Phi Kappa Psi - Illinois Eta

The Brothers of IL ETA are looking forward to a great Spring semester. Spring RUSH week begins Monday, January 23rd. If interested contact a brother, or the RUSH Chair, Dan Dimler. Intiation for the FALL pledge class will be held the weekend of January 21st. Alumni if interested contact a brother for more information. We are looking forward to the future with new President James Mcclendon and Vice President Bryan Kirk and all the plans and events we have in store. If you have any questions about anything this upcoming semester or seeking information, please feel free to contact any brother.

We hope everyone is having a safe and happy new year!

 

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This Thursday, September 1st, the brothers of Phi Kappa Psi are bringing you the Phi Kappa Psi Fiesta at Los Tres Amigos in Edwardsville. For more information check out the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=161112483968504..

 

Also RUSH week is September 12th-15th. We will be having an information on Monday the 12th and different events the following nights. For more information contact any brother..

 

For any more information on PHI KAPPA PSI and this Fall semester check the calender for events or talk to any brother.

 

-IL ETA

 

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Yesterday, April 10th, The Illinois Eta Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi participated in the annual IFC Bowl. The first game started at 10:30 am against Sigma Phi Epsilon. Phi Kappa Psi scored the first touchdown of the game and generated a total of 18 points to Sig Ep's 15. The second game, against the gentlemen of Sigma Pi resulted in yet another victory with a score of 21 to 18. In the final round of the tournament, the gentlemen of Phi Kappa Psi played against Sigma Phi Epsilon for the championship. The game ended 28 to 21 with the final touchdown made my T.J. Austin and the extra point caught by Jacob Corry. This victory can be added to Phi Psi's other victory last semester in Turkey Bowl against Sigma Pi.

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This Saturday, February 12th,  the gentlemen of the Phi Kappa Psi Illinois Eta Chapter at SIUe will be hosting their bi-annual Friends, Family and Alumni Dinner. This event is designed as a way for those closet to us to interact with each other and get a better understanding of what we do as a Chapter.

Besides the dinner, this year we will also have an auction featuring various signed memorabilia from local athletes and celebrities, as well as various items that relate to Phi Psi. We will also have a live DJ and a dance floor set up for entertainment to go along with the cash bar. Most importantly, we will have an update on the Chapter including information on Greek Housing, which we are scheduled to move into next semester.

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This week, January 24-27, is Spring Fraternity Recruitment Week at SIUe. Join Phi Kappa Psi at our events listed below and learn what it means to be a Phi Psi. All events will be at 6:00 PM in the Goshen Lounge (center of upstairs MUC) and will be catered.

 

Monday - Informational (Student Success Center Room 1203)

 

Tuesday - Ebony & Ivory Step Show

 

Wednesday - Game Night

 

Thursday - Get to Know A Brother/Interviews

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Tonight kicks off the Spring 2011 semester with chapter starting at 7:00 P.M. We have big plans for this semester with the development of Greek Housing in the Fall 11', we  are looking forward to setting the plans into motion and taking the finals steps to making it happen. On Friday, January 21st we have The Best of Both Worlds Party in collaboration with Gorilla ENT at The Game in Glen Carbon.

 

Furthermore we look to intiate the Fall 10' pledge class Saturday, January 9th. Alumni, for more information contact a brother for more details.

 

We are looking forward to a great semester with big things happening in the near future.

 

Phi Kappa Psi

IL ETA Chapter

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I got a great education when I was an undergraduate many years ago, and I think being a member of Phi Kappa Psi Maryland Alpha chapter was a part of that. Its something that's helped form my life. Dealings with my family, my dealings with my friends, my dealings with all my business associates. It was a great experience and I can say nothing but good things about Phi Kappa Psi.

 

- Michael Bloomberg (successful business man and current Mayor of New York City)

 

I can remember laughter and a lot of it, and the warmth of friendships and a lot of it, and it never went away.

 

- Paul Coverdell (United States Senator from Georgia)

 

Let us be what we say we are:
a fraternity, not a club,
run by men, and not boys,
and based on ideals, not expediency.

 

- Ralph "Dud" Daniel aka Mr. Phi Psi (Executive Director Emeritus of Phi Kappa Psi)

 

I certainly didn't have the high school background, in math for example, to be in engineering school. and yet a couple of my fraternity brothers, who were brilliant scholars - electrical engineers, sort of took me under their wing, and without that personal tutoring and help, I wouldn't have gotten out of Valpo.

 

- Don Fites (Former Chairmen and CEO of Caterpillar Inc.)

 

...One of the things that the Phi Kappa Psi has to offer a young man is not to feel like you're ever going to be a cookie-cut stamped out sort of figure...To have that wonderful kind of anchor of a fraternal group is a geat help to a undergarduate student trying to find his way in this tough and rather impersonal world today.

 

- Peter Graves (actor)

 

I don't think that college would be the same to me if I didn't have the backing and the help of the people in the Fraternity... I was a Phi Psi when I got here, and I left a Phi Psi.

 

-Tex Schramm (original President and GM of the Dallas Cowboys)

 

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The 2nd Annual Phi Kappa Psi Vs. Sigma Pi Turkey Bowl is this Thursday, November 4th. The festivities kick off at 7:00 p.m with the Alumni Game. The Active game will follow shortly after that. It is being held at the SIUE Intramural Fields. It is 1 canned good for those who are playing, and 2 canned goods for those attending. There will be a prize for the orginization who raises the most canned goods. For more information contact Jacob Corry at jacorry@siue.edu or call/text (309)830-0414. You can also check out the Facebook Group for more information.

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This week our national website, www.PhiKappaPsi.com, wrote an article featuring the various Phi Psi's from around the country who won Homecoming King at their respective institutions this year. In this article, our local Illinois Eta charter was recognized as being a Chapter who has made winning Homecoming King a priority. Over the last half decade, a Phi Psi has worn the coveted Homecoming Crown. Our winning tradition has indeed become a dynasty. Next year's Homecoming will be a special one as it marks the first Homecoming in which we will have a Chapter House. Hopefully, it will also mark the 6th year in a row in which we win Homecoming King. 

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As many of our new visitors know, our chapter website was recently chosen to be featured as Celect's website of the month. This award is something our chapter is very excited about it! Over the past few months we have been working hard to incorporate the various Celect Systems into the day to day operations of our chapter and our recent accomplishments reflect the effectiveness of the Celect System. Two major accomplishments that directly correlate to the use of our website are the recent signing of our largest pledge class in chapter history and our recognition of having the highest GPA on campus. Besides our Recruitment and Scholarship Committees, each and every one of our committees have also benefited from the use of the website. If you have questions or comments about how we incorporate the Celect Systems into our chapter management, please get ahold of us through our Contact Us page.

 

Fraternally,

 

Drew Russell

Vice-President of Phi Kappa Psi - Illinois Eta

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This week, September 12-17, is Fraternity Recruitment Week at SIUe. Join Phi Kappa Psi at our events listed below and learn what it means to be a Phi Psi. All events will be at 6:00 PM in the Goshen Lounge (center of upstairs MUC) and will be catered. 

 

Monday -  Informational

 

Tuesday -  Game Day/Cardinals Game

 

Wednesday - Bowling

Thursday -  Quad Show followed by Interviews

Friday - Bid Day

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      The Creighton University Board of Directors has elected the Rev. Timothy R. Lannon, S.J., as the University’s 24th president. Fr. Lannon, currently president of Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, will assume his new position at Creighton on July 1, 2011, succeeding the Rev. John P. Schlegel, S. J., who will step down after a highly successful presidency spanning 11 years.

 

      A nationally respected university administrator, Fr. Lannon has served as president of Saint Joseph’s University since 2003. Under his leadership, Saint Joseph’s created a university-wide strategic plan, enhanced the campus infrastructure and footprint, doubled the University’s endowment and launched the most successful fundraising campaign in its history. Collectively, these and other achievements generated national recognition for the university and its pursuit of educational excellence.

      Fr. Lannon holds multiple degrees from Creighton University, Weston Jesuit School of Theology (now Boston College School of Theology and Ministry) and Harvard University. A native of Mason City, Iowa, Fr. Lannon entered the Society of Jesus in 1977 and was ordained a priest in 1986. During his early years he honed his educational and administrative skills while serving as an assistant principal and instructor at Jesuit institutions, as well as an admissions counselor at Creighton.

      His commitment to service extends beyond his academic appointments and includes current membership on the boards of Boston College, Santa Clara University, Marquette University and the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania, for which he chairs its board. From 2003 to 2008 he served as a board member, and since 2008 as chair, of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, comprised of the 28 Jesuit higher education institutions in the United States.

      He received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Creighton in 1973. He received master’s degrees in divinity and theology from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology and earned a master’s degree and doctorate in administration, planning and social policy in higher education from Harvard University.

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Every year, Americans celebrate the signing of the United States Constitution in 1787 by recognizing this important day in history on September 17th. Phi Kappa Psi chose to use the same day to recognize a similarly important day in our Fraternity's history. Nearly a century after the United States drafted its first set of governing documents, Phi Kappa Psi did the same...

 

Constitution Day is recognized within the Fraternity each year on September 17th to celebrate the founding of the Fraternity's modern governing document. Adopted at the 1886 Grand Arch Council in Indianapolis, the Constitution of Phi Kappa Psi provided the foundation for the undergraduate controlled structure that makes Phi Psi unique in the interfraternal world. It established the day-to-day control of the Executive Council, with a majority of the vote being controlled by the undergraduate Archons, elected by each District. An ever-evolving document, many of the same rules established over 120 years ago still control how Phi Kappa Psi does business today.

 

To help unite brothers around the country, we are asking all brothers to wear your Phi Kappa Psi badge on Friday, September 17. Honor both your country and your fraternity with this display. It takes no time and effort, and you may even have a chance to talk about what your Fraternity means to you as people see the badge displayed.

 

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Since our founding in 1852, every Phi Psi has experienced the "Great Joy of Serving Others." This notion has recently been exemplified by Brother Michael Bloomberg who became a member of Phi Psi while attending John Hopkins University. Brother Bloomberg, who the current Mayor of New York City and the 8th richest person in the United States, with a net worth of $18 billion, recently agreed to join Bill Gates and Warren Buffets "Giving Pledge". The Giving Pledge is an effort to invite the wealthiest individuals and families in America to commit to giving the majority of their wealth to the philanthropic causes and charitable organizations of their choice either during their lifetime or after their death. The following is a copy of Brother Bloombergs commitment letter:

 

One of the senior managers at my company, Bloomberg LP, recently told me that part of his new hires recruiting pitch is to ask, “What other company can you work for where the owner gives nearly all the profits to charity?" Nothing has ever made me prouder of my company than that one story.

 

In the 1990s, a generous individual planned to leave Johns Hopkins University, my alma mater, $50 million upon his death. But I asked him: Why wait? Why deny financial aid to this generation? Why deny a possible cure for a disease to this generation? That convinced him - and he gave the money right then and there.

 

As I wrote in my autobiography around that same time, the reality of great wealth is that you can't spend it and you can't take it with you. For decades, I've been committed to giving away the vast majority of my wealth to causes that I'm passionate about - and that my children are passionate about. And so I am enthusiastically taking the Giving Pledge, and nearly all of my net worth will be given away in the years ahead or left to my foundation.

 

Making a difference in people's lives - and seeing it with your own eyes - is perhaps the most satisfying thing you'll ever do. If you want to fully enjoy life - give. And if you want to do something for your children and show how much you love them, the single best thing - by far - is to support organizations that will create a better world for them and their children. Long term, they will benefit more from your philanthropy than from your will. I believe the philanthropic contributions I'm now making are as much gifts to my children as they are to the recipient organizations.

 

Giving also allows you to leave a legacy that many others will remember. Rockefeller, Carnegie, Frick, Vanderbilt, Stanford, Duke - we remember them more for the long-term effects of their philanthropy than for the companies they founded, or for their descendents. And by giving, we inspire others to give of themselves, whether their money or their time.

 

In my third career, as Mayor of New York, I've seen just how needed - and how powerful – private donations are. Public-private partnerships are at the heart of our efforts to improve public health and safety, fight poverty, fix a once-broken school system, expand economic opportunity, promote the arts, protect our environment, and so much more.

 

As a philanthropist, I've also had the opportunity to see the impact private donations can have in other countries - and just how far each dollar can go. For instance, with private funding, we can prevent tens of millions of premature deaths caused by tobacco-related diseases and traffic accidents -just two areas where my foundation has been active.

 

In my public and private lives, I have seen how small groups can make a very big difference – in cleaning up a park, starting a school, or helping others in need, whether in their own community or halfway around the world. I am thrilled that my friends Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are bringing together this group, which could have an unprecedented impact on what philanthropy can achieve. And the larger this group grows, the more people will share in the pleasure of giving, as well as the benefits that it will bring to the world.

 

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Brother Robert Dudley, a Phi Psi alumni from the University of Illinois, was recently named the successor to outgoing BP CEO, Tony Hayward. Raised in Hattiesburg, Miss., Dudley — now 54 — pursued a degree in chemical engineering at the U of I, according to a BP press release. 

 

Joe Halliday, a Phi Kappa Psi fraternity brother of Dudley’s, said Dudley’s successful future was evident in his years at the University. “The instant you met him, you knew he was destined for a great purpose. He was confident, yet humble and down to earth,” Halliday said in an e-mail.

Halliday, who first attended the University in 1975, recalled Dudley spending much of his time studying and mentoring the men in their fraternity, including himself. “I usually saw him returning from studying around 10 p.m. with many heavy books. I was also in engineering and he would encourage me to stick with it, even though physics and thermodynamics were particularly demanding,” he said. “He was like that to everyone, encouraging and sincerely interested in hearing what you had to say.”

 

Prior to this appointment, Dudley served as a U.S.-based executive director for BP. As he hands his former position to Lamar McKay, chairman and president of BP America, Dudley has high hopes for the future. “I do not underestimate the nature of the task ahead, but the company is financially robust with an enviable portfolio of assets and professional teams that are among the best in the industry. I believe this combination — allied to clear, strategic direction — will put BP on the road to recovery,” Dudley said in the press release.

 

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With the semester coming to an end, it was once again time for elections. The following is a list of our new officers:

 

Vice President : Drew Russell

Corresponding Secretary: Zac Sandefer

Treasurer: Brandon Rahn

Sergeant at Arms: James Dietrich

Messenger: Mike Sorkin

Chaplain: Danny Aschenbrenner

 

For more information on all of our officers, including contact information, visit our contact us page. 

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Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who arrived in Washington, DC, for the Nuclear Security Summit from April 12-13, visited the Washington National Cathedral yesterday to lay a wreath at the tomb of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. The following is an excerpt from his speech that honored one of Phi Kappa Psi's most famous alumni.

 

"Today we honored the tomb of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, a man and a U.S. leader whom our nation remembers and will always remember as a real friend. President Wilson was a great politician, a politician whom an ancient nation, which lives on more than a thousand mile’s distance, keeps exalting and passing this exaltation generation to generation."

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Congratulations to Brother Brad Sandefer, who beat out over 100 Brothers nationally, to win Phi Psi's NCAA Tournament Challenge.

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With the creation of the new website, we have now been able to implement an online payment system. Brothers can now pay their dues, pledges can take care of their pledge fees, and alumni are now more easily able to donate towards the chapter. All Online! Appropriate links can be found under the Brothers and Alumni header links.

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April is an extremely exciting month for Phi Kappa Psi as our National Expansion Team is being put in to hyper-drive. With nine current colonies operating, the time has come to bring some on board as official chapters of the Fraternity. April 2010 will be an historic month, as we welcome four new groups: CA Gamma (University of California-Berkeley), OH Xi (Capital University), NJ Beta (Monmouth University), CA Xi (California State University-Long Beach). Congratulations to all of your new Brothers!

 

 

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After an about a month long process, our new website has finally gone live. We are currently still in the process of updating and adding information to the various pages, so please check back soon. If you are an alumni please take a minute to register for the site as we are working on using it as a tool to improve our alumni relations. Special thanks to alumni David Pozorski for his genrous donations, that helped make the site possible.

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