A special round of snaps to Brother Graham Little, of the New Brunswick Chapter and a Zeta Psi Washington Scholars graduate who recently met with Steve Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, and the Premier of New Brunswick, where Graham is putting his DC-based leadership training to great work! From Graham:

“They invited me to come meet the Prime Minister at the airport and travel with him and the Premier to Saint John (a city about an hour away) for an announcement he was making. When we reached our destination they took me to the floor of the hotel that had been blocked off for the PM and the Premier. I was able to hang out in his room for a while and chat with his staff. After the announcement they put me in a back meeting room so I could chat with him. I was only able to talk for a few minutes before his staff moved him along, but managed to get a great photo of the Prime Minister, the Premier of New Brunswick, and myself."

"It was a really great day for me. To add to it all I realized that some of his staff looked very familiar, and found out that I had met them at the Leadership Institute when Mark Williams (another Zeta Psi Washington Scholar) and I had attended the Grassroots Activism School. We exchanged information and now I have an 'in' at the Prime Ministers Office. It just goes to show you how beneficial my time in DC was as it is paying off here in Canada now.”

The Tri-State Scholars, an expansion of the extremely successful Washington Scholars, are currently recruiting undergraduate Zetes, entering at least their junior year, or recent graduates, for 2 challenging and significant summer internship opportunities. Deadline: April 14. All applications should include resume and cover letter and be sent to Adam Zandan. All Interns will be provided with housing and a monthly stipend - please contact Adam for more information.

The Independent Film Channel (IFC) (New York, NY). Depending upon his abilities, an intern at IFC will have an opportunity to gain firsthand experience in programming, marketing, or organizing a film festival at a fast paced multimedia programming network.. An ideal candidate with a strong focus on Business, Multimedia, Communications, Marketing, or Film.

SibTech, Inc. (Newington, CT). Applicants should have a working knowledge of biology, and/or biotechnology. Potential interns can expect to spend the vast majority of their time in the lab of a biopharmaceutical company completing valuable research while achieving a foundation for a career in biotechnology.

Last month, we talked about the new groups that were forming that will give us 50 Chapters, Colonies, and Interest Groups by our Philly convention – here are the schools we are looking at now: Our colony at the University of Georgia and interest groups at Florida State University, University of Binghamton, University of Miami, St. Francis Xavier University (Nova Scotia, Canada), and a restart of the Alpha Beta at the Univ. of Minnesota.

DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO MAY BE ZETE MATERIAL? Your referrals at quality campuses around the US & Canada are critical to help us expand – email Dan Backer with any candidate students or schools!

AUGUST 23-27, 2006 Mark your calendars now for this exciting gathering in the city of “Brotherly Love.” Events will include a night at Citizen’s Bank Park, home of the Phillies; a river cruise, and a Duck Tour of Historic Philadelphia (among all of the more traditional Convention events). Stay tuned for more information next month!

Theta Xi celebrates its 127th Annual Chapter Day!

From Sim Brigden, Sigma of the Toronto Elders: “Here is a pic of the brothers of Theta Xi in Toronto, sucking back gallons of wine and enjoying a gourmet dinner prepared by Bro. Chef Corey Shirley ’90 and hosted by the new Active Phi, Robbie Mastromatteo ’03. Some 40 brothers attended and the event was a great tribute to Zeta Psi’s first International Chapter.”

And coming up on Saturday, May 6th 2006, The Theta Xi Zete’s will be hosting their Spring Formal, with many more pictures to come!

Our Wisconsin Zeta Psi Educational Foundation Leadership Training Institute (LTI) was a big hit, with around 40 brothers in attendance from throughout the Midwest!

Our last LTI of the school year will be this weekend, April 7-9, 2006 at our Tau Chapter at Lafayette College (Easton PA). As of now, it looks like well over 100 Brothers will be there!

LTI is for everyone – offering valuable new programs for pledges, brothers, and upperclassmen, and a great chance for alumni to reconnect as presenters or just by attending the evening ‘elbow- rub’ event Saturday night! If you are an Elder and are interested in serving as a member of our faculty or just coming by to say hello, we hope to hear from you!

The weekend of June 3rd will see a number of big events all around the US in honor of Zeta Psi’s 159th Anniversary! Regional Alumni Club events are planned for New York City, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and other chapters have events of their own. More details in next month’s UpZete, but here’s one great event that weekend:

The Pi Sigma Chapter of Zeta Psi at Penn State will hold it's 2nd annual ZeteKidz charity golf tournament on Saturday, June 3, 2006. Shotgun Start at 12:30 PM at the Penn State White Course, 1523 West College Ave., State College, PA 16801. The golf tournament will be followed by a barbeque dinner at the chapter house around 6 PM. This should be a fun event for all so sign up today on the website! The pool at the chapter house will be open so bring a swim suit to cool off after the tournament.

Who's invited to play in the charity golf tournament and what is the cost? Everyone is invited to play.....family, spouses, friends, father/son, local businesses, other fraternities and sororities, Penn State alumni, other Zeta Psi chapters, etc.

With Summer fast approaching, IHQ is looking for 2 Summer Interns. Interns will be housed at IHQ in Pearl River, NY, and will be deeply involved in a number of major summer initiatives – including planning our Convention! Email Dan Backer for more info or with your resume and cover letter to apply!