Eta E-Newsletter

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Our Goal for “Year 3” Our new goal for “Year 3” is 400 paid members of the Eta Alumni Association. How can you help us get there? Drop us an e-mail and ask for 3 names of alumni who have not yet joined. Make 3 phone calls and you’ve done your civic duty. Ask for more than 3 and you’ll be a hero. Drop us an e-mail and help us to meet our goal.

E-NEWS ETA THE ETA NEWS BRIEFS AUGUST 9, 2012

Our 3rd Year Will Be Like No Other

But Without You, We Will Be One Too Few in Number.

Please Renew Your Membership or

Join Your Alumni Association Today.

Damn Proud,

The Executive Committee of the Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa

Executive Committee

Todd B. Hoffman ‘82 Secretary

Silver Spring, Maryland

Peter J. Della-Croce ‘99 Treasurer

Columbia, Maryland

John J. B. Wright, Esq. ‘82 Second Vice-President Burtonsville, Maryland

Wayne H. Bethards ‘59 First Vice-President Columbia, Maryland

Joseph E. Criscuoli, ‘82

President Laurel, Maryland

Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa

12806 Silverbirch Lane Laurel, Maryland 20708

301-206-5472

www.alumni.psk-eta.com

[email protected]

THE ETA E-NEWS is Published By

online FREE WALLPAPER Donate $100 or more to the Eta Alumni Association (or bring your gift to-date to $100), or donate $200 to the “Six Columns Fund” before Dec. 31st, and you’ll receive a FREE Phi Sig Computer Wallpaper file. Your computer will thank you - and so will we!

NEW WEBSITE ENHANCEMENTS Have you visited the Eta Alumni Website recently? We’ve made a few changes designed to enable our members to quickly and easily find the information they seek. Take a moment or two and click through - you may be pleasantly surprised at what you see (and learn).

ON FACEBOOK? If you are already involved in social networking, you may also be pleasantly surprised by our enhanced presence on what is arguably the #1 time drain in the world (except perhaps Angry Birds). Search Facebook for the page of the Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa - and “Like” us today.

#1 FAQ* How can I renew my membership online? Answer: Easy-peesey. Just visit the Eta Alumni Association website at www.alumni.psk-eta.com and on the right side of each page you will see a "Donate" icon - click on this icon and you’ll be taken to our secure PayPal interface page. Armed with this information and your favorite credit card, you are just three minutes from renewing your membership (please remember to add a little to your donation to negate the effect of PayPal’s credit card processing fees.

#2 FAQ* How do I “Log In” to the Eta Alumni website? Answer: There is no “Log In” needed to surf our site and see all the content therein. The “Log In” is for the use of our Webmaster so that quick updates can be made to the site.

* Frequently Asked Questions were ranked by our Customer Service Department (shown in photo at

right) during the period January 1 - June 30, 2012

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WILL YOU BE A MEMBER IN “YEAR 3” ?

105105 MEMBERS FROM

“YEAR 1” WHO DID NOT RENEW FOR

“YEAR 2”

361361 ETA ALUMNI RECEIVED THIS

MAGAZINE

328328 PAID ALUMNI MEMBERS

IN “YEAR 1”

257257PAID ALUMNI MEMBERS

IN “YEAR 2”

6565 MEMBERS FROM

“YEAR 1 OR 2” HAVE RENEWED SO FAR

The Benefits of Membership: Award-Winning Magazine Value: $35.00 SIGNET Subscription Value: $25.00 Alumni/Actives Cookout Value: $25.00 Homecoming Event Value: $30.00 Open House Event Value: $25.00 E-Mail Updates Value: $25.00 Eta Alumni Website Value: $35.00 Total: $200.00 Your Cost: FREE

“Being a member of the Eta Alumni Association is the formal method of stay-ing connected with the Fraternity, the University and the Brotherhood. It is through this organization that we stake our future as an entity on campus.”

- Claude Bogley ‘70

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RSVP by 8/19/12RSVP by 8/19/12 alumni@[email protected]

Members:Members: FREE!!FREE!!

NonNon--Member Fee:Member Fee: $25.00 per person$25.00 per person

Event time will be confirmed on 8/19/12 on our association website. Non-members must pay via check, payable to “Eta Alumni Association of

Phi Sigma Kappa”

Upcoming Event #1Upcoming Event #1 Sponsored by the Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa

AUGUST 26, 2012

3rd Annual 3rd Annual Alumni/Chapter Alumni/Chapter CookoutCookout At the NEW Chapter House! Reunite with Alumni - Meet the Active Members! Celebrate the Return of Eta to Fraternity Row!

A Special Event sponsored by your Eta Alumni Association for our Members in Good Standing and the members of the Active Chapter! A terrific way to meet with Brothers both old and new - to see the new Chapter House and meet some prospective members of the Eta Chapter!

Please RSVP by 8/19/12 via E-Mail to alumni at psk-eta.com – and be sure that your membership is current to avoid nasty event fees.

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Meet the Eta House Mother

Katherine Kipp

Meet the Eta Chapter House Manager

John Wright ‘15

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Meet the Eta Chapter Historian

Logan C. Miller ‘13

Meet the Eta Alumni Chairman

J. Victor Alonso ‘13

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Meet the Eta Chapter President

Chris Flood ‘13

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Most Senior Alumni Visits New Chapter House

Welcome to the Emerald City… #2 Fraternity Row

NOT YET A MEMBER?NOT YET A MEMBER? HERE’S JUST SOME OF WHAT YOU MISSED IN OUR MOST RECENT MAGAZINE!

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The house looks great. The young actives and associates I had the privilege of meeting are first-rate. I know its been a herculean effort for your team to accomplish what you have in less than two years. I am, once again, Damn Proud to be a Phi Sig! Fraternally, Joe Smith '66

As usual, Saturday was another special and successful day in the rebirth of Phi Sigma Kappa! The Open House couldn’t have been better. Kudo’s to the Eta Alumni staff, and all of the brothers! I look forward to attending more events and providing additional support! Harry T. Murphy ‘68

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T he Eta Chapter Family Tree, a special project of the Eta Alumni Association, is

an effort to identify the heritage of our Chapter by charting the intersecting relationships between the Big and Little Brothers of all our alumni. As advertised, the Eta Family Tree was unveiled for the first time on April 21st, at our Open House Event. Taking infor-

mation gathered from Alumni Data Sheets, Alumni Renewal documents, and a special form developed to gather the required information, we carefully arranged (and often re-arranged) the hundreds of boxes and lines

that link our Brothers. The final product measured 96” wide and 48” tall and was output directly to one continuous sheet of paper using large-format inkjet technology. The unveiling of “Version 2.0” will be at Home-coming 2012, so be sure to clip the document at right and send it in with your membership/renewal document inside this issue of “The THIRD DEGREE.”

Eta Alumni Association News

Active Members Cameron Vollmuth (left) and Chris Monteil study the Eta Family Tree, first unveiled at our Open House event.

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The Eta The Eta Chapter Chapter

Family TreeFamily Tree

Please mail your completed sheet to: Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa, 12806 Silverbirch Lane, Laurel, MD 20708

T he Eta Chapter Family Tree, sponsored by the Eta Alumni Association, is an effort to identify the heritage of our Chapter by charting the Big and Little Brothers of all our alumni. The next unveiling of this effort will take place during our Homecoming celebration. But our Family Tree, and this record of our history, won’t be complete without your participation. If you have not

already submitted this information (or if you’d like to add some detail) please complete this sheet as much as you are able, and mail it to us at the address below. Many thanks, and we’ll be sure that you’re a part of the Eta Family Tree.

Fill in Your Name.

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Fill in the Name of Your Big Brother.

Did Your Big Brother have any other Little Brothers besides You? If so, indicate their names on the lines below.

Can You Recall the Name of Your Big Brother’s Big Brother?

Fill in the Name(s) of Your Little Brothers on the blue lines.

Feel free to clip this page and make as many copies as you like - if your

memory can help us with info on

another Brother, then by all

means let us know.

ETA RINGS & PINS PROGRAM About the Donor:

Once complete, please mail this document, with your donation, to: Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa12806 Silverbirch LaneLaurel, MD 20708

The Story Behind this Donation:

At the time of my donation I was: Retired from: Employed by:

Company: Title:

Type of Business:

I graduated from UM in: and received a Degree in

While an undergraduate I held the following positions in our fraternity:

Here’s the rest of my story / the story behind my donation:

(additional pages may be attached)

Signed:

Donation: (please use one form per donation) Pin Class Ring Signet Ring

Dr. Mr. First Name: M.I.:

Last Name:

Home Address:

City: State: Zip:

Home Phone: Cell Phone:

Email Address:

Please print clearly, as this document will be presented to the recipient of your Fraternity Ring and/or Pin. Thank You!

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By Wayne H. Bethards, Class of 1959 First Vice President Eta Alumni Association

In 2010 the Eta Alumni Association adopted a leg-acy "Rings & Pins Program" developed and pro-posed by Robert G. "Bob" Pemberton, Class of 1958. Under the program Phi Sigma Kappa frater-nity pins, donated by alumni of the Eta Chapter, are awarded to Chapter members for outstanding per-formance.

The past and present officers of the Eta Colony, now the Eta Chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa, were honored in an emotional surprise ceremony at the Chartering Banquet on March 12, 2011. Joe Criscuoli, President of the Eta Alumni Association, introduced the "Rings & Pins Program" and, in a presentation ceremony that many called the high-light of the evening, presided over the initial awards to: Jay Gobeil, pin donated by Robert P. Haines,

H'49, and presented by Wayne Bethards, H'59. Adam Elbaz, pin donated and presented by

Robert G. Pemberton, H'58. Logan Miller, pin donated and presented by

Joseph B. Creegan, H'56. Gavin Bedell, pin donated by Thomas O.

Nichols, H'57; presented by Lary Acker, H'57. Ryan Kief, pin donated by Grady A. Vickers,

Jr., H'55; presented by Todd Hoffman, H'82. Roshan Shah, pin donated by William B.

Binch, H'62, and presented by Peter Della-Croce, H'99.

Mark Matovich, pin donated and presented by Lowell B. Hinchliffe, H'57.

Dom Cercone, pin donated and presented by James E. Kenkel, H'55.

Zach Gorrell, pin donated by Robert A. Mar-gulies, H'54; presented by John Wright, H'82.

Omer Ad, pin donated by Lucian S. Heflin, Jr., H'61, and presented by Lance Billingsley, H'61.

To assure that the program be sustainable over time as a traditional chapter leadership recognition honor, it was necessary to limit the number of an-

nual pin awards to match the expected pace of pin donations. To this end your Alumni Association made the decision that future awards would go to each incoming Chapter President and that the pearl pin would be outfitted with a pearl guard with the president's gavel dangle. Each donated pearl pin set will be accompanied with a bio-graphical sketch prepared by the alumni donor of the pin.

A president's pin set donated by former Eta Chap-ter president Philip E. Burr, H'60, was presented by Joe Criscuoli to incoming chapter president Chris Flood upon his in-duction as president at the Eta Chapter Ritual Meeting on December 12, 2011.

Our current pin inventory will as-sure the continua-tion of this leader-ship recognition honor for the next few years, but new pin dona-tions are essential and very much appreciated. Feel free to clip the form on the left facing page to donate your pin. We look forward to your contin-ued support of this special program! If you have any questions, please feel free to con-tact me by phone at 410-730-2173 or via email at [email protected]


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“Easily, this function is of

greater import than the sporting

event itself,” - Sports Illustrated

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Networking and Social Events at the

same time.” - Washington Post

“We don’t know whether to believe

the stories or impanel a

Grand Jury.” - Legal Times

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Alumni Notes “I pledged Eta Chapter in the fall of 1950, and it was my entry into a strong brotherhood that has, for me, endured for 62 years. Many of our alumni never knew, or have now forgotten, the fact that our Chapter closed and we sold our fraternity house down on Cal-vert Road as most of our brothers marched off to World War II. That home for Eta Chapter had come into being through the gen-erosity and effort of Phi Sig alums. With the end of the War, Eta Chapter came back to life with a house on College Avenue - again through the generosity and support of our alumni. As our chapter grew and Fraternity Row was created, Eta Chapter moved into #7 Fraternity Row with new furniture for virtually every room. Once again, it was the alumni who carried the day. Now, Eta Chapter has been resurrected and revitalized on campus in #2 Fra-ternity Row through the persever-ance of our alumni as inspired by our valiant Eta Alumni Associa-tion leaders. I was a beneficiary of the efforts and generosity of those Phi Sigs who preceded me and who provided the leadership and resources to provide those houses on College Avenue and #7 Fraternity Row that I enjoyed so much. I gladly am taking my turn in helping the active chapter of today, knowing that I am honor-ing the support of those Phi Sigs who have preceded me and knowing, as well, that those alums who follow me will ensure the continued health and well-

being of something that has meant so much to so many of us for so long. The legacy of Eta Chapter, Phi Sigma Kappa, is a proud one that deserves to en-dure…and with our support and that of those who follow us, endure it will.

- Jim Starnes ‘54 “I can remember how I felt when I discovered that Eta Chapter had been removed from campus and had lost “Our” charter. Poten-tially it meant the end of the insti-tution we have all built and con-tributed to at the University were it not for a small group of indi-viduals serving as the ‘Alumni Association’. It is by becoming a member and supporting their ef-forts that we insure our legacy at the University will be perpetu-ated. It is our Brotherhood, the Alumni Association are just the selfless caretakers of it - and it is incumbent on all past, present and future Members to insure it is maintained and can perform the tasks we expect from it. I gradu-ated at the height of the Vietnam War and went on Active Duty shortly thereafter. I lost track of virtually everyone and was un-able to attend homecomings or Founder’s Days. After being dis-charged I joined corporate Amer-ica and started moving around the country and advancing my career. Periodically I would run into some of the Brother’s but never with any regularity. I promised myself that someday I would at-tend a Homecoming where they

would all be there and we could catch up on the lives we lived and share our experiences during our times as Active Brother’s. More importantly I was determined to stay in touch with them in the fu-ture. Joining the association was quick and a no-brainer - and for the price of admission they had email addresses, phone numbers and home addresses of all my era’s Brothers, they had a web site, they had a colony formed and I could see the way to recon-nect with everyone I had lost track of 40 years earlier.”

- Claude Bogley ‘70 “It is important for our alumni to be part of the Alumni Association because the re-birth of the asso-ciation goes hand in hand with the re-emergence of our chapter at Maryland and on Fraternity Row. A healthy alumni associa-tion and a vital chapter are not mutually exclusive. Rather, the two are interwoven and depend-ent on each other. Our now "young" chapter needs the stabil-ity, guidance, and sense of history that a strong alumni association can provide. The alumni need the chapter to sustain and grow our fraternity, and to add to our rich heritage, both at Maryland and nationally.

- Jim H. Fields, Jr. ‘85

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http://EtaAlumniVault.smugmug.com

GOT PHOTOS ? We’ve got a place for all your photos from your

days as a Phi Sig! If you have scanned images you’d like to share, just put

them on a CD and mail them to us. If you have photos you’d like to share, but no scanner in

sight, mail them to us and we’ll scan them! Either way,

you can contribute to the growing photo vault being created by the Eta Alumni

Association.

Be sure to visit from time to time to see what

we’ve added to

Finally, a good

reason to get on

We know you have resisted. And we think we know why. But, now there’s a really good reason to

take the plunge.

There’s now an informative (and creative) timeline for the Eta

Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa. Get on (hey, it’s free),

scroll to the bottom of our page, and rise through the noble history (sort of) of your very own alumni

association.

www.Facebook.com Sign Up.

Search for “Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa”

Oh, and be sure to “Like” us, OK?

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Upcoming Event #2Upcoming Event #2 Sponsored by the Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa

STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS ! Be sure to add our E-Mail address ([email protected]) to your address book and send us a “test” e-mail so you’ll be sure to receive all the Breaking News

from the Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa

In search of assistance

HOMECOMING 2012HOMECOMING 2012 MARYLAND vs. N.C. STATE MEMBERS ATTEND FREE!

SPOUSES & GUESTS WELCOME! Sponsored by your Eta Alumni Association for our Members in Good Standing and

the Active Chapter! See the updated Eta Family Tree, to be unveiled at the Chapter House and watch our website for further information about Homecoming Weekend events! Please RSVP by 10/06/12 via E-Mail to [email protected] so you’ll

receive Breaking News about this event from the Eta Alumni Association

OCTOBER 20, 2012

These events don’t come together all by themselves. We could use some help. If you are at all interested in helping with these two events, or other events,

we’d like to hear from you. Drop us an E-Mail at [email protected] and tell us how you’d like to help.

The Alumni Association you assist may just be your own!

RSVP by 10/06/12:RSVP by 10/06/12: alumni@[email protected]

Members &Family:Members &Family: FREE!!FREE!!

NonNon--Member Fee:Member Fee: $30.00 per person$30.00 per person

Event time will be confirmed ASAP on our association website. Non-members must pay via check, payable to “Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa”

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Eta Alumni Association - By The Numbers

3737 NEW MEMBERS JOINED

DURING “YEAR 2” OF OPERATIONS OF THE ETA ALUMNI

ASSOCIATION

OUR OUR

GOALGOAL

FOR FOR

YEAR 3YEAR 3

MAKE IT MAKE IT

HAPPEN !!HAPPEN !!

How do we stack up in comparison with other Phi Sig alumni groups?

Top Chapters by Number of Sustaining Alumni Members

1.1. University of Maryland University of Maryland 8181 2. Emporia State 43 3. Clarion 41 4. Indiana 39 5. Ferris State 21 6. Alabama 16 7. Kentucky 15 8. Central Missouri 15 9. Tennessee/Martin 10 10. Northern Illinois 10

KEEP ETA ON TOP! Widen Our Lead in Year 3

RENEW TODAY! RECRUIT TOMORROW!

126126 MEMBERS IN “YEAR 2”

WHO ALSO SENT A DONATION TO OUR “SIX COLUMNS”

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

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http://alumni.psk-eta.com/join/

HELP US FIND BROTHERS WHO ARE

On our website we have a list of 136 Brothers who are members of the Eta Classes from 1950 to 2004, for whom we have no reliable address - no e-mail address - not even a phone number - and no way to share the terrific news that Eta has returned to Maryland is back on Fraternity Row. Sad, but true. Would you do your fraternity a service by visiting the “Links” page on our website, clicking on the “Lost Brothers” graphic shown below, and reviewing this list? If you see a Brother on this list and can provide us with an address, or a phone number, or even an e-mail address, please let us know! You can: Send an e-mail to [email protected], or Call us at 301-206-5472, or Drop us a note at

12806 Silverbirch Lane Laurel, MD 20708

Want to volunteer to research these brothers, attempt to learn their whereabouts, and share with us the results of your quest? We’d be eternally grateful Any assistance is greatly appreciated!

HELP!

WANTEDWANTED Eta Alumni to:Eta Alumni to:

Join Our Recruiting TeamJoin Our Recruiting Team Be a Decade CaptainBe a Decade Captain Help Find Lost BrothersHelp Find Lost Brothers Help with Alumni EventsHelp with Alumni Events Write for Our MagazineWrite for Our Magazine Help with Our Eta History Help with Our Eta History

ProjectProject

Want to lend a hand in the growth of our

Alumni Association? Drop a note to us at

[email protected]

Address Address Changing?Changing?

Don’t become a Don’t become a “LOST” Brother. “LOST” Brother.

Tell the Eta Alumni Tell the Eta Alumni Association about your Association about your

new location. new location. Be sure to update us on Be sure to update us on your move by sending an your move by sending an

ee--mail to:mail to: alumni@[email protected]

Or mail us at:Or mail us at: 12806 Silverbirch Lane12806 Silverbirch Lane

Laurel, MD 20708Laurel, MD 20708

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Don’t forget him, because he would never forget you.

Make sure that you, your

Big Brother and your Little Brothers are a part of the

Eta Family Tree - to be unveiled at our NEW

Chapter House at Homecoming.

Complete the

Family Tree Registry in this issue, or visit the

“Links” page of our website to print

your copy.


New & Renewed Members

Since July 1, 2012

Because we have just begun our third year of operations,

there is no membership report for this issue.

Greatest Greatest DecadeDecade awardsawards

Most MembersMost Members Gold 60’s Silver 50’s Bronze 10’s

Total Contributions Total Contributions Gold 50’s Silver 60’s Bronze 70’s

Average Contribution Average Contribution per Memberper Member

Gold 70’s Silver 80’s Bronze 50’s

Paid Members as a % of Paid Members as a % of Viable Alumni per DecadeViable Alumni per Decade Gold 50’s Silver 60’s Bronze 70’s

Fewest Lost Brothers Fewest Lost Brothers Gold 00’s Silver 60’s Bronze 70’s

Look for updates to these

awards in our next issue and

on our website. www.alumni.psk-eta.com

The Eta Family Tree

October 20, 2012

members, and set a new Phi Sig record.

Let’s Do This!

we will bring

An updated list is always available at our website:

www.alumni.psk-eta.com

We hope in

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Number of Members by Decade

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30's 40's 50's 60's 70's 80's 90's 00's 10's

DON’T LET DOWN YOUR DECADE

“GREATEST DECADES AWARDS” TO BE ANNOUNCED AT HOMECOMING!!

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Our Campaign - by the Numbers

$110,815 Raised To-Date

155 Pledges Received To-Date

$206,685 Still To Be Raised to Complete Six Columns Capital Campaign

$317,500 Required to Complete the

Six Columns Capital Campaign

$2,398 Average Donated per Eta Class

to Six Columns Capital Campaign

Obtain an Official “Six Columns” Gift Form? TODAY

by sending an E-Mail to [email protected]

Ready to Make Your Gift?

Every Amount Helps!

* Gifts in support of the University of Maryland are accepted and managed by the University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc., an affiliated 501c(3) organization authorized by the Board of Regents. Gifts are tax deductible as allowed by law. Please consult your tax advisor.

$714 Average Donation

Per Brother

470 Days

of Active Fund-Raising

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J. Edward Thomas 1945 Warren J. Tripp 1950 Charles R. Wilds 1950 David B. Lloyd 1951 John S. Bingham 1952 James C. Pearson 1952 Thomas M. Russell 1952 Jerry C. Tobin 1952 Richard D. Walker 1953 Francis P. Zurmuhlen 1953 Allen J. Krowe 1954 Philip R. Lamb 1954 Robert A. Margulies 1954 James E. Kenkel 1955 Charles E. Murray 1955 James E. Starnes 1955 Robert C. Cooke 1956 Eugene E. Langellotto 1956 Donald R. Lewis 1956 Allyn H. Myers 1956 Grady A. Vickers, Jr. 1956 Robert O. Whiteley 1956 Lary L. Acker 1957 Boyd I. Bounds 1957 Richard D. Gibbs, Jr. 1957 Thomas O. Nichols 1957 John H. Treadway 1957 Joseph D. Brown 1958 Stewart C. Bushong 1958 John W. Dorsey, Jr. 1958 Eugene E. Kelley 1958 Robert G. Pemberton 1958 Ernest R. Wall 1958 Wayne H. Bethards 1959 John M. Capants 1959 John J. Humbert, III 1959 Thomas J. Morgan 1959 John R. Wicklein 1959 Robert M. Payne 1960 Louis V. Roy 1960 Robert A. Yellowlees 1960 Lance W. Billingsley 1961 Phillip A. Cole 1961 James E. Fox 1961 Lucian S. Heflin, Jr. 1961 James J. Hill 1961 Richard M. Johnston 1961 William B. Binch 1962 Michael J. Stevenson 1962 Warren B. Wimer, Esq. 1962 Leslie David Young 1962 Russell T. Aaronson 1963 Edward G. Banks 1963 Terry J. Billingsley 1963 William F. Funk 1963

Philip R. Rever 1963 Wayne I. Robertson 1963 John P. Scancarella 1963 John R. Tydings 1963 Thomas V. "Mike" Miller 1964 Ronald G. Rayne, Esq. 1964 Adrian G. Teel 1964 Walter E. Laake, Jr. 1965 John N. Rever 1965 John P. Smith 1965 Albert W. Zahniser, III 1965 Robert C. Mister 1966 Joseph E. Smith, Jr. 1966 Robert E. Masterson 1967 James D. Reese 1967 William H. Brewster 1968 A. James Comi 1968 Cecil A. Given III 1968 Roland L. MacDonald 1968 Harry T. Murphy 1968 Roland S. Adkins 1969 James C. Hyatt 1969 Edward P Becker 1970 Claude A. Bogley 1970 Mark W. McNutt 1970 Stephen L. Miller 1970 David J. Crowley 1971 David H. Whitehill 1971 Oscar L. Reksten 1973 Bruce W. Beitzer 1976 Morgan A. Connor 1976 Thomas G. Dimka 1976 William B. Gable 1976 Daniel S. Newell 1976 John C. Sauer, Jr. 1976 James E. Allen 1977 Michael A. Boulavsky 1977 David G. Bourdon 1977 Frederic W. Vogelgesang 1977 William R. Walsh 1977 Douglas P. Bach 1978 William R. Gross 1978 Stephen O. Cooper 1979 Bruce L. Gordon 1979 Richard A. Brown 1980 Dennis G. Phelan 1980 Anthony D. Becker 1981 Harry L. Geller 1981 Russell R. O'Haver 1981 Steven P. Baker 1982 Joseph E. Criscuoli 1982 Todd B. Hoffman 1982 David E. Lamolinara 1982 Michael L. McGown 1982 John J. B. Wright, Esq. 1982

John K. Schneider 1983 Clyde E. Taber 1984 Jim H. Fields, Esq. 1985 Patrick L. McGeough 1985 Robert M. Mondonedo 1985 Richard M. Schindel 1985 Daniel C. Curry 1986 Norb Garrett 1986 Robert P. Lamolinara 1986 H. Christopher Malone 1986 Phillip N. Scott 1986 Robert M. Troyano 1986 Roger L. Boothe 1987 James A. Charanis 1987 Kenneth A. Hall 1987 John H. Parsons 1987 Frederick D. Straub 1987 David M. Zwick 1988 Andrew D. Cameron 1989 Louis J. Schwartz 1989 Jack S. Herling 1990 David M. Schwartz 1991 Etan Z. Gopstein 1992 Eric G. Madden 1994 Jay B. Gibbon 1995 Joseph A. Campanella III 1997 Peter J. Della-Croce 1999

Lucy Emory Ambach,

John B. Emory, Katherine B. Emory, and Richard W. Emory, Jr.

In Memory of German H. H. Emory 1903

Carol Joan Folio

In Memory of Dr. William Franklin ‘54

Morgan A. Connor ‘76, Stephen O. Cooper ‘79

and Una A. Cooper In Memory of

Sherod Cooper ‘77

Dr. Drury G. Bagwell Phi Sigma Kappa Court of Honor

Dr. Anthony Fusaro

Phi Sigma Kappa Court of Honor

Tim Vojtasko Grand President, Phi Sigma Kappa

Honor Roll of DonorsHonor Roll of Donors

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SIX COLUMNS Donations by Decade

40’s 1 $100 50’s 39 $27,815 60’s 43 $34,550 70’s 24 $12,700 80’s 35 $33,500 90’s 7 $1,200 Non-Eta 6 $950

The Top 25… Congratulations to the Donors whose

generosity placed their classes amongst our Top 25 Eta Classes, ranked below by

total dollars donated to the Six Columns Fund…

1. 1985 $9,600.00 2. 1963 $9,550.00 3. 1986 $8,250.00 4. 1957 $6,200.00 5. 1964 $5,750.00 6. 1982 $5,200.00 7. 1962 $4,600.00 8. 1961 $4,500.00 9. 1981 $4,250.00 10. 1956 $4,050.00 11. 1960 $3,650.00 12. 1958 $3,600.00 13. 1977 $3,450.00 14. 1954 $3,300.00 1965 $3,300.00 16. 1952 $3,200.00 1987 $3,200.00 18. 1970 $2,900.00 19. 1959 $2,550.00 20. 1979 $2,150.00 21. 1953 $2,100.00 1980 $2,100.00 23. 1955 $1,900.00 24. 1976 $1,800.00 25. 1978 $1,100.00 1967 $1,100.00

Breaking Through? Could these Eta Classes break into the

“Top 25” with a hoped-for “Summer Surge”?

1968 $1,000.00 1966 $800.00 1971 $700.00 1989 $700.00 1950 $515.00

Looking for a Hero... These Eta Classes are searching for the additional donors needed to get

into the fight...could that hero be you? 1975 $500.00 1999 $500.00 1951 $400.00 1969 $300.00 1994 $200.00 1992 $150.00 1945 $100.00 1973 $100.00 1990 $100.00 1991 $100.00 1997 $100.00 1988 $100.00 1983 $50.00 1984 $50.00 1995 $50.00

Missing in Action... These Eta Classes are looking for

their first donation: 1946 1947 1948 1949 1972 1974 1993 1996 2000 2001 2002

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Naming Rights Sill Available

As previously reported, there exists a unique opportunity for a donor, and/or groups of donors, to secure naming rights for many parts of the new home of the Eta Chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa. Naming rights are offered on a first-come first-donated basis, and are acknowledged with a decorative plaque to displayed for a period of twenty-five years from the move-in date.

To-date, the following Naming Rights have been grabbed-up:

The Six Columns in Front of the House, Resident Life Suite, President’s Room, Fireplace, Foyer, Kitchen, Study Room,

Television, and nine of the sixteen Brothers’ Rooms.

The locations listed below remain available for naming rights claims.

Location Qty. Value (ea.) Living Room / Chapter Room* 1 $15,000 Dining Room 1 $10,000 Front Porch 1 $10,000 Front Door 1 $7,000 Basement 1 $5,000 1st Floor 1 $5,000 2nd Floor 1 $5,000 3rd Floor 1 $5,000 Stairwell 1 $5,000 Ritual Closet (in basement) 1 $2,500 Basement Bathroom 1 $2,000 Laundry Room 1 $2,000 1st Floor Bathroom 1 $2,000 2nd Floor Bathroom 1 $2,000 3rd Floor Bathroom 1 $2,000 Brother's Rooms (bedrooms) 7 $1,500

Dial 301-206-5472 TODAY to

Reserve Your Naming Rights and Register Your Pledge.

Will You Help Us? Donate Today to the Six Columns Campaign

http://sagiving.umd.edu/sixcolumns.html

Gifts in support of the University of Maryland are accepted and managed by the University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc., an affiliated 501c(3) organization authorized by the Board of Regents. Gifts are tax deductible as

allowed by law. Please consult your tax advisor.

* allocation pending receipt of donation(s)

Campaign Directors: Wayne H. Bethards ‘59 Joseph E. Criscuoli ‘82 Peter J. Della-Croce ‘99

Todd B. Hoffman ‘82 Phillip R. Rever ‘63

John J. B. Wright, Esq. ‘82

Campaign Chairmen: Lary L. Acker ‘57

James E. Allen ‘77 Drury G. Bagwell ‘64 Edward P. Becker ‘70

Lance J. Billingsley ‘61 Terry J. Billingsley ‘63 Claude A. Bogley ‘70

Andrew D. Cameron ‘89 James A. Charanis ‘87

Jim H. Fields, Jr. Esq. ‘85 Bruce L. Gordon ‘79

Hon. James E. Kenkel ‘55 Allen J. Krowe ‘54

Walter E. Laake, Jr. Esq. ‘65 David E. Lamolinara ‘82

H. Christopher Malone ‘86 Patrick L. McGeough ‘83

Hon. Thomas V. “Mike” Miller ‘64 R. Russ O’Haver ‘81

Robert G. Pemberton ‘58 Oscar L. Reksten ‘73 James E. Starnes ‘55

Adrian G. Teel ‘64 Jerry C. Tobin ‘52

John R. Tydings ‘63 Warren B. Wimer, Esq. ‘62

Leslie David Young ‘62 Francis P. Zurmuhlen ‘53

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Congratulations on your recent graduation, and on your recent elevation to members of the 3rd Degree. We welcome you to the largest association of Phi Sig Alumni in the nation. We hope that you will remain members of this group for a long time to come, and we hope that you will want to continue the tradition of leadership started by the Founding Fathers of the new Eta Chapter, and consider taking a leading role in the direction of this association. As you know, we passed a very special resolution granting all Eta graduates a year of membership in our association at no cost. The fact that you are reading this is evidence of our commitment to building a strong relationship to the future of our association. Before too long, it will be time for us to communicate details about our Alumni/Actives Cookout and Homecoming. At this point we want to ask that you complete an Alumni Data Sheet to update us on the best ways to reach you in the near future. Taking a moment to send this information to us will ensure that you do not soon turn up on our “Lost” list. Thanks for your service to the Eta Chapter, and please keep in touch. Damn Proud,

The Executive Committee of the

Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa

Eta Alumni Member Checklist See how many of these tasks you can finish before the next issue of our magazine comes out. And Help Us Out A Lot!

Renew your membership for “Year 3” *

Make a contribution to the “Six Columns” fund

Be sure that your Big Brother is a Member

Ensure that your Little Brother(s) is (are) Members

Recruit Members from your Pledge Class

Help with Undergraduate Recruiting

Offer to arrange an Alumni Networking Event

Send in an idea for an Alumni Event

Write a Feature Article for “The THIRD DEGREE”

Assist with “Six Columns” Fundraising

Research some of our Lost Brothers

Submit old photos for our Eta Photo Vault

Contact Joe Criscuoli (hey, he’s just lonely)

The Alumni Association You Help Will Be Your Own!

3rd3rd DegreeDegree MembersMembers

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Renew yer membership, matey, or you’ll be walkin’

the plank!

This is proof positive that we will go to

just about any lengths to get you to join,

or renew your membership in, our association.

See more evidence of our “success at any costs”

mindset, when you visit our Facebook page.

“Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa”

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I n just a few months we’ll be gathering together once more to celebrate Homecoming. Only this time, for members of the Eta Chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa, this event will be more than

an event wrapped around a football game. It truly will be a homecoming. It will be an event to be remembered - a homecoming to remember forever. Because of the dedicated efforts of so many people - Brothers, Friends, and Family Members - the Eta Chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa has achieved what very few thought would be possible just ten years ago: back on campus, a recognized chapter of the Maryland Greek System, a growing active member-ship, a team of learned advisors, a thriving alumni association, a capital campaign poised to meet its goals, and occupying a house on Fraternity Row. It seems fitting at this time, with all the effort that has been put forth to-date and with all that has so far been accomplished, to pause and pose to our-selves a quick question: “Well, what’s next?” Questions, by their very nature, seem easy to pose and fairly quick to spring forth. One feels a burning desire to ask, and one does so. Simple. Quick. Over and done. That’s that. Answers, however, seem to take a bit longer. One wants to appear to have studied the question, and formulated options for review and consideration.

One wants to have a quick answer, for this seems to be some form of measure of one’s worth, value, and/or ability to contribute to the task at hand, that of answering the question. But one also wants to provide the very best answer. Seems like a lot of pressure to put on oneself, but it’s a condition of the human species. We don’t have a quick answer. Sue us. During the coming weeks and months we will be looking to you, our members, to help determine the answer to “Well, what’s next?” For certain, the num-ber of members in our association, and our success in meeting the goals of our capital campaign will, in part, provide some of the answers. We think our third year will be just a great as our last two, and we hope you will share with us your vision, desires, and hopes for our association. Thank you for the votes of confidence you have provided to-date, and for your anticipated and, we hope, continuing support. Damn Proud,

The Executive Committee of the Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa

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Renewing your membership for “Year 3” by August 31st is very important. Our membership year runs from July 1st to June 30th, so receiving your “dues” donation early in the membership year gives us the ability to budget for the expenditures of our association, plan terrific events, keep our website online, publish a few small newsletters, and keep our association fiscally strong.

We thank you for your support during the last two years - and promise that this coming year will be filled with the kinds of achievements you’ve come to expect from your alumni association. We

hope you’ll be with us for “Year 3” and that we will hear from you very soon.

By these things We stand.

Damn Proud, The Executive Committee of the Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa

You wouldn’t make him wait, would you?

With a generous gift…

...you help to create a legacy of having helped to put the Eta Chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa back onto Fraternity Row.

...you help to create a “Castle on the Row,” to create a home you’ll be proud to visit, and an asset that will enable the active chapter to compete for the top new recruits at the University of Maryland.

...you help to create a chapter house where actives, alumni, parents and prospective members walk through the “Six Columns” in front of #2 Fraternity Row and experience the legacy of Maryland’s oldest, and finest, fraternity.

It’s time to do more than read about our new chapter house...it’s time to become a part of it. Only one question remains:

Will You Help Us?

Donate Today to the Six Columns Campaign

http://sagiving.umd.edu/sixcolumns.html

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