Club Meetings Central Florida
First Tuesday (September–April) | Noon University Club (150 E. Central Blvd.) Orlando Contact: Greg Rhodes (407) 273-0938 or gregrhodes@email.com
Denton
Second Saturday | 1:00 pm Location varies Contact: Don Halpenny (940) 440-2995 or halpenny@solbroadband.com
Emerald City/Seattle
Second Friday | Noon Rainier Club Contact: Lee Miller (206) 463-6433 or LeeMiller@comcast.net
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First Coast (Jacksonville)
Twin Cities Founders Day, June 7, at the Lord Fletcher’s marina on Lake Minnetonka.
Third Thursday | Noon University Club Contact: Mike Prendergast (904) 389-5161 or mprendergast@ccaglaborlaw.com
Fort Lauderdale
Southwest Missouri Alumni Contact: Matt Raithel, (417) 823-8128 or alumni@missouriepsilon.com 02 | This past April, the Southwest Missouri Alumni Club partnered with the Missouri Epsilon chapter to host the annual Jeffery R. Nieman Golf Tournament, which brought in a record 90+ golfers and their families for a day at Rivercut Golf Course. General Council Member-at-Large Rich Fabritius was the keynote speaker at the Founders Day Banquet later that evening. The club was represented for the first time at the 77th Biennial Convention in Paradise Valley, Ariz. this past summer. Three club members were in attendance including Matt Raithel, Ivan Hess, and Joseph Passanise. To all local Southwest Missouri Alumni: please join us for our monthly luncheon to get to know more area Phis! We meet for a casual lunch in downtown Springfield, on the first Friday of each month.
St. Louis, Missouri Alumni Contact: Chris Boland, texaseta675@yahoo.com 02 | At our Founders Day on April 19th at the Missouri Athletic Club in Ballwin, Mo., we honored four golden legionnaires and one silver legionnaire.
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Twin Cities Alumni Contact: Adam Johnson, eclipse_aj@hotmail.com 03 | See photo above. We want to hear from you! Let other brothers know what your club is up to. Write a line (100 words or less) or send us a picture. Electronic submissions should be sent to scroll@phideltatheta.org. Digital photos should be at least 300 dpi in resolution or on a digital camera’s highest-quality setting. Hard copies can be sent to GHQ attn: The Scroll Editor, 2 South Campus Avenue, Oxford, OH 45056. Items may be edited for clarity, content or length while photos may be edited for reproduction quality.
Second Friday | Noon Lauderdale Yacht Club Contact: brett@circe.com
Houston
Monthly Meetings (October–April) Contact: houston.phideltatheta.org, beth@gpginvest.com, chris.job@shamrockventuresinc, or (713) 522-9554
Milwaukee
Last Friday | Noon Mader’s Restaurant (Old World Third Street) Contact: Greg Sommersberger (262) 240-3577 or GSommersberger@rwbaird.com
Northern Nevada
First Friday | Noon La Pinata Restaurant, Reno Contact: Rudy Calizo (775) 848-7839 or may34th films@sbcglobal.net
Oklahoma City
Third Friday | Noon Contact: Ross Brown (405) 359-2970 or playupplayup@hotmail.com
Palm Beach
Second Thursday | Noon Crowns Plaza Hotel, West Palm Beach Contact: James Lea (561) 848-5200 or bcjwleac@bellsouth.net
Pittsburgh
First Thursday | 6:30 pm Primanti Bros. Contact: Dan DeMarco (412) 722-0220 or DDeMarco@hillgroupinc.com
San Francisco
First Friday | Noon Schroeder’s Contact: Dennis Sidbury (415) 902-5834 or sidbury@cal.berkeley.edu
Southwest Missouri
First Friday | Noon Contact: Matt Raithel (417) 823-8128 or alumni@missouriepsilon.com
Valley of the Sun
First Saturday| 8:30 am Contact: Don Thompson (480) 354-0825 or butler66@cox.net If other alumni clubs would like their regularly scheduled meetings listed here, contact Sean Wagner (swagner@phideltatheta.org)
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Cornell
R. Dale Colby, ’64, is currently president of the Commissioners of the Municipality of Mt. Lebanon, Pa. and on the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities.
From May 16–31, Pete Ippel, ’02, had an exhibition of his new artwork, “The Fantastic Solution to Global Warming and Other Conundrums,” at the Icthus Gallery in San Francisco. In the collection of drawings, photographic prints, and videos, he explores themes ranging from nuclear waste processing to the pairing of art and sport. As well as being a practicing artist, Ippel is also the residence manager for the San Francisco Ballet, a fitness professional, and basketball and track coach at University High School.
01 | In Baghdad, Paul Gorse ’06, met General David Petraeus, Commanding General of Multi-National Force in Iraq and Commander of US Central Command. Brother Gorse is stationed in Baghdad as part of the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division. Paul’s Phikeia brother, John Kelly, ’06, is currently a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army, as well. Lloyd Segan, ’80, is executive producer of USA Network’s The Dead Zone, ABC Family’s Wildfire and ABC Family’s Greek. He also has many feature film credits including Bones, The Bachelor, Boondock Saints, and Bickford Shmeckler’s Cool Ideas. He earned a Masters of Professional Studies at New York University, and Juris Doctor from Whittier College School of Law.
Baylor Dallas “Rob” Sweezy, ’78, was recently appointed Chairman of the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, a Department of Health and Human Services advisory committee. He is a senior advisor to Pan American Risk Management Associates and has had extensive experience managing media relations.
California State–Stanislaus Jacob McDougal, ’04, has returned to his alma mater to become Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving. He will work closely with the University’s Alumni Council, Alumni Donor Society and the community to increase the level of engagement with CSU Stanislaus alumni. Previously he was Director of Special Events with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Mission, Kansas.
Colgate Robert Negley, ’64, a teacher at Brackenridge High School in the San Antonio Independent School District, has gone beyond the typical good intentions of teachers and, with his wife, has adopted two immigrant students which will enable them to attend college and receive residency.
Dalhousie George Cooper, ’62, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of CBC/ Radio-Canada, the country’s largest cultural institution, operating two national television networks, four radio networks, specialty television services, various Internet sites, and an international shortwave radio service. He is a senior partner in the law firm McInnes Cooper in Halifax and serves as chair of its Board of Directors. Gary Latham, ’67, has received the Thomas A. Mahoney Mentoring Award from the Human Resource Division of the Academy of Management for education and promoting the success of doctoral students. He was also awarded the Harry and Miriam Levinson Award for Exceptional Contribution to Consulting Organizational Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation.
Eastern Kentucky 02 | Sgt. Jared Smith, ’09, has just returned from overseas duty in Afghanistan and is glad to be back with his supportive Brothers. He reports that the lack of running water, refrigeration, and only limited electricity for the people is a culture shock. The country is mountainous and desert at the same time, and temperatures range from well below zero to over 100 degrees. The children often start working with their fathers at about the age of ten, but they seem to love the American troops. Photo is of his vehicle at the firing range with the flag that Headquarters sent to him.
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