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The Executive Board for 2022 elected by the brothers consisted of:
- President – Andrew Koley
- Vice President – Jack Hare
- Vice President Health and Safety – Maximus Oberg
- Secretary – Ben Sullivan
- Treasurer – Mitch Wilson
- Marshal – Lucian Dean
- Recruitment Chairman – Billy Planic
- Scholarship Chairman – Tyler Ross
We had the pleasure to send some of executive board members to the Theta Chi Fraternity Sasser Conference for Presidents, Amplify Theta Chi for Recruitment Chairmen and Sacred Purpose sessions for VPs of Health and Safety January 7-9 2022. The friendships and brotherly bonds built during a small amount of time will be held forever. Zeta Alpha alumni Brothers Sky Pederson and James jackson attended as presenters.
Brothers attaend and participate in Bingo Night sponsored by the Greek Campus organizations.
January 22, 2022 the executive board members gathered with alumni officer advisors for their annual retreat at the Robert N Aebersold Student Recreation Center to plan the year. Expect great things to come.
Enjoy the official rush schedule. There are definitely some goodies on that event schedule!
The boys are officially dialed in 💪🏻. Congrats to Cooper Colins and Jack Hare for winning the Theta Chi cornhole tournament.
March 25, 2022 is Giving day!!
Help support Theta Chi Fraternity to create a better chapter!!!!
Zeta Alpha Brothers get together in Florida!
Big little pairs from last semester! Can’t wait to go through college with you all! Looking forward to next semester and all the family branches we will create within our brotherhood.
Dr Profeta Speaks at SRU
The Zeta Alpha Chapter of Theta Chi co-sponsored with the help of Greek Life Dr. Louis Profeta and his Sex Drugs, Drinking and Dying presentation to all of the Greek organizations at Slippery Rock University on April 13, 2022. Attendees includes alumni of the Zeta Alpha Chapter.
New Alumni Recognition
GOLF OUTING
The 29th Zeta Alpha Alumni Golf Outing was an outstanding success for 2022. Nearly 50 alumni brothers, current brothers, & friends were in attendance. The event was held at Tam O’Shanter Golf Course in Hermitage, PA and took place on June 11, 2022.
Nearly 50 percent of the participating golfers were composed of recent graduates or current members which is a testament to a connection that is being made and strengthened between the past and the future of the Zeta Alpha Chapter. Every attendee on Saturday received a FREE hotdog and drink complements of the Zeta Alpha Alumni Association. Thanks to the efforts of Brother Stephen Pennell for selling raffle tickets during the event and with the generosity of those in attendance, we were able to raise $275. Brother Joe Suprano, who won the raffle, donated his share of the winnings back to the Alumni Association! Thank you, Brother Joe! Prior to dinner of chicken or burgers the group was addressed by current Zeta Alpha Alumni President Brother Sky Pederson, Current Zeta Alpha Chapter Vice President Brother Jack Hare and from Zeta Beta and Honorary Zeta Alpha and Grand Chapter Member Brother Alan Copeland Special “Thanks” are extended to Brothers Michael Bariski and Sky Pederson who donated the skill prizes for the event.
THIS YEAR’S FOURSOMES
- Sky Pederson, Mike Ambrose, James Jackson, Ben Richards
- Mike Bariski, Jeff Miller, John Farrar, Dan Angelucci
- Andrew Auth, Eric Lehman, Matt Pecoraro, Cooper Collins
- Joe Suprano, Ed Kostail, Patrick Russell, Jim Dunn
- Kevin Krepinevich, Dillon Pusateri, David Stotka, Mason Prichard
- Jeff Jacob, Tom “ZZ” Chappel, Sean Kearney, Greg Severyn
- Alan Copeland, Jim Grissinger, Rod Nicholson, Joe Wertz
- Jack Hare, Nathan Belack, Jett McGregor, Aston Bloom
THIS YEARS WINNERS
- First Place – Bariski, Miller, Farrar, Angelucci
- Second Place – Krepinevich, Pusateri, Stotka, Pritchard
- Third Place – Pederson, Jackson, Ambrose, Richards
Longest Drive Winners – James Jackson, Mason Pritchard
Closest to the Pin Winners – Mason Pritchard, Matthew Pecoraro
Helping Hand Fund T-Signs
We would like to thank the alumni and friends wh ocontributed T-signs at the outing contributing $2,425.00 to the Helping Hand Scholarship Fund providing assistance to brothers who may need some financial assistance during the school year.
- Patrick & Robin Burke
- Thomas “Chevy” Laicha
- David Stotka
- Dan Angelucci
- Joseph “Joe” White
- Michael Bariski
- Gary Perdue
- Kevin Krepinevich
- Jim Dunn
- Rick Fox
- Logan Tupper
- Sky Pederson
- Patrick Russell
- John Merski
- Nick Trombetta
- Brent Stickney (A member of BZ chapter at Michigan State)
- John Farrar
- Robert Baudoux, Jr.
Below are some photos from the outing.
166th Anniversary Convention of Theta Chi Fraternity
July 22-25, 2022, we had a couple of our brothers visit the nation’s capital for the 166th Anniversary Convention. They got to meet other brothers from across the nation and celebrated the great work Theta Chi has done over the past year!
Saturday was filled with the “business” of the Fraternity. As President Darick Brown
explained, it was much like the election of the Pope. With the delegates being “sequestered”
in the election hall with no bathroom breaks until the 9 outstanding candidates for 4 Grand
Chapter positions were elected and a new International President and Vice President were
elected. (Fortunately, there were no accidents!) The number of candidates was an indication
of the enthusiasm surrounding the success of Theta Chi with several impressive leaders
wishing to be involved.
Later in the day, the School of Fraternity Practices kicked off with sessions for Collegians and Alumni for the next 3 days included:
- Chapter Development
- Accountability
- Goal Setting
- Recruitment Planning
- The Assisting Hand
- Gap Selling and Bids
- Our Sacred Purpose
- Chapter Finances
- Competitive Attitude
- Ritual 101
- Recruitment Roundtable
- The Customer Experience
- Professional Development
- Financial Literacy
- Life After College
- Communication
- The Resolute Man
- Leadership Styles
- Know Your Rights
- What is Your Brand?
- More Than a Like
- Alumni Development
- How to Communicate with Your Chapter
- Project Management & Industry Perspective: So, You want to Build?
- Conflict Resolution
- Operations: Navigating Chapter Housing Operations
- The Psychology of Collegiate Greeks
- Theta Chi Fundraising for Local Chapters
- The Evolution of the Fraternity House – Architecture
- Alumni Roundtable
- Volunteer Roundtable,USO Service Project
Saturday ended with the USO Group service project stuffing 4,000 care packages including
razors, combs, toothpaste and toothbrushes, blankets as well as a variety of snacks for the
men and women of the Armed Services completed in less than an hour!
Memorial Ceremony
Always a solemn and very impressive ceremony occurred Monday morning with the
conducting of the Memorial ceremony with the reading of the names of the passing of the
brothers who joined Chapter Eternal during the year including Brothers James W. Allen, J.
Patrick Scullen (who received special recognition for having served as a Regional Couselor)
and William A. “Fritz” Tatich followed by the installation of the new International Officers.
The Convention closed with a bus trip to the Lincoln Memorial and a group photo (we predict
you may see us on a future cover of the Rattle! Look for us in our green SRU shirts!) and then
a trip to the Capitol for Capitol Tours and a Rooftop Reception at the Capitol.
It was an incredible weekend of brotherhood, information, excitement and enthusiasm with
ideas for the new school year. Even during the event, President Koley and Vice President
Hare were busy messaging with the members of the Executive Board and members with
ideas and discussing how ideas learned could be implemented immediately to help the
chapter get a fast start this fall.
A new website for Theta Chi “Gear” is now available at http://shopthetachi.com. Feel free
to visit by clicking the link.
If anything, we have learned that the preservation of our fraternity is important to the
preservation of the tapestry of our nation and it is important for each of us to earn our
letters every day.
We look forward to New Orleans in 2024 and encourage more brothers to attend next time!
Over 4,000 USO care packages stuffed by over 300 brothers in 90 minutes to benefiting military members deployed from the Baltimore and DC Metro area.
We extended two bids and both signed! Welcome Simon Tyberghien and Brendan Walker as the Iota Pledge Class! Here’s to your first step to becoming a Resolute Man!
Homecoming 2022
On October 15th 2022, the Zeta Alpha Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity welcomed Zeta Alpha alumni, friends, and family to “The Rock” for the annual homecoming tailgate celebration. For the first time in a long time, it was sunny and 60 degrees for the event! But we did struggle with 25 mph winds most of the morning. Both the Theta Chi and the USO flag identified the hospitality tent. Over 60 attendees enjoyed the event, which also served as a fundraiser for the USO, a national fundraising project for Theta Chi.
November 6, 2022 we initiated 2 new brothers and an alumnus initiate brother Brett Wilson into the Zeta Alpha chapter. We are excited to see the great things they do with the brotherhood and more. Congrats brothers!
