We have 20 new brothers in Tau Kappa Phi! It’s been a long time coming, but we are back on campus. Thanks to all the alumni who came out to help tonight.
April is Alpha Beta Month, and April 16 is Alpha Beta Day! Come help us celebrate the return of our active chapter to campus!
- APRIL 16 3:00-5:00 PM: Active/Elder BBQ. 849 21st Ave SE, Mpls. Our future brothers are treating the alumni to a BBQ. Come meet these fine men.
- APRIL 16 4:00-4:15 PM: Pledge Ceremony, 849 21st Ave SE (same place). We’ll take a quick break in the BBQ to put on some pins!
- APRIL 16 6:00 PM: Alpha Beta Educational Fund Wine Tasting at the Bayport Marina’s Clubhouse/Meeting room, located on Hwy 95 just north of I-94.It’s a new, larger location and has an outdoor area. The ABEF will offer light food including cheese and meats to accompany the wine. Cost is $25 per person and all proceeds will go to talented young men and women entering the University of Minnesota as scholarships. For questions please contact Robert Fowler at 651-357-8877. The Facebook event is https://www.facebook.com/events/1703613609908689/
- APRIL 30 Afternoon TBA: INITIATION. Place to be announced. We’re still looking for a suitable place. Contact me at 651-400-0846 if you have one.
If you do the Facebook thing, please join the Zeta Psi – Alpha Beta Chapter group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/66873068049/
The reactivation of our beloved Alpha Beta is going well. We surely will be back where we belong at 1829 University SE in September 2017. It is almost a “re-generation,” as by then it will have been over 15 years since we had Zetes living in our own house.
There are now 25 excellent men in a group that is striving to reach 30 by April 1. Eleven of these men will travel to the Michigan Chapter for the Midwestern LTI April 2-4. When they return, we’ll have a pledge ceremony and schedule initiation for May. Convention is conveniently in Chicago this year, and both actives and elders will show up in force.
The actives are hosting a BBQ for the elders on the afternoon of April 16, and the Alpha Beta Educational Fund (our own scholarship fund) has their annual wine-tasting fundraiser that night. Let’s make a day of it!
A good way to keep current with these and future goings-on is to join our Facebook group. It’s far more active than this webpage.
Are you enthused? How could you not be? If you’d like to stay closer to the action, the ABES board could use 2 more members. And the Educational Fund could use some event help, too. Just post to the Facebook page or send a message to info@abelders.org.
Last Fall we provided a Special Issue of the The UpZete announcing our new initiative to re-activate our Alpha Beta chapter here in Minnesota. This report will provide a mid-Winter update.
As you may recall, Zeta Psi International retained a specialized recruiting firm to represent our efforts on campus. The plan, budgeted and approved by the Zeta Psi International Board targeted the Fall of 2015 for the formal on campus launch, preceded by a social media campaign (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) in the Spring. The Fall target date allowed for important preliminary work to be done with the University.
The recruiting firm, now re-branded as Launch Point Solutions, http://launchpointsolutions.org/about/ , engaged campus administration and the Intra Fraternity Council over the Winter. Those conversations enlisted their support and cooperation for the recruitment effort. The university has indicated a willingness to share recruitment lists, including other campus organizations and incoming students. The IFC was initially concerned that Zeta Psi’s return would harm the Sigma Pi chapter, the current tenant of the Alpha Beta chapter house.
After receiving assurances that the transition back to Zeta Psi residents would be orderly and include a sufficient timeline for Sigma Pi to relocate, the IFC leadership signaled their support.
Meanwhile Tim Kennedy has continued to communicate with several members of the Eagle Scout group on campus. That group will also be targeted for recruitment discussions, either later this Spring, or as part of the Fall launch.
Tyler Boisvert, the Zeta Psi International Director of Operations is planning a campus visit in the Spring to establish personal contact with administration and the IFC.
In summary, the preliminary steps in the recruitment plan are on track, the university is supportive of our return, and everyone involved is looking forward to the actual on-campus campaign in the Fall.
The Alpha Beta Alumni Association invites all Zete’s to join us for the 2011 Homecoming pre-game party.
The parade is on Friday and parking on campus has become expensive and annoying, so we have decided to host the pre-game homecoming event this year at Gabe’s by the Park. There will be appetizers provided, 3$ beer specials, and a shuttle from Gabe’s to TCF stadium before the game and returning afterwards. Please come, eat, drink, avoid traffic, and enjoy the day.
Free Appetizers will be provide by the Alpha Beta Alumni Association
When: 9am to 1:30pm
Game Kickoff at 2:30pm
Gabe’s by the park
991 North Lexington Parkway, St. Paul, MN
Please visit our evite and let us know if you are able to attend.
Homecoming Evite
Hello Brethren,
The annual meeting took place last Wednesday and was a success. I’d like to thank all that showed up!
We covered the following:
1. Elections
2. Chapter restart
3. Previous event, next event
1. Elections
The following positions where filled:
President: Chad West
Vice Pres: Bob O’Donnell
Treasurer: Will Tarbox
Secretary: Lee Grimm
A special thank you to the officers who served us in the past, including Rob Roland and Ed Conely!
2. Chapter restart
We’re going to be opening the house in Fall of 2012! To recruit we’re going to:
-Find a feeder system. Either Boy Scouts or Police Explorers program
-Start a Alpha Beta scholarship
We need volunteers to help. Please let me know if you’re interested. Will Tarbox and Ed Conely has already volunteered!
3. Next Event
We’re going to have our next event in early February. We’re planning on a family event at an indoor water park in the metro area. Afterward, there will be an event (e.g. poker night) at one of the hotel rooms. Eric Siverling has volunteered to chair this event and will be providing us with details shortly. Thank you Eric!!!!
4. Happy Hour
Is going to be replaced with cigar night! Rob Fowler has volunteered his club to have the guys hang out, drink scotch, and smoke stogies. More details to follow….
4. Next Mtg
Is Dec 15th, 7pm at Hidden Harbor Marina. Thanks for the fun and inviting space Tim Kennedy!
Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to volunteer for anything. We’re getting back on campus, so now’s the time!!!!
Tau Kappa Phi,
Chad
Brethren,
The next mtg is Wed, the 17th, at 8pm. It’s the annual mtg and will include elections, a recap of the year, planning for the next event (New Years Party), and restarting the undergrad chapter. It’s at Hidden Harbor Marina in St. Paul Park:
Hidden Harbor Marina (Tim Kennedy’s new place)
388 9th Avenue
Saint Paul Park, MN 55071
I hope to see you there!
The elder association board has booked the Regents Room at the University Radisson right on Washington Ave, 1 block from the stadium. The room is being reserved from 7:00am to noon and will have a cash bar starting at 8:00am, with coffee, juice, and rolls, bagels and muffins. In the hotel, there is also a cafe that will have a breakfast buffet so for those who want a full breakfast (we’ve been told) we will be allowed to bring food from the buffet to our room and lounge area. Hope to see lots of old friends and meet some new ones!
Postcard invitations will also be going out to our filtered and updated mailing list of just under 700 alumni.
Because there are costs associated with this event, we are asking those people who come who have not contributed their $25 this year to chip in $10 for the event or it’s not too late to make that $25 donation.
In the past, we have congregated at the house before homecoming games but due to changes in the University and Fraternity Council’s rules, they are disallowing people from congregating on lawns on fraternity row before football games.
I do want to take this opportunity to thank those people who have paid their dues to the elder association this year.
Special thanks for contributing more than we asked:
Frank Kumosz
Father Bob O’Donnell
Ron Lischeid
Nathan Kegel
Thanks for helping make these events happen:
Chad West
Mike Gualtieri
Tim Kennedy
Ryan Johnson
Brookdale Health Center
Will Tarbox
Eric Siverling
Sean Ryan
Alan Rice
Rob Roland
John Hilleren
(Apologies if we missed anyone)
Tim Kennedy (H & AB ’81) invites the brothers to visit his new Hidden Harbor Marina on the Mississippi River. He opened the bar two weeks ago and it looks like we will be a success. It’s only 20 minutes from 1829. Check out his new mistress Marina at http://www.HiddenHarborMN.com, or befriend him on Facebook.
Brothers:
You are cordially invited to the annual Founder’s Day event!
When: Sunday, March 7th, at noon – 4pm
Where: The Weisman Art Museum
Weisman Family Seminar Rm
333 East River Rd
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Who: Zetes and their Families
Why: A casual event to celebrate the founding of Zeta Psi! Get caught up with each other, eat great D’Amico’s catering, and take a stroll through one of Minnesota’s great treasures, The Weisman Art Museum.
Cost: $10 per non-dues-paid-Zete (families do not have to pay extra) and FREE for paid members. To pay your annual dues (minimum is only $25) please go to http://www.mazp.org
Please RSVP to Chad West ASAP!
chadeddywest@yahoo.com
952-484-1782
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