIP boxtickets to a Pawtucket Red Soxminor league baseball game. As faras upcoming events go, the datesfor our annual Founders’ DayDinner and undergrad vs. graduatebrothers softball game have yet tobe determined.

Beta Epsilon has, of course, tri-umphed athletically. Our intramuralbasketball team went undefeatedand won the championship. Weeven have enough brothers for twoteams for intramural soccer. URI’sannual Oozeball Tournament will beheld April 28, and there are severalbrothers who want to get down anddirty and play volleyball in the mud.

Beta Epsilon sincerely thanksfaculty brothers Dr. Jef Bratbergand Dr. Brett Feret for all of theirhard work. They were called uponby the Department of Health to

help prevent pneumonia outbreaksin Rhode Island over winter break.Lastly, we’d like to congratulate ourfaculty brother, Dr. Steve Kogut,and his wife on their new babydaughter.

—Patrick Dougherty

�� Beta EtaWest Virginia UniversityFounded 5/16/1925Health Sciences NorthMorgantown, WV 26506

Spring semester for Beta Etabegan with the initiation of 32brothers. After the ceremony, wehad a big social event at BentWilley’s to celebrate. It was all lotsof fun and the new brothers aregreat. Much of the rest of our win-ter activities consisted of planningspring Province, which was heldhere in Morgantown February 23and 24. Our chaplain, BrianLawson, headed up all the work toget everything ready for Provinceand did a fantastic job. There wasa large turnout of brothers fromProvince II, and all of the socialevents and meetings were lots offun. Beta Eta thanks everyone whocame down and hopes that you hada great experience in Morgantown.

We’ve been doing a good amountof community service. StefanieTanner is still in charge of ourcommunity service committee and

has brothers involved in Habitat forHumanity, helping with HospiceCare, working at the Children’sHospital, and cooking for theRosenbaum and Ronald McDonaldhouses. We also have a good num-ber of brothers participating inevents such as the Polar Plunge,which supports the SpecialOlympics, and walking in the Relayfor Life with the WVU SOP team.

Some of our spring semesterevents include going to thePittsburgh Zoo, seeing the Piratesplay, and having barbecues andother parties. There are also sever-al brothers participating in WVU’sintramural bowling league, andthey are doing very well at thispoint.

— Alex Rada

�� Beta KappaUniversity of PittsburghFounded 3/26/1913School of Pharmacy228 Salk HallPittsburgh, PA 15213

Beta Kappa chapter significantlyincreased its membership lastsemester with the induction of 22brothers. New faces can also befound in Beta Kappa leadershippositions and committees, includ-ing some of our new brothers fromthe fall pledge class. The followingofficers were installed at Beta

Kappa: Tim Kaylor, regent; KatelinSpeer, vice regent; AshleyHolzworth, recording secretary;Sean Reed, corresponding secre-tary; Matt Sapko, treasurer; LizForsberg, chaplain; NickolasKernich, historian; CatherineAndrews, sergeant at arms; JoshClossin, ASP representative; BenPhelps and Katherine Kingston,IFCs; Erin Lopata, immediate pastregent; Dave Maszkiewicz, Dr.Deanne Hall, Dr. Elizabeth Poole,and Dr. Brian Potoski, GrandCouncil Deputies; and Dr. RobertErtel, GCD Emeritus.

During the holiday season, weheld our annual winter holidayparty at the house, which suppliedenjoyment for all the partygoers.Quickly after the holidays, mostbrothers turned their attentiontoward the annual Beta Kappa skitrip, held at the Huber Haus thisyear. With meager snow fall atSeven Springs in the LaurelHighlands, more than 50 brothersrelaxed, enjoyed each others’ com-pany, and took a break from thehectic schedules experienced dur-ing the holiday season.

Right in line with the social buzzthat January brings, Beta Kappabrothers continued to stay activewith Pharmacy Week events in con-junction with ASP. Unfortunately,KY brothers narrowly lost to PDCin the football game. However, theywere able to donate a set of watchesto the Phi Lambda Sigma benefitauction, which added $100 to thetotal donation given to Rx council,which was rumored to be close to$2,000! Brothers also participated inother events such as the PatientCounseling Competition, which ourown Merideth Mulvanity, KristenTopolosky, and Sarah Taylorclinched the top three spots,respectively. Congratulations! Andas no surprise to anyone at thechapter, or the entire school ofpharmacy for that matter, BrotherEmily Dornblaser was named ASPStudent of the Year.

Brothers continue to find timebetween classes and work to maketime at the local “family houses”and perform blood pressure screen-ings at nearby Rite Aid Pharmacies.Our IFCs, Ben Phelps and KathrineKingston, are planning a mixer withthe other pharmacy fraternities oncampus. It’s rumored that one ofour professors bands will headline

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Beta Upsilon brothers (L–R): Lauren Scono, Pooja Shah, Amanda Parsons, Raychelle Oler, Megan Tolen, andHilary Brown at the Pharmacy + Health Sciences formal.


�� Beta LambdaUniversity of ToledoFounded 5/22/1925College of Pharmacy2801 W. Bancroft StreetToledo, OH 43606

Our chapter has been busy thiswinter and spring, mainly with phil-anthropy and fund-raising events.This spring we participated in twophilanthropy events that benefitedthe Make-A-Wish Foundation. Thefirst event was a Toledo Stormhockey game, and the proceedsfrom ticket sales went directly tothe foundation. We had more than10 brothers attend this event. Thesecond event was a sports memora-

the event! The end of the semesterwill be here before we know it, andbrothers are planning accordinglyfor a Pass the Hat Dinner for thegrads and the chapter formal.

Beta Kappa will soon helpBrother Ji Hoon Moon introduce anew bundle of joy to the worldwhen he and his wife have a childin the near future. And finally, BetaKappa has gone international!Brothers Stephanie Spence andEmily Dornblaser did one of theirpharmacy rotations in Italy.

—Nickolas Kernich

bilia auction, and all of the moneyraised went to Make-A-Wish. At thisevent we helped sell autographedposters of the guest speaker duringthe event, and then helped withcleanup afterward.

We kicked off our fund raisingfor spring semester by working theconcession stand at a UT men’sbasketball game. We had morethan half of our chapter participateand have a good time while doingit. Beta Lambda chapter will alsosell Kappa Psi bottle openers andshirts later this spring at theProvince V meeting and at ourupcoming event with our alumni.Another important event that we

have scheduled is our stag event,which is a day that current mem-bers spend time with some of ouralumni members.

—Zach Lavely

Beta NuCreighton UniversityFounded 11/21/1914School of Pharmacy2500 California PlazaOmaha, NE 68178-0001

Beta Nu chapter continues itsservice efforts and commitment tothe health and well-being of theOmaha community. As a chapter,we raised money for the ChildSaving Institute and are working

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Beta Upsilon brothers at an ice-skating brotherhood event.Gamma Kappa brother Brandan Markley with a patient at theSDSU wellness fair.

Kappa Psi brothers Kate Rotzenberg and Eva Zoellner proudly displaytheir winning entry at Beta Psi’s gingerbread house competition at the2006 winter holiday party. Gamma Kappa brothers enjoy a Souix Falls Stampede hockey game.


concessions at the Qwest Center tohelp raise money for other charita-ble donations.

Planning our annual charity golftournament is keeping us busy aswell. We’ve also been working atthe Ronald McDonald House andimproving the quality of life of chil-dren and their families throughoutour community.

Our annual nacho sale inFebruary was a big success, whichhelps us continue to promote ourphilanthropic values. We have alsobeen strengthening our relation-ship with the Nebraska PoisonControl Center by educating gradeschool children about poisons.

Beta Nu chapter participated inthe Relay for Life to raise money forthe American Cancer Society. Thissemester, many brothers are alsoworking on their essays for ourannual internal scholarship essaycontest. The winner will be

announced at our biannual banquet.As always, Beta Nu chapter

works hard to make a differenceoutside the classroom. Whetherthrough community service or pro-moting brotherhood, our chaptercontinually strives to live out theKappa Psi ideals.

—Chris Valdiviez

�� Beta XiUniversity of North CarolinaFounded 5/1/1915208 Finley Golf Course RoadChapel Hill, NC 27514

Beta Xi chapter will host aProvince III meeting, which is veryexciting for us. We have put a lot ofeffort into making this event hap-pen. Hosting the Province III meet-ing is a great opportunity for broth-ers from all over the nation to uniteand share ideas.

We are also hosting our annualTunnel Party in April, which will be

something new for our newly initi-ated brothers and pledges. It’sbecome a tradition for The Plaids tocome out and entertain the peopleat the party. Last year’s TunnelParty was a great success and wehope this year’s will be too.

The chapter continues to grow asthe 15 pledges from fall semesterbecame initiated, which brings usto 41 active members. This semes-ter the chapter has six hard-work-ing pledges. We have faith in themas they continue their pledgingprocess.

—Sasa Cheng

�� Beta OmicronUniversity of WashingtonFounded 4/15/1916School of PharmacyKappa PsiP.O. Box 357631Seattle, WA 98195

Our chapter had some wonderfulevents winter quarter. Theski/snowboarding trip to Mt.Baker, Washington, was a greatsuccess, which helped us ease intothe start of another busy quarter.As usual, we had a great turnout ofbrothers and nonmembers for aweekend of fun and bonding.

Our service project this quarterwas sorting food at NorthwestHarvest food bank, the organiza-tion to which we send our fooddrive donations. The highlight of

the quarter, however, was attend-ing the Province X conference inFebruary, hosted by our wonderfulbrothers from Delta Mu chapter inVancouver, British Columbia. Wehad a great time getting to knowother brothers in our province andappreciate the distance some ofthem traveled to attend. To ourGamma Eta brothers: Your dedica-tion to the Province and to ourFraternity is an inspiration to us. Toour Delta Mu brothers: Thank youfor your hard work in hosting thisyear’s meeting and showing us anamazing time. We look forward toseeing you all again at next year’smeeting.

Our chapter brought a greatturnout to Province X this year.Beta Omicron brothers in atten-dance were: Anne Mock, Paul Kuo,Katrina Rigor, Kevin Hiroo, GraceNavaja, Kelli Watari, Aaron Chin,Rachel Nowak, Triana Pham, NickAu, Diana Spencer, Bao-LinhNguyen, Jennifer Chow, RachaelPaul, and Paul Choi. Congratula-tions to the newly elected ProvinceX executive officers from our chap-ter: Diana Spencer, secretary/trea-surer; Rachael Paul, chaplain; andBao-Linh Nguyen, GC Province del-egate. Other notable news: Ourchapter won the awards for Traveland for Best Presentation.

—Grace Navaja

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Beta Psi brothers Dani Wosick and Lydia Leung wrap gifts purchased forthe Salvation Army’s Adopt-a-Family campaign during the chapter’s winterholiday party.

Gamma Kappa brothers (L–R) Jessica Hummel, Amanda Muir, AshleySwanson, and Brittney Vander Pol shop with the money raised during thepenny wars competition to buy items for the Brookings, South Dakota,domestic abuse shelter.


formal, was held in February andwas themed The Big Top 200. Dr.Feel Good spun tunes for pharmacystudents who brought canned fooditems for donation to the local foodshelf.

After a successful rush week, wechose four pre-pharmacy studentsto pledge. Hopefully we can havethem initiated in time to join in thefun at spring conclave inMinneapolis.

—Jared Schmitz

�� Beta UpsilonButler UniversityFounded 2/27/19304600 Sunset AvenueIndianapolis, IN 46208

Beta Upsilon chapter is preparingfor Province V at Purdue Universityand GCC in Boston this summer.We are excited about these twogreat adventures with our KappaPsi brothers.

We had our annual Christmasparty and gift exchange beforebreak. At the party we honored Dr.Sue Bierman who left Butler inJanuary. Our big event for thissemester was co-sponsoring thePharmacy and Health SciencesFormal, which gave pharmacy stu-dents in professional fraternitiesand sororities an opportunity tointeract.

�� Beta PiWashington State UniversityFounded 4/18/1916College of PharmacyWegner Room 155Pullman, WA 99164-6510

Beta Pi brothers celebratedbefore winter break with a semifor-mal Christmas party, which includ-ed an excellent dinner, dancing, apresent-exchange game, and anappearance by Santa. The annualski trip to Schweitzer Mountain inSandpoint, Idaho, had an excellentturnout and was a great opportunityfor fellowship among brothers andfriends.

Beta Pi brothers continue to helpthe community. Our collection ofpop tabs for the Ronald McDonaldHouse and Yoplait yogurt lids forthe Save Lids to Save Lives breastcancer program has continued.Members also sponsored a foodand clothing drive to aid the disad-vantaged in the community. Inhonor of February being AmericanHearth Month members held abake sale to benefit the AmericanHeart Association. This spring,brothers are looking forward to theadopt-a-highway cleanup, ourSpring Open-to-Close, a cruisearound Lake Coeur d’Alene, andofficer elections.

—Kristina Griffin�� Beta SigmaNorth Dakota State UniversityFounded 4/25/19241345 N. University DriveFargo, ND 58102

The brothers of Beta Sigmaended 2006 in good fashion. Alongwith the cold weather, Decemberbrought loads of holiday spirit. Wedecorated the house in time for ourannual Yulebachen Christmasparty. As part of our brotherhoodactivities, we exchanged SecretSanta gifts and sang Christmas car-ols. Twenty-three members rang in2007 and anticipated what the NewYear would bring, be it new mem-bers, brotherhood events, or philan-thropy.

Ronald McDonald House isalways a priority when doing ser-vice for the community. We’re alsoplanning blood pressure screeningsat local churches and will partici-pate in the NDSU CardiovascularHealth Awareness Fair.

As pharmacy students, we like towork hard and play hard. Term2007, Kappa Psi’s annual pharmacy

We had a brotherhood ice skat-ing event in downtown Indianapolis.We also participated in the annualPolar Bear Plunge at Eagle Creek.Even in the icy water, brothersmade a splash to earn some cashfor the Special Olympics. We con-tinue to hold brotherhood events,such as going to BW3s after chap-ter meetings.

—Hilary Brown

�� Beta ChiDrake UniversityFounded 5/3/1930College of PharmacyCline Hall, 2507 University AvenueDes Moines, IA 50311-4505

Brothers of Beta Chi began thesemester with activation week.During the week pledges and activebrothers enjoyed a game night, anight of trivia with a game ofJeopardy, and also cheered on theDrake women’s basketball team.The week was finalized with theactivation of 22 new brothers andthe induction of one faculty mem-ber into our chapter who was amember of Kappa Psi where shewent to college.

This semester we are excited toparticipate in intramurals, where wewill be able to sport our new andintimidating intramural T-shirts.We are playing intramural floor

hockey with some of our bestteams yet and plan on playing soft-ball later in the semester.

Our most thrilling philanthropyproject this semester is also brandnew. We are volunteering with SafeVillage and will work with studentsin first through eighth grades afterschool. We are overflowing withideas of how we can entertain themand are excited to get to know somany wonderful kids in the area.We are also helping out with theJDRF walk to raise money for chil-dren with juvenile diabetes, as wellas the Relay for Life. We continueto participate in Prevent Blindnessof Iowa by performing blindnessscreenings at area schools. Our lat-est fund-raising idea has been towork at the concession stands forthe Des Moines Stars hockeygames.

This semester has been one ofnew projects for Beta Chi, but wehave still continued some old tradi-tions. Each month we have a nightout where brothers all go out to eatand chat after our meeting. We’vehad fun and gotten closer as broth-ers at the Rock Bottom Breweryand TGI Friday’s. We’ve also heldcombined social events with otherprofessional fraternities on campuswith 5-Way. This was held by the

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Gamma Kappa brothers Katie Bremmon, Brittney Vander Pol, Bill Hayes, and Christine Gleason at the CMNDance Marathon.


two pharmacy fraternities, two busi-ness fraternities, and one law frater-nity. We enjoy this event because itallows us to branch out and get toknow about the other professionalfraternities on campus and meetnew people.

—Katelyn Person

�� Beta PsiUniversity of Wisconsin—MadisonFounded 12/6/1919School of Pharmacy615 North Lake Street #2Madison, WI 53703

Beta Psi is excited to have twostudents pledging this semester.We started rush season with sever-al events, including ice-skating, aski trip, and movies at the house.

Brothers have been busy plan-ning community service eventswhile trying to keep up with theirstudies. Several brothers aredesigning a quilt block for thenational Kappa Psi fund-raiser. Inaddition, we volunteered at ourschool of pharmacy’s DiscoveryDay so undergraduates can learnabout our academic program. Wealso plan to spend an eveningpreparing a home-cooked taco din-ner for the residents at the localRonald McDonald House. We’llalso participate in Savory Sunday

and serve food to homelessMadison residents. The food isdonated by area businesses and themeal is served in a park close to ourfraternity house. We also plan todistribute free bagels and creamcheese to students and facultymembers for National SchoolBreakfast Week.

As for social events, we hosted ateam ping-pong tournament at ourhouse as well as a games night.Later on in the semester we’re plan-ning our annual bar crawl.

We have been trying to fundraise for the chapter by selling T-shirts and course packets at theschool of pharmacy. In order towork with a pediatric populationand show off our science skills, weparticipate in the Science Olympiadprogram at an area middle schoolto help adolescents with their pro-jects. As a bonus, we received asmall payment for our services andadvice.

There has been some discussionabout the future of our fraternityhouse and possibly relocating clos-er to the school of pharmacy. Weare sorry to consider moving awayfrom the house that has been ourhome for more than 30 years, butlook forward to the possibility ofbuilding memories at a house thatmight be more easily accessible

and attractive to brothers. Webelieve that a move could strength-en our chapter even more.

—Erin Seruga

�� Gamma EpsilonUniversity of NebraskaFounded 3/20/1920Univ. of Nebraska College of Pharmacy985025 Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE 68198

We’d like to say good-bye to allthe P4s who will graduate in May.We also want to wish the P3s thebest of luck on their upcoming rota-tions, and thank all the chairs fordoing such a great job this pastyear!

The brothers of Gamma Epsilonare working hard to get ready fortheir 10th annual Hoops-4-Healingphilanthropy. We put on a 3-on-3basketball tournament to raisemoney for Camp Floyd Rodgers, acamp for kids with diabetes. This isour biggest event of the year, andwith such a large group, we hope tobeat the record for the most moneyraised.

We collected more than 300canned goods to donate to theSalvation Army over winter break,with our P3s leading the cause.Way to go, guys!

With that, I’d like to say thanksfor letting me be your historian for

the last year, Gamma Epsilon. Ireally enjoyed it and best of luck toyou all!

—Shelley Czerniak�� Gamma ThetaUniversity of Missouri-Kansas CityFounded 5/17/1957School of Pharmacy5005 Rockhill RoadKansas City, MO 64110-2499

To kick off 2007, Gamma Thetabrothers slipped on their bluesuede shoes to attend Province inMemphis, Tennessee. We werehonored to have Levi Campbell,Jonathan Bergman, Sean Hawkins,Joel Karki, and Kristi Wiesner rep-resent the chapter.

We’re very excited about ourspring fund-raising and charityevents. Our annual Volley forCharity volleyball tournament willbe held April 21 at the WestportBeach Club in Kansas City,Missouri. In the past, this eventhas been a fun and rewarding wayto raise colon cancer awareness,funds for the American CancerSociety, and remember one of ourbrothers, Wes McIntire. Thisyear’s tournament is sure to be agreat success with all the supportemanating from our local commu-nity and businesses.

Our upcoming rush eventsinclude an evening at the KansasCity dog tracks, a “clean-the-streets” trash pickup, and a week-end barbecue. We are all eager toshow off our red and white duringour upcoming annual formal func-tion, held this year at EmbassySuites in Westport. This year’stheme, Kappa Psi Cocktail Party –Take 2, is sure to be the socialevent to attend! Thank you toNicola Black and Holly Skelton,Gamma Theta’s sergeants at arms,for their hard work in organizingthe event.

—Adrian Abadiano�� Gamma IotaUniversity of BuffaloFounded 1/16/1921Cooke Hall, North CampusAmherst, NY 14260

Despite the Buffalo snow, broth-ers of Gamma Iota were busy allwinter long. Our first vice regentscheduled wellness clinics in thecommunity where brothers offeredblood pressure readings and pro-vided drug information to patients.Our second vice regent diligently

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Gamma Epsilon P3s pose for a last photo.


heated competition and a rousingrendition of ’Twas the Night BeforeChristmas from Santa Claus (por-trayed brilliantly by Brother Dr.Davies), we raised nearly $1,670 tohelp provide Christmas gifts andgoodies for families staying at theshelter.

Gamma Kappa contributed to theSDSU community by organizingand funding speaker Dr. JohnRidgway to talk about alcohol abuseand drug addiction. The event washeld on campus January 31 witharound 100 students and SDSUCollege of Pharmacy faculty mem-bers in attendance. Cookies and hotcocoa we provided by the otherSDSU College of Pharmacy organi-zations. The event turned out great.A special thank you to all who wereinvolved.

Seven Gamma Kappa brothersperformed cholesterol screeningsduring the SDSU Wellness Fair inFebruary. Fourth-year pharmacystudent and Brother RachelSchardin ran the show and instruct-ed younger brothers in the art ofcholesterol screenings. Thanks,Rachel. You are a great teacher.Gamma Kappa charged $5 perscreening. The $60 raised wasdonated to the American HeartAssociation.

Brothers of Gamma Kappaformed a team for the 2007Children’s Miracle Network DanceMarathon. Eleven brothers raised$2,163 for the great cause. Thisyear the dance marathon commit-tee set a goal of $35,000, which willhelp the hospital buy an incubatorcalled the Giraffe that will help save

planned our regular philanthropyprojects that center around thetheme of pediatrics. These includeour annual penny wars for charitywith the other two fraternities hereat UB, regular trips to the RonaldMcDonald House to cook for thevisiting families, selling papers forthe Buffalo News Kids Day to bene-fit Children’s Hospital, and volun-teering at and participating in theMarch of Dimes walk. We also con-ducted a Souper Bowl Drive inFebruary to collect canned goodsfor a local food bank.

After all that hard work, brothersspent time with our grad chapterbrothers and friends at a Sabreshockey game, and also went snowtubing.

Gamma Iota has started the nom-ination process for spring elections.We already have a lot of interestfrom brothers who were initiatedlast year. We’re happy to see howexcited they are to be involved. Asthe next generation steps in, wealso get ready to say good-bye tobrothers who will graduate thisspring. We’ve learned a lot fromthem and appreciate the brother-hood and fellowship they’ve shownus. Our 2007 graduating class ofbrothers includes Amanda Boeckel,Lucas Bryk, Joseph Couto, Wen Li,Kwaku Marfo, Todd Ordan, KerriePeterson, Stephen Webster, NicoleWahl, and Regina Will.Congratulations to our brothers—we will miss them all.

One way we plan to honor thosegraduating is at our end of the yeardinner banquet and awards ceremo-ny, to be held this year at a newlocation in Niagara Falls. The viewand ambiance of the falls will cer-tainly be a great place for brothersto celebrate.

—Stacy Reed

�� Gamma KappaSouth Dakota State UniversityFounded 10/17/1958College of PharmacyBox 2202CBrookings, SD 57007

Gamma Kappa is educating twonew pledges about our greatFraternity and is staying active inthe community. In December,Gamma Kappa hosted a penny warcompetition between the first- andsecond-year pharmacy students toraise money for the BrookingsDomestic Abuse Shelter. Afterapproximately a week and a half of

premature babies. The Februaryevent included crafts, dancing,board games, singing, and hangingout with the children.

On the first weekend inFebruary, 24 brothers attended aSioux Falls Stampede hockeygame. The game went great, withSioux Falls winning 11–2 overIndianapolis. A handful of brothersalso trekked to Great Bear SkiResort in Sioux Falls for our annualKappa Psi ski trip. Finally, aftercountless hours of work and plan-ning, Brothers Robert Wright andDale Christensen unleashed theircreation on the Brookings sled hill:the “Bob” sled. A three-personcouch with sleds attached to thebottom was carried to the top of thehil0l and turned loose. It was anamazing day of ups and downs!

—William Hayes

Gamma NuUniversity of the PacificFounded 9/17/1960236 W. Stadium DriveStockton, CA 95204

Spring semester has hit and thebrothers of Gamma Nu are excitedfor another large pledge class ofpharmacy and pre-pharmacy stu-dents. Our annual rush dinner wasa great success with 160 people andmore than 40 alumni in attendanceat the prestigious Stockton CountryClub. Gamma Nu brothers arethankful for the abundance of sup-port from alumni. At the end ofFebruary, we pinned 28 potentialbrothers.

As always, the chapter has beenvolunteering in the community withsuch events as Black Heritage Dayand the annual Crab Feed, duringwhich 10 brothers and 10 potentialbrothers consumed 13 large platesof crab.

—Kevin Han

�� Gamma RhoUniversity of New MexicoFounded 2/16/1948College of Pharmacy2502 Marble NEAlbuquerque, NM 87131

It’s been a busy year for GammaRho brothers. Our first-year broth-ers were hit hard with a new cur-riculum but have managed to stayactive. They look to be a promisinggroup for the future of our chapter.

Last semester, Gamma Rhobrothers helped organize and runthe annual JDRF Halloween carni-val and haunted house. We wereable to scare the blood sugar out of

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Gamma Rho brothers at their best.

Gamma Sigma brothers pose for a picture at their weekly football game.


a lot of diabetic kids! Funding forthe carnival came from KY’s andAPhA’s participation in theOktoberfest fund-raiser at O’Neil’sPub, where we raised more than$2,500! Gamma Rho brothers havealso continued to congregateweekly at Chama River BrewingCompany for food and fun.

Last semester we also had apreparty/broomball night at theOutpost Ice Arena. There was a lotof falling, a ton of bruises, and oneconcussion. This was the secondtime our chapter did this, and it’salways a lot of fun and a goodchance to have a little down timewith fellow brothers.

We opened spring semester witha KY Salsa Night and were able tocut a rug without embarrassing our-selves to any great extent. It was afun time and a good chance for usto interact not only with otherbrothers, but various members ofthe student body.

KY brothers were involved innumerous health screenings, theannual JDRF walk, flu shot clinics,and Legislative Day at the capitolbuilding in Santa Fe. In the nearfuture we will have a silent auctionto raise money for the chapter anda bowling night at Leisure Bowl.Brothers will also participate in theRelay for Life to help raise cancerawareness, as well as the UNMSpring Storm, which is huge com-munity service event that involves

numerous student organizations.Hasta luego!

—Justin Clark

�� Gamma SigmaUniversity of FloridaFounded 4/28/1949College of PharmacyDept. of Pharmacy PracticeBox 100487Gainesville, FL 32610

The brothers of Gamma Sigmachapter would like to thank every-one who came out and made winterconclave such a success. We wouldalso like to congratulate our 11 newbrothers who were inducted in thefall: Michael Ball, Joe Cole,Chris French, Nicolas Garcia,Josh Gesiorski, Bill Henning,Dave Joeckle, Jon Nazarian,Will Robertson, Jeff Smith, andAaron Wolff.

We recently elected officers forthe year. They include Greg Carter,regent; Stephen Harvey, viceregent; Matt Kirchoff, pledge mas-ter; Jeremy Deni, chaplain; NicolasGarcia, sergeant at arms; DustinEdwards, treasurer; Michael Ball,recording secretary; Aaron Wolff,corresponding secretary; and JoeCole, historian.

The brothers of Gamma Sigmaplayed in the Just for Kids kickballtournament. All proceeds went tothe charity of the winning team’schoice. While we didn’t win, weknow the money went to a goodcause. We look forward to practic-ing more kickball and getting readyto win next year’s tournament.

Along with kickball, we’ve beenbusy planning our annual golf tour-nament to benefit the Children’sMiracle Network at Shands

Children’s Hospital. This has beena success every year and we planon continuing that success thisyear.

—Aaron Wolff

�� Gamma UpsilonFounded 3/20/1950P.O. Box 2102071703 East MabelTucson, AZ 85721

The brothers of Gamma Upsilonchapter always find spring semes-ter to be eventful since we holdmost of our major events, excludingInitiation. To kick the semester offwe held a social event at Kon Tiki, aTucson restaurant/bar with aHawaiian style. Brothers united toshare holiday moments and relaxone more time before the hecticschool schedule resumed.

Themed socials, hosted by eachclass, are a highlight that every

brother looks forward to. The firstone this semester was held by theclass of 2008 with the themeGolf/Tennis Country Club Attire.For the first time, Kappa Psi broth-ers invited students from the col-lege of law. The affair was a hugesuccess and might even become anannual event!

The University of ArizonaCollege of Pharmacy holdsLegislative Day each year on thelawn at the capitol building inPhoenix. KY brothers consistentlyattend and represent pharmacists ofArizona to give the legislators ataste of what pharmacists can do.The free screenings offered by thecollege of pharmacy studentsincluded cholesterol, diabetes, andhypertension screenings.

A Valentine’s Day celebrationwas held at Sushi-Ten. About 20brothers attended, single or cou-pled. The night capped with danc-ing at a country/Top 20 dance club.In April we held our biannual slosh-ball game and then, the most antici-pated event of the year: the end ofthe year banquet!

—Kwyn Forbregd

�� Gamma PhiUniversity of GeorgiaFounded 5/23/1951College of Pharmacy1880 S. Lumpkin StreetAthens, CA 30605-0000

The brothers of Gamma Phistood out in the community onceagain by teaming up with theAmerican Red Cross to sponsor asuccessful blood drive. We are stillfaithful to our adopted street, pick-ing up trash and other debris. Wehad a great turnout this Christmasat our annual Grinch party, whichbrought in a lot of toys for needychildren.

We hosted a welcome back cele-bration for our classmates, and thistime we had some attractions at theevent, which brought a really goodturnout. Brothers are planning tohave a booth at the Relay for Lifelater this spring. In addition, we’llalso have our annual Boxers andBlazers charity, with the proceedsgoing toward cancer research.Many more social events are in thepipeline as well.

This year we’re having a specialcelebration for Professor FlynnWarren. Professor Warren is retir-ing this year and we can’t let himgo without honoring him properly.

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Gamma Upsilon brothers LaurenBabits (left) and Kwyn Forbregdenjoy Legislative Day together atthe University of Arizona.

Gamma Chi brothers Erin DeDoes(left) and Katie Georges share ashirt to advertise Bowl for KidsSake.

Gamma Phi brothers after an action-packed day at the local paintball field.


games and helped clean up after-ward. Before break we rang bellsand collected money for theSalvation Army. Our first communi-ty service event of this semesterwas Bowling for Kids’ Sake.

This year we decided to trysomething new. We planned a din-

Thank you, Flynn, not just for beingone of our pillars of strength, butalso for being one our brothers, ourmentor, and our friend.

—Evan Anderson

�� Gamma ChiFerris State UniversityFounded 5/6/1952119 S. Warren AvenueBig Rapids, MI 49307

We ended winter semester with abang, welcoming 18 new members!A special congratulation goes toBecca Abersold, Brent Bialik,Carla Empson, Matt Everett,Carie Feibig, Amber Fisher,Josh Halpernin, BrandonHysell, Keyl Jansen Van Gahen,Kara Kirkpatrick, AngelaLockwood, Stephen Nass,Jaqueline Pierick, Eric Roath,Elena Roe, Diana Ursoiu,Jessica White, and Tara Wilcox.Thanks to our newest additions, wehave more than doubled our mem-bership.

Our Cedar Point fund-raising tripin October brought in $3,910. Wesold coffee over winter break andreceived $675 in profits. We alsosold drug cards to pharmacy stu-dents and raised $715.

We worked with Big BrothersBig Sisters to put on a Halloweenparty for the kids in our area. Wehad as much fun as the childrendid! We also worked in Lansingwith the Special Olympics. Wehelped keep score of the basketball

ner at the house for our members’parents and our pledges’ parents.We wanted to show parents all thatwe have been doing and stop anystereotypes they may have hadabout fraternities. This dinner was ahuge success and we plan to do itevery semester.

—Erin DeDoes�� Gamma PsiMercer UniversityFounded 3/16/1953School of Pharmacy3001 Mercer University DriveAtlanta, GA 30341

The brothers of Gamma Psi haveenjoyed having the opportunity tostrengthen the chapter’s brother-hood over the past few months.Recently, we initiated 10 brotherswho we believe will continuallystrive for strong brotherhood in thecoming years. They have joined usin supporting several charity foun-dation projects. The Race For Rileywas one of our bigger events wherewe helped the UnitedMitochondrial Disease Foundationraise money for children afflictedwith a mitochondrial disease. Inaddition, our chapter participated inour biannual road cleanup, theSusan G. Komen Walk for a Cure,

and helped with the annual springclassic game between theUniversity of Georgia and GeorgiaTech baseball teams at TurnerField. Proceeds from this gamewent to support Children’sHealthcare of Atlanta. These eventswere very rewarding and have gal-vanized our compassion to continu-ally support our surrounding com-munity.

Socially, Gamma Psi continuedits legacy of brotherhood fellow-ship. We hung out at local hotspots, attended several professionalsporting events, went on an enter-taining ski trip to the SmokeyMountains, and even went on acruise to Mexico. Through all ofthis, everlasting bonds were formedbetween brothers that will allow usto achieve more as a Fraternity. Webelieve our hard work and dedica-tion could not be possible withoutthe unity throughout our chapter,which a major emphasis in ourChapter Development Program.

We would like to thank GammaSigma for hosting winter conclave;it was a blast! And we would like tothank our dedicated and willingalumni who made it possible tohave one of the largest Founders’

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Gamma Psi brothers and their dates during their annual ski trip.

Gamma Psi brothers volunteer at the Strong Legs Run for Children’sHealthcare of Atlanta.


Day Banquets Gamma Psi has everput together. Finally, our chapterwould like to thank Brother MarvinSmith whose hard work, dedica-tion, and vision has allowed ourchapter to achieve great things.

—Josh Jenkins�� Delta DeltaUniversity of HoustonFounded 2/28/1963College of Pharmacy4800 Calhoun Blvd., 141-SR2Houston, TX 77204-5515

In the midst of spring semester,the brothers of Delta Delta chaptercould not be busier! The chapter’s36 newly inducted brothers arealready hard at work contributingto the ongoing, active spirit of theFraternity.

With the addition of so many newhands and brains, regent RyanAnderson assigned each memberto a committee. The SocialCommittee, headed by Brothers

Stacie Dacus and Meagan Jordan,is hard at work preparing for springformal, while Brothers Cheryl Holt,Ken Frost, and Clay Boyd are dili-gently putting together a DeltaDelta alumni newsletter. Othercommittees work to assist the chap-ter and plan future events and helpchapter proceedings and meetingsrun smoothly.

Continuing in the tradition ofdemonstrating active leadershipwithin the pharmacy school, thebrothers of Delta Delta chapterproudly applaud the newly inductedmembers of Phi Lambda SigmaNational Pharmacy LeadershipSociety at the University ofHouston. This includes BrothersCharisse Birdwell, Lori Markel,Thomas Key, Irene Kwong, and TriNguyen.

The Kid’s Grand Prix event, host-ed by the Ronald McDonald House,went smoothly as brothers helpedentertain children and assist on theracetrack. The chapter eagerlyanticipates the reopening of thehomeless clinic in downtownHouston, which has temporarilybeen closed due to a locationchange. Brother Kyana Stewart hasarranged a spring schedule forfuture assistance with Houston’sMcDade Elementary and its 21stcentury after school program.

In fellowship news, brothers cele-brated the induction of the BetaGamma pledge class by holding aJersey Night where new membersreceived their letter shirts, in addi-tion to their nicknames and num-bers, lovingly bestowed upon themby their big siblings. With a largenumber of attendees, the event wasa great success.

Brothers from Delta Delta alsoattended the Province VII conclave,hosted by Psi chapter in Memphis,and received the Man-Mile Award

for the second year in a row. DeltaDelta would like to thank Psi chap-ter for hosting a great meeting andproviding a wonderful weekend offun. The brothers of Delta Deltawould also like to congratulateBrother Thomas Key for beingelected Province VII chaplain.

With fund-raisers, drives, andcommunity service on the horizon,a formal in the works, and upcom-ing elections, Delta Delta chapter issure to remain busy until the end ofthe semester.

—Irene Kwong

�� Delta ZetaUniversity of IowaFounded 12/12/1968College of Pharmacy110 Pharmacy Bldg.Iowa City, IA 52242

The semester is in full swing forDelta Zeta at the University of IowaCollege of Pharmacy. First andforemost, we are proud to welcome17 new brothers into the Fraternity:Kyle Beyer, Megan Brockman,Elisabeth Donahey, AmandaDrevyanko, Sara Esparza, JaciGrafenberg, Jon Hemmer, BridgetJermeland, Ashley Kessler, BrettMcArthur, Alisha Picht, SamanthaSalas, Kelly Schueller, KristinSlocum, Emily Smith, AlexVersackas, and Ashley Virene.Congratulations!

Delta Zeta is busy planning allsorts of activities for members toenjoy. We are learning about eachothers’ cooking abilities, or lackthereof, as we volunteer to makeand serve dinner at the RonaldMcDonald House. We’re teachingnew members about hypertensionscreenings so they will be able toparticipate in screenings at variouspharmacies. Our annual bowl-a-thon is always a big hit, and all ofthe proceeds are donated to the

Ronald McDonald House. It’s amaz-ing how many pharmacy studentscan possess excellent bowlingskills! The bowling event is open toall students at the college. Studentsform teams that compete againsteach other for some impressiveprizes!

Many of our events require onlya few of our members to volunteerat a time, which is great, given ourbusy schedules, but we are trying achapter-wide philanthropy eventthis semester to help Habitat forHumanity. We are all very excitedto assist families in this way andexcited to bond and grow as a chap-ter through this experience.

We are electing officers a littleearlier this year to secure enoughtime to train new officers and makethe transition smooth. Many of ourofficers are third-year students whohave been dedicated to Kappa Psiduring the last three years. Theirleadership will be missed as theyhead out on rotations. We hope byhaving the new officers “shadow”the existing officers for a couplemonths they can be trained on alltheir newly acquired duties.

Our social chair has been busyarranging activities for our chapteras well. We celebrated, or mournedover, the Super Bowl together,depending on what team you werecheering for. Upcoming activitiesinclude a night at the casino andonce the weather cooperates, achapter barbecue.

Conclave will be held at theUniversity of Iowa during fallsemester, with anticipated datesbeing October 19–20 at theMarriott Hotel in Coralville. Markyour calendar now for a great week-end in Iowa City! Our conclavecommittee is busy planning andhopes many KY brothers can makethe trek to Iowa!

—Ann Schwemm

�� Delta EpsilonDuquesne UniversityFounded 2/24/1967600 Forbes Avenue304 Bayer Learning CenterPittsburgh, PA 15282-0000

Delta Epsilon installed the follow-ing new officers: Tiffany Woustra,regent; Amy Patrick, vice regent;Amanda Beley, treasurer; BrittneyMarch, secretary; Ashley Varhol,historian; Jordan Posey, chaplain;and Kayt Gladysz, sergeant-at-arms.

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Delta Detla brother An Nguyenassists a child at the Kid’s GrandPrix hosted by the Ronald McDonaldHouse in Houston, Texas.

Delta Delta’s pledges display their brand-new jerseys.Delta Delta brothers Irene Kwongand Ryan Anderson are all smiles.


Delta Eta will support severalbrothers in our annual pharmacyball: Brother Terrence (Levitra)Brown as Mr. College of Pharmacy,Brother Farrell (Abilify) Fort as Mr.P3, Brother Chelsea (Namenda)Hick as Miss P2, and BrotherGenee (Avapro) Bailey as Miss P1.

Delta Eta proudly received MostImproved Chapter at the ProvinceVII conclave in Memphis. Look outbecause Delta Eta is back with avengeance!

—Carnecia Cole�� Delta IotaFlorida A&M UniversityFounded 6/7/1975P.O. Box 70513Tallahassee, FL 32307

Greetings on behalf on the GCD,regent, and active brothers of DeltaIota chapter! We had a lot of funattending the 2007 Province IV win-ter conclave in Gainesville. Two ofour brothers were elected toProvince offices: Jeremie Johnson,secretary, and Jeremiah McKinley,GCC alternate delegate. During theweekend we had an opportunity tomeet new brothers and have otherchapter members meet our newbrothers. We truly took brother-hood to higher level.

Province meetings allow you toshare ideas with other chapters. Insaying that, we took part in a fund-raiser set up by Delta Rho. We pur-

We currently have three prospec-tive members that are in the middleof their new member educationprocess.

Brothers are looking forward toparticipating in the Mr. and MissPharmacy Contest, the school ofpharmacy open house, the Cali-Rally, and becoming activelyinvolved with Gilda’s Club, a non-profit cancer support organizationin Pittsburgh. We also look forwardto planning an Easter egg hunt,doing crafts with children in a localhospital, and our annual banquet tohonor graduating sixth-year broth-ers.

Delta Epsilon is working hard topromote stress management oncampus and within the community.We hope to plan many socialevents, including bowling andmovie nights.

Congratulations to Tara Boyle onbeing elected Province II historian!

—Ashley Varhol

�� Delta EtaXavier UniversityFounded 4/24/1972College of Pharmacy1 Drexel DriveNew Orleans, LA 70125

Delta Eta brothers walked in theUnited Negro College Fund Walk,participated in Operation Diabetes,and participated in the GingerbreadJunction at the New OrleansChildren Museum. We are current-ly raising money to donate to theAmerican Heart Association, whichwe do annually. We will volunteerat the Ronald McDonald House andgive Easter baskets to families thatare still suffering due to HurricaneKatrina.

We crossed our spring 2007 lineof 18 brothers: Monique(Penicillin) Pruitt, Albanye(Geodon) Randall, Lindsay(Nitrous Oxide) Charles, Alexis(Reserpine) Omari, Courtney(Chloraseptic) Chavis, Shanika(Crystal Meth) Beatty, Shonte(Pepto Bismol) Foster, Megan(Miralax) Minor, Andrea (NaThiopental) Toles, Patrice(Sarafem) Woods-Sanchez,Whitney (Saccharin) Scott,Erica (Zovirax) Wilson, Tasany(Amikacin) Lazard, Tenesha(Mitoxantrone) Waits, Genee(Avapro) Bailey, Courtney(Black Cohosh) Meggs, Michael(EpiPen) Lievers, and Michael(Brevibloc) Winn.

chased wooden roses and soldthem to help raise money for Relayfor Life here at Florida A&M. Therose sale was very successful.

Among many other things, wealso had rush, which turned outpretty well. We have 10 new broth-ers this semester to help us workand strive to keep Kappa Psi num-ber one. We had several eventswith our new brothers, including anF.I.S.H. fry and a skate social. Atthe F.I.S.H. fry we ate, mingled, andcelebrated a late brother’s birthday(Joshua Hillman). The day endedwith us playing Xbox and Spades.

Another social opportunity was askate social that we had with anoth-er organization, Kappa Psi PsiHealthcare Sorority Inc. We quicklyfound out how unforgiving a hardsurface is when you fall.Nonetheless, we all had fun.

We invited an alumnus to speakat an HIV/AIDS and STD seminar.Dr. Stacey Wilcox, PharmD,brought valuable information dur-ing Black History Month by speak-ing on key points about these dis-eases. This is the same seminar hedid in the fall for CE credits inOrlando.

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Delta Eta’s spring 2007 line.

Brotherly bonding between Delta Kappa brothers.


Delta Iota brothers went to theCayman Islands and Ocho Rios,Jamaica, for spring break. We madesure we hade fun for every brother.Remember, 99 hands!

We’re in the process of promot-ing our National and Province phil-anthropy projects. In the college ofpharmacy building, we set upposter presentations on multiplesclerosis and diabetes, truly show-ing the industry part of our chapter.We hosted a Nothing But Net bas-ketball tournament fund-raiser toraise money for the purchase ofmosquito nets to send to Africa tohelp aid in the prevention of malariaoutbreaks.

Of course, we can’t for get aboutour annual Kappa Psi Week andScarlet and Cadet GreyBall/Banquet. Many events areplanned for this week, including afaculty breakfast, a women’s appre-ciation, The Dating Game, and our32nd anniversary Scarlet and CadetGrey Ball/Banquet. Unfortunatelywe can’t have our ball around ourchartering date (June 6–7) so weselected a day during spring semes-ter when more students, alumni,and faculty can attend. Like everyyear, this is a huge fund-raiser forour chapter and we look forward toseeing many people there. Somebrothers from other chapters havealready said they will attend.

�� Delta KappaHoward UniversityFounded 4/19/1986College of Pharmacy2300 4th Street NWWashington, D.C. 20059

Spring semester is well underway and members of Delta Kappachapter have been achieving in allaspects of pharmacy school.Brothers have participated in manycommunity service projects in theWashington, D.C., area, includingthe NBC4 U Health Expo. At the

expo, brothers worked alongsideCVS Pharmacy pharmacists andadministered blood pressurescreenings, diabetes screenings,and answered general pharmacy-related questions. We appreciatethe fact that we can participate inhealth expos around the city,because it gives us a chance tohone our pharmaceutical careskills.

We are excited about our springpledge line 2007. We have 13 enthu-siastic and promising individuals

working diligently to becomeKappa Psi PharmaceuticalFraternity, Inc. brothers!

We would like to congratulatesome of our brothers for being cho-sen to participate in various phar-maceutical endeavors. Brother ImbiIchili was selected for the IPSF(International PharmaceuticalStudent Federation) studentexchange program and will partici-pate in a rotation abroad this sum-mer. Brother Linda Johnson willrepresent the Howard UniversitySchool of Pharmacy at the APHAPatient Counseling Competition inAtlanta. Also, Brothers AngelaAppling, Shemaine Downer,Karlisha Colbert, Thao Duong,Keyani Dedmon, Linda Johnson,and Jaqueise Strother will representthe university at the sixth annualEPIC pharmacies scavenger hunt.

—Nikki Dickerson

�� Delta LambdaCampbell UniversityFounded 4/23/1988School of PharmacyP.O. Box 1090Buies Creek, NC 27506

Delta Lambda has made greatstrides within the Fraternity andcommunity. Our large number ofactive brothers allows us to have amuch greater impact. Spring rushwas successful, and now threepledges are working hard to earntheir brotherhood.

During February, the month oflove, Delta Lambda spread its loveto a local nursing home. Brothers

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Delta Kappa brothers Angela Appling and Morgan Roberts alongside Brother Karen Umali from Sigma andBrother Erica Lauer from Delta Xi.

Brothers of Delta Kappa strike a pose!


In February we organized aValentine’s Day blood drive andhad a great turnout, thanks to manygenerous donors from pharmacy.Our chapter proudly becamePartners for Life for the CanadianBlood Services and is in the lead forthe number of donations madefrom UBC. Later in the month, wealso had a great time hostingProvince. We hope all the chaptersthat came enjoyed their time here.

We recently designed and mar-keted pharmacy T-shirts with pro-ceeds going toward our sponsoredchild through World Vision. Wesold more than 100 shirts and now

and pledges made Valentine’scards. Many of the cards werehomemade, some were storebought, but all delivered theValentine spirit. Many brothers andpledges went to visit and deliverthese cards. A very special part ofthe visit was being able to playbingo with residents. Each brotheror pledge was partnered with a resi-dent, which allowed them to playbingo and get to know each other.Another service opportunity wasAdopt-a-Highway. This event tookplace for those brothers who wereunable to attend the Valentine’sbingo at the nursing home.

Delta Lambda is trying to reachout nationally as well. We donatedto the National PhilanthropyProject, the Hearts and Crafts Quilt,with proceeds going toward theMultiple Sclerosis Foundation. Thedonation of four squares and $625was something that brothers feltstrongly about. The donation of asquare benefited others andallowed brothers to be a little bitcrafty.

We participated in the Relay forLife at Campbell University inMarch. This gave us an opportunityto interact with members of theother graduate schools, undergrad-uates, faculty members, and thecommunity here at Campbell whilesupporting a wonderful cause.We’re also trying to become moreinvolved in assisting and getting toknow the pre-pharmacy students oncampus.

Like service, fund raising is infull swing. Our Taco Dinner was ahuge success. Also, raffle ticketsare being sold to get ready for theannual Cadet Ball, which shouldturn out to be a wonderful andmemorable weekend at MyrtleBeach, South Carolina.

—Charlotte Fetterman

�� Delta MuUniversity of British ColumbiaFounded 4/30/19882146 East MallVancouver, BC V6T 1Z3Canada

Delta Mu started off 2007 with abang! Several members of ourchapter volunteered as course mar-shals for the Walk for Memories,which benefits Alzheimer’sresearch, and had a great time. Theorganizers of the walk were happyto have us help out.

have enough funds to support herfor two years.

In the coming months, we’replanning to promote Kappa Psi dur-ing Pharmacy Awareness Week atUBC, and volunteer for Dining Outfor Life, which is a fund-raiser forthe fight against AIDS. We are alsoexcited about having more chaptersocials and doing more fund rais-ing.

—Kayla Fang

�� Delta NuMidwestern University-ChicagoFounded 3/12/1994College of Pharmacy355 31st StreetDowner’s Grove, IL 60515

As winter quarter came to anend, our fourth-year brothers grad-uated join various aspects of phar-macy, such as community andambulatory care; some took resi-dency positions. We wish them allthe best!

In March we held our annualFounders’ Day, which was open tothe whole campus. This year wehad representatives from TakedaPharmaceuticals and Abbott Labshold a panel discussion, whichhelped our younger brothers andclassmates understand why phar-macy is so diverse. In addition, wecontinue to work with BearNecessities, a pediatric cancer foun-

dation, by sponsoring another“small miracle” as we have done inyears past.

—Ronak Talati—Neel Jani

�� Delta PiTexas Tech UniversityFounded 11/14/1997School of Pharmacy1300 S. Coulter StreetAmarillo, TX 79106

Delta Pi had several brothersattend the Province VII meeting,hosted by Psi, in Memphis: AlexiaRendon from the Lubbock campus,regent Nancy Dunseth from theAmarillo (main) campus, JessicaTrojacek, Fred Labrador, JaniceMillikan, and Daniel Silva from theDallas campus. The trip and meet-ing went very well, and plans areunderway for our chapter to hostProvince VII next year during theweekend of February 22, 2008, inDallas.

Toward the end of each monthwe eat together (“Dutch”) at arestaurant to celebrate with ourmembers who have birthdays dur-ing that particular month. Family,significant others, and even non-member friends join us. It’s a funtradition that we’ve kept for severalyears, and we enjoy the chance toeat a nice dinner together and get amuch-needed study break.

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Delta Mu on the Walk for Memories.

Delta Nu brothers Ravi, Aekta,Nazia, Beejal, Amita, Nicole,Miriam, Ronak, Jimit, Nick, andFarnando have a great time together.


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Beta Kappa girls get ready for tug-o-war at the ASP back to school picnic.

Beta Chi brothersafter a victory infloor hockey.

Delta Phi brothers Rani Dibbini, AJ Ryan, andApril Haines act as judges during the chapter’sIron Chef contest where teams made dishes with asecret ingredient: key limes.

Brothers team up to show their Kappa Psi spirit.


against Phi Delta Chi, host morebirthday dinners, and plan a springbanquet.

—Robyn McGraw

�� Delta RhoNova Southeastern UniversityFounded 11/13/19981420 NW 86th TerracePembroke Pines, FL 33024

We would like to welcome ournew GCD for the chapter, Dr.Carsten Evans. We are extremelyproud and excited to have Dr.Evans working as part of our chap-ter. Delta Rho is also proud to wel-come 20 brothers into the KappaPsi family. We held our crossoverevent in January, which included

Did you know that Delta Pi chap-ter is in three different cities? TexasTech University has its school ofpharmacy in Amarillo. Students canspend all four of their pharmacyschool years there, or they canspend their third- and fourth-yearrotations on the satellite campusesin Lubbock and Dallas. Soon toopen in the fall of 2007 is our newsatellite campus in Abilene, wheresome of the class of 2011 will startand spend all four of their pharma-cy school years. There will still be agroup that starts in Amarillo andhas the option of spending P3 andP4 years in Lubbock or Dallas.Delta Pi brothers living on satellitecampuses are experimenting withSkype to communicate with broth-ers on the “mother ship” campus inAmarillo. In past years we’ve usedHealthNet, and last fall we triedconference phone calls. We haveour fingers crossed, hoping thatSkype will work in the long run,even though the system still has afew bugs.

Since we’re still a relatively newchapter, we don’t have an officialnewsletter as of yet. But we man-aged to e-mail some news to someof our alumni in January, and wealso received replies from a few ofthem. Those who replied sharedmilestones in their lives, careerpaths since graduating, willingnessto help with Province VII 2008, andprovided updated address informa-tion.

Congratulations to our facultyadvisor, Dr. Eric MacLaughlin, onthe birth of a new baby; JamieGuyear (2006 graduate) on thebirth of a daughter; Peter Palizo onthe birth of a son; and Julian Vargason the birth of a son. The daughterof Karri Starling (2004 graduate)turned 1 on Valentine’s Day, andMel Smalley (2004 graduate) gavebirth to a daughter.

Delta Pi brothers who are expect-ing include Joyce Fender and MarkKing. Also, Lisa Plasencia and JeffHildebrand (both 2004 graduates)were married November 11, 2006.Miriam Wolters-Horton (2006 grad-uate) was married during the sum-mer of 2006.

For the rest of the semester, wewill elect new officers, decorate thedisplay box for our school, holdosteoporosis screenings for ourschool-wide health fair, compete inthe annual bowling tournament

dinner and an exciting trip to KeyWest. Our newest brothers are:Rachel Ackerman, SerinaBidnick, Kyle Butcher, KristinCipolla, Melinda Deen, JenniferDouma, Amy Everitt, WendyFisher, Gary Foulk, AngelaFratto, Eddy Garcia, JasonGrill, Kevin Hanlon, EliseManee, Emily Marckioli, RyanNowicki, Mellisa Ortega, MabelRodriguez, Uday Talati, andCrystal Walker. This was a greatopportunity for new and existingbrothers to celebrate a difficult andlong pledging process.

Many brothers from our chapterattended winter conclave inGainesville and enjoyed meeting

brothers from other chapters. Weappreciate the hospitality from ourbrothers at Gamma Sigma. Wewould like to congratulate BrotherRyan Ritchie who was electedProvince IV treasurer for 2007.Brothers are looking forward toattending the 53rd GCC in Bostonthis summer.

We held our annual Rose Salefund-raiser during Valentine’s Day,and it proved successful again thisyear. We also held a bake sale andsold pins for Jeans Day to raisemoney for the Multiple SclerosisFoundation. We would like to thankBrother Tami Houser for her con-tinuing help with these projects.

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Dallas Delta Pi brothers get together for a picture during the school-wide Annual Assessment Day. Back row (L–R):Lee Jaquez, Lesley Thomas, Jessica Trojacek, Mary Klein, Meoshia Wafer, Rafael Veasy, Rob Gagliardi. Front:Jessen Thomas, Theresa Gerst, Fred Labrador.

Delta Pi’s Melinda Crum showcasesher artistic talent and Fraternity spirit at the Amarillo CadillacRanch, where graffiti is an acceptedart form.


The chapter had a composite por-trait taken in February. We will con-tinue our road cleanup project andparticipate in the annual HeartWalk at Nova SoutheasternUniversity.

—Mike Behrens

�� Delta TauUniversity of Southern NevadaFounded 1/10/2003Nevada College of Pharmacy11 Sunset WayHenderson, NV 89014

In December 2006, Delta Tauchapter, headed by vice regentAmy Jenkins, conducted a philan-thropic project to adopt an abusedfamily for the Safenest FamilyShelter in Las Vegas. Brothersraised a more than $700 for theadopted family, and gave the familya carload toys for the children, babyproducts, and supplies. There werealso three pack’n’play packagesfilled with donated clothes for allages of children and the mother.Needless to say, the adopted familyhad a very nice Christmas. BrotherAmy Jenkins went beyond the callto help this family have one of the

best Christmases ever! We aregrateful to Amy for her hard work.

Also in December, brothers par-ticipated in a holiday bowling partyat the Sunset Station casino inHenderson where everyone had funbowling, partying, and celebratingthe end of fall semester andChristmas. The bowling partyincluded first-time bowlers from

another country.The Vegas New Year started off

great for Delta Tau brothers, withmany watching the traditional mul-timillion-dollar New Year’s Eve fire-works display and celebration onthe Las Vegas Strip, either on tele-vision or in person. Social chairsJodi Levell and Alex Petersonjoined Grand Council Deputy

Allison Welder for the football divi-sion playoffs at Nikki Lee’s sportsbar and grill in Henderson.Brothers also joined together towatch the Super Bowl at Carmine’sLittle Italy Restaurant. Finally,karaoke, held in February, show-cased all the talented singing voicesof Delta Tau brothers, none ofwhich are candidates for StarSearch.

Three brothers will attend theProvince IX meeting in SanFrancisco: Amy Jenkins, viceregent; Jessica Garcia; and TawnyLizarraga. Delta Tau will also rushpharmacy students at our Utahextension of the University ofSouthern Nevada.

�� Delta UpsilonPal Beach Atlantic UniversityFounded 5/3/2003School of Pharmacy901 S. Flager DriveWest Palm Beach, FL 33401-6505

Right before spring semesterstarted, 17 of our brothers attendedthe winter conclave in Gainesville.We had fellowship with our fellowProvince IV brothers and had agreat time.

Congratulations to our two broth-ers who were initiated into PhiLambda Sigma, the NationalPharmacy Leadership Society:Matthew Bamber and DavidBrown. Along with Brother JulieLynch, they were also chosen aspharmacy delegates.

Delta Upsilon is in the finalpreparation stage for this year’s golf

Chapter News

Delta Rho brothers (L–R) Jessica Hoon, Tami Houser, Cindy Peters, and Shannon Piatek hold the quilt for theMultiple Sclerosis Foundation Project.

Delta Tau, University of Southern Nevada

Delta Tau’s toy drive.


presenting a red carnation to theirbig brother, taking a picture on afootball field and with a Russell,obtaining brother signatures, andcompleting their Kappa Psi familytree. On February 25, the pledgescompleted their philanthropy pro-ject, which was raising money forthe Cardiovascular DiseaseFoundation, by participating in a 5Kwalk along the beach in Carlsbad.Brothers Elizabeth Sarles, RobertMancini, and Brandon Mutrux alsoparticipated in what was a very

invitational. We’ve had huge suc-cess the past two years and areexcited for this year’s event.

—Christine Duong�� Delta PhiUniversity of California—San DiegoFounded 8/8/20039500 Gilman DriveLa Jolla, CA 92093-09657

At the end of fall quarter, wepinned our Epsilon pledge classand capped off the evening with aPirates of the Caribbean-themedparty for our pledges. The studentlounge was transformed into apirate paradise with cannons andcannonballs, a desert island with apalm tree and parrot, treasurechests filled with precious booty,skeletons, and a Jolly Roger flyingoverhead. There was also an over-sized chocolate fountain and dip-ping foods.

As usual, winter quarter wasdominated by pledge events. Underthe direction of chaplain ElizabethSarles, our pledge class spent sevenweeks learning about theBrotherhood of Kappa Psi. Pledgeslearned about Kappa Psi/Delta Phivia history lessons and quizzesfrom historian Brandon Mutrux, aswell as by decoding pledge memosin Greek created by Brother RobertMancini. Other pledge activitiesincluded having lunch with theirbig brother and great-big brother,

scenic stroll along the coast.One of the highlights of the

pledge period was the pledge-planned and hosted party for activebrothers. The so-called Plan V partywas thrown on February 15 andmarketed as a cure for Valentine’sDay withdrawal. The pledges sup-plied amazing decorations in theform of streamers, carnations, can-dles, and centerpieces. Fingerfoods and virgin drinks wereserved, and a great variety of musicwas played, including guitar solos

by Pledge Robert Lo. In addition,the pledge class serenaded us witha version of I Want it That Waybefore presenting their big broth-ers with a red carnation. We alsoplayed a game where we had todetermine via yes and no questionswhat celebrity name we had postedon our back and then find ourmatching spouse. The eveningwent off without a hitch and wascertainly a hit with the brothers.

As one of their final activities aspledges, our Epsilon class complet-ed the traditional Delta Phi scav-enger hunt around San Diego.Teams of four pledges decipheredclues that directed them to spotsimportant to our local history.Active brothers were stationed ateach location, and pledges neededto answer a question about KappaPsi to obtain the clue to the nextlocation. As their final test, pledgestook an exam testing their knowl-edge of Kappa Psi/Delta Phi histo-ry and symbolism.

In addition to their requiredpledge-only activities, pledges andbrothers got together on January 16for our first-ever Speed Pledgingevent. At this activity pledges rotat-ed to various stations manned bytwo brothers. At each station therewas a theme to help break the “ice”and allow brothers and pledges toget to know one another better.Themes ranged from the typical“favorite foods” and “musicaltastes” to more obscure word-asso-ciation and pretend-Rorschach teststations. All in all, it was a great wayfor brothers and pledges to get toknow one other.

On the philanthropic front, activebrothers participated in a beachcleanup project at South CarlsbadState Beach. Brothers had time toget on the beach, make a differencein the community, and spend timewith each other outside the class-room. Socially, Delta Phi held anIron Chef contest where five teamshad 90 minutes to make a dish withthe secret ingredient: key limes.Dishes included pasta, salads,chicken, and salmon, along withvarious drinks and deserts that fea-tured key limes. The lucky judgeswere alumni Rani Dibbini, LindaNgo, and April Haines, and AJRyan, a fourth-year brother.

Brother Patrick Chung was rec-ognized at Outlook in Palm Springsfor his skills in the patient counsel-

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Delta Phi Grand Council Deputy Dr. Chris Woo with brothers PatrickChung and Stephanie Gershgol, accepting awards at Outlook 2007.

Delta Phi brothers participate in a beach cleanup philanthropy event.


ing competition. Brother StephanieGershgol was one of the recipientsof the Robert C. JohnsonScholarship. Congratulations toboth of them.

—Brandon Mutrux�� Delta PsiUniversity of Minnesota—DuluthFounded 8/8/2003School of PharmacyDuluth, MN 55812

Spring got off to a great start with11 pledges. Our chapter decided tobe part of the Hearts and CraftsQuilt National PhilanthropicProject, and we are currentlydesigning our quilt square.

We continue to be involved in ourcommunity by volunteering at theDamiano Center Kids’ Café inDuluth. This is always a fun after-noon where we get to play with thekids and help serve them dinner. Inaddition, we will hold a Texas Hold’em tournament this spring. Pasttournaments have been very popu-lar, and proceeds go to a local non-profit organization.

The University of MinnesotaCollege of Pharmacy on the Duluthcampus will graduate its first classthis May, and we would like to rec-ognize our graduating brothers.

This group of leaders bravely navi-gated the opening of our satellitecampus in Duluth and is responsi-ble for many effective policies thatimproved the experience of stu-dents in later classes. They wereinstrumental in chartering Delta Psiand leading the chapter in its firstyear of existence. We wish themwell in their future endeavors. Weknow they will continue to touchthe lives of others wherever they

go. Congratulations Kim Hanfler,immediate past regent; Erin Foss;Kyle Riess; Jillene Beuke; JenBrandenburg; Sandra Belanger; JimKlussman; Andriana Sacchini;Hahn Tran; Dan Vang; and EmilyWelle. We look forward to seeingour brothers in Province VIII atconclave this spring inMinneapolis!

—Stephanie Root

�� Delta OmegaSouthern UniversityFounded 12/10/2005School of PharmacySavannah, Georgia

Rush week for Delta Omegaproved to be a great success! Wecrossed the Gamma class intoBrotherhood on December 13. Ournew brothers are Andria Owens,Heather Drazdowski, PaulMacDowell, Heather Franco,and Vivian Bush.

Shortly after returning fromChristmas break, new officers wereinstalled and work for the quarterbegan. Several social activities andfund-raising events have beenplanned for next quarter. EveryWednesday brothers sport theirKappa Psi polos on campus to showunity and brotherhood.

Delta Omega is preparing to hostthe Province IV summer conclave,June 1–2 in Savannah, Georgia. Welook forward to hosting the broth-ers of Province IV and invite broth-ers from all Provinces to attend thelast Province conclave prior toGCC. We can’t wait to see everyonethere!

—Heather Drazdowski�� Mu Omicron PiWayne State UniversityFounded 12/10/2005417 Auburn StreetDetroit, MI 48202

Mu Omicron Pi was busy withhouse renovations during the win-ter semester. However, we foundtime to organize our annual T-shirtdrive for charity. We also addedthree brothers since our last MASKarticle: Lamar Hanna, TimLavens, and James Cross.

The year’s end is fast approach-ing and we have much to look for-ward to. We have many socialevents planned, including our annu-al Create Your Own Theme party.Also, the Province V meeting atPurdue is right around the corner,as is GCC! Hope to see you allthere.

—Mike Vasovski

Arizona GraduateWe’ve been actively working to

strengthen our chapter andincrease membership. Brotherskicked the year off by joining DeltaSigma at various rush and pledgeevents. We enjoyed the opportunityto reunite with our collegiate broth-ers and meet the pledges. In

Chapter News

Beta Omicron chapter brothers show off their awards at the closing banquet during the Province X meeting 2007.

Delta Omega brothers wear their Kappa Psi polos on campus!


the Detroit Graduate chapter.Every Christmas season, brotherssponsor an indigent family by pur-chasing gifts listed on the family’swish list. The list may include, butis not limited to, toys, computergames, television sets, andmicrowave ovens. Funds to pur-chase such items are raised fromcandy sales, soda pop sales, andthrough monetary donations frombrothers. Such sales occur in theworkplace and at Fraternity func-tions. Brothers also spend timewrapping and personally deliveringthe gifts to the deserving families.Other activities brothers involvethemselves in include Meals onWheels and reading to elementary-aged school children. A few gradu-ate brothers are certified CPRinstructors. Each school year, theyprovide CPR to undergraduate stu-dents as a qualification for theirclinical rotations and internships.This spring, brothers hope to par-ticipate in a local Health-o-Rama byperforming drug counseling.

The most recent Fraternity func-tion was a potluck at the MuOmicron Pi house on Super BowlSunday. Several brothers gottogether that evening to root fortheir favorite team, and it wasn’t theLions. —Robert Franczak

Illinois GraduateOur reinstatement meeting in

November had us in a quandary as

February, brothers attended DeltaSigma’s Initiation ceremony. Wewould like to welcome and congrat-ulate our new brothers. It was anhonor to share experiences of“Brotherhood for Life.”

February ended with a get-together hosted by Brother JessiWilts. Thank you, Jessi, for throw-ing such a great party! We look for-ward to the next desert bash. Weare now looking forward to theupcoming Province assembly inSan Francisco.

—Kristl Tom

Boston GraduateGreetings from Boston Graduate

chapter! As spring arrives, weawaken from our hibernation andanticipate what should be a veryexciting and exhausting year.Upcoming events include chapterelections, Mu chapter’s 100thanniversary Smoker and, of course,the Grand Council Conventionbeing hosted in our backyard.

We want to congratulate Muchapter on their 14 new brothers.Welcome to the family! DuringFebruary, many graduate brothersvisited the collegians during pledg-ing to share some wisdom andFraternal bonding.

We hope all who come to Bostonthis summer has a fun and safeGCC. The brothers of BostonGraduate chapter and Mu chapterwish this above all things and willwork hard to make sure it happens.Go Red Sox!

—David Caristi

Buffalo GraduateGreetings from the brothers of

Buffalo Grad! In February, we helda joint social event with GammaIota. More than 75 brothers andfriends met for dinner at Pizza Hutbefore cheering on the BuffaloSabres in their victory over thePhiladelphia Flyers. Buffalo Gradsent five brothers to the Province Vassembly in Lafayette, Indiana.

If you are a brother in WesternNew York and are interested injoining Buffalo Grad, please contactMatt Sciara at [email protected] or visit our group page athttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/kap-papsibuffalograd.

—Erin M. Walsh

Detroit GraduateA recent issue of THE MASK

inspired me to inform my Kappa Psibrothers of the latest doings within

to which direction to take as a chap-ter. We got off to a slow start, butthings are falling into place. A wel-coming reception was held inJanuary, which was well attendedby Kappa Psi alumni, their familymembers, and friends.

January marked the start of the“Post-Graduation Options” speakerseries for Chi chapter. MyraCampara started the series talkingabout residencies. February’sspeakers, Manish Puri and KetulPatel, enlightened students on thepharmaceutical industry.

Alumni Networking Hour for Chichapter was held on February 16.Six Kappa Psi alumni providedinsight on different areas of phar-macy, including community prac-tice, industry, and residency. It wasa success based on the positivefeedback we received. Thanks toManish Puri for organizing a won-derful networking opportunity!Kudos to Chi chapter for all yoursupport and encouragement.

Events in the making include anevening charity fund-raiser in Apriland a summer outing at the park.Check out www.kappapsi-igrad.comfor more information.

—Anna Lisa Cruz

Minnesota GraduateMinnesota Graduate brothers

spent the winter planning forupcoming projects and relaxing atcausal after-work get-togethers.

Several Epsilon chapter brothersalso attended, giving us anothergreat opportunity to meet new col-legiate brothers. Minnesota Gradbrothers attended a weekend skiretreat with Delta Psi in northernMinnesota.

The next chapter meeting in Maywill find us busy planning for ourannual project at Camp Superkids,a weeklong camp for kids with asth-ma. Last year we also joined theAmerican Lung Association for theBlow the Whistle on Asthma walk.We had a great time and are plan-ning on adding even more walkersthis year. And, of course, we’relooking forward to the upcomingGCC in Boston.

If you’re interested in keeping upwith Minnesota Grad happenings,check out our webpage atwww5.pharmacy.umn.edu/kappapsi/grad.htm.

—Christy Askew

Pacific GraduateThe start of a new year meant

that rush and pledging were justahead. Plans to attend these eventswere made and the representationby Pacific alumni was excellent.

Two major events where alumnigathered were the San JoaquinPharmacist Association Crab Feedand the Rush Dinner. Though onconsecutive Saturdays, busy sched-ules were cleared for theseevenings.

In January, area pharmacists andguests gathered for their annualcrab feed at the Church of thePresentation in Stockton, California.This all-you-can-eat fund-raiser fea-tured several Kappa Psi tables filledwith brothers, as well as collegiatemembers manning the door, theprizes, and helping out at therefreshment tables. In attendancefor Pacific Grad were Drs. DonaldFloriddia; Gabe and Leanne Leung;Sam and Laurie Hodges; DerrickEgi; Mark and Kristina Walberg;Ross and Iris Chang; Mike andNora Pastrick; Bill Okuno; KevinOkuni; Bradd Waki; CharlesSimpson; Rajul Patel; Ryan Taal;Leland Ibarra; Michael Cuellar;Adam and Beth Kaye; SatinderSandhu; Denis Meerdink; andRichard Abood. Everyone had agood time stuffing themselves full ofsalad, bread, pasta and crab.

There were six cash prize win-ners in the pharmacist raffle draw-ing—two of them Kappa Psi…well,

Chapter News

Beta Eta GCD Dr. Griffith, Amanda Thompson, and Alex Rada at theopening social at the Province II assembly in Morgantown, West Virginia.


sort of. Derrick Egi was one winnerand Jessica Kaye, Adam’s youngdaughter, was the other. I wonderwho bought her ticket?

One week later, the StocktonCountry Club was the site ofGamma Nu’s Rush Dinner. Thenewly remodeled country club wassupposed to have been the site oflast year’s dinner but renovationswere not completed in time. Well,this year didn’t disappoint. Brothersfrom all over traveled to attend “thebiggest event for Kappa Psi” asquoted by all the guest speakers.Among the alumni who madespeeches were Drs. Mark Walbergand Eric Gupta. Joining thosebrothers from the alumni associa-tion were Mike and Nora Pastrick;Sujeev Vhan; Michael Evangelista;Leland Ibarra; Jon Nakao; BrandonOkaneku; Pat Chan; Bradd Waki;Roger Santos; Jason Nakaoka;Kenny Morin; Kevin Leung; JohnTan; Thanh Truong; Sunny Bains;Dany Khloth; Justin Sakaguchi;Reid Kodani; Roland Lee; WayneLam; Derrick Egi; Michael Cuellar;Gabe Leung; Mitch Nagao; Samand Laurie Hodges; Chris Amaral;Donald Floriddia; and Satinder

Sandhu. The gathering was enjoy-able for brothers and their invitedguests, who were all impressed bythe classy evening.

Two people not in attendancewere Thanh and Tracy Nguyen, butfor good reason: Their family hasgrown. On January 12, Alia MikaNguyen was born. At 6 lbs.12.6 oz.and a tall 19 inches, she is definitelytaking after her dad.Congratulations, you two!

I also want to express my apolo-gies to Rane and Kelly Shoji forleaving their wonderful news out ofthe last issue. On October 2, Kellygave birth to Matehya Sing YunShoji. Belated congratulations, allthe way to Hawaii.

—Derrick Egi

Pittsburgh GraduatePittsburgh Grad held its spring

meeting January 27 at theCheesecake Factory near the RossPark Mall in Pittsburgh. Topics dis-cussed were the election of a dele-gate for the Province II meeting inMorgantown, West Virginia; possi-ble dates for a Pass the Hat Dinnerwith Beta Kappa; and the design ofthe square for the Hearts and

Crafts quilt. We also looked atrestructuring our website, placing aPittsburgh Grad-sponsored ad inthe GCC program, and sponsoringa golf tee in the Foundation tourna-ment.

Our thoughts and prayers arewith Brother Cheryl Maszkiewicz,who is dealing with health issues atthis time. We would like to congrat-ulate brothers from the Pittsburghcollegiate chapters who were elect-ed to the Province II executiveboard: Christina Mazur (BetaKappa), vice satrap; Chris Miller(Beta Kappa), treasurer; and TaraBoyle (Delta Epsilon), historian.

We’re looking forward to the53rd GCC in Boston, which willbring yet another opportunity for usto create wonderful memories.

—Jacquelyn Truance

Providence GraduateProvidence Graduate chapter

held its annual dinner meeting atOutback Steakhouse in Warwick,Rhode Island, on January 16. Manygraduate brothers were in atten-dance, including Michael Muller,Mike Sherry, Steve Edwards, JeffNewell, Rob LiCalzi, Karl Kehrle,

Henry, Pedro, Anthony DelSignore,and Past Grand Regents JohnGrossomanides and NormanCampbell.

Chapter business was conducted,including the election of officers,the nomination of members run-ning for national office, and discus-sion of deserving brothers for annu-al awards. The following officerswere elected for 2007: regent,Anthony DelSignore; vice regent,Mike Muller; secretary, BrianMusiak; treasurer, JohnGrossomanides; chaplain, MichaelIra Smith; and historian, KarlKehrle.

We are confident the new officerswill maintain the high ideals of ourbeloved chapter and Fraternity.

Brother Peter Anderson receivedthe PGC Community ServiceAward and Josh Gagne received thePGC Graduate Brother of the YearAward. Tuesday, April 24, was cho-sen for the 18th annual Founders’Day Awards Banquet. The yearlygrad vs. undergrad softball game istentatively scheduled for the follow-ing week on Friday, May 4.

—Karl Kehrle

St. Louis GraduateThe St. Louis Graduate chapter

continues to strengthen its brother-hood each year. So far in 2007, 60graduate brothers have paid volun-tary dues. Funds will be used toreroof the three-car, freestandinggarage at the chapter house, as wellas remodel the collegiate chapterbathroom in the basement of thehouse. St. Louis Grad makes a pointof supporting Gamma Pi chapter.

We are sponsoring a new recog-nition program for collegiate broth-ers who paid their dues and com-pleted a fund-raiser, a professionalevent, and social event. For the fall2006 semester, the graduate chap-ter purchased “Pillar of myFraternity” hooded sweatshirts tohonor 38 collegiate brothers. Eachsemester the criteria will increaseto encourage more involvementand recognize brothers who goabove and beyond.

Graduate brothers attended thecollegiate blood drive and partici-pated in poison prevention presen-tations at local elementary schools.We were also involved with theGamma Pi casino night in March,as well as the rush barbecue inApril.

Chapter News

Delta Eta brothers receive the Most Improved Chapter award for Province VII.

Province VIIThe Province VII 75th anniver-

sary conclave was held February23–25 in Memphis. Psi chapter atthe University of Tennessee HealthScience Center hosted the event.The weekend was amazing withalmost 200 brothers in attendance.Thanks to everyone who attended,including Province VII Supervisorand Grand Ritualist Andy Frasco,Grand Vice Regent Sean Higgins,Grand Counselor BeckyFahrenbruch, Graduate Member-at-Large L.B. Brown, ExecutiveDirector Scott Long, Editor of THEMASK and Past Grand RegentJohnny Porter, Web Master CraigBurkin, Past Grand Regent BrianReisetter, Grand HistorianEmeritus Dewey Garner, PastExecutive Director Robert andCharmaine Magarian, and numer-ous past satraps.

Friday night began with a shortmeeting followed by a light dinnerand dancing at Club Atlas. The sec-ond and third general sessionswere jam-packed, but brothersworked together to finish on sched-ule. Province officer, Grand Officer,and chapter reports were entertain-ing, encouraging, and informative.The new Kappa-Psi.org website wasreviewed, and chapters wereinformed of all the valuable infor-mation and forms available for easyaccess. Brothers were encouragedto become part of the Province VIIGoogle group to increase communi-cation between chapters.

In honor of the 75th anniversaryof the Province, historian TiffanyWiley prepared a presentation,delivered by Jodi Leke. GammaTheta chapter presented an anti-hazing workshop, which was veryenlightening. Psi chapter was con-gratulated for being ranked seventhnationally, and Rho chapter wasawarded the William R. Smith MostImproved Chapter award. Duringlunch, Kroger pharmacy gave a pre-sentation, and Dr. Jim Eoff enter-tained all with his motivating Keysto Success talk.

In addition to our normal stand-ing committees, some special com-mittees met this year, includingChapter Interests, GraduateRelations, Risk Management, GCCPlanning, and Re-establishingChapters. All committees were pro-ductive and many will work togeth-er over the next year to meet their

St. Louis Graduate chapter holdsmeetings on the second Saturday ofodd months. Please join us if youare in the area. Meetings are heldin the newly remodeled Graduateside of the basement at the chapterhouse, usually starting around 7p.m. At the January meeting, grad-uate brothers gave from theirhearts and raised $350 for Make-A-Wish, the Province VII philan-thropy project.

The chapter is in the process ofdeveloping a Limited Liability Corp(LLC). We are proud to have senteight graduate brothers to theProvince VII meeting in Memphisand are looking forward to theupcoming GCC in Boston. Thanksto Brother Dan Hunt for rebuildingthe St. Louis Grad website. Check itout at stlouisgrad.kappa-psi.org.

—Melissa O’Neill

Province IIProvince II would like thank the

brothers of Beta Eta for hosting asuccessful spring assembly inMorgantown, West Virginia. Wehad a good turnout with about 100brothers in attendance.

Beta Omega won the Man-MileAward, as they had the highest per-centage of brothers travel the great-est distance to attend the assembly;Adam Bell received the Paul J.Hiller Award. We’d like to give abig thanks to the 2006 Province offi-cers for all their hard work and ded-ication. With their help, Province IIhas backed the Hearts and Craftsphilanthropic project, created awebsite, and raised money forGCC!

Congratulations to the newProvince II officers: MeghanSullivan, satrap; Christina Mazur,vice satrap; Sarah Workman, secre-tary; Chris Miller, treasurer; TaraBoyle, historian; Angela Vinti, chap-lain; Cassandra Nicastro, GCC dele-gate; and Chris Miller, alternatedelegate.

We have many ideas for the year,including a new Province-wide phil-anthropy project dealing with testic-ular and cervical cancer awareness.Also, brothers will meet for ourannual summer interim meeting atHershey Park in June. We look for-ward to seeing everyone this sum-mer either in Hershey or for GCCin Boston!

—Tara Boyle

goals. Thanks to the chairpersonsof the committees and everyonewho served on a committee.

The Province is excited aboutworking toward the reestablish-ment of Gamma Gamma andGamma Mu chapters. A risk man-agement policy was developed forProvince VII. The Province VIIlocal ordinances were thoroughlyreviewed and numerous changeswere made. The AwardsCommittee evaluated the newChapter of the Tear criteria andmade necessary changes to facili-tate the evaluation process. TheAwards Committee is also workingto develop a Graduate Chapter ofthe Year award. Province VII wasfortunate to have the NationalPhilanthropy Project quilt on dis-play. All chapters are encouraged tosubmit a quilt square and donate tothe MS foundation. The ProvinceVII philanthropy project during thenext year is Habitat for Humanity.The goal for each chapter is to vol-unteer four Saturdays out of theyear.

Numerous qualified candidatesran for offices and all are encour-aged to stay active in leadershiproles. The Province VII 2007–2008officers are: satrap, Melissa O’Neill;vice satrap, Jodi Leke; secretary-treasurer, Todd Connor; historian,Cody Whitworth; chaplain, ThomasKey; web master, Dan Hunt; GCCdelegate, Melissa O’Neill; and alter-nate GCC delegate. John O’Dwyer.Web master Dan Hunt is alreadyhard at work preparing the newProvince VII website. Check it outat provinceVII.kappa-psi.org. Thenew website will be used as a majorcommunication tool over the nextyear.

The highlight of the weekendoccurred during the banquetSaturday evening. The Make-A-Wish Foundation was the ProvinceVII philanthropy project during thepast two years. Chapters workedtogether to raise $5,000 to grant thewish of a child with a life-threaten-ing medical condition. Specialguests Mickey, Minnie, and Shrekwere in attendance to award Coryand his family a trip to DisneyWorld. Cory was very excited andappreciative. He gave a heartfelt“thanks” and “God bless” to broth-ers. Thanks to those chapters thatcontributed: Rho, $500; Psi, $600;Gamma Omicron, $580; Gamma Pi,

$700; Delta Delta, $500; Delta Pi,$500; and St. Louis Grad, $350.Thanks to Emily McCoy for servingas the Make-A-Wish liaison for theProvince over the last year and toall brothers who donated to help usreach the final goal. Brothers ScottLong, Cody Whitworth, BrianReisetter, and John O’Dwyerencouraged all with their largedonations. Congratulations to Psichapter, which raised enoughmoney to grant a separate wish aswell.

Following dinner, chapter awardswere presented. Thanks to DanHunt and Scott Placek for makingthe wood portion of the plaques andsaving the Province money. Psichapter received the newest certifi-cate for Best Chapter Report, whichwas based on evaluations filled outby the Awards Committee. TheMan-Mile Award was presented toDelta Delta chapter, which traveledmore than 10,898 miles to attend.The Province traveled more than50,000 miles as a whole.

Delta Eta received MostImproved Chapter and made atremendous comeback followingthe devastation of HurricaneKatrina. Once again it was a closerace for Chapter of the Year, withGamma Pi squeezing out theaward. Psi and Rho chapter deserverecognition for their accomplish-ments during 2006. Brothers endedthe evening at Silky O’Sullivan’s onBeale Street.

Chapter News


Gamma Psi brother Ubong Umorenand Delta Rho brother DanielleTalleri sing karaoke at theProvince IV conclave.

Thanks to all the sponsors for theweekend: Kroger Pharmacy,Accredo Nova Factor, PharmArt,CVS, Southern PharmacyCooperative, and BaptistHealthcare. Sponsors had boothsset up after lunch for brothers tobrowse and to discuss job opportu-nities with the reps. Chapters alsohad the opportunity to sell itemsduring this time.

Thanks again to conclave chair-person Jodi Leke and Psi chapterfor their hard work preparing forthe weekend. Thanks to all broth-ers who attended. The brothers inProvince VII look forward to seeingeveryone at GCC and at next year’sProvince VII meeting to be heldFebruary 22–24, in Dallas, hostedby Delta Pi chapter.

—Melissa O’Neill

Province VIIIA big “hello” from your Province

VIII brothers! There is not a lot toreport as we are between Provinceassemblies. We are eagerly await-ing the next Province VIII conclave,which will be hosted by Epsilon inMinneapolis. We would love forbrothers from other Provinces toattend. Please look forward to amuch longer article for the summerissue of THE MASK.

—Deanna McDanel

Province IXIt is an exciting time to be part of

Province IX. Our spring assemblywas hosted by Beta Gamma chap-ter March 2–3 in San Francisco.The weekend started off with pizzaand a happy hour at Yancy’s Saloon.Next, brothers were off to the BetaGamma house to continue reunit-ing with old friends and meetingnew brothers.

Much work was to be done dur-ing the meeting, so no time waswasted. Attendance was at an all-time high with 144 brothers presentand all chapters attending. Our phil-anthropic project, Know YourAntibiotics, was introduced, andbrothers from across the Provincewill distribute flyers to their localpharmacies to educate patients onantibiotics.

Our scholarship fund is growing.We hope to have our first scholar-ship given by the next springassembly. The Province IX awardshave been updated, and newawards have been created so high-er standards are set for our chap-

ters. The Collegiate DevelopmentCommittee is putting together areception for the upcoming AphAmeeting in Atlanta. During the sec-ond half of the meeting, electionsfor the Executive Committee wereheld. We are proud to introduce ournew Executive Committee mem-bers: satrap, Stephanie Villanueva(Beta Gamma); vice satrap, RobertMancini (Delta Phi); secretary/treasurer, Carly Paoli (BetaGamma); chaplain, Eugene Lee(Gamma Nu); and historian, LizSarles (Delta Phi). The brothers ofProvince IX congratulate the newleaders and look forward to work-ing with them in the next year.

The awards banquet was held atthe Argonaut Hotel nearFisherman’s Wharf. A short moviewas presented by immediate pastsatrap Kristl Tom to recap theweekend’s events. A special plaquewas given to our supervisor,Cameron “Radar” VanDyke, for allthe hard work and dedication he’sprovided to Province IX.Recognition pins were presented toStephanie Villanueva and RyanMartelino for their exceptional plan-ning for the weekend.

The Traveler’s Award was pre-sented to Gamma Nu for having 16brothers in attendance. The Fellow-hood and Brother-ship Award wasgiven to Gamma Rho for increasingthe number of brothers in atten-dance by six from the last meeting.And the Lapiz Taquitos Award wasgiven to Beta Gamma for the mostcreative chapter report. The festivi-ties ended later that night at Suede,a nightclub in the Marina neighbor-hood of San Francisco. By the endof the weekend, stronger bondswere made between brothers and astronger Province IX emerged.

With a successful spring assem-bly behind us, we are excited forwhat is to come. Many brothersplan to attend GCC in Boston, andBrothers Eric Gupta and SanazFarhadian are running for GrandRitualist and Collegiate Member-At-Large, respectively. Our nextProvince meeting will be held inGlendale, Arizona, hosted by DeltaSigma.

—Jessi Wilts


Brothers in the News

Hugo H. Schaefer AwardJay Lyle Bootman, Ph.D., dean and pro-

fessor at the University of ArizonaCollege of Pharmacy and former presi-dent of APhA, received the Hugo H.Schaefer Award. Established by the APhAin 1964 in honor of its longtime treasurerfor a lifetime of service to the profession,this award recognizes outstanding volun-tary contributions to the association, pro-fession, and society. Dr. Bootman wasselected in recognition of his numerous

contributions to the profession of pharmacy.Dr. Bootman has been an active member of APhA for more than

30 years and is considered a visionary and leader within the profes-sion. He co-chaired the Institute of Medicine Board of Health CareServices Committee on Identifying and Preventing MedicationErrors. The committee’s report, “Preventing Medication Errors,”gained national recognition and serves as a national call to action topromote patient safety throughout the health care system.

Brother Runs for National APhA OfficeEd L. Hamilton, PharmD,

FAPhA, has practiced in communi-ty, hospital, and long-term carepharmacy. He currently practices atthe Regency Medical Center inWinter Haven, Florida, where he isthe director of pharmacy. Edearned his B.S. in pharmacy andhis PharmD from the University ofFlorida. Service to the AmericanPharmacists Association (APhA)includes: member of the Board ofTrustees (2000–2007), president ofAPhA-Academy Pharmacy Practiceand Management, and chair of theAPhA-APPM Policy, Education,and Awards committees. Ed also served as an APhA delegate for 17years.

Ed has served as president of the Florida Pharmacy Association(FPA), president of the FPA Foundation, and speaker of the FPAHouse of Delegates. Ed has also served on the Board of Directorsof the Florida Society of Health-System Pharmacists. He is also apast president of the University of Florida College of PharmacyAlumni Association and serves on the college’s National AdvisoryBoard.

Ed’s awards include the FPA Florida Pharmacist of the Year, theBowl of Hygeia, University of Florida’s Distinguished PharmacyAlumnus and the FPA/IPA Roman Maximo Corrons Inspirationand Motivation award. Ed was also chosen as an AphA Fellow.


It’s Raffle Time. Are You Ready?

HotelThe host hotel for the 53rdG.C.C. is the Sheraton Boston.Located in Boston’s historic BackBay neighborhood and adjacentto the Prudential Center andCopley Place Mall, the SheratonBoston recently underwent a$110-million renovation in2001. The Sheraton is locatedfour miles from Logan Airportand five blocks from theAmtrak’s Back Bay Station. The Sheraton is connected by indoor walkways to the PrudentialCenter and upscale Copley Place Mall, which offers more than 200 shops and restaurants. FamedNewbury Street, known for its designer boutiques, is one block away.

Sheraton BostonPrudential Center39 Dalton Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02199(617) 236-2000

Fax: (617) 236-1702

Hotel RegistrationThese are special hotel rates in effect for our brothers reserving rooms during the convention. The special rates will be honored until July 7, 2007, at which time the prevailing room rates will resume.

Room Type Room RatesSingles $179.00 per nightDoubles $189.00 per nightClub $229.00 per nightSuites $283.50 and up per night

Hotel ServiceThe Sheraton offers high speed internet access in all 1,215 of its guestrooms and 50 meetingrooms. The hotel features New England's largest indoor/outdoor pool with lap lanes and com-plete with a retractable glass roof. The hotel also has a sundeck, an updated fitness center,jacuzzi, redwood sauna, and a Starbucks Coffee outlet in the lobby.

Once again, we will have a raffle at theupcoming Grand Council Convention inBoston. All proceeds will benefit the KappaPsi Foundation. You may be asking yourself, How can I get involved in the raffle?

1. Donate. Do you have leftover T-shirts,glasses, or other favors from Province meet-ings, fund-raisers, etc? Bring them or sendthem to the GCC.

2. Fund Raise. Have a chapter fund-raising event and use the money to purchaseitems for the raffle. Good ideas are Kappa Psibadges, which can be purchased at www.kappa-psi.org, or gift certificates.

3. Advertise. Do you plan to sell items at GCC? Donate a few samples to the raffleand we’ll announce where and when they’re available.

4. Volunteer. We need volunteers tohelp out with the raffle at GCC. This is a fabulous way to meet brothers. If you areinterested, please contact Becky Fahrenbruchor Mike Starvaggi (see info below).

Best of all, if you give a monetary donationto be used to purchase items, it’s tax-deductible! Thanks in advance for your support of the Kappa Psi Foundation.

Becky Fahrenbruch, [email protected], and Mike Starvaggi, [email protected].


53rd Grand Council ConventionTentative Program

Tuesday, August 7, 20078:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Executive Committee Pre-Convention MeetingNoon – 1:00 p.m. Executive Committee Working Lunch9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Opening General Session7:30 – 10:00 p.m. Welcoming Reception

Wednesday, August 8, 20078:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Spouse & Children’s Breakfast8:30 – 10:45 a.m. Second General Session10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break11:00 a.m. – Noon Workshop I11:00 a.m. – Noon Continuing Ed I1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Chapter Sales - Career Fair1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Workshop II1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CE II2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Workshop III2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CE III3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Workshop IV3:00 – 4:00 p.m. CE IV6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Graduate/Benefactors Reception8:00 – 10:00 p.m. Ice Cream Social

Thursday, August 9, 20078:00 a.m. – Noon Registration8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Third General Session10:00 a.m. Coffee Break12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Scholarship Luncheon2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Group Photograph2:30 p.m. – ???? Free Time/Networking8:00 – 10:00 p.m. GCD Reception

Friday, August 10, 20078:00 – 11:00 a.m. Registration8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Fourth General Session10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Legislative HearingNoon – ?????? Foundation Golf Tournament/DinnerNoon – ?????? Free Time/Networking

Saturday, August 11, 20078:00 – 11:00 a.m. Registration8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Fifth General Session11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch On Your Own1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Sixth General Session/Elections & Voting7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Alpha Reception8:00 p.m. – Midnight Anniversary Banquet

Sunday, August 12, 20079:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Executive Committee Post-Convention Meeting

Registration Fees 53rd GCCKappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity

August 7–11, 2007Boston, MA

CollegiateBefore 7/1/07 . . . $200After 7/1/07 . . . $250

GraduatesBefore July 1, 2007 . . . $250After July 1, 2007 . . . $300

SpousesBefore July 1, 2007 . . . $200After July 1, 2007 . . . $250

ChildrenBefore July 1, 2007 . . . $65After July 1, 2007 . . . $80

Partial Registrations$100/day


Advance Registration FormKappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity

53rd Grand Council Convention

Please print your name as you wish it to appear on your badge. No nicknames please!

Name First Middle Last

Chapter Check One: Collegiate Graduate

University/School Province

Address Street City State Zip

Home Telephone ( ) Email Address

Spouse’s Name

IMPORTANT: Registration fees must be received at The Central Office by July 1, 2007, to receive advance rates.

Amount

Collegiate Members $200 ($250 after July 1, 2007)

Graduate Members $250 ($300 after July 1, 2007)

Spouse $200 ($250 after July 1, 2007)

Children (12 & under) $65 ($80 after July 1, 2007)

Partial registration is $100 per day.

Registration fee includes: Welcoming Reception; Graduate Brothers’ Reception; Dessert/Ice Cream Social; Alpha Chapter Reception and 121st Anniversary Banquet; attendance at all meetings; accredited continuing education; refreshments; and a Convention favor.

Did you attend the 52nd GCC in Pittsburgh in August 2005? Yes No How many other GCCs have you attended?

Do you wish to play in the Foundation Golf Tournament on Friday? Yes No Do you need vegetarian meals? Yes No

Total Remittance: Date Check # Total Enclosed $

Make checks payable to The Central Office—Kappa Psi and return to:Kappa Psi Central Office, SWOSU School of Pharmacy, 100 Campus Dr., Weatherford, OK 73096

MasterCard # Visa Card #Exp. Date Exp. Date

Advance Registration refund requests will be honored by The Central Office prior to July 1, 2007.

Here to Work for YouDuring the past two years I’ve reached many milestones in my life. I graduated from

pharmacy school, completed a residency and, most importantly to all of you, was allowed

to be the voice of collegiate brothers in Kappa Psi. During this term I made great effort to

let the voice of collegians be heard and make a positive impact on this great Fraternity.

I faced many challenges along the way, ranging from transitioning from collegian to

graduate, to representing the voice of brothers in the face of adversity. The transition from

collegian to graduate is one that marks many changes in life. Many people move to a new

location and begin a new life. Many begin families, others continue their training, and still

others stay where they are. With all the chaos that comes with graduating, staying

involved with Kappa Psi is exceptionally challenging.

Over the past year I discovered there are many methods to improve the retention of

involved brothers. One of the most important areas is within the Province. The role of

the Province is often uncertain, but this is one area that can help ease the transition for

collegiate brothers. After all, a great Province fosters great chapters and great brothers

from those chapters. Maintaining involvement may be a daunting task, but it is not

impossible!

Representing the voice of brothers in the face of adversity has been a challenge I was

faced with during this term. I’ve always been told that doing what’s right may not always

be easy, and the easy thing may not always be right. I know most brothers have been in a

situation, whether at chapter, school, work, or home, where they knew what needed to

be done and knew it wasn’t going to be easy. I encourage every brother to go with the

decision you know is right, no matter how hard it may seem. The important thing is that

you can hold your head high when someone holds you accountable for your actions.

Through my term I learned that leadership embodies many qualities—from knowing

when to ask for help to taking a stand for what is right. Some of these I saw in the

Executive Committee (myself included) and others need to be worked on.

Moving forward requires an increase in dialogue and the inclusion of YOUR input.

This great Fraternity has always needed strong leadership. Always remember, the

Executive Committee is here to work for you!

Kali Jernigan

The F inal Word


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More details and a registration form can befound on pages 36–38 of this issue!

More details and a registration form can befound on pages 36–38 of this issue!

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