CHAPTER NEWS
Chapter News Chapter news, alumni news, and reports of death Akron (Gamma-Alpha)
Rees Sloan (2011) was elected sophomore class treasurer.
Chapter members participated in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life charity event.
California-Berkeley (Mu)
Gerald O’Driscoll (1978) died May 2007.
Alfred (Kappa-Sigma)
California Santa-Barbara (Zeta-Eta)
Robert M. Barton (1983), executive vice president and chief operating officer for Franchise Services of North America, Inc., was elected president of the American Car Rental Association.
Order of Achievement recipient Michael Westmore (1961) was featured in the Los Angeles Times regarding his life’s work as a make-up designer, and his contributions to the new stage version of “Mask,” which opened in March at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California.
Angelo State (Beta-Alpha)
Chapter members cleaned up trash along the Concho River in San Angelo, Texas.
California State-Northridge (Beta-Rho)
Justin Howell won third place in the annual Angelo State University pie-eating contest.
Brian Garfield (1977), a former member of the Fraternity’s Student Advisory Committee, has spent more than 25 years in sales and marketing, most recently as a commercial real estate broker. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California and a master’s degree in Jewish Communal Service from Hebrew Union College. He plans to work in either non-profit management or government social services work.
Atlanta Area Alumni Association
Approximately 45 alumni members attended the Atlanta Area Alumni Association reception on February 19, 2008, at the Ansley Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. The event was hosted by Educational Foundation Board Member David L. Burch (Georgia 1973) and attendees included former Fraternity staff members Matt Getz (Mercer 1991), D. Mark Smith (North Carolina-Chapel Hill 1990), Phil Minnes (Western Ontario 1996), Todd Sapp (Florida Southern 1995), and Grand High Phi Fletcher McElreath (Mercer 1987). Order of Merit recipient Jerry Harmon (East Tennessee State 1964) also was in attendance, and Executive Vice President Emeritus George Spasyk (Michigan 1949) served as the event’s guest speaker.
Charlotte Area Alumni Association
More than 35 alumni and undergraduates attended a Charlotte Area Alumni Association reception held on February 21, 2008, at the South Park Marriott in Charlotte, North Carolina. Undergraduates from the University of South Carolina-Aiken, the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, High Point University, and the University of North Carolina-Greensboro were in attendance, along with North Carolina-Charlotte Chapter Adviser Mark Joyce (North Carolina-Charlotte 1981) and High Point Chapter Adviser Todd Shoemaker (High Point 1993). The event’s keynote speech was delivered by Executive Vice President Bill Farkas (Butler 1988).
Butler (Alpha-Alpha)
Stu Barnes-Israel (2009) was elected senior class president. Jess Zimmerman (2011) was elected sophomore class president.
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April 2008