This is an important week in the annual cycles of the Zeta Psi Fraternity and Educational Foundation. The Fraternity Executive Committee and Board of Directors, and The Foundation Officers and Boards of Directors will meet in Atlanta this Friday. During the course of some 15 hours over two days, your elected leaders will deal with virtually every aspect of the current condition and operations of “Zeta Psi International”.

There are 21 Zetes elected or appointed to serve as officers or directors of the two organizations, and I will act as the Chief Elected Officer of both boards for the first time. I have been preparing for several weeks to address our problems (what vibrant organizations don’t have at least some problems?), celebrate our successes, confront our challenges with intelligent planning, and plot a strategic plan for our bright future.

The agenda for the board meetings is comprehensive: 1) update reports from Zeta Psi’s chief elected and operating officers; 2) detailed financial, budget and investment reporting; 3) development updates, including the growth of the Fraternity (expansion and chapter reactivations) and the Educational Foundation (through fund raising programs); 4) the health and welfare of all our Undergraduate, Elder, and Regional chapters; 5) legal and compliance issues, including the operations of Zeta Psi’s multi-faceted insurance programs; 6) the operations and locations of our annual conventions; 7) updates relating to Zeta Psi’s rich 160-year history (i.e. ritual and archives); 8) membership communications (the Circle magazine, monthly UpZete e-newsletters, membership directories, online databases, etc.); 9) our many service and educational programs offered through the Fraternity and Educational Foundation (i.e. scholarships and grants, leadership training, alumni chapter development, Washington and Wall Street Scholars Programs, Zete Kids, Zete Scouts, Star Points Programs and others); and 10) detailed reporting and discussions of our longer-term objectives through the Zeta Psi Strategic Plan. It is no surprise why the operational business of Zeta Psi takes two days of board meetings to complete!

We are also celebrating a unique birthday this week. On Saturday evening (January 20th), the full Zeta Psi boards will participate in a relatively rare Chapter Installation, as a Zeta Psi charter will be granted to the Beta Sigma Colony of the University of Georgia. While many view this as our first entry into this state - home of the largest metropolitan area in the South (Atlanta, of course) - Zeta Psi had a brief and almost invisible lifespan in Georgia before the Civil War. In 1860, a Charter was granted to a small group of students at Georgia Military Institute of Marietta, Georgia (now a suburb of Atlanta). But the chapter (the first “Gamma Chapter” of Zeta Psi) and the institution were destroyed during General Sherman’s march through Georgia and virtually no record of that chapter survives. So, following a brief 140 year absence, Zeta Psi will return to Georgia with a new charter at the home of the Bulldogs. And so it is during this momentous week. Atlanta: here comes Zeta Psi! Until next month...

Over the past twelve months Zeta Psi has worked towards one goal – strengthening EACH of our chapters. We’ve had much success. With some chapters we’ve increased recruitment numbers, with others we’ve smoothed out operations, and still others we’ve simply re- established communications. At some chapters we have not had success and sadly we have lost or will lose one or two. On the flip side, Zeta Psi installed a new chapter at Ontario Tech and will bring on our newest member of the Circle – the Beta Sigma Chapter at the University of Georgia – this week. In the end, our overall brotherhood is stronger.

Without a doubt, the key to a chapter's long-term success is Elder support. Every successful chapter has a corresponding involved Elder group. Conversely, struggling chapters lack alumni involvement.

This newsletter goes out to 10,000 Zetes, including 1,500 active members. Yet, only 2,000 of our alumni actively support any Zeta Psi effort. To those of you that participate I’d like to say THANK YOU for your support of Zeta Psi.

I appeal to those of you that have not yet been able to participate – please help us get stronger! Strength coes not just from heavy involvement – and thank goodness we have those that can do that – but also through a myriad of little things. I’d like to suggest some small ways that add up to huge support. "Support" falls into three distinct categories – time, encouragement, and money. You may be far away for a Zete active or alumni group, you may just be starting out in life, you may just not have been in a position to even think of Zeta Psi, or maybe you just don’t think your help will make a difference. Well, anyone – YOU - can find the way to support Zeta Psi that makes sense for you.

Time: Time means participation, but you can participate in many ways that don't take much time. If you’re near a chapter (any chapter) you can swing by one time and drop in. Actives enjoy meeting older brothers. You can help make it clear that Zeta Psi is a lifelong brotherhood, not a college club. You can send an email to your chapter to see how they are doing. I’ll pass anything along so no one needs to know everyone’s email. You can get involved with either your Elder group or with any of our Regio nal Alumni Clubs.

Encouragement: Our actives need connection to what Zeta Psi is. Your visits, emails, guidance, and/or ideas go a long way - It just takes a little of your effort. Our online Career Mentors List is a great example of this - and we can always use more mentors!

Money: Here’s that darn appeal for money! Well, money makes the world go round. The nice thing is that giving doesn’t have to be painful. With the internet, online giving - especially auto-debit programs - can be simple and painless. For example, would you notice $10 per month out of your checking account? If 100 Zetes signed up for an auto debit, Zeta Psi would raise $12,000 more per year. That means one more visit to every chapter!

Bottom line: if you participate, Zeta Psi will (not can, but will) become stronger!

Jan. 19-20: Zeta Psi Mid-Winter Board Meeting in Atlanta

• FRIDAY, 1/19 - Atlanta Local Alumni Reception
• SATURDAY, 1/20 - Chartering Banquet for the Beta Sigma Chapter at the University of Georgia

SPRING LTI CONFERENCES

• Saturday, 02/10/07 - Canadian LTI at Theta Xi/Univ. of Toronto
• Saturday, 02/17/07 - Kirby Foundation LTI at Tau/Lafayette College
• Saturday, 03/24/07 - Midwestern LTI at Nu/Case Western Reserve Univ.

U pcoming Regional Alumni Events! Save the date for these upcoming events in your area, more details to be announced soon!

• February 24th (Sat) - Los Angeles, CA
• February 28th (Wed) - Dallas, TX
• March 1st (Thurs) - Houston, TX
• March 10th (Sat) - Boston, MA

In recent months there have been nearly half a dozen fires at fraternity houses - destroying properties and taking the lives of students. Zeta Psi has been fortunate that none of those fires was at one of our houses and that no Zete's have been hurt. YET.

The simple reason for these tragedies is a lack of fire sprinklers in many Fraternity houses. WHY? Because while donations to a University to install dorm sprinklers are tax-deductible; donations to protect the lives of Fraternity members are not. THIS IS WRONG - we need to be free to use tax- deductible gifts to upgrade chapter houses and protect the lives of Zeta Psi undergrads! YOU CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN!

Zeta Psi is working with every other Fraternity & Sorority and with the Capital Fraternal Caucus to change this discriminatory - DANGEROUS - law by passing the Collegiate Housing Infrastructure Act (CHIA). With the new Congress, Greeks across the country are working together to help change the law. When the last Congress ended, we had 150 House sponsors and 28 Senate sponsors. As the new Congress begins we hope to build the support needed to make this bill become law! Passage of the CHIA will allow the Zeta Psi Educational Foundation to use almost all tax- deductible gifts to improve our chapter houses. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN!

Please take a moment to register at www.fratern alcaucus.com and then use the website to send three letters from your desktop to your Senators and Member of Congress. This will help us demonstrate the NATION-WIDE support for this effort. By registering, you can voice your opinion through email & letter writing efforts to help move more congressmen to sponsor this vital legislation. It takes 5 minutes of your time but will help save a life - and it could be a Zete life - by insuring tax equality and letting us spend our resources fairly.

A preview of the new dress code for Scholarship recipients?<br>
The Zeta Psi Educational Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of Fall 2006 Scholarships. We congratulate these individuals on their commitment to academic excellence, personal leadership, and campus and community engagement.

Graduate Scholarships:
One $1000 scholarship was awarded to Scott Sterr (Wisconsin).

Four $500 scholarships were awarded to Kevin Bernstein (Drexel – Medical School), Jason Hackenmiller (University of Illinois), Raheel Kahn (Virginia Tech), Andrew Roche (Rutgers).

Undergraduate Scholarships:
One $1500 scholarship was awarded to Steven Hoffenson (Maryland).

One $1000 scholarship was awarded to Anthony Fernandez (Univ. of Georgia)

Thirty $500 scholarships were awarded to Nicholas Baran (Penn State), Evan Cohen (Penn State), Mitch Cooper (Case Western), Brian Doran (Tulane), Theodore Ebner (UNC), Mitchell Evans (Penn State), Ed Fagin (MIT), Bryan Gartner (Princeton), Kevin Horan (Penn State), Trevor Ilse (Case Western), Trevor Johnson (Virginia Tech), Nathan Kaplan (Princeton), Sebastian Kurtek (Tulane), Blaise Latella (Princeton), David Loomis (Case Western), James Lynch, Chris Madaio (Maryland), Chris Miller (Virginia Tech), Ben Nelson (Nebraska Wesleyan), Tom Parker (Maryland), James Phelan (WPI), Anthony Richardson (WPI), Nicholas Schiloff (Cooper Union), Adam Schnitz (Purdue), Greg Schundler (Princeton), James Selen – Late (University of Illinois at Chicago ), Satish Vembu (Tulane), Paul Wallenberg, Ryan Walter (Cornell), Will Wodlenberg (Tulane). One $200 scholarship was awarded to Nick Warshaw (Claremont College).

Congratulations to all scholarship recipients on a job WELL DONE!

SPRING 2007 APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 15th

Utilizing our extensive network of Brothers, the Wall Street Scholars have secured a variety of business- related internships for Summer 2007 in the New York City Metro area. This program is mirroring the successful Washington Scholar program with a focus on private enterprise, and is looking for motivated Zetes with an interest in a future career in business, finance, communications, marketing, and new technology. Those chosen will be provided with a scholarship stipend and housing during the course of their internship, while securing valuable real world experience under the tutelage of fellow Zetes. Supplementary networking opportunities will be arranged to complement the challenging day to day experiences of these private sector internships. WSS graduates can look forward to involvement with the organization after completion of their internship with exclusive opportunities for continued networking with driven undergrads and alumni alike.

The Independent Film Channel (IFC) (New York, NY)
IFC is dedicated to presenting independent film, unedited and commercially uninterrupted 24 hours a day. IFC offers works from cinema's most compelling filmmakers as well as alternative films from today's new and up-and- coming artists. IFC's live coverage includes the Independent Spirit Awards, the Cannes Film Festival, on-air festivals, one-of-a-kind original series and numerous special events. IFC Television is one of the fastest growing digital cable networks nationwide. 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. The work is intense and the office is fun. An ideal candidate will be entering at least their Junior Year, with a strong focus on Business, Multimedia, Communications, Marketing, or Film. Applicants must also be exceptional academically. Internships are individually designed based upon the strengths/aptitude of the individual intern, possibly overseeing and being responsible for special projects.

Sibtech, Inc. (Newington, CT)
SibTech is a biopharmaceutical company that develops new protein-driven therapeutics and diagnostics. Their work is based on a novel technology for attaching payloads to targeting proteins. SibTech is exploring this new R&D area and began experiments with protein-derivatized implants, tissue-engineering scaffolds, and advanced tissue culture matrices.

Applicants should have be entering at least their Junior year and have a working knowledge of biology, and/or biotechnology. Potential interns can expect to spend the vast majority of their time in the lab, completing valuable research and achieving a foundation for a career in biotechnology, including publication in a major scientific journal, while receiving direct mentorship.

Live Technology (Purchase, NY)
Business Development Intern at Very Innovative Marketing Technology Company

Great internship opportunity at a dynamic, growth company. Work with COO and Business Development Team to support the company’s sales, operations and account management with clients such as DaimlerChrysler, Acura, Cingular, Motorola, General Motors, Bank of America and AIG. Seeking enthusiastic, self-starter with strong interest in business and marketing. Must be able to deliver on targets, think on their feet and have strong communications skills. You will be given real responsibilities and gain on-your-feet learning and hands-on experience!

Company: LiveTechnology is the developer and provider of marketing and media technologies to help advertisers better manage the creation, localization, buying and measurement of marketing across all forms of media. Our solution LiveAdMaker is the only product that supports the creation/customization and media delivery of marketing materials by local businesses across 31 forms of media.

AICPA (New York, NY) The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants is the national, professional organization for all Certified Public Accountants. It provides members with resources, information, and leadership. In fulfilling its mission, the AICPA works with state CPA organizations.

The major areas of activity pursued in carrying out the Institute's mission include: Advocacy before government bodies; Certification and licensing; Communications; Recruiting and education; Professional standards and performance.

The ideal candidate should be entering at least his Junior year and should have an interest in the management of a large association. The intern will serve in the Communications and Public Relations Department and perform a variety of tasks to promote public awareness and confidence in the integrity, objectivity, competence and professionalism of CPAs. Communications, Marketing and Business majors will be given preference. Candidates do not need to be accounting majors.

Hedge Fund (Rowayton, CT)
This is an exciting internship opportunity at a large hedge fund in Norwalk, Connecticut. Firm trades a wide variety of absolute return-oriented discretionary and quantitative investment strategies including: global macro, portable alpha, short-term trading, energy, fixed equity, and equity. Firm maintains approximately 5 billion in assets under management including an excess of 1 billion in proprietary capital. Internship will include learning cash management strategies, global investment strategies, trade reconciliation, and other day-to- day operations of a hedge fund. Applicants should have be entering at least their Junior year with a general background in business or finance.

Applicants should email a cover letter and resume to Adam Zandan by clicking on the below link.

This month marks the beginning of the Winter / Spring Class for the Washington Scholars program. Anthony Blankenship (Phi Lambda / 06) will be working for the PR firm of Susan Davis. Joshua Schoenfeld (Phi / 06) will be working in the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies under the Honorable Ed Meese III at Heritage. Both brothers are extremely excited to be in the nation's capitol, and we are happy to have them.

For potential Summer Interns, applications are due March 2nd and decisions will be announced March 16th. To apply, visit www.was hingtonscholars.org and follow the prompts to apply. Once you have done that, make sure to read Straight Talk by Admiral Carey, and then send your resume directly to Darren Littell, Executive Director of the WSFP at darren.littell@g mail.com.

We look foreword to receiving all applications as we have more spots than ever before available this summer. Look for a list of those internships to be coming out in the near future.

Would you like to be a mentor? Last months reminder about Zeta Psi's online Career mentors list inspired several alumni to volunteer as new mentors! If anyone else would like to be a mentor, CLICK HERE to let us know!

What is the Career Mentor list? Zeta Psi brothers benefit from the counsel of older men – those who have succeeded in life and their chosen fields, and want to help their younger brothers do the same. As students and young alumni, you’re constantly learning about the world and what you want to do in it, and having the opportunity to talk to a professional in a field you’re interested in can offer you tremendous insights – what you need to know and do, and whether it’s the right field for you! Zeta Psi’s online Career Mentor’s list does that. Alumni in various fields have agreed to take your calls and emails with questions about their fields - to help you!

Just a quick note to let you know that there is now a new Cornell Alumni Club in Connecticut. In April of 2006, Cornell formally acknowledged the Coastal CT Cornell Club, and as the organizer, I am president for the first 2 years. To date, we have 53 members, and "Ted" Swigert '56 is in our geographic area and we're pushing at him to join up. Our territory covers New Haven to New London to Middletown, so you may want to relocate to that area to participate in the best, new Cornell Alumni Club. We just had our Holiday Social and I had a huge surprise to find my roommate, Bill Lehr '58 on our doorstep for the event. Have spoken with Frank Ferro '58 recently and we are all planning to be back "on the hill" for our 50th in 08. Nearby Zetes from adjacent years would be fun to see. How about it Sam Kennedy ?

Myron Stacks '58, Alpha Phi