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 161st Convention in Montreal, August 13 - 16
Join us for what promises to be the best attended Zete Convention in years - Honoring 125 years of Alpha Psi! CLICK FOR MORE INFO |
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My son, the Zete!
The rebirth of the Iota Alpha Chapter produced a nice surprise for a father dedicated to Zeta Psi. As the initial group of colonists formed in the fall of 2007, my son, David H. wanted to join, which he indeed did. David began school at the University of Texas in the fall of 2004 and had little interest in the struggling the Iota Alpha, which ended up closing after that spring.
Last month David became the first initiate of the newly activated Iota Alpha Chapter and this week he will become the first graduate receiving a degree in biomedical engineering. His first official duty as a Zete was to fly to Oxford, England and help initiate the Iota Omicron Chapter. Certainly from my point, and I hope from everyone's, I could not be happier that my son is also a Zete. David plans to attend the weekend of the Montreal Convention, having to come late due to the beginning of medical school at UT Houston.
In Tau Kappa Phi, Dave Hunter, IA '80 (email me) |
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Zeta Psi Active & Elder Services
Click below to learn more about each of these great Zete programs:
Career Mentors List. For Alumni, an easy way to offer Actives the inside scoop on your industry. For Actives, a great resource to help figure our what you want to do and how to do it!
Job Bank. Post or search resumes and jobs - Zetes helping Zetes!
Internships. Info on all our Internship Programs - the most in the Fraternity world.
Scholarships. $50,000+ each year in scholarships is given out by Zeta Psi to qualified undergraduates.
History of Zeta Psi. Now online - The 1928 Story of Zeta Psi, plus other historical information!
Shop Zete. Ties, T's, and more, plus our eMall where your online shopping generates donations for Zeta Psi!
Community Service. ZeteKidz, ZeteScout, StarPoints , and Zete Big Brothers give back to our community.
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Summer 2008 Internship Updates
Zeta Psi is the PREMIERE Fraternity in Internship Education, offering the most and widest array of Internship of any Fraternity!
Intern Anywhere!
For Zetes in their own internships, you can take advantage of some benefits of our Zete Internship programs, including local alumni networking, mentoring, and StarPoint leadership development (which includes a possible scholarship). For more information, email dbacker@zetapsi.org with details of your program and let us help you take advantage of the Zete Network!
 Science & Engineering Leadership Fellows (SELF). This summer will see the first three SELF Interns. Congratulations to Raahul Srinivasan of UCLA/Sigma Zeta who will be interning at Washington University of St. Louis and Mike Taylor and TJ Warren of Tufts/Kappa who will intern at biotech company SIbTech, Inc. in Connecticut. Zeta Psi has one of the best footprints at engineering and science schools,, and this latest internship program will be a tremendous boost to its participants and our chapters as they 'sell' the Zete advnatage to a a new generation of driven undergraduates. CLICK HERE for more info or to learn how you can help make a difference in this amazing program.
NMFN Internship Enhancement program. Congratulations to Mike Ludwig UMASS/Upsilon Mu and Jon Schlossberg of Michigan/Xi, the 2nd class of Zetes going into Zeta Psi's enhancement of this top-10 Internship program! Congratulations also to Preston Postlethwait of Cornell/Psi who originally applied for our NMFN program, but whom Zeta Psi has been able to place at Smith Barney, and will be participating in a hybird of our NMFN enhancement program.
 Wall Street Scholars. Past Phi Alpha Doug Donaldson and the WSS Board congratulate the Summer WSS Class: Joey Song - (Alpha Psi/McGill) at the AICPA and Andrew Richard (Pi Sigma/Penn State) at the Independent Film Channel (IFC) TV.
 The Washington Scholars Fellowship Program - The PREMIERE Internship program in the Fraternity World!
This month the Washington Scholars Fellowship Program Summer 2008 interns will begin their respective high profile internships at our nation's top public policy organizations. Each member of this class, the largest to date, has been placed in an internship that best suits his or her career aspirations at either a government branch or private organization. Some of the most notable placements include internships at the United Nations Global Development Program, the Podesta Group, the DCI Group, the Heritage Foundation in the office of Edwin Meese III, Bryan Cave Strategies and the American Bar Association.
The Washington Scholars affords undergraduate students the opportunity to work side by side with the nation's top policy makers to learn how our government works. This program is geared towards politically minded individuals, and provides knowledge, experience, and a broad network of professional contacts throughout our nation's capital. The WSFP can be your chance to start a fulfilling career in public policy.
Applications are now being accepted for fall internships and are due by June 15th. Also offered through the WSFP is an opportunity to intern at the White House this fall. White House applications (www.whitehouse.gov/intern) must be turned in along with a WSFP application by June 1st. More information and internship applications can be found at www.washingtonscholars.org. |
 ZeteKidz update
ZeteKidz continues to hold private Zete web auctions of donated and bought items. Several Zetes are bidding against us for Zete-related items, but because of eBay changes we can no longer contact them. Since we bid far in advance, all this does is drive up prices overall. If you know of someone who has bid on an item on eBay, please tell them to stop and contact ZeteKidz.
We encourage chapters that have events (like the Pi Sigma Golf Outing 2008 on June 7th) to give us the details for a free posting on the ZeteKidz web site. We're glad to post the results of your event, too.
Are you interested in using ZeteKidz to help your chapter meet your philanthropic goals, but are unsure how to do it? Take the easy way out: email ZeteKidz USA.
Pi Sigma/Penn States 3rd Annual ZeteKidz Charity golf tournament
The Pi Sigma chapter would like to invite you to participate in our Third Annual tournament at Penn State on June 7th, 2008. All proceeds will benefit ZeteKidz. For more information, a registration form, or to make a donation, please email Brian Eaton at brianseaton@gmail.com.
Date: June 7th, 2008 (Rain or Shine)
Time: 12 p.m.
Place: Penn State White Course, State College, PA
Format: Scramble
Cost: $100 per person. $400 per foursome.
Includes:18 holes of golf, Golf Cart, Refreshments, Tournament T-Shirt, Awards Dinner
Nu/Case Western Chapter hosts 2nd annual Zeta Psi Qdoba Relays
The Nu raised over $1,400 to donate to Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, a local Cleveland hospital. The Nu Chapter was excited to have over 150 participants, who agreed to run, eat, and then run again on 38 teams of four members each. Despite the cold weather, the participants braved the elements to devour burritos and enjoy the event. A record breaking time of under 20 minutes won this year's Relays - earning each teammate enough coupons to purchase a burrito a week for the rest of 2008. CLICK HERE for our website to see a short highlights video, and get excited for next year's Qdoba Relays! | |
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Zeta Psi's First Annual Alumni Survey
Please take 5 Minutes to complete our first annual Zeta Psi Alumni Survey and help guide the future of our Brotherhood!
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Get LinkedIn with Zeta Psi
Join our Zeta Psi group on popular professional networking website LinkedIn!
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Help build the Fraternity Endowment
Many brothers loyally supporter their own chapter but may never have donated to Zeta Psi's Annual Fund. If that's the case for you, please add your name to the Roll of Honor in the Circle with a small, simple step - CLICK HERE to donate a mere $25 to Zeta Psi's Fraternity Endowment. Your support promotes the very best programs in the Fraternity world for internships, career advancement, and personal, professional, and leadership development - and that helped us GO GLOBAL with our Oxford Chapter!
TKPhi, Dan Backer, YM '99, UpZete Editor. |
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 Oxford Chartering a SUCCESS!
On May 3, 2008, Zeta Psi became the first Intercontinental Fraternity with the Chartering of the Iota Omicron Chapter at Oxford University! Congratulations to all 30 of our new Brothers for embarking on this amazing journey of Brotherhood!
Thank you to all who attended the Chartering Banquet, as well as those Brothers near and far who made a chartering Gift to the Chapter:
Past Phi Alpha Doug Donaldson, who donated a complete set of ritual robes.
Board Member Pete Slomianyj, who generously donated $1000 to see the Iota Omicron Fund in the Zeta Psi Educational Foundation, to offset the cost of Convention attendance for these Brothers. The Upsilon Mu/UMASS chapter, which donated a Chapter Gavel.
The Alpha Psi/McGill chapter, which donated a unique gift of its own.
James Best, who donated for auction a box of fine Cuban cigars, and shared two more boxes with all in attendance to lend a special air to the evening!
Thanks also to Dan Backer (Upsilon Mu), Chris Olsen (Phi Lambda), Eric Moore (Iota Alpha), and the Sigma Phi/Chicago Elders for their donations to the Iota Omicron Fund.
If you or your chapter would like to make a tax-dedutcible donation to the Iota Omicron Fund as a Chartering Gift, visit www.zetapsi.org/oxford. If you would like to purchase a ritual item for the group, please EMAIL US to discuss. Chartering gifts are a agreat way to support our newest Brothers, and we hope you will join us in doing so! |
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Iota Alpha Chapter Returns! Zeta Psi is back at the Univ. of Texas!
On April 26, 2008 Zeta Psi again returned to the University of Texas with the initiation of 22 fine young men. The Iota Alpha went inactive in August of 2005 due to lack of membership. Last fall the staff team of Dave Hunter, Anthony Shibata, and Anthony "Dubs" Abbate put on the full court press to form a core group. Seven initial guys came together and very quickly found seven more. Early in the spring the group grew to 20 men and ended with 22 "charter" members.
The re-colonization of the chapter has re-energized the Iota Alpha Elders. Many Elders helped out during the pledge process and the initiation. A special thanks go out to Foundation Board member Rick Niels, IA '82 for volunteering the Niels Family Compound and to Matt Shephans, IA '99 for serving as Pledge Master.
 This August the Chapter will once again reside at "The House" at 2806 Nueces. Twelve actives plan to live-in and the chapter will be in full operation. Expect to see a decent contingent of Texas Zetes in Montreal. Welcome back Iota Alpha!
EXPANSION UPDATES
Georgetown, UC-Riverside, Brock, Australia!
Zeta Psi's Interest Groups at Georgetown University (DC) and Univ. of Cal. at Riverside (CA) have met or exceeded 20 men and will be applying for Colony Status at Convention! That's two new potential chapters within the next year!
We're also well along with a 12 man interest group at Brock University in Canada (our defunct Zeta Chi) and a 10-man Interest Group at the Univ. of Monash in Melbourne, Australia.
Expansion continues to be a major goal, as we look for more expansion and restarts in the future - let us know where you think we can or should be, and if you have a lead! |
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Greeks unite to achieve important legislative goals.
YOU can help us SAVE LIVES
On April 15, over 200 Greek student and alumni leaders from across the United States participated in the annual congressional lobbying program in Washington, DC seeking passage of the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act (CHIA), S. 638/HR. 643. This legislation would allow the Zeta Psi Educational Foundation and other existing 501-c-3 Educational Foundations to use tax-deductible alumni gifts to make grants to local chapter housing corporations to install or upgrade fire & safety systems or build new houses with these systems. After the recent meeting, there are 189 House sponsors and 37 Senate Sponsors. Our goal is to reach 200 and 40 this Summer - if not more - in order to bring this legislation to a vote this year.
We need your help to pass this vital legislation. We need YOU to register at www.fraternalcaucus.org and use the online system to write a letter to your Congressman and Senators urging them to support this legislation. If you can help even more directly, please let us know - CLICK HERE. This is a grass-roots effort that we can all get behind! |
Are You Graduating?
If you're graduating and/or moving to a new town, reach out and take advantage of the Zete Network!
Alumni clubs exist in Washington DC, New York, Boston, and more, and can smooth your transition while offering an invaluable social and professional networking base, and keeping you in touch with our Circle!
For those moving to Washington, DC - home of our premiere Regional alumni club - visit www.dcelders.org. For those moving elsewhere, CLICK HERE to email us to get plugged in to the Zete network! |
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Spring 2008 Scholarship Recipients
Nearly $30,000 to 50+ Zetes!
Zeta Psi congratulates the 50 Brothers who collectively earned nearly $30,000 in Zeta Psi Educational Foundation Scholarships this Spring! With another record-breaking number of applicants, this was the most competitive and most worthy group in years.
Top honors of $1000 went to Aaron Persinger of the Omicron/Nebraska Wesleyan Chapter, courtesy of the Heydon Fund. 5 Zetes from our Phi/NYU Chapter also received $1,000 grants courtesy of the Findley Fund ($3000) and the Moody & Valentine Funds ($1000 each): Raul Jiminian, Robert Boyle, Glen Lyon, Patrick Thompson and Andrew Serrao. The Moore Fund (Delta/Rutgers) gave three scholarships of $650 each to Joseph Catalano, Luke Stadler, and Dale Madan, and a $250 scholarship to Thomas Lefever.
The Duryee Fund made six general grants of $500 to Andrew Lala, Alex Meiseles, and Logan Saris (Phi Epsilon/UMD), Alex Naito (Tau/Lafayette), Mark Weiderspan (Xi/Mich.), and Brent Smith (Beta Tau/Tulane).
The Heydon Fund made $500 scholarships to Nathan Persell (Omicron), Ryan Walter (Psi/Cornell), and Jon Fagert (Nu/Case Western). Other Special Fund recipients of $500 each are Brant Davis (Alpha Epsilon/UIUC) from the Dean Zahn Fund, Welch Liles (Sigma Gamma/NCSU) from the Sigma Gamma Fund, James Selen (Sigma Phi/UIC) from the Sigma Phi Fund, and Omar Haroun (Iota/Berkeley) from the Witter Fund.
Recipients from the General Fund of $500 scholarships each are: Mitchell Cooper (Nu), Dylan Henry (Alpha Psi), Joe Lauria (Theta), Ghassan Alaka (Xi), Lucian Bessmer (Upsilon Mu), Mike Bruce (Pi), Austin Carson (Beta Sigma), Teddy Ebner (Upsilon), Ryan Gonska (Xi), Trevor Ilse (Nu), Mirgim Jusufi (Xi), Evan Kaplan (Theta), Cody Ling (Georgetown), David Loomis (Nu), Mike Marino (Iota), Jay Mattappally (Beta Tau), Anthony Richardson (Pi Tau), Joey Song (Pi Sigma), Phillip Tau (Iota Alpha), Matt Van Wagenen (Nu Sigma) and Mark Willauer (Pi Sigma).
$500 Graduate Scholarships went to Eric Lin (Psi/Cornell) from the Heydon Fund, who is attending Univ. of Chicago Ph.D. program; Kevi n Bernstein (Sigma/Penn) from the Duryee Fund and Ben Kummer (Pi Sigma/Penn State), both at Drexel Univ. School of Medicine, and Andrew Roche (Delta/Rutgers) at Notre Dame Business School.
If you would like more information on starting a Chapter Fund or a named scholarship, please EMAIL US. It is YOUR support that makes all this possible! |
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 ZETE TIES!
CLICK HERE to buy your very own Zeta Psi neck tie - a snazzy wardrobe addition! With less than 90 left, buy yours TODAY!
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 Phi Alpha's Message
As the English might say: "quite a feat indeed!". Zeta Psi has chartered the first chapter of a North-American-style fraternity beyond this continent at the posh Hurlingham Club in Southwest London on May 3rd. By establishing a chapter at arguably the most prestigious institution of higher education in the world, Oxford University, Zeta Psi has completed the Big Three of the Greek World. It was one thing to become the first truly national fraternity when the Iota was chartered at UC-Berkeley in 1870, and yet another major accomplishment when we became the first international fraternity with the chartering of the Theta Xi at the University of Toronto in 1879. But perhaps the most impressive, if not daring, first in the fraternity world occurred when the Iota Omicron received Zeta Psi's 81st charter two weeks ago. Those of us that went to England for this historic event will never forget being witness to the enthusiastic spirit, dedication, and optimism that was displayed by the thirty charter brothers and seven pledges of our new Oxford Chapter.
We've been discussing this important event in the UpZete and other communications, but to the twenty-or-so Zetes who came over from across the US and Canada, plus the several Zetes who live in the UK who attended the initiation and/or installation ceremonies, this was well worth the trip. We could all feel the excitement and know that we had a part in expanding our Zete brotherhood to another country and continent -dwarfing even our American/Canadian heritage in terms of historical significance of this grand experiment we love and call our Brotherhood.
The question we of course have to ask is: will this last, or is this a flash in the pan that may evaporate in the near term, because it is not an accepted cultural experience on the campuses at Oxford (there are over 30 residential and distinct colleges that comprise what is known as Oxford University)? My prediction is that what we did by chartering this new chapter will not only survive for many years, but will grow, perhaps even extending to other campuses on the British Isles, and possibly to other venues in Europe, and beyond.
This past Saturday, I was privileged to speak at the 25th anniversary of the reactivation of Zeta Psi at Princeton with a dinner attended by over 60 Active and Elders Zetes. While the Brothers of our Omicron Epsilon were deservedly proud of a quarter century of excellence at a campus that banned fraternities in 1882, I couldn't help but draw parallels to what occurred the previous Saturday night in England. I was Executive Director when Zeta Psi led the charge to bring fraternities back to Princeton in 1983, and this has not only been a consistently strong chapter, but they now have 25 years of Elders to count on for support. I discovered that this terrific chapter has seven brothers from England and, not surprisingly, many knew the names of those listed as charter brothers at Oxford. Two campuses that may have seemed "reaches" for a strong Zete presence, but given the strength we've seen at Princeton for 25 years, I foresee similar prosperity for our Oxford group as well.
I end this epistle by acknowledging the person who deserves the overwhelming credit for Zeta Psi's successful leap across the Atlantic Ocean. When Omar Haroun decided to obtain a second undergraduate degree from Oxford after graduating from UC-Berkeley in 2006, I cannot say whether he envisioned starting a new Zeta Psi chapter when he arrived at Oxford. But Omar befriended dozens of young men he met and associated with at Oxford these past two years, convincing many to be charter members of this bold new experiment from across the pond. It was undoubtedly Omar who made this all happen. As Omar prepares to return to America for law school at Columbia University next fall, the men of Iota Omicron will need to continue the legacy Omar started. Will they succeed in doing this? I believe they will.
My congratulations to all those who had a part in this historic event - WELL DONE!
Greg McElroy, Phi Alpha CXXXI
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Binding Arbitration
This August, at the 161st Annual Convention in Montreal, Zeta Psi will introduce a new policy calling for all members of the fraternity to agree to binding arbitration with Zeta Psi should legal action arise between the two parties.
Arbitration is a process where both parties of a dispute present their prospect positions to an independent arbitrator and that arbitrator determines the merits of the case and rules on any financial award. The "binding" clause stipulates that each party agree beforehand that the ruling by the arbitrator is binding on both parties and cannot be appealed.
Zeta Psi will communicate more details on binding arbitration in the coming months. Members will be asked to indicate they agree with the binding arbitration policy as part of their continuing membership and activity in the fraternity. This policy will apply to both active and Elder members and only relates to legal action taken by a member against the fraternity. | |
